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Novinkdy a důležité info:
General info::
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Nové stránky se nachazí na: ddr.pocitac.com (4. verze - 2009)
Starší stránky: DDR Portal ^1, DDR Portal ^2
DDR Forum stále funguje.
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ddr.pocitac.com
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DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION, DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION USA, DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION 4TH
MIX, DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION 4TH MIX PLUS, AND DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION 5TH MIX
FOR ARCADES FAQ v3.05
This FAQ is copyright by me, Tracy Smith 2000-2003. Feel free to copy this
document and read it on your own time. Do not copy this document and claim it
as your own. Do not copy this document and sell it. This document was NOT
meant to be seen in any sort of paper media! If you really, really want this
on your site, e-mail me (cherriebomber@yahoo.com) and ask nicely (and please
specify that you want to use my DDR FAQ, because I've written more than one).
Oh, and leave this copyright in if this FAQ appears on your site. Song titles
copyright by their artists. Dance Dance Revolution, its sequels, Beatmania
IIDX and ITS sequels, and Hip Hop Mania (2) copyright Konami. That is all.
E-mail: Look at the copyright information. If that is too much for you, go to
the bottom of this FAQ. But don't just scroll down. Read the FAQ, please!
If you see this FAQ on a site not listed below, please notify me! Chances are,
they've probably asked. But if they didn't, laugh, because they ripped an FAQ
from someone that nearly flunked English!
You can find this FAQ at:
Gamefaqs.com (the most up-to-date version is here)
Gameadvice.com
Neoseeker.com
www2.hawaii.edu/~hioki (my homepage, which is actually a mini FF3/6 shrine)
***Are you in a hurry? If you're looking for information regarding a specific
mix, use the mix numbers (up to 7th) to find what you are looking for (with the
exception of the original mix, which has no mix number. . .use uzi as your
search string, capitalize the first letter, and do Match Case). I refer to 8th
Mix as EXTREME. If you want a specific section, use the roman numerals next to
the section to find it. If you want a specific song/artist, do a search by
song title/artist name. If you can't find it, e-mail me about it.***
Contents:
I. Really, really basic introduction
II. Version info...I think
III. I'm supposed to play this game with my WHAT?
IV. Music terms and other terms
V. I wanna dance NOW! (or The Commandments, for short)
VI. The songs
VII. SOME secrets
VIII. Are you having a bad day?
IX. Credits
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I. Really, really basic introduction
Left, right, left, right, hit both pads at once. Welcome to the world of Dance
Dance Revolution. For the duration of the game, you are a dancer. You will be
performing for a live audience within the game, and some spectators waiting for
their turn to show off their moves. There will also be a very annoying MC who
will make some extremely dimwitted comments. Now, onto the basics...
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II. Version info...I think
1.0-While this FAQ has been around much longer than the date of this version
(started 1/26/00), I needed to make some MAJOR changes to certain vital parts
of this FAQ (like the songs section). Finally got around to releasing it.
(3/15/00)
1.1-Oops, forgot my e-mail address (cherriebomber@yahoo.com). Updated songs
section and streak. Ah, well. (3/16/00)
1.2-Someone brought a Playstation, a Dance Pad, and a copy of Dance Dance
Revolution-2nd Mix to a nice little party. I will include strategies to what
songs I remember seeing. Uptated song and streak section. . .again. (3/19/00)
1.3-After reviewing the previous version, I found a HUGE error. I forgot to
fill in my thought for the Playstation cheat! Note to self: Don't use Save As
command unless absolutely necessary. Did a bit of tweaking (Commandments,
songs, streak), and added the quotes in the beginning. (3/20/00)
1.35-Not a real update (well, at least not the one I was planning for). Put in
a note about injuries. After all, it's hard to dance when. . .read for
yourself. I stuck it in the Commandments section (geez, the number of
commandments just keeps rising). (3/28/00)
1.4-Sheesh. . .trying to copy text off an e-mail is a major pain in the rear.
Fortunately, Nickel's e-mail (deloura@halcycon.net) wasn't ridiculously long.
He gave me advice on just about everything. Someone was nice enough to sell me
a CD containing the songs from Dance Dance Revolution: 3rd Mix Nonstop Megamix,
so I've just included the few titles I could decipher from that. Feel free to
add or correct me if I'm wrong. Updated the Commandments section. . .again.
(3/29/00)
1.41-The only reason why I'm commenting on such a minor update is because I got
a 44 streak for Trip Machine Trick Mode. You'll see why this is important in
the streak section. This not an April Fool's joke! (4/1/00)
1.47-Added a new section. I hope you like it! Also added another commandment.
Did some Nonstop nonsense. About the e-mails: I may not be able to get back
to you for a few days, especially if you mail me on a Friday. Sorry! (4/6/00)
1.5-One of my friends happens to have the legal copy of Dance Dance Revolution:
3rd Mix Nonstop Megamix, so I bummed off some song titles and groups from him.
Since he also has a copy of the lyrics, I'll be using what I remember to screen
the songs (geez. . .a group called E-rotic. . .wonder what kind of music they
play). In the credits section, I credit two people because someone borrowed
the CD from someone, and I don't know who did what. Added some tempos. I'm
adding the tempos to give you, the reader, an idea on just how much difference
there is between songs like My Fire and Butterfly. This is for those who want
to try a more difficult song with a similar tempo. It's easier to make the
transition from Boom Boom Dollar to Brilliant 2 U than from Make It Better to
Paranoia. Are your eyes tired yet? (4/9/00)
1.6-Oops, forgot to change the version number! Since that nice friend of mine
was nice enough to let me see the song titles, groups, and lyrics, I was able
to update a good portion of the 3rd Mix section. Sorry, but I haven't danced
since the last update :(. (4/10/00)
1.7-Hi, good to see you all back again. My life, being dormant for a while,
woke up all of a sudden. Now that I have a bit more time, I can fix a really
major error. Skywalker (one of my friends) told me that the Nonstop Megamix is
a combination of two different mixes, and that IT'S FOR LISTENING PLEASURE
ONLY!!! Therefore, I will take the ratings off some of the songs in that
section. Meanwhile, Jonath8436@aol.com gave me a few ULTIMATE streaks (some
which I never would have gotten on my own). Updated the strategy,
Commandments, both streak sections, and the credits. (5/4/00)
1.8-I wish I could access the Internet on my personal computer. Since I can't,
I haven't been able to update for a LONG time (there is a use for school). Now
I'm dancing in Maniac Mode. I've updated the songs section (that section that
I have been neglecting). Added a few more general rules, a.k.a. commandment,
and updated my personal streak section (laugh away, experts). (7/26/00)
1.81-Deathlok the Demolisher was, ahem, nice enough to point out some lyrical
errors. Props to him!! (9/2000)
1.9-Dance Dance Revolution USA has hit our shores!!! I'll try my best to put
everything I know about this song into this FAQ!!! This means an update in the
song list section and songs strategy sections (and maybe, just maybe, something
more in the introduction!!!) BTW, I never got around to releasing this
version. (11/12/00)
2.0-Added a lot of tidbits to just about every song. Check it out! Still
writing strategy (this may take a long time. . .) WARNING: THIS VERSION WILL
LOOK VERY STRANGE. OH, WELL!! (11/19/00)
2.1-More DDR USA stuff-including Flat Mode, a few more strategies, and various
streaks (and one mynah bird in one papaya tree!). (12/8/00)
2.11-I want my brain back NOW!! Forgot to change version number. . .added a
bit more info (guess where). (12/13/00)
2.2-Mele Kalikimaka!! Did some corrections (what was a Marvelous song doing in
the Superior section?). Again added info in the usual areas, and put in an
IMPORTANT note about cheats. More scenery added, too. (12/22/00)
2.3-After all sorts of nasty things from school have been somewhat resolved, I
have time to update (sort of). Added quite a bit of stuff (next section,
commandments, song info, streaks, and cheats, of all places). (1/12/01)
2.4-Another update. . .almost. This time, double ratings (only ratings) were
added. Ugh. Driver's ed is doing bad things to me schedules! For the very
first time. . .I shall be participating in a tournament. Check out the credits
section for more info. (3/5/01)
2.41-Highly minor, but still warrants another update. While surfing the web, I
found something very interesting. It's in the credits section. Oh, yes, and
this FAQ can now be viewed at neoseeker.com. Excuse me while I recover from my
second cold in as many months. (3/10/01)
2.5-Man, that tournament gave me a lot of info! My results are in the credits
section. . .look if you dare (but I didn't win first. . .sorry!). So many AAA
grades! Most were on Beginner mode. Anyway, song section, and various streaks
updated!! (4/8/01)
2.6-Back from Narshe. . .anyway, to honor the fact that DDR 4th Mix is out in
arcades (well, at least in my area), I shall enter in the 4th Mix info for
Playstation (and we can all thank Growlie for that). Unfortunately, I was
sick, so I got to see 4th Mix for arcades for about two weeks. So a few
reviews are stuck in. Missing a couple songs for 4th Mix arcade. . .but
otherwise done with that song list (compile type: One Day Tourney Jam!). Added
a section on stuff NOT to do. Oh, yes, and I finally passed all the
Catastrophic songs in DDR USA. On to End of the Century! And Alex was nice
enough to explain the 3rd Mix and 4th Mix system to me (it made perfect sense).
Also redid the top part and the copyright (um, please read). P.S. Happy
Belated Birthday Growlie!! (6/27/01)
2.7-Mucho stuff added, in terms of 4th and 5th Mix songs. What? 5th Mix?
Yep, I got to play it. Song list and strategy will now reflect it. So will a
couple of my streaks. Not released.
2.8-Just when I thought everything was okay. . .DDR 4th Mix Plus comes to my
arcade. I'm gonna be busy. . .lots of stuff added, so check it out!! Slight
format changes as well. One "minor" thing changed. . .it's in the glossary
(those at the gamefaqs.com board. . .you win). (3/8/02)
2.9-AACK!! My arcade received 6th Mix and replaced it with 7th Mix two months
later!! I'm up to my ears in updates!! This is really, really incomplete, but
I'm gonna have to update NOW. Follow-up coming very, very soon! Happy belated
birthday to me!! (8/13/02)
3.0-I can't get the info for EXTREME for a LONG time (say, three months).
Until then, I'll be updating the individual song strategies (this is going to
take the better part of a year). I'll also be noting which songs go on which
course (within the individual song strategies). Half of MAX is done, and some
of MAX2 is also done (but I'm far from finished). Fixed some errors. Wiped
out three sections. . .not that they'll be missed. . . (3/20/03)
3.05-Well, I was bored. I played eight rounds of DDR yesterday, and I had a
lot to talk about. Finished the MAX song list. Still working on individual
song strategies (ever snow fans, your wish has come true). Added search
strings as well (for those who are in a hurry). (3/23/02)
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III. I'm supposed to play this game with my WHAT?
Welcome, O Newbie Dancer. If you know the answer to the question above, skip
this section. For those of you who don't know. . .you play this game with your
feet. There's no joystick. At the beginning of every song, you will notice
four arrows at the top of the screen. Arrows will be rising from the bottom of
the screen. As soon as they match up to one of the arrows on the top of the
screen (the gray ones), step on the appropriate direction pad. There will be
times when two arrows will need to be stepped on. Jump on both correct pads.
For the more difficult songs, you will be stepping on the arrows between beats.
When you sucessfully step on four or more arrows correctly (get a Perfect!!! or
Great!! message), a Combo will start. The more arrows you combo, the more
points you'll get, and the higher your overall grade will be. Above the arrows
is a gauge. To clear a round, there must be at least one bar left in that
gauge. Miss the arrows repeatedly, and your gauge will decrease. A "DANGER"
message will flash across the screen. You know you have utterly failed when
the background turns orange, and stays that way. Don't be embarassed; try
again when you feel rested. Regardless of whether you pass or fail a round,
you will be graded. The grade ranges from from SS (meaning that we all bow
down to you...for now) to E (meaning that there is room for improvement,
because you'll only see this rating when you fail a stage).
The messages in Dance Dance Revolution USA (or whatever it's called elsewhere)
are almost the same. The "Perfect", "Great", and "Good" messages remain.
"Almost" replaces "Boo!", and "Boo" replaces "Miss" (which means "Almost" is in
purple and "Boo" is in red). This time around, it's fairly easy to get an A.
I've also managed to get an AAA-with nothing by "Perfect" and "Great" messages
(and a really long streak). Do mediocre on a song (don't streak too much) and
you'll get a B. If you somehow manage to get nothing but "Great" and "Good"
(and don't streak that much) messages, you'll probably get a C. Get nothing
but "Good" messages (well, a lot) and keep your streak to below 5, and you'll
probably end up with a D. Fail a stage completely and you'll receive an E.
