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 v3.3
This FAQ is copyright by me, Tracy Smith 2000-2004. 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 5th) 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, 7th Mix as either 7th Mix or MAX2 or DDRMAX2 (the MAX2 search
string should do it), and 6th Mix as either 6th Mix or DDRMAX. 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. The FAQ's FAQ
V. Music terms and other terms
VI. I wanna dance NOW! (or The Commandments, for short)
VII. The songs
VIII. SOME secrets
IX. Are you having a bad day?
X. 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). (3/23/03)
3.1-Since I'm the writer, I think it's only fair that you know just how *ahem*
good I am. Therefore, I've added another section-the author's FAQ. I'm still
working on those song strategies. . .(not released)
3.2-Well, added a bunch of song strategies (including stuff from Extreme), as
well as the changes from DDRMAX2 to DDR EXTREME. I'm missing a good chunk of
songs, but I've been working on this thingamabob for the past two and then some
hours, so give me a break. I'm updating this because I have finally achieved
one of my DDR goals - that AAA on something. Want to know what? Keep reading!
(6/10/04)
3.3-Finished off ALL songs on DDRMAX (though many still need more detail).
Almost finished with DDRMAX2. Still have a long way to go on EXTREME. One of
my DDRMAX descriptions is as detailed as I want to get on any song; read
further to find out which song I pretty much did from memory. (6/11/04)
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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.
The final installment of DDR (for now) is EXTREME. The print on the judgements
is slightly different, and Beginner mode (which makes most songs a 1) is now
available for your AAA pleasure. The announcer says more stupid things, and
the songs have variable Perfect windows (from the ultra-strict Mikeneko Rock to
Mahou no Tobira, and just about everything in between). Several of the songs
have. . .strange timing windows (Stay (Organic House Mix) and Healing Vision
come to mind). The mode select, as well as most of the gameplay is the same. .
.except Nonstop mode has been revived! Yahoo!!!! Nonstop Mode features
several sets of songs, usually on Standard (but a few are on Light). Press the
down arrow twice, and it changes to Heavy (with a few on Standard). There's
also quite a selection of Random courses, as well as Random Caprice (four
random songs which you can see. . .and cry, because one is probably going to be
an old Extra stage, and the other three will be totally awesome). The other
Random courses feature question marks, and those question marks in purple are
Oni mixes. Keep in mind that the machine can spit out anything from Be In My
Paradise to MaxX Unlimited (and The Legend of Max, if it's unlocked), so
playing Nonstop is a calculated risk. The Oni courses are harder, and there's
an Oni glitch, which deals with the song difficulty selection, which I will not
cover. On both Nonstop and Oni, there's a new judgement called Marvelous! that
shows up white. This is simply a narrower version of the Perfect!! window, so
don't worry overly much about it on Nonstop. On Oni, those white judgements
are worth three points, Perfects are worth two, Greats are worth one, O.K.s are
worth three (I think), and anything else is worth one of your battery bars.
This time, there will be a score kept for Oni (and the point breakdown was just
outlined). Other than that. . .have fun.
One more song select mode has been added-Random. Random on a non-Nonstop
course (heh, that sounded neat) will choose a song stored within the machine's
memory. If you'd like a preview of this song, hold down the Start button
(provided it's not Extra stage). The Random song select will occasionally
choose the same song twice. Oh, speaking of Extra stage. . .you are now free
to choose your Extra stage. . .but only a AA on The Legend of Max will get you
One More Extra Stage (and this time, it's rough).
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
(everyone else). Not all Beginner songs are equal. I DO NOT recommend
dancing to Afronova on Beginner.
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IV. The FAQ's (and author's) FAQ
Before you read any further, I think it's fair that I say something about
myself. I'll post bits about myself (and this FAQ) in question and answer form.
Q: Is Tracy Smith your real name?
A: No!
Q: So what is your REAL name?
A: I'm not answering that until I meet you in person.
Q: How long have you been playing DDR?
A: If memory serves me right. . .four and a half years and going strong!
Q: How good are you?
