JSB vs Reflexx - The Legend of Max (DDR)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This video is about two guys, JSB and Reflexx, who are in a DDR Tournament at CSA2 in Albany, NY (got the location's name from Barcodeplane). They are playing a song called The Legend of Max on Dance Dance Revolution Extreme(DDR). JSB is on the left and Reflexx is on the right.
On a side note, I wasn't present at this tournament. I saw this vid on another website (which I forgot cause it was years ago.) and saw it wasn't up on RUclips. So I decided to upload it up.
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This video triggered so many amazing DDR memories I forgot about. I miss those days
This is why I love the legend of max and I play it a lot
Me too.
The highest level I played that year was STANDARD/DIFFICULT.
Times have changed
DDR is still a thing - we just got Megalovania ruclips.net/video/sWcC1OPnPqU/видео.html
Came back 4 years later to remind myself that JSB did this with NO BAR. There’s a just a different level of respect earned from playing DDR at the highest level using no bar.
18 years ago.... Dang, I feel old. I remember when this video first came out and I still come back to it every once in a while.
Seeing that sequence starting at 1:13 onward, done without the bar, gives me goosebumps every damn time
Top tier DDR gameplay!!!
This video is classic! I miss the old DDR games I used to play this right after death matching on Resident Evil Outbreak! This video always gave me hope and one day I actually finished the whole song and got a AA Light Mode! Trust me it was a huge accomplishment to me!
This video has a very special place in my heart. It was one of the videos that inspired me to get better as a player
17 years later and I still come back to this😊
listen kids, we know you came from domics. you dont need to tell the whole world.
I am sorry but I actually discovered DDR and played Afronova on it before discovering Domics' video.
LOL
discovered by playing megamix on ddra and looked up what was in it to see this song
Domics made me a DDR player years ago, I came here for DDR interest oroginated by domics
Yea I didn’t tho, I came from etienne
Ah, JSBee. I remember the days. I remember the MaxX Unlimited AAA picture that no one believed was real.
Still a legend. Always will be.
Annoyances aside, I never get tired of watching this vid.
what annoyances? >:(
Holy Jesus, Albany was LIT for DDR! This was back when they had five machines running at the same time and tournaments meant something
Am I the only one who DID NOT come from Domics?
yes
Quadrillion yes
I didn't. I don't even know what Domics is.
the fuck is domics, i found this video on Aaron in japan back in 2005, where jsb posted it.
No. I'm here with you brother
This guy has always been a big expiration to me back in the day. AA TLOM no bar.
The thing about this video... you have to keep in mind that I believe this tournament happened in late 2003. All things considered, not many people really played on the level that these guys played at on the East Coast at this time. This was one of the bigger events, and really impressive for its time.
This was one of the first youtube vids I ever watched and I randomly thought about it today
Mother Goddess... 9 Greats and 491 Perfects... he looks so chilled and relaxed when he performs it, and no bar-hugging (except at 0:55 to turn towards the crowd on the freeze step)!
1:16 - 1:21... that was just mental!
That room must smell extraordinary!!
Domics anyone?
lel
yep
exactly !!
i am
Yup :p
nah... around two years ago, DDR was starting to die out. I remember tournaments like this. I remember JSB too. He used to always come to the arcade and play. A lot of people hated on him, but I was one of the few that were cool with him. He was one of the top DDR players in the Nation. Still a Legend. I've seen him AAA harder songs than this one.
Played DDR at golf n stuff with my daughter earlier today. Brought back some fun memories!!!
I like the crowd in the background, they're like cheering players for once XD
I don’t think people realize how underrated this clip is. The view count doesn’t do it justice.
Regret not being around or old enough to witness tournaments like these... but age is something I can't control lol.
Heard funny perspectives about the myth of JSB... but he was a really good player. Guess it must've been mindblowing in the day to have a literal king when now there's tons of them. Poor guy Reflexx doesn't look like he's trying much, not unless it was a tough tournament for its time.
