I love how Pump isn't afraid to be ridiculously difficult with its hardest songs. In most rhythm games, all the hardest songs have been at least FCd, while pump has songs that take months or even a year to even pass.

Pump It Up and Dance Dance Revolution need more popularity.

I've been playing for 8 years and you in a spam of 1.5 you have surpassed me Major respect to you bro

been playing for 6 months and have just hit being able to do single lvl 7's! I never realized how huge this community is!!

This video was really well made. I've always loved how niche some of these games can be. Rhythm games are such a niche already, but then there are so many subcultures within that niche. Stepmania was my gateway drug into rhythm gaming, and I have to say it has been a wild ride. My latest addiction has been Beatmania. I feel even though the way we play our games is very different, there is so much I can relate to. Especially that skill graph. I will be the first to sign off on that hypothesis.

My first experience with PIU was with Perfect Collection. Only played DDR on old PS1, with no mat at all. Always played fighting games, to get into PIU it took me 2 days to get the courage to try and not ashame myself with crowd watching it. Couldn't stand half a minute of a song. A friend that was playing Tekken 4 beside me told me almost instantaneously: "what would you expect? A guy using a heavy metal band tshirt would never thrive on such a game." It got me angry also instantaneously, which made me buy a few more coins and then I got the feeling of it. Was never a good player, but living on he countryside, knowing a machine like this wouldn't be available, I started my own pads, then the cabinets. After all these years away from it, I've decided to finish it and with everything I can and finally enjoy it.

PIU is not just Asian DDR. It has its UNIQUE fascination

1949 has fallen into the PIU XX cab in LEGO City! Start the new Cabinet! *HEY!* Build the pad! Slip in your credits! And fail the stage! The new D28 collection from LEGO City!

The chilean community is awesome! They have beasts playing, like Franco, Another, Zafrada, Xuma (who was the WPF 2011 winner)... It's really awesome! Oh, BTW you talked about speed, but why not talk about the freestyle, place where us, Brazilians, totally dominated for years and still being reference for all those want to make something beautiful? And HUUUUGE congrats for this video and your evolution! This also inspires me to try make some to the community here in Brazil! Shouts to you, friend!

This used to be *huge* in Mexico, it's actually still kinda big tbh

I love this video. As somebody who's grown up with Pump It Up and DDR yet only getting to play it once and a while in the few places I've ever found machines my skill over 14 years of playing the game stagnated around easier heavy level songs in DDR and 14-16 step singles in Pump It Up. Given that I have a machine in the town I'm living in and I've rekindled my love for the game, I really would love to achieve a higher level but the time required seems daunting. You're damn good! Thank you for this love letter to an amazing game.

Absolutely love it , been playing this game for close to 7 months now and its completely changed my life. I love the people and friends i have managed to make and or meet throughout the last few months and cant wait for what this game will bring in the future. Just time to grind and finally break through the barrier im at with S and D20's. Great work on the video my guy

Wow! You have gotten crazy good at PIU in such a short amount of time... I've been playing for 2.5 months now and I'm just now passing 10's in XX. Started off failing 3s and 4s. I am so addicted I actually bought my own cab and am refurbishing it, so when you said "Investment" I felt that on a spiritual level.

Wow! That was an amazing video. Thank you for sharing your journey through learning this game. And yes, I would like to see every other FEFEMZ inhuman achievement, and maybe you've already made a video about that.

I’ve watched this a few times since it was uploaded a couple years ago. Incredibly well done. Ddr and pump need more content like this. I’m convinced playing dance games is one of the most wholesome hobbies you can have.

Thanks for all the work you put in to make this docu-masterpiece. And thanks so much for sharing such blinding passion with all of us here on the interspace. I've been a DDR fan for a long time, but only glanced at Pump machines from a distance. To be honest, the extra arrow and diagonal pad pattern always intimidated me, but I'll definitely give it a shot when I come across the game again. Hope you're doing well, and thanks so much again.