A: I've placed in both freestyle and tech tourneys. . .which isn't saying much.
I'd like to think I'm better than average. And I refuse to touch the backbar
(unless I am in grave danger of falling on my rear).
Q: Can you pass (insert any song 300 BPM or over)?
A: Max 300 once. Have yet to fail Sakura and Across The Nightmare (extra stage
doesn't count). I'm eight seconds shy of passing MaxX Unlimited, and won't
pass The Legend of Max anytime soon.
Q: You can't pass all the songs? You suck!
A: Then write your own FAQ.
Q: What is this FAQ about?
A: DDR, silly. I've included as much song info as my limited memory allows me
to.
Q: Can you give me some freestyle tips?
A: E-mail me, and we'll talk.
Q: Do you know where to get freestyle vids?
A: I have ONE site on my homepage. . .it was a local tournament. I don't know
about any others.
Q: What about that Hawaii one on G4. Were you in that tournament?
A: Sadly, yes.
Q: Do you have DDR at home?
A: No, and unless someone gives me a working PS2 with all pertinent DDR, a
metal pad, a IIDX controller, and every single version of Beatmania IIDX that
has come out for the PS2, I never will.
Q: How many songs have you gotten a AA on?
A: Basic and Standard - I have no idea. Heavy - 59 or so.
Q: How many songs have you gotten a AAA on?
A: Just one - 5.1.1. Light. *cries* It took me a LONG time to get that, too.
Q: Can I play your Extra stage?
A: Not unless I get something like Max 300 on the Random song select.
Want your question here? E-mail me at cherriebomber@yahoo.com. If your
question is valid AND in good taste, I'll post it (along with your name).
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V. 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 just about all of the songs, one measure contains four beats.
Unless Konami brings Rislim to DDR, it will stay that way. Certain songs will
go into cut time (two beats per measure. . .think Era).
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. The basis for Burning Heat!
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. Appears in quite a few songs (though most of
them are short, thank goodness).
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). If
you're attempting to get the Extra stage, do NOT miss any of these (the only
thing worse than not holding out a freeze arrow is missing an arrow). 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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VI. 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 Eight and two Halves 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.
6a. I dance like a drunken Spinda (and if that makes no sense, do some Pokemon
research). Someone else (I'll find your e-mail later, provided that Yahoo!
didn't do anything weird with my account AGAIN) suggested to try alternating
feet (hit the left arrow with the left foot, the next arrow that isn't a left
arrow with the right foot, etc.) This will work so long as the machine doesn't
spit out a left-down-right-up combo (or some rotation thereof). If you think
your balance is better than mine (and it probably is), try it, once you can hit
the up and down arrows without falling over.
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). Did I mention all the sweat that has no doubt dripped down
off of all the other people who use the backbar? I didn't? My 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/Heavy 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. Most recent fall-off-the-machine-incident: Candy Heavy. My left
hand was the only thing left on the platform. . .and it was on the 2P right
arrow. I still 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 117 pounds (about 51 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. This also should have been said earlier, but. . .DO NOT WALK ON THE
SCREEN!! How would you like it if someone walked on your face? Matrix
walking, as its known, will damage the inner workings of DDR, which may cause
the machine to be out of order for several weeks. The worst case scenario is
the glass on the screen shattering. DDR machines are not cheap, so DON'T DO IT.
28. 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
Candyś-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
EXTREME song list. . .er. . .is on Konami's website. If it displays on my
cruddy version of IE 4.0, it will display on just about anything. Go to
http://www.konami.co.jp/am, click on Bemani (look for it), and search away.
Certain songs must be unlocked (everything from Twin Bee ~Generation X~ to
Paranoia Survivor Max), as well as many Oni courses and several Nonstop
courses. I won't provide the lists for the Oni courses, because I don't play
Oni. The Nonstop courses are a lot easier to look at, and there's always the
Random selections to spice things up.
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 Difficult Mode now makes up the whole song. The beginning is eighth
notes. Left-right double steps thrown in all over the place. The rest. .
.good luck!