How would they play on today's charts? Y'all be in your mid-30s/40s by now. 😅
We're in our 30s now and many of us are still beasting away. JSB no longer plays competitively or at all, really. He'll mess around but he doesn't take it seriously anymore just will play for fun. He's a funny guy, too.
Around this time there was a reason he played at this level. He had his little sister to look after and so he would travel the country competing for the prize money so he could be able to take care of/look after her. Diet was very strict, and he couldn't afford to lose, so he made sure he didn't. Still makes sure his little sis is well taken care of till this day. That can be a good form of motivation, I'd say. 😊
This tournament was huge at the time, it was East Coast vs West Coast national level tournament and JSB was the top West Coast Player and Reflexx was the top East Coast player. Reflexx wasn't a horrible player and def didn't get to where he was being a horrible player. JSB simply out-classed him and paced himself well. Reflexx on the other hand, didn't pace himself correctly which left him gassed less than halfway through the song. This was the tournament finale as well.
A lot of tourney-goers knew that if JSB showed up to a tourney (and you never could tell if he was going to show up somewhere, he never announced it or anything, just popped up lol), well, there goes that prize money. Usually the money was a prize pool, from everyone paying a small fee to enter the tournaments. So JSB would beat the tournaments and get a huge return after paying his relatively small entry fee. I believe there is also a documentary that shows more footage of him as well.
@neferazure chris chike is in his 30s and he still plays.
legendary video, insane to see how far ddr has come
"AA" *then slowly move to the right...* "E"
i remember watching this video when sdg on tlom was OMFG-worthy. good stuff, blast from the past.
and for all of you who think reflexx is bad - he could absolutely destroy almost any non-10-footer. he didn't get to the final against jsb by being bad at the game. his style looks kind of wonky but his PA was unquestionably good.
This video is still incredible to this day
Wow, I remember seeing this in High School and thought this was the greatest video ever. Hell so many really good videos came from this tournament. Especially the Freestyle routines that appeared from this. Oh how I miss these things.
even after 5-6 years JSB still looks so natural in this video
DDR til the day I die!
*man life is full of twists and turns extreme still the goated version ever*
Wow 14 years ago this video but nostalgic times
wow i can't believe how many views/comments this video has! i was at this tournament too, and watching it in person was nuts. it's sad that the arcade isn't there anymore..this video brings back a lot of great memories at Xgates!
I was at this tourny. Keep in mind, Extreme has only been out for about 1 week at this point. Obviously this isn't that amazing by today's standards, but considering a lot of people at the tourny had never evne seen this song before, this was ridiculous (he had an AAA for the first half of the song).
he has an incredible sense of balance to do that without a bar
i CREAMED MY PANTS at the end
Totally forgot about this video! I remember when the PSP first came out, I put this video on it :D DDR Nostalgia and RUclips good ol days YAY ^_^
You won't find the DDR scene like this ever again sadly :( Unless someone knows something Idk.
I love reflexx's scared reaction to jsb comboing the run lol
If i could play DDR with JSB i would
I hope most of you realize this video is almost 12 years old. And back then the bars were removed for PA competitions haha
Don't care what anyone says about players nowadays, no bar SDGing TLoM is still a damn good achievement. And I still keep coming back to this video... heh.
It's impressive to see a top tier player roll with ironman tech once in a while.
As for the bar-rape flaming, if ironman/no-bar isn't specified then don't complain about it.
Yeah...IMO, this vid is still amazing to this day.
it still is amazing
JSB is a time traveler
No bar... AA. That's real talent!
Y'know, YouToube has a reply funtion so you guys don't have to make individual comments about the same topic :/
What is Domics? Lol. I'm here for The Legend of Maxx no bar.
This is the only video I can find that shows the body of a person playing TLOM with no bar and actually getting a good score.
Yeah Johnny never wanted to be a bar hugger.