There is another downside to failing. You stop earning points the instant you
fail (junk, isn't it?).
If you somehow make it through all three stages, you'll see your score and a
nice long string of numbers below it. To brag to the world, follow the
on-screen instructions (don't bother with the prize, because the high score at
last check was 98 million). The machine will also keep high scores (only the
top 5, and it's really hard to get in!!). If you do manage to get in, watch
the scrolling letters. Press the left arrow when you want to stop the leftmost
letter, the down arrow to stop the middle letter, and the up arrow to stop the
right letter. The right arrow is just to slow the scrolling letters down.
Press the start button to end it all, or just wait for the timer to stop.
Thank Alex154527 for the next two sections of info (it's pretty much him
speaking, with a few comments by me). 3rd Mix is harder than 2nd Mix.
Consider it the Japanese version of DDR USA. . .except that there is a mode
where you can't fail. In the DDR USA version, it IS possible to fail Beginner.
Difficulties on 3rd Mix are Soft, Medium, and SSR. In Soft, all songs are 3
feet or less. But there is a Trick Mode within which makes the songs 3 or 4 (?)
(maybe 5 max) feet. In Medium, songs are 1 to 5 feet. In the trick mode within
that, songs are, I believe, 5 to 7 feet. Then there is the SSR mode, where all
songs are 7 to 9 feet. 3rd Mix also is very strict about letting you pass
songs. It takes like 3 bars per miss on the last stage! Plus, it is HARD to get
an A. One or two mistakes max. B is several mistakes, C is a step below, D is
near-fail, E is fail. Plus the announcer is MEAN!!! He says, "You need to push
yourself harder" when you get a B! Now compare him to the nice, nice DDR USA
announcer. . .
Now for my 4th mix info. . . When ya start playing, you choose the mode
(single, versus, double), then the set of songs you want to play (they are
sorted into groups, and you cannot change the group when you start playing.
However, there is an All Music mode on 4th mix PLUS that lets you access every
song). Each set has its own characters (for example, the Pops, Side A features
Rage and Emi). There is a roulette of them if you choose All Music. Anyway,
after that, you choose your song. Your difficulty is chosen after the song, but
it lists the number of feet (in yellow, red, and green all seperately) at the
top. Of course, this game uses Basic/Trick/Maniac difficulty, according to the
color of the feet. There is a DDR USA-style dance meter, and combo numbers that
are also like DDR USA. The only things that arent are the stage number and the
score counter. Plus, the grading is different. An AA is completely perfect. An
A is all perfect/great. B is great, C is decent, and you have to screw up a lot
to get a D. An E of course is a fail. Wait. . .me again. . .those that I saw
failing got a D! Considering the fact that it's possible to regain meter, I
don't think there is an E grade in 4th Mix.
A few more interesting things I found out. . .in Versus Mode, it is possible to
regain your meter. I do this ALL the time in Ninzaburo. The first stage is
the easiest to pass. Some songs are more forgiving than others. Gradiusic
Cyber is the ONLY Catastrophic I know of where I can get 21 Boo! judgements and
17 Miss. . . judgements and still pass. Oh, Battle? Arrows start from the
center. Each side has a different color (blue for 1P and red for 2P). The
arrows migrate over to the appropriate side about two beats before they should
be stepped on. Green arrows are arrows that both players must step on. Good
luck!
Now 5th Mix. . .first, choose whether you want to dance to Single (one credit),
Versus or Double (two credits for these modes). Now pick a character. The
characters have been reduced to eye candy again. . .anyway, once you choose
someone, the song select screen will come up. Select song and difficulty, and
dance your heart out! The meter is very different from any other mix; it's a
blue bar that will occasionally turn orange. To get the latter color, that
meter needs to be full. Note that it's impossible to get the orange meter if
you're playing Versus and your partner is failing. If you lose everything in
that meter, it's Game Over (on Single or Double). If your meter disappears on
Versus, it is again possible to regain meter. If both players fail, the
machine will slam you. Bummer. Once again, the grading system has been
tweaked. AAA is supposed to appear if a song is passed with ALL Perfect!!
judgements. To achieve an AA, full combo the song (nothing but Perfect!! and
Great! judgements). To get an A, either get two AA judgements and one B, or
get ONE Good judgement. To get a B, do fairly well on a song (get some Good,
Boo, and Miss judgements). To get a C, do a bit worse. To get a D, keep
yourself in the danger zone for most of the song. To get an E, fail the song.
5th Mix also changed the scoring. . .sort of. Bonus points are given based on
the number of Perfects you've managed to get. These will show up after you've
passed a song. Sweet!!! There are hidden songs (9, to be exact) that are not
time-released. To get them, go to bemanix.com, and read, then urge whoever
runs your arcade to do it. You'll also get two hidden characters (ugh. . .).
Wait, wait, wait, one more thing. DDR 5th Mix contains two endings. To see
the hidden one, get a final grade of A or higher. I've pulled it off. So can
you!!
Along came 6th Mix. . .like 5th Mix, it's possible to display the list in a
variety of ways, the meter looks like a squiggly line, the machine slams all
failures, it's possible to regain meter after failing in a versus game, and the
letter grade is determined by Perfect percentage. As for the differences. .
.first off, the modes have been renamed to Light (yellow), Standard (red), and
Heavy (green). The foot rating system is gone. It has been replaced by an
awful-looking graph somewhere near the bottom left corner. The graph is
supposed to measure the Stream, Chaos, Freeze, Air, and Voltage of a song.
Think of Stream as the amount of arrows on the screen at any given time. Chaos
is Konami's way of saying rhythm. The higher the Freeze part, the more freeze
arrows there are in the song. The Air part of the graph shows how many double
steps a song has (side note: the kanji below the word Air translates to jump
something. See, I was right!). Voltage is how tired the player should feel
after the song
is over. The graph overall is more or less accurate on everything except for
Voltage (as this one is determined by personal taste). Oh, the freeze arrow.
I knew I should have mentioned this earlier. These little green arrows require
the unlucky person who gets them to step on the arrow and KEEP THEIR WEIGHT ON
THE PAD. Depending on the machine, this can be anywhere from a piece of cake
to a nightmare. I'll go more into detail about freeze arrows in the next two
sections. After a song is cleared, the usual numbers and grades will appear. .
.along with a bar graph. This shows the player how he/she measured up to the
graph in the lower left corner (that silly-looking star thingy on the Song
Select screen). I have no clue as to how the machine measures Voltage. It
seems the letter grades were changed (or I am very, very confused. . .probably
both). AAA constitute nothing but Perfect!! judgements. AA requires 93%
Perfect!! judgements, and not necessarily a full combo. If someone pulls of
the AA on a Heavy song on their final stage, something happens. . .be prepared.
A requires something like 80% Perfect!! judgements (not sure 'bout the exact
percentages). The other letter grades (B, C, and D) have varying Perfect!!
percentages. E indicates a failure, no matter the Perfect!! percentage. The
characters are more or less gone in 6th Mix. . .drat. They do appear in some
of the songs (and the CG videos are neat!). Most of the exclusive songs on the
home versions of 4th Mix and 5th Mix are on this mix.
Then came 7th Mix. The interface is the same (including the
AA-on-Heavy-on-final-stage deal), but Konami brought back the foot rating
system. Unfortunately, most of the 6th/7th songs are severely underrated (Waka
Laka is NOT an Exorbitant song!). Some of the older songs got a rating change
as well (Burnin' the Floor Heavy is a 9?! I don't think so!). The machine
comes with a point system and 30 empty spots. Each of the points represents
one passed song. Whenever a song is passed on Single, one point is subtracted.
Whenever a song is passed on Versus or Double, two points are subtracted.
Getting a grade of AAA multiplies however many points should be knocked off the
machine (because the song was passed) by 10. . .with the exception of Versus
mode. If one player manages a AAA and the other player gets any passing grade,
the machine subtracts 11 points. If they both pull it off, it's 20 points.
A grade of D or E means no points (er, unlock points) for that song. . .unless
we're talkin' Versus, again. If one player gets one of the aforementionted
grades on the song, that person gets no
points, and the other player gets however many points they're entitled to.
Whenever the points hit 0, a spot is revealed. Odd spots hold songs. Even
spots hold Oni courses.
Oh, the Oni courses. When asked to choose a difficulty, go beyond the Heavy
setting. There will be a very, ah, nice picture of Devil-Zukin, and the
announcer will say, "This mode is challenging!" Those poor souls that pick
this mode are in for the ultimate combo attack. First off, choose a course.
Some of the ratings will be in blue. Those are the Oni edits, and most of them
aren't combo-friendly! The select music is awful, so select your mode of
death, I mean, your course in the shortest amount of time possible. The
squiggly meter will be replaced by a battery with three segments. Break a
combo or miss a freeze, and one of the segments goes bye-bye. The fourth such
blunder and the course is over. It's possible to regain that battery, though.
MOST Standard songs and Paranoia on Kidou yield one bar when passed, Heavy/Oni
songs yield two, and certain songs on certain courses (like D2R on Kidou) yield
three. Why? Probably because the next song will kill you. If you get no bars
back. . .pray. A lot.
Although it's a bit early, I recommend dancing to something like Boom Boom
Dollar with a friend (Dance Dance Revolution people) or Silent Hill on Beginner
(DDR USA people). Not all Beginner songs are equal. I DO NOT recommend
dancing to Afronova on Beginner.
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IV. Music terms and other terms
Since this game deals with music, I will be spewing out quite a bit of musical
terms, as well as a few of my own made-up ones (for the arrows). To help sort
out the confusion, this section will deal primarily with various words and
phrases that will appear in Section VI. For this, I am assuming that you know
NOTHING about music. If you already know some of these terms, don't feel
insulted.
DOWN BEAT/UP BEAT-To figure out what this means, tap your foot in time to AM-3P
or Butterfly. You'll notice that you foot hits the ground with the beat.
There will also be times when your foot is in the air. The time when your foot
hits the ground is called the down beat. When your foot is in the air, it's
called the up beat (I may refer to an up beat as an eighth note).
MEASURE-In all the songs (with the exception of Paranoia and maybe Brilliant 2
U), four beats. The exception songs are two beats per measure.
SIXTEENTH NOTE-I know you're trying to dance, but I can't think of any other
way to express this. Divide every beat into four parts (yes, this will be
fast). Each part is a sixteenth note.
TRIPLET-For every beat, cram in three even notes. Not featured in any songs.
QUARTER NOTE TRIPLET-For every two beats, step three times evenly. I'll
mention the songs that have this weird rhythm.
HALF NOTE TRIPLET-For every four beats, sluggishly stomp three times evenly.
If you can do this, congratulations. You'll notice that the stomps will have
an interval longer than one beat. Will only appear in the Make It Better
series.
PAD-Now, now, let's all be mature. This refers to the pink/blue arrow you step
on whenever an arrow scrolls up on the screen.
DOUBLE STEP-Press up on the joystick twice. Only kidding. Jump on two pads at
once.
VERSE/CHORUS-The easiest way to illustrate these terms is to use Boom Boom
Dollar. In this case, the verse starts after the music starts. The chours
starts when the artist starts singing the title of the selection. This may not
be true for all songs.
FOOT ROLL-Imagine, for a moment, five arrows. They can be in any two
directions (I'll use up and down for this example). Now arrange it so that the
first arrow is in Direction 1 (in my case, up), the second arrow is one-fourth
of a beat after arrow 1 and is in Direction 2. Put the third arrow one-fourth
of a beat after arrow 2 in Direction 1. Put the fourth arrow one-foruth of a
beat after arrow 3 in Direction 2. Put the fifth arrow one-fourth of a beat
after arrow 4 in Direction 1. So you'll end up with a count of 1 ^ * ^ 2
(numbers being the beats, * being the up-beat, and ^ being somewhere
in-between) with arrows alternating directions. Foot rolls don't necessarily
have to be five arrows long; they can be anywhere from three arrows to four
measure's worth (but are usually between five and seven arrows long).
FREEZE ARROW (6th and up)-It's silly. It's annoying. It takes off a huge
chunk of meter if it's not hit correctly. It's. . .the freeze arrow. These
horrid green arrows look like some kid got a green marker and smeared it all
over the arrow. Step on the arrow as if it were a normal arrow. Keep stepping
on the arrow. Ignore those twitching calf muscles and keep on stepping! The
arrow will either resolve with a nice O.K., or it will go dark somewhere in the
middle, scroll on, and an ugly N.G. will grace the screen. The O.K. judgements
help both score and meter. The N.G. judgements are notorious for making people
fail songs (especially that stupid freeze arrow in the middle of Max 300). For
more on the freeze arrow, refer to the next section.