Jam Jam Reggae-Slow, slow, slow!! So slow that someone decided to put in a few
eighth notes to throw off the unwary beginner. The best way to view these
notes is to listen to something like Put Your Faith In Me or Make It Better (I
think Silent Hill works). Note how fast each quarter note in above songs take.
Now imagine the scary eighth notes as those quarter notes. See, that wasn't
so bad. Other than that, count to yourself, because the slow speed will throw
you.
DIFFICULT MODE-Genuine. Imagine Expert Mode with half of the eighth
note-double step strings and no sixteenth notes. Welcome to this mode. Try
getting the remaining strings down. The only truly confusing part is the
eighth note string which consists of left-up and left-down double steps. It
repeats itself, but this time, the string is right-up and right-down double
steps. It's great preparation for this song on Expert Mode. The rest is
either eighth notes or overly slow quarter notes.
EXPERT MODE-It's just safer to step on two pads for the beginning. There will
be a part right after the beginning where you'll need to step on alternating
arrows (the up/down arrows, to be exact). The really, really bunched up arrows
are to be stepped on twice as fast as you've been stomping up until now
(they're sixteenth notes). From then on, good luck!! This song is divided
into two parts: the eighth-note double steps, and the footrolls. Step to
whatever the singer sings in the end, and you should pass (if you're still
alive, that is). I can pass this (on Versus Mode). Exorbitant, indeed!
Silent Hill-My friends think it's sappy. I think it's sweet. Regardless of
anyone's opinion of this song, it's slow (everyone can agree on this one). The
notes start out as being one note every four beats (slow enough for ya?).
Unfortunately, said notes come on the fourth beat of every measure (which is
sure to throw a few). Then the notes come once every two beats. One section
(I think it's the chours) features notes once a beat (with a couple of other
short exceptions).
DIFFICULT MODE-Marvelous, just marvelous. This song looks deceptively easy in
the beginning. However, things start getting ugly when a picture of a jewelry
box appears. It looks like a left-up-right-up-left-down-right-down-left. .
.pattern. Your best bet would be to alternate feet (use left foot for left
arrow, right foot for up arrow, left foot for right arrow (your back will be to
the screen, but dont' freak out), right foot for up arrow, left foot for left
arrow, etc.). Some of the eighth note groups will lead into a double step.
There are at least two parts that have an up-down double step expressed as
eighth notes. Don't fall.
EXPERT MODE-Watch first. Memorize the arrows in the beginning. From there,
let your reflexes take over. Chances are, you'll pass (yes, there is a part
where there is a string of three notes that end with a double step. Your eyes
work just fine!). Don't lose it on the long string of eighth notes that you'll
have to step on with the same foot! Paramount!!
ONI MODE-Now it's a hold song. The first part is NOTHING but holds (including
a spin hold). Unfortunately, that's as far as I got. Appears on Pop 8 (second
song).
20, November-Eighth note alert! Now that I've got your attention, this song
goes fairly slow (except for said eighth notes). Don't get mixed up on the
three measures (yes-three measures, or twelve counts) of up arrows. Other than
the eighth notes and the occasional double step (exactly one left-right double
step at the end), shouldn't be too hard. Steps should come once a beat (or
something close to it).
DIFFICULT MODE-Mostly on-the-beat stepping-except for one part, where it's
follow the melody (almost). Don't be scared by the eighth notes in the end.
It's possible to alternate feet (left foot on left arrow, right foot on down
arrow, left foot on up arrow, right foot on right arrow, etc.). Other than
that and a bunch of double-steps, fairly easy. Marvelous.
EXPERT MODE-First, go to your favorite Hip Hop Mania 2 machine and play this
song on Hard Mode. Now go and play this song on Expert Mode. The stepping is
just like the buttons!! Paramount, I think.
Boys-No, not another Butterfly wannabe! Oh, well. This song feels like
Butterfly, and it's a good deal more forgiving than Butterfly. The only
problem is that there are more double steps (the left-right one). I suggest
you find your own way to have a "little fun". Theirs is, well. . .