Never thought I'd be this invested into a video about a game I've never heard about it my life. Very interesting video! Great job.

Congratulations on your progression. Great video! Really inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Brazil!

This is so well put together, very inspiring man!

This is also Canada's DDR

ive been playing at a local dnb since august 2018 (prime 2), so im still pretty new! ive been slowly inching my way past s10s-s11s to higher difficulties, watching this video motivates me to practice songs even more now lol from many experienced pump players, they've been nothing but fun, informative and kind while they watch me improve, you're right on how this game can define anyone, im so glad i found this game, this video and the friends that I've made through pump it up ♡

Such a well produced video and amazing commentary about the history behind the game, amazing documentary and really cool to see narrated by someone who is a professional in this game!

I've been playing rhythm games for 19 years and was a die heard DDR guy from 3rd mix up until SuperNova 2 (that seemed to be the last instalment that really catered to semi-casual players like me).

this video is truly amazing, would have loved to see even more. Hope you maybe show us more from that list you made but even if you don't, your work has been marvelous!

Greetings from ireland ^-^ Its awesome to see documentaries about pump like this! you covered so much but theres so much more that could be discussed about pump. Been playing for about 10 months or so, i'm a s16/d14 player ^-^

Oh my god, thank you for this wholesome documentary, I am so happy to see I have years to go, I just started 3 weeks ago, went 3 times and spent 3 hours each time, this is very very addictive and fun.

this video was so inspiring to me! i really loved everything you had to say about this wonderful piece, not to mention that the video editing was A1! i hope that one day I can reach your status, for rhythm games have always had a big place in my heart. i hope that one day we can meet in real life and share our passion!

Awesome video, I stumbled upon this just as I've begun my journey into PIU and can't wait to try to get to this level

Just a perfect video right here. I find here some motivation. I am at around S10 now. I want to play better and better and now I see how much work and dedication is needed to get to this really high level. Incredible work was given here man. With much respect, keep it up and I would like to meet you on the dance pad someday

Wow man! It's amazing how fast you reach this level! Congratulations! I've been playing PIU since 2004 and I can say that is really a lifestyle. I LOVE this game so much. Love your video and your story as well. Hope you get better and better! Greetings from Argentina!

Awesome video. I started playing in January and fell in love with it.

Excellent video. There is a pump it up at my local Dave and busters that i want to start practicing on. Keep up the hard work dude!

I'm From Buenos Aires, so i'm sorry about my broken english. I've been playing PIU since the Pump Extra era when I was a kid, when passing Extravaganza Extra Expert was WOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!. so.. i'm so impressed. We have no more PIU machines in my city, I guess because it wasn't a cheap game and the Arcade machine market is no longer profitable here.. Anyway, great documentary man. Cheers and keep going!

Thank you so much for this video, it is really good! I am new to this, well, I am taking it serious now. Thanks again for the tips and details!

Really enjoyed watching this :) Bless you

Writing from the Middle East where this is what we’ve got in the arcades. Praying for the day we get the newest machine my man! Keep dancing!

How can this video only has 3.4k views? IS SHOULD BE AT LEAST 500k views!1!1!1 also thank you a lot for this, i learn so much from this well made video FIGHTING!! ^-^

Nice work :) awesome to hear about this amazing community!

Man I respect the work put into both the game and this vid. I'm still at the beginner stage but this is quite inspiring, thanks for making it

Dude crazy video , just got into pump it up myself this summer , and it's crazy to see how much you've progress . Great job and please do more videos it will so helpful

Great video you are a superstar in my book!! Keep it up!

I've found out that there are some pump it up cabs in my country around 2 months ago. But this videos is what really got me into PIU. I've been having a lot of fun getting to know the game and finding out that there's a small PIU community in my country. Yesterday, I almost managed to pass my first S17! Thank you for making this documentary.

