NOTE: All UM2 Song Packs have been released. If anyone has information on
the new songs on these Song Packs, I'd ask that you please share it, as I'm
unable to get these new Song Packs.
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Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2
A FAQ/Walkthrough by CyricZ
Version 1.3
E-mail: cyricz42 at yahoo.com
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. FAQ
3. Basics
3A. Controls
3B. Menus/Displays
3C. How to Dance
3D. Dancing Tips for the Beginner
3E. Dancing Tips for the Intermediate
3F. Dancing Tips for the Advanced
4. Licensed Songs
4A. After all (Svenson & Gielen Remix Edit)
4B. Altitude
4C. Brick House
4D. Burn For You
4E. C Squared
4F. Close Your Eyes
4G. DAM DARIRAM
4H. Disco Break
4I. Don't Stop
4J. DREAM A DREAM (MIAMI BOOTY MIX)
4K. EyeSpy
4L. FLASHDANCE (WHAT A FEELING)
4M. I'm In Heaven (Radio Version)
4N. Jam On It
4O. Life Is A Game
4P. Looking For You
4Q. Mello
4R. MOONLIGHT SHADOW (New Vocal Version)
4S. NIGHT IN MOTION
4T. Play My Game
4U. Rubberneckin' (Paul Oakenfold Remix Radio Edit)
4V. Skulk
4W. Sleepwalker
4X. Standing Still In Time
4Y. Superstar (Nevarakka Mix)
4Z. Tittle Tattle
4AA. Tough Enough
4BB. VOL.4
4CC. Wherever You Are
5. Default Konami Originals
5A. 19, November
5B. 321STARS
5C. A
5D. air
5E. B4U
5F. Baile Le Samba
5G. Catch it!
5H. DEAD END
5I. DROP OUT
5J. fly through the night
5K. Hit 'n' Slap
5L. Istanbul Café
5M. La Cucaracha
5N. LEADING CYBER
5O. LOVE <3 SHINE
5P. Love Is Dreaminess
5Q. LUV TO ME (UCCHIE'S EDITION)
5R. Macho Gang
5S. MAKE A JAM!
5T. Make Your Move
5U. MAXX UNLIMITED
5V. Monkey Punk
5W. MY SUMMER LOVE
5X. R10K
5Y. Red Room
5Z. RIDE ON THE LIGHT (HI GREAT MIX)
5AA. route 80s
5BB. starmine
5CC. THE BIG VOYAGER (INFINITE PRAYER REINTERPRETATION)
5DD. V (for EXTREME)
5EE. VJ Army
6. Unlockable Songs
6A. .59 - remix
6B. G2
6C. GYRUSS (FULL TILT)
6D. i feel... (T.O.Y. Remix)
6E. In My Eyes (Midihead Remix)
6F. MAKE A JAM! (Dub/House Mix)
6G. MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix)
6H. Midnight Special
6I. TOE JAM
6J. ZERO-ONE
7. Song Pack Songs (1-6)
7A. SP1 - Abyss
7B. SP1 - BURNIN' THE FLOOR
7C. SP1 - Burning Heat! (3 Option Mix)
7D. SP1 - In My Eyes
7E. SP1 - Mind Parasite
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7F. SP2 - AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL
7G. SP2 - FIRE DUB
7H. SP2 - Midnite Blaze
7I. SP2 - OUTER LIMITS
7J. SP2 - SOMETHING WONDERFUL
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7K. SP3 - ANALYZE
7L. SP3 - BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE 2002
7M. SP3 - BATTLE BREAKS
7N. SP3 - DYNAMITE RAVE
7O. SP3 - NEMESIS
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7P. SP4 - AM-3P (303 BASS MIX)
7Q. SP4 - MATSURI (J-SUMMER MIX)
7R. SP4 - MATSURI JAPAN
7S. SP4 - MOBO*MOGA
7T. SP4 - What is Love?
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7U. SP5 - GET IT ALL
7V. SP5 - Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix)
7W. SP5 - JANEJANA
7X. SP5 - KAKUMEI
7Y. SP5 - MEANING OF LIFE
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7Z. SP6 - BAILA! BAILA!
7AA. SP6 - BROKEN MY HEART
7BB. SP6 - GORGEOUS 2012
7CC. SP6 - INFINITE PRAYER (floating flock style)
7DD. SP6 - MAD BLAST
8. Song Pack Songs (7+)
8A. SP7 - END OF THE CENTURY
8B. SP7 - era (nostalmix)
8C. SP7 - i feel... (Junk Circuit Mix)
8D. SP7 - La Senorita
8E. SP7 - Silent Hill
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8F. SP8 - BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND
8G. SP8 - COSMIC COWGIRL
8H. SP8 - Kind Lady (interlude)
8I. SP8 - In My Eyes (Neuromix)
8J. SP8 - more deep (ver.2.1)
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8K. SP9 - Disabled the FLAW
8L. SP9 - Forever Sunshine
8M. SP9 - jelly kiss
8N. SP9 - O JIYA
80. SP9 - REGRET
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8P. SP10 - HACK
8Q. SP10 - LOVE THIS FEELIN'
8R. SP10 - R5
8S. SP10 - Real
8T. SP10 - Waverer (Slide Mix)
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8U. SP11 - DIAMOND JEALOUSY
8V. SP11 - GUILTY
8W. SP11 - HELPLESS
8X. SP11 - HOLD ON ME
8Y. SP11 - Open the P.A.
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8Z. SP12 - BackFire
8AA. SP12 - Feel the Light
8BB. SP12 - infinite
8CC. SP12 - Jack and Mark Get Busy!
8DD. SP12 - JET WORLD
9. Challenge Mode
9A. Practice
9B. Light
9C. Standard
9D. Heavy
9E. Extra
10. Other Modes
10A. Battle Mode
10B. Party Mode
10C. Workout Mode
10D. Training Mode
10E. Edit Mode
11. Secrets
12. X-BOX LIVE
13. Standard Guide Stuff
13A. Legal
13B. E-mail Guidelines
13C. Credits
13D. Version Updates
13E. The Final Word
Hi and Konnichi wa! Welcome to my FAQ for DDR Ultramix 2 for the X-BOX! I
refer to this as a "FAQ/Walkthrough", but there's very little "walking
through" to be done with this game. Anyone familiar with Konami's most
famous member of the BEMANI series will know that there are few written tips
that can be given for the Dance Dance Revolution series. You have to trust
your own feet and your burning soul. However, I will, in this FAQ, give
you the heads-up on what the songs are, where they come from, and a few tips
to get you ready for tackling them...
A: DDR Ultramix 2 is the second game in Konami of Hawaii's adaptation of the
DDR series for the X-BOX.
Q: How does one play Dance Dance Revolution games?
A: It's actually pretty simple. Your "controller" has four directions: left,
down, up, and right, which are shown at the top of your play screen. You
select a song. As the song plays, arrows will start scrolling up to your top
line. When an arrow scrolling up reaches the line of arrows at the top, you
must "step" on the direction matching that arrow's direction. If two arrows
come up at once, you must press both at once. If a green "freeze" arrow
appears, you must hold that step at the beginning until the freeze arrow ends.
Q: Can I rip my own songs to the X-BOX hard drive and play them?
A: Nope. Copyright issues, of course.
Q: How many songs in this mix?
A: 70, standard. Add an extra 60 if you plan to download song packs.
Q: Is this game X-BOX LIVE capable?
A: Yes. By going online, you're able to play with other people on LIVE, as
well as download additional content for a small fee.
Q: Can I use Song Packs from Ultramix 1 in Ultramix 2?
A: Yes, but to be able to use the song packs in both games, you must download
them through Ultramix 1. If you did so already, no problem, but if you
first download Song Packs 1 through 6 in DDR Ultramix 2, you won't be able to
use them in DDR Ultramix 1.
Q: Does this game support Song Packs 7 and up?
A: Yes, and only in this game. You cannot use those Song Packs in Ultramix 1.
Q: Is this just like any DDR in the arcades?
A: Not really. Konami of Hawaii is trying to distance themselves not only
from the arcade scene of DDR, but also the PlayStation console DDRs in
general. Not only is the game setup non-arcade (no stages, for example),
but there are actually very few songs in this mix that have been in other
DDRs.
Q: Why isn't (insert song here) in this mix or any others?
A: Usually, it's directly related to the fact that, despite Konami's usage
of these songs for DDR, the songs are still owned by the songs' artists.
This means that the contract the artists have with Konami only refers to the
games they specify, which is generally the arcade mix, and (most of the time)
the corresponding Japanese Playstation console port. Getting the songs over
here is a whole other story, and I feel that we're lucky to get the songs that
we do. Additionally, Konami of Hawaii is trying to distance themselves from
the PlayStation and arcade games, so we're receiving fewer "established"
DDR tunes.
Q: What does this mix have for special modes?
A: In addition to all the modes of the last game (including Training, Workout,
Edit, Battle, and Challenge), there's also a Party Mode that allows you to
play new game styles: Bomb, Attack, and Synch.
Q: Does this game seriously have Quad Mode?
A: Yeah. If you have four pads, a big enough TV so you can see it from all
four, and a whole lotta room, you too can play Quad Mode.
Q: Just who is NAOKI?
A: Naoki Maeda has been with Konami for many years. He is the leader of
Konami AM Internal Sound Team, who are in charge of coming up with songs for
each new DDR release. He's responsible for many songs throughout DDR-dom,
under lots of artist names. He also has the support of other artists and
vocalists, such as Paula Terry, Thomas Howard, and Aaron G. His artist names
include, but are not limited to: Omega (the symbol), 1479, 180, 190, 190',
200, 270, 290, 8 bit, B3-PROJECT, BIG-O, BLUE DESTROYERS, Crystal Aliens,
DANDY MINIERO, d-complex, DJ KAZU, DE-SIRE, DIVAS, DR. VIBE, FACTOR-X, FIXX,
KTz, Luv UNLIMITED, mitsu-O!, MR. DOG, MUSTACHE MEN, N&S, N.M.R, NAOKI, NAOKI
190, NAOKI underground, NM, NO.9, NW260, RE-VENGE, RevenG, Stone Bros.,
TailBros, THE FINAL BAND, THE SURRENDERS, UZI-LAY, Z, ZZ. Some of these are
not actually names for Naoki, but sometimes artists he's used for vocals in
the songs.
Q: What is beatmania?
A: Developed almost concurrently with DDR, BM is a series of games where you
use your fingers instead of your feet. You have a set of keys, like a piano,
and you have to tap those to create the music (each key tap adds music to the
playing score). Also, you have a turntable to "scratch", which also adds
sound. The original beatmania had 5 keys, beatmania IIDX has 7 keys (and is
the only one of the series still coming out with new mixes), and beatmania
III has 5 keys and a foot pedal.
Q: What are Guitar Freaks and drummania?
A: These ongoing series are favorites from BEMANI. Guitar Freaks uses a
guitar with three neck buttons and a "pick", which allows you to insert
music into the song. drummania is similar, using a drum set. A few mixes
into the series, BEMANI got the wise idea of combining the two series,
giving each mix the same list, and allowing the machines to link up.
Q: What is Dance ManiaX?
A: This is a short-lived series that was made to showcase more Dancemania
tunes, as well as a bunch of Konami Originals. It's played with light beams,
and blocking them in time with the music.
Q: What is Keyboardmania?
A: This is another short-lived series based around a keyboard. Much like
Konami's other games, you're required to play the keyboard (composed of two
octaves) to create the music as the game dictates to you.
Q: What is "A Different Drum"?
A: Described as "the source for synthpop", this is a label group that
distributes the music of several different artists/groups to put them further
in the public light (similar to Toshiba-EMI's Dancemania series, actually).
You can check out their site at adifferentdrum.com for more info.
Q: Hey, did you know that (insert song here) was in (insert game here) first?
A: Well, please, if I've made mistakes, let me know. I pride myself on a
healthy knowledge of BEMANI, but no one's perfect. If something's wrong,
tell me.
Q: I think a genre you have listed is incorrect.
A: Tell me what you think it should be, but present a good case, because I've
asked a lot of people about this subject. However, if you're disputing a
genre that has a star (*) after it, then I won't bother, because those are
the official genres as Konami states.
Directional Buttons: Moves your selection on all the menus or steps in that
direction.
A: Confirm selection
B: Cancel selection
Start: Start game
Back: Hold during gameplay to automatically fail the song.
NOTE: If using a controller, then A, B, X, and Y will step in their relative
direction on the controller's face.
Game Mode: Select this to access the main game (see How To Dance for more
info).
Battle Mode: Challenge other players to see who's the better dancer.
Party Mode: Play new game types against your friends.
Challenge Mode: Play special challenges set for you by the game. See the
pertinent section for more info.
Workout Mode: A more fitness-oriented way to play.
Training Mode: Practice any open song in any kind of situation.
Edit Mode: Create your own step patterns for any open song.
Records: View your high scores for Game Mode and Workout Mode.
Options: Basic option stuff. Check below for more info.
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Options Menu
Sound Settings:
Voice: Select no voice, male and female, male, or female for the announcers.
Volume: Adjust the volume of the SFX, voices, and music.
Effect: Turn it on to have access to the below settings:
Reverb: Set the reverb for different settings.
Equalizer: Adjust the output for low, mid, and high frequency sounds.
Control Settings:
Double Mode Settings: Allows you to adjust the controls for Double Play if
you use a controller.
Vibration: Allows you to set vibration to occur whenever you step, whenever
you miss, or not at all.
ABXY: Also known as "Dance Play Settings". Turn this off and the ABXY buttons
will not register when you step. If you have a proper pad, they will
automatically shut off when you play, but this is if you have an adapter and
a PS2 pad.
Thumbsticks: If you wish, you can make it so the thumbsticks register steps.
Graphic Settings:
BG Movie: When on, the movie will play in the background.
BG Dancer: When on, you'll have a dancer getting his/her groove thang on in
the background.
BG Brightness: Set how bright the background is if it's distracting you.
Show Time: Turn on and you can see a clock showing how long you've been
playing.
Step Mark Colors: Set between normal, note type, and order type.
Arrow Shape: If you're into aesthetics, you can change how the arrows look.
There are ten options. One option is turtles. ^_^
Game Settings:
Timing: Changes the sync between the steps and music.
Empty Gauge End: If on, then the song will fail you immediately if you lose
all your Dance Gauge. If not on, then you can continue to the end even if
you fail.
Exit To Screen: If you fail, the game can kick you back to the Song List,
Select Difficulty, or Select Style screen.
Default Difficulty: Allows you to set where the cursor will be at the "Select
Difficulty" screen. Useful if you're impatient.
Weight Units: For Workout Mode. Set it to go by pounds or kilograms.
Dancer Settings: Use this to change which dancer will be displayed for each
player. There are four default dancers: AFRO (5th Mix costume), LADY (new
costume), RAGE (4th Mix costume), and EMI (4th Mix costume).
Credits: Access this to view the game's credits, and try your hand at the
Credits Mini-Game.
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3C. How to Dance =
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Select Game Mode on the menu screen to get underway.
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Select Your Style
Single Mode: This is a 1-player or 2-player mode. Each player uses one
controller.
Double Mode: This is a 1-player mode where the player uses both pads. Every
song has different steps for Double Mode than Single.
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Select Difficulty
Beginner (BEG): There's no difficulty level for these songs, but you may as
well assume that they're mostly 1-footers. You also have an on-screen
dancer stepping the steps along with you, but only if you have the option
"BG Dancer" turned on in Graphics.
Light (LGT): Most songs range from 2 to 5 feet. This is pretty simple if
you're getting used to DDR.
Standard (STD): Most songs range from 4 to 7 feet. Largely, you'll find that
steps reflect how the music goes, as opposed to just being on the beat.
Heavy (HVY): Most songs range from 6 to 10 feet. These are the tough ones
where they focus on two things: matching the song's notes exactly, and/or
kicking up the difficulty to give you pains.
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Select Music
Use Left and Right to switch songs. Tap Up or Down to change the difficulty.
Press A to select. Press B to go back a screen.
Press Start or select "SORT" to change the sorting from the standard setup to
alphabetical by title, by BPM from fastest to slowest, and alphabetical by the
song's artist.
If you have Edit Data for a song, continue pressing Up or Down to cycle
through the difficulties until you reach your edit.
While your selection's on a song, you'll see a little graphic for the name.
Below the picture, you'll see the BPM for the song (which may be dynamic).
To the right of the graphic are the foot rating for the song (the higher # of
feet, the harder the song) and the Groove Radar.
Groove Radar: This is a graphical representation of the difficulty of the
song. It's broken down into five attributes:
- Stream: More or less the overall number of steps.
- Voltage: How many steps are sandwiched into how much time. Higher voltage
means more steps in less time.
- Air: The overall number of double steps (time spent in the air).
- Freeze: The overall number and length of freeze arrows.
- Chaos: The number of weird steps (not straight 1/4 and 1/8, or steps that
force you turn as you step).
If you can't figure out what song you want, you can select RANDOM. This will
automatically pick a random song at the current difficulty. You will not be
able to adjust anything once you hit the RANDOM button.
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Select Options
Hold down A as you select your songs to bring up the Song Options menu:
Step: Yet another chance to change the difficulty of your song.
Speed: This is the speed of the arrows on the screen. It doesn't affect the
speed of the song, just the arrows. You can set it to x1, x1.5, x2, x3, x5,
or x8.
Boost: If turned on, the arrows will gradually speed up as they move on the
game screen.
Appearance: "Visible" is the normal setting. If "Hidden" is on, the arrows
will vanish about half-way. If "Sudden" is on, the arrows will appear about
half-way. "Phantom" is a combination of both Hidden and Sudden (arrows will
only be visible for an instant in the middle). If "Stealth" is on, you won't
see the arrows at all.
Turn: "Off" is normal. "Mirror" rotates all arrows 180 degrees. "Left"
rotates them 90 degrees to the left. "Right" in the other direction.
"Shuffle" randomizes the steps.
Other: "Off" changes nothing. "Little" will eliminate several steps to make
it easier. "Flat" makes all arrows the same color, as opposed to the
grading colors used to distinguish beats. "Solo" will change colors so that
you can distinguish beats more easily. "Dark" makes the Step Zone
invisible. "Help" throws gold arrows into play. If you step on them, you
get a big boost to your Dance Gauge.
Scroll: "Standard" is normal bottom to top scrolling. "Reverse" is, oddly
enough, scrolling from top to bottom.
Freeze Arrow: You can turn the Freeze Arrows off.
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Are You Ready?
The main field consists of the arrows and the Step Zone, which is a line of
arrows on the screen. As the song plays, arrows will begin scrolling along
the screen. As the arrows reach the Step Zone, you need to step on those
arrows. If you see a green Freeze Arrow, you need to step on that arrow and
hold it until the Freeze Arrow ends (you don't need to remove your foot when
it ends, just stay on it until it ends, and move your foot at your leisure).
On the top of the screen is the Dance Gauge. It starts about half full. As
you step properly, it'll fill more. If you misstep, your Dance Gauge will
start emptying. If it empties completely, game over.
On the bottom of the screen is the difficulty (in case you forgot), and your
score as it tallies up.
