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Dancing Stage Fusion (PlayStation 2)

One of three versions of Dancing Stage Fusion. This version is essentially a reskin of the American Dance Dance Revolution Extreme release, sharing many of its minigames and modes.

Sub-Page#

Unused Graphics#

Note: All of the following graphics can be found in DATA/FILEDATA.BIN.

Freeze!#

The unused Freeze! judgement makes another appearance here.

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Placeholder Banners#

Two placeholder banners.

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Japanese Version Credits#

The graphical assets for the Japanese Dance Dance Revolution Extreme's credits sequence can still be found, as seen below:

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Prototype Leftovers#

Between the game's graphical data lie remains of an earlier build of the American release of Dance Dance Revolution Extreme which was closer to the Arcade/Japanese PlayStation 2 releases.

Game Menus#

Diet Mode#

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Results Screen#

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(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

Chihuaua 2002
Come Into My World
HEAVEN AND EARTH
SEXIEST MAN IN JAMAICA

Double Standard
Double Difficult
Double Expert

Direct copies of the Single charts.

Danger! High Voltage
Good Luck
Gotta Get Thru This
I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE
OK
SOMEBODY LIKE YOU

Single Challenge
Double Standard
Double Difficult
Double Expert

The Single Challenge charts are copies of Freedom‍ '​s Single Difficult chart, in various states of completeness. Curiously, the song never appeared in any home DDR game outside of Japan.
The Double charts are copies of its respective Single charts.

Familiar Feeling
Promises
Superstar

Single Challenge
Double Standard
Double Difficult
Double Expert

The Single Challenge charts are copies of AM-3P‍ '​s Single Difficult chart, in various states of completeness.
The Double charts are copies of its respective Single charts.

Rappers Delight

Single Challenge
Double Standard
Double Difficult
Double Expert

The Single Challenge chart is a copy of a different, possibly placeholder chart.
The Double charts are copies of its respective Single charts.

Your Rain(RAGE MIX)

Single Challenge

An incomplete copy of AM-3P‍ '​s Single Difficult chart.

Below is a download to Rappers Delight's Single Challenge chart (converted to the .sm format used by Stepmania), as it is the only one in this list not to be a copy of another existing chart.

Download Rappers Delight (Single Challenge chart)

File: DSfusionPS2-rappersdelightCSP.zip (1.34 KB) (info)

(Source: SaxxonPike)

Unused Sounds#

There are pieces of unused audio found in DATA/FILEDATA.BIN and DATA/SOUND/SD.BIN on the game's disc:

FILEDATA.BIN#

A segment of the song BYE BYE BABY BALLOON, used in the Dancemania logo sequence in DDRMAX.

The How To Play music from DDRMAX.

The Ranking Screen music from DDRMAX.

The menu music from DDRMAX.

SD.BIN#

Three announcer samples not heard anywhere in the game.

(Source: tikal.)