SLIDE-Hit two arrows (eighth note or faster) with the same foot. This
technique is useful for certain arrow patterns. Overuse of this technique is
darned tiring.
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V. I wanna dance NOW!!! (or The Commandments, for short)
So you don't have the patience to read through the whole FAQ? Well, hothead,
here are a few general tips before you make a complete idiot of yourself (or
you can call this the Twenty and a Half Commandments of Dancing).
0.5. Make sure that the shoes you're wearing have treads on them and are
comfortable. I've already slipped twice because I wore non-tread shoes. Also,
you're not supposed to have blisters by the time you're done dancing.
Nickel also sent this note in about socks: "Make sure you wear socks that
aren't wearing thin on the bottoms or sides, as they may give you blister
problems." Girls, if you really want to be good at this game, wear regular
running shoes with treads on them. Platform sneakers don't count, as it takes
more effort to lift than a regular sneaker (and yes, I wear running shoes when
I dance). But if it comes down to a choice between slippers/high
heels/slippery shoes/sandals or bare feet, use your bare feet (it's better to
bruise your foot than to slip). At least bruised feet aren't an automatic
failure.
1. Watch what others do. It's a great way to learn how to feel the beat. I
could ramble on and on about why it's important to watch others. But for your
sake, I won't.
2. If there is any room BEHIND you, dance along to the songs while someone else
is playing. People may give you funny looks, but don't worry. Life's too
short to worry about such things.
3. Drag a friend along. Couple (two player) mode is easier than one player
mode. Or, if your friend happens to be good, Versus mode can give you some
valuable practice (because Versus mode has both players dancing to the same set
of arrows as the one player game. . .but this doesn't apply to 4th Mix and
later. . .read the third section to find out why). Just remember that ONE of
you has to have something left in the dance meter. On the same token, if you
really want to prove that you're good, dance alone.
4. Start off simple. Trying to show off will only make you look like a fool
when you fail the round.
5. Dance to your personal favorite songs. I always do best on the songs I
like. Dancing to songs you really dislike is a good way to fail (which is why
I'll never pass My Fire). Just don't fall in love with Paranoia right away,
okay?
6. Keep your left foot on the left arrow. Use your right foot to step on the
other three arrows. Don't forget to shift your weight whenever a left arrow
scrolls onscreen. Do this for songs you're not too familiar with. For the
songs you're fairly familiar with, use your left foot for whatever arrows show
up (but don't lose your balance). Oh, yes, and you can just leave your foot at
whatever arrow you last stepped on. It makes life so much easier on Boom Boom
Dollar. Keeping your feet in neutral will make dancing to any song higher than
two feet downright impossible (someone tried this). Either that, or you'll end
up stepping on your own foot.
7. Step to the beat. Very simple concept, yet very hard to do. If you know
how to march, you have an advantage. If you're in a marching band, you have a
bigger advantage, because you'll also know the fundamentals of music (which is
extremely important in harder songs).
8. Always look at your final grade, along with the graph at the top. You'll
either feel extremely depressed or surprised. And if you're angry, no kicking
the machine!
9. Remember that NOT ALL SONGS ARE EQUAL. If you can dance to a song with a
Superior rating, you may not be able to dance to ALL songs with a Superior
rating. Some songs really should have gotten half-ratings (like three and a
half feet).
10. If thou art tired, thou shalt take a long rest, because thou may end up
collapsing (been there, done that, quite humiliating). This means that if
you've just played Maniac Mode 5 times in a row, take a nice long break. The
machine isn't going anywhere (at least I don't think it's going anywhere). As
an add-on, if you suffer from any health problems that are triggered by
exertion (like asthma), make sure you're rested before you dance. Remember,
THIS IS ONLY A GAME!!!!! If you start to feel strange (I got a stomach cramp
after dancing to Paranoia Rebirth), rest, drink lots of fluids (water or some
sports drink is best), eat something small (like a char siu bao, manapua, or
meat bun, whatever you call it, 'cause it all describes the same thing), and,
if possible, get some sleep. And whatever you do, DON'T EVER, EVER DANCE WHEN
YOU'VE SKIPPED A MEAL OR MORE!!! I got VERY sick when I did this (I nearly
ended up with a bad case of dry heaves).
11. I sincerely hope this commandment doesn't apply to you. If you're
recovering from some type of leg injury (sprained ankle, newly-healed broken
leg, etc.), don't dance for long periods of time. You may end up injuring
yourself again. For that matter, if you have back problems (slipped disc,
etc.), don't dance for too long. DDR requires some odd back movements
(especially the harder songs), and such twisting/jarring is not good for a bad
back (trust me).
12. Unless you are in grave danger of falling down, don't lean on the back bar
as you dance. First, it messes up your balance (it does nasty things to my
balance). Second, someone else may be leaning on it. Third, you may slip and
fall down. Fourth, it looks more impressive when you do Paranoia without
gripping the back bar. Lastly, the bar may be missing its black covering, and
if you happen to grab the gray stuffing, you may slip anyway. Oh, yes, and if
you're, um, heavy, and you're dancing with another heavy friend (no insult
intended), and both of you lean on the back bar while you jump, the stage might
move (always bad).
13. Sheesh, I thought I wouldn't need to include this, but here it is. WAIT
YOUR TURN! In one day alone, five different people cut in front of me (and I
can't stay at the arcades for very long). Ask before you challenge. If you
are better than the person who challenged you (this shouldn't happen too
often), don't be a show off. In short, be courteous to others.
14. Dancing style: Whatever feels comfortable to you. Some people play like
they're sleepwalking, others stomp on the arrows and occasionally jump (me),
some spin around (experts and related show-offs only), some lurch around trying
to get to the next arrow (me again), some actually have a shuffle-step they've
perfected (another expert trick, one which I usually use to make my shoes look
scruffier), and a few will be constantly jumping. Do the last one only if you
think you can handle the strain.
15. If someone else is dancing, don't step on their arrows to mess them up.
You may hurt that other person, and just maybe yourself. If someone does this
to you (and you lose because of this), my opinion is that you have the right to
ask the offending person to pay you a dollar (or however much a game of DDR
costs).
16. Girls, don't be afraid to improve. Who cares if a guy can dance really
well on Maniac/Expert Mode? With practice, you should be able to challenge any
guy! I don't want to be the only girl who can dance ALONE in any mode other
than normal (and as I found out, I wasn't. Keep it up!).
17. If there's a DDR USA in your favorite arcade, and you don't think you're
all that good, play Beginner (the one with the blue feet). You'll have to miss
a LOT of arrows to fail (but please, don't start off with a Paranoia mix).
18. Don't be afraid to show off a little (but make sure you know the song well.
I accidentally did this while dancing to Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral Groov)).
Just a little. Too much and you'll start missing arrows/getting dizzy/falling
down, etc. Yes, I know it sounds a bit contradictory, but if you actually show
off, make sure you know where the fine line is between showing off and being
silly.
19. Watch out for walking dance stages. Nearly got a foot squashed because the
stage MOVES! It's worse if the stage is on a waxed floor!! Please refer to
#12 for a specific situation.
20. Stuck with asthma? Don't exert yourself too much. Lying on the ground and
gasping for air is not good. Especially in a smoky arcade. And while dancing,
remember to BREATHE (this applies to everyone).
21. If you fall off, jump back on. Standing there and giggling like you're on
laughing gas is a sure way to fail. Yes, I fell off the machine more than
once, and getting back on is essential to passing. Difficulty does not matter.
I once slipped off in the middle of Afronova (the Catastrophic one). Somehow,
I passed.
22. Show-offs only. If you use your knees/elbows/hands/butt/face to hit
arrows, wait until they heal before re-attempting that stunt. Rebruising
yourself is painful, and it ain't all that pretty, either.
23. How to alternate feet: First, remember that the left foot will ALWAYS hit a
left arrow, and the right foot will ALWAYS hit the right arrow. The up/down
arrows can be hit by either foot. So if you've got a left-down-up-right
string, use the left foot for the left arrow, the right foot for the down
arrow, the left foot for the up arrow, and the right foot for the right arrow.
That is one example. There are many more; find them! Of course, exceptions
abound. Two prominent ones also happen to be Catastrophic songs; I'll point
them out. If there are any interesting exceptions, I'll also point them out.
If two songs have similar techniques (example: Holic and Dead End, both on
Maniac), I'll point that out, too.
24. Don't stop in the middle of the song, unless you've got a foot cramp or
problems breathing. Just looking at the arrows and saying, "I suck" is always
a great way to make a fool of yourself. Try, try, try!
25. Freeze arrows. . .what a pain. There's two ways of attacking this problem.
One is to bounce up and down on the given arrow (not recommended unless you're
really, really light, and/or you like calf cramps). The other way is to step
on the center of the pad and pray. The heavier you are, the easier it is to
get those silly freezes. If you can time the arrows correctly, it's possible
to jump off the arrows a fraction of a second before they're over, and still
get the O.K. judgement. I'm 110 pounds (about 48 kg), and I can get most of
the freeze arrows (including those stupid left-right arrows in Max 300 AND Maxx
Unlimited).
26. Freeze arrows, part 2. Some people simply refuse to bounce, even if
they're really light (like me and my crazy 90 lb. friend). When the freeze
arrow comes up, put about 70% of your weight on your toes, and make sure that
your toes are on the center of the pad. Bend your knees slightly. Pray. If
you've got a freeze arrow in one direction, and there's no other arrow in
sight, see if you can balance on one foot. If you're stuck with those icky
double-step arrows, watch them carefully. More often than not, you'll favor
one foot, and the resulting weight difference will mess up the whole freeze.
Pay attention to which foot you favor and adjust accordingly. If you've got a
freeze arrow in one direction and a bunch of other arrows you have to hit
during the freeze, learn to "toe the pad", or hit the pad with the toe of your
other foot *just* hard enough for it to register. Sometimes, Konami will do
something like a long up arrow freeze with a regular left arrow a beat later
and a regular right arrow a beat after that. This requires a LOT of practice.
Good luck!
27. Last of all, HAVE FUN!
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VI. The songs
This is a listing of all the songs you will find in the arcades (I live
somewhere in that country called America). . .with the exception of 4th Mix.
These ratings are for normal mode only.
A not-so-quick note about the ratings: The songs listed here are in order of
difficulty, from simplest (one foot) to hardest (in this case, six feet). The
ratings can go as high as eight feet (Exorbitant). To find the Trick Mode
ratings, add one to the number of feet shown here (unless I make some other
note in the strategy section). For Maniac Mode ratings, add two feet (again, I
may make some comment about the rating in the strategy section).
Konami made names for their ratings. Here they are. . .
1 foot=SIMPLE
2 feet=MODERATE
3 feet=ORDINARY
4 feet=SUPERIOR
5 feet=MARVELOUS
6 feet=GENUINE
7 feet=PARAMOUNT
8 feet=EXORBITANT
9 feet=CATASTROPHIC
10 feet=?????
Title-Artist; Basic; Trick; Nut. . .er, Maniac
Have You Never Been Mellow-The Olivia Project; 1; 2; 4
Boom Boom Dollar-King Kong and D Jungle Girls; 2; 5; 6
Butterfly-Smile-dk; 3; 4; 5
Put Your Faith In Me-Uzi-Lay; 3; 4; 6 (first stage only)
Put Your Faith In Me (Jazz Groov)-Uzi-Lay; 4; 5; 6
Brilliant 2 U-Naoki; 4; 5; 6
Make It Better-Mitsu-o; 4; 5; 7
My Fire-X-treme; 4; 5; 6
AM-3P-kTz; 5; 6; 8
Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral Groov)-Naoki; 5; 6; 7 (last stage only)
Make It Better (So Real Mix)-Mitsu-o Summer; 5; 6; 8 (last stage only)
Trip Machine-De-Sire; 6; 7; 8
Paranoia-180; 6; 7; 8 (last stage only)
2nd Mix songs (those that I remember) (I don't think this was released in
America):
Bad Girls-Julia Roberts; 2; 5; 6
Boom Boom Dollar-King Kong and D Jungle Girls; 2; 5; 6
20, November-N.M.R.; 3; 5; 7
Boys-Smile-dk; 3; 4; 6
El Ritmo Tropical-Dixie's Gang; 3; 5; 7
Tubthumpin'-Chumbawumba; 4; 5; 6
Hero-Papaya; 4; 5; 6
Dub I Dub-Me & My; 4; 6; 8
Stomp to my Beat-JS16; 5; 6; 7
If You Were Here-Jennifer; 5; 6; 7
Love This Feeling-Chang Ma; 5; 7; 8
Paranoia (Dirty Mix)-190; 6; 7; 8
Paranoia MAX (Dirty Mix)-KCET; 7; 8; 8
Paranoia (Clean Mix)-2MB; 6; 7; 8
SP Trip Machine (Jungle Mix)-De-Sire; 6; 7; 8
Trip Machine (Luv Mix)-2MB; 6; 7; 8(secret song!)
