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A Beginner's Guide to the Dance Dance Phenomena

Posted by timothy on from the perhaps-it's-a-good-weight-loss-plan dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I just saw a rather interesting article over at LANParty.com about breaking into the world of Dance Dance Revolution. The article has a humourous story about going from DDR mocker to DDR fanatic thanks to a seven-year-old kid. Also, it has reviews of some home DDR equipment for those too timid to play in public. The article is written from a beginner's perspective, and has some good resources for newbies! If you've ever thought of hopping up and 'busting a move', be sure to check it out."

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  1. Beyond DDR by frohike · · Score: 4, Informative

    We (Cryptic Allusion) are also developing a Dreamcast game with the freely available homebrew tools to go beyond the basic get-as-many-steps-right-as-you-can of DDR to something much closer to Puyo Puyo or Puzzle Fighter. Here's the link:

    Feet of Fury

    There's also Dance With Intensity that someone developed to play DDR songs on your PC, assuming you can track down the step files and MP3s/OGGs.

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  2. here's some videos by Kargan · · Score: 4, Informative

    If, like, me, after reading the descriptions you're still having a hard time picturing just exactly what this game is about, here's a site with some videos, looks like mostly from tournaments.

    http://www.ddrfreak.com/videos.php

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  3. Re:Try it on your PC - StepMania! by prizog · · Score: 4, Informative

    For non-Windows users, try PyDDR.

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  4. Re:Whoa, I live under a rock. by _ph1ux_ · · Score: 4, Informative

    want to see what it looks like in live action:

    its a java launch - so go here:

    www.ehowa.com
    click on enter
    click on downloads at top
    open "dancewhiteboy.wmv" to see a really good
    white kid DDRing

    FUNNNY stuff

  5. DDR does exist for the PC by Ryu2 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Contrary to what the article said, there is a REAL DDR port by Konami for the PC that just came out recently... I've seen it for sale at Fry's electronics. You can use a dance pad that connects via the USB cable.

    It's DDR 3rd mix only, though, I believe.

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  6. Know your DDR opponents by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Funny article/guide over at somethingawful.com on various opponents you may face at the arcade.
    http://www.somethingawful.com/article.php ?id=378

  7. Bemani by Lomby · · Score: 2, Informative

    I just got back from Japan and I got addicted to another bemani (Beat Mania) kind of game.
    It is called "Taiko No Tatsujin" (Drum Master).
    It is really addictive: you have to play a japanese drum (kodo). The machine has an incredible bone shaking sound, that really gives you the idea of hitting a giant drum.
    This game is particular, because it is very beginner friendly, but it can also be used by experts.
    The tune selection is also great!
    You can see the arcade machine here.
    A PS2 is on its way, lucky me (and you)!

  8. Modding your dance pads by drivers · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you want your home DDR pads to last you need to take a trip down to Home Depot (or Lowes or whatever) get some supplies and mod your soft pad into a durable hard pad. Follow the instructions here: home modding