Dance Dance Revolution - USA (aka DDR US 2nd Mix) (**Not to be confused with the Japanese Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix**) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAQ by Ikari Gendou (igendou@hotmail.com) Copyright 2000-2001 Benjamin Fields Dance Dance Revolution is a copyright of Konami. Bemani is a copyright of Konami. Beatmania/HipHopMania is a copyright of Konami. All Other Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of this FAQ is prohibited except for the following: * Hard copies to be posted at DDR Machines for viewing * Hard copies for the viewing of a single party * Hard copies to be distributed to other DDR fans * Konami Officials (drop me a line though, please? :) ) Such reproduction is allowed within these rules: * Modification of FAQ CANNOT take place * Media Outlets are not authorized to reproduce FAQ w/o contacting Benjamin Fields first for permission Anything not explicitly listed above is denied. Parties wishing to reproduce this FAQ outside the rules set forth are required to contact Benjamin Fields via e-mail to file a request. Parties violating the above terms of use will be subject to proceedings up to and including legal action. Reading of this FAQ confirms your consent to abide by the rights set forth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v0.7 Updated 04/03/2000 ------------------------------------------------- 0.0 - Changes 0.5 - Notes, Credits, and Stuff To Be Added 1.0 - Dance Dance Revolution USA 1.1 - DDR USA - Arcade 1.1.1 - Changes from DDR US 1st Mix 1.1.2 - Beginner Mode 1.1.3 - Changing Difficulties 1.1.4 - Secret Codes 1.1.5 - Song List 1.1.6 - Internet Ranking 2.0 - Song Data (Difficulty) 3.0 - DDR USA - Home Version (Coming Later) 3.1 - Song List 3.2 - Price 4.0 - Links *** 0.0 Changes ------------------------------ v0.7 - Updated with some information on DDR USA for the PSX. Added the song list and price information for pad/game. v0.6 - Minor text edits and some reformatting of lines, nothing major. Expect FAQ to stay this way while I compile lots of new information. v0.5 - Added song level information Edited scoring information Added "Beginner Mode" information Added "Change Difficulty" information v0.4 - Woo! Finally got to play USA Mix. v0.3 - Added copyright section, text edits. Fixed mistake listing the fastest DDR song as Afronova. Thanks Nickel! v0.2 - Fixed formatting to 80char length. Moved links from section "0.5" to a new "3.0 Links" section. Added a small section to section "1.1.1" describing the new interface. v0.1 - Woo! It's published! 0.5 Notes, Credits, and Stuff To Be Added ------------------------------ * Dance Dance Revolution USA will be referred to as USA Mix or US 2nd. * Dance Dance Revolution will be referred to as US 1st Mix or US 1st. * There is ALWAYS more to add: Beats Per Minute (BPM) for each song Number of steps per song/difficulty * This is my first attempt at writing an FAQ, be gentle. 1.0 Dance Dance Revolution USA ------------------------------ USA Mix is the new sequel to the hit game from Konami, Dance Dance Revolution. The object of the game is simple, yet complex. There is a stage with 8 arrows, 4 arrows per player, and one arrow for each direction (up, down, left and right). The player then selects a song with varying difficulty (the more feet, the harder), and starts dancing! Arrows will scroll up from the bottom, and the player needs to step on the corresponding arrow or arrows when they reach the top of the screen. 1.1 DDR USA - Arcade ------------------------------ With a slated release of October 2000, the new US 2nd will come in 2 flavors: (Note these prices are not dead on accurate, but are round about correct from what I have heard) * $2,000~ - Upgrade kit for existing machines. Will include board to replace current DDR board, game name paneling and side advert/info paneling. * $12,000~ - Totally new machine. Need I say more? :) 1.1.1 Changes from US 1st Mix ------------------------------ A whole lot has changed from 1st Mix to USA Mix. There are missing songs, but that will be discussed later. * New Scoring System: The days of scoring E-D-C-B-A-S-SS are gone in USA Mix. They have been replaced with the newer 4th Mix / Solo Bass scoring system. Now there is E-D-C-B-A-AA-AAA-AAAA: AAAA = SSS (This is from DDR 4rd Mix in Japan, a quad A means the player has gotten all perfects) AAA = SS (This means the player has obtained more perfects than greats, but not enough for a AAAA) AA = S (This means the player has scored a mix of perfects and greats) The A-B-C-D-E