Also in the middle of the screen, you'll see words pop up as you step:
PERFECT: You stepped more or less precisely on the arrow. Combo continues,
the Dance Gauge increases, and you get the maximum possible score from that
step.
GREAT: You just about stepped on the arrow. Combo continues, the Dance Gauge
increases, but you don't get the full score for the step.
GOOD: You're off on the step by a bit. Combo stops, but the Dance Gauge
doesn't change.
ALMOST: You're off on the step by quite a bit. Combo stops, and your dance
meter decreases.
BOO: You completely missed the step. Combo stops, and your Dance Gauge
decreases.
OK!: You stepped on the whole Freeze Arrow.
NG: You stepped off the Freeze Arrow before it ended. Combo continues, but
your Dance Gauge will decrease.
Also marked on the screen is your combo, which is how many PERFECTS and GREATS
you have in a row. The announcer will tell you when you hit 100 combo, 200,
etc.
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Evaluation
Once you complete the song, you'll see an Evaluation Screen. You'll receive
a letter grade, a tally on how many of each step you got, a meter on how much
of the Groove Radar you filled, your maximum combo, and your score.
The letters are AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, and E.
E is a failing grade.
D through AA are given depending on your dancing abilities. Important aspects
are your combos and your step quality: a large number of PERFECTs will
drastically increase your score, while even a few BOOs will lower it
considerably.
AAA is given for all PERFECTs and OKs on Freeze Arrows.
Press A on the Evaluation screen to return to the song list.
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3D. Dancing Tips for the Beginner =
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KEEP PRACTICING!
So, you've just got into DDR, eh? Good for you! You've become a part of a
cult sensation that still holds tons of respect in arcades across the country!
This game will probably seem quite overwhelming to you at first, especially
if you watch people play it and watch them do 9-footers. Don't sweat it.
You CAN be as good as them with the proper practice and effort.
If you really want to get into this, definitely use the Official DDR Pad.
There's no X-BOX controller to use in the arcades, so learn the pad nice and
early. Most game stores have a few of these tucked away (possibly more, if
Konami's hyping this game like they should). If you're truly a beginner, you
may just want to start with a nice cheap pad. That way, if you find it's not
for you, you're not out a huge investment.
So, to begin, use the Training Mode the game provides you. You can adjust the
game to your style. It's no Lesson Mode, but it's all you have in this
game.
Despite the Training Mode, here are some tips I can give you as a beginner:
1. Get a good feeling for the beat. People who have performed with music have
an advantage. People in marching band have a serious advantage. ~_^ You'll
be stepping to the beat in these early stages, so get used to it now.
2. Now that you have the beat, you must "find the arrows". Yeah, sure. I
know they're right there in front of you, to your sides, and behind you, but
can you hit them without looking? Early on, you'll find that's your biggest
problem: taking a step and not landing on the arrow. If you have to look,
look, but that tactic won't last forever, so before a song takes off, take
some cursory steps to make sure you're hitting arrows.
3. Keep your center. Especially on cheap pads with no definition, you'll find
yourself often taking leave of the center of the pad as you continue stepping.
If there's a break in the song, look down to make sure you're in the center.
4. Use the balls of your feet. You may notice, after some days of a lot of
playing, that your ankles will start hurting. That's normal, and it's
happened to most everyone I know that DDRs. This is your feet telling you to
not step with your heels, but with the front of the foot. Get into that
habit.
5. Now that you have these basics, head into Beginner Mode and Light Mode and
start tackling songs. In particular, get used to the speed of the songs, as
well as the speeding-up, slowing-down, and stopping some songs do. Try to
keep your songs at three feet or below, but don't be afraid to venture out
into the great unknown.
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3E. Dancing Tips for the Intermediate =
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KEEP PRACTICING!
Well, you're definitely not a n00b anymore (pardon my French). You're at the
point where you wouldn't completely humiliate yourself at the arcades, but
you probably won't impress many people there. In fact, you may just bore them
with your simple steps. It's time to go to the next level.
So, first tip is to KNOW THE SONGS. You don't necessarily need to memorize
the steps, but have a basic understanding of the song before you go into it.
Even memorize the music itself, the lyrics, etc. so you can whistle along.
Know where the tempo changes may occur, where stops are. Most importantly,
know where the songs musical notes occur in the melody, because these will
be mostly what you step.
Now that we're heading into dangerous territory, there is one big rule that
I have to stress right away:
Remember how in the last part I told you to "find your center"? Well, you've
found it by now, so now it's time to GET OFF IT. That's a crutch that's
let you into the game, but it will hold you back later on. What you have to
learn is to return your feet to the center as rarely as possible, if at all.
Move your feet from one arrow to the next, and don't move them unless you have
an arrow to go to. This is probably the hardest thing you'll ever have to
learn as a DDR player. Once you've relinquished your grip on the center, you
only stand to improve up to the highest reaches of DDR-dom.
This actually leads to the other major point of going intermediate:
Eighth notes. Those are those off-colored ones. You'll have to deal with
a lot of them, so learn to love them now. This is actually a good first step
to leaving the center, because you are absolutely required to step three or
more arrows in succession, and you'll have no time to return to the center at
all. Use groups of three eighth notes to figure how to properly move between
arrows; combinations such as up-left-down, where your right foot goes on up,
left foot goes on left, and your right foot is already carrying back towards
the down arrow, for example. Once you get strings of three down, you'll be
ready to tackle longer strings, of four, five, seven, even nine if they're
not too tangly...
So, for this end, you'll want to go for songs of four to six feet in
difficulty, as well as treading into the blue blue waters of Standard Mode.
Just about all songs of this difficulty have at least several eighth notes
to give you practice. Take these opportunities to develop your step
combinations for your own style, so you'll be ready to use them when they
appear again in harder songs.
Also, it may behoove you to get into Workout Mode and repeatedly hammer some
songs, particularly those of a brisk pace. This is a good first step to
building up all-important stamina.
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3F. Dancing Tips for the Advanced =
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KEEP PRACTICING!
All right. You're through messing around, and through getting condescending
looks from your peers at the arcade. It's time to show them what you can
really do and kick it up a notch or three.
If you're really serious now, it's once again time for a new pad. Although
7, 8, and even some 9-footers are possible on a soft, flimsy pad, you just
won't get the high scores you cherish. For this, I turned to RedOctane's
Ignition 2.0. It's also a soft pad, but the thick foam insert, soft gripping
bottom, and raised step platforms make it a good pad for aspiring champions,
all for a paltry 100 clams.
Of course, if you have the money to blow (approximately $300), you may want
to take it even further and buy the Cobalt Flux pad, which is a custom-made
hard metal pad. It's VERY resilient, and much like pads you'll see in the
arcades.
Anyway, pads aside, it's time to get down to business:
First, you better have mastered the stuff from the previous sections. I want
to be able to yell out a song title and for you to hum it right there so you
know what it sounds like. I don't wanna see your feet touch that center,
soldier, or you'll drop and give me fifty. At this point, you should also
have quick enough eye-foot coordination so that matching arrows on the screen
with proper steps is second-nature.
Now, for some new tactics:
Chaos. You'll soon find as you reach the higher levels, that not all arrows
are quarter notes and eighth notes. You'll find sixteenths, twelfths, and
thirty-second notes thrown in to mess you up. Very rarely will they be in
random. Almost always, they'll match up with how the song goes, so you'll
at least have that going for you. So, a thorough knowledge of the songs will
allow you to surmount this hurdle with little difficulty.
Taps. This is the name I like to give eighth notes all on the same arrow.
These are always a pain, because you have to train your foot to tap rapidly on
the same arrow for a possibly long time, and it can really wear you out.
There's no easy way to get around this, you just have to learn it as you go.
Gallops. This is the popular name for a series of steps that has two
sixteenth note steps together, then two sixteen notes of dead space, then two
note steps together, and so on. When you step these notes, you'll feel like
a horse gallopping, which derives the name. Oftentimes, these notes will be
strung so that the last note in one gallop is the first note of the next
gallop. To properly step these, leave your last-stepping foot in place, so
it'll be ready to step the next gallop while your other foot moves to the
next note. This leads to the final tactic.
Axis of Rotation or "crossovers". Contrary to popular belief, you do not have
to have your upper body directly facing the screen at all times. A very
important tactic for the toughest songs is turning your body so that making
truly difficult steps becomes easier. Using alternating feet on long series'
of eighth notes is far less taxing than taking two or more eighth notes with
one foot. The best way to start turning your body is with left-down-right
eighth note combos. Left foot on the left arrow, right foot on the down, and
turn so that your left foot hits the right arrow. It'll be very disorienting
at first, but the hard songs will really take it out of you if you don't
learn. After learning a basic turn, learn to maintain your body at a 90
degree angle to the screen for extended periods of time, and then taking it
further by rotating 180 degrees, or even 270 and 360, if you're brave enough
to take your eyes off the screen.
Finally, it's important to be in relatively good shape for this. You have to
have the proper stamina and leg strength to pull off the toughest ones,
because rather dexterous and tiring feats will be required of you, so keep
pounding at it, do hard songs repeatedly to build up strength, and push
yourself harder and harder to go all the way up to the great green Heavy
Mode.
And lastly, never tackle 10-footers without a good insurance plan backing
you up... ^_^
These songs are owned by people who are not Konami. A few of these are from
past DDR games, but most are all new to this mix, and a lot are taken from
the "A Different Drum" group.
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4A. After all (Svenson & Gielen Remix Edit) =
=============================================
Artist: Delerium
Genre: Trance
BPM: 135
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 3
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 9
Heavy Notes: There's plenty of Chaos to be had in this song, and many
sixteenth notes. You'll also find a few spots with off-beat eighths and
some crossovers in streams.
---
Lyrics:
She knows the voices in her mind
They tell her
To leave
She's tired of smiling madly
Until silence becomes very silently
A noise in her mind
After all she's got nothing inside
No good to give
No meaning to live
The mist engulfed tonight
Every single star
After all they shared
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
After all they shared
How could he simply say no
After all they shared
He turned away from her to go
She said she wouldn't cry
That was really just a lie
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Delerium is a German group composed of Rhys Fulber and Bill
Leeb. It's a side project of the group Front Line Assembly. Svenson &
Gielin are Sven Maas and Johan Gielen. This song is their newest remix.
Play Notes: The song starts at its top speed, then slows down a bit about
halfway through, then drops all the way down to 87 right to the end. Also,
don't think you're done once the steps stop. There are a few left at the
very very end on all difficulties.
Heavy Notes: The first two speeds of the song include streams with crossovers
with a healthy amount of chaos. Once the tempo drops significantly, you'll
find yourself dealing with more difficult to read steps (naturally).
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: All I have on these guys is that they're DJs from Honolulu.
=================
4C. Brick House =
=================
Artist: Commodores
Genre: Funk
BPM: 108
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 2
STD: 4 4
HVY: 6 6
Heavy Notes: The steps for this one tend to follow either the vocals or the
bass. Following those will produce plenty of sixteenths and chaos, but for
such a slow song, this should be easy to read.
---
Lyrics:
She's a brick... house
We're together everybody knows
and here's how the story goes
She knows she got everything
A woman needs to get a man, yeah
How can she use, the things she use
36-24-36, what a winning hand!
Shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now
She's a brick... house
She's the one, the only one
Who's built like an Amazon
She's a brick... house
She's mighty mighty, just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick... house
The lady's stacked and that's a fact,
ain't holding nothing back.
She's a brick... house
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: The Commodores are Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie, Milan
Williams, Walter Orange, William King, and Ronald LaPread. Signed in 1971,
this group became a cultural phenomenon, even opening for the Jackson Five.
This song is part of their 1977 album "Commodores". Legend has it that it
was thrown in as filler in the album, yet it became one of their most
recognizable titles.
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4D. Burn For You =
==================
Artist: Kreo
Genre: Trance
BPM: 127
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 4 4
HVY: 5 6
Heavy Notes: A rather simple Heavy. The streams are kept short, there's no
Chaos, and there aren't any crossovers.
---
Lyrics:
(Burn...burn...burn...)
Let me tell you something you don't know
Let me tell you something you don't know
Let me tell you something you don't know
Let me tell you something you don't know
If you keep the secret I won't know
If you keep the secret I won't know
I'm burning for you
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria
I'm burning for you
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria
I'm burning for you.
I'm burning for you.
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria
I'm burning for you.
Na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria, na na, na ria
I'm burning for you.
I'm burning for you.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: This song is Kreo's only hit, thus far. I can't find much on
them.
===============
4E. C Squared =
===============
Artist: Alien#Six13
Genre: Big Beat*
BPM: 125
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: There are plenty of syncopated sixteenth steps following the
beat of the song, and a few streams.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: One of the members of the A Different Drum label, Geoff
Pinckney was a singer/songwriter for the group "The Nine" for twelve years
before going off on his own. After two years, he released the CD featuring
this song, "Establishing Alpha" in 2004. His website is alien6.net.
=====================
4F. Close Your Eyes =
=====================
Heavy Notes: Very simple for a Heavy. Short streams and quarters.
---
Lyrics:
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky
I was walkin' down the street
You came like a summer breeze
Sweepin' my breath away
It doesn't happen every day
You and I, together in the sky
Forever young, we can never die
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky
Close your eyes
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and let us fly
You and I
Together, we can touch the sky
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: A member of the "A Different Drum" label, Daybehavior (the
"D" is actually a lowercase delta, and the "b" is actually a lowercase
beta, but those won't work on character sets most everyone has) was created
by Carl Hammar and Tommy Arell, who had been working together in music since
the early eighties. In 1993, they found a vocalist in Paulinda Crescentini
and the group was officially off the ground. This song is from their album:
"Have You Ever Touched a Dream?" released in late 2003. More info can be
found at their site: daybehavior.com.
=================
4G. DAM DARIRAM =
=================
Artist: JOGA
Genre: Euro Beat
BPM: 142
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 5
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: The opener (and ender) follow the synth with its syncopation.
The rest of the song in the middle is mostly simple streams with a few
crossovers and jumps in streams.
---
Lyrics:
Fallin' in love...
I need your love in every way
And I feel this every day
'Cause I have too many tears
To fall in love again
Now I am walking around
In this side of the town
I just can't hide away
How can I look in your eyes
When I feel like to die?
I have to run away
Daririram dariram dariram
Darirarirariram dariraram dam
Daririram dariram dariram
Darirarirariram dariraram dam
And I'm falling in love again...
And I'm falling in love again...
Fallin' in love...
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
Artist Notes: JOGA is produced by Nick Ferrando. This song was written and
composed by Ferrando, L. Percini, and Stefano Marcato.
Misc. Notes: Yes, yes, "wtf is a dariram", I know...
=================
4H. Disco Break =
=================
Artist: Art of Hot
Genre: Ambient House
BPM: 130
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 2
STD: 5 4
HVY: 8 5
Heavy Notes: There's some Chaos at the beginning, but the majority of this
song is complicated streams with crossovers.
---
Lyrics:
(Disco)
Disco break
Disco
(Disco break-brea)
Disco-co-co-co
Disco-co-co-co Break-break
(It's totally new)
(Yes, smartypants. Go ahead. Play me something new, right now. You're so
smart. Go ahead. Play me something I haven't heard before.)
Disco break
Disco break
Break, break, break, break... (etc.)
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Art of Hot is Dave Richardson and Chris Demetras. This song is
their first work as this group.
Heavy Notes: The chaos in this song following the synth and the vocal synth,
which makes for a good amount of sixteenths.
---
Lyrics:
I know
You were the one
The only one
To give, my baby (to give my soul away)
I know
You were the one
The only one
To give, my baby (to give my soul away)
(Shake your body, shake your body)
(Shake your body, go way down)
I know
You were the one
The only one
To give, my baby (to give my soul away)
(Shake your body, shake your body)
(Shake your body, go way down)
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop the tune
Brother, get down
Brother, get down
Ain't no one gonna stop (etc.)
(Go way down)
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Freestylers is Aston Harvey and Matt Cantor, a group from
London. This song is featured on their debut album "We Rock Hard".
=====================================
4J. DREAM A DREAM (MIAMI BOOTY MIX) =
=====================================
Artist: CAPTAIN JACK
Genre: Booty Bass
BPM: 155
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 1
STD: 6 5
HVY: 7 6
Heavy Notes: Not much to talk about here. The hardest part would be that
the streams can get a bit long, but these streams are all simple and
don't involve crossovers.
---
Lyrics:
C'mon baby...
Let's dream a dream together.
A dream... that is real.
Ho! One more time, I'm back with a new rhyme
Hey! Here we go again
Ha! Turn it up my friend
No! We don't stop
Ha! We rock the spot
No! We don't quit
Get ready, y'all, this is it!
Do you like the dream?
Hey! I like the dream, baby
Do you like the dream?
Ho! I like the dream, mama
Do you like to scream?
Hey! I like to scream, baby
Do you like to scream?
Ho! So scream it out
Dream a dream, lover take me in your dream,
Take me any way you please, boy you're making me scream.
Dream a dream, lover take me in your dream,
Take me any way you please, boy you're making me scream.
Dream a dream, lover take me in your dream,
Take me any way you please, boy you're making me scream.
Dream a dream, lover love is just a dream,
If you wanna set me free, boy you're making me scream.
Ooh-la-da-di-la-da-da
Take me anyway you please, boy you're making me scream.
Ooh-la-da-di-la-da-da
You gotta dream a little dream.
---
First Appearance: DDR Solo 2000 (Arcade)
Artist Notes: Captain Jack is a band led by Franky Gee, an American who has
done his time in the military. After leaving the service, he decided to
leave the country that seemed so pro-war to him, so he settled in Germany,
where he eventually picked up his music career. Most of his songs are
militaristic, but he's sure to place his anti-war and pro-unity messages in
many of his songs. He's the male vocalist for this tune, and Lisa De Costa is
the female vocalist.
Misc. Notes: The original DREAM A DREAM is found in DDRMAX2 USA.
============
4K. EyeSpy =
============
Artist: or-if-is
Genre: Ambient Breaks
BPM: 119
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 5 6
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: There are many simple streams in this song, but several spots
in the song have plenty of chaos that follow the rhythms, and some chaos
which seems not to follow it (which is more dangerous).
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Dave L coined his "or-if-is" moniker in 2003. Originally from
Los Angeles, this sound producer is no stranger to video games, having worked
on several projects with Lucasarts as the sound supervisor. This song is
part of his 2003 album "this is".
=================================
4L. FLASHDANCE (WHAT A FEELING) =
=================================
Artist: MAGIKA
Genre: Hyper Euro Beat
BPM: 167
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 5
STD: 7 6
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: The streams in this song are pretty small. The main issue in
this song comes from the multitude of jumps inserted into the streams.
At a such a decent speed, these are hard to keep up with.
---
Lyrics:
What a feeling
Here's believing
I can have it all now
I'm dancing for my life
Take your passion
And make it happen
You can come alive
You can dance right through your life
What a feeling
Here's believing
I can have it all now
I'm dancing for my life
Take your passion
And make it happen
You can come alive
You can dance right through your life
What a feeling
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
Artist Notes: Well, I don't have much on this act. They have released a
single "I Know Magika". Seems as their main mixer is "S. Oliva".