Get Up And Move-S & K; (?); (?); 8
think ya better D-sAmi (?) (someone has a shift key problem)
In The Navy-Captain Jack PRACTICE MODE ONLY (appears in 3rd Mix as a playable
song)
The Race-Captain Jack PRACTICE MODE ONLY (appears in 3rd Mix as a playable
song)
Those arcade songs that weren't replaced are in this mix, too. A little bit on
replacements: I used this term because those songs that "replaced" an arcade
song have similar step patterns or (in the case of Boys), were done by the same
artist. If there is a question mark next to anything, that means I'm relying
on what I remember, and I may be wrong.
THESE SONGS APPEAR IN DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION: 3RD MIX (NONSTOP) ONLY:
To heck with the ratings. . .they all appear in 4th Mix, anyway. . .except for
So Many Men, which appears in DDR USA.
Afronova: Re-Venge (I could get to like these guys) MARVELOUS
The Race (Formula One Mix): Captain Jack ORDINARY (?)
Dam Dariram: Joga SUPERIOR (?)
Mr. Wonderful: Smile-dk (them again) SUPERIOR (?)
Operator: Papaya ORDINARY (?) (good for annoying people)
El Ritmo Tropical (El Bimbo) (!): Dixie's Gang ORDINARY (Oh dear. . .)
In The Navy '99 (XXL Disaster Remix): Captain Jack ORDINARY (?)
Do it all Night: E-rotic (um. . .no) MODERATE (?)
Dynamite Rave: Naoki (whoopie!) MARVELOUS
Rock Beat: Loud Force MARVELOUS (?)
Gradiusic Cyber (AMD G5 Mix): Big-O featuring DJ Taka (here we go with the DJ
thing) GENUINE (?)
Captain Jack (Grandale Mix): Captain Jack MARVELOUS (?)
Boom Boom Dollar (K.O.G. G3 Mix): King Kong and D Jungle Girls SUPERIOR (?)
End of the Century: No. 9 SUPERIOR (Beethoven's 9th, techno style)
Gentle Stress (AMD Sexual Mix): Mr. Dog featuring DJ Swan GENUINE (?) (before
I get tons of hate mail, THIS IS AN INSTRUMENTAL!)
Jam Jam Reggae (AMD Swing Mix): Rice C. featuring jam master '73 MODERATE
Tubthumpin': Chumbawumba SUPERIOR (?) (*burp*)
Get Up And Dance: Freedom SIMPLE (?)
So Many Men: Me & My MODERATE (?) (someone is in desperate need of a life)
Make A Jam!: U1 (not U2)
It Only Takes A Minute (Extended Remix): Tavares MODERATE (?) (so why is the
time listed as 2:19?)
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over): Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K SUPERIOR
(?)
Upside Down: Coo Coo MODERATE (?)
Silent Hill: Thomas Howard MODERATE (I call it the Christmas song. WTH?)
Xanadu: The Olivia Project SIMPLE (?) (Another Olivia Newtown-John song. Are
these guys bent on remaking every single one of her songs? I hope they didn't
remake that song called Physical!)
Love: Sonic Dream
Holiday: Who's That Girl! (why me, of course) ORDINARY (?)
Wonderland (UKS Mix): X-treme (not them again!) SUPERIOR (?)
Oh Nick Please Not So Quick: E-rotic (There goes my lunch) ORDINARY (?)
If You Can Say Goodbye: Kate Project (huh?) ORDNIARY (?)
Luv To Me (AMD Mix): DJ Kazu featuring tiger Yamato SUPERIOR
Flashdance (What a Feeling): M.A.G.I.K.A featuring Stixman MARVELOUS (?)
Volume 4: Raver's Choice MARVELOUS (?)
Follow the Sun (90 Degrees in the Shade Remix): Triple J SUPERIOR
Turn Me On (Heavenly Mix): E-rotic (what do I look like, a light switch?)
MARVELOUS (?)
Butterfly (Upswing remix): Smile-dk SUPERIOR (?) (about time!)
Paranoia Rebirth: 190' (hmm. . .does this remind you of any SNK characters you
happen to know of?) GENUINE
Paranoia KCET-Clean Mix-2MB GENUINE
La Senorita: Captain.T SUPERIOR (really bad Ricky Martin wannabe. Or is it
the other way around?)
Dead End: N & S MARVELOUS
Oh, yes, and pointed out that most of these songs are from 3rd Mix, but some
are from 2nd Mix (like Tubthimpin').
I'm missing a lot of information, in the form of ratings. HELP!
As for the song censor, you figure it out (really big hint: look at my comments
about the songs and/or the name of the group that performed the song. If I
make sarcastic/otherwise stupid comments, that song isn't meant for the younger
generation (the really, really, younger generation), with the exception of the
Paranoia remix).
THESE ARE THE SONGS FOR DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION USA:
El Ritmo Tropical (El Bimbo) (!): Dixie's Gang MODERATE (Oh dear. . .)
Jam Jam Reggae (AMD Swing Mix): Rice C. featuring jam master '73 MODERATE
Silent Hill: Thomas Howard MODERATE (I call it the Christmas song. WTH?)
20, November (DDR version): N.M.R. featuring DJ nagureo ORDINARY
Boys: Smile-dk ORDINARY
Let Them Move: N.M.R. ORDINARY
Make A Jam!: U1 (not U2) ORDINARY
Put Your Faith in Me: Uzi-Lay ORDINARY
So Many Men: Me & My ORDINARY (someone is in desperate need of a life)
Brilliant 2 U: Naoki SUPERIOR (all right!)
Dub I Dub: Me & My SUPERIOR
End of the Century: No. 9 SUPERIOR (Beethoven's 9th, techno style)
Keep On Movin': N.M.R. SUPERIOR (HHM 2 song!!)
La Senorita: Captain.T SUPERIOR
Luv To Me (AMD Mix): DJ Kazu featuring tiger Yamato SUPERIOR
Make It Better: Mitsu-o SUPERIOR
Afronova: Re-Venge (I could get to like these guys) MARVELOUS
Dead End: N & S MARVELOUS
Dynamite Rave: Naoki (whoopie!) MARVELOUS
I Believe in Miracles: Hi-Rise MARVELOUS
Love This Feeling: Chang Ma MAREVELOUS
Stomp to my Beat: JS16 MARVELOUS
Paranoia (KCET Clean Mix): 2MB GENUINE (enough with the Paranoia mixes!)
Paranoia Rebirth: 190' GENUINE
Trip Machine: De-sire GENUINE
Trip Machine (Luv Mix): 2MB GENUINE
These are only the ratings for the songs on Double Mode. Convince me, and I
might just start playing Double.
Song title: Standard; Difficult; Expert
El Ritmo Tropical: 4; (?); (?)
Jam Jam Reggae: 3; 5; 8
Boys: 4; 6; 7
Brilliant 2 U: 5; 6; 7
Dub I Dub: 4; 6; 7 (yes, this is correct)
End of the Century: 5 (?); 7 (?); 9
La Senorita: 6(?); (?); 9
Luv To Me: 5; 6; (?)
Afronova: 6; (?); 9
Dynamite Rave: 5 (?); 7 (?); 8
Love This Feelin': (?); (?); 8 (?)
Stomp to my Beat: 5; 6; 7 (?)
Paranoia (KCET Clean Mix): 6; 7; 9
Paranoia Rebirth: 6; 8 ; 9
Trip Machine: 7; 8; (?)
Trip Machine (Luv Mix): 7; 8; 9
I know this list is incomplete. More if I ever learn of it.
And one more thing. . .
THIS IS THE SONG LIST AND RATING LIST FOR DDR 4TH MIX FOR PLAYSTATION. WHY
DOES MY STYLE KEEP CHANGING? 'CAUSE I KEEP CHANGING!!
Song title (stupid comment)-Artist (artist comment); Standard; Trick; Maniac
.59-dj Taka; 4; 6; 7
1.2.3.4.007-Ni-Ni; 1; 3; 6
B4U-Naoki; 4; 5; 8
Baby Baby Gimmie Your Love-Divas; 1; 3; 6
Boys (Euro Mix)-Smile.dk; 4; 6; 8
Bumble Bee-bambee; 3; 5; 7
Burnin' the Floor-Naoki; 4; 6; 7
Dam Dariram (KCP Mix)-Joga; 4; 6; 7
Dancing All Alone-Smile.dk; 2; 1; 1 (this is correct. I promise)
Don't Stop (AMD 2nd Mix)-Dr. Vibe feat. JP miles; 3; 5; 7
Dream a Dream-Captain Jack; 4; 6; 7
Eat You Up (no you won't)-Angie Gold; 2; 5; 6
Era (Nostal Mix)-TaQ (bow down to the mighty TaQ); 3; 6; 8
Follow the Sun-Triple J; 4; 6; 8
Furuhata's Theme (a.k.a. Ninzaburo)-CJ crew feat. Sedge; 4; 7; 9
Get Me In Your Sight (AMD Cancun Mix)-Symphonic Defoggers with 1479; 6; 8; 9
Gimmie-Gimmie-Gimmie (some duct tape)-E-rotic; 2; 4; 6
Gotcha (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)-Andy G's Magic Disco Machine; 2; 5; 7
Groove-Sho-T feat. Blearda
Have You Never Been Mellow (MM Groovin Mix)-The Olivia Project; 3; 5; 7
Hero (Happy Grandale Mix) (the fast one)-Papaya; 4; 6; 7
Hero (HCP Discotique Mix) (the slow one)-Papaya; 3; 4; 6
Higher-NM feat. Sunny; 3; 5; 6
Holic-TaQ; 4; 6; 8
Hypnotic Crisis (zzzzz)-Blue Destroyers; 5; 6; 9
If You Were Here With Me (B4 ZA Mix)-Jennifer; 4; 6; 8
In The Heat Of The Night (I sweat)-E-rotic; 3; 5; 7
It Only Takes A Minute (Extended Remix) (3rd Mix!)-Tavares; 3; 5; 6
Kick The Can (all right!!)-Bus Stop; 3; 6; 7
Leading Cyber (WHAT? No Logical Dash?)-dj Taka; 5; 7; 9
Let's Talk It Over-SHIN Murayama feat. Argie Phine; 2; 5; 6
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)-Naoki feat. Paula Terry; 4; 6; 7
Make Your Move-Good Cool feat. JP miles; 3; 5; 7
Midnight Blaze-U1 Jewel style; 4; 5; 7
Music-Habe Gale; 4; 6; 7
My Summer Love-Mitsu-o! with Geila; 3; 6; 9
Never Gonna Make (Factory Dance Team Mix)-Morgana (I think); 3; 4; 7
Never Let You Down-(stupid me forgot the artist); 3; 5; 7
Night In Motion-Cubic 22; 3; 6; 7
One Two (Little Bitch) (*thwock*)-Bus Stop (bad Bus Stop); 4; 6; 7
Only You (get your earplugs ready)-Captain Jack; 2; 4; 7
Orion.78 (AMeuro-Mix)-Re-venge; 3; 5; 9
Orion.78 (Civilization Mix) (hai! yai!)-2MB; 6; 8; 9
Pink Dinosaur-Papaya; 4; 5; 7
Saints Go Marching (Remix)-The Saint; 3; 5; 9
Shake Your Booty-KC and the Sunshine Band (sunshine. . .indeed); 3; 4; 7
Share My Love-Julie Frost; 3; 4; 5
Shooting Star (compare with a pop song and. . .)-BANG; 4; 5; 7
Synchornized Love (Red Monster Mix) (this can get bad)-Joe Rinoie; 4; 5; 8
The 7 Jump-Ken D; 2; 4; 6
Trip Machine Climax-De-Sire; 5; 7; 9
Walkie Talkie-King Kong and D Jungle Girls; 3; 5; 7
Xanadu-The Olivia Project; 1; 4; 8
Young Forever-Rebecca; 3; 4; 7
Now excuse me while I collapse.