DOMICS
ok
SAME
Wish there was more footage of jsb, absolute monster
He's still around, doesn't really play dance games much anymore. He'll mess around, but he's no longer competitive. And he's still a funny guy and cool to be around. I've known him since 2001 so 20yrs now. Crazy when you consider that I now have a 17yr old daughter lol. Met him during my junior or sophomore year in HS, I believe he was a senior. We used to play at Aladdin's Castle at Del Amo Mall in Torrance, and at Gable House whenever the mall would close for the night. And sometimes at Arcade Infinity. Now I'm remembering all the amazing arcades that have bit the dust over the last decade, Arcade Infinity was one of the first to go, Aladdin's Castle pre-dated it and during my first year of college. The feels. lol. Around this time, JSB would travel across the US competing in tournaments to take care of himself and his little sister. Which is why he couldn't afford to lose, and he didn't. His diet was also very strict and high in protein which is why he had so much stamina. Most people would hate on him because they knew if he showed up to a tourney, they pretty much could kiss that prize money good-bye lol 😅😅😂😂
He is considered the first "unoffical" professional rhythm gamer, while DOLCE is the first official professional rhythm gamer since he was actually hired by Konami. Would be cool to see Konami give JSB some sort of accolades for the many barriers he broke in DDR. JSB showed everyone that there was a higher level that could be reached at the time; most couldn't even process the idea of playing at that high of a level let alone pass the song at all. Of course ITG took dance games to an even higher level to a point folks actually warm up with TLOM now lol.
He also went on to AAA Paranoia Survivor Maxx around this time; I witnessed it in person. It was amazing and legendary for the time (2003).
I also still play til this day, but not competitively. It has helped me a lot with recovering from my recent surgery. So I just do it for the cardio and to keep in shape and work up a little sweat. I'm having to practically start from scratch now, but I'm working my way up. I'm now passing 12s and 13s again, which is great for coming out of such a major surgery. It's all coming back to me lol.
Anyway, if you're ever in an arcade in LA, you may run into him sometime (rare but it can happen). It's not his frequent hangout but he still comes around sometimes. 😊
Ayoo when they talk about the Legend of Maxx, JSB is that legend
@@neferazure I don't recall Johnny ever aaaing psmo. If he did, it definitely wasn't in 03. I remember it was a big deal when a pic of him aaaing Maxx unlimited made it on to AIJ, but that was in like 2004...maybe 2005 and it was a big deal because he'd already stopped playing competitively at that point and people were excited that he was still capable of doing something impressive. But yes, he was the best player in the US for a few years and an absolute legend for people like me that grew up playing the pre supernova mixes; he was our Yasu.
The sound they make is awesome. Thank you Domics you're a legend.
guy on left:INSANE Skills guy on right:At least he tried but better than i can do
WTF!!! 9 GREATS AND NO BAR!!! very very big respect towards that
i just can't believe that someone can do something like this..it's just amazing..i admire that kind of skills
that dude that finished the song almost perfect is a rare breed.
I've probably watched this video 100+ times.....Never ceases to amaze me :)
i like it when that girl walks out of the door in the background the guy on the right start going again
First tiem in about half a year where my mouth was open while watching a video.
OMFG! the one on the left RULES!!
on a ddr arcade pad? good luck with that, I hope you don't trip (if you know what I mean)
and what do you play energizer on? medium, hard or expert?
Props to the guy in the black shirt, nice balance.
the only hard thing about this song is that it take a lot of your energy away easily
I'm just joking. I'm 6'0, 155 lbs, in decent shape, and 34 years old. But looking at these 16 year olds who just have a f*ck ton of energy and rhythm is just amazing.
How are you going now that you're nearly 50?
it gives a big advantage to the players.
Old school DDR no one held on the bar because there wasn't any songs incredibly hard only like Paranoia Rebirth, but now of days Paranoia Rebirth is almost an easy song for anyone. I can full combo it and can AA'ed it too.
But I think people see DDR players getting real good quick because of the BAR and SPEED MODS.
i would if i really wanted to. its just that like anyone else who saw this, i was amazed.
Fascination Maxx is such a pain in the butt no bar haha. But bar or no bar is a playing style - play how you wish.