Misc. Notes: This original song is by Irene Cara, released in 1983, opposite
the movie, Flashdance, starring Jennifer Beals.
===================================
4M. I'm In Heaven (Radio Version) =
===================================
Artist: Jason Nevins Presents Holly James
Genre: Trance
BPM: 125
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 4 4
HVY: 5 5
Heavy Notes: The hardest thing you'll find here is a few crossovers to the
simple streams, and a few small freeze tricks.
---
Lyrics:
Heaven
Heaven
Don't want to be the one
To tell you how I feel
When these feelings I have
Really are for real
The time is right for this
A love to shine on through
But you gotta tell me what you wanna do
I'm in heaven with you
I'm in heaven with you
I'm in heaven with you
Only one for me
Your love
Heaven
Your love
Heaven
Only one
Only one
I want your passion
I want your passion
I want your passion
I'm in heaven with you
I'm in heaven with you
The only one for me
I'm in heaven with you
Only one for me
Your love
Only one for me
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Jason Nevins is a New Yorker known mostly for his remixing
work. Holly James is a British vocalist who worked with him for this song.
===============
4N. Jam On It =
===============
Artist: Newcleus
Genre: Hip Hop
BPM: 116
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 2
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 7
Heavy Notes: The hard parts of this song are the chaos that follows the
brass and the high-pitched voice. If you know how the song goes, you'll
be able to guess how the steps go.
---
Lyrics:
Jam on it
(Yeah, yeah, we know, we know)
(Hey, Cozmo, what's the name of this again)
(I forgot)
Jam on it
(Oh)
Jam on it
Jam on and on, on and on it
And if you're feelin' like you wanna dance all night
They go on ahead and flaunt it
'Cause jammin' on is what we do best
It's what separates us from the rest
And if you go deep, I'll cruise down for real
Let me tell what happened to the man of steel
(Said Superman had come to town to see who he could rock)
(He blew away every crew he faced until he reached the block)
(His speakers were three stories high with woofers made of steel)
(And when we boys sit outside, he said "I boom for real")
Well, Superman looked up at me, he said, "You rock so naturally"
I said now that you've learned to deal, let me tell you why I'm so for real
I'm Cozmo D from outer space, I came to rock the human race
I do it right 'cause I can't do it wrong
That's why the whole world is singin' this song
(Jam on it) Jam on it
I said jam-j-j-jam on it
As days turn to night and night turns to day
Whatever time it is i wanna hear you say
(Jam on it) Jam on it
I said jam on-on-on, jam on it
Jam all around and upside down
And keep jammin' to the Jam On Production sound
Jam on it, jam on it, jam on it, jam on it, jam on it, jam on it, jam on it
Jam on it
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Newcleus was truly created back in 1979 as a Brooklyn DJ
collective, consisting of Ben "Cozmo D" Cenac, his future wife Yvette "Lady
E" Cook, Ben's cousin Monique Angevin, and her future husband Bob "Chilly B"
Crafton. This particular song is the follow-up to their most successful
tune, "Jam On Revenge".
====================
4O. Life Is A Game =
====================
Artist: Arctic Blue
Genre: Trance
BPM: 141
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: Long streams with crossovers are the trademark of this song.
A nice medium speed will give you time, but not much.
---
Lyrics:
Life is a game
Jump on to ride
Turn on your fame
And let's play tonight
Don't you try to run
Don't you try to hide
Life is a game
And let's play tonight
Life is a game
Jump on to ride
Turn on your fame
And let's play tonight
Don't you try to run
Don't you try to hide
Life is a game
And let's play tonight
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Arctic Blue is part of the firm House of Scandinavia ApS. Don't
have much info apart from that.
=====================
4P. Looking For You =
=====================
Artist: BOYJAZZ
Genre: Rock/Alternative
BPM: 145
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 4
STD: 4 6
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: Mostly streams with a little chaos and some sixteenths.
---
Lyrics:
Looking for you
In the city
Looking for you
Tonight, tonight
Looking for you
In the city
Looking for you
All right
And when I find you I'll give you lovin' tonight
It's all behind you
I'm gonna make you scream loud
No no no no no n-no no n-no!
Looking for you
In the city
Looking for you
Tonight, tonight
Looking for you
In the city
Looking for you
All right
And when I find you I'll give you lovin' tonight
It's all behind you
I'm gonna make you scream loud
In the city
Looking for you
Tonight
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: BOYJAZZ is Adam Hobbs (Sexmouth) and Aaron Levin (Supertouch).
The rock group was created in the summer of 2002.
Play Notes: The song maintains the 97 BPM for most of the song. It speeds up
on a freeze, making it shorter. Later in the song, it will speed up on
another freeze, and the song will continue at 194 for the rest of the way.
Heavy Notes: Like most high-level slow songs, they're saturated with lots of
steps; chaotic steps that follow the music. Once the song speeds up, the
steps are more easily seen.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See C Squared for info on Alien#Six13.
==========================================
4R. MOONLIGHT SHADOW (New Vocal Version) =
==========================================
Artist: MISSING HEART
Genre: Euro Trance
BPM: 140
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 7
Heavy Notes: The big word here is "crossovers". It seems just about every
stream in this chart has crossovers in it, some which carry all the way
around the board. Also, there are gallops at every "shadow" in the lyrics.
---
Lyrics:
The last that ever she saw him
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
He passed on worried and warning
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Lost in a riddle that Saturday night
Far away on the other side
He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
And she couldn't find how to push through
The trees that whisper in the evening
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Sing a song of sorrow and grieving
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
All she saw was the silhouette of a gun
Far away on the other side
He was shot six times by a man on the run
And she couldn't find how to push through
I stay, I pray
See you in heaven one day
Four AM in the morning
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
I watched your vision forming
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
---
First Appearance: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade)
Artist Notes: MISSING HEART was (in 1997) vocalist Lyane Leigh and producer
David Brandes. An interesting note about Lyane is that she used to be the
lead singer for the group E-ROTIC, who've contributed quite a few songs to
the DDR cause (which, naturally, will never reach this side of the Pacific,
since we're very particular about songs with sex vocals in them).
=====================
4S. NIGHT IN MOTION =
=====================
Artist: CUBIC 22
Genre: Dance Rave
BPM: 131
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: Follows the music almost religiously. Makes sense with it being
such an even beat. Triplets in the beginning. Syncopation at the strings.
The only problem is the end where it's entirely double steps. That can get
tiring.
---
First Appearance: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade)
Artist Notes: CUBIC 22 is Danny Van Wuawe and Peter Ramson.
==================
4T. Play My Game =
==================
Artist: Lightning
Genre: Trance
BPM: 140
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: The hard part of this song is a chaotic gallopping section part
way through. Pay attention to the music to follow it.
---
Lyrics:
(Turn the page and rock your body!) (etc.)
What's my name? (etc.)
(Wanna play my game?) (etc.)
Ole, ole, ole, ole... (etc.)
Say my name
I feel I'm burning up inside
Play my game
I'm losing my mind
What's my name?
(Turn the page and rock your body!) (etc.)
What's my name? (etc.) (Wanna play my game?) (etc.)
Ole, ole, ole, ole... (etc.)
Say my name
I feel I'm burning up inside (Turn the page and rock your body!)
Play my game
I'm losing my mind
(Turn the page and rock your body!)
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Lightning is part of the firm House of Scandinavia ApS. Don't
have much info apart from that.
=====================================================
4U. Rubberneckin' (Paul Oakenfold Remix Radio Edit) =
=====================================================
Artist: ELVIS
Genre: 60's Rock Remix
BPM: 142
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 4
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: Streams that follow the lyrics and drums, and only a little bit
of chaos.
---
Lyrics:
Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
If your rubberneckin' baby well that's all right with me
Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me
Some people say I'm wasting time yeh, but they don't really know
I like what I see I see what I like yeh, it gives me such a glow
First thing in the morning, last thing at night
I look, stare everywhere and see everything inside
Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
If your rubberneckin' baby well that's all right with me
Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me
Some people say I'm wasting time yeh, but they don't really know
I like what I see I see what I like yeh, it gives me such a glow
Sittin' on the back porch all by myself
Along came Mary Jane with somebody else
Well, stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me
Some people say I'm wasting time yeh, but I don't really care
I like what I see, I see what I like yeh, it gives me such a glow
Sittin' on the back porch all by myself
Along came Mary Jane with somebody else
Well, stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
It's called rubberneckin' baby but that's all right with me
Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
Stop, look and listen baby that's my philosophy
Stop
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Paul Oakenfold is a quite-popular British DJ who has been in
club scene since 1984. I'm sure I really don't need to tell you this, but
Elvis Presley, well-recognized as "The King of Rock'n Roll", is someone you
could easily go to a library to find a biography on.
===========
4V. Skulk =
===========
Artist: echo !mage
Genre: Dance Pop*
BPM: 135
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 2
STD: 5 6
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: Quite lengthy streams to be found in this song, and double steps
are judiciously thrown in.
---
Lyrics:
Understand me now
Listen to the words I'm saying, baby
I found my soul
And it keeps me hanging on
Understand me now
Listen to the words I'm saying, baby
I found my soul
And it keeps me hanging on
Understand me now
The frequence of the beat gets higher
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Formed in 1997, this synthpop group is Pål Magnus Rybom,
Frederik Hansen, Trine Bilet, and Lars Kristian Holt. This song was
released as a single in 2001. More info can be found at their site:
echoimage.com.
Play Notes: Once the guitar rhythm picks up, the tempo will double, and then
settle back down, then pick up again.
Heavy Notes: The song gets hard when it speeds up, which has long streams
with crossovers aplenty. The slow points focus on the lead guitar.
---
Lyrics:
Too many days like the other days
I feel I'm lost like it's yesterday
Half expecting Saturday
I can't seem to turn around
Turn around to you again
Half expecting Saturday
By the way, by the way, I'm not okay
(By the way, by the way, I'm not okay)
By the way, by the way, I'm not okay
To be awake is the only thing I want
With you, I'm just walking in my sleep
To be awake is the only thing I want
With you, I'm just walking in my sleep
(I've been walking in my sleep)
(With you)
(I've been walking in my sleep)
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Perfect Ending is part of the firm House of Scandinavia ApS.
Don't have much info apart from that.
============================
4X. Standing Still In Time =
============================
Artist: Neuropa
Genre: Synthpop*
BPM: 142
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 3
STD: 4 4
HVY: 5 5
Heavy Notes: Probably the simplest Heavy in the game. Nothing more than
easy streams.
---
Lyrics:
Holding onto
All my faded memories
Back to where it all began
So much there I understand
As I look now
To a distant far away
I will cross the million lines
Now I'm standing still in time
Still in time
Still in time
Still in time
Still in time
Still in time
Still in time...
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Part of the "A Different Drum" label, this Australian band is
Jason Last and Albert Martinez. This song is part of their 2004 album,
Belief. For more info, check out their site at neuropa.biz.
Heavy Notes: Much of the song is small streams with a little bit of chaos
that follows the music. Near the end, you'll get longer streams.
---
Lyrics:
I'm the superstar...
I was picked up for a TV show
It's called V24
I am the girl that you all know
To love, hate, or adore
I've been waiting all my life
Just to be seen
Seen by everyone
I wanted to be someone
I'm the superstar
Longing to be seen
I'm the super girl
I'll do anything
I'm the superstar
Longing to be seen
I'm the super girl
On your TV screen.
Like a superstar
Flaunting everything
I'm the super girl
I'll do anything
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See "Close Your Eyes" for info on Daybehavior. Nevarakka is
also part of the "A Different Drum" label, and is largely the work of Phillip
Jidbrant. This remix appeared on Daybehavior's "Superstar" single. For more
info on Nevarakka, his site is nevarakka.se.
Heavy Notes: The verses of the song are pretty simple, but once the choruses
get going, look out. Plenty of chaos and odd steps, and all this at a speedy
tempo.
---
Lyrics:
Jejune and humdrum
Tone poem dreams
Alpha perfection
So very hard to reach
Harmony machine
Tormenting the sensory
Deliciously evolved
And yet nobody knows
Tittle tattle, chit 'n' chat
Shooting the breeze
Patter, clack, cadence flutters
'Tis a synchronous symphony
Flight from the familiar
Conjure a surge a jive
Fidget in the mind
Enjoy jest with no regrets
Tantalizing hallucination
Window-licking the imagination
Figments, visions, shadows, fancies
'Tis a synchronous symphony
Tittle tattle, chit 'n' chat
Shooting the breeze
Patter, clack, cadence flutters
'Tis a synchronous symphony
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Zonk is Dave L (also known as or-if-is, see EyeSpy),
McFiendish (the female vocalist), Uncle Bergie, and DJ Red5. They formed in
1998 and released this song as part of their 2004 album "Our Five Worst
Songs". For more info, their site is zonkaholics.com.
Heavy Notes: Probably the easiest fast song ever on Heavy. You'll find mostly
quarter notes and a few small streams when rhythm guitars play.
---
Lyrics:
Baby only the strong would survive
Over mysteries of life
Only fantasy keeps you away
In the lonely fields of those broken shields
So keep on kicking
The bomb is ticking
Don`t stop, don`t be a runaway
Go for the fire
Baby are you tough enough
Just keep on living
And don`t start giving
The devil good reasons
To get you in the seasons of heartbreak
Baby are you tough enough
[Baby are you tough enough]
I will meet you there
'Cause I need you there
Oh, tonight
So keep on kicking
The bomb is ticking
Don`t stop, don`t be a runaway
Go for the fire
Baby are you tough enough
Just keep on living
And don`t start giving
The devil good reasons
To get you in the seasons of heartbreak
Baby are you tough enough
Just keep on living
And don`t start giving
The devil good reasons
To get you in the seasons of heartbreak
Baby are you tough enough
Baby are you tough enough
---
First Appearance: Well, if you want to get technical, this song shows up in
the non-BEMANI arcade dance game, In the Groove.
Artist Notes: Vanilla Ninja is Lenna Kuurmaa, Katrin Siska, Triinu Kivilaan,
and Piret Järvis. This song is from their album "Traces of Sadness". For
more info (and if you can read German), their website is vanilla-ninja.de.
Misc. Notes: This song has a special music video which negates background
dancing characters.
============
4BB. VOL.4 =
============
Artist: RAVERS CHOICE
Genre: Rave
BPM: 165
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 5
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: The opening follows the music a lot. Expect some multiple
taps on arrows at times. Once you hit the second section with the vocals,
you'll find a few crossovers, and some jumping in streams.
---
Lyrics:
I feel it
I feel it
I feel it
You're the only one
who makes me feel this way
I feel it
I feel it
I feel it
You're the only one
who makes me feel this way
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
Artist Notes: RAVERS CHOICE is Shaun Levan and Grant Nelson. This song
was released as a CD named "Ravers Choice Vol. 4".
=======================
4CC. Wherever You Are =
=======================
Artist: Laava
Genre: Trance
BPM: 138
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 4 5
HVY: 6 6
Heavy Notes: This song is all about streams, mostly small, but a few long
ones in the latter half.
---
Lyrics:
Wherever you are
When I feel blue, I think of you, cause you're true,
Wherever you are.
Near or far, you still are my shining star.
Sometimes it's mad, things get bad, and I'm sad,
Wherever you are,
there is light, by my side I feel alright.
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la...
(Wherever you are...)
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Laava is part of the girl band "Innosense". This song was
released as a single in 2003.
These songs are entirely owned by Konami. Many were created by its large
team of in-house musicians. Some were commissioned to be created by other
artists.
==================
5A. 19, November =
==================
Artist: good-cool
Genre: House*
BPM: 125
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: These steps are about following the unsteady jazzy rhythm of the
song. The end has one big stream.
---
Lyrics:
Every day I want your everything
Every night I need you every time oh
Every day I want your everything
Every night I need you every time oh
hashiru densha tashikame mo sezu ni
kaze o tanoshimu kimi o yokome ni
sure chigau no ha itsumo
mimi fusaida kiri You don't care
zureta mama no manazashi atatamete mitai Sendin' my love to you
You have had a cry kokoro tozasu mae ni
You have had a call kimi ni tsutaetai
You have had a cry kisetsu kawaru mae ni
You have had a call a day on 19, November
Every time I hear your voice
Baby every day and every night
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: good-cool is Tatsuya Furukawa, a Konami Original artist who does
a lot of house and R&B style tunes.
Misc. Notes: Legend has it good-cool came up with this song because he wanted
to be above dj nagureo's 20, November in the song list.
==============
5B. 321STARS =
==============
Artist: DJ SIMON
Genre: Techno Pop*
BPM: 192
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 7
HVY: 8 8
Play Notes: There is a small pause in this song, just as the lyric "the stars"
is heard.
Heavy Notes: For the most part, this song follows the music. There are a
bunch of streams, but only later in the song do they get difficult. There
are also plenty of offbeat sections, and some gallops in the second half.
First Appearance: beatmania COMPLETE MIX 2
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: DJ SIMON is Kiyotaka Sugimoto, a BEMANI artist with a healthy
amount of beatmania and pop'n music tunes.
Play Notes: The first half of the song is at the 93 bpm, then there's a stop,
and the rest of the song is at 191.
Heavy Notes: The opener is pretty simple, only a few sixteenths thrown in to
add variety. Once the song really gets underway, expect short streams,
leading into longer streams, but nothing too difficult to step.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th Style
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: D.J. Amuro is an alias for the great dj TAKA. Almost as famous,
if not moreso, than Naoki, Takayuki Ishikawa has been with Konami since
beatmania IIDX, and is still producing songs today with his wide range of
styles.
Misc. Notes: If you're to say this song title out loud, it's "Ace". This
makes sense given the card suits and the joker in the background still.
=========
5D. air =
=========
Artist: DJ SIMON
Genre: House*
BPM: 130
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 2
STD: 5 5
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: The streams are quite small in this song, and pretty simple.
You'll find a few crossovers, but they're also simple. The only part that
could trip you up would be a few odd freeze arrows in the beginning and end.
---
First Appearance: beatmania 6th Mix
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme 2
Artist Notes: See 321STARS for info on DJ SIMON.
=========
5E. B4U =
=========
Artist: NAOKI
Genre: Speed Rave*
BPM: 155
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: Probably one of the easiest eight-footers in the business.
You'll face short to medium-length streams, with no turning. There are a
few gallops to match the music at the chorus, and a few sixteenths just
before the key change.
---
Lyrics:
Let's get it on, don't stop us now
We come on the scene, we came to get down
Check the moves, you know they can't be dissed
Ain't too many that can float like this
We humbling, comin at ya
And the rhythm is gonna getcha
Need I, should I not say no more
Tell me what's the deal, yo check my flow!
Jump, jump, jump, DDR!
Yo! Everybody feel the beat with DDR!
Jam, jam, jam, DDR!
Everybody dance, let's get down!
Could it be that you wanna be more like me
No shame, I bring pain for the year 2G
Now, we are gonna turn this party out
Put your hands in the air, move 'em all about
Can you feel the beat down in your soul
Don't fight the rhythm, just let it go
4, 3, 2, 1, let's count it down
Wanna see you move, let me hear that sound!