DIFFICULT MODE-Now comes a slightly tricky timing part. Just follow the singer
on those weird-looking arrows. Few more double steps mixed in, some which
deviate from the left-right and up-down double steps that normally appear in
the song. Steps just about every beat. Still feels like Butterfly (same
rating too, superior).
EXPERT MODE-It's a double-step into something. General rule of thumb, even
with the eighth notes. Don't know why. It's possible. Reminds me of the end
of Dub I Dub, Difficult mode. Paramount.
Let Them Move-. . .right past this song.
DIFFICULT MODE-Marvelous. Regular steps, with some eighth notes. The only
section that stuck out in my mind was composed of a group of three eighth
notes. One of those groups started off with an up arrow, had another up arrow,
and ended with an up-down double step. For those sections, just step on both
arrows until all three go away. Other than that, not too bad.
EXPERT MODE-Those bells are going to throw you! The ugly bunches of notes that
appear (they look like two or three double steps close together) are actually
footrolls. Follow the bells. Sometimes, they may come together, in which
case, follow the bells. When the lady starts singing, the sequence is left,
right, up, down (I think), and is repeated for quite a while. Then the bells
interfere. Get past these two problems, and you've got yourself another
Paramount song. In short, this is the result of combining Stomp to my Beat,
Expert, and Luv To Me, Expert.
Make A Jam!-Eighth note alert! There are eighth notes AND double-steps here.
Those parts that look like they're double steps are actually an alternating
sequence of left and right arrows. Sort of tricky.
DIFFICULT MODE-Marvelous.
EXPERT MODE-Not as bad as I thought. Bells aside, this song goes at a speed
slow enough for me to assimilate, but fast enough for me to keep awake.
Alternates between double steps and eighth notes. There's even a tribute to
Boom Boom Dollar in the middle (just kidding!!). Some eighth note strings end
on a double step. Go figure. Paramount.
So Many Men-Double steps and steps every beat. Almost. The only thing that
may cause problems is the up-down double step seen a couple of times. Other
than that, it shouldn't be too difficult. Please don't do one of the double
steps and return your feet to neutral. It does bad things to your meter.
DIFFICULT MODE-Marvelous. The chorus is bound to throw some people off
(up-down-up-double step). Just keep doing the up-down double step until all
the nasty arrows are gone. Then you can resume normal steps.
EXPERT MODE-Genuine. Eighth notes not necessarily in groups of three. Same
problem as Difficult. More when I learn it!
Dub I Dub-A step and a half above Boys. There are a couple of eighth notes
(literally). If this song is failed, it's because of all the double umps
(which threw my mom for a loop). The combos that seem to appear the most are
the left-up and right-down ones (the ones that have a space between them).
Memorize them well. The left-down and right-up also appear, but not as much.
Other than that, it's just stepping to the surprisingly slow beat.
DIFFICULT MODE-A Genuine pain in the rear. Please don't get the eighth notes
and the double steps mixed up. That section in the middle is a string of
EIGHTH NOTES (so many people mess that part up). If you're really having
trouble with the bridge, look for the odd-colored arrow, and let your reflexes
take over. While it is possible to spin in that section, I wouldn't recommend
it (I got dizzy).
EXPERT MODE-Definintely exorbitant. First, note that the nice familiar groups
of three may have a double step or three mixed in. This happens quite often in
the verse and chorus. Use the arrow colors to help you figure out whether it's
a double step or eighth notes (sometimes they're mixed together), especially in
the chorus. During the bridge (the "I. . .don't. . .need. . .your. . .love",
sung in the background), the notes turn into something other than eighth notes.
Watch this to see what I mean. I'll try to figure out the ending (it's
weird). . .
End of the Century-Okay, so it didn't happen like they said it would. Instead,
all they have are an annoying amount of left-right double steps (like towards
the end, where you're better off just doing the left-right double step until
the arrows aren't left or right). Other than that, it's just good old
on-the-beat stepping (I convinced my mother to play this and she passed!!)
This song goes pretty fast, so be careful!