9:15~9:20 someone playing yuugen no ran (幽玄ノ乱) on taiko no tatsujin (太鼓の達人)

masterful work, a great creation. very inspiring!

love this video man

What an amazing documentary! Keep it up

I absolutely love this video! i started playing in 2011 and unfortunately the machine broke down in the arcade i would go to around 2014-15. I recently moved and live RIGHT NEXT to a arcade that has PIU and its been a blessing. i can play level 12 now but i'm not done progressing ! i want to double pad so badddd

Really well made video. Can show it to other friends who are wanting to find out more about Pump :). Thanks Andrew.

Great Video! Keep Pumping! 🤗

the first time i played this game, i couldnt even move my legs properly. all the missed steps and frustration not getting it right, i started to getting the hang of it after playing it for 2 months. i progressed rather quickly because i could play s15 after 5 months, even if its not a perfect score. i was able to read all the charts and decipher how my legs should be, and i love singing with songs i can sing with (bad apple, till the end of the time, chocolate, sugar conspiracy theory). oh, the joy of finishing a song you couldnt finish was so amazing! but then i had to stop playing bc of life responsibilites and able to play after 3 years of hiatus. i still can get the hang of it but i regressed to s10-ish. now im catching up again bc i miss the excitement of playing this game! this documentary made me want to play more. i really, really love this game.

Man it sucks this is your only video essay like this, I love your editing style and would love to see more

Amazing!!! I never knew this sort of thing existed!

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS!!!

Great video !!

This video is so underrated, i like it how you just did a 17 minuts documentary of a game that only step arrows

You're rad man! Well played.

This video legit made me cry. I have loved Pump it up since I was little just have less time to play since I was still a child and have no money of my own. I still play PIU casually just whenever I can. After seeing this video, it light up something inside of me I never though existed. It gave me inspiration. It made me love PIU much more than I thought I would. Thank you. You are an amazing person and you are really hardworking. I aim to improve as much as I can. THANK YOU!! I love this and your video is really good. Definitely worth all the trouble. THANK YOU!!

great video! really insightful

I've been playing dance games in general for 18 years. I've been playing ddr for most of that time. I got into playing pump seriously a few years ago. In the end I feel a satisfaction playing pump that I never experienced with DDR. I like that there is a huge skill ceiling. I must say I wish I had someone like you around to play with me. I think your skills are quite great! I wish had more time to play, because I want to break into the 20s for singles and improve at doubles. Sadly I work 40 hours/week like most adults and can't devote a huge amount of time to playing, but I don't let the time constraints keep me from improving. I do admire your devotion and work ethic. It's not easy working your way up the difficulty scale. Keep working at it and I'm sure we'll see the best is yet to come.

Why do I keep watching this? This is so good

Found an old PiU Extra machine close to where I live after 15 years of not touching the game: "Lets see if I still got this" 2 songs later trying to relearn how breathe on the floor: "I dont have it anymore" I still went at it for a while after a short break. I was having too much fun to give up

What a great video !!! Your amazing at pump 🏆

I want to start to play too, your video is amazing. But not only that , your skill level too. Those legs speeds are inhuman xD . That's dedication

I play pump it up since 2005 or 2004... unfortunately nowadays my body can't handle some songs anymore, but it's so nostalgic seeing how great this game is until now!!! Every time I see a pump it up I have to dance.. it's so good!!! Hope that you dance a lot, too!!

I’ve played DDR for 3 years PUI for a year I’m on 15 difficulty on PUI I’m liking it more than DDR it feels a lot better and my improvement is a lot faster on PUI than DDR playing with my buddies makes it a lot more fun and we strive to better ourselves

i would love to improve like this if my local pump it up machine actually worked when i put that code in 😭

hey! great video! i used to play a lot of PIU when i was in high school. i love this game, it brings me so many memories back. now i'm 28 and working in my office, and i can't wait to go out to the arcades to play! cheers from argentina!

This was an amazing video! I learned a lot I’m a newb

Deserves More Views!!!