Jump, jump, jump, DDR!
Yo! Everybody feel the beat with DDR!
Jam, jam, jam, DDR!
Everybody dance, let's get down!
B, B, B, B4U!
Yo! Everybody feel the beat with DDR!
Jam, jam, jam, DDR!
Everybody dance, let's get down!
---
First Appearance: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Disney Mix, DDR Konamix, DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: See FAQ for info on Naoki. Lyrics in this song are by Aaron G.
Misc. Notes: The B4 ZA BEAT MIX of this song is in DDR Extreme USA.
====================
5F. Baile Le Samba =
====================
Artist: Big Idea
Genre: Samba*
BPM: 92
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 3
STD: 6 5
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: A samba tends to be off the beat a lot, and a high difficulty
slow song is always full of chaos, so expect those two ideas to merge,
including plenty of double steps.
---
Lyrics:
Baile Le Samba
Si llega el ritmo
Llendo al suelo
En su corazón
Baile Le Samba
En el carnaval
Baile baile
Celebra conmigo
En sus pies
Sientan el calor
De las congas
Mueve su cuerpo
Sientan el calor
De las congas (congas,congas....)
Baile Le Samba
Si llega el ritmo
Llevalo al suelo
En su corazón
Baile Le Samba
En el carnaval
Baile,Baile
Celebra conmigo
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Big Idea Productions is a studio founded by Chuck E. Myers.
Based in Utah, this production house has worked in many gaming projects
over the last few years. Check out their website at www.bigideainc.com for
more info. This particular song was written by Chuck Myers.
===============
5G. Catch it! =
===============
Artist: TOTAL SCIENCE
Genre: Drum'N'Bass*
BPM: 174
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: Like most songs in this mix, the Heavy steps follow the music,
with long crossing streams and a little chaos.
---
Lyrics:
(Jump on it, jump on it) (etc.)
---
First Appearance: beatmania 6th Mix
Artist Notes: TOTAL SCIENCE is Jason "Quiff" Greenlaugh and Paul "Spinback"
Smith. They formed their group in 1987, and became a part of the beatmania
scene for the 6th Mix, which focused on a large number of UK Underground
music.
==============
5H. DEAD END =
==============
Artist: N&S
Genre: Street Noise
BPM: 190
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 6
STD: 7 7
HVY: 9 8
Heavy Notes: Ouch. There isn't much turning going on here, and there's only
a little bit of chaos in the middle and the end, where you step the notes.
The biggest problem is the quick tempo, and the long streams. Also, there
are parts near the end that require you to tap the same arrow quickly several
times.
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix
Artist Notes: N&S is a Naoki psuedonym (see FAQ for info)
==============
5I. DROP OUT =
==============
Artist: NW260
Genre: Hardcore Techno
BPM: 260
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 5
STD: 7 7
HVY: 8 9
Heavy Notes: This song of high tempo may seem pretty tame from the
get-go, but that's before you hit the quarter-note streams of double steps.
Those hurt. Once you pass those two sets (on the second set, keep one foot
on the down arrow to ease it), it's smooth sailing for most of the song,
until you hit the "dropping whistle" sound, where it starts throwing
eighths at you, then a sixty-four note long stream of eighths. If you're
still alive here, you have one last set of double steps to close out the
song with.
---
First Appearance: DDR Solo 2000 (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: NW260 is a psuedonym for Naoki. The "260", of course, refers
to the BPM.
Misc. Notes: The "FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX" version of this song is in DDR Extreme
USA.
===========================
5J. fly through the night =
===========================
Artist: Mr.T
Genre: Trance*
BPM: 140
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 6 6
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: The song almost entirely follows the music with the piano and
synth. In the latter half, it will break off into a few streams.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Mr. T is Tomoyuki Uchida a well-known beatmania artist.
==================
5K. Hit 'n' Slap =
==================
Artist: Asletics
Genre: Hip Hop*
BPM: 103
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 4
STD: 4 6
HVY: 6 8
Heavy Notes: The streams in this song are really quite long, but the fact that
the song moves so slow could make them almost like quarter notes.
---
Lyrics:
(Comin' atcha)
(I'm a-slappin' my center, wet the end)
Get away, comin' atcha
I'm a kung-fu person
Lead the way, he can sweat
Lettin' me go first
In between, we drag
Who the rock must gut-cha
On to you messin' around
Sweet dementor
Hit to the slap, there's a light up goin' on.
Look to the mess to the streets
Comin' atcha
Drop to drop, get the street, wet the end
I'm a-slappin' my center, wet the end
Hit to the slap, to the max is on, you know
Grab by the throat, cut me close to the ender
Hit to the slap, to the max is on, you walkin'
In, plug it in, to the bass
Comin' atcha
(Comin' atcha)
(Drop to drop, get the street, wet the end)
(Comin' atcha)
(Grab by the throat, cut me close)
Better wait, comin' atcha
I'm a kun... person
Lead the way, he can sweat
Lettin' me go first
In between, we drag
Who the rock must gut-cha
On to you messin' around
Sweet dementor
Hit to the slap, to the max is on, you know
Grab by the throat, cut me close to the ender
Hit to the slap, to the max is on, you walkin'
In, plug it in, to the bass
Comin' atcha
(Comin' atcha)
---
First Appearance: beatmania THE FINAL
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Asletics is Isao Saito, another beatmania artist from BEMANI.
Misc. Notes: Don't like the lyrics? Well, that's what I'm hearing! If you
have any insight, please give it.
===================
5L. Istanbul Café =
===================
Artist: Jesper Kyd
Genre: Spiritual
BPM: 180
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 5 6
HVY: 8 8
Play Notes: There's a slight hold in the song at the first freeze.
Heavy Notes: There are a lot of streams in this song, which make things
difficult at such a high tempo. There are also a few sixteenths scattered
about.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: This Danish composer is no stranger to video games, having
scored the soundtracks to Freedom Fighters, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin,
Hitman: Contracts, and several other games.
==================
5M. La Cucaracha =
==================
Artist: Big Idea
Genre: Mexican Folk Remix
BPM: 165
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: With such a recognizable song, the steps have no choice but to
follow the melody religiously, which it does in the form of small streams
that end in double steps on the accents.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See Baile Le Samba for more info on Big Idea.
===================
5N. LEADING CYBER =
===================
Artist: dj TAKA
Genre: Digi-Rock*
BPM: 150
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 4
STD: 7 7
HVY: 9 9
Heavy Notes: Owwie... You've got streams with medium length. You've got
plenty of turning. You've got sixteenths thrown in at the beginning in
unlikely places. At the last third of the song, you've got lots of
sixteenths following the voice, which are really tough to follow. Have
fun...
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 3rd Style
DDR Debut: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix
Artist Notes: See "A"
===================
5O. LOVE <3 SHINE =
===================
Heavy Notes: Sounds like CANDY, and steps like CANDY. You'll find mostly
simple streams with on-the-beat freezes sprinkled in. Plenty of times where
the steps follow the metered music.
---
Lyrics:
Love love love love
Lalala love shine yeahyeahyeah
Yeah!
"Sun Shine!!"
Hare-watatta "Blue Sky"
HIKARI ryoute ni A-TSU-KU mabushii koi no yokan
"Love Beat!!"
Kono kimochi mo "Heat Up!!"
HIKARI abite
Soshite ANATA no moto e
Kamisama Onegai Chotto yuuki wo kudasai
Mou sukoshi de "SUKI" tte iesou na no
Ari no mama de
Butsukatte ("Hey!")
Sunao ni natte
Koi no ATAKKU!!
Ima wo kanjite Omoikkiri
Egao de ikou!! ("Let's go!")
La la lalala la
La la lalala la
La la lalala la
La la la la
La love you love you love you love you love sunshine
Setsunaku Amazuppai
Koi no hajimari wa
Mahou no PAWAA de HIKARI hanatsu no!
Kamisama Mou Chotto dake
Mimamotte kudasai.
HarisaKESOU na OMOI tsutaeru kara
Todoke!! Motto mabushii LOVE SHINE!!!
---
First Appearance: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
Artist Notes: Riyu Kosaka (Riyu's her first name) is one of the most visible
members of BEMANI's own J-Pop band, Be For U. Naoki wrote this song.
========================
5P. Love Is Dreaminess =
========================
Heavy Notes: If I had to compare this to another song, it'd be CAN'T STOP
FALLIN' IN LOVE (SPEED MIX). It goes at a very crisp BPM and has a lot of
long and complicated streams.
---
Lyrics:
Just close your eyes and take my hands come in the fantasy
You've never seen before
I'll take you to little princess world
When I wake you up you can feel my heartbeat in the sky
Fly with me around the world
Can you feel this harmony
Take you away
Take you away
Take you away
I believe in only your love, I hear you call my name
You've never seen before
I'll take you to little princess world
When I wake you up you can feel my heartbeat in the sky
Show you my way in to the light
I take you paradise!
Close to me and dream with me, darling, dream with me
Close to me and dream with me darling
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style (JP PS2)
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Toshiyuki Kakuta is L.E.D., and started his Konami career in
beatmania. He's written many songs for Konami's rhythm games, several of
which appear on this game and in song packs.
==================================
5Q. LUV TO ME (UCCHIE'S EDITION) =
==================================
Artist: tiger YAMATO
Genre: Euro Beat*
BPM: 160
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 6 7
HVY: 9 9
Heavy Notes: At the opening with all the euro sounds, you'll find chaos to
match the music. Once the song gets underway, it's mostly long streams
with crossovers.
---
Lyrics:
Love to me
You said that you love me
You kissed me and held me
You said that you love me
You kissed me and held me
Neon signs were shining bright
And in the street lights you turned away
I saw your shadow was fading away
Well, I lost you all of a sudden
Good-bye my love, I love you too so
Before you went away, I didn't know
Memories awake, only in my dream
When I think I lost them, they all come back to me
You said that you love me
Looked at me softly
You kissed me and held me all night so tight
I know what you're feeling
I know what you're dreaming
All that you feel and everything in your mind
The memories are so clear
So many good years
Sweet ones I hold dear
Can't hold back the tears
I need you by my side
These feelings I can't hide
So don't walk away, boy
Baby won't you bring back
Love to me
You said that you love me
You kissed me and held me
You said that you love me
You kissed me and held me
Love to me...
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: tiger YAMATO is reo nagumo, one of the charter artists of the
beatmania series.
================
5R. Macho Gang =
================
Artist: ANAL SPYDER
Genre: Tribe House*
BPM: 125
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 5
STD: 7 7
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: These steps follow the music at first with the percussion.
Once the noise really starts, you get medium-sized streams. As the song
progresses to the end, you get an increasing number of double steps in
the streams, until the streams are nothing but jumps.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX substream
DDR Debut: DDR Club Mix Version 2
Artist Notes: ANAL SPYDER is Keiichi Ueno, also known as "DJ Swan", who did
gentle stress and THE CUBE, both featured in DDRMAX USA.
=================
5S. MAKE A JAM! =
=================
Artist: U1
Genre: Reggae
BPM: 124
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: It's mostly just small streams with a few double steps thrown
in, and at a relatively easy tempo, you'll find this song won't give you too
many pains if you're experienced enough.
---
Lyrics:
Dreamin', dreamin', groovin'
If you know what I mean, it's movin' on the scene, alright?
Make the bumping, quit the whining
Make the moving with the dance hall king
Now, I'm telling you this, mayors!
I don't rap, bonjobi, I want some!
Make the bumping, quit the whining
Make the moving with the dance hall king
Boom, shakakak
Open the frock
Kiss and make up then you make one ta drop!
Make the bumping, quit the whining
Make the moving with the dance hall king
Wangdang a bodirobidubbadai
Now you see me cause you wanna friend my boy!
Make the bumping, quit the whining
Make the moving with the dance hall king
A little that, you give me that because you OY!
---
First Appearance: DDR 2nd Mix Link Version (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix
Artist Notes: U1-ASAMI is the sound director for most of the console versions
of DDR in Japan. He's also composed several tunes for use in the game, some
of which are remixes of popular songs under the alias 2MB.
====================
5T. Make Your Move =
====================
Artist: good-cool feat. JP miles
Genre: Funk*
BPM: 120
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 7 9
Heavy Notes: Well, I hope you like long streams. At the beginning, you'll
face some shorties with sixteenths thrown in to spice it up, and then come
two of the longer streams in DDR history. Fortunately, there's almost no
turning and it's at a relatively slow pace.
---
Lyrics:
(ohh.. yeah, make your move)
(ohh.. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Make your move
C'mon now baby, make your move
Don't be a fool
The move I make depends on you
Yeah, you see
I give it every single part of me
And somehow
You've got to show me some kind of action, now
So
Go make your move, baby
Go make your move, somehow
Go make your move, on me
I need to see some action, now
Go make your move, baby
Go make your move, somehow
Go make your move, on me
I need to see some action, now
(ohh.. yeah, make your move)
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 3rd Style
DDR Debut: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix
Artist Notes: See 19, November for info on good-cool. JP miles is the
vocalist for this song.
Artist: Z
Genre: Hardcore Techno/Trance
BPM: 150-320
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 6 6
STD: 8 8
HVY: 10 10
Play Notes: The banner MAX song of this mix is not for wimps. It begins at a
"standard" 300 clip, and carries that way for much of the song. When you
hear the sustained synthesizer hits, you'll have dropped slightly to 280.
You may not even notice it, and then back to 300 once the percussion kicks
back in. Once you reach the soft part, you'll have dropped to 150, only to
kick back up to 300 when the percussion starts again. Then, you'll get
another soft part which will slow down to 140, then a freeze arrow that will
slow to a halt. Count five beats after the arrows stop and finish the song
at a brisk 320.
Standard Notes: The only song I'm supplying them for. These steps actually
follow the music pretty closely. The biggest problem that makes this a real
tough Standard is that there's a LOT of Air (double steps), and I mean a LOT.
So, try to follow the music. They don't really try to trick you too much
here.
Heavy Notes: Your only course for victory here is to memorize it. There is
absolutely no way you'll fudge through this song. It's far too stacked
against you. To build up your knowledge of the song, run it in Training Mode
with the metronome and handclap. Other than that, there's very little more I
can teach you at this point, because if you desire this song, you'll have to
have all the skills you've built up to this point, and one hell of an amount
of leg endurance. One spot to point out, though. The 150 spot is on with
the music, but the slowdown to a stop part is NOT. You need to memorize
that. After that, remember not to over-exert yourself if you do not need to.
Flow with the song, don't fight it. It doesn't matter how hard you hit the
steps. It just matters that you hit them. Good luck, and don't hurt
yourself.
---
First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDRMAX2 USA
Artist Notes: Z is another psuedonym for Naoki Maeda.
Misc. Notes: Other MAX songs include MAX 300 in DDRMAX USA and DDR Ultramix,
The legend of MAX in DDR Extreme USA and DDR Ultramix 3, and MAXIMIZER in DDR
Extreme USA.
=================
5V. Monkey Punk =
=================
Artist: Big Idea
Genre: Punk Pop
BPM: 180
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 7
Heavy Notes: While fast, the song is very simple, and the steps reflect
that, with only small streams to follow the lyrics and guitar.
---
Lyrics:
Sittin' around, watchin' TV
Looking for something to do
When all of a sudden, a commercial comes on that says
"Hey! Come to the zoo!"
So, me and my friends, we go out in the car
Didn't have much gas
Good thing we didn't have to go too far
Didn't have to go too far
First things first, we got some ice cream
And then we headed over to tease the monkeys
Stuck my tongue out and made the monkey frown
Tryin' to be cool with my friends around
Well, I guess he had enough of me
'Cause when I turned my head, he stole my ice cream
That little monkey stole my ice cream
And everybody laughed at me
That little monkey stole my ice cream
Everybody made fun of me
That little monkey made a monkey out of me
As the day came to an end
We walked right by the monkey again
And as he was swingin' from tree to tree
I swear that monkey was laughing at me
Don't monkey with the monkey
Don't monkey with the monkey
Don't monkey with the monkey
Don't monkey with the monkey
That little monkey made a monkey out of me
That little monkey made a monkey out of me
Don't monkey with the monkey
Don't monkey with the monkey
Don't monkey with the monkey
That little monkey made a monkey out of me
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See Baile Le Samba for info on Big Idea.
====================
5W. MY SUMMER LOVE =
====================
Artist: mitsu-O! with GEILA
Genre: Island Pop
BPM: 100
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 6 5
HVY: 9 8
Heavy Notes: A slow nine-footer? The reason will become apparent. From the
beginning, you'll have some slow streams in the verse, some turning, and a
few doubles in streams. Once the melody starts, you'll have sixteenths
thrown in on the "Summer love, oh-la!" part. Sometimes three, sometimes
two, sometimes five. Of course, the real difficulty of this song is apparent
once you hit the bridge, which is just a long stream of sixteenths, with a
small break in the middle. The only way you can get this one is to practice,
and try to memorize the steps if you can. After the bridge, it's just more
of the same on the melody.
---
Lyrics:
(mmm, who's that boy standing there?
I think I want to get to know him)
Started as boys and girls, one day making news
We spoke and then we knew something very new
Sodas to tropical juice, I knew it was true
Tonight the perfect moon will shine on
Summer love oh-la
I can feel my heart beating
Summer love oh-la
The temperature is uprising
Summer love oh-la... la!
Tell me what we are feeling
Summer love oh-la
I know I'm in love with you boy
(doo doo doodoo doodoo dooledoodoo ooh hoo)
When I'm in the air, jump
No need to fear, jump
Jump into this love
No need to stop now
Feel the carnival
Join the festival
Stomp and stomp your feet
To the rhythm now
Summer love oh-la
Can you feel my heart beating
Summer love oh-la
A rhythm is high repeating
Summer love oh-la...la!
Tell me your love is reaching
Summer love oh-la
I know I'm in love with you boy
---
First Appearance: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Disney Mix, DDRMAX USA
Artist Notes: mitsu-O! is a Naoki psuedonym and Geila Zilkha is the song's
vocalist.
==========
5X. R10K =
==========
Artist: tiger YAMATO
Genre: Rave*
BPM: 96-204
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 6
HVY: 8 9
Play Notes: The song starts at 96, then goes to 204, then back to 96, then
204 again, then back to 96. The changes occur abruptly in the song.
Heavy Notes: The speed changes are especially difficult to read on Heavy,
since you're playing with lousy slow steps with lots of chaos, the jump
can be surprising. Thankfully, the fast parts are pretty easy once you
get underway.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See LUV TO ME for info on tiger YAMATO.
Misc. Notes: One of the literal predecessors of this song, R3, is in DDR
Konamix.
==============
5Y. Red Room =
==============
Artist: Jesper Kyd
Genre: Big Beat
BPM: 120
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 8 8
Play Notes: There's a quick stop in the song about 3/4ths through.
Heavy Notes: This moderately-slow song has plenty of sixteenths on Heavy,
but for the most part, they're alternating, so don't expect steps that are
too crazy.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See Istanbul Café.
======================================
5Z. RIDE ON THE LIGHT (HI GREAT MIX) =
======================================
Artist: Mr.T
Genre: Power Fusion*
BPM: 180
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 7
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: Plenty of long streams with crossovers, but not much else.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See fly through the night.