system represents a player that has scored a mix of perfects, greats, goods, boos, and misses, with the number of boos and misses getting higher and higher as the letters go down. * New Difficulty And Play Modes: In USA Mix the player could input codes for Basic, Trick, and Maniac modes. Those have been renamed Standard, Difficult, and Expert. There is a new mode that may make getting into DDR easier for new players. There is a mode named "Beginner", where all songs are just 1 foot (the easiest rank). Also, the couple mode has been removed. No more alternating step patterns between players 1 and 2 anymore. The options left are Single, Versus, and Double. I guess KOA figures people were getting confused and reading the wrong steps? * New Interface USA Mix will use the "interface" from DDR 3rd Mix. Another change with the interface, will be that the backgrounds and even the "groove" bar are more vibrant. Players have likened the 3rd Mix style to a "rave" like setting. 1.1.2 Beginner Mode ------------------------------ To choose beginner mode, just select "Beginner" from the difficulty select screen after you've chosen a song. The next screen will show your dancer showing how to follow the arrows and when to step. Then, the song starts. The songs are VERY dumbed down (think Have you Never Been Mellow basic from US 1st Mix), and you get a top down view of the stage with your dancer ontop pressing the correct panels. 1.1.3 Changing Difficulties ------------------------------ When you select a song from the list, you're next presented with 4 options for difficulties: *Beginner (see 1.1.2) *Standard *Difficult *Expert Just press the right yellow arrow to advance difficulties, and the left yellow arrow to reduce difficulties. Expert is "hidden", as in you have to press the right arrow 4 times to get to it. The foot color will change from Blue/Yellow/Red/Green depending on the level. The number of feet will also change depending on the level. There is no "party" mode in USA Mix like there is in the import DDR 3rd. What "party" mode means, is 2 players could play different difficulties on the same song. 1.1.3 Secret Codes ------------------------------ To enable the following codes: * Hidden (Steps dissapear half way up the screen) * Sudden (Steps appear half way up the screen) * Stealth (Steps are GONE and do not appear on screen) Step this code on the stage: * U,D,U,D You can only choose 1 of the 3 codes. Keep entering the code and it will switch between the 3. For Left Mode (Steps are rotated 90 deg. left) Step this code on the stage: * Lx9 (IE, left 9 times) For Right Mode (Steps are rotated 90 deg. right) Step this code on the stage: * Rx9 (IE, right 9 times) For Mirror Mode (Steps are rotated 180 deg.) Step this code on the stage: * L,R,L,R,L,R,L,R For Flat Mode (Steps are same color instead of the varying colors to show offbeat steps) Step this code on the stage: * L,L,L,R,R,R,L,R For Little Mode (Steps are all on beat during song) Step this code on the stage: * L,D,R,D,L For Shuffle Mode (Steps are "random") Step this code on stage: * U,D,L,R,D,U,R,L To cancel a code, just input the code again. 1.1.5 Song List ------------------------------ There are 26 songs in the new USA Mix, pulling from songs available in the Japanese DDR 3rd & 2nd Mix. Listed below are the song names and difficulty levels (stars denote holdover songs from US 1st Mix): 1. Dead End 2. Afronova 3. Paranoia Rebirth 4. Dynamite Rave 5. Put Your Faith In Me [**] 6. 20, November 7. Paranoia Clean Mix 8. Make It Better [**] 9. Brilliant-2-U [**] 10. Stomp To My Beat 11. Make A Jam 12. I Believe In Miracles 13. La Senorita 14. Boys 15. Keep On Moving 16. Let Them Move 17. So Many Men 18. Luv To Me 19. Jam Jam Reggae 20. Love This Feeling 21. End Of The Century 22. Trip Machine [**] 23. Trip Machine [luv mix] 24. Dub I Dub 25. El Ritmo Tropical 26. Silent Hill As you can see, we've gained, but lost. The lost songs are Butterfly, along with Boom Boom Dollar, AM-3P, Make It Better (So-Real Mix), Paranoia 180, Put Your Faith In Me (Jazzy Groove), B2U Orchestral Groove, Mellow, and My Fire. Some of the new songs to point out are the 2 mixes of Paranoia (might I add that Paranoia Clean Mix is quite intense), and that Afronova is also the 2nd fastest song currently in the DDR series, clocking in just at or over 200 beats per minute! (Side note, the fastest song in the DDR series is from the DDR Solo / 4th Mix, called Drop Out, which is estimated at about 260bpm! -Thanks Nickel) Some of the songs, like Jam Jam Reggae and Luv To Me, are in the other Konami music game, Beatmania (aka HipHopMania). 