I am trying to emulate TGM3 as much as possible. There's so many options for ARS I'm not sure what to do. Are the default options the best?
In short: yes, the defaults are best. The only option you might want to change is the LOCK FLASH; TGM3 only has 1 frame. Btw, mini allows you to save up to 5 presets for each rotation system, and for ARS, presets 1-4 are Ti-ARS, TAP-ARS, ACE-ARS1, ACE-ARS2, respectively. A few other things: for TGM3 style, you also want to make sure you have the following GENERAL SETTINGS in the CONFIG menu: Code: NEXT PATTERN: MEMORY4 (6 TRY) 8WAY INPUT: OFF NEXT DISPLAY: 3 DROP LIMIT: ON SPAWN Y TYPE: UNDER THE FRAME HOLD: ON Everything else is a matter of personal preference. The plug-ins you want to be using are master_extra.c, devil_quake.c, tomoyo_nomal.c, and beginner_tamaya.c.
Thanks! That was a very helpful post. I have everything set up now. Edit: One other question, does TGM3/other TGM games have a button for 180 degree rotation?
But it does have 2 counter clockwise buttons, which you can hit quickly to 180 in a single hand motion. It's a little faster than hitting one button twice.