DIFFICULT MODE-Now the chorus is a double step festival. Eighth notes are
added in. Don't get confused on the right-left-right sequence followed
immediately by a left-right double step. Most of them are the familiar groups
of three (with the first of every group on the very first and third beats of
every measure, with a few exceptions), except for a few (which are either a
group of two or a group of five). The last six arrows are up-beats (except for
the very last one). Quite a few people seem to have trouble with this
particular song. Paramount.
EXPERT MODE-Someone tried this and couldn't pass. At two points, there were
double steps mixed in with the eighth notes (and it was mighty confusing), one
halfway through the middle of the first verse and the second halfway through
the second verse (it's really sudden). All I remember was that the chorus
became next to impossible, and there were a long strings of eighth notes for
the verse. Tiring like I couldn't believe! The bridge is also a long string
of eighth notes with ONE double-step thrown in there to confuse you (ignore
it). Exorbitant, but many think it should have been Catastrophic. This song
is now a cata on MAX 2 (about time, Konami!). On EXTREME, this song is on the
Classical course (as the first song, no less).
Keep on Movin'-On-the-beat steps with some double steps. Not that bad (at
least that's what the little voice in my he-, er, my memory is telling me).
More when I learn it!
DIFFICULT MODE-Marvelously full of double steps (the second-to-the-last time
the chorus is repeated). There is a pattern to the eighth notes (a very lame
pattern, but a pattern nonetheless).
EXPERT MODE-Genuine, and a timing song. Eighth notes may start on the up-beat
(which is always fun). Follow the singer in the end. Groups shouldn't be too
long (as in, less than 15, I think). Don't be thrown by the string of up
arrows that have a few eighth note down arrows mixed in. It follows the music.
The speed is extremely slow, and this song isn't quite as easy as it appears
(still trying to figure it out).
La Senorita-Fast, on-the-beat steps. Sometime before the chorus is sung (first
time only), there will be a nice long section where you can get away with doing
the left-right double-step until all the left and right arrows are gone.
Patterns usually repeat themselves (a set of four notes will scroll, and the
exact same four notes will scroll on right after the first set). About the
only place that breaks this rule is the second chorus (only a few measures).
DIFFICULT MODE-Geniune. Mostly on-the-beat stepping, with two eighth notes
that appear in the chorus. The chorus and the second verse follow the bass.
The bass rhythm starts on the first beat of every measure, then goes to the
up-beat of the second beat, and on to the third beat. Double steps quite
rampant. If anything kills you, it will be the speed.
EXPERT MODE-Some Konami programmer carelessly put eighth notes all over the
song. Eighth notes will come in various groups (from two to eleven, if my
memory serves me right). Only one part actually follows the trumpet. If I
recollect correctly, the pattern repeats itself. Between the chorus and the
second verse, the longest string of eighth notes in this song will appear.
Stay sharp! It is stuck in the middle of a flash. No fair! It starts and
ends with a left-right double step. It also alternates between the up arrow
and the right arrow. Good luck!
Luv To Me-Finally, a song which people dance to! This time, the left-right
double step is repeated-four times in a row, at one point. All steps are on
the beat, you lucky person you! That double step shouldn't be to much of a
problem. Personally, I'd just dump that guy and get over it. FYI, this is a
song about some girl who's remembering all of the "good times" she had with her
boyfriend. Major sappy alert!
DIFFICULT MODE-First song I played, first song I passed, first time I felt like
actually killing my dancing partner (next time, Skywalker). The rating has
been bumped up to Paramount. The beginning is a string of eighth notes that
should be slow enough to follow (it's a 7-4-4 pattern). Follow the singer
through the chorus. The bridge may be difficult (it switches from duple to
triple and back, if you know what I mean), but it's possible.
EXPERT MODE-This song goes from a speed song to a timing song. First, some of
those arrow strings in the verse start on up-beats (like the up-right string).