1.1.5 Internet Ranking ------------------------------ How internet ranking works is fairly simple. The player will go and do their set of songs. Then at the end, the machine will give you a number and pass- word. The player will then go to to www.konami.com/arcade and enter in the number and password. There are just 2 problems with this. :) * A player could get 3 quad-A's on the machine set for 3 songs, and still be outranked by a player who was on a machine set for 5 songs, and got A's on the 5 songs. * So far the Konami site isn't even UP yet to input the codes. 2.0 Song Data (Difficulty) ------------------------------ This list is be arranged from the easiest basic song to the hardest basic. El Ritmo Tropical Standard - 2 Feet Difficult - 6 Feet Expert - 7 Feet Silent Hill Standard - 2 Feet Difficult - 6 Feet Expert - 7 Feet Jam Jam Reggae Standard - 2 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Put Your Faith In Me Standard - 3 Feet Difficult - 4 Feet Expert - 6 Feet So Many Men Standard - 3 Feet Difficult - 5 Feet Expert - 6 Feet Boys Standard - 3 Feet Difficult - 4 Feet Expert - 7 Feet Make A Jam Standard - 3 Feet Difficult - 5 Feet Expert - 7 Feet 20, November Standard - 3 Feet Difficult - 5 Feet Expert - 7 Feet Let Them Move Standard - 3 Feet Difficult - 6 Feet Expert - 7 Feet Keep On Moving Standard - 4 Feet Difficult - 5 Feet Expert - 6 Feet Make It Better Standard - 4 Feet Difficult - 5 Feet Expert - 7 Feet Brilliant-2-U Standard - 4 Feet Difficult - 5 Feet Expert - 7 Feet La Senorita Standard - 4 Feet Difficult - 6 Feet Expert - 7 Feet Dub I Dub Standard - 4 Feet Difficult - 6 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Luv To Me Standard - 4 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 8 Feet End Of The Century Standard - 4 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Stomp To My Beat Standard - 5 Feet Difficult - 6 Feet Expert - 7 Feet I Believe In Miracles Standard - 5 Feet Difficult - 6 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Dead End Standard - 5 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 9 Feet Afronova Standard - 5 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 9 Feet Dynamite Rave Standard - 5 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 9 Feet Paranoia Clean Mix Standard - 6 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Love This Feeling Standard - 6 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Trip Machine Standard - 6 feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Trip Machine [luv mix] Standard - 6 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 8 Feet Paranoia Rebirth Standard - 6 Feet Difficult - 7 Feet Expert - 9 Feet 3.0 DDR USA - Home Version ------------------------------ DDR USA for the PSX is out! The game was released in March, with 27 songs from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd mixes of DDR. Also included is the diet mode, which, as you could probably tell, let's the player dance away those calories. 3.1 Song List ------------------------------ 1. Have You Never Been Mellow 2. Boom Boom Dollar 3. El Ritmo Tropical 4. Let Them Move 5. 20, November 6. Put Your Faith In Me 7. Put Your Faith In Me (Jazzy Groove) 8. Brilliant2U 9. Brilliant2U Orchestra-Groov 10. Smoke 11. Make It Better 12. My Fire 13. If You Were Here 14. Dub I Dub 15. Keep On Movin' 16. La Senorita 17. Drop The Bomb 18. Get Up 'N' Move 19. I Believe In Miracles 20. AM-3P 21. Dynamite Rave 22. Afronova 23. Trip Machine 24. SP-Trip Machine Jungle Mix 25. Paranoia 26. Paranoia MAX Dirty Mix 27. Paranoia KCET Clean Mix Missing from this list, are such hits as "That's The Way", "Kung Fu Fighting" and "Strictly Buisness". The first two, obviously, probably did not get the OK from the record label whom has rights to the songs. As for the last one, there is a short part of the song where a "4 letter word" is mentioned, and thusly has been stricken from all future releases of DDR. 3.2 Price ------------------------------ The cost for DDR USA alone will be $29.99. The cost for the DDR pad (official Konami) $49.99. No one is quite sure when this will happen, but Konami will release both the game and a pad as a set for $59.99. Considering that's about how much I pay for an import copy of DDR, sans pad, this is a good deal! 4.0 Links ------------------------------ DDR Action - http://www.visual-shock.com/ddr Changoland - http://www.changoland.com AMOA - http://www.amoa.com Konami - http://www.konami-arcade.com http://www.konami.com