Amazing video dude!

i've always had an interest in rhythm games for around 6 years, and it all started with osu!. after that point i became interested in ddr and itg, then subsequently sound voltex. i've never had a chance to play the real things living in the uk and all but i really hope that eventually i can experience it i had a single experience with a dance machine a couple years ago in which i paid and then got way too ahead of myself and chose a song that was waaaay too difficult for me, and failed. i hope to go to the heart of gaming some day, (basically one of if not the biggest arcade in the UK) this was a really interesting video! i've never really had interest in PIU, but now i'm pretty hype

Just got into pump it up and it's a great ass game! Super fun! Can barely pass solo 11 lol. Also loved the video

you've made me remember how badly I wanted to play just like the pro's from my town and from back in the day... I kept busting myself during days and days just so I could make it, even with RA and some minor heart issues, I just kept pushing myself from easy mode (single-digit singles) back in the Exceed 2 days all the way to Nightmare modes (doubles) until I managed to get my grail to clear Canon D D23 and LIADZ2 Fullver (D20). Unfortunately, I got into an accident and my knees took part of the hit, so I ended up having to retire, and then the machines in my town started disappearing, until the last one was kept by a local shop right until the coof happened, and now there's no more arcade where one can play... I really wish I had saved up the money when I got the chance to buy one, but I wanted to buy a house first... now I have the space but all the cheap arcade machines are long gone...

Since this video released, there is a total a 5 people passed paradoxx d28

Grande vídeo! Parabéns pelo conteúdo. Saudações do Brasil!

Great vid!

This is so Summoning Salt like which is awesome. Wish more people made videos of rhythm games like this.

I can never get into pump it up in middle school. But it looked really fascinating. I recall seeing tv, while visiting family across the border of people actually broadcasting pump it up tournaments in central america.