Wow I remember this video from forever ago and it was like a huge event in the DDR scene for someone to SDG that. Oh memories :D
wow. That's just amazing. I'm kinda in shock from watching that.
yooo this comment is older than me
Damn this brings back memories. I saw this like, 9 years ago.
Even with all the really good ITG players today, this is still an extremely impressive video.
Reflexx is killing it!!
This is crazy. Jsb in the middle of a ddr tournament demolishing this song with perfect steps. This is before the rush of imitators. Anybody realize how incredible it is to be like the first person to do this under crowd/tournament pressure...
Not only that, but this song is very hard to do without a bar.
@@RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS77 maybe to most ppl nowadays, but at the time, barless play was the norm and using it at all was considered bad form and even frowned upon. It was only once ITG came out that bar use became generally acceptable.
But JSB was the catalyst for why so many of these note-dense charts exist now. He caused a lot of the chart composers to step their game up. JSB was doing what was considered the impossible at the time. He showed everyone that another level could be reached in dance games. Now we see what dance game charts have evolved to because of people like him. He was the prototype.
Also, while DOLCE of Iwate, Japan is the first OFFICIAL professional music/rhythm gamer since he actually signed a contract with Konami, JSB is the first UNOFFICIAL professional rhythm gamer. He literally used to compete in tournaments for a living. Ate a very strict protein-heavy diet, and took overall very good care of his body so that he could be able to play at that level. These were things that were not the norm at the time when we were teens. Now it's a thing people do because they see the benefit/purpose in taking care of your body outside of dance games. He took it very seriously because he had to get to that bag to take care of himself and his little sis. Losing was never an option for him. Always was a hustler. One of the things I admired about him as a fellow DDR colleague of his.
@@neferazure Yeah I know all that. I never learned to play with the bar myself; it's really awkward to me. But there are even fewer people who can play this without the bar than with.
HOLY **** CRAP!! ALMOST ALL STEPS?!?! That's good!!! almost no way I can do that
I just want to watch a video without who came from ....
Every f***** time lo
Remember when DDR was really popular? 😪
still excited about this in 2016
Flawless victory.
the guy on the left totally owns....
Man, I used to think this song was too hard. Until I passed it and discovered 13 foot ITG songs. Not that it isn't hard though. Definitly one of the top 4 hardest 10 footers.
@Miguel001 im pretty sure its nothing now to most people because its been out so long now that some people can probably do it backwards no bar.
9?! Holy bejesus, that's insane! Talk about freakin' awesome.
I just noticed that JSB got an N.G. at some point (failing to hold a freeze step), 2 out of 3... otherwise my previous comment holds... that was just mental!
guy on the left is a friggin beast!
i guess the universal argument would be that DDR wasn't made to go past a difficulty of 10. that's where ITG and PIU come in.
totally agree. Everyone's an expert
my most favorite song of life
That guy's really good. He didn't even use the bar once.
some of those movements looked really tricky, can I just say....... you have GOD balance?
If I can dance energizer, I can absolutely dance that!
JSB ftw. when you gonna make a comeback, man?
THANK YOU! Real men don’t hold the bar!!!!!
I still remember this... JSB Murdered in this one. WOW.
@Goldenwind still is, but not as when you first seen it, The man Glides across the board
This took place way before 2006. It was POSTED on 2006. Think someone mentioned that it was recorded around 2001.
It must have been no earlier than 2003 because DDR Extreme was released on xmas 2002. Crazy how time flies... I remember watching this video like a decade ago.
DDR Extreme Arcade, you could tell by the banner on the machine
That's amazing... the cadance of the steps amazed me. I'm too old and fat to be able to do that!
Yeah wow reflexx was just letting the notes pass him you could see. The end of this where JSB owns is amazing.
I like how reflex just stands there
DAMN !!! whoever the guy on the left is.. omg he KILLED IT
that guy was flippin amazing
What date was this filmed?
Can’t get an exact date, but I know the year was 2003
the god of DDR......great job....