Artist: samplingmasters MEGA
Genre: Noisy*
BPM: 122-244
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 9
Play Notes: The song goes 122 to 244, and does it three times. These are
even tougher to spot than R10K's jumps.
Heavy Notes: The slow parts are lousy with chaos, following the strange
lyrics and beats in the song. The fast parts are simple in comparison, and
they'd better be, going so fast.
---
Lyrics:
Attention!
Do you really think love can save you?
Attention!
Love is the movie and you are the star
Do it, do it (yeah yeah yeah)
Do it, do it
Attention!
Love is the movie and you are the star
Attention! Attention!
Love is the movie and you are the star
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: MEGA is Shinji Hosoe, a beatmania artist with a few songs to
his name.
===============
5BB. starmine =
===============
Artist: Ryu
Genre: Happy Hardcore*
BPM: 182
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 5
STD: 6 7
HVY: 8 9
Heavy Notes: Like most of the beatmania tunes in this mix, the steps dutifully
follow the music, which can be pretty harrowing with this happy-go-lucky
tune.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Ryu is Ryutaro Nakahara, a beatmania artist with a small
number of tunes to his name.
=========================================================
5CC. THE BIG VOYAGER (INFINITE PRAYER REINTERPRETATION) =
=========================================================
Artist: L.E.D.
Genre: Goa Trance*
BPM: 147
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 3
STD: 6 7
HVY: 8 9
Heavy Notes: Again, the steps focus around the music. You'll find that
will lead to some gallops and some syncopating sixteenth steps.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th Style (JP PS2)
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See Love Is Dreaminess.
Misc. Notes: As the subtitle says, this basically takes instrumentation and
setups from INFINITE PRAYER and reworks it into a new song.
======================
5DD. V (for EXTREME) =
======================
Artist: TAKA
Genre: Progressive*
BPM: 150
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 3
STD: 6 5
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: There are a lot of steps in this song. There are a few gallops,
but they pale once the song gets underway. You have sixteenths in the main
string sections, and a rather long crossover stream in the piano section.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: See "A" for my info on dj TAKA.
Misc. Notes: The "for EXTREME" tag means that this is a shortened version of
the original IIDX song designed for DDR Extreme. V is short for Vivaldi,
as in, the famous baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi. The original piece this
work is based on is from The Four Seasons, Concerto No.4 in F Minor, revision
297, "Winter".
==============
5EE. VJ Army =
==============
Artist: good-cool
Genre: All Mix*
BPM: 135-160
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 2
STD: 7 6
HVY: 9 9
Play Notes: The speed starts at about 150 or so, then picks up to 160 in the
middle, then drops down to 135 for the end.
Heavy Notes: The first section is odd chaos that follows the music. The
second is short streams, and the third is slightly longer streams with
double steps in them.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See 19, November for info on good-cool.
These are the songs that are hidden and you can unlock them if you fulfil the
proper conditions. You don't have to pay extra for these, or anything.
They're all Konami Originals.
Heavy Notes: Most of this song is streams with doubles thrown into them to
match the rhythm. For the few parts where you hear the classic .59 piano,
the steps will follow the piano itself.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See Istanbul Café.
Misc. Notes: The original .59, by dj TAKA, can be found in DDR Konamix,
DDR Ultramix, and DDR Extreme USA.
========
6B. G2 =
========
UNLOCK: Play 200 Songs OR pass the Challenge "Extra 1"
Artist: Aya
Genre: Drum'N'Bass*
BPM: 170
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 6 6
STD: 8 8
HVY:10 10
Heavy Notes: The opener's relatively simple, following the bass lines. Once
the percussion picks up, it starts getting nasty. It begins with weird
freeze placements while trying to hit other steps, and then, once you reach
the bridge, it goes all over the map, with lots of sixteenth clusters and
syncopation, which is really tough at this somewhat fast tempo. Practice
and good eyes will save you here.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Aya Sakuma has a few songs to her name in the beatmania series.
Play Notes: The song starts at 130, then once the percussion starts picking
up, it will increase to 170. Then, once the melody really gets going, it'll
drop back down to about 150.
Heavy Notes: Most of the song is populated with streams and crossovers. Late
in the song are a bunch of delayed jumps to match the "orchestra" hits.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: The rumor I've heard is that JT.1Up works directly for Konami
of Hawaii.
Misc. Notes: This is a remix of the main song of Gyruss, an old old Konami
arcade shooter (as if the background video didn't make that obvious). The
Gyruss tune itself is based off "Tocatta and Fugue in D minor" by Johann
Sebastian Bach.
==============================
6D. i feel... (T.O.Y. Remix) =
==============================
UNLOCK: Access the Credits through the Options menu and score over 12000 on
the Credits mini-game.
Artist: T.O.Y.
Genre: Trance*
BPM: 141
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 3
STD: 6 6
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: Watch out in the beginning for a series of gallops. Most of the
song after that is relatively simple streams and crossovers that follow
the music. The end will throw in a few sixteenths at the end of streams, so
stay sharp.
---
Lyrics:
Ai fiiiiriii... (repeated)
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Part of "A Different Drum", T.O.Y. is Volker Lotz of Germany.
The original "i feel.." is by Akira Yamaoka, composer of Konami's Silent
Hill series. He's also contributed a lot of music to the beatmania series,
as well.
Misc. Notes: The original "i feel..." can be found in DDRMAX2 USA and DDR
Extreme USA.
=================================
6E. In My Eyes (Midihead Remix) =
=================================
Heavy Notes: Lots and lots of sixteenths clusters are what makes this song
what it is. Near the end, they'll start throwing the clusters together.
Those complicated-looking runs are actually sets of three sixteenths, so
don't panic when they show up.
---
Lyrics:
Your eyes make me free
Tenshi no sei mitsumete
Your eyes make me free
Me o tojikashita
Kidzuite yo fukai yami no naka de
Hate shinai towa no yumemisete yo
Kidzuite yo fukai yami no naka de
Hate shinai towa no yumemisete yo
In my eyes...
In my eyes...
In my eyes...
In my eyes...
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: You can go down to "In My Eyes" to find that this song is
originally by Akira Yamaoka. Midihead is the (shy, I guess) founder of the
project: Monolithic.
Misc. Notes: The original In My Eyes is in Song Pack #1.
=================================
6F. MAKE A JAM! (Dub/House Mix) =
=================================
UNLOCK: Pass MAKE A JAM! on Light, Standard, and Heavy
Artist: Big Idea
Genre: Dub/House*
BPM: 124
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 6
HVY: 8 7
Heavy Notes: This song is mostly streams, with some double steps thrown in
for flavor. Watch for a little bit of chaos, such as where the weird-
sounding brass comes in.
---
Lyrics:
Dreamin', dreamin'
Dreamin', dreamin'
Alright?
(dance hall king, dance hall king)
(dance hall king, dance hall king)
Every size and ship on stamina
To make it all look cool and bubbly wine
Rational ma boy
Make the bumping
Make the bumping
Make the bump...(etc.)
Make the bumping, quit the whining
Make the moving with the dance hall king
Don't gimme chop
Don't gimme rap
Give me the sound with lyric gonna shout
Play Notes: The song carries on at a MAX's normal 300 for a bit of the first
part. After the trancey sounds, it cuts up to 320, then drops for a couple
of measure to 140, then resumes the 300, and closes out at 320.
Heavy Notes: Some say this is harder than MAXX UNLIMITED and beyond. I'd
say it's comparable. If you've played both MAX 300 and MAXX UNLIMITED, the
steps should be familiar, since it's kind of a split between the two. Be
very careful about losing your stamina in the opener, because there are a lot
of doubles in the beginning, which can drain you easily. And of course, I'd
be lynched if I neglected to mention the end, which is a bunch of short to
long to giant streams. Fortunately, most of these streams alternate feet,
which is markedly easier than stepping around the pad.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Jondi & Spesh are part of the group Loöq Records. Naturally,
this tune was made specifically for this mix.
Misc. Notes: To be perfectly honest, this song seems to take more from MAXX
UNLIMITED than it does from MAX 300...
======================
6H. Midnight Special =
======================
UNLOCK: Play 20 Songs
Artist: Love Machineguns
Genre: Ska*
BPM: 182
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 6
STD: 5 7
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: Only a little bit of chaos, but a ton of streams, and at a fast
pace. The end guitar riff is one big stream to wear you down to the finish.
---
Lyrics:
In the barrio you gotta learn how to survive
Cause you never know when it’s your turn to take a dive
So you go through each day
With your eyes in the back of your head
You never know if you’ll be alive or be dead
That is why always have it
You carry a midnight special
Never leave home without it
Always better with a midnight special
In the dark on the street
Never know who you’re gonna meet
No problem you got a midnight special
---
First Appearance: Guitar Freaks 3rd Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Love Machineguns is Toshio Sakurai, Hideyuki Ono, and Yuei
Uematsu, all of whom are heavily involved in the Guitar Freaks and drummania
series. The song is sung by Thomas Howard Lichtenstein.
=============
6I. TOE JAM =
=============
UNLOCK: Pass Baile Le Samba, La Cucaracha, and Monkey Punk on Heavy
Artist: Big Idea
Genre: Country Techno*
BPM: 112-160
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 5
STD: 6 6
HVY: 9 9
Play Notes: The song starts at 112, then picks up a little bit once the beat
starts going, then goes up to 160 once the percussion really kicks in.
Heavy Notes: When it's slow, you'll step the banjo, mostly, with its chaotic
playing. As the song speeds up, you'll play more and more normal streams,
but there's still a bit of chaos to be had between the banjo and fiddle.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See Baile Le Samba for info on Big Idea. This particular song
was written by Ryan Shupe, Craig Miner, and Chuck Myers.
==============
6J. ZERO-ONE =
==============
UNLOCK: Score a AA
Artist: Mr.T
Genre: Electroshock*
BPM: 160
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 3
STD: 6 6
HVY: 9 9
Heavy Notes: Like most of the Mr.T songs on this mix, you'll once again be
stepping most of the melody. The steps will break off to match the
percussion at certain points, which may include sixteenths.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See fly through the night.
******************************************************************************
7. SONG PACK SONGS (1-6)
******************************************************************************
These are the songs that are also available for download on the original
Ultramix. If you have both of the Ultramix games, be sure to download the
songs through the first Ultramix if you wish to play them on both games.
Play Notes: About halfway through this song is a stop that lasts two measures.
Heavy Notes: There are plenty of long streams in this song, and there are
also lots of gallops, although the gallops are pretty standalone. Make sure
you're watching to see what's a gallop and what's a straight eighth. There's
only one spot that requires turning, and that's a medium-length stream near
the end.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style
DDR Debut: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDRMAX USA
Artist Notes: See "A"
=============================
7B. SP1 - BURNIN' THE FLOOR =
=============================
Artist: NAOKI
Genre: Euro Groove*
BPM: 155
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: The streams don't get very long, and there's no turning
involved. Probably the only tricky part is the bridge, where the steps
follow the synthesizer hits.
---
Lyrics:
(Look out on the dancefloor)
(It's waiting for you)
It's time to burn
Burn, burn, burn's the fix
And tell me, do you really wanna roll with this
The heat is on, it's time to move
So where you know just what to do
The temperatures rising, no way out
Going too far, can't stop now
So let me know if you feel it, too
When the fire gets inside of you
Where have, you been all of my life
I've been, looking for you
I wanna dance through, dark into the daylight with you
I wanna burn!
Burn, burn burn, the world right
The rhythm's hard to ignore
Set up a big fire
I just don't care anymore!
Let's make it special, on a dance floor
I can read the signs, but I can't use the lore
Let's get it up, 'cause now's the time
I really wanna make you mine tonight
Let's put in the fight
You and me, on a fantasy
And if you really wanna learn, I'm gonna show you how to burn
Burn, burn, burn, you burn me
You body's talking to mine (you burn me)
Sizzling sensation, our bodies like it in time (oh yeah!)
You know we gonna burn, burn, burn the fire, they don't make it anymore (talk
to me)
Fire in big waves, yeah. I've got you burning the floor
Burnin' the floor!
Burnin' the floor!
---
First Appearance: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDR Extreme 2
Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki. Vocals are by Robbie Danzie and
Aaron G.
Misc. Notes: There is a "BLUE FIRE mix" of this song in DDR Extreme 2.
Artist: Mr.T with Motoaki.F
Genre: 12 Beat* (Konamix)
BPM: 166
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 2
STD: 5 6
HVY: 9 9
Play Notes: Two stops here; at the beginning after several steps, and at the
end, just before the last two notes.
Heavy Notes: Definitely a hard nine-footer. First off, there are almost no
eighth notes in this song, per se. Almost every time you see streams,
they'll be too off to be eighth notes, but they're not quite gallops,
either. They're actually triplets, with one note in the tri-puh-let series
removed. Also, once the main melody begins, you'll find that the steps
follow it very closely, and all the notes are triplets. It's basically the
same throughout the whole song. If you know how the song sounds, you'll find
it easier, but there are still some nasty turns that the song throws at you
to keep you honest.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th Style
DDR Debut: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDRMAX2 USA
Artist Notes: See fly through the night for info on Mr. T. Motoaki Furukawa is
the original composer of this, which is a classic tune from Gradius II, from
the level of the same name.
======================
7D. SP1 - In My Eyes =
======================
Artist: riewo
Genre: Trance*
BPM: 142
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 6
Heavy Notes: This song likes its freeze arrows, but it won't try to trip you
up like some of these other freeze-happy songs. Beyond that, you'll find
mostly simple streams.
---
Lyrics:
Your eyes make me free
Tenshi no sei mitsumete
Your eyes make me free
Me o tojikashita
In my eyes
Kidzuite yo fukai yami no naka de
In your eyes
Hate shinai towa no yumemisete yo
In my eyes
Kidzuite yo fukai yami no naka de
In your eyes
Hate shinai towa no yumemisete yo
In my eyes...
In my eyes...
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: riewo is Akira Yamaoka, the song composer for Konami's Silent
Hill game series. He's also done plenty of work for beatmania.
=========================
7E. SP1 - Mind Parasite =
=========================
Artist: TOMOSUKE
Genre: Goa Trance
BPM: 145
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 6 6
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: This song is mostly simple streams from beginning to end. The
end third or so has streams that end in double steps.
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX 2nd Mix
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: Tomosuke Funaki is a BEMANI artist with his roots in beatmania.
Heavy Notes: One pain of a nine-footer. The streams can get pretty long (up
to sixteen notes long), and they'll include turning regularly, including
full spins. Nothing truly special, just a lot of it, and at a fast tempo,
too...
Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY!
Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY!
Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY!
Jawa obalabala shomoba HEY!
Hey, vibe!
Da! Daaaah!
Eylay, ohlay, ohlay, ohlay
LupalupalupalupalupaLAAAA!
Jeeerah!
Ha! Brrrrah!
Heyleypolay!
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDR Extreme 2
Artist Notes: 8bit is a psuedonym for Naoki (info in the FAQ).
Misc. Notes: The original to this remix, "AFRONOVA", is in DDR USA and
DDRMAX2 USA. The "FROM NONSTOP MEGAMIX" version of this song is in DDR
Extreme 2.
====================
7G. SP2 - FIRE DUB =
====================
Artist: ASLETICS
Genre: Dub*
BPM: 85
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 7
Heavy Notes: Lots of freezes and sixteenth notes in this slow song. Be very
careful. You'll need some practice runs to follow the song properly.
---
Lyrics:
Push the tempest by
Wh
Wh w,wh
Wh
Wh
Why?
Why?
Wh wh
Wh
Wh
Why?
1, 2, 3
Why?
1, 1
1, 2, 3
You...... wh wh wh, wh
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
I don't want no ice cream love
Girl can't you
Don't want no ice cream love
Girl can't you, I
Don't want no ice cream love
Girl can't you see
Don't wan, don't wan, don't
I don't want no ice cream love
Girl can't you
Don't want no ice cream love
Girl can't you I
Don't want no ice cream love
Girl can't you
Don't want no
Don't want no
Don't want no Why? why?
Don't want no Why? why?
See see Why?
See see
Why?
---
First Appearance: beatmania 7th Mix
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: See Hit 'n' Slap
Heavy Notes: Whenever they play the euro-synth keyboard notes, you'll find
yourself stepping to those notes. The rest is just streams, some pretty
long. There are several points that would suggest you turn, but I don't
think you should, because this will put you in a lousy position to tackle
the rest of the streams.
---
Lyrics:
Stole my heart on the dance floor
No way, can't leave no more
What am I supposed to do without you
Make you mine is all I wanna do
Step by step as I approach
I say to myself I need a coach
I know you can read my mind
You're the best that a man can find
I'll be your midnite blaze
Brighter than the moon and stars
Guide you thru the cave of love
I'm gonna dance till the morning
Takes my place to shine the way
When you see the light is not from me
You know it's too late
All nite long you take the lead
Stay with me you're all I need
Please make this moment last
Time is running really fast
Something tells me you must go
Why? I need to know
Do you think we will meet again?
If not my future'll never begin
I'll be your midnite blaze
Brighter than the moon and stars
Guide you thru the cave of love
I'm gonna dance till the morning sunbeam
Takes my place to shine the way
When you see the light is not from me
Told you it's too late
Baby it's too late
Baby it's too late
Baby it's too late
---
First Appearance: DDR 4th Mix (JP PS1)
American Appearances: DDR Disney Mix, DDRMAX USA
Artist Notes: See MAKE A JAM! for info on U1.
Play Notes: It starts out at the 85 bpm, then it jams up to 342. About
halfway through, it slows back down, then speeds back up.
Heavy Notes: Well, what's to say. It's a ten-footer. I will say that the
streams are pretty easy, compared to MAX 300, but the sheer speed of the
song can tire you out quickly.
---
Lyrics:
And torture
And destroy!
Just feel alright yeah....
It's callin' out....
Just feel alright yeah....
Just feel alright yeah....
And torture
And destroy!
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style (JP PS2)
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: See Love Is Dreaminess
Misc. Notes: If you have Ultramix 3, you can download SP15, which has an
Akira Ishihara remix of this song.
Heavy Notes: Ugh. Such a great song, and they give it such whacked-out
steps. You really need to see it to understand it. I'll just say that there
are tons of oddly placed freezes, several sixteenths leading to freezes, and
steps that don't follow the melody.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style (JP PS2)
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: See Love Is Dreaminess
Heavy Notes: This song will play lots of tricks on you with freeze arrows.
One of the favorites is two sixteenths into a freeze, then jumping off
immediately into two sixteenths. You'll have to do this song several times
to get all the quirks down.
---
Lyrics:
Analyze...
Analyze...
1998 Autumn
I saw the phantom
It had the venom
Got it from Saturn
This car burns
Then I felt
It was like a miniature sun
Makin' my home melt
I can't describe the pain I felt
So I went face to face
With this gigantic demon
I tried to see him
I tried to hear him
I tried to smell him
The closer I got
The less I could see
Illusions ya see
Breaks make him become reality
Blinded by the coal dust
My ex girl had the
Gold rush
Ya can't trust
So long as you didn't
Go through the flames
With ma man Biff
I've 20 carrots
And donkey went after the carrots
Women be like that sometimes
Going after what they want (Analyze...)
