Dance Dance Revolution USA (aka Dance Dance Revolution US Mix) U.S. version Arcade FAQ Version 2.0 Dance Simulation 1-2 players -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Copyright 2000, 2001 by JuneHa Kim/BakaOrochi All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of this FAQ in any shape or form is prohibited. Come on, it's not like it's HARD to e-mail me if you want to use any part of this FAQ, is it? If you want to use ANYTHING, even codes or whatnot from this, CONTACT ME FIRST. This is my work, and not one bit of this is to be reproduced in any way, shape, or form. Copyright laws protect this FAQ. This is purely my own work, any other similarities to other FAQs are purely coincidental. I do respect all other copyrights and if I have inadvertently infringed on any, please contact me immediately so that I may remedy the problem. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FAQ History: 1.0 10/20/00 -First release 1.2 10/26/00 -Just realized two songs were misplaced, and belonged to 2nd Mix... Many thanx to Nickel for catching my mistakes ^_^ -Added more in-depth info in certain sections 1.3 11/7/00 -Yet more corrections, added the "Internet ranking thing" 1.5 11/16/00 -DOH! I just realized that it's Tiger Yamato, not Yamamoto... -Revised my contact information, due to the amount of ridiculous e-mail I've been getting -Finally started adding the lyrics! Big thanks to Sailor Bacon and Guilherme Henrique M. L. Kiyohara for letting me use their lyrics!!! -More corrections, added a new section 6b. -Thanx to Nickel for some of the steps on the SSR, I mean, Expert Double songs ^_^ 1.7 12/29/00 -Lotsa gradual offline fixes, all in bursts, hence the jump -Apparently, I can't spell "your" in the lyrics section... -More additions, changes, and silly stuff -Revised the scoring section -Took out the repeated "So Many Men" lyrics -More changes to "Dynamite Rave" lyrics, thanx to SSJ Bubble Tea! -I can't believe that Konami of America would let you fail Beginner mode... I also didn't think that could be possible... -Out of boredom, I added a "fun facts" section -Added extra verses for some of the songs for your entertainment ^_^ -Fixed spacing issues -Internet ranking has been added! 1.8 1/5/01 -More additions/changes to the trivia section -Forgot a few this and thats with the last update (incl. internet ranking) -More lyric fixes again thanx to SSJ Bubble Tea! 1.9 2/28/01 -Internet ranking is finished -More stuff changed -Took out the rumors section; as of now, I see no point in leaving it in the FAQ. 2.0 8/14/01 -More fixes, additions, corrections. -Quizlet fixes. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Contents: 1. What's the point of this FAQ? 2. What the heck is "Dance Dance Revolution?" 2a. Differences in the USA version 2b. The "controversey" of DDR USA (or what do people find wrong with DDR USA) 3. How to play 3a. Judging and scoring 3b. Different ways to play 4. Modes of play 5. Can you give me some tips/secrets? 6. Songs in this version 6a. The difficulties and steps 6b. Recommended songs 7. Quotes 8. Lyrics/About the lyrics 9. Fun facts 10. Closing notes/Thanks/Contact Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1. What's the point of this FAQ? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Well, basically, there wasn't a FAQ for this, so I figured, why not? Well, this was the one of the more anticipated games for Bemani fans in the U.S., but the question is, does Konami of America deliver? You can be the judge of that for yourself. Also, I just wanted to throw in some suggestions for those who are struggling with DDR, and how I picked up the game. For further help, I'd recommend reading some of the other DDR FAQs from gamefaqs.com. Some tips on this FAQ may not work with you, but this is how I've found it to work with me, and some others of my friends. IMHO, it's best that you develop your own style to play this game. Eventually, you'll pick it up, but for now, try to learn the basics (it's pretty difficult to make yourself look good when all you do is fail songs ^_^). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2. What the heck is "Dance Dance Revolution?" -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Dance Dance Revolution (aka DDR) is a unique dancing simulation game. It's made by the same company and development team who brought Beatmania and Guitar Freaks, Konami's Bemani team. The basic point is to "dance to the music." Easily said than done though. Most people rather call it a stepping game however (in my brother's words, step aerobics). If you think that you cannot dance to this game, look on the internet for some dancing clips. An pretty good dancing group located in Korea is called the A-Team, who does performances with DDR songs. You can also try to find C-Squad; located in Canada... Other teams in North America include Team Changoland (which IMHO are one of the craziest groups I've seen), DDR Club Elite, and some others (which I have yet to research about, since I'm too busy writing this FAQ! ^_^) 2a. Differences in the USA version Lots of changes, these changes are mainly compared to the previous 1.5 Mix. Some of these changes are made to appeal to the "American mainstream." The biggest difference from the 1.5 version is that you can no longer do "path choosing." Instead, you're given all the songs available right in the beginning. An interesting change is all the character models that were added. This includes Charmy/Astro, Johnny/Jenny from Dancing Stage Euro Mix, and Rage/Emi. Note that Charmy is the newer model, with the silver tights (not the 4th mix model). If you can't figure out why that was added, let's just leave it at that without the tights, some people might have found her a bit objectionable... Since we're on the subject of characters, you cannot choose which character you want to be. Instead, it seems to be more random as to which character the computer chooses for you. From 1.5, the interface is changed from Japan's 2nd Mix to Japan's 3rd Mix interface. The scoring and grading is drastically changed from 1.5 Mix (see Grading and Scoring). You can also repeatedly choose a song over again even after you've played it. So for example, you can do Afronova 3 times, over and over again, same difficulty if you wanted to, although I dunno why you'd want to unless you need practice (but at that point, you should just buy a pad and the game for home). Another big difference is that you can't change difficulties while you choose a song or before the song selection. Instead, after you choose a song, you'll have the option of choosing what difficulty you want to play the game at. This idea is imported straight from DDR 4th Mix, which brings me to my third point. The names of the difficulties have been changed. Instead of "Basic," "Trick" or "Another," and "Maniac," or "SSR," the names are changed to "Standard," "Difficult," and "Expert," maybe because no American DDRer who's never played the Japanese version would know what SSR and Another meant. On top of that, the first difficulty before "Standard" mode is called "Beginner" in which the song is only 1 difficulty (despite what song it is), HOWEVER you can still fail the song! This was previously available on the Japanese version of DDR and the U.S. testing version of DDR Solo Bass Mix (although the steps weren't "dumbed down" in Solo, and you couldn't fail). Another minor change includes a new voice that tells you which code you inputted. If you entered the Little code, the announcer will say "Little." Kind of nice, rather than just hearing the Konami tone. This is ala 3rd Mix. A big down (yet another) side to the USA version is that "Unison" mode or "Couple" mode is taken out. Finally, the Expert Double mode has been added for ALL songs. I believe the 1st and 2nd Mix songs steps have been taken from 4th Mix, since they didn't exist in 3rd Mix. Expert Double now boasts of containing the most difficult combination of any given song in DDR. 2b. The "controversey" of DDR USA (or what do people find wrong with DDR USA) To start off, I myself am pretty disappointed with Konami of America's lack of delivering to their fans. The way I see it, KoA is headed straight into the path of the mistakes of SNK and Sega (during it's Saturn days). They leave all the games in America, do not care or listen to their fans, and do a horrendous job marketing the games. Although I cannot say I loathe DDR USA (as some of us are deprived of having any other version of DDR in the arcades besides 1.5), I can't say that I like it as much as I hoped to either. But being the person that I am, I'll take what I'm given, and it's