as of 2024 (i am updating this overtime consistently) my bday is 1/17/07 so you’ll see my aging overtime lmao (early 2020 or late 2019)I’m 12 years old and I’m currently doing S11s, this is such a great documentary and I keep watching it over and over Update: Doing Doubles (Feb 2020) Update 2: I am 13 years old and doing barely doing S17 and some Double 13! (Feb 2020) update 3 (4/4/2021): i am 14 year old and still doing s17 and double 14 because i haven’t been able to play in a year, but my arcades reopening so yay update 4 (7/30/21): i am 14 and i’ve been doing S18 and D16, brushed up a long time ago and i’ve been playing every week. update 5 (9/20/21): i am still 14 (lmao) and i can almost pass s20 and i can pass d17 and barely d18 update 6: 12/22/21 (almost christmas!) still 14 obviously, i can still almost past s20 but i can pass D18-D19 :) update 7: 1/25/2022 i am now 15! i have finally passed my first S20 (cross soul). i also attempted rock the house d22 as a joke and got a cracked A. I have yet to pass a D20 but i have an ear infection right now which means no arcade for a bit. i will keep updated Update 8: 3/1/2022 (happy march!) Not much has happened. my ear infection is long gone. however i’ve been playing a lot more D18s to train myself for other d19s. otherwise i’m still hangin in there! Update 9: 3/29/22 I finally beat paradoxx S21 (my first s21) which is a goal i made for myself in 2020. i also passed rock the house d22, which would be my first D22(¿) eh doesn’t rlly count Update 10 (5/7/22): Tbh not much has happened but i’ve been SSSing more 16s and it’s become pretty consistent. Update 11 kinda (5/26)): haven’t really had the chance to play pump all month 😔 i have been playing ddr whenever i visit my old middle school though (yes they have 3 ddr machines there, 2 have extreme and the other has Max 2) I’ve been playing mainly no bar downscroll Update 12 kinda (6/8): SUummer break woohoooo!!! Going to 10th grade. Playing more pump with my friend and i introduced it to another friend and he loves it. Too bad our machines offline for now because our dave and busters moved the machine around. Luckily all songs and difficulties are unlocked to compensate! Update 13 (7/3/22): Our local machines still offline so i left a note of the machine. however my nearest round 1 location has a perfect machine that’s online so i’ve been going there more often. i can do D20s comfortably. Update 14(7/16/22): Went to round 1 today with a friend! I have passed my first D21 which was District 1. my stamina recovery has also improved drastically. also played a load of ddr and got 2 flags, smh. (Btw the note i left on the machine at my local d&b was taken off and not listened to) Update 15 (7/24/22): I PASSED MY FIRST ACTUAL D22 which was dream to nightmare! (i don’t think rock the house counts). I also passed Can Can shortcut D23, but is it rlly a d23? Update 16 (9/18/22) haven’t updated since school started but here we go: i’ve been playin pump at my local round 1 every weekend now. not too long ago i passed gargoyle S20 full which is a great accomplishment for my stamina and i’ve been trying to get more D21s but they’re tough! I also recently got adv 1 title a few weeks back and i’ve been playing a lot more S21. I managed to get Sorceress S21 on my first try which is epic. anyways. I’ve also been able to SS S18s and SSS S17 Update 17 (11/11/22): It’s been sometime but I’ve been playing every week at Round 1. So what happened? I’ve been getting really close to my first S23 as i have quite a bit of cracked As on some. I got my first S22 passes last month and I have gotten more overtime. Also I got Advanced 3 a few weeks ago! pretty cool 2/7/23: hey guys im 16 now and it’s been a while 💀. Quite some stuff has happened. A few months ago I got my first S23, Kokugen Kairou labyrinth and also got VVV not too long ago. I’ve also gotten Telling fortune flower d23 and Windmill d23 and canon d full song d23 not too long ago. A few days ago I got Wi ex doc va D24 making it my first d24 and a month ago I got ADV 5. Progress has been pretty nice tbh 4/11/23: 안녕 peeps, still 16 and some stuff has went down. I’m 2 more 23s away from Adv 8 and I haven’t really gotten many D24s and still yet to get an S24. I also took into playing with socks more which have helped with progress. Time to sleep again 6/10/23: Hey guys, it’s been another while. Mentally haven’t doing the best lately but it’s alright since pump and gym have been getting my mind off of things. Of course i’m still 16 and i have gotten Advanced 8 a while ago and haven’t really gotten D24s, but it doesn’t really matter since Phoenix got announced and all my data will get wiped anyways lmao. I’m looking forward to phoenix so i’ll probably update this when it comes out 9/9/23 Update 22?: It’s been a while again, school recently started so i’m in my Junior year of high school. I have my first DDR Tournament in a few months so i’ve been playing that a lot. However in terms of pump progress, i cleared Trashy innocence D24 and got my first S24 Further, which is a big feat for me. Mentally i’ve been doing a lot better, but now i’m just worrying about school stuff lmao. Anywho, i’ll probably be back when i clear a D25 or something, or after my ddr tournament. I’m about to go to round 1 rn to play some A3, cya for now 12/20/23 Update 23: My god it’s been 3 months so what’s happened? well honestly for pump not much, no new D24s lately but i’ve gotten Xeorize S24, oh yeah and we got Pump It up Phoenix in October. The ddr tournament from a month ago was an absolute blast though and god i want to do that again. Anywho, i’ll hopefully get a new D24 soon, but i’ve gotta get my stamina up for those charts. i’m getting there, after my cough goes away… merry christmas tho! 2/4/24 Update 24 (see what i did there): So for the past few months i’ve been focusing on my ddr progress and my MA has been improving a lot as i have an L tek, so what about piu? Well, yesterday i was at round 1 for 8 hours so i decided to sprinkle on some piu because why not. I ran some rounds and ended up getting kugutsu D23 which is a chart i’ve been grinding for the longest time, and happened to get it on my first try. my stamina has gotten better because of ddr which i found ironic to pump. Anyways, everything’s going good and life’s good, see y’all in the next update 5/12/24 Update 25: Alright so it’s been 3 months, and i’ve been getting back into pump a bit whenever ddr is busy at r1! In that span of 3 months i got about 7 new D24s and as well as playing ddr still obviously, i have a home pad. Im finally starting to progress so yeah, the grind is good. See you during summer 7/22/24 Update 26: My god it’s been 2 months and too much has happened. Not many crazy new feats besides a new D24 from there and then. A month ago i got my first 18 pfc on the scarlet police tohou song so that’s fun. A few days ago i participated in my first pump it up tournament in San Gabriel Valley, California, and it was one of the greatest times i had with the game. I ended up placing 5th out of 19 participants so i made it a lot farther than i thought, but i will forever be proud of that accomplishment. Summer is coming to an end soon, so im trynna make the most out of it before i start Senior Year in high school, hopefully a D25, who knows.