Not what they need (Analyze...)
It's the greed at the root of the tree (Analyze...)
That make the fruit less juicy
The girl has less taste (Analyze)
An' she'll know when she's 15
Keep breakin' barriers
We break barriers
Across water
Like a aircraft carrier
We break barriers
Be full speedorama
To make the beat heavier
Keep breakin' barriers
We break barriers
Across water
Like a aircraft carrier
We break barriers
Be full speedorama
To make the beat heavier
Keep breakin' barriers
---
First Appearance: beatmania CORE REMIX
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: B.BANDJ is a vocalist who's only composed this and one other
song for beatmania, although he's done the vocals for several others.
==========================================
7L. SP3 - BABY BABY GIMME YOUR LOVE 2002 =
==========================================
Artist: DIVAS
Genre: R&B*
BPM: 96
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 7
Heavy Notes: Wow. Lotsa freeze arrows. Who woulda guessed? For the most
part, you'll find this song follows the lyrics and music with the steps, and
that includes sixteenths. The tricks with freezes aren't as severe, however,
as ANALYZE.
---
Lyrics:
Gimme your love, give it to me
Give me that good love
Baby, gimme your love
I'm the one you should give your love to
Take a look into this bedroom, my love
Can't you clearly see, I'd give you more than time
You call me friend, but you can best believe
I want to reveal, there is more to me
When late at night, you phone, I need, to groan, about someone else
Done you wrong, and left you low
I said, don't worry love (don't you worry, baby)
I'm here, for you (Don't you fret)
But what I'm gonna say is I'm the one you should pursue
Baby, gimme your love, give it to me, give me that good love
Baby, gimme your love, I'm the one you should give your love to
Baby, gimme your love, give me your love, give me your love
Sweet, sweet love
Gimme your love, I'm the one you should give your love to
Why is it you can't see, what is right here, right here in front of you
I'm the one, and this is where you should be
I'm the one you should give your love to
Baby, baby, give me your lovin'
I'm the one who ought to get your good love
Gimme your love, gimme you love
Baby, baby, give me your love
(Give me love)
---
First Appearance: beatmania 7th Mix
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: This is the same DIVAS as Secret Rendez-vous, a Naoki alias.
Robbie Danzie does the vocals.
Heavy Notes: The steps follow the lyrics mostly, not that it helps you, since
the lyrics are pretty nuts. Once again, you'll find more than plenty of
freeze arrows, so pay close attention to the setup.
---
Lyrics:
Baddest DJ on 2 turntables
Word up
Baddest DJ on 2 turntables
Baddest D
DJ
Baddest
D
J
2 turntables
Say turn it up
Lemme hear you say
Say turn it up
Say turn it up
Say turn it up
Baddest baddest
D
J
Hey
Hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Baddest DJ
Baddest DJ
Baddest
D
J
J
On
On 2 turntables
Thank you, thank you....
---
First Appearance: beatmania Append 5th Mix (JP PS1)
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: TAKAWO is a BEMANI artist who's done a lot for the more odd
beatmania versions.
Heavy Notes: This song will definitely wear you down if you're not used to
catas. It has everything a good cata should, though: long streams,
sixteenths thrown in, double steps on some of the shorter streams, and
chaos. At the beginning, you'll have to deal with some syncopation, as the
first four notes are on the eighth-note beat, the next three are off, and the
last two aren't, and that keeps up for several measures. Once the verse
starts, you'll have eighths with groups of three sixteenths regularly thrown
in. You'll get a bit of a respite from sixteenths once you get to the
chorus, but those are replaced with doubles-in-streams, and long streams,
then back to the second verse for more sixteenths, and then back to the
chorus for more long streams and doubles. Good luck to you.
---
Lyrics:
1, 2, 3, 4
Dynamite Rave!
Come on everybody!
(go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go)
And get on the floor, yeah
Techno, rave
It's time to make a stand
and pave the way
Some might say
Let it go
Stay with the flow
Stay on beat
Move your feet
On concrete
Or on the dance floor
You want more
Then I'll give you more
If it's too hardcore
Let me know
I'll stop the show
Then bring it back
To be exact
At 12 o'clock
Rock the spot
It's too damn hot
They told me so
Dynamite rave
It's on the down low
Use your inner glow
To make a move
Show and prove
The man with the lisp
Sounds so crisp
When you can see me
On TV
On the radio
Here me blow
I don't wanna give up
We're gonna have a party
Have a really great time
Yeah Yeah!
Just feel the heat
Listen to the music
and feel that beat
C'mon, get up
C'mon, c'mon
Let me hear ya
Let me hear ya
C'mon, get up
C'mon, c'mon
Let me hear ya
Let me hear ya
Jump jump
Do your thing
This be the bomb
Try to sing
Narrator king
Spread your wings
Make your head ring
To this song
All night long
Jack your body
To this party
Feel the pain
When you strain
Don't refrain
Please don't stop
Until you drop
I don't wanna give up
We're gonna have a party
Have a really great time
Yeah Yeah!
Just feel the heat
Listen to the music
and feel that beat, yeah!
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR USA, DDR Konamix, DDR Extreme 2
Artist Notes: Information on NAOKI is in the FAQ.
Misc. Notes: You can find the "Down Bird SOTA Mix" of this song on DDRMAX USA,
and the "B4 ZA BEAT MIX" of this song in DDR Extreme 2.
Play Notes: This is a particularly long song (over two minutes), but it's made
up for by the fact that you have about fifteen seconds of near dead time
(only a freeze or a double step)
Heavy Notes: The first half is particularly difficult, with lots of gallops
and sixteenths. Once you pass the dead time, it's pretty easy, just gallops
and streams.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: DJ SETUP is an alias for dj TAKA (see "A")
Artist: KTz (remixed by U1)
Genre: Techno Bass
BPM: 130
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 5 6
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: Much of the beginning of this song, and some of the end, has
you following the rhythm with triplets followed by two eighths. Near the
middle, you'll take on seven-note-long streams, and later the same streams,
only with double steps in the beginning of them. Watch carefully near the
end for some lousy off-beats thrown into the streams.
---
Lyrics:
Start the revolution!
Kansai steppu!
Kansai steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Kyushu steppu!
The revolution!
Oh, baby!
The revolution!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
Nagoya steppu!
---
First Appearance: DDR Konamix
Artist Notes: KTz is a Naoki psuedonym specifically used for AM-3P. See
"MAKE A JAM!" for info on U1.
Misc. Notes: The original AM-3P is featured in DDR USA, DDRMAX USA, and
DDRMAX2 USA, and the "AM EAST" Challenge Remix is in DDRMAX2 USA.
Heavy Notes: Basically a stripped-down version of MATSURI JAPAN (see below).
It somewhat alternates between eighth notes and gallops. In the middle,
you'll find double steps in the streams which can complicate matters.
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX 2nd Mix
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: RE-VENGE is the same as RevenG. See exotic ethnic.
Misc. Notes: It should be noted that this song technially preceded the MATSURI
JAPAN that we all know and love.
=========================
7R. SP4 - MATSURI JAPAN =
=========================
Artist: RE-VENGE
Genre: Festival
BPM: 180
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 9 8
Heavy Notes: Here's an old favorite. It's definitely a challenging nine-
footer if you don't have stamina or the concept of gallops down. There are a
LOT of gallops in this song. The whole first several measures is all
gallops. Once the music gets going, you have normal streams followed by a
couple of gallops, and that goes on for a while. Once the whistling picks
up, then you'll have eight-note streams followed by six-note streams for a
long time, then more gallops, then the break (huff, huff), then pretty much
gallops followed by a long stream repeatedly for the remainder of the song.
---
First Appearance: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDRMAX USA
Artist Notes: RE-VENGE is the same as RevenG. See exotic ethnic.
Misc. Notes: The normal way to write this song is with the kanji for
"matsuri", which a generic word meaning "festival".
Heavy Notes: Several small streams. Some of them require you to crossover.
Mostly the steps follow the music, with eighth notes coming in off the beat.
---
Lyrics:
par la fenetre de ta fiat 500
tu me regardius et je t'ai vu
tes gout semblanit parfait
on s'est compris tout de suite a fond
et des rendez-vous de la nuit
parfois on s'attend sous la pluie
et tout, c'etait miracle
la musique !
les yeux dans les yeux
nos histoires romantiques
on commence tous les deux
pres de moi?
English Translation:
From the window of your fiat 500
you were looking at me and I saw you
Your taste seems perfect
We understood each other right away completely
and night-time rendez-vous/meets.
Sometimes they wait for each other under the rain
And all of it, it was a miracle.
The music!
gazing into each other's eyes
our romantic stories
It starts with both of us
Close to me...
Credit for the lyrics goes to the DDRMX forums. I'm told these are not
entirely correct, so any French-speaking people out there who wish to lend a
hand, please do so.
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: Tomosuke Funaki is a Konami Original artist from beatmania.
Shizue Tokui is the vocalist in this song, and the two of them together are
Orange Lounge.
=========================
7T. SP4 - What is Love? =
=========================
Artist: TOMOSUKE
Genre: House*
BPM: 130
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 7
Heavy Notes: Quite simple, really. The hardest part is the sometimes
lengthy streams, with no crossovers, and some steps with freezes mixed in.
---
First Appearance: beatmania 7th Mix
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: See MIND PARASITE for info on TOMOSUKE.
======================
7U. SP5 - GET IT ALL =
======================
Artist: BRASS TRICKS
Genre: Big Band
BPM: 140
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 5
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: Kinda painful. This song likes to follow the mostly
unpredictable nature of big band music. Other times, you'll find double
steps in streams, and leading out of freeze arrows. Of particular note also
are double taps on sixteenth notes (which follows the music, so you can see
them coming).
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: This is Kazuhiro Senoo, an artist who's done several DMX tunes,
and a bunch of Guitar Freaks and drummania tunes as well.
==================================================
7V. SP5 - Heaven is a '57 metallic gray (gimmix) =
==================================================
Artist: Hiro feat. Sweet little 30's
Genre: Swing
BPM: 63-190
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 8
Play Notes: About halfway through the second verse, the songs slows down on
"Lightning streak!" At the final chorus, the song slows down again just
after "Nobody get in my way!"
Heavy Notes: This song's a swing song, and almost all the steps are triplets.
The steps aren't all that difficult, but the fast tempo can trip you up.
---
Lyrics:
I'm a cool cat making waves all over town
When they see me coming everybody's heads turn 'round
With my twin cam, dual exhaust, and my ragtop down
I'm a ladies' man, just a terrible lousy freak
I'll call your daughter, any day of the week
With attention to the chrome, I'm a LIGHTNING STREAK!
Heaven is a '57 metallic gray!
Nobody get in my way!
Heaven is a '57 metallic gray
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme 2
Artist Notes: Hiro is Kazuhiro Senoo (see GET IT ALL). Also working on this
tune is Hideyuki Ono. Vocals are by Thomas Howard Lichtenstein.
Artist: T.E.M.P.O. feat. Mohammed & Emi
Genre: Bolly House
BPM: 125
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: The main feature of this tune are the long streams that carry
along with the driving music. There are also a few gallops, and the end of
the song follows the odd beat.
---
Lyrics: Haven't got a clue. Help!
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: T.E.M.P.O. is Tomosuke Funaki, a BEMANI artist who composes for
many different series. Mohammed and Emi are the vocalists.
Artist: dj TAKA with NAOKI
Genre: Orchestral*
BPM: 148
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 3
STD: 6 5
HVY: 9 9
Play Notes: Although I put the tempo as static, it actually slows down at the
beginning before getting back up to speed. The only place this is really an
issue is on Heavy.
Heavy Notes: Plenty of gallops that follow the piano hits. That'd be easy
if it weren't for the fact that eighth notes are regularly mixed in with them,
making it tough to read. There are also a few sixteenth clusters thrown in,
as well as a long stream shortly after the middle (with gallops thrown in).
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th Style
DDR Debut: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDRMAX2 USA
Artist Notes: See the FAQ for info on Naoki, and "A" for info on dj TAKA.
Misc. Notes: This song is based off Frederic Chopin's work entitled
"Revolutionary Etude", which is his tenth opus, number 12. Kakumei is taken
from the kanji "kaku" and "mei", which together make the word "revolution".
No, there are no Challenge steps. Ultramix doesn't have them.
===========================
7Y. SP5 - MEANING OF LIFE =
===========================
Artist: K.Wit feat. Gary
Genre: Hip Hop
BPM: 112
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 4 4
HVY: 6 6
Heavy Notes: Difficult for a six-footer. The streams tend to have double-
steps in them (common among the later song packs), as well as a few odd
gallops.
---
Lyrics:
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
So what' the meaning of, meaning of, meaning of life?
Many people living life
Like they just don't know where to go
Ask the mass and get there fast
To be sure you'll reach your goal
Smiling faces, ancient places
All a mountain made to one
In this life you get one show
And your rehearsal's almost done
So what's the meaning of life?
I don't know, whatcha think about it
I try hard to contemplate the revelations
Hard times persist
While the rich are getting richer
He has got your game
Till the time to pay the fiddler
Pick up the revolution
Where we last left off
Armageddon, it is written
So you know who lost
Enemies, trippin' thieves
Try to steal the night
All the while, keep your smile
Don't give up the fight
(Live life slow)
Live it one day at a time
(It's your show)
It's your show
(Take your time)
Take your time and do it right
(Keep your smile)
Ah-ha-ha-ha
Many people living life
Like they just don't know where to go
Ask the mass and get there fast
To be sure you'll reach your goal
Smiling faces, ancient places
All a mountain made to one
In this life you get one show
And your rehearsal's almost done
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
Dig deep
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
Dig deep
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
So what's the meaning of life?
(I don't know, whatcha think about it)
So you wanna be the king, huh
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: K.Wit is Kazuhiro Senoo (see GET IT ALL). Gary Adkins is the
vocalist.
Heavy Notes: Once again, you'll find double steps inserted into the streams,
but not too extremely. Also, there are points where double steps follow the
music.
---
Lyrics: (coming eventually)
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: DANDY MINIERO is a Naoki alias.
============================
7AA. SP6 - BROKEN MY HEART =
============================
Artist: NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY
Genre: Hyper Euro Beat*
BPM: 160
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 5 6
HVY: 9 9
Heavy Notes: There are a lot of notes in this relatively long song. You'll
start with some sixteenths thrown in, but that's just the beginning. Once
you reach the lyrics, you'll find long streams with turns, and streams with
doubles thrown in. Nothing more difficult than that, but there are a lot
of them.
---
Lyrics:
You've broken my heart
Boy, you've torn my live apart
Oh, right from the very start
Now, I've got to get this guy out of my head
Before I lose control, you were
The only, man to feel my love (feel my love)
Now, it's changed, and you know
That you cut me like a knife
You've broken my heart (broken my heart)
This can't be right (no, no, not right)
I'm teling you I know it's true,
That I'd die for you (die for you)
Baby, broken my heart..
Oh, no, no (oh no)
Baby, you were everything (everything)
Now you say it's over,
I know - that you won't be coming back
You've broken my heart
Torn me apart
It can't be right
Maybe I was wrong to see
The evil in you (evil in you)
Broken my heart (broken my heart)
Right from the start (yeah, from the start)
I just can't believe it's true
You throw me away (throw me away)
Baby, broke my heart..
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR 5th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDRMAX USA
Artist Notes: See FAQ for info on Naoki. Paula Terry is the vocalist that
Naoki generally favors to use for his eurobeat songs.
Artist: THE SURRENDERS
Genre: Latin Trance
BPM: 135
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: Streams don't involve turning, but have double steps in them, and
there are a few streams that consist of only doubles. There are a few 16th
step clusters, gallops, and a few tricks with freeze arrows (like jumping to
double steps).
---
Lyrics: (coming eventually)
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: THE SURRENDERS is a Naoki alias.
Heavy Notes: A slower INFINITE PRAYER, but the steps are more complicated.
Double steps in streams (surprised?), plenty of 16th-note clusters, and
eighth note taps which are off the beat.
---
First Appearance: beatmania Append ClubMix (JP PS1)
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: See Love Is Dreaminess for info on L.E.D.
Misc. Notes: The original INFINITE PRAYER can be found in DDR Ultramix and
DDR Extreme 2.
Artist: THE INFECTION
Genre: Hardcore Metal
BPM: 180
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 7
HVY: 8 9
Heavy Notes: A painful eight-footer, mostly due to the complication of the
steps, which include double steps in streams, and lots of chaos that tends to
follow the music. Oh, and the speed doesn't help either.
---
First Appearance: Dance ManiaX
DDR Debut: DDR Ultramix
Artist Notes: THE INFECTION is Kazuhiro Senoo (see GET IT ALL).
******************************************************************************
8. SONG PACK SONGS (7+)
******************************************************************************
These song packs are only available for Ultramix 2. You cannot use them at
all for the original Ultramix.
==============================
8A. SP7 - END OF THE CENTURY =
==============================
Artist: NO. 9
Genre: Dance Speed*
BPM: 170
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 5
STD: 7 6
HVY: 8 9
Heavy Notes: The hardest parts are during the rap lyrics, that involves
streams that aren't too long, but are very tough to step, with multiple
turns, and then those streams start throwing in double steps, which requires
you to make some quick leaps at this speed. During the chorus, it's a little
bit easier, with double steps on quarters and some small streams.
---
Lyrics:
End of the century
Misery, can it be chaos who's the boss
Suffer a great loss
Man woman child
No longer exist
Only the good ones will be missed
Life, love, cherish it all
Who will be left to conquer it all
The end is coming
Don't start running
There's nowhere to run
Don't grab a gun
All over the land hear this roar
No one know what's in store
Look for the star, he's on his way
No one knows what to do today
Love your self and all around
In a blink of an eye
You won't hear a sound
Your heart is pounding at rapid speed
Man will always feel the need for greed
Let's go for it
Now you can't miss
Al-though-this-was-the-be-ginning
Beware because the end is here
The sky is falling
Eyes are bawling
You had your chance
To make your stance
Love is a must
Life don't lust
Not time to fuss
People start to cuss
Cry out who's going to care
Have no doubt have no fear
Believe in me I'll show you the way
Some people think the year 2G is so scary
Let's wait and see
The world will shot down most won't admit
People go crazy
People catch fits
Fire breaks out
One way to stop
Play hip hop, non-stop-stop
Remember these words
And what I said
You just might wake up brain dead
The feeling (feeling)
Is amazing (amazing)
Oh boy, I want you (come on and get me)
Some just say the world is changing
Many people will agree
Many changes we are seeing
I just say...
It's the end...
It's the end...
It's the end of the century
End of the century!
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDRMAX2 USA
Artist Notes: NO. 9 is yet another psuedonym for Naoki Maeda. Both Paula
Terry and Argie Phine supply the lyrics.
Misc. Notes: The artist name is a reference to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and
the song's tune is based off Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".
===========================
8B. SP7 - era (nostalmix) =
===========================
Artist: TaQ
Genre: Drum'N'Bass*
BPM: 90-180
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 8
Play Notes: About halfway through the song, it slows from 180 BPM to 90, then
speeds back up after eight measures, then goes at 180 until the end, where
it slows back down to 90 as you approach the last step.