Want the 4th Mix Arcade list? Here's most of it. I'm missing a few songs in
just about everything except for Pops Side B and Covers & Classics. As for
ratings. . .if the song is listed in another mix, I will not bother with a
rating (use the Find feature for Internet Explorer. I think Netscape has
something similar. For that matter, most browsers have it). If this is the
FIRST time I list the song (for example, Drop Out), I shall put a rating down.
Konami Originals, Side A. . .Songs missing: 1 or 2
Afronova-Re-Venge
After The Game Of Love-(?)
Baby Baby Gimmie Your Love-Divas
Burnin' The Floor-Naoki
Can't Stop Falling In Love-Naoki; 3; 5; 8
Don't Stop (AMD 2nd Mix)-Dr. Vibe feat. JP miles
Drop The Bomb-(um. . .) Scotty D; 3, 5, 6
Dynamite Rave-Naoki
Higher-NM feat. Sunny
Hysteria-Naoki 190; 4; 6; 8
Jam Jam Reggae (AMD Swing Mix)-Rice C. featuring jam master '73
Keep On Movin'-N.M.R.
La Senorita-Captain.T
La Senorita Virtual-2MB; 7; 8; 8
Let the Beat Hit 'Em-Stone Bros.; (?); (?); (?)
Let Them Move-N.M.R. (I think. . .)
Let's Talk It Over-SHIN Maruyama feat. Argie Phine
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)-Naoki feat. Paula Terry
Luv To Me (AMD Mix)-DJ Kazu feat. tiger Yamato
Make A Jam!-U1
Make It Better-Mitsu-O!
Make It Better (So Real Mix)-Mitsu-O! Summer
Make Your Move-Good Cool feat. JP miles
My Summer Love-Mitsu-O! with Geila
Never Let You Down-(?)
Orion.78 (AMeuro Mix)-Re-Venge
Put Your Faith In Me-Uzi-Lay
Put Your Faith In Me (Jazz Groov)-Uzi-Lay
Silent Hill-Thomas Howard
think ya better D-sAmi
Konami Originals, Side B. . .Songs missing: 0
.59-dj Taka
20, November (DDR version)-N.M.R.
AM-3P-kTz
Brilliant 2 U-Naoki
Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral Groov)-Naoki
B4U-(it's Brilliant 4 U, in case you're wondering) Naoki
Cutie Chaser-Club Spice; 3; 5; 7
Dead End-N & S
Drop Out-NW 260; 5; 7; 8
End of the Century-No. 9
Era (Nostal Mix)-TaQ
Get Me In Your Sight (AMD Cancun Mix)-Symphonic Defoggers with 1479
Gentle Stress (AMD Sexual Mix): Mr. Dog featuring DJ Swan; 5; 6 (?); 8
Gradiusic Cyber-dj Taka
Holic-TaQ
Hypnotic Crisis-Blue Destroyers
Leading Cyber-dj Taka
Love This Feeling-Chang Ma (I can't believe I forgot THIS song)
Paranoia-180
Paranoia (Clean Mix)-2MB
Paranoia Evolution-200; 6; 7; 8
Paranoia MAX (Dirty Mix)-190
Paranoia Rebirth-190'
SP Trip Machine (Jungle Mix)-De-Sire
Super Star-DJ Rich feat. Tails Bros.; 5; 6; 8
Trip Machine-De-Sire
Trip Machine (Luv Mix)-2MB
Trip Machine Climax-De-Sire
Wild Rush-Factor-X; 4; 5; 6
Euro & Rave & Speed. . .Songs missing: 1
Boom Boom Dollar (K.O.G. G3 Mix)-King Kong and D Jungle Girls; 5; 7; 8
Boys (Euro Mix)-Smile.dk
Burnin' The Floor-Naoki
Butterfly (Upswing Mix)-Smile.dk; 5; 6; 8
Can't Stop Falling In Love-Naoki
Captain Jack (Grandale Mix)-Captain Jack; 5; 7; 9
Dam Dariram (KCP Mix)-Joga
Do it all Night-E-rotic
Dynamite Rave-Naoki
Follow the Sun (90 Degrees in the Shade Remix)-Triple J
Have You Never Been Mellow (MM Groovin Mix)-The Olivia Project
Hero (Happy Grandale Mix) (the fast one)-Papaya
If You Were Here With Me (B4 ZA Beat Mix)-Jennifer
In The Navy '99 (XXL Disaster Remix)-Captain Jack; 4; 5; 8
Music-Habe Gale
Night In Motion-Cubic 22
Ninzaburo-CJ Crew feat. Sedge (this is the same as Furuhata's Theme)
Oh Nick Please Not So Quick-E-rotic
Saints Go Marching (Remix)-The Saint
Shooting Star-BANG
The Race (Formula One Mix)-Captain Jack; 3; (?); 7
Turn Me On (Heavenly Mix)-E-rotic
Wonderland (UKS Mix)-X-treme
Pops, Side A. . .Songs missing: possibly 2
1.2.3.4.007-Ni-Ni
Boys-Smile.dk
Bu Dam-Lee Jung Hyun; 3; 4; 7
Bumble Bee-Bambee
Butterfly-Smile.dk
Dub-I-Dub-Me & My
Gimmie-Gimmie-Gimmie-E-rotic
Have You Never Been Mellow-The Olivia Project
Hero-Papaya
Higher-NM feat. Sunny
In The Heat Of The Night-E-rotic
Love-Sonic Dream; 3; 5; 6
Luv To Me (AMD Mix)-DJ Kazu feat. tiger Yamato
Mr. Wonderful-Smile.dk; 4; 6; 7
My Summer Love-Mitsu-O! with Geila
Never Gonna Make (Factory Dance Team Mix)-Morgana
Operator-Papaya; 3; 5; 7
Pink Dinosaur-Papaya
Sung Suk-Space A; 3; 5; 7
Tell Me-S#arp; 3; (?); 8
Xanadu-The Olivia Project
Young Forever-Rebecca
Pops, Side B. . .Songs missing: As far as I can tell, none
Ba Kkwo-Lee Jung Hyun; 3; 5; 7
Baby Baby Gimmie Your Love-Divas
Burnin' The Floor-Naoki
Byul-Team; 1; 3; 6
Can't Stop Falling In Love-Naoki
Dam Dariram-Joga; 4; 6; 8
Don't Stop (AMD 2nd Mix)-Dr. Vibe feat. JP miles
Dream a Dream-Captain Jack
Face-N.R.G.; 4; 6; 8
Get Me In Your Sight (AMD Cancun Mix)-Symphonic Defoggers with 1479
Get Up And Move-S & K; 5; 7; 8
Hypnotic Crisis-Blue Destroyers
If You Were Here With Me-Jennifer; 5; 6; 7
Keep On Movin'-N.M.R.
La Senorita Virtual-2MB
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)-Naoki feat. Paula Terry
Rock Beat-Loud Force
Silent Hill-Thomas Howard
Stomp To My Beat-JS16
Tubthumpin'-Chumbawumba
Vol. 4-Raver's Choice (is this in the right place?)
Wa-Lee Jung Hyun; 3; 5; 6
Covers & Classics. . .Songs missing: If I did this right, none
Bad Girls-Julia Robert
Boom Boom Dollar-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Eat You Up-Angie Gold
El Ritmo Tropical (El Bimbo)-Dixie's Gang
Flashdance (What a Feeling): M.A.G.I.K.A featuring Stixman
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over): Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K; (?)
Get Up And Dance-Freedom; (?); (?); (?)
Gotcha (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)-Andy G's Magic Disco Machine
Hero (HCP Discotique Mix) (the slow one)-Papaya
Holiday-Who's That Girl!
I Believe in Miracles-Hi-Rise
It Only Takes A Minute (Extended Remix)-Tavares; 3; 5; 7
Kick The Can-Bus Stop
Kung Fu Fighting-Bus Stop; 1; 2; 4
Let's Get Down-JT Playaz; (?); (?); (?)
Little Bitch-The Specials; 4; 5; 6
My Fire-X-Treme
Ninzaburo-CJ Crew feat. Sedge
One Two (Little Bitch) (*thwock*)-Bus Stop
Only You-Captain Jack
Saints Go Marching (Remix)-The Saint
Shake Your Booty-KC and the Sunshine Band
Smoke-Mr. Ed Jumps The Gun; 4; 5; 6
That's The Way-KC and the Sunshine Band; 1; 3; 4
The 7 Jump-Ken D
Upside Down-Coo Coo; 1; 3; 4
Vol. 4-Raver's Choice; 5; 6; 8
Walkie Talkie-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Special Selection. . .Songs missing: 3
AM-3P-kTz
Boom Boom Dollar-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Boys (Euro Mix)-Smile.dk
Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral Groov)-Naoki
Dream a Dream-Captain Jack
El Ritmo Tropical (El Bimbo)-Dixie's Gang
Gentle Stress (AMD Sexual Mix): Mr. Dog featuring DJ Swan
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over): Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K (I think)
Gotcha (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)-Andy G's Magic Disco Machine
Higher-NM feat. Sunny
Holiday-Who's That Girl!
I Believe in Miracles-Hi-Rise
In The Heat Of The Night-E-rotic
Kick The Can-Bus Stop
Let's Get Down-JT Playaz
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)-Naoki feat. Paula Terry
Make A Jam!-U1
Music-Habe Gale
My Summer Love-Mitsu-O! with Geila
One Two (Little Bitch)-Bus Stop
Only You-Captain Jack
Operator-Papaya
Stomp To My Beat-JS16
The 7 Jump-Ken D
Tubthumpin'-Chumbawumba
Walkie Talkie-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Young Forever-Rebecca
Player's Best
Whatever's popular. . .due to the fact that some of the settings were messed
with, the Player's Best list is not a reflection of the overplayed songs in the
arcade I frequent.
Just when I thought it was all over. . .DDR 4th Mix Plus comes into town. The
various categories have been shuffled, switched, and otherwise messed with.
Some songs have changed difficulties; if I relist a rating, that means that the
song has new Maniac steps. To get the old ones back, play the Maniac-S edit.
If there is no Maniac-S edit, then the song is from DDR Extra Mix.
Konami Originals, Side A. . .Songs missing: Two too many
Afronova-Re-Venge
After The Game Of Love-(?)
Baby Baby Gimmie Your Love-Divas
Burnin' The Floor-Naoki
Can't Stop Falling In Love-Naoki
Celebrate Nite-N.M.R.; 4; 6; 7
Don't Stop (AMD 2nd Mix)-Dr. Vibe feat. JP miles
Drop The Bomb-(um. . .) Scotty D
Dynamite Rave-Naoki
Higher-NM feat. Sunny
Hysteria-Naoki 190
Jam Jam Reggae (AMD Swing Mix)-Rice C. featuring jam master '73
Keep On Movin'-N.M.R.
La Senorita-Captain.T
La Senorita Virtual-2MB
Let the Beat Hit 'Em-Stone Bros.
Let Them Move-N.M.R. (I think. . .)
Let's Talk It Over-SHIN Maruyama feat. Argie Phine
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)-Naoki feat. Paula Terry
Luv To Me (AMD Mix)-DJ Kazu feat. tiger Yamato
Make It Better-Mitsu-O!
Make It Better (So Real Mix)-Mitsu-O! Summer
Make Your Move-Good Cool feat. JP miles
My Summer Love-Mitsu-O! with Geila
Never Let You Down-(?)
Orion.78 (AMeuro Mix)-Re-Venge
Put Your Faith In Me-Uzi-Lay
Put Your Faith In Me (Jazz Groov)-Uzi-Lay
Silent Hill-Thomas Howard
think ya better D-sAmi
Konami Originals, Side B. . .Songs missing: One too many
.59-dj Taka
AM-3P-kTz
Brilliant 2 U-Naoki; 4; 5; 7
Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral Groov)-Naoki
B4U-(it's Brilliant 4 U, in case you're wondering) Naoki
Dead End-N & S
Do Me (h.i.g.e.o. mix)-mustache men; 3; 6; 9
Drop Out-NW 260
End of the Century-No. 9
Era (Nostal Mix)-TaQ
Get Me In Your Sight (AMD Cancun Mix)-Symphonic Defoggers with 1479
Gentle Stress (AMD Sexual Mix): Mr. Dog featuring DJ Swan
Gradiusic Cyber-dj Taka
Holic-TaQ
Hypnotic Crisis-Blue Destroyers
Leading Cyber-dj Taka
Love This Feeling-Chang Ma
Paranoia-180
Paranoia (Clean Mix)-2MB
Paranoia Evolution-200
Paranoia MAX (Dirty Mix)-190
Paranoia Rebirth-190'
Sexy Planet-Crystal Aliens; 5; 6; 7
SP Trip Machine (Jungle Mix)-De-Sire
Super Star-DJ Rich feat. Tails Bros.
