One thing I did notice was there seemed to be some problems with alpha transparency, especially noticeable in the key mapping menu. This was my first experience of lunixbochs’ libGL implementation and I was thoroughly impressed, expecting more around 10 to 20 fps rather than the 30 to 60 I was getting, and I found the overall responsiveness of the game was greatly improved – practically matching the PC version – by overclocking my Rebirth pandora to 900 MHz (your mileage may vary here). Running StepMania for the first time, I was instantly impressed by the smoothness and responsibility of the menus. For people who already know how to use StepMania this might not matter, but for the people who just want to get straight into it, it would have been a nice touch to include three or four demo songs. After copying the pnd to the desired app folder, songs must also be copied to /pandora/appdata/stepmania/Songs (case sensitive) in the usual way for StepMania (several guides are available on the Internet on how to do this), since StepMania does not come with any songs pre-loaded.

StepMania is easy to install on the Pandora. It has been used as the engine for arcade games such as Roxor’s In The Groove and Andamiro’s Pump It Up Pro, and enjoys an active community with thousands of songs, themes and game styles available. StepMania is a rhythm game based on Konami’s popular arcade dance simulation game Dance Dance Revolution. (version reviewed: 3.9.0.3, model used: Rebirth Pandora) But how does it fare on the Pandora? Find out in this software review. Used in arcades worldwide, and now available in the palm of your hand. StepMania – the premier dance simulation / rhythm game.

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