Heavy Notes: The first 180 section starts with short streams, which increase
in length and difficulty as you progress in the song. Nothing too manic.
Once you hit the slowdown, you'll face arrows that match the percussion hits.
Once you speed back up, you'll face long streams, with triple taps on one
arrow linking some of the shorter streams together. It's a drainer.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 3rd Style
DDR Debut: DDR 4th Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Konamix, DDRMAX USA
Artist Notes: TaQ Sakihabara is a popular Konami Original artist, who's done
many beatmania tunes.
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See the T.O.Y. Remix of this song for info on Akira Yamaoka,
the original composer of this tune. Junk Circuit is an Australian group and
part of the "A Different Drum" label. Formed in late 2003, they are Albert
Martinez, Sondrine Terez, and Anthony Banister. For more info on their
legitimate work, check out junkcircuit.com
=======================
8D. SP7 - La Senorita =
=======================
Artist: CAPTAIN.T
Genre: Latin Pop
BPM: 182
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 7 9
Heavy Notes: The main thing you'll notice about this song is that it follows
the music (on Heavy) pretty well. It's basically short streams that aren't
always on the beat. Probably the toughest portion of this song is right
before the second verse, where you'll have to go from a stream into a double
step.
---
Lyrics:
Sitting in the corner with a coffee cup
Reading the newspaper, not looking up
She smiles as she finds something funny there,
The sunlight shining in her hair
When she leaves you want to follow her anywhere
Her dress is too tight but you can't let her see you stare
And she's a hot one, a jalepena
Ooh la Senorita
You'll never get close enough
To la Senorita
Hora, sa fuega
You know she has a mind, she has an attitude
And she likes her space and her solitude
She'll tease you or please you, if she's feeling good
Or burn you like you knew she would
When she smiles It's like the sun shining on your face
Pulling and stretching her leather and lace
And she's a hot one, a jalepena
Ooh la Senorita
In Baja, California
Ooh la Senorita
Ooh la Senorita
Ole!
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR USA, DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: CAPTAIN.T is Thomas Howard Lichtenstein, more popular for the
Silent Hill songs and his work on Guitar Freaks.
Misc. Notes: A remix of this, called "La Senorita Virtual", is in DDR Konamix
and DDR Ultramix.
=======================
8E. SP7 - Silent Hill =
=======================
Artist: THOMAS HOWARD
Genre: Xmas Ballad
BPM: 125
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 2 4
STD: 6 5
HVY: 7 7
Heavy Notes: Big thing you'll pick up on is the two separate thirty-two
step long streams in the verse. After that, it's just some medium-length
streams and a few double steps within those streams.
---
Lyrics:
Ooooohhhhhh
Ooooohhhhhh
Lights on the avenue
All seem so far away
I'm up here drinking a toast to you
On such a special day
Tonight is the night for I love you's
Wish we could have this feeling
Throughout the year
Christmas is here
Christmas is here
Ooooohhhhhh
Tonight is the night for I love you's
And if you hold me near you
You'll feel my heart
Beating for two
Tonight is the night for I love you's
(Lights on the avenue, all seem so far away)
Up above the snow is falling
And stars disappear
My heart is calling
Christmas is here
---
First Appearance: DDR 3rd Mix (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDRMAX USA, DDRMAX2 USA
Artist Notes: More famous for his work on the Konami rhythm games Drum Mania
and Guitar Freaks, Thomas Howard Lichtenstein is, nonetheless, popular for
this old Christmas standby.
Misc. Notes: The "3rd christmas" Challenge Remix of this song is found in
DDRMAX2 USA.
============================================
8F. SP8 - BALALAIKA, CARRIED WITH THE WIND =
============================================
Artist: Julie Ann Frost
Genre: Russian Folk
BPM: 134
Heavy Notes: A pretty simple step pattern for a pretty simple song. You'll
find mostly streams that sometimes go on for a bit, but never too long.
Also, there are a few crossovers, as well as a few jumps at the end of
some streams late in the song.
---
Lyrics:
Listen! I can hear
Carried with the wind
He's playing, sweet sound of Balalaika
They say "It can't be
Just fantasy
He will never come back again"
I'm waiting for him, because
He said "Oh Natasha, my darling
I'll love you forever, I swear
Wait till I come back to you"
Listen! Can't you hear?
Carried with the wind
He came back playing Balalaika
---
First Appearance: Guitar Freaks 6th Mix / drummania 5th Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Julie Ann Frost is a Konami Original vocalist. Other songs
credited to her voice are "Remember You" and "Share My Love". This song was
composed by Mutsuhiko Izumi, composer of "JET WORLD".
Artist: Toshio Sakurai
Genre: Funk Heavy Metal*
BPM: 145
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 5
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: COMING SOON
---
First Appearance: Guitar Freaks 3rd Mix / drummania 2nd Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Toshio Sakurai is a Konami Original artist heavily involved in
the Guitar Freaks and drummania series.
=================================
8H. SP8 - Kind Lady (interlude) =
=================================
Artist: OKUYATOS
Genre: Disco House
BPM: 135
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 5
HVY: 7 8
Heavy Notes: COMING SOON
---
Lyrics:
Could you be, could you be... etc.
Kind Lady
Could you be
The kind of lady that I'm seeking?
After all of this time
Could this be true love?
And she said, Boy you don't have to look no more
I'll give the love you need 'til you holler enough, guaranteed
Not like the rest, boy, I'm a kind lady
You've been hurt but be sure boy I am the cure
And when you wake up late thinking it's a dream
Just touch me boy you know, you can count on me
Believe me
Baby
This lady
You know what you've found in me
Is a lady
Kind o'lady
That can give you what you need
Baby
A kind lady
That will never leave you lonely and
Just maybe
This lady
Finally you've found me, oh
Kind lady
---
First Appearance: DDRMAX2: DDR 7th Mix (JP PS2)
American Appearances: DDRMAX2 USA (as a Challenge Remix)
=================================
8I. SP8 - In My Eyes (Neuromix) =
=================================
Artist: Neuropa
Genre: Trance
BPM: 141
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 2
STD: 5 6
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: COMING SOON
---
Lyrics: COMING SOON
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See "Standing Still In Time" for info on Neuropa. As has been
said several times in this FAQ, the original "In My Eyes" is by Akira
Yamaoka.
===============================
8J. SP8 - more deep (ver.2.1) =
===============================
Artist: Togo Project feat. Sana
Genre: Two Step*
BPM: 133
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 2
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 6
Heavy Notes: For all the offbeat steps, you'll find yourself following the
music, which makes it easier. The only really tough parts are some sixteenths
thrown into the verse. There's a group of three that cover a piano hit, and
a whole bunch of syncopated ones soon after that.
---
Lyrics:
Don't stop (the) sweet soul music
Keep on free soul music
(unintelligible Japanese words)
Why don't we play it your way (more deep)
The night is short to waste
Into the moody starlight
We disappear
Fly away to fantasy
Feeling love in so deep
Until we reach eternity
Don't stop
Don't stop (the) sweet soul music
Keep on free...
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style (JP PS2)
DDR Debut: DDRMAX2 USA
Artist Notes: Hiroyuki Togo is another in-house Konami artist. He's also
done "SANA MOLLETE NE ENTE" which was in DDRMAX USA and DDR Ultramix. Sana
is a vocalist who also did "THE SHINING POLARIS", which is in DDRMAX USA and
DDRMAX2 USA.
=============================
8K. SP9 - Disabled the FLAW =
=============================
Artist: D-crew
Genre: Ground Ash*
BPM: 144-171
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 4
STD: 7 7
HVY: 9 9
Play Notes: COMING SOON
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): The notes follow the rough-sounding synth and for a
better part of the song, a higher-pitched version of it. The streams here
are long and twisty, so only give it a go if you're comfortable with
crossovers. Also listen closely to that synth because you'll occasionally
enter a stream with a gallop or do a 3-note jackhammer in the middle of one.
Before you know it, the song will be done.
---
First Appearance: beatmania 6th Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: D-Crew is Osamu Migitera, an artist with several beatmania,
Guitar Freaks, and pop'n music titles. He's also known as "Des-ROW".
Heavy Notes: Not to difficult. You'll have some steps in the middle of
freezes, and a few streams, but the only remotely tough part is at the end,
when you have to follow the syncopated rhythms of the last "La-da-da-da".
---
Lyrics:
When your day is bright
As sun shines on through the night
That's when, when you know you've been
Been kissed by the sun
Sitting on the beach
As sand tickles your feet
That's when, when you know you've been
Kissed by forever sunshine
Brightest forever sunshine
Kindest forever sunshine
Rich forever sunshine
And you smile just because
You can lay in the sunshine
Life is fun in the sunshine
This is forever sunshine
First Appearance: DDRMAX2 USA
Artist Notes: Chel Y. is a truncation of the name Michiru Yamane, the composer
of this song, along with Sota Fujimori. Erica Ash is the vocalist for the
song.
======================
8M. SP9 - jelly kiss =
======================
Staying Up All Night Long
nijuunanaji no roji ura
Don't Say It Won't Be Long
nanda demo ii kara
Give It To Me
Keep On Shaking Me Babe
dare mo shiranai yane ura
Swallowed Up By Your Waves
tsumeato wo kakushite
tsubuyaku Jelly Kiss
kinshirareta You And Me
himitsu no Jelly Kiss
naraku e One More Kiss ochiru made
oshi korosu My Voice
kuchi fusagare
mi wo uranau Dice
asu wa nakutemo
Eden no hate ni
tadoritsukeru
sakenda Jelly Kiss
kinshirareta You And Me
himitsu no Jelly Kiss
naraku he One More Kiss ochiru made
English Translation:
Staying up all night long
Twenty-seven hours in back alleys
Don't say it won't be long
Because anything will be fine
Give it to me
Keep on shaking me, babe
The attic that no one knows
Swallowed up by your waves
Making scratch marks
Murmur "Jelly Kiss"
"You and me" was not allowed
A secret "Jelly Kiss"
One more kiss before we fall into hell
Forcing down my voice
Shut my mouth
Cast my eyes like dice
If tomorrow never comes
We can still grope our way
To Eden in the end
Shouted out "Jelly Kiss"
"You and me" was not allowed
A secret "Jelly Kiss"
One more kiss before we fall into hell
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th Style (JP PS2)
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See more deep for info on Togo Project feat. Sana.
==================
8N. SP9 - O JIYA =
==================
Artist: ASMAT & emi
Genre: Masara Dance
BPM: 151
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 5 4
STD: 6 7
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes: COMING SOON
---
Lyrics:
Mera ye khayal
Ke Tuhi to hai duniyame sabse kamal
O-O meri jaan
Tera ye khaya
Ke tere piche douri chali aun be-nehal
Tu chor ye khayal
Pyari maina tu mere dilme ake rahna
Phir ye kahna ke tujhko na satana
Tere liye mera dil our jan hai kurbaan
Paas ayo naji (Na na onare naji)
Maan jayo naji (La la la)
Yuhi satao naji (Na na onare naji)
Pyar jatayo naji (La la la)
Pyar mera jano
Accha baba janung
Dilki baten suno
Baat meri mano
Bolo kya hai manung
Tu hai mera jano
Mera ye khayal
Ke tuhi to hai duniyame sabse kamal
O Jiyo meri jaan
Tera ye khayal
Ke tere piche douri chali aun be-nehal
Tu rakh ye khayal
English Translation:
My opinion is
You are the best girl in this world
Oh my love
You're thinking
That I will stick behind you
I think you can drop this thinking
My dear, please come to my heart
Then say that I will not disappoint you
'Cause, for you I will do anything you want
Please come near (No never)
Please listen
Don't disappoint me (No never)
Please understand my love
Understand my love
OK, I will understand
Listen to my heart
Listen to my word
OK, I will listen
You are mine! Listen
My opinion is
you are the best girl in this world
Oh my love
You're thinking
That I will stick behind you
You can keep this thinking
---
First Appearance: Guitar Freaks 7th Mix/drummania 6th Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: ASMAT is Mutsuhiko Izumi (see BALALAIKA), and see JANEJANA for
my lack of info on Emi.
First Appearance: Keyboardmania 2nd Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Q-Mex is Yuki Kume, who's done tracks for Keyboardmania and
pop'n music. Ryo is someone I'm not familiar with.
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): Just only one area has a complicated maneuver where
there's a stream that begins as U-D-L-U-D-L: when going for the second Up
note, hit it with your right foot, and then hit each Down arrow with your
left foot while your right foot hits the rest of the notes. Then you'll
switch feet where your right foot hits the down arrow a couple of times as
well. This song is great and fun for new Heavy players to get used to
streams, and one complex crossover maneuver. The last part of the song
follows the synth.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist/Misc. Notes: Well, I'm stumped. I know exactly squat about this song.
==============================
8Q. SP10 - LOVE THIS FEELIN' =
==============================
Artist: Chang Ma
Genre: Hard Rock
BPM: 95-190
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 6 7
STD: 7 8
HVY: 8 9
Play Notes: The song starts at 95 BPM, then doubles its pace to 190 once you
run out of arrows. It's very obvious, and it has to be, being one of the
first songs to have tempo changes, historically.
Heavy Notes: A stressful tune, to say the least. The slow opening has you
stepping sixteenths on the repeated guitar hits. Once it picks up, it's
all basically a game of keeping up with the song. There are short to medium
streams, some doubles thrown in, and some taps of the same arrow at the end.
---
Lyrics:
Check one, check one
When I come down I come down right to the sun
Get right down, get right down, legit
Round and round, move like Goldfinger
Make to the script, flip back to the script
Come down, check, reach finesse
Nevertheless I'm impressed with the best
Get to the fever
I'm kickin' the flow,
Cause you know, Bobby-Jo
When I come around
I get down to the hip town sound
Get right down, legit
Two, one, two, three, four
C'mon ya'll, and get on the floor
Get right down, get right down, legit
Round and round, move like Goldfinger
Come down, check, reach finesse
Get to the fever
I'm kickin' the flow,
Cause you left, get right down, legit
Keepin' the rhymes and I kick it to the flow
Come down, check, reach finesse
Nevertheless I'm impressed with the best
Movin' the juice... Huh!
Keepin' the rhymes and I kickin' to the flow! (Love this feelin'!)
I'm kickin' the flow,
Coz you know, Bobby-Jo
When I come around
I get down to the hip town sound (Love this feelin'!)
(Love this feelin'!)
Huh!
(Love this feelin'!)
Keepin' the rhymes and I kickin' to the flow!
I'm kickin' the flow,
Coz you know, Bobby-Jo (Love this feelin'!)
When I come around
I get down to the hip town sound
---
First Appearance: DDR 2nd Remix (JP PS1)
American Appearances: DDRMAX USA
Artist Notes: Chang Ma is U1-ASAMI. See MAKE A JAM!
===============
8R. SP10 - R5 =
===============
Artist: tiger YAMATO with ultrabeatbox
Genre: Rave*
BPM: 180
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 5
STD: 7 7
HVY: 9 9
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): OUCH! The Konami Hawaii team *REALLY* squeezed the
difficulty here! The song even begins with a jackhammer stream that lasts
for 3 measures, draining a significant amount of stamina. There are short
streams that lead you into quick crossovers and those that keep making you
tap notes with the same foot until they lead into a jump. A very brief break
with piano hits that tap the arrow twice and then you have the long streams.
At this point, you must have good experience with streams littered with some
complicated crossovers. The song slightly eases up with short 3-note 1/8th
portions with jumps and then another long stream that gets complicated near
the end. All of this within the span of 85 seconds. Yeesh. I suggest you
read the stepchart to find those complicated crossovers ahead of time in
Training Mode.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 3rd Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See LUV TO ME. I don't particularly know who Ultrabeatbox is.
=================
8S. SP10 - Real =
=================
Artist: Aya
Genre: Drum'N'Bass*
BPM: 200
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 4 4
STD: 6 6
HVY: 8 9
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): While the song is fast, you won't have to deal with a
lot of challenging portions. The notes at the beginning follow the bass and
you can sort of gallop to these once you figure out the rhythm. They can
also be safely crossovered (you'll see why I say safely in a moment). Next
you'll get some three-note clumps of 1/8ths and then some piano key-like
hits. After this, you'll get the steps from the very beginning of the song
repeating again, only this time be careful when they go back to left, up, and
right arrows because it's going to lead you right into the short 1/8th
streams and they have some fast, twisting crossovers. After you hit the long
left-right freeze arrow jump, you've pretty much got the hard stuff out of
the way. Next up are the jumps that go along with the scratchy noise you
hear (keep your feet low here) and then the song basically follows those
piano key-like hits mentioned earlier and the synth. Take some care because
you'll see a crossover when you least expect it. Lastly, be very careful
with the 4 jackhammer streams. Those are 1/12ths notes in them, not 1/16ths,
so it's going to be a bit weird. Try using Handclaps to know how they sound
when stepped.
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See G2.
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): Waverer's gimmick are streams that contain 3-note
taps with the same foot at least twice. Making things worse is the fact that
the song pulls no punches at the beginning because these taps are right in
the middle of your crossovers. It is suggested you have some moderate
crossover experience because the song is also going at a brisk 160 BPM,
making things a bit fast. After a couple of streams, the song gives you a
bit of a break following some drum hits. The middle part of the song follows
the synth in very simple patterns and then the streams start again with the
breaks with drum hits.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Also known as ric and riewo. See In My Eyes.
Misc. Notes: Culled right from the Silent Hill 4 soundtrack.
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): This song is quite the workout because of the fact
that you're usually on a freeze arrow with one foot while the other usually
reaches out to hit other notes, so you're practically in motion the entire
song. Not only that, but the other extra challenge is reading the notes.
I've personally found myself missing notes because I'd take the wrong foot to
hit the notes, getting NGs on my freezes. There's also tons of jumps, many
crossovers, and various short streams. Once you reach a portion of the song
that doesn't have any freeze arrows for awhile, you're right at the end.
After you have all that down, you're just basically listening for the guitar
riffs and drum hits.
---
Lyrics:
ohayou takashimakun, konkai no kimi no ninmu da ga
rei ni yotte, kimi mo shiku wa kimi no membaa ha toraerare
boutou no kaki dashi wa, ninmu shirei ga rokuon sareta teepu kara
kikoete kuru, ano yuumei na shirei naiyou wo tsugeru fureezu
Use only in appropriate products
This card can also be used with instruments which use
Do not touch the terminals
To replace the battery carefully read the instruments
choukin zandan wo omae ga oshieta! <oshieta!>
choukin zandan wo ore ga oshieta! <oshieta!>
choukin zandan wo omae ga oshieta! <oshienai!>
choukin zandan wo ore ga oshieta! <oshienai!>
---
First Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th Style
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See In My Eyes for info on Akira.
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): Guilty has some unusual rhythms to follow and is
gallop-laden throughout the song. For the most part, the song will follow
the weird synth you'll hear for almost the entirety of the song, having to
gallop into them. You'll occasionally step to drum hits and sometimes the
gallops must be done as a crossover. There are some short 1/8th streams that
are simple and a couple will also have some easy crossovers, but prepare
yourself anyways as you'll have to do an about-face with back-to-back
crossovers. Very near the end you'll end up doing a short sequence of easy
3-note jackhammers when you start hearing a more prominent, higher-pitched
synth.
