Dance Dance Revolution (Arcade, 1999)

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Despite sharing its name with the first game in the series, the American arcade release of Dance Dance Revolution is actually a much trimmed down version of the series' second mix, with key differences such as difficulty and mode switching being locked to codes, and a greatly reduced songlist.

This was also the version released on Asia and Europe, the latter region even receiving a revision with three new licensed tracks... though it would quickly rise to infamy due to one of these songs' poor charting standards.

Version Differences#

Four different versions of this game are known to exist:

• ver.AAA - The Asian release of the game, labeled as ddra on MAME
• ver.UAA - The American release of the game, labeled as ddru on MAME
• ver.EAA - The original European release of the game, known as Dancing Stage and labeled as dstagea on MAME
• ver.EBA - The Internet Ranking revision of the European release, labeled as dstage on MAME

Songlist#

• The song STRICTLY BUSINESS is only available in ver.AAA. In all other versions, BOOM BOOM DOLLAR takes its place.
• ver.EBA added three new songs: It's Like That, Last Thing On My Mind and Uh La La La. They don't have any data in the other releases of the game.

Song Availability#

Across all the game's versions, a total of 17 songs can be played, though their availability differs, as noted below. These take in consideration a 3-stage play session.

• The songs HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW, AM-3P, and MY FIRE are only available on the first stage in ver.EBA, whereas they are available in all stages in the other versions.
• The songs BRILLIANT 2U and MAKE IT BETTER no longer appear in the first stage in ver.EBA.
• The song PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME was moved to the second stage in ver.EBA. Its remix, PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (Jazz Groov), also only appears in the final stage.

Graphics#

Ver.EBA contains a few graphical improvements compared to the other three versions of the game:

• The screen shutter now has silhouettes of a dancer and of the dance pad.

Others	ver.EBA

• The banners of the songs BRILLIANT 2U (Orchestra-Groov), MAKE IT BETTER (So-REAL Mix) and PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (Jazz Groov) now match their appearances in Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX Link Version, which have fixed typos and proportions.

Gameplay#

• Ver.EBA added a functionality in which one could register their total in-game score on a now-defunct website via a code.
  

• Ver.EBA added a highscore table, as well as a name entry screen which can appear after the total results.

Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX Leftovers#

Songs#

All songs from the original release of Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX can be found, though only a portion of them are available by normal means. This also includes the unused XANADU, and the three songs from the Link Version revision which still had incomplete data.

Graphics#

Background Animation Graphics#

With the songlist reductions, many background animation graphics ended up becoming unused. These can be found in the folder back. Note that these do not list graphics that were already unused in 2ndMIX and its revisions.

atta (ATTACK)
1mone_25.cmt / 1mtwo_25.cmt
Two background images featuring many faces shouting. In 2ndMIX, these were used in the song LITTLE BITCH.

task1_16.cmt / task2_16.cmt / task3_16.cmt / task4_16.cmt
Four checkered black and white tiles; three of them form the word "SKA". These were also used in the song LITTLE BITCH, as well as ska a go go in the CLUB VERSiON 2 revision.

comm (Common Textures)
grid_25.cmt
A gradient overlaid by vertical lines in parallax. This texture is only ever used in the song R3 in 2ndMIX's CLUB VERSiON 2.

star_25.cmt
A star. Could have been used as a gradient overlay on top of other graphics.

disc (DISCO)
dic01_25.cmt / dic02_16.cmt / dic03_16.cmt
Icons of a heart with wings, a vinyl with a heart label, and nine squares which read "discodanc". These would have floated around the screen. In 2ndMIX, they were used in songs like THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) and LET'S GET DOWN.

disc1_16.cmt / disc2_16.cmt
Background images of reflected disco lights. These were also used in the two aforementioned songs.

dit03_16.cmt / dit04_16.cmt
Background tiles of a room layout, as well as of a metallic box. These were also used in LET'S GET DOWN in 2ndMIX.

dpa01_25.cmt / dpa02_25.cmt
Two sprites of a man wearing sunglasses. In the first one, they're star-shaped, while in the second one, they're heart-shaped. In 2ndMIX, these sprites were also used in THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT).

hiph (HIPHOP)
hio02_25.cmt
A background texture of a wall with the world "DANCE" painted on top.

hip4p_16.cmt
Several rockets. In 2ndMIX, this was used in the song KUNG FU FIGHTING.

pops (POPS)
poo02_16.cmt
A heavily dithered background with the words "I'm walking around the world." slightly visible on the bottom left. In 2ndMIX, this was used in the song BOYS.

pot03_25.cmt / pot05_16.cmt
Unused floating sprites. In 2ndMIX, these were used in the song HERO, and the latter one also appeared in BOYS.

pot04_16.cmt / pot06_16.cmt
Unused background tiles. Both of these also appeared in the song HERO in 2ndMIX.

sanb (SAMBA)
This entire background animation set goes unused. Only three songs across all of Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX‍ '​s revisions use it: EL RITMO TROPICAL, TUBTHUMPING, and Macho Gang.

1mami_16.cmt

1mcof_16.cmt

1msa1_16.cmt / 1msa2_16.cmt

1msam_25.cmt

anodo_25.cmt

sche1_16.cmt / sche2_16.cmt

tadre_25.cmt / tahim_25.cmt / tahos_16.cmt / tapap_25.cmt

tagr1_16.cmt / tagr2_16.cmt / tare1_16.cmt / tare2_16.cmt

taqyu_16.cmt / tatam_16.cmt

Dancemania Sequence#

All the graphics for the Dancemania promotional sequence which would be seen during attract mode can still be found in data\pct256\plane.

Mode Selection Screen#

The graphics for the mode selection screen can be found intact as well, in the same folder.

Song Selection Screen#

The Dancemania CD titles seen in the song selection screen can also still be found, at data\pct256\plane\m_jacket.cmt.

Name Entry Screen#

While ver.EBA has a name entry screen, this graphic, which is found at data\pct256\plane\m_nent.cmt, is never seen.

Congratulations#

These three graphics, which, in 2ndMIX, are displayed after the total results or the name entry screen, are not seen. The first two can be found in the folder data\pct256\plane, while the third one is in data\pct256\title.

References#