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Dancing Stage
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Series	Dance Dance Revolution
Engine	2ndMix (Arcade) 3rdMix (PlayStation)
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation
Release	Arcade EU: March 9, 1999 NA: March 9, 1999 PlayStation NA: March 6, 2001
Genre(s)	Music, Exercise
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer

Dancing Stage is a music video game, developed by Konami, released in European arcades on March 9, 1999. In North America, the game was released as Dance Dance Revolution on the same date, and it received a PlayStation port on March 6, 2001. It is the first international release of the game. The arcade version features 13 songs, with 11 of these available on the PlayStation port, while Dancing Stage Internet Ranking adds another three exclusive songs to arcades.

Gameplay

The core gameplay involves the player stepping their feet to correspond with the arrows that appear on screen and the beat. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over a set of stationary arrows near the top (referred to as the "guide arrows" or "receptors", officially known as the Step Zone). When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform, and the player is given a judgement for their accuracy of every streaked note.

Music

All versions include the following songs:

• "AM-3P" by kTz
• "Boom Boom Dollar" by King Kong & D.Jungle Girls
• "Brilliant 2U" by Naoki
• "Brilliant 2U (Orchestra-Groove)" by Naoki
• "Have You Never Been Mellow" by The Olivia Project
• "Make It Better" by mitsu-O!
• "My Fire" by X-Treme
• "PARANOiA" by 180
• "Put Your Faith In Me" by UZI-LAY
• "Put Your Faith In Me (Jazzy Groove)" by UZI-LAY
• "Trip Machine" by De-Sire

"Butterfly" by Smile.dk and "Make It Better (So-Real Mix)" by mitsu-O! are exclusive to the arcade release.

180, kTz, mitsu-O! and UZI-LAY are pen names for Naoki Maeda. Songs with "Groove" or "Mix" in the title require certain criteria to be unlocked by the player.

Dancing Stage Internet Ranking was released exclusively in Europe. It adds another three licensed covers, credited with the original artists:

• "It's Like That" (cover of Run–D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins)
• "Last Thing On My Mind by Step Ahead (cover of Steps)
• "Uh La La La" by Party All Night (cover of Alexia)

Reception

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It was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best PlayStation Game" and "Best Music/Rhythm Game" awards, which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Frequency, respectively.

See also

• Dancing Stage
• Dance Dance Revolution

References

1. ^ Neko Neko. "Dance Dance Revolution for Play Station (NTSC U/C)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
2. Konami. DanceDanceRevolution (PlayStation). Konami. Level/area: Nonstop select screen.
3. "Dance Dance Revolution for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
4. "Dance Dance Revolution for PlayStation Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
5. GameSpot VG Staff (February 23, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst Video Games of 2001". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002.

External links

• ddr.sh entry for Dance Dance Revolution (in Japanese)
• Dancing Stage at MobyGames

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