A good deal of this song isn't straight eighth notes. Those arrows that look
like double-steps in the chorus aren't. It's a drumroll done with the feet
(alternate your feet, or else. . .). If you've played the Disco Mix on Hip Hop
Mania 2, the rolls will feel familiar. The bridge is just there to frustrate
you (I'm trying to figure out the timing). The final footroll follows the
music. The rest are something else altogether. Right before the chorus is
repeated a second time (as in, a measure or so before the chours is repeated),
the "footroll" is actually two left-right double steps and a few too many
down-right double steps. Only the very last strings are straight eighth notes.
Don't ask how, but I can make it through all those dang sixteenth notes and
fail HERE, of all places. It's now Exorbitant, whatever it is.
Afronova-Don't let that bald man scare you (younger kids may find him scary. I
do). Basic on-the-beat steps. The beginning has quite a few double steps.
Lots of double steps. Show off during the chorus, if you want. Follow the
drum beats in the end, and you'll be just fine.
DIFFICULT MODE-Strange paramount song. More double-steps, more fun to show off
during the chorus. Eighth notes added during one part. They're kind of fast,
so be careful (hint: ALTERNATE FEET!!). If you really want to show off (and
have no qualms about a broken ankle), try getting in at least 5 half-turns in
the "chorus", a.k.a. seven beats of double-steping). Show offs, there are at
least four distinct sections where you can show off, and look good. Find them
on your own. I abuse one. Again, follow that drum.
EXPERT MODE-Now there's eighth notes all over the place. The very first
pattern (after the AM-3P tribute, don't rush) is a combination of the
left-up-right eighth note string and the left-down-right string (all stuck
together). This little pattern will go on for eight beats. Alternate feet, if
you're coordinated enough (hint: Use left foot for left arrow, right foot for
down arrow, etc.). If not, look down, and don't forget to look back up in
eight beats. After that comes the chorus (if you can't figure that out, just
watch). Once the chourus is out of the way (and you have a 28+ streak going),
the song will give you two eighth note patterns, then squish them together, and
add in an extra note (so it's a 3-3-7 pattern). Meanwhile, you'll have to
contend with an up-left-up-down-up-right-up pattern that always sneaks its way
into the ruckus (six times). I find it easiest to use my right foot for the up
arrows). At one point, the song will shift to an up-left-up, up-right-up
pattern (in groups of three). Use that time to switch feet (so the foot
pattern would be right-left-right, followed by left-right-left). Really fun to
show off, really hard to pass. The ending is the same-it's just all
double-steps, that's all (yep, that's all, indeed), starting with an up-down
double-step, a left-right double-step, a left-down double-step, and going
counterclockwise (that means that the next double-step is going to be a
donw-right double-step), and a final left-right double-step (so you can face
the audience). This song is extremely tiring-play at your own risk (I got two
nasty cramps from this song, AND I had to rest, which is a rarity for me).
Catastrophic, and deserving it!
ONI MODE-NO ONE I see plays the Love RevenG course. . .sorry.
Dead End-Slightly slower than Afronova, but it compensates with timing. The
beginning should be self-explanatory. After that, notes should come every
beat. The arrows will take a short break (one and a half beats), and two
up-beat arrows will show up (so the rhythm is something like 1, * (up-beat of
2), * (up-beat of 3), 4 or 1, depending on where in the song you are).
Everything else is either one step per beat, or that strange pattern I
mentioned earlier. That is, until the siren goes off (maybe a bit earlier).
Don't panic at the group of three eighth notes. They're just like steps on the
beat-twice as fast. The ending requires knowledge of double-steps. It is
nearly impossible to pass this song if your feet always find their way onto the
little silver island in the middle of the arrows after you step on every beat.
DIFFICULT MODE-Timing, timing!! The speed won't kill you, but the timing will.
Try to ignore the odd things that are happening in the music, 'cause it will
throw you off! No!!! Bad upbeats!!! Threw me for a loop!!! After the fairly
easy beginning (as in, all those nice easy notes), the song will break into
groups of three eighth notes. These follow the music. The occasional group of
five may sneak in. After that, a section featuring the left arrow will appear.