Theme From Enter The Dragon (Revival 2000 Mix)-(?); 4; 6; 8
Trip Machine-De-Sire
Trip Machine (Luv Mix)-2MB
Trip Machine Climax-De-Sire
Wild Rush-Factor-X
Euro & Rave & Speed. . .Songs missing: 1
Boom Boom Dollar (K.O.G. G3 Mix)-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Boys (Euro Mix)-Smile.dk
Burnin' The Floor-Naoki
Butterfly (Upswing Mix)-Smile.dk; 5; 6; 9
Can't Stop Falling In Love-Naoki
Captain Jack (Grandale Mix)-Captain Jack
Cat's Eye-E-rotic; 3; 5; 8
Dam Dariram (KCP Mix)-Joga
Do it all Night-E-rotic
Dynamite Rave-Naoki
Follow the Sun (90 Degrees in the Shade Remix)-Triple J; 4; 6; 8
Have You Never Been Mellow (MM Groovin Mix)-The Olivia Project
Hero (Happy Grandale Mix) (the fast one)-Papaya
If You Were Here With Me (B4 ZA Beat Mix)-Jennifer
In The Navy '99 (XXL Disaster Remix)-Captain Jack
Lupin the 3rd '78-Ventura; 3; 6; 9
Music-Habe Gale
Night In Motion-Cubic 22
Ninzaburo-CJ Crew feat. Sedge (this is the same as Furuhata's Theme)
Oh Nick Please Not So Quick-E-rotic
Saints Go Marching (Remix)-The Saint
Shooting Star-BANG
Sky High-Lucyfer; 4; 6; 8
Synchronized Love (Red Monster Mix)-Joe Rinoie; 4; 5; 8
The Race (Formula One Mix)-Captain Jack
Turn Me On (Heavenly Mix)-E-rotic
Wonda (Speed K Mix)-MM; 4; 7; 9
Wonderland (UKS Mix)-X-treme
Pops, Side A. . .Songs missing: 1
20, November (DDR Version)-N.M.R.
1.2.3.4.007-Ni-Ni
Boys-Smile.dk; 3; 4; 9
Bu Dam-Lee Jung Hyun
Bumble Bee-Bambee
Butterfly-Smile.dk
Cutie Chaser-Club Spice
Dub-I-Dub-Me & My; 4; 6; 8
Gimmie-Gimmie-Gimmie-E-rotic
Have You Never Been Mellow-The Olivia Project
Hero-Papaya
Higher-NM feat. Sunny
In The Heat Of The Night-E-rotic
Love-Sonic Dream; 3; 5; 9
Luv To Me (AMD Mix)-DJ Kazu feat. tiger Yamato
Make a Jam!-U1
Mr. Wonderful-Smile.dk
My Summer Love-Mitsu-O! with Geila
Never Gonna Make (Factory Dance Team Mix)-Morgana
Operator-Papaya; 3; 5; 8
Petit Love-Smile.dk; 3; 6; 7
Pink Dinosaur-Papaya
Sung Suk-Space A
Tell Me-S#arp
Xanadu-The Olivia Project; 1; 3; 8
Young Forever-Rebecca
Pops, Side B. . .Songs missing: As far as I can tell, none
Ba Kkwo-Lee Jung Hyun
Baby Baby Gimmie Your Love-Divas
Burnin' The Floor-Naoki
Byul-Team
Can't Stop Falling In Love-Naoki
Dam Dariram-Joga
Don't Stop (AMD 2nd Mix)-Dr. Vibe feat. JP miles
Dream a Dream-Captain Jack
Face-N.R.G.
Get Me In Your Sight (AMD Cancun Mix)-Symphonic Defoggers with 1479
Get Up And Move-S & K
Hypnotic Crisis-Blue Destroyers
If You Were Here With Me-Jennifer
Keep On Movin'-N.M.R.
La Senorita-Captain T.
La Senorita Virtual-2MB
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)-Naoki feat. Paula Terry
Na-Na-Bus Stop; 3; 5; 8
Oh Nick Please Not So Quick-E-Rotic
Rock Beat-Loud Force
Silent Hill-Thomas Howard
Stomp To My Beat-JS16
Tubthumpin'-Chumbawumba
Vol. 4-Raver's Choice; 5; 6; 8
Wa-(?)
Wonderland (UKS Mix)-X-Treme
Covers & Classics. . .Songs missing: If I did this right, none
Bad Girls-Julia Robert
Boom Boom Dollar-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Cafe-D.D. Sound; 3; 5; 7
Eat You Up-Angie Gold
El Ritmo Tropical (El Bimbo)-Dixie's Gang
Flashdance (What a Feeling): M.A.G.I.K.A featuring Stixman
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over): Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K; (?)
Get Up And Dance-Freedom
Gotcha (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)-Andy G's Magic Disco Machine
Hero (HCP Discotique Mix) (the slow one)-Papaya
Holiday-Who's That Girl!
I Believe in Miracles-Hi-Rise
It Only Takes A Minute (Extended Remix)-Tavares
Kick The Can-Bus Stop
Kung Fu Fighting-Bus Stop
Let's Get Down-JT Playaz; 3; 4; 8
Little Bitch-The Specials
My Fire-X-Treme; 4; 5; 9
Ninzaburo-CJ Crew feat. Sedge
One Two (Little Bitch) (*thwock*)-Bus Stop
Only You-Captain Jack
Saints Go Marching (Remix)-The Saint
Shake Your Booty-KC and the Sunshine Band
Smoke-Mr. Ed Jumps the Gun
That's The Way-KC and the Sunshine Band
Upside Down-Coo Coo
Vol. 4-Raver's Choice; 5; 6; 8
Walkie Talkie-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Special Selection. . .Songs missing: 2
AM-3P-kTz
Boom Boom Dollar-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Boys (Euro Mix)-Smile.dk
Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral Groov)-Naoki
Dream a Dream-Captain Jack
El Ritmo Tropical (El Bimbo)-Dixie's Gang
Gentle Stress (AMD Sexual Mix): Mr. Dog featuring DJ Swan
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over): Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K (I think)
Gotcha (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)-Andy G's Magic Disco Machine
Higher-NM feat. Sunny
Holiday-Who's That Girl!
I Believe in Miracles-Hi-Rise
In The Heat Of The Night-E-rotic
Kick The Can-Bus Stop
Let's Get Down-JT Playaz
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix)-Naoki feat. Paula Terry
Make A Jam!-U1
Music-Habe Gale
My Summer Love-Mitsu-O! with Geila
One Two (Little Bitch)-Bus Stop
Only You-Captain Jack
Operator-Papaya
Stomp To My Beat-JS16
The 7 Jump-Ken D
Tubthumpin'-Chumbawumba
Walkie Talkie-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Young Forever-Rebecca
Player's Best
Whatever's popular. . .
DDR 5th Mix Song List. . .it's gonna be a bit difficult to record these songs,
due to the fact that some of the song titles contain Japanese. I'll mark these
with an asterisk. If you really wanna know which song is which, check out the
Name That Tune section. Oh, and if I relist the ratings to a song in a
previous mix (Dub-I-Dub), that means the steps have changed.
.59-dj Taka
1.2.3.4.007-Ni-Ni
17Sai-Bambee; 2; (?); 7 *
Absolute-dj Taka; 3; 5; 8
Abyss-dj Taka; 2; 5; 7
Afronova Primeval-8-bit; 4; 6; 9
Against All Odds-Deja Vu feat. Tasmin; 3; 5; 8
B4U-Naoki
B4U Glorious Style-Naoki; 4; 7; 9 (LONG version of B4U)
Be Together-Ni-Ni; 3; 5; 7
Brilliant 2 U-Naoki; 4; 5; 6
Broken My Heart-Naoki; 4; 5; 9
Bumble Bee-Bambee
Butterfly-Smile.dk
Cafe-D.D. Sound; 3; 5; 7
Can't Stop Falling In Love-Naoki
Can't Stop Falling In Love (Speed Mix)-Naoki; 4; 6; 9
Captain Jack (Grandale Mix)-Captain Jack
Cat's Eye (Ventura Mix)-E-rotic (it's an E-rotic song I like!!!); 3; 5; 8
Celebrate Nite-N.M.R.; 4; 6; 7
Conga Feeling-Vivian; 3; 5; 8
Dam Dariram-Joga
Dancing All Alone-Smile.dk; 2; 5; 7 (the ratings changed)
Dead End-N&S
Dive-Be For You; 4; 6; 8
Do Me (h.i.g.e.o. mix)-mustache men; 3; 6; 9
Don't Stop (AMD 2nd Mix)-Dr. Vibe feat. JP miles
Dub-I-Dub-Me & My; 4; 6; 8
DXY!-TaQ; 4; 6; 8
Dynamite Rave-Naoki
Dynamite Rave (Long Version)-Naoki; 6; 7; 8
Ecstasy-d-complex; 4; 5; 7
Electro Tuned (The SubS Mix)-TaQ; 5; 6; 9
Era (Nostal Mix)-TaQ
Furuhata's Theme-CJ Crew feat. Sedge (think Ninzaburo)
Gotcha (Theme from Starsky and Hutch)-Andy G's Magic Disco Machine
Healing Vision-De-Sire; 3; 6; 8
Hero (Happy Grandale Mix)-Papaya
Hero (HCP Discotique Mix)-Papaya
Holic-TaQ
Hot Limit-John Desire; 3; 6; 8 (LONG version)
I Was The One-good-cool; 3; 5; 7
In The Heat Of The Night-E-rotic
Insertion-Naoki Underground (!); 4; 6; 9
Kick the Can-Bus Stop
La Senorita-Captain T
Leading Cyber-dj Taka
Lupin the 3rd '78-Ventura; 3; 6; 9
Matsuri Japan-Re-Venge; 5; 6; 9 *
Moonlight Shadow (New Vocal Version)-Missing Heart (?); 4; 5; 6
Movin On (Extended Moon Mix)-Ellen Gee; 3 (?); 5 (?); 7 (?)
Mr. T (Take Me Higher)-Risky Men feat. Asuka M.; 3; 5; 7
My Generation-Captain Jack; 4; (?); 7
Na-Na-Bus Stop; 3; 5; 8
Never-Ending Story-DJ AC DC; 3; 6; 7
No Limit (AM Mix)-RM Unlimited; 4; 6; 9
Odoru Ponpokorin-Captain Jack; 1; 4; 7 *
Only You-Captain Jack
Orion.78 (AMeuro Mix)-Re-Venge
Oops I Did It Again (Fired-up Mix)-Rochelle; 2; (?); 7 (long, torture version)
Paranoia Eternal-STM 200; 6; 7; 9
Paranoia Evolution-200
Petit Love-Smile.dk; 4; 6; 7
Pink Dinosaur-Papaya
Radical Faith-TaQ; 4; 6; 8
Remember You-NM feat. Julie; 1; 3; 5
Rhythm and Police (K.O.G. G3 Mix)-CJ Crew feat. Christian D; 4; 7; 9
Right Now-Atomic Kitten; 3; 5; 6
Romansu no Kamisama (God of Romance)-Judy Crystal; 3; 6; 9 *
Sana Molette Ne Ente-Togo Project feat. Sana; 2; 5; 8 *
Sexy Planet-Crystal Aliens (nani?); 5; 6; 7
Shake Your Booty-KC and the Sunshine Band
Shooting Star-BANG
Sky High-Lucyfer; 4; 6; 8
Still In My Heart-Naoki; 4; 6; 7
Stomp To My Beat-JS16; 5; 6; 8
Super Star-DJ Rich feat. Tails Bros.
Swing It-Bus Stop; 3; 5; 7 (tequila!!!)
Synchornized Love (Red Monster Mix)-Joe Rinoie
Test My Best-E-rotic; 3; (?); 7 (well. . .)
The Cube-DJ Suwami; 3; (?); 7
The Twist (Double Pump Version)-Liberty All Starz; 3; 5; 7
Theme From Enter The Dragon (Revival 2001 Mix)-(?); 4; 6; 8
Walkie Talkie-King Kong and D Jungle Girls
Wild Rush-Factor X
Wonda (Speed K Mix)-MM; 4; 7; 9
Xanadu-The Olivia Project; 1; 3; 8
Young Forever-Rebecca
I remembered everything (I think)! And now, with no furhter ado, 6th Mix!!
