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Dance Dance Revolution, or DDR (known as Dancing Stage in Europe), is a music video game series produced by Konami. It was first introduced to Japanese video arcades in 1998, after being shown at the Tokyo Game Show earlier that year. Since then, the game has gained significant popularity elsewhere in the world, including large portions of North America and Europe. As of 2005, over 90 official versions have been produced, including those for home video game consoles. The Dance Dance Revolution series is a subset of the larger Bemani series of music video games.
The game is typically played on a dance pad with four arrow panels: left, down, up, and right. These panels are pressed using the player's feet, in response to arrows that appear on the screen in front of the player. The arrows are synchronized to the general rhythm or beat of a chosen song, and success is dependent on the player's ability to time and position his or her steps accordingly.
Gameplay details
In Dance Dance Revolution, a player must move his or her feet to a set pattern, stepping in time to the general rhythm or beat of a song. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over stationary, transparent arrows near the top (referred to as the "guide arrows" or "receptors"). When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform. Successfully hitting the arrows in time with the music fills the "Dance Gauge", or life bar, while failure to do so drains it. If the Dance Gauge is fully depleted during gameplay, the player fails the song, usually resulting in a game over. Otherwise, the player is taken to the Results Screen, which rates the player's performance with a letter grade and a numerical score, among other statistics. The player may then be given a chance to play again, depending on the settings of the particular machine (the limit is usually 3-5 songs per game). More on [ Dance Dance Revolution ]
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A-team - Korean team offering video clips.
Aaron's Dance Dance Revolution Page - Includes personal accounts, photographs, and song, video, and scoring information.
Animefringe: 12 Steps to Addiction: Confessions of a DDR addict - Editorial by Jake Forbes.
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BWW2: DDR - Contains codes, cheats, video clips, songlists, and tips.
Dance Dance Revolution Series - Contains an overview, cheats, and screenshots.
Dance Dance Revolution: Step Central - Information, boards, chats, tips, and pictures.
Dance Dance Ribbon - Player fiction about a girl who joins a competition. Includes character information and story summaries.
DDR4Health - Focused on using DDR as an exercise tool. Also covers other aspects of exercise gaming.
Meta Description: [ DDR4Health serves as a news and information resource for the growing exergaming market, with a focus on the use of Dance Dance Revolution and other dancing games as forms of exercise. ]
DDRLover.com - Furnishes machine locations and event information.
GetUpMove - Focuses on the use of DDR in exercise. Includes testimonials, getting started guides, support forums, and general health issues.
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Global DDR Message Board - Dedicated forum on various topics related to game play, including region-specific forums.
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How to Dress Like DDR Characters - Tips on how to dress like Dance Dance Revolution characters.
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IGN - Directory of help, news, reviews, and previews.
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Keep Gaming - How to play, information about the consoles, reviews, weightloss and tips on how to dress up like the cosplayers.
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Konami Music Games Forum - Forum at Konami of America's official site for players to voice their opinions.
Salon: Dance Dance Revolution - Article by Skyler Miller about the popularity of interactive games in America.
Taylor's DDR - Includes character pictures and a brief history.
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