Help with backing up DDR Best Hits

[tenchi1978]

Hi there..
I am trying to backup DDR Best Hits (came out on 12/23), and I am seeing something very odd. I am using CDRWIN 3.8b, Error Correction on Ignore, Read Retry set to 10, everything else on Auto, using RAW Sectors. I've tried both 4x and 1x. Basically, the game appears to back up fine with no errors, and the contents of both discs are exactly the same, including file size. The backup boots up okay, plays the demonstation, music, and opening FMV's fine. However, when you actually try and start a game mode, it says "now loading" forever until you turn it off. I have backed up dozens of games, and none of them have behaved this way. I have tried doing other games since my DDR Best Hits attempts, and those worked fine also. Anyone else seeing this problem and know of a patch for it? It almost has to be something with the original...

Thanks!