Follow the music. Then, two on-the-beat steps will come, followed by a group
of three eighth notes that will come on the same foot. A "breather" section
will come next. The three eighth note groups will restart. When the music
starts sounding funky, be prepared for a fairly repetitive group of five eighth
notes. Once the siren goes off, the eighth notes will be in groups of two.
The ending chords will come in the form of three double steps with strange
timing. The same group will repeat itself, and then the song will finish!
This song is best played as a last stage, because it is TIRING!!
EXPERT MODE-Now there's eighth notes with breaks in strange places. The
beginning is once again simple. The next part will look something like
Difficult Mode. Somewhere in the middle, the arrows will become groups of 15.
Yes, 15. If I were to take each group in eight counts, the rhythm would look
something like this: * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * * 2 . . . etc. (where the *
are the up-beats). The next section pretty much follows the Difficult Mode
format (except the arrows with the strange rhythm are now dispersed throughout
the arrows). The next part reverts to the groups of 15 thing. Can't quite
remember what happens in the next section, but after that's over, the eighth
notes come in groups of 4. The ending is almost the same (with a few notes
added in). Miss the breaks mentioned earlier and you may be on your way to
failing this song! This seems to be the ultimate timing song (well, maybe one
other can beat it). The rhythm gets weird in the double-step section. Wish
yourself luck, and you may just pass (I did. Once. I'm still not sure how I
walked out of the arcade). Again, catastrophic.
Dynamite Rave-Nice on-the-beat stepping with double steps all over the place.
I'm beginning to sound very repetitive. Goes kinda slow. Follow the singer
again.
DIFFICULT MODE: Sort of like Put Your Faith In Me, Expert Mode. The beginning
is just there to throw you. The first eight counts of arrows are double steps.
What occurs after that is a group of three eighth notes followed by a group of
seven (I hope my counting is correct!). From there, it breaks down into the
familiar groups of three with strange stuff in the middle. Final group of
eighth notes end with a left-right double step. The eighth notes come in
groups of three. Follow the singer during the chorus (sound familiar?).
Familiarity with double steps extrememly helpful. Paramount. This song is on
the Naoki Standard course.
EXPERT MODE-Yep, notes that are made to make you think that they are eighth
notes and a Catastrophic rating. Said weird notes occur sometime after the
third beat of every measure (so the rhythm looks something like 1, *, 2, *, 3,
^, *, 4, *, repeat, with * being up-beats and ^ being the lone sixteenth note,
I think). Don't rush it (my biggest problem). That is, after the first little
pattern, wait for the first beat of the next measure (if you listen closely
enough, you should hear it). The beginning sets the pace for the rest of the
song (rhythm-wise). During the verses, there are NO double-steps. If it looks
like a double-step, it's a group of sixteenth notes. The double steps occur
about two beats into the chorus. The double-steps are also seen throughout the
chorus. Good luck on the bridge-didn't quite catch everything there. The
ending isn't as hard as it seems. Some think it's the easiest Catastrophic
song. I disagree, 'cause it was the last one I passed.
ONI MODE-From what I hear, it's one of the easier Oni songs. Appears on the
Naoki Platinum course and the Happy Hardcore course (?!).
I Believe in Miracles-Mostly stepping to the beat. I say mostly because there
is ONE part that requires intelligence to figure out (that trumpet thing.
Follow that trumpet). Get past that (which becomes repetitive in the end) and
you should be able to get past this song.
DIFFICULT MODE-Every four measures, an eighth note pattern will pop up. The
ending becomes a double step thing (twelve of 'em, to be exact). Trumpet
melody is once again present (and the same, thank whatever). Other than that,
notes every beat or so. Genuine.
EXPERT MODE-Every four measures, some weird sixteenth note thing will come into
play. Other than that and the continuning chorus, it is passable. Exorbitant.
Love This Feeling-For details on what happens in the middle, go check out the
DDR 2nd Mix stratey on this same song. It's fun. Follow the singer as she
sings, "Love this-feeling".
DIFFICULT MODE-The slow part, not the fast part, will kill you. The six notes
in the slow section that look like three left-right double steps are actually a
nice l