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2009/06/10

R6 patch - officially out

Fix for SATA/score issue is officially out:

r6 Changes - Released June 3, 2009
- Fix scores and preferences not saving on some machines with SATA hard drives

Download link: www.piupro.com/page/arcade-usb-patch/

2009/04/25

Protocol - new dance game

Protocol is a new dance game from members of the ITG3 Project. (http://inthegroove3.com). The game is currently under development, and planned for completion around summer, 2009. You can find updates on the project and more information at http://chaomix.shiningpolaris.com

2009/04/20

R6 - Machine Reboot Resets Scores

If you are experiencing bug with scores reset, try this R6 path and please report result on this thread on forum.

Chris Danford say:

The only change in this patch is to address files (stats, preferences) not saving correctly on machines with SATA drives.

2009/01/03

Go: freestyle couples edit

There is a video of Starfalcon176 and Kyrandian on couples edit for song Go



Are you interesting about download of this edit or you prefer to see Starfalcon176's edits?
PS: PF2009 ;-)

2008/10/08

PIU NX Absolute vs PIU Pro

How this affect PIU Pro?

Next Pump It Up Game (The International 10th Dance Floor) is Pump It Up NX Absolute (NXA).




..more images of PIU NXA.

2008/10/01

PIU Pro Tournament - Sept 13th, Vegas

And it's over. If you miss PIU Pro Tournament, don't worry. Still you can see results:
1. JBoy - 465pts
2. starfalcon176 / Sean - 410pts
3. Kilroy / Zachary - 376pts

4. Ruzy / Kyle - 325pts
5. s34n / Sean - 289pts
6. Xero / Michael - 259pts
7. Jeremy - 247pts
8. ddrm / Matt - 238pts
9. Jeremy Cash - 218pts
10. Alex - 205pts
11. JOKR / Aleta - 188pts
12. Danny - 177pts
13. Boo / Christina - 157pts
14. VivaR32skylines / Gordon - 146pts
15. Stabbie - 111pts 
Pictures:

And a lot of videos:


(my thanks to s34n for results, pictures..)

2008/09/15

PIU Pro in the Czech Republic

PIU Pro finally made it also to the Czech Republic. The arcade can be found in a bowling bar named Blue Star.

The address is as follows:

Blue Star Bowling
Namesti Republiky 6
Sumperk

10CZK/song


UPDATE: AC has been moved do Zabreh na Modave, then to Pasohlavky and now its somewhere at Brno

2008/08/04

Pump it Up Pro: Encore

The Pump It Up Pro Encore Songpack adds 12 new songs to the Pump It Up Pro songlist. These songs are:

Can Can - BanYa
Epilogue - When Machines Dream
Euphoria - KaW feat. Smiley
Kitty Cat - Coconut
Ladybug - Coconut
London Bridge - SCI Guyz
Miss's Story - BanYa
Move It Groove It - KaW feat. Sam I Am
Shooting Star - Coconut
Style On My Speed Dial - Oscillator X
Tension - Inspector K
Tribal Style - KaW

If you are Machine Operators or Owners, you can receive this add-on pack. If you are player, then notify your AC owner about this songpack.
Source: Kyle Ward @ PIU Forum



How to install:
Look at those videos (of follow attached instructions ;))
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOyMICxE1po
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz8B_Vxo2OY
Trying it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHXuYI2YOw
Thanks to: sporklift / amaedesign

2008/07/28

Patch r5 - How to install

Instructions
- download http://funinmotion.us/downloads/piup-arcade-v1/PPRO-R005.piu to a USB drive (or from mirror at http://patch.piu-pro.com)
- Insert the USB drive into a front USB port on the PIU cabinet
- Press the Service button in the coin box area
- Choose "Install Patch"

Problems
If you run into any problems, please reply in
this thread

Changelist
See r5 patch article

PIU Pro events

There are some Pump It Up Pro events in Las Vegas coming up in September. Several StepMania devs will be there, so check it out if you're in the area.

Sept 10-12 2008: AMOA show
Sept 13 2008: Pump It Up Pro tournament
Source: Stepmania.com

Pump it up Pro patch r5

The patch is finally out, so what changes were made and what songs and stepcharts can we expect?

Changes:

- Added “Half Double” steps, added missing FS and NM charts (view below)
- Red button unready
- Mod names on Results
- Sort by Freestyle, Nightmare, Half Double
- Song wheel icon for Edits
- Faster life regeneration on Easy
- Show disqualified on Results
- Fix high score score name blacklist
- Fix RANDOM SPEED MOD will not turn off unless using “ALL OFF” option.
- Fix some saved mods (like Perspective) shouldn’t be applied in Progressive
- Credits screen names updated
- Fix very short hold notes (Utopia Crazy) complete without stepping
- Add toggle songs screen
- Fix machine eats credits on title screen
- Fix grade gems now displaying correctly in Freestyle and Nightmare

Added songs and stepcharts


Pump Original revivals:

Can Can - Banya* [1, 4, 7, 10 .2. 8, 11]
Miss’s Story - Banya [1, 4, 6, 9 .7. 6, 11]
(*actually composed by F2 Systems)

In The Groove crossovers:

Euphoria - KaW feat. Smiley, [1, 3, 7, 12 . 9. 4, 11]
Tension - Inspector K, [1, 4, 9, 11 .4. 7, 12]
Tribal Style - KaW [1, 4, 9, 10 .7. 3, 11]

New Songs:

Epilogue - When Machines Dream, [1, 3, 7, 10 .3. 7, 13]
Kitty Cat - Coconut, [1, 3, 5, 9 .7. 2, 9]
Ladybug - Coconut, [1, 3, 7, 8 .8. 4, 9]
London Bridge - SCIGuyz, [1, 4, 7, 10 .8. 4, 11]
Move It Groove It - KaW feat. Sam I Am, [1, 3, 5, 10 .7. 4, 11]
Shooting Star - Coconut [1, 3, 6, 8 .7. 2, 10]
Style On My Speed Dial - Oscillator X [1, 3, 7, 8 .4. 2, 8]

Added FS and NM charts:

Blow My Mind (FS added [4])
Coming Out (NM moved to HDB [10]. New NM added [9])
Dawn -Perpetual Mix- (FS moved to HDB [7]. New FS added [8])
VVV (FS moved to HDB [12]. New FS added [8])
Chicken Wing (FS added [6])
D Gang (NM added [10])
Dance With Me (NM added [9])
Don’t Bother Me (NM added [9])
Emperor (NM added [9])
Eres Para Mi (NM added [12])
Everybody (NM added [8])
Ignition Starts (NM added [11])
Let The Sunshine (NM added [8])
Maria (NM added [8])
Mexi Mexi (NM added [11])
Monkey Magic (NM moved to HDB [9], New NM added [10])
Oh Rosa! (NM added [9])
Space Fantasy (NM added [10])
Starian (NM added [10]

2008/06/27

Unlock codes - Take Me Back and other







Another way of PIU Pro unlock codes:
Solitary 2
- 5 (7+9) 5 (7+9) 5 (7+9) (1+3)
Take Me Back - 1 5 9 1 5 9 (1+9) (1+9) (3+7) (1+9)
Understand - 7 9 5 9 7 3 5 3 7