This article has a talk page!The North American home release of DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution, feature-wise, is a blend of its arcade counterpart with its sequel, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme, with additions such as the Beginner difficulty and the presence of official music videos.
Unused Graphics#
Note: All of the following graphics can be found in DATA/FILEDATA.BIN.
Oni/Challenge Mode#
While the Oni/Challenge mode was replaced by Nonstop Mode, some of its assets can still be found unused.
Attract Sequence#
A leftover from the original Japanese release.
Joint Premium#
Graphics for this arcade-exclusive functionality can be found among the Mode Select assets.
Song Selection Screen#
A shoshinsha mark graphic, possibly intended to be displayed in songs with a rating of 2 or lower in Basic, as is in Dance Dance Revolution 5thMIX and its home port.
Despite that no long versions exist in this game, a graphic that would have likely been used to denote one exists.
Gameplay#
A graphic for an unused "Freeze!" judgement, which would have likely be seen while holding a freeze arrow.
These 5thMix-styled Game Over and Danger graphics don't seem to be used.
(Source: tikal.)
Unused Charts#
The game's .ssq files, which store chart data, hide filler and/or hidden charts, as cataloged below:
Song |
Difficulty(ies) |
Comment |
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AM-3P (AM EAST mix) |
Double Light |
Duplicates of DIVE TO THE NIGHT. |
HYSTERIA 2001 |
Double Light |
Double Light and Double Standard are duplicates of THE REFLEX. |
i feel ... |
Single Challenge |
Duplicates of MATSURI JAPAN (FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX). |
(Source: SaxxonPike)
Unused Music#
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This needs some investigation. |
The first 6 audio entries in DATA/FILEDATA.BIN are actually leftovers from both the Japanese and American home releases of DDRMAX:
Track |
Audio |
Description |
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Track 1 |
A segment of BYE BYE BABY BALOON, used in the |
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Track 2 |
The One More Extra Stage ending track. |
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Track 3 |
The "music list" ending track. |
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Track 4 |
The How To Play background music. |
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Track 5 |
The Ranking Screen background music. |
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Track 6 |
The "Select" menu background music. |
(Source: tikal.)