not too bad. BUT it could've been better. MUCH better. And I feel a little gyped because someone didn't want to go through the pain and trouble just to give it the extra mile to make it better. Anyway, moving on. Talking to other people on the 'net and other DDRers, many are somewhat annoyed by DDR USA. Here's some of the reasons that I've gathered. Basically many long time DDRers had to settle with DDR 1.5 if they wanted to play the arcade version (otherwise they were stuck playing the imported PSX or DC version). BTW-this excludes some west coast states. Anyway, high expectations were set the forthcoming DDR US mix. But after the official songlist was released, many were disappointed (and frustrated) with Konami of America and their lack of understanding their fanbase, the potential of Bemani in America, and thus killing the Bemani scene. Also, the fact that Couple mode was taken out didn't make the situation better. Other little factors irked players, like the changing of the scoring system, change in the difficulties names, etc. Well anyway, what's the big deal? Japan and Asia just got DDR 4th Mix, which include 120 songs. Compared to the newer released DDR USA, which only has 26, that's a very poor showing. Although some will say "it's only DDR, there's still some good songs in it," many feel that Konami of America could have done a much better job. Supposedly, these songs are for the mainstream...but who dances to "Let Them Move"? The main "excuses" that KoA had given were "copyright conflicts" (referring to copyrighted Dancemania songs that are featured in DDR), "not enough interest in America," and "no potential market for Bemani in America." I'll let you decide if those excuses are valid or not... If you feel that I'm wrong or you have something to add, please feel free to contact me (Check the bottom of the FAQ for contact info). I'm welcome to hear some input about this. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3. How to play -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The main point of the game: Hit the arrows at the right time. As long as you have at least one point in your Dance Gauge (the meter at the top of the screen), you will pass the level. If your gauge hits Zero (or you have no dance gauge points), game is over. Game is also over when you clear all the songs for the mode (but you won't be told "Game Over," unless you failed the last song). First after you insert your money, before you hit start, you can choose to play Single mode, Versus, or Double mode (see codes section). After you've select your game mode, you will choose a song. You can either hit start to choose a song, or let the clock run down (the latter is preferred, usually when the player is tired), and then you choose your difficulty for that song. This is a double-edged sword. For beginners who don't know how hard each song is, they can only find out AFTER they've picked a song, so if they chose PARANOiA Rebirth, they may find themselves in a rut with a choice of either playing out PARANOiA Rebirth normally or in the boring beginner mode (unless you MUST play beginner mode, in which case, it doesn't matter). But at the same time, it takes away from worrying about inputting codes if you want to play different difficulties for different songs. The arrows: How I'm going to refer to the arrows (to avoid further confusion)- Fixed arrows: The white set of arrows that don't move located at the top of the screen. They're always there. Scrolling arrows: The colored arrows that will scroll up from the bottom of the screen and tells you which direction you want to hit when they align with the fixed arrows. Panel arrows: The arrows on your dance pad, the ones you stomp on. If you've played the other DDRs, this version the same. The concept is the same. You will have a fixed set of arrows on the top of the screen. As music plays, colored scrolling arrows will go up towards the fixed arrows, and the point of the game is to hit the corresponding arrow on your dance pad when the scrolling arrow(s) is aligned to the fixed arrow(s). Sometimes you will be required to hit two arrows at the same time (read on about double-steps). This version of DDR has four arrows: Up, down, left, and right. Sometimes, you'll be thrown two arrows to hit at the same time (I call them double steps). This usually intimidates lots of beginners, and most don't know what to hit. It really isn't that hard, just be prepared to jump to hit those arrows at the same time (that's what baffles me: most beginners don't expect to be jumping around at all when they play. To hit those simultaneous arrows, the only way to hit them is to jump (or even hop) on them. Once you get more advanced, there are many other ways you can do it... A little tip for those struggling to hit the arrows on time: Each song is in a 4/4 beat. Which means you can count with the beat of a song. Even though some songs may have irregular beats, you'll notice that the fixed arrows will flash every fourth beat. When you have to hit the arrows, it will be on the beat or on the flash. But you have to make sure you're not too hasty to hit the buttons. What I used to do is count outloud (whispering at most, not screaming, please you'll scare the rest of the arcade patrons ^_^) 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,etc. and that way I can keep up with the beat. Bouncing with the beat works as well (may look ridiculous, but I've seen sillier looking things). So you can be thinking "1,2,3,step,step,2,step" etc. Basically, just keep a beat. Also, the steps are not as random as they seem. Once you get the rhythm of a song, you should be able to anticipate when the steps will come out. What you have to start worrying about is when you move up in difficulty levels, especially when you don't play beginner mode, or without little mode. You'll be treated to the green/blue "offbeat" arrows (also known as 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 steps). Those are a bit more difficult to hit since they don't align with the fixed arrows on the beat or the flash, but when the fixed arrows aren't flashing. Those take some practice to get used to. If you can, keep "little" mode on, otherwise, you'll be given these extra steps (unless of course you don't mind them).If it helps, the offbeat arrows are always a different color than normal arrows, depending on which offbeat arrow they are. Once you're comfortable with the arrows, you should turn Little mode off (as this mode is used more for beginners and certain performers). Double mode is the same from any previous DDR versions. Only one player plays, but that one player uses BOTH 1st player panels and 2nd player panels. This mode isn't recommended for beginners. Basically, you'll be playing with eight arrows rather than just four. 3a. Judging and scoring At the end of your song, the game will rate you according to how well you did on the song. You'll be given a run-down on how many "Perfect!" "Great!" "Good" "Almost" and "Boo!" rating you've gotten, how many steps you've comboed, your score, and an overall grade on your performance. Rating: On the top of the screen during gameplay, you'll have colored gauge. This is your Dance Gauge. In all mode, you'll start off with since Dance Gauge points. The point is to have at least one bar filled by the end of the song; once you run out of points on your Dance Gauge, the game is over. As you get more Perfect! and Great! ratings, it will slowly fill up. Every time you get an Almost or Boo rating, full bars will be taken away from you. A big factor that depends how many bars are taken away from you is based on what stage you're on. If you're on your first song, or 1st Stage, a Boo will not take as many bars away as a Boo on your Final Stage. Once your bar is empty, you cannot gain anymore, and the gauge will remain a red color. Everytime an arrow passes, you'll be judged on how accurately you stepped on the arrow. -If you've hit it dead on, you'll get Perfect! -If you hit it a bit off, you'll get Great! -If you hit it about 1/8 of a beat off, you'll get a Good, and your combo will be stopped, if you have one going. -If you hit it more than 1/8 of a beat off, you'll get Almost and you'll lose a point or two on your dance gauge -If you miss completely, you'll get a Boo!, and you'll lose a couple points in your Dance Gauge, depending on which "stage" you're on. Scoring: In general, the higher your rating (Perfect! or Good), the more points you earn, so get as many Perfect! ratings as you can get! If I'm correct, the scoring system is unique from any Mix out there. The higher your Dance Gauge, the more points you