I absolutely love this video

I've playing pump it up for years but still stuck at lvl 17-19😂😂 Very great video, I can relate to this :"

I want to play this so bad. I love rhythm games and love to dance. I hope the Dave and busters in my location has it

Great vid! I haven't got into doubles yet but I used to look at S13's and believe I'd never be there, then I said the same for S15, and S17. Now I'm starting to consistently pass S18s and working harder! It's very hard to get better right now because I played up until now using only the front of my foot, not heel/toe and it's becoming almost impossible to play without heel/toe method. the notes just come too fast to be able to move your entire foot to a new pad for every note. The only thing I disagree with is the "No memorization" part. Reflexes and reading are DEFINITELY important, but memorization is key when prepping for hard parts you know are coming. You should look up BJK Corby and watch some of his Jubeat Stealth sets. Playing max difficulty songs with fully invisible notes and PFCs every song. It's amazing that people can play any rhythm game at max difficulty with invisible notes, period. Jubeat was my intro to rhythm games and still is my favorite, Pump coming in close second

Excellent video

I've playing from 3 months and my biggest achievement is Vacuum s19, and that video about Beethoven Virus also bought me to pump it up. This is a great video, i hope i can get as good as you someday... :D

I'm way late but I love your video bro, I've been playing on-and-off for 3 years and I'm at s16 and d10. But that's because i mostly freestyle 😅. In the US the scene is kinda dead especially after the quarantine but it's so addictive on the weekends I just keep going lol

Very cool video

As somebody who's being playing PIU since 2011 this video makes me really happy. On the other hand it makes me really sad. I moved to Berlin on March of these year for studies and the arcade culture is dead here (there's no arcades because of some stupid laws apparently). I miss Pump so much :(

Nice video bro Should have more views

This need's more view's god damn it!

Nice video keep playing pump ! Greetings from MX

Make more like this. I want to see the pro vs amateur habits

Wish you would make more videos like this

I played this since 2013, First series I played is Fiesta 2, i'm suck at that, only passed S5 and never got every single A Grade because I miss alot of paths. but after playing this for 9 years, i'm back and I can pass level S16 A grade, I feel exhausted after completing it, but i learned that patience is the key of success, i still play it until now... My goal is passing Level S20🕴

Now u have 80 subs because of me!! And nice video.

I started with pump it up when I was 12 but I left it. I remember the last version I played was PIU Fiesta 2 (Latinoamerica) the first versions did not have levels with numbers were just easy, hard, crazy, half and double. It was awesome. I'm 26 now and you make me feel sentimental about this and I feel I want to play it again 😎 Thanks bro

Update: A second person has passed Paradoxx D28 happyfeetz is his name

i’ve been playing this for so long and i’m addicted, sadly it’s quarantine and i can’t go to the arcade

Your skill progression is so fast wow

Nice video, very inspiring. You ever thought about making a tutorial vids? I actually started playing a week ago. Only at like level s6-8 was wondering if you could offer any tips?