Bye Bye Baby Balloon-Joga
Candy¶-Luv Unlimited (note: if this does not display correctly, blame Konami)
Cowgirl-Bambee
Dive (more deeper and deeper mix)-BeForU
Do it Right-SOTA feat. Ebony
Do You Remember Me-Jenny
Exotic Ethnic-RevenG
Fantasy-Melissa
Firefly-BeForU
Flash in the Night-Flashman
Follow Me-Lady Baby
Ghosts (Vincent de Moor Mix)-Tenth Planet
Groove-Sho-T feat. Blerda
Groove 2001-Sho-T feat. Blerda
Healing Vision (Angelic Mix)-2MB
Highs Off U (Scorroco Mix)-4 REEEL (that is NOT a typo)
I'm In The Mood For Dancing-Sharon
Justify My Love-Tess
Let the Beat Hit 'Em (Classic R&B Style)-Stonebridge Bros.
Let's Groove-Wisdom vs. Tips & Tricks
Look To The Sky-System SF feat. Anna
Lovin' You (Rob Searle Club Mix)-Vinyl Baby
Max 300-W (note: if this does not display correctly, don't stress)
Midnight Blaze-U1 Jewel Style
Miracle-St. Jannero
My Sweet Darlin'-Wildside
Nori Nori Nori-Judy Crystal
On The Jazz-Johnny Dynamite!
Ordinary World-Aurora
Orion.78 (Civilization Mix)-2MB
Share My Love-Julie Frost
Sobakasu (Freckles) (KCP Re-edit)-Tiggy (I can't STAND this song) *
So Deep (Perfect Sphere Remix)-Silvertear
Somewhere Over The Rainbow-Cosmic Gate
Telephone Operator (Club Mix)-Shelley Peters
The Center Of The Heart (something mix)-Rochelle
true. . .(radio edit)-Riyu Kosaka (her name is in Japanese)
true. . .(trance sunrise mix)-Riyu Kosaka (her name is in Japanese)
Twilight Zone (RC Extended Mix)-2 Unlimited
Witch Doctor (Giant Toons Mix)-Cartoons
www.BlondeGirl.com (Momo Mix) (close enough)-Jenny ROM
Yozora no Muko-Eurobeat Lovers *
And now I mutilate. . .7th Mix. For the most part, I do NOT pay attention to
the ratings (as they are a mess), so I won't mention them at all. So what to
do if you've just started? If possible, find a 4th+ machine. If not, stick
with the older songs (the ones in yellow, and most of the ones in purple). I
will list the new songs (no ratings) and the old songs (along with their new
Heavy rating).
A Minute (Extended Mix)-X-Treme
Baby Baby Love Me-Judy Crystal
BreAk Down!-BeForU
Burnin' the Floor-Naoki; 9 (whatever, Konami)
Burning Heat! (3 option mix)-Mr. T w/Motoaki F.
Candy (I'm not gonna bother with the heart)-Riyu Kosaka
D2R-Naoki
Destiny-Naoki feat. Paula Terry
Dive Into the Night-Riyu Kosaka
Drifting Away-Lange feat. Skye
Drop Out-NW260; 9
End of the Century-NO. 9; 9 (IT'S ABOUT TIME)
ever snow-Yoma Komatsu
Fantasy-Lockout (very different from the other Fantasy)
i feel. . .-Akira Yamaoka (WHY couldn't they have ported 250BPM?)
It's Raining Men (Almighty Mix)-Geri Hallewell
Kakumei-dj taka with Naoki *
Little Boy (Boy on Boy Mix)-Captain Jack
Living in America-Johnny Desire
Long Train Runnin'-Bus Stop
Look At Us (DJ Daddy Remix)-Sarina Paris
Maximum Overdrive-2 Unlimited
Maxx Unlimited-Z
More Than I Needed To Know-Scooth
Paranoia (Clean Mix)-190; 9
rain of sorrow-NM feat. Ebony
Secret Rendevous-Divas
So Fabulous, So Fierce-Thunderpass feat. Jocelyn Enriquez
Spin the Disc-good-cool
Stay-Tess
Sweet Sweet Love Magic-jun
The Reflex-Duran Duran
The Whistle Song (Konami messed this part up)-DJ Alligator
There You'll Be-DJ Speedo feat. Angela
Tsugaru-RevenG vs. De-Sire
Trance de Janeiro (long mix name which no one really cares about)-Bellini
Waka Laka-Jenny ROM vs. Zippers
STRATEGY, SORT OF
Where to find stuff. . .I have my opinions stuck in wherever the song is listed
in the song listing section (except for DDR 3rd Nonstop Mix). So if you wanted
to find. . .oh, La Senorita, check out the USA section (since Nonstop is
non-playable). If you can't find the song in either the original (short) OR
USA (seems to be 3rd Mix in Japan) section, chances are it's in the 4th or 5th
Mix section. Still can't find it? I probably didn't write anything for it.
(Before you decide that I'm a control freak, I'm putting in my comments about
the lyrics as a service to those who have younger siblings to watch. Some
parents may not appreciate their children being exposed to some of the subject
matter that is sung about)
Here are the songs-with my opinions:
Have You Never Been Mellow-Originaly by Olivia Newton-John. This song is only
for those who can't take the speed of Boom Boom Dollar. The biggest problem in
the song is the speed-up in the chorus. The steps go from one step per measure
to two steps per measure to one step per beat. There will be a long break
right before the chorus kicks in. During the chorus, one section will go
left/right/up/down. Remember that there is no break between the first two
arrows. Watch your balance. Tempo: too slow (112)
TRICK MODE-Still easy. However, the arrows now come once every two beats in
the verse, and will come once every beat sooner than you'd like to think.
MANIAC MODE-The only time I saw someone dance to this was when his "friend"
accidentally hit the song select buttons, thus selecting Have You Never Been
Mellow. If you can dance to AM-3P in single player mode and clear that stage
easily, passing this song should be fairly easy. Yes, there are eighth notes
thrown in (a whole string of 'em, in fact). The rating goes up to Superior for
some odd reason. . .oh yeah, this is Maniac Mode.
Boom Boom Dollar-Some people might object to the lyrics. IMHO, this should
have been the beginning song. The step rate is pretty constant. The chorus
stepping is also fairly easy to figure out. When dancing to this song, do not
put your feet back at neutral. Tempo: 124
TRICK MODE-The rating goes up to Marvelous. It's not as bad as it looks. Just
keep a clear head (and remember that most of those bunched-up arrows are UP
BEATS). Somewhere in the verse, a string of eighth notes (seven of them,
according to Nickel) will appear. Memorize this string, as it will be repeated
in Maniac Mode.
MANIAC MODE-What did they do to this song? The Genuine rating should be taken
very seriously, especially when the singer starts to hold out his words.
Sixteen arrows will race up to the top of the screen (did you memorize the
string of arrows in Trick Mode? The sequence is the same, but the timing is
not). If you can pull this stunt off while the aforementioned arrow string is
going, it's impressive (from Nickel). Practice this slowly, because there is a
very good possibility that you'll trip. Use your right foot for the up and
down arrows. Use your left foot for the left and right arrows. The sequence
goes up/left/down/right/down/left, and will repeat itself until sixteen arrows
are stepped on. The chorus is also a pain in the rear, but the last time the
chorus is sung is really nasty. If you don't believe me, try it yourself.
Butterfly-Many people like this song. Again, the beat is fairly constant, but
the concept of double steping is what messes people up. In the one player
game, the two pads will always be left and right. In the Couple game (normal),
the double step on the up and down pads will show up. Moral of the story: try
this song out in one player mode or Versus mode first. Tempo: 127.
TRICK MODE-Easier than the original, the only real change is the up-down double
step before the left-right double step, and a surprise in the chorus. Sort of
reminds me of hopscotch.
MANIAC MODE-Although it's supposed to be easier than Boom Boom Dollar on Maniac
Mode, I find it harder. The up beat steps are very hard to predict. The
beginning is, well, shifted (try this to find out what I mean). The ending is
the same, though.
Put Your Faith In Me-The trick to this song is timing. Since this is one of
the slower songs, make sure that you step exactly on the beat. There will be
times where the arrows come on the up beat, but they are rare. Not too many
people dance to this song on normal mode. Tempo: 121 (?) (my metronome is doing
some odd things. . .)
TRICK MODE-If you can pass the normal mode without difficulty, then you should
be able to pass this mode (with a little bit of difficulty). When the verse is
being sung, the extra arrows show up.
MANIAC MODE-About a third of the arrows in this song are stepped on the up
beat. There's a pattern to the verse of the song (with the exception of the
seven-arrow string that shows up here and there). Have fun with the chorus!
This is a typical, slow Genuine piece.
Put Your Faith In Me (Jazz Groov)-DON'T DO THIS SONG ON THE LAST STAGE, UNLESS
YOU HAVE LOTS OF ENDURANCE! This time, the up beats aren't in nice sets of
three. One in particular comes in a set of two. If you're not dead on your
feet when doing this song, you have a chance of passing. Tempo: forget it (jazz
and my metronome don't like each other).
TRICK MODE-The beginning is confusing. If the verse is no problem for you,
then the rest of this song should be a breeze. Please note that you'll be
dancing to a few too many up-beats.
MANIAC MODE-There's a reason why this is the Jazz Mix. The rhythm may feel
weird, but that's the essence of jazz (up beats). Hence, some of those weird
strings start on the up beat.
Brilliant 2 U-My personal favorite song. This song will only show up in the
first two stages. The beat is fast if you're new to this song. If you find
Butterfly too slow, try this song. The double step pattern is again used, but
this time, the arrows are up and down (along with the left and right arrows).
The ending requires some very fast stepping. Some eighth notes will pop up in
the beginning. Learn to recognize them, as songs with the Superior rating and
higher will incorporate them (in some cases, way too often). Are you up to it?
TRICK MODE-Prepare for a lot of steping. Much more double steping than in the
original. During the middle double-steps, there is a pattern to the steps.
The first two have the left arrow in common. The second group has the up
arrow. The third is the right arrow, and the last two have the down arrow. The
ending is jazzed up a little (but the rhythm is the same). This is the first
song on the Naoki Standard Course.
MANIAC MODE-The thing that makes this song a pain on Maniac mode is the fast
stepping during the synthesizer melody (because you are literally stepping to
the melody). Just note that some patterns are used more than once (okay, okay,
it's two patterns used seven times). For these patterns, don't be afraid to
shift your feet around (start off the first string with your right foot on the
up arrow, and your left foot on the down arrow. Once you step on the up arrow,
step on the up arrow with your rightt foot again. After stepping on the up
arrow, quickly stomp on the left arrow with your left foot. Immediately after
the previous step, step on the right arrow with your right foot, and the down
arrow with your left foot. Figure out the rest on your own). You may find
just a trace of the Normal Mode steps. . .
ONI MODE-This song is the first song on Naoki Platinum. . .which no one plays.
Make It Better-The programmers put in every double step pattern in this song.
After the annoying double step section, the song will go into various eighth
note patterns of monumental annoyance. The half note triplet is introduced,
and it is SLOW (you know, those steps that just don't feel right? Those are
the half note triplets)! Do this song as a bridge between the Superior and
Marvelous ratings (only because AM-3P is slightly faster than this). Don't be
heartbroken if you can't pass this song on your first try. Tempo: 117, or a
little slower than two beats per second.
TRICK MODE-There was only one really hard spot, and that was at the end.
Besides the obligatory extra steps, the timing has been changed ever so
slightly. You'll know what I mean when you play this. Some slightly
sleep-deprived programmer put a certain something in the beginning, and if you
find THAT hard, you'll find the rest of the song extremely difficult. If you
find that you can't dance to this, don't even consider Maniac Mode.
MANIAC MODE-Before you play this, make sure you are familiar with Trick Mode.
Life will be much easier if you are. If you aren't, you're in for a nightmare
(unless your reactions are FAST). Most of those eighth note strings end in a
double step. One string of six arrows is in a pattern of one, two, one, two
(the numbers represent how many arrows you have to step on at once). IMHO,
there is WAY too much up-beat stepping. Before you try the remixed version,
try this first. If you can clear the ending to this song without scrambling,
you have a chance of doing the So Real Mix. The ending requires either careful
dissection or three feet. This song wasn't rated Paramount for nothing. It is
possible!!
My Fire-No offense to all of you who like this song, but I find it to be a Put
Your Faith in Me wannabe with Butterfly dance steps and more questionable
lyrics (you can prove me wrong by e-mailing me the lyrics to this song). Not
too many people dance to this song. The beginning is easy enough. Use the
relatively simplistic down arrows to build a streak. The bunched-up arrows
call for three very fast steps on the same arrow. You will know the song has
ended by the last two down arrows, very close together. Pace yourself. This
song really feels like a hop-scotch game.