will get per rating. The lower your gauge, the lower amounts points you earn. Similar to 3rd Mix, but the difference is that your max score is NOT limited to 1000000. But the degree of points you earn is nowhere as ridiculously high as 1st-2nd Mix. If your gauge hits 0, you will no longer earn any more points, regardless of rating. For a limited time (as in I don't know how long it'll be up), you can post your score at the Konami of America website, and see how you rank up against the rest of the world (or wherever they have DDR USA). After you've played your game and CLEARED all stages, if you score high enough, you will be given your score and a series of numbers, a password (xxxx-xxxxx-xxx). Write it down or something, and then go to the KoA website (http://www.konami-arcade.com/), and go to "Internet Contest" and input your password. You can also see how other's scored. However, as of 2/18/2001, the internet contest is finished. Judgement: At the end of your song, you get a letter grade for your performance. The higher combos and higher scores you earn, the higher the grade. Also, it reflects how high of a combo you have ratio-wise to how high of a combo that is possible. For example, if song A is 210-combo maximum, and song B is 110-combo maximum, and you earn a 100-combo on both songs, you'll get a lower grade with song A, but a very high grade with song B. The highest rating is AAA PERFECT! aka AAAA; there's also a normal AAA, which is almost perfect. Your grade is also reflected by how much points you have on your dance gauge... usually. Grades are as follows: AAA PERFECT!-Perfect performance. No "Great!" allowed. AAA-Only "Great!" and and high percentage of "Perfect!" AA->I can't be certain, but it's probably a ranking you get for having all >Perfects and Greats but not having a high percentage of Perfects. That's >how you got an S instead of an SS in the 3rd Mix ranking system... you >needed about 80% Perfects for the SS. (Submitted by Nickel) A-Excellent, several mistakes, mostly "Perfect!" and "Great!" ratings, few misses, good combo ratio. B-Very good, enough to get by, a lot of "Perfect!" and "Great!" ratings, but a lot of "Almost" and "Boo!" ratings too. A low combo ratio. C-Average. Low combo number, decent amount of dance gauge left. D-Bad, Very low combo number, very low or near zero dance gauge left, lots of "Almost" and "Boo!" ratings. E-Horrible. Mostly misses, zero combo gauge. At this point, you would normally fail. More often than not, if you do decently, you'll get an A, as DDR USA is VERY lenient, unlike 3rd Mix, or USA PSX. When you're done with all your songs, you'll be given an overall grade, kind of like an average of all your grades. If you've successfully completed ALL songs, you'll be given a code for "Internet Ranking" and you'll be told to visit Konami's arcade site to enter the code, (www.konami-arcade.com). This code is no longer valid however, so you might as well ignore it, as the IR contest is long over. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 4. Modes of play -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- You can choose your difficulty level after the choice of each song: Beginnner Standard Difficult Expert And high scores will come up with each different variable, except for Beginner mode. For Double mode, only the following difficulties are available: Standard Double Difficult Double Expert Double Please note: if you want to play Versus or Double modes, usually you will be required to insert at least 2 credits to play a full double mode or versus mode game, and you'll have to enter the "option menu code" to play double mode. Otherwise, you can only play one song before the game ends or if you don't enter the "option menu code," you'll play regular mode. The difficulty does NOT change in versus mode for either player; both players MUST play the same song with the same difficulty. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 5. Can you give me some tips/secrets? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- *All these codes are straight from 3rd Mix* Access the option menu- To access the option menu so you can choose which gameplay you want to use other than single (double or versus), insert your credit, then hold the left and right select arrows down (NOT the dance pad arrows), and press start, just like 1.5. Remember that if you want to play 3-song double or 3-song versus, you MUST have another credit available and you have to press start on the other player's side. By default, if a second player joins in, the game reverts to VERSUS mode (not double or the defunct couple mode like in 1.5), so this code really isn't needed unless you plan on playing double mode. ~~~ For the following codes, they can be entered either during song selection or difficulty selection. The code will apply ONLY to the player who enters the code. If BOTH players, for example, want to use LITTLE MODE, BOTH players MUST enter the code. If you want to CANCEL the code, you must enter the code again and if need be, continually enter it until the mode goes away. ~~~~ Hidden/Sudden/Stealth modes- To access hidden mode, hit up, down, up, down on the panel arrows. You hear a voice say "hidden." This mode will have the arrows fade out as they reach halfway up the screen during gameplay. To access sudden mode, enter the hidden mode, then hit up, down, up, down. You will hear a voice say "sudden." To put it simply, hit up, down sequence 4 times. This mode will have the arrows fade in as they reach halfway up the screen during gameplay. To access stealth mode, enter the sudden mode, then hit up, down, up, down. You will hear a voice say "stealth." To put it simply, hit up, down sequence 6 times. This mode will not show the arrows at all during gameplay (so make sure you've memorized the song ^_^) To cancel out of these modes, hit the up, down sequence 8 times (hit up, down, up, down after you've entered the stealth mode code). You can enter this code while you're choosing a song or while you're choosing difficulty modes. Left and Right modes- To access Left Shift mode, hit the left panel arrow 8 times. This will shift the arrows around so that you face left while playing (at least you're supposed to) To access Right Shift mode, hit the right panel arrow 8 times. This will shift the arrows around so that you face right while playing (at least you're supposed to) Shuffle mode- To access Shuffle mode, hit the up, down, left, right, down, up, right, left on the panel arrows. This will shuffle the patterns of the arrows around. Mirror mode- To access Mirror mode, hit left, right sequence on the panel arrows four times. This will flip the arrows so they face the other direction (i.e. up becomes down, and left becomes right and vice versa). Little mode- (Thanx to ConvoyShogun for this code!) At the song selection or difficulty selection screen, hit left, down, right, down, left on the panel arrows. This will eliminate the offbeat arrows (1/2 beats, 1/4 beats and so on). Recommended for newbies and performers only (unless you know what you're doing). Flat mode- To access Flat mode, hit left, left, left, right, right, right. This will make ALL the arrows the same color. (By default, all arrows are on VIVID mode, which means all the offbeat arrows are different color. If you play with little on, then the flat code will not affect you since all the offbeat arrows will be gone) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 6. Songs in this version -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- As you know, the songs in DDR USA are collected from the previous DDR mixes. If you'd like to try practicing these songs on your own, you can wait until February for the US domestic PSX release, or you can import the following DDR versions from Japan. Of course the US PSX release should have more songs however... The origins of each song mean where you can find each song. Dancemania can only be found in import shops or specialty sites that specialize in music from Japan ("Dancemania X" is also the name of another Konami game, so try to avoid that.) Please note that the N.M.R. songs ARE in 2nd Mix, however, the steps are from 3rd Mix, as well as the logo and the background. Therefore, they're catagorized under 3rd Mix. The genres of these songs are debatable. I'm not HUGE into all these genres, so please let me know if you think I'm wrong. I'm pretty sure I am ^_^ Artist/song title [DDR 1st Mix] Smile.dk-Boys From: Dancemania X1 Genre: Euro Background: The title and a skater (in a silhouette) Hi-Rise-I Believe in Miracles From: Dancemania X1 Genre: Gospel/Dance Background: Logo of the song with...a triclops in the background... U1-Make a Jam! From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Techno-Reggae Background: The title in a psychedelic fashion Mitsu-O!-Make it Better From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Pop Background: The title of the song (in Chicago font!), with a bunch of circles in rows of four 2MB-PARANOiA KCET ~clean mix~ From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Trance Background: Very green, and you see the PARANOiA guy, except three of them facing the screen shadowed (and as if you were underwater) De-Sire-Trip Machine From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Dance Background: The title in a circle-ish, "trippy" manner so to speak [DDR 2nd Mix/ReMix] JS16-Stomp to My Beat From: Dancemania Winters Genre: Dance Background: The logo and two shadowed characters jumping (like they're stomping) ...or being shot at? Naoki-Brilliant 2U From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Club/Rave Background: The infamous B2U cyber-tiger with the funky background Me & My-Dub I Dub From: Dancemania Extra Genre: Euro-Dance Background: Two girls (in negatives) faces each other with the logo on the bottom The Dixies Gang-El Ritmo Tropical From: Dancemania Summer 2 Genre: Samba Background: The logo...in many diffrent colors, all over the place Chang Ma-Love This Feelin' From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Funk/Rock? Background: A bunch of roses and a skull on top with the logo Uzi-Lay-Put Your Faith in Me From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Jazz/Funk? Background: Two mirrored half-naked men flexing 2MB-Trip Machine ~luv mix~ From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Techno Background: "Mammy, can u sing me 'Trip Machine?'" and a doll with a tricycle [DDR 3rd Mix] N.M.R.-20,November -DDR version- From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Pop Background: The clotheslines...in nighttime Re-Venge-Afronova From: Dancemania Genre: Jungle Background: The freaky people who look like something from Cats -Note-Oddly enough, KoA changed the background to the 4th Mix background, why they did I dunno. Maybe Cats the Musical wouldn't have appreciated the old background =P Thanx to Nickel! N&S-Dead End From: Konami Original Remix Genre: House Background: A big wall that says "Dead End" Naoki-Dynamite Rave From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Rave Background: Ummm....a lot of red....and pipes....can't see much else... No. 9-End of the Century From: Dancemania Genre: Euro-House? Background: A big...mouth. With teeth baring. Rice.C feat. Jam Master '73-Jam Jam Reggae (AM Swing Mix) From: Beatmania Genre: Reggae Background: A lot of colors...(the Jamaican flag?) and the Jam Jam Reggae guy is now outlined on the side. N.M.R.-Keep on Movin' From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Pop Background: The clothesline. In daytime. Captain.T-La Senorita From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Latin Background: Red background, a film sequence with a lady in the frames. N.M.R.-Let Them Move From: Beatmania Genre: Pop Background: The Clothesline. In dusk. Must be a N.M.R. thing... DJ Kazu feat. Tiger Yamato-Luv To Me (AM Mix) From: Beatmania Genre: Dance/Pop Background: Girl in psychedelic colors with her hand up (Same as the original Luv to Me background, just different colors) 190'-PARANOiA Rebirth From: Konami Original Remix Genre: Trance Background: The PARANOiA guy, only with a helmet. Thomas Howard-Silent Hill From: Dancemania Genre: Ballad Background: Snow with Santa silouette flying in a heart. Looks like something from a paperweight. Me & My-So Many Men From: Dancemania Genre: Pop Background: Lots and lots of...men. Well, more like an army of mannequins. 6a. The difficulty and steps You'll notice that each song's difficulty level is measured by a foot. If you would like to see the steps themselves (like the steps for the songs), you should visit Nekoneko's DDRers Stompin' Ground, http://www.ddr.sh. I also added each song's length so you'll know which ones just take FOREVER to finish ^_^ Most of the Expert Double song ratings are incorrect (but close). Please contact me if you know the actual rating. Thanx to Nickel for helping me out on the Expert Double steps! Difficulties are as follows: 1-Simple (aka Beginner) 2-Moderate 3-Ordinary 4-Superior 5-Marvelous 6-Genuine 7-Paramount 8-Exorbitant 9-Catastrophic (Unless you know what you're doing, don't try it; there's a reason it's called Catastrophic) Boys (1:30) Standard: 3 -Steps: 139 Advanced: 4 -Steps: 158 Expert: 7 -Steps: 209 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 148 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 162 Expert Double: 6? -Steps: 191 I Believe in Miracles (1:28) Standard: 5 -Steps: 174 Advanced: 6 -Steps: 188 Expert: 8 -Steps: 246 Standard Double: 6 -Steps: 177 Advanced Double: 7 -Steps: 182 Expert Double: 8? -Steps: 264 Make a Jam! (1:44) Standard: 3 -Steps: 155 Advanced: 5 -Steps: 193 Expert: 7 -Steps: 240 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 155 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 200 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 296 PARANOiA KCET Clean Mix (1:39) Standard: 6 -Steps: 262 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 278 Expert: 8 -Steps: 351 Standard Double: 7 -Steps: 261 Advanced Double: 8 -Steps: 289 Expert Double: 9 -Steps: 351 Stomp to My Beat (1:34) Standard: 5 -Steps: 167 Advanced: 6 -Steps: 181 Expert: 7 -Steps: 248 Standard Double: 5 -Steps: 177 Advanced Double: 6 -Steps: 177 Expert Double: 7? -Steps: 201 Brilliant 2U (1:23) Standard: 4 -Steps: 162 Advanced: 5 -Steps: 176 Expert: 6 -Steps: 225 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 165 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 180 Expert Double: 6 -Steps: 227 Dub I Dub (1:23) Standard: 4 -Steps: 134 Advanced: 6 -Steps: 205 Expert: 8 -Steps: 210 Standard Double: 5 -Steps: 134 Advanced Double: 7 -Steps: 199 Expert Double: 7 -Steps: 194 (?) El Ritmo Tropical (1:30) Standard: 2 -Steps: 124 Advanced: 6 -Steps: 198 Expert: 7 -Steps: 247 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 163 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 174 Expert Double: 6? -Steps: 217 Love This Feelin' (1:29) Standard: 6 -Steps: 210 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 225 Expert: 8 -Steps: 242 Standard Double: 7 -Steps: 214 Advanced Double: 8 -Steps: 227 Expert Double: 8? -Steps: 242 Make it Better(1:29) Standard: 4 -Steps: 143 Advanced: 5 -Steps: 188 Expert: 7 -Steps: 212 Standard Double: 5 -Steps: 130 Advanced Double: 7 -Steps: 181 Expert Double: 8? -Steps: 220 Put Your Faith in Me (1:24) Standard: 3 -Steps: 128 Advanced: 4 -Steps: 145 Expert: 6 -Steps: 203 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 135 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 147 Expert Double: 6? -Steps: 170 Trip Machine (1:26) Standard: 6 -Steps: 191 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 211 Expert: 8 -Steps: 230 Standard Double: 7 -Steps: 201 Advanced Double: 8 -Steps: 215 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 264 Trip Machine ~luv mix~ (1:45) Standard: 6 -Steps: 209 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 251 Expert: 8 -Steps: 293 Standard Double: 7 -Steps: 209 Advanced Double: 8 -Steps: 251 Expert Double: 8? -Steps: 303 20,November -DDR version- (1:09) Standard: 3 -Steps: 103 Advanced: 5 -Steps: 150 Expert: 7 -Steps: 175 Standard Double: 3 -Steps: 98 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 132 Expert Double: 7 -Steps: 167 Afronova (1:29) Standard: 5 -Steps: 214 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 244 Expert: 9 -Steps: 370 Standard Double: 6 -Steps: 233 Advanced Double: 7 -Steps: 245 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 357 Dead End (1:40) Standard: 5 -Steps: 216 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 377 Expert: 9 -Steps: 410 Standard Double: 6 -Steps: 274 Advanced Double: 7 -Steps: 298 Expert Double: 9 -Steps: 455 Dynamite Rave (1:33) Standard: 5 -Steps: 188 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 269 Expert: 9 -Steps: 398 Standard Double: 5 -Steps: 217 Advanced Double: 6 -Steps: 250 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 331 End of the Century (1:39) Standard: 4 -Steps: 231 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 307 Expert: 8 -Steps: 349 Standard Double: 5 -Steps: 231 Advanced Double: 6 -Steps: 245 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 390 Jam Jam Reggae (AM Swing Mix) (1:29) Standard: 2 -Steps: 123 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 