TRICK MODE-More arrows. That is all I remember.
MANIAC MODE-It's not the up-beats that make this song hard. It's where the
up-beats are placed. Hmm. . .maybe Konami should have retitled this My Fire
(Trip Machine Mix) :P..
AM-3P-I have no idea what the title is supposed to mean. I do know that this
song is much harder than it seems. The beginning has a nice hopscotch pattern.
When you hear the "melody" to this song, get ready for a musician's nightmare.
I call it a musician's nightmare because it's very hard to play a quarter note
triplet correctly (especially at the speed of this song). Step carefully, and
don't fall over. Tempo: 130.
TRICK MODE-This is what AM-3P will be like in Maniac Mode-sort of. The hardest
part is trying to figure out the rhythm. If you don't flunk out on the
beginning, you may make it through the whole song. Oh, yes, and a note about
the beginning. The programmers put some strange things in the beginning of
this song (like a bunch of eighth notes where they don't belong). . .
MANIAC MODE-This is the second-most popular song on Maniac Mode (next to Trip
Machine). In the beginning, there will be a constant stream of down arrows,
with arrows in other directions on the up beat (although many people, like me,
leave one foot on the down arrow, I've seen someone do it with one foot on the
left arrow. I'm not quite sure how, but he passed with an S rating). Next
will be a string of right arrows, with more annoying arrows on the up beat.
After that, you'll have to deal with a string of left arrows. Streak here if
possible. When the "melody" plays for a second time, there will be two notes
that look very close together. Welcome to the sixteenth note. For more info
on how to deal with these things, please refer to the Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral
Groov) Maniac Mode section. After the second long eighth note string (the one
where it's easy to get a 16 combo), there will be a very confusing mass of
eighth notes (show-off alert, show-off alert!). If you really want to dance to
this song, do so before you use the bathroom.:) For a real challenge, do this
song on either Hidden or Shuffle mode.
ONI MODE-This remix sounds SO cool! It's slow, and the rhythm is rather
awkward. Appears on the Midnight Blue course. Also appears on Trick (Extreme)
as the song with the Bouncy Arrows. The arrows will come up a short ways, go
back down, come up, go back down, etc. Your job is to hit the arrows when
you're supposed to.
Brilliant 2 U (Orchestral Groov)-There's no melody in this mix.:( There are
more eighth notes thrown in (with one eighth note in a really weird spot),
along with a frustrating number of double step patterns. Some demented
programmer put a surprise in the beginning. Do not try Trip Machine before
this song.
TRICK MODE-Want to know the meaning of syncopation? Play this song. It ain't
easy, though. You'll know when the syncopation hits (the part where you're
lurching, trying your best not to fall over). At one point, the arrows will
look a bit weird. When this happens, stomp to the beat of the music
(literally). This is passable (and if you think this one is hard. . .)
MANIAC MODE-Don't take this rating lightly. There are sixteenth notes galore
in this song. If the arrows look close together (and are in the middle of a
"melody"), those arrows are probably sixteenth notes. Don't even attempt to
step on the sixteenth notes with the same foot. You'll NEVER make it in time
(or you may, but you'll have a nasty leg cramp). Something that Nickel
suggested (and I am guilty of it too) is to step in the air and land in such a
way that you land on the first arrow with one foot, and your other foot lands
on the second arrow as fast as you can (but not at the same time). However,
this rule doens't always apply.
Make It Better (So Real Mix)-Not very popular. More annoying than the
original. Still the double step patterns like crazy. Go figure. This
wouldn't be a Make it Better song without it. Tempo: too slow!
TRICK MODE-Don't EVER dance this song right after playing something like Trip
Machine or Brilliant 2 U. This song goes very slowly, and the timing is
something else. If you don't believe me, try it for yourself.
MANIAC MODE-This is the hardest song to do on Maniac Mode, hands down (the
Exorbitant rating should tell you something). If you see a nice, on-the-beat
step, your eyes are deceiving you. Those steps are probably half note
triplets! All the double step patterns are there, but they are dispersed
through the song. Some parts are going to feel strange, because you won't be
stepping in time to anything (the background music or the singer). The ending
requires careful dissection or three feet (for best results, leave left foot on
left arrow, and use right foot to stomp on other arrows, until the last two or
three beats, when you're on your own). If you're confident you can pass it,
this is a great finisher.
Trip Machine-Take the title of this song literally. Make sure that your shoe
laces are tied tight, unless you really like tripping in front of many people
(especially after the "singer" says something about "returning to the show").
The rhythm is synchopated (you'll know what I mean after you try to dance to
some of the oddly-placed eighth notes). This song is very popular in Maniac
Mode. I'm not sure why. Tempo: 160!
TRICK MODE-The middle is so very different from Maniac Mode. The ending is
also a bit different. . .thank goodness the beginning is fairly easy.
Otherwise, I'd never have lasted through this song!
MANIAC MODE-VERY tiring (yes, I've tried it). A note about the beginning-you
can position yourself so that one foot is on the down arrow. It makes the
beginning easier. . .until a left-up-right pattern shows up. After that
pattern shows up, go back to your regular position. Don't ask me how to do the
nine-arrows-in-four-and-a-half-beats section, because I ususally miss a few
arrows in that section. There is a three-beat break in the middle of the song.
After the three-beat break, things start getting very weird (like eighth notes
where they don't belong). For all of you who like to show off, try to turn
around in the middle of the song (the easiest part of this song besides the
beginning). One word best describes the middle and end of this song: cycle
(this will make sense to those who have seen/danced to this song often). If
you thought normal mode was hard. . .
Paranoia-Finally, the grand daddy of all songs (in speed, not necessarily
timing). Missed steps will result in having plenty of your dance meter taken
away. The song will slow down in the middle (for the whole of three measures).
After that, there will be plenty of arrows for you to step on. If you're
going for score, get the streak in the beginning. Tempo: 180, or three beats
per second!!
TRICK MODE-Not as bad as certain other songs that are played in Trick Mode
(like AM-3P). Remember to keep stomping on the bunched-up arrows until all
arrows are gone. If you really want to know the secret of passing this finale
song, your reactions must be up to par. . .
MANIAC MODE-The nightmare never ends. There are an alarming amount of people
who dance to this song in Maniac Mode. Trust me, this song goes twice as fast
on Maniac Mode (especially the beginning). The timing is also strange (if each
down beat had a number, and each up beat is represented by *, then the
beginning would look like: one, two, three, *, four, five, six, *, seven, *,
eight, etc.). This pattern will repeat in the middle (sort of). This song
appears on the Paraonia Brothers course (as the "oldest" brother) and Kidou
(with an increase of only one battery bar).
NOTE: THE SONGS LISTED BELOW ARE FOUND ONLY ON DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION: 2ND MIX.
Boys-Much like Butterfly. If there's been any changes, I haven't noticed
(except the lyrics change, which now makes this song sound something like a bad
cross between Butterfly and Boom Boom Dollar).
BEST FOR: Read the DDR USA section.
HARDEST PART: Read the DDR USA section.
El Ritmo Tropical-Lousy rhyming, tricky timing (this is why I'm writing an FAQ
and not a song). This is what triplets are all about. They're bound to feel
weird, but it's correct. Just be glad that there are no old English marches
included in these games (as everyone who tried to dance to them would DIE!).
BEST FOR: Read the DDR USA section.
HARDEST PART: Read the DDR USA section.
Tubthumpin'-The only thing I remember is that this song is SLOW! (This song is
about drinking. And drinking. And drinking. Some people may not like this
subject).
BEST FOR: Make it Better fans.
HARDEST PART: Not turning this song into a drinking game.
Hero-Much like My Fire. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything significant
about this song (other than the ugly green background, and a few eighth notes).
BEST FOR: My Fire fans.
HARDEST PART: Said eighth notes.
Stomp to my Beat-Take the song title literally. That is, stomp to the artist's
beat. Here's a Deathlok-corrects-Tracy-on-lyrics song.
BEST FOR: Read the DDR USA section.
HARDEST PART: Read the DDR USA section.
MANIAC MODE-Instead of stomping only to the artist's beat, stomp to the
drummer's beat, too. Don't slip on the extremely fast section in the middle.
Love This Feeling-This is the only song with a tempo change. It starts out
very, very, very slow. To give you an idea how slow it goes, look at a watch
with a second hand. For every two seconds that go by, evenly tap three times.
Go slightly faster (and I do mean slightly) and you have the tempo for the
beginning (which, for all of you who know how to read a metronome, is 95).
Somewhere in the middle, this song will speed up past Paranoia speed (to 190,
while Paranoia speed is 180. To give you an idea on how fast the latter is,
evenly tap three times in one second). The step pattern, however, is the same
(which isn't saying much).
BEST FOR: Read the DDR USA section.
HARDEST PART: Read the DDR USA section.
MANIAC MODE-Well, all I can say is have fun on the fast section!
Paranoia (Dirty Mix)-Consider it a faster version of Paranoia (and if the group
name has anything to do with tempo, then the tempo is probably 190).
BEST FOR: Show-offs who miss the original Paranoia.
HARDEST PART: Not slipping on the dance mat.
MANIAC MODE-Same steps as original Paranoia.
Paranoia MAX (Dirty Mix)-Not too sure about this song, since my slightly insane
friends played it on Maniac Mode.
MANIAC MODE-Gulp. Too many arrows. I have yet to see anyone go more than
halfway through this song. To give you an idea of the arrow format, combine
the significant feature of Make It Better with the beginning of Maniac Mode
Paranoia, and set it to this song's speed (which is about as fast as you'll
fail this song on the first try. I'm not insulting you. I'm being a realist.
Think you can pass it on the first try?). This song is the second oldest
Paranoia Brother.
Paranoia (Clean Mix)-My friends played this song on Maniac Mode. Crazy, huh?
BEST FOR: Read the DDR USA section.
HARDEST PART: Read the DDR USA section.
MANIAC MODE-Just like the previous song. Count yourself a champion if you can
pass this song without panting. This song is a cata on MAX 2, and is the third
oldest Paranoia Brother.
SP Trip Machine (Jungle Mix)-The faster version of Trip Machine. That's all I
remember.
Trip Machine (Luv Mix)-Imagine someone playing Trip Machine backwards. Now
imagine the timing is trickier. Welcome to the remix.
BEST FOR: Read the DDR USA section.
HARDEST PART: Read the DDR USA section.
MANIAC MODE-How many superlatives can I cram into this FAQ? Another pain to
dance to (literally). This time, there's more rest (and some nasty little
things between rests).
Dub I Dub-I only played this song in Maniac Mode.
*Tracy sticks her tongue out at Leviathan, who just HAD to try this song on
Maniac Mode*
MANIAC MODE-Hey, who put the dance steps to Trip Machine and Butterfly in here?
Like Trip Machine, the beginning is easy (for a Maniac Mode song). The chorus
is another matter entirely.
BEST FOR: Read the DDR USA section.
HARDEST PART: Read the DDR USA section.
I am not going to bother with Bad Girls and 20, November. I seem to have a
case of amnesia concerning those two songs.
In The Navy-This is a practice mode song. Find out yourself. Just remember
that when the Village People sang this song, some people were offended (it had
to do with the Navy and a sensitive issue that is usually associated with
another branch of the military. If you can't figure out what this is supposed
to mean, fine by me. Don't e-mail me about this).
The Race-Okay, Deathlok, here's a tribute to you. The lyrics aren't TOO bad
(but I still think they're junk). Find out yourself, as this is a practice
mode song.
THESE ARE THE DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION USA STRATEGIES
For Brilliant 2 U, Make It Better, Put Your Faith in Me, and Trip Machine, just
look at the original Dance Dance Revolution synopsis ('cause I'm lazy). It's
the same. For other mixes, I'll elaborate a bit more.
A note about difficulty ratings: See the next section for details.
El Ritmo Tropical-Why is this song in this game? Not too bad for a Moderate
song. The notes in the beginning come once every two beats. Then it speeds up
to one note per beat. There are double steps, so be prepared. Not the easiest
song (IMHO, it's Silent Hill). It's party time on the ship whose name I will
not mention, because it's not right!!
DIFFICULT MODE-Follow the singer. Or, figure out the rhythm on your own (it's
strange) and dance along. Survive that and you should get past everything
else. A Genuine pain.
EXPERT MODE-Paramount, and that rhythm thing is now a nightmare. The small
section in Difficu
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