189 Expert: 8 -Steps: 252 Standard Double: 3 -Steps: 112 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 137 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 223 Keep on Movin' (1:08) Standard: 4 -Steps: 110 Advanced: 5 -Steps: 140 Expert: 6 -Steps: 183 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 113 Advanced Double: 6 -Steps: 162 Expert Double: 7 -Steps: 164 La Senorita (1:40) Standard: 4 -Steps: 241 Advanced: 6 -Steps: 255 Expert: 7 -Steps: 294 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 181 Advanced Double: 6 -Steps: 293 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 420 Let Them Move (1:18) Standard: 3 -Steps: 107 Advanced: 6 -Steps: 150 Expert: 7 -Steps: 198 Standard Double: 3 -Steps: 110 Advanced Double: 6 -Steps: 126 Expert Double: 7 -Steps: 165 Luv To Me (AM Mix) (1:37) Standard: 4 -Steps: 203 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 270 Expert: 8 -Steps: 353 Standard Double: 5 -Steps: 217 Advanced Double: 6 -Steps: 228 Expert Double: 8 -Steps: 352 PARANOiA Rebirth (1:38) Standard: 6 -Steps: 280 Advanced: 7 -Steps: 322 Expert: 9 -Steps: 433 Standard Double: 6 -Steps: 281 Advanced Double: 7 -Steps: 321 Expert Double: 9 -Steps: 423 Silent Hill (1:39) Standard: 2 -Steps: 117 Advanced: 6 -Steps: 202 Expert: 7 -Steps: 265 Standard Double: 4 -Steps: 165 Advanced Double: 5 -Steps: 206 Expert Double: 7 -Steps: 268 So Many Men (1:22) Standard: 3 -Steps: 115 Advanced: 5 -Steps: 150 Expert: 6 -Steps: 193 Standard Double: 3 -Steps: 115 Advanced Double: 4 -Steps: 139 Expert Double: 7 -Steps: 220 6b. Recommended songs Here are some songs I would recommend for beginners, novice, intermediate, advanced, and the "DDR Maniac" player ^_^ Yeah, I should be one to talk, but here's my input. By the way, this does NOT include using Beginner Mode. That mode is for newbies =P Beginners: -Those who grasp the concept of WHERE to hit the arrows- -Occassionaly struggling to hit some arrows, but still passes- -Don't get too anxious, these are pretty slow songs- -Play on: Moderate and Ordinary Jam Jam Reggae (Standard) Let Them Move (Standard) Put Your Faith in Me (Standard) Silent Hill (Standard) Novice: -Those who understand the concept of the arrow it stepped on the beat- -Usually looks like they're doing step aerobics, or VERY bored- -Play on: Ordinary and Superior 20, November (Standard) Boys (Standard) Keep On Movin' (Standard) Make a Jam! (Standard) So Many Men (Standard) Make It Better (Standard) Intermediate: -Those who know what's going on, but still can't do anything fancy- -Also means that they're starting to stop "marching"- -Offbeats aren't much of a problem -Play on: Marvelous and Genuine Afronova (Standard) Brilliant 2U (Standard) Dynamite Rave (Standard) La Senorita (Standard or Advanced) Luv To Me AM Mix (Standard) PARANOiA Rebirth (Standard) So Many Men (Advanced or Expert) Stomp to My Beat (Standard or Advanced) Trip Machine (Standard) Advanced: -Those who usually can do some tricks, freestyling, turns, etc.- -At this point, you can be catagorized as a high scorer or freestyler- -Play on: Paramount and Exorbitant 20, November (Expert) Brilliant 2U (Expert) Dub I Dub (Expert) Dynamite Rave (Advanced) End of the Century (Advanced) I Believe in Miracles (Expert) Jam Jam Reggae (Expert) Let Them Move (Expert) Love This Feelin' (Advanced or Expert) Luv to Me AM Mix (Advanced) Silent Hill (Expert) Trip Machine (Advanced or Expert) Trip Machine ~luv mix~ (Advanced) DDR Maniac: -Those who have too much time on their hands ^_^ - -Got a lot of energy? -Play on: Exorbitant and Catastrophic Afronova (Expert) Dead End (Expert) Dynamite Rave (Expert) End of the Century (Expert) Luv To Me AM Mix (Expert) PARANOiA KCET ~clean mix~ (Expert) PARANOiA Rebirth (Expert) Trip Machine ~luv mix~ (Expert) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 7. Quotes -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- During loading: "This is a cool Konami sound" "This is a pretty good song" "You have good taste in music!" Before song: "Are you ready?" "Give it your best shot!" "Show me your performance!" "Heat up the dance floor!" "This is the last song, keep going!" During game play: If you have a rating above red "You've got the rhythm!" "Wow, you are too cool!" "Nice moves!" "You surprised us all!" "Awesome, awesome!" "Everybody is cheering!" "The crowd loves you!" "This is the best I've ever seen!" "What technique!" "I'm getting carried away, REALLY carried away!" "You're a dance animal!" "C'mon you *???*" "Don't be careless!" "What a cool guy you are!" If you have a rating in the red zone: "Be careful!" "Are your legs OK?" "Did you have breakfast today?" "Whoa you're dangerous!" "Danger, danger!" Stage finishes: Cleared "You're hot!" "That was cool, you've just become a hero!" "You're doing great!" "Your dance was so great, it's like sunshine on a cloudy day!" "Whoa you're a dancing machine!" (AAA only) For Versus mode: "You two are good friends!" "You're both great dancers!" Failed "You're doing great!" (Don't ask...) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 8. About these lyrics -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Yes I have most of the lyrics up, these are ones I tried to do myself, and since I'm not experienced at this yet, they might be off. Many of the 3rd mix were blatently taken right from the game, and yes, I know, it's very flawed, but I tried to make fixes where I could. Others I couldn't do for the life of me, so I'm requesting help. Also, I've included some extra verses for some songs just for fun ^_^ Songs that I'm pretty sure don't have lyrics: PARANOiA KCET ~clean mix~ Afronova (or at least I don't know WHAT to put down...) *?* indicates inaudible words Songs that I'm requesting help on: Let Them Move Love This Feelin' Make a Jam! Put Your Faith in Me Jam Jam Reggae AM Swing Mix (AMD Swing Mix) 20, November -DDR Version- -N.M.R. featuring DJ Nagureo Ah don't want me to give your love baby? (?) Oh, give it to me good! Make it Better -Mitsu-O! Got no money Time to *?* Time after time I tried to walk away Uh, uh, uh, you don't break my heart Time after time I tried to walk away Uh, uh, uh Time after time I tried to walk away Uh, uh, uh, you don't break my heart Time after time I tried to walk away Uh, uh, uh Yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah Time after time I tried to walk away Uh, uh, uh, you don't break my heart Time after time I tried to walk away Uh, uh, uh Yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah Boys -smile.dk Boys boys be my boy (I wanna feel your body) Boys boys be my boy (Tonight I'm ready honey) Boys boys be my boy (I wanna be your lover girl) Be my lover boy Boys boys be my boy (I wanna feel your body) Boys boys be my boy (Tonight I'm ready honey) Boys boys be my boy (I wanna be your lover girl) Be my lover boy Hot summertime, always somethin' on my mind A kind of magic in the air I'm a road to a sunny paradise With crowded beaches everywhere I'm just a girl who's lookin' (for) lots of fun It's time to get things started So come on everybody Boys boys be my boy (I wanna feel your body) Boys boys be my boy (Tonight I'm ready honey) Boys boys be my boy (I wanna be your lover girl) Be my lover boy Boys boys be my boy (I wanna feel your body) Boys boys be my boy (Tonight I'm ready honey) Boys boys be my boy (I wanna be your lover girl) Be my lover boy =-= Hot summer night, always make me lose control It feels like heaven, now I'm free And all the boys, if you wanna feel the heat Just come along and play with me I'm just a girl who's lookin' (for) lots of fun It's time to get things started So come on move your body =-= I Believe in Miracles -Hi-Rise I believe in miracles baby I believe in you I believe in miracles baby I believe in you I believe in miracles baby I believe in you I believe in miracles baby I believe in you They say the day is ending Let's watch the sun go down And plan a holiday or two For all eternity I'm gonna *?* so you can see Worlds I created just for you Oh I saw you standin' on the street I wanted to meet you and stop for a while You gave me a smile when you say hello ohhhh Doo doo doo! Now everything's so good inside Never realized that I didn't hide The feelin' that came when you felt the same! I believe in miracles I believe in miracles I believe in miracles, don't you? (don't you?) Na na na na na nanananana Na na na na na nanananana Na na na na na nanananana (I believe!) I believe in miracles (don't you?) I believe in miracles (don't you?) I believe in miracles, don't you? In miracles in miracles in miracles... =-= Here we are together face to face forever Got a place the I've created just for you you you! Doo doo doo! Feel the faith of what you feel Believe in Jesus that can heal And soon the miracle will come true Oh! =-= Dub I Dub (I considered using "Doobie Doob", but...) -Me & My Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub Dub I Dub I Dub I Yeah Yeah Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub I don't need you love...anymore I don't need you here by my side no more no more ooo... And when I feel your love deep inside I will forget oh yeah So don't you dare come knockin' on my door When you need someone to hold Cuz every door and window is closed I can live, live without your love! Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub Dub I Dub I Dub I Yeah Yeah Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub I don't need you love Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub Dub I Dub I Dub I Yeah Yeah Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub I don't need you love Love is cold yeah and I don't need your Love is cold yeah and I don't need Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub Dub I Dub I Dub I Yeah Yeah Dub I Dub I Dub I Dub Bub Bub I don't need your love...anymore =-= You left me you went away Yeah yeah yeah And now you say you're back to stay No way, no way! So don't you dare come knockin' on my door When you need someone to hold Cuz every door and window is closed I can live, live without your love! =-= Brilliant 2U -Naoki C'mon let's go here we go! Jump jump jump everybody Jump up and down feel the power get down! Get involved! C'mon c'mon! Jump jump jump look out! Everybody knows how to get down! Jump jump jump get involved! Jump jump jump get involved! c'mon! Jump jump jump get involved! Everybody knows how to get down! C'mon let's go here we go! Jump jump jump everybody Jump up and down feel the power get down! Get involved! C'mon c'mon! Jump jump jump look out! Everybody knows how to get down! Jump jump jump get involved! Jump jump jump get involved! c'mon! Jump jump jump everybody! Get involved c'mon c'mon! Get involved, yeah everyone! Trip Machine -De-Sire Crazy 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Trip start Do you love me too? Do you love me too? Ohhhhhh yeah! Trip start Trip start Trip start Five Five Five Five Crazy Five Five Trip Machine ~luv mix~ -2MB Mommy, will you sing me Trip Machine? Five Five Five Five Five Five Crazy Crazy 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Trip start Five Five Five Five Five Five Crazy *Inaudible baby babble* PARANOiA Rebirth -190' Fe-fe-fe-feel so good! Hey baby Fe-fe... So Many Men -Me & My (So many men, so little time so many men for Me & My) (So many men, so little time so many men for Me & My) (So many men, so little time so many men for Me & My) (So many men, so little time so many men for Me & My) It's morning, I open my eyes and everything's still the same. I turn to the guy who stayed last night and ask him, "what's your name?" This seems to happen more and more, I love those men, one and all. Each new one I meet makes my heart beat fast When see them so strong and tall! So many men, so little time (So many men, so little time) How can I lose? So many men, so little time (So many men for Me & My) How can I choose? So many men (so many men), so little time (so little time) (So many men, so little time) How can I lose? So many men (so many men), so little time (please give me time) (So many men for Me & My) How can I choose? =-= They tell me I'm up to the roof (?) I should just settle down But I don't want to stay with just one man I want to see what's around Feels like it happens every night Being here with someone new Physical thrill, a beautiful smile And wonderful muscles too! So Many Men... 20, 40, 60, 75, 95, 100! So really who cares about love? Who wants their freedom taken away? For 52 weeks of every year There's a new man everyday There's too many choices to make up my mind So many that can turn on my light I don't want true love, I don't want brains Just give me the body tonight! =-= Dynamite Rave *Thanx to SSJ Bubble Tea for help!* -Naoki Dynamite rave! Come on everybody (Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!) And get on the floor yeah! Techno, rave, it's time to make a stand And pave the way, some might say Let it go, stay with the flow Stay on the beat, move your feet On concrete, on the dance floor If you want more? Then I'll give you more! If it's too hard core, then let me know I stop this show then bring it back To be exact, at 12 O'Clock Rock the spot, it's too damn hot They told me so, dynamite rave! It's on the down low, use your inner glow To make a move, show and prove The man with the lisp sounds so quick When you can see me on TV On the radio, hear me blow! I don't wanna give up (Oh no!) we're gonna have a party, have a really great time Yeah, yeah! Just feel the heat! Listen to the music and feel that beat! (C'mon, c'mon! ahhh...Get up! C'mon, c'mon! Can you feel it? *?* *?* C'mon, get up! C'mon, c'mon! *?* *?* *?* Ahhhh yeah!) Jump, jump do your thing This be the bomb, try to sing Narrator king, spread your wings Make your head ring to this song (Ah ah ah, can you feel it?) All night long, jack your body To this party feel the pain When you strain, don't refrain Please don't stop until you drop (C'mon c'mon c'mon just bust a groove!) I don't wanna give up we're gonna have a party, have a really great time Yeah, yeah! Just feel the heat! Listen to the music and feel that beat! Yeah! End of the Century -No. 9 End of the century misery, can it be chaos who's the boss? Suffer a great loss Man, woman, child no longer exist Only the good ones will be missed Life, love, cherish it all Who will be left to conquer it all? The end is coming, don't start running There's nowhere to run, don't grab a gun All over the land, hear this roar No one knows what's in store Look for the star, he's on his way No one knows what's in store (?) Love yourself and all around In a blink of an eye, you won't hear a sound Your heart is pounding at raided speed Man will always feel the need for greeed Let's go for it By now you can't miss Although this was the beginning Beware because the end is near! The sky is falling, eyes are bawling You had your chance to make your stance Love is a must, life don't lust No time to fuss, people start to cuss Cry out, who's going to care? Have no doubt, have no fear Believe in me, I'll show you the way. Some people think the year 2G is so scary, let's wait and see The world will shot down most won't admit People go crazy, people catch fits Fire breaks out, one way to stop Play hip-hop and nonstop stop Remember these words and what I said; You just might wake up brain dead! The feeling... (the feeling) is amazing... (is amazing) (Oh boy!) I want you... (Come and get me!) Some just say the world is changing Many people will agree Many changes we are seeing I just say it's the end It's the end It's the end of the century (End of the century!) La Seņorita -Captain.T Sitting in the corner with a coffee cup Reading the newspaper, not looking up She smiles as she finds something funny there The sunlight shining in her hair When she leaves, you want to follow her anywhere Her dress is too tight, but you can't let her see you stare And she's a hot one, a jalepeņa (NOT "halepena" BTW!) Ooh, la seņorita You'll never get close enough To la seņorita (Ora! Esta acuendo! (?) *?* Oh yeah!) You know she has a mind, she has an attitude And she likes her space and her solitude She'll tease you or please you if she's feeling good Or burn you, like you knew she would. When she smiles it's like the sun shining on your face Pulling and stretching her leather and lace. And she's a hot one, a jalepeņa Ooh, la seņorita In Baja, California Ooh, la seņorita Ooh, la seņorita Ole! Silent Hill -Thomas Howard Lights on the avenue All seem so far away I'm up here drinking a toast to you On such a special day Tonight is the night for "I love you"'s Wish we could have this feeling Throughout the year Christmas is here Christmas is here Tonight is the night for "I love you"'s And if you hold me near you You'll feel my heart beating for two Tonight is the night for "I love you"'s Up above the snow if falling And stars disappear My heart is calling "Christmas is here" Jam Jam Reggae (AM Swing Mix) *From Konami Beatmania Consumer guide* -Rice C. feat. Jam Jam Master '73 *Inaudible* Jam Jam Reggae come from Jamaica Fi Di Future in all dve hey! Jam Jam Reggae come from Jamaica Fi Di Future in all dve so! Bring bring jam baging packing jam Reggae music guide fi positive vibes Go around go around jam who waht who want jam Nuff niceness dis wickedest jam Ca's make mi happy & make mi high Mi dead taste & feel alright Like da natural harb, make me feel irie One chest a raggamaffin rude boy stayly Granny make a jam every day & night She said "Jamaica is da best Everythings everythings" *Inaudible* Jam Jam Reggae come from Jamaica Fi Di Future in all dve hey! Jam Jam Reggae come from Jamaica Fi Di Future in all dve so! Bring bring jam baging packing jam Reggae music guide fi positive vibes Go around go around jam who waht who want jam Nuff niceness dis wickedest jam Bring bring jam baging packing jam Reggae music guide fi positive vibes El Ritmo Tropical *Courtesy of Guilherme Henrique M. L. Kiyohara* -The Dixies Gang El mundo entero celebra carnaval! Have a party Shake your body Do the limbo Dancin on "El Bimbo" Do it allnight See the sunlight We go on and on and on We're gonna have a party It's time to shake your body Come and do the limbo Dancin on "El Bimbo" We can do it allnight Untill we see the sunlight We go on and on and on Lala lala lalaaaaa Lala lala lala lalaaaaaaa ...... El ritmo tropical, El ritmo tropical, El ritmo tropical, Celebra carnaval ! ...... Keep On Movin' *Courtesy of Sailor Bacon* -N.M.R. Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' year! All new happy on your own. (Keep on, keep on, keep on Oh!) Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' year! (To way hurt my love) All you goes bad. All you goes look down. Hoo! All fade escort dreaming. Dah-ha.. Why don't he get air. What you feel what there. You got some much life. But don't looks luck. Than car please thank you. Yeah! You want to the same day. Put you need get on way. Now did he don't care about pressing. They need gonna better bad time. Because this morning you mind. And got your body, Comon! In emotion! As a molding to flowing groove is funkey. Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' year! All new happy on your own. (Keep on, keep on, keep on Oh!) Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on doin' year! (To way hurt my love...) All you goes bad. All you goes look down, Hoo! Stomp to my Beat *Courtesy of Guilherme Henrique M. L. Kiyohara* -JS16 Stompin' to my beat you, Stompin' to my beat you, Stompin' to my beat you, Stompin' to my beat you, Stompin' to my, Stompin' to my, Stompin' to my, Stompin' to my, Stompin' to, Stompin' to, Stompin' to, Stompin' to, Stompin' to, Happy people stompin' to my beat you, to my beat you, stompin' to my beat, My beat'll come stormin' in, pumpin' , pumpin' Happy people stompin' to my beat you, to my beat you, stompin' to my beat, My beat'll come stormin' in, pumpin' , pumpin' Happy people stompin' to my, Happy people stompin' to my, Happy people stompin' to my, Happy people stompin' to my, Happy people stompin' to my, Happy people stompin' to my, to my, to my, to my, to my beat you beat Happy people stompin' to my beat you, to my beat you, stompin' to my beat, My beat'll come stormin' in, pumpin' , pumpin' (all night) Happy people stompin' to my beat you, to my beat you, stompin' to my beat, My beat'll come stormin' in, pumpin' , pumpin' (all night) Happy people, Happy people, Happy people, Happy people stompin' to my, Stompin' to, Stompin' to, Stompin' to, Stompin' to my beat you, Stompin' to my, Stompin' to my, Stompin' to stompin' to my, Stompin' to stompin' to my. Luv to Me (AM Mix) *Courtesy of Sailor Bacon* -DJ Kazu feat. Tiger Yamato (Love me) Neon signs were shining bright And in the street lights (the street lights) I saw your shadow was fading away Well, I lost you all of a sudden Good-bye my love, I love you too so Before you went away, I didn't know Memories awake, only in my dream When I think I lost them, they all come back to me You said that you love me Looked at me softly You kissed me and held me all night so tight I know what you're feeling I know what you're dreaming All that you feel and everything in your mind The memories are so clear (so clear, so clear...) (So-so many...) So many good years (good years...) The sweet ones I hold dear (hold dear, hold dear...) Good-bye my love, I love you too so Before you went away, I didn't know Memories awake, only in my dream When I think I lost them, they all come back to me The memories are so clear So many good years Sweet ones I hold dear Can't hold back the tears I need you by my side These feelings I can't hide So don't walk away, boy Baby won't you bring back -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 9. Fun Facts -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Out of boredom, and reading other FAQs, I decided to add a "fun facts" section about DDR in general. HOWEVER, some of these MAY NOT be correct, and if you think or know the correct answer, please feel free to contact me. BTW-I will NOT answer you or give you credit if you decide to be a jerk in e-mailing me (read me e-mail rules). I know these are pretty easy. I'm also open to new questions, if you think you have a good DDR trivia question, e-mail it to me. Please see the bottom of the FAQ for the answers. Thanx to DJ Arcas for reminding and helping me about the info on the Dancing Stage series in Europe! (FYI, Konami Europe renamed DDR to Dancing Stage, no relation to the Dancing Stage in Japan feat. TKD and DCT). DDR trivia! 1. Naoki's last name? 2. How many Dance Dance Revolution version are out at the moment (for Japan: MAJOR releases only, exclude LINK and PLUS versions. for USA: MAJOR releases: hint 1.5 and USA ONLY =P). This includes arcade, PSX, DC, GB, etc. As of 1/1/01. 3. How many versions of PARANOiA exist? (including variations, DO NOT include remixes outside of DDR like Paranoia Evil or Paranoia Millenium) 4. From what Beatmania does the Club version/Append discs come from? 5. Which song(s) is/are the first CATASTROPHIC? And when does it appear? 6. How many songs does Naoki currently have from 1st Mix-4th? (including remixes, exclude Club versions) 7. For DDR 3rd Mix, Captain Jack remakes what popular 70's song by which artist? BONUS:What verse does Konami use in DDR 3rd? 8. When was the official release date of DDR USA? 9. Who produces the Dancemania series? (NOT the game, the music) 10. What does "180" "190" and "200" refer to? 11. Which is currently the fastest DDR song (in terms of arrow speed)? 12. How many versions of Trip Machine exist? 13. What is Bemani? (This should be easy ^_^) 14. The Olivia Project remakes songs by which artist? 15. When did SSR Double (aka Maniac Double, Expert Double) first appear? 16. Out of the 120+ songs that Japan has seen so far in their DDRs, how many has America seen? (Hint: Again, major releases, including Solo, excluding Nonstop) 17. So Many Men is a remake of another song by what artist? 18. How many different versions of Luv to Me is there? (Excluding ParaPara Paradise and BM IIDX 4th Style) 19. How many songs in 2nd ReMix Append Club discs (or Club version) appear in PS2's Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style? 20. How many DDR songs (excluding Club songs) are featured in Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style for PS2? I heard that DDR 1st/Internet Ranking made it to America, but I haven't seen it, especially if it was the official U.S. version, so I'm excluding that as major release. Plus KoA does not consider this version as a major release. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 10. Closing notes/Thanks/Contact Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This FAQ is strictly based on my observations and my techniques. It may not work for you, and in which case, you can find other great beginner's FAQs out there that may work for you. (Myself, I'm learning new techniques, so my own playing is not too great right now...) ^_^ And to all the people who think there's no DDR scene in Chicago/Chicagoland area, I fart in your general direction! =P~~~ Thanks to... GameFAQs, heck, I never had more motivation to do this kinda thing ^_^ Konami and the Bemani team for making such a kick arse game Nekoneko at DDRer's Stompin' Ground, excellent resource for any DDR game out there (some information from this FAQ came from their site, with permission of course); http://www.ddr.sh. This FAQ wouldn't be complete without that site. Diversions, and all the people there! The whole Bemani Freak Underground (Yahoo! clubs) group! Gameworks (in Schaumburg, Streets of Woodfield), and to all the people there for showing me how to do some of the funky stuff...that and if GameWorks didn't bring this game to ACEN2K, this game would have forever sat on my shelf... Mitsuwa (aka Yaohan), especially for charging me up the butt for this...man $1.50? Ouch! ;) Well then again, they had DDR USA before anyone else so ^_^ Holy_Knight_7 at 7th Step (http://members.tripod.com/holy_knight_7/index.htm), for letting me use some of the info on his site, check it out, especially if you live in the Chicagoland area! Sailor Bacon, Guilherme Henrique M. L. Kiyohara, and Deathlok the Demolisher for allowing me to use their lyrics, and helping me out on others! Nickel for pointing out my dumb mistakes hehe Deathlok the Demolisher for pointing out that Brilliant 2U and Trip Machine indeed DO have lyrics =P And anyone else I've forgotten, sorry!!! Copyrights...(every game I mentioned thus far, just to be safe) Beatmania, ParaPara Paradise, DancemaniaX, and Dance Dance Revolution is trademark of Konami, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (KCEJ), Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET), and the Bemani development team. Dance Dance Revolution USA is copyright 2000 Konami of America (KoA). Dancemania music compilation series is trademark/copyright of Toshiba Emi. PlayStation and PlayStation 2 is trademark/copyright of Sony Computer Entertainment. Dreamcast is trademark/copyright of Sega, LTD. ~~~ You want to contact me? Read this FIRST, because you NEVER know what will happen to you or your E-Mail otherwise. The ELEVEN MUST-READ RULES OF E-MAILING ME: (Excuse my rudeness, but it has come to this) 1)I'm providing my e-mail address for COMMENTS, ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, and QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS GAME THAT SHOULD BE COVERED IN THIS FAQ! NOTHING ELSE! 2)Make sure you put what SPECIFIC game you're e-mailing me about. I have 3 other DDR FAQs, and asking a question about a "DDR FAQ" isn't going to go anywhere. An e-mail with "Dance Dance Revolution" isn't going to help either. Here's and example of what you SHOULD say: exmplae 1: Subject: Dance Dance Revolution Club 2 FAQ <---Good example example 2: Subject: DDR USA arcade FAQ <---This is good enough example 3: Subject: DDR USA song lyric correction <---Even better If you're too lazy to type all that out, well then, don't expect a resonse from me. 3)DO NOT ask questions such as "HOW DO I DO _your problem here_???" Or like "How do I enter _such and such_ code? It's not working for me!!!" Then OBVIOUSLY you're NOT doing it right! I test out all codes before I publish them, so if you can't do it, then 95% says that it's you, 5% says it's the machine. Do I look like your therapist? 4)DO NOT e-mail me for codes, hidden stuff, or the like! Everything I know about this game is on this FAQ SO LOOK THROUGH THIS FAQ BEFORE ASKING ME ANYTHING! If you can't find the code here, then either it doesn't exist, I haven't found it yet or confirmed it, or you just don't know how to read thoroughly. Plain and simple. 5)I do NOT answer questions about PlayStation, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, modifications, copy protection, buying the dance pad/mat, or ANYTHING of the sort. THERE ARE OTHER PLACES YOU GO FOR THAT! NOT ME! I WILL IGNORE YOU OR FORWARD SUCH MAIL TO PROPER AUTHORITIES! I'm getting REALLY sick of this. I don't condone piracy in any manner, and my name is not Konami/Sony/Sega Technical Help. Why do I refuse to answer these? -Modifications break your Sony/Sega warranty, so I don't encourage it, in ANY country, whether you're in Japan, USA, UK, Germany, Philippines, Antarctica, ANYWHERE. -Copy protection EXISTS FOR A REASON. I'm NOT going to tell you how to break the law. -Same goes for modification protection. If you want to break it, use a hammer. Then go buy yourself a new one. BTW-I'm not responsible for ANYTHING if you do this. -You can buy a dance pad or mat ANYWHERE. Obviously, if you still don't know where, you're not trying hard enough. (Hint: eBay, Yahoo!) -If something breaks or is lost, TOUGH. It's not my problem. Just because I write FAQs, doesn't mean I know how to fix your game, pad, PSX, whatever. I don't bear any kind of responsibility from your actions. 6)I'm not a girl, so don't think about sending love letter. Also spam will be ignored and taken up with your ISP or mail server (yes, there are laws against spamming). 7)I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR E-MAIL IN ANY OTHER ONE OF MY E-MAILBOXES! There is ONLY ONE e-mail address here. That's the ONLY one I want to see YOUR E-mail at. I don't CARE if it takes me a month to respond. E-mailing me anywhere else just tells me that you're a moron who can't read simple instructions. 8)Yes, Dance Dance Revolution IS COMING TO THE U.S. PlayStation, in February 2001. I'm not Konami of America, so don't ask me anymore than that. 4th Mix is due out 3/15/2001 on PlayStation. I'm not Konami of Japan either. Ask them, they make the game. I just write FAQs about them. 9)I can read English, Korean, Spanish and some Japanese. Korean is reserved for karaoke, Japanese is reserved for either karaoke, anime, or video games, and Spanish is ONLY for my classes. THAT'S IT. You send me an e-mail in Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, or ANY other language, either expect an ignore, returned e-mail, or major laughter from me and anyone else I decide to show the e-mail to. 10)One letter about emulation or how to copy this game will be forwarded STRAIGHT to the authorities, in ANY country. NO JOKE. 11)If you can't type proper English, you don't know proper grammar, or you just don't know how to speak English, don't bother e-mailing me. I don't want to try to decode e-mail that say this: "I no english well. I like game much. I want codes. send and i very happy." *I've gotten worse e-mails, but here's a light example.* I know I'm being harsh but this is getting ridiculous, constantly getting e-mailed on how to break Konami's copy protection, how to play the games illegally, and so forth. Please, understand that most FAQ writers don't exist to tell you how to solve your personal problems (Yes, trying to jack up your PlayStation to play games and make toast is you own personal problem). We (at least myself) are just here about the game. Not to cater to your piracy habits, or your inabilities to find accessories. I've got my own problems to worry about. Don't ASK me WHY I won't tell you either. I just won't. Period. ~~~ Understand? Good! I'm always open to a good e-mail! ^_^ You can e-mail me at BakaOrochi@hotmail.com If you'd like to reuse this FAQ in ANYWAY, SHAPE OR FORM, YOU MUST contact me FIRST! So please save yourself the legal trouble. I won't bite your head off or anything =E -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This FAQ can be located http://www.geocities.com/bakaorochi The latest version is usually at www.gamefaqs.com since Geocities is flaky Answers for the fun facts: 1. Naoki Maeda 2. 23 (This is VERY debatable) Arcade: DDR 1st, DDR 2nd Mix, DDR 3rd Mix, DDR 4th Mix, Dancing Stage Euro Mix, Dancing Stage Euro Mix 2000, Kiddie DDR (Don't know the exact name) PSX: DDR 1st, 2nd ReMix, 2nd ReMix Append 1, 2nd ReMix Append 2, 3rd Mix, Disney's Rave, Ohasta, Best Hits, Dancing Stage Euro Mix Dancing Stage DDR series: Dreams Come True, True Kiss Destination DC: 2nd Mix, Club Version GB: GB 1, GB 2 N64: Disney's Rave *I think I might be missing one* (Look for 4th Mix and USA Mix for PSX in 3/2001!) 3. 8 PARANOiA PARANOiA KCET ~clean mix~ PARANOiA MAX ~dirty mix~ PARANOiA MAX ~dirty mix~ Club version PARANOiA MAX ~dirty mix~ Club version Another PARANOiA MAX ~dirty mix~ Club version Another 2P PARANOiA Rebirth PARANOiA Evolution 4. Beatmania IIDX Substream 5. Three of them are from DDR 2nd ReMix Append Club Vol. 1 Graduistic Cyber Ska a go go Luv to Me (from DDR 2nd ReMix Append Club Vol. 2) Gentle Stress 6. 8 Brilliant 2U Brilliant 2U Orchestra Groove Dynamite Rave Hysteria (As Naoki 190) B4U Can't Stop Falling in Love Burnin' Up the Floor Love Again Tonight 7. Village People: In The Navy, 3rd Mix uses the second verse 8. 10/10/00 9. Toshiba Emi 10. BPM or Beats per minute (I'm pretty sure) 11. Drop Out (So I'm told) 12. 4 Trip Machine SP-Trip Machine Jungle Mix Trip Machine ~luv mix~ Trip Machine Climax 13. Bemani is Konami of Japan's development team for their music games, which include Beatmania, DDR, Guitar Freaks, Drummania, etc. 14. Olivia Newton-John 15. Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix 16. 48 This includes 1.5 Mix, USA, and Solo Bass Mix 17. So Many Men by Miqel Brown 18. 4 Third Mix (Japanese) English version English Disco version AMD Mix/AM Mix 19. At least 8 5.1.1. Dr. Love Beginning Of Life Been So Long PARANOiA Max ~dirty mix~ Keep On Movin' Brilliant 2U Gentle Stress 20. At least 3 Put Your Faith in Me SP-Trip Machine Can't Stop Falling in Love