---
First Appearance: beatmania CORE REMIX
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist. Notes: DJ SETUP is dj TAKA. See A.
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): You shouldn't be fooled by its 7-foot rating. The
patterns here may be simple, but executing them requires some fast feet. The
song starts on the beat with extremely simple steps and then comes the flurry
of notes. They follow the guitar PRECISELY, so step fast. Also contributing
to the pain is that there's a crossover that needs to be executed at the
speed of the said guitar so you'll have to pay extra attention. Then you'll
get the very simple notes again, getting a gallop to step every 3 notes or so
to follow two snappy drum hits. Before starting things up again, you'll step
to stronger drum hits will eventually switch to jumps. Then the guitar
portion comes up again, only going twice as long than the first one, and
there's two tricky crossovers this time. The song finishes with the quick
drum hits.
---
Lyrics:
Lie on the deck of this open yacht
Watch the sky the Caribbean Sea is so hot
Feeling the wind; I can smell the sea
And I hear how the ocean is calling to me
I never knew all the world had to show
I never let anyone know me – 'cause you know
I was the girl with the strongest defenses
Safe inside my world of pretenses
Smile and you've taken me by surprise
For a while I'm content just to look in your eyes
But when you touch me it feels just like magic
Makes my years alone almost tragic – oh baby
I was alone but I never felt lonely
My heart was reserved for you only
Helpless
When you touch me I'm powerless
I need you so much baby I'm helpless
---
First Appearance: Guitar Freaks 3rd Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: TAEKO is Hideyuki Ono, an artist well involved with the Guitar
Freaks series.
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8X. SP11 - HOLD ON ME =
=======================
Artist: tiger YAMATO
Genre: Euro Beat
BPM: 152
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 6 6
Heavy Notes: Mostly simple streams and simple crossovers. There are a few
longer streams, and one little chaos bit about two-thirds in, but nothing
a seasoned player can't AA.
---
Sabishisa yoru koi wa
Kanawanai omoi wo
Atsui shisen, Anata no sugata
Mitsumeteru
Furueru yubisaki ga anata ni konoke wa
Koi no koto wo afureteru no wa
Namida ga, koware ochiru shunkan
Anata ga, tsuyoku
Dakishimeru
Mune no naka
Ai no mahou o kanjiru
Dakishimete Hold On Me
Ai no kitte Everyday
Anata iya iya iro
Hoshi kurai no
Kanjite tairo, zutto
Dakishimete Hold On Me
Hitori kiri nori ne
Tsuyou ai nara hodo
Koware hodo
Kanjite tairo
Dakara
You Wanna Hold On Me
---
First Appearance: Para Para Paradise
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
Artist Notes: See LUV TO ME.
==========================
8Y. SP11 - Open the P.A. =
==========================
Artist: AKIRA ISHIHARA
Genre:
BPM: 139
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 5 5
HVY: 8 8
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): You will begin on off-beat notes for awhile until you
reach the short jackhammers which will require some panel-switching with your
feet, but it's nothing hard. Watch out after here because you'll need to step
some gallops and reach for a third note quickly. You'll get some short 3-note
and 7-note patterns until the freeze-arrow jump. Follow the synth on the
notes and prepare to do it with jumps. After the second-freeze arrow jump,
it's all clear with multiple simple and short streams.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: This guy is an established artist, but I don't know much about
him. This could be one of our first licenses in a song pack, but maybe not.
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): The song begins with a stream that contain some
simple crossover patterns and lead into freeze arrows that make you hit some
off-beat cymbal notes with the other foot. The freezes will eventually get
shorter until you transition to following the synth which basically breaks
down to a short stream, a 3-note pattern, and a 3-note jackhammer that leads
into a stream. Then those same streams will become freeze arrows for a while
and then there'll be a 3-measure break. Then the notes will follow some drum
hits which will be quickly followed by some fun but short gallops. The notes
will do a simpler form of following the synth with some short patterns
leading into some streams. The jackhammers will come back along with the
freezes and before you know it, the song will end right when you get into it.
---
First Appearance: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: This guy is an established artist, but I don't know much about
him. This could be one of our first licenses in a song pack, but maybe not.
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8AA. SP12 - Feel the Light =
============================
Artist: Tomosuke
Genre: Nu Jazz*
BPM: 130
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 4 3
HVY: 6 5
Heavy Notes: COMING SOON
---
First Appearance: beatmania 6th Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: See Mind Parasite.
Heavy Notes (by Reenee): The song will begin with the guitar and transition to
the vocalist. Once in while you'll step to drum hits and a few guitar riffs
and back to the vocals. Around 1:15 into the song, you'll get into some very
quick drum hits on 16th notes, so be careful because they'll come back when
you least expect it. A moderate but simple stream will finish off the song
before the ending jump.
---
Lyrics:
Everyday that we live our lives together
Previous days that we drew each page with so, many colors
Open your eyes to see the world that's surrounding us
Open your eyes, let's go and grab a new future
On your mark, spread your wings to the sky
Are you ready to spread?
Kick start your heart, head up high
I believe you can do it
(you can do it now)
Smile when your heart is ready
Go take the path your heading
Follow your heart, believe it
Don't waste another moment
Your password is deep inside of your heart (of your heart)
Your own world, is what you make of it
It's inside of you, deep inside of you (deep inside of you)
There is no repeat
Just don't forget about the truth
That every moment is brand new
---
First Appearance: Guitar Freaks 8th Mix/drummania 7th Mix
DDR Debut: BRAND NEW
Artist Notes: Parallel Floaters is Tomosuke Funaki. See Mind Parasite.
=====================================
8CC. SP12 - Jack and Mark Get Busy! =
=====================================
Artist: Distant Soundz feat. MC Image
Genre: UK Garage*
BPM: 134
Difficulty:
Sgl Dbl
LGT: 3 3
STD: 4 4
HVY: 6 7
Heavy Notes: There really isn't anything too notable about the song. The
beginning has a short portion where it's a wee bit hard because there's a
note that hits some odd sound that sounds like a scratch on something hollow.
And for a moment, you'll be getting Waverer's "hit the note a couple of times
on the same foot" thing, but not as complicated.
---
Lyrics: COMING SOON
---
First Appearance: beatmania 6th Mix
Artist Notes: Distant Soundz is a UK group based around Hip Hop and Garage.
Misc. Notes: This is technically a Konami Original, like TOTAL SCIENCE's
Catch it!, commissioned by Konami for beatmania 6th Mix.
=======================
8DD. SP12 - JET WORLD =
=======================
Heavy Notes: The basic stuff of this song are long streams and a few
crossovers. There are a few points that focus on the guitar, where you'll
follow the strums with sixteenths.
---
Lyrics:
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! C'mon!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Good God!
Yeah! Uhh!
Yeah! Yyyyyeaaah!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! C'mon!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Good God!
Yeah! Uhh!
Yeah! Yyyyyeaaah!
WAAAAA!!! Wow wow!
WAAAAA!!! Wow wow!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Yeah!
WAAAAA!!! WAAAAA!!!
WAAAAA!!! Wow wow!
WAAAAA!!! Wow wow! C'mon!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Yeah!
WOW! Yeah!
WAAAAA!!! WAAAAA!!!
---
First Appearance: Guitar Freaks 2nd Mix
DDR Debut: DDR Extreme (Arcade)
American Appearances: DDR Extreme USA
Artist Notes: Mustuhiko Izumi is a BEMANI artist who's heavily involved in the
Guitar Freaks and Drummania series.
Just like the last game, this mode gives you specific (and sometimes unfair)
challenges, where you'll play a song or part of one and fulfil certain
requirements.
They don't mention it on the specific challenges, but it almost goes without
saying: you'll automatically fail a challenge if your Dance Gauge empties,
just like in normal play.
==============
9A. Practice =
==============
Challenge 1 -
Song: 19, November
Difficulty: Light
Bars: 50-68
Challenge: Get no BOOs as you play this song.
Challenge 2 -
Song: I'm In Heaven (Radio Version)
Difficulty: Light
Bars: 16-40
Challenge: Score a full combo on this section: all PERFECTs and GREATs.
Challenge 3 -
Song: Standing Still In Time
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 1-49
Options: Dance Gauge begins low.
Challenge: You must finish the song with the Dance Gauge full. This, of
course, means not blowing it at the end.
Challenge 4 -
Song: Wherever You Are
Difficulty: Light
Bars: 1-55
Options: Some Poison Arrows
Challenge: Finish this song. Watch out for blackish "Poison Arrows". If you
step these, they will knock your Dance Gauge down quite a bit.
Challenge 5 -
Song: After all (Svenson & Gielen Remix Edit)
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 30-61
Options: Song speed is halved.
Challenge: Score at least 80% PERFECTs. A lot of Challenges have a PERFECT
threshold, so you should really work on your Perfect Attack skills before
seriously attempting them.
Challenge 6 -
Song: LUV TO ME (UCCHIE'S EDITION)
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 1-64
Options: Sudden
Challenge: Full combo this song.
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9B. Light =
===========
Challenge 1 -
Song: FLASHDANCE (WHAT A FEELING)
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 1-54
Options: Some Poison Arrows, Dance Gauge begins low
Challenge: Finish this song. Again, watch for the blackish Poison Arrows.
Challenge 2 -
Song: Hit 'n' Slap
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 1-34
Options: Dance Gauge begins low, Dance Gauge will not refill
Challenge: Finish this song.
Challenge 3 -
Song: R10K
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 40-62
Options: Hidden, Reverse
Challenge: Finish this section with a full Dance Gauge.
Challenge 4 -
Song: RIDE ON THE LIGHT (HI GREAT MIX)
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 34-66
Challenge: Full combo this section and get 80% PERFECTs.
Challenge 5 -
Song: GYRUSS (FULL TILT)
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 1-64
Challenge: Get a combo no greater than 10. You can do this one of two ways:
get a combo of 10, then purposely miss the next step, or try for as many
GOODs as you can, which will automatically break the combo, but not reduce
your Dance Gauge. Either way is potentially risky. Don't forget that a
double step is worth two on the combo, so if you hit a double step when your
combo's 9, it's over.
Challenge 6 -
Song: Sleepwalker
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-57
Options: The background music doesn't match the steps. May as well just mute
the TV.
Challenge: Get one BOO, and all the rest of the song needs to be GREAT or
better. Furthermore, you need to 80% PERFECTs.
==============
9C. Standard =
==============
Challenge 1 -
Song: Love Is Dreaminess
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-89
Challenge: Stepping on any double steps will automatically fail you. You
must full combo the rest of the song, though.
Challenge 2 -
Song: fly through the night
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 17-48
Options: Dance Gauge begins low
Challenge: Do not go over 50% on the Dance Gauge at any point. End this
section with less than 15% on the Dance Gauge.
Challenge 3 -
Song: 321STARS
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-65
Challenge: Get a combo no greater than 10.
Challenge 4 -
Song: MAXX UNLIMITED
Difficulty: Standard
Bars: 1-117
Challenge: Only step on double steps. This will get quite harrowing near the
end, since it's almost chiefly double steps.
Challenge 5 -
Song: Skulk
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 20-36
Challenge: Step on any quarter note and you'll immediately fail.
Challenge 6 -
Song: In My Eyes (Midihead Remix)
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-70
Challenge: Get 90% PERFECTs. Tough with all the sixteenths.
===========
9D. Heavy =
===========
Challenge 1 -
Song: route 80s
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-54
Options: Many Poison Arrows, 1.5x arrow speed
Challenge: Finish this song. Stepping on a Poison Arrow immediately fails
you.
Challenge 2 -
Song: MY SUMMER LOVE
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-38
Options: 5x arrow speed
Challenge: Do not step on any consecutive arrows in the song, as in, don't
step on a Left, then another Left following it (you can if there are other
arrows in between, or if one's a double step). You shouldn't run across
too many consecutive instances in this song, and definitely not in the
sixteenth section.
Challenge 3 -
Song: MAKE A JAM!
Difficulty: Light
Bars: 3-7
Options: Stealth, Dark
Challenge: Get all PERFECTs. There are only twelve steps, though. Up, Up,
Down, Down, Up, Up, Down, Down, then Left-Right-Left-Right in eighths.
Challenge 4 -
Song: VJ Army
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-69
Options: Boost, Phantom, Reverse
Challenge: Full combo this song, and get 85% PERFECTs.
Challenge 5 -
Song: THE BIG VOYAGER (INFINITE PRAYER REINTERPRETATION)
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-49
Challenge: Finish this song. Stepping on any eighth note will fail you.
Challenge 6 -
Song: Macho Gang
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-49
Options: Hidden
Challenge: Finish this song. Stepping on any double steps will fail you.
===========
9E. Extra =
===========
Challenge 1 -
Song: G2
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-82
Challenge: Full combo this song and get 90% PERFECTs. Passing this challenge
will unlock G2.
Challenge 2 -
Song: TOE JAM
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-67
Challenge: Get 100 PERFECTs, 100 GREATs, and 100 GOODs. I suggest going for
the GOODs, first. You'll rack up GREATs while doing so.
Challenge 3 -
Song: LEADING CYBER
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 35-42
Options: Phantom, Dark
Challenge: Full combo this section and get 90% PERFECTs.
Challenge 4 -
Song: MAXX UNLIMITED
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 35-42
Challenge: Like Heavy 2, you cannot step any consecutive arrows of the same
kind.
Challenge 5 -
Song: DEAD END
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 63-67
Challenge: Score 0 Points. This means you can't get anything better than a
GOOD or else you're busted. Of course, you also have to survive.
Challenge 6 -
Song: ZERO-ONE
Difficulty: Heavy
Bars: 1-65
Options: Dance Gauge will not refill
Challenge: Finish this song. Stepping on any 16th note step will fail you.
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10. OTHER MODES
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Here are the other modes besides the standard Game Mode and Challenge Mode.
This mode is similar to Game Mode, only grades will not be recorded. However,
you can have as many as four people playing, and can even play Versus
Doubles if you wish. Also, you can choose to have CPU players to play
against.
There are two types of play in Battle Mode:
Score Battle - Play as you normally would in Game Mode. The person with the
highest score wins.
Point Battle - This mode is only for two players. Each player begins with
sixteen points. Whenever a player registers a worse step than the other
player (for instance, Player 1 hits a step at PERFECT! and Player 2 at
GREAT) the lower stepping player loses a point. When one player loses all
his points, the game's over. If both players make it to the end of the song,
then the person with more points remaining is the winner.
=================
10B. Party Mode =
=================
This mode has several new smaller modes, kind of a catch-all for the new
stuff.
---
Attack Mode
This is a mode for two players, or one versus a CPU opponent. The object
of this game is to hinder your opponent through "attacks", which you
initiate by getting five of a particular arrow in a row. Each arrow has a
different effect associated with it:
Down Arrow (Attack): Your opponent's Step Zone is lowered on the screen a
bit.
Up Arrow (Recovery): Your Step Zone is raised on the screen a bit.
Left Arrow (Virus): You will prevent your opponent's next Attack or Recovery.
Right Arrow (Firewall): You will prevent your opponent's next Virus.
Those are for playing on the left side. The right side flips the effects of
the left and right arrows (for some reason).
---
Bomb Mode
Your basic "Hot Potato" mode, available for up to four players, with any
number of CPU players. You play as normal, except one player has the bomb.
If that player reaches a combo of five while he has it, he'll pass the
bomb off to another player. If you're holding the bomb when it explodes,
you're out of the game. The last player left standing is the winner.
---
Quad Mode
Yep, the rumors are true. If you have enough room, a big enough TV, and
four pads, you can try to play Quad Mode. I'm sure it goes without saying,
but this mode is designed for one player only, although it may be fun to get
a kind of round going for four people. The difficulties for Quad Mode are
valued at the same as they are for Double Mode.
---
Sync Mode
This is a tough mode. There really isn't much to it, except for the fact
that everyone's trying for a full combo. It's a game for two to four players,
with any number of CPU (although having them does seem useless). Basically,
you pick a song and play. If anyone breaks the combo, it's game over.
Start by selecting your weight, and then your difficulty and song. The game
will count the calories as you step.
At the end of your song, you'll receive a chart on your progress:
Odometer Current: Keeps track of the "miles" you've performed.
Odometer Overall: The "miles" in all your plays.
Pedometer: Total number of steps in the workout.
Workout Graph: Shows your progress over time.
Calories: Shows how many calories you burned in the last song.
Overall: Shows how many calories you've burned overall.
====================
10D. Training Mode =
====================
Select this to pick songs and tackle them on your own terms. You may select
the song, the mode (Single or Double), its difficulty, and any Edit Data you
wish.
In addition (unlike other modes of gameplay), you can set Handclap or
Metronome being on, which allows you to play with any combination of the
music, a metronome (which marks standard quarter note beats), and a handclap
(which claps whenever there's an arrow).
You can also set "Timing". With it set to "On", you'll receive notification
whether you're early, late, or just on the steps instead of the standard
grades.
Also, you can set the song's speed. Unlike the song option called Speed,
this actually changes how fast the song goes. It's good for taking fast
songs at speeds you can manage.
Finally, you can set what measure the song begins and ends using the "Play
Area" function below it will allow you to quickly change between the measures
you select and the whole song.
Well, I'm not gonna go through all the possibilities that Edit Mode offers
here. Honestly, if you're serious about Editing, you'll probably know to
read the instructions on this one. Seriously, there's too much info about it
for me to justify making a section for it.
Not exactly a secret, but some people seem to have trouble figuring this out.
Go to the Options section, then access the Credits from there. As the
Credits roll, arrows will appear in the upper-left portion of the screen.
Once they "fade in" and assume a color, then you can step them at basically
any speed you wish, sort of like a "Simon Says" kind of gameplay. If you make
a mistake of any kind, and that includes stepping the wrong point, it will
automatically fade to the next set of steps. Completing steps properly will
make your score rise. Personally, I cheated and just used the ABXY buttons on
the X-BOX controller to get a decent score.
---
Unlockable Songs
59 (Kyd Konami Mix) by Jesper Kyd
Unlock: Pass Istanbul Café and Red Room on Heavy
G2 by Aya
Unlock: Pass 200 Songs OR pass the Challenge "Extra 1"
GYRUSS (FULL TILT) by JT.1Up
Unlock: Pass 50 Songs
i feel... (T.O.Y. Remix) by T.O.Y.
Unlock: Score 12000 in the Credits Mini-Game (see above)
In My Eyes (Midihead Remix) by Midihead
Unlock: Pass 100 Songs
MAKE A JAM! (Dub/House) by Big Idea
Unlock: Pass MAKE A JAM! on Light, Standard, and Heavy
MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix) by Jondi & Spesh
Unlock: Score a AAA or pass MAXX UNLIMITED on Heavy
Midnight Special by Love Machineguns
Unlock: Pass 20 Songs
TOE JAM by Big Idea
Unlock: Pass Baile Le Samba, La Cucaracha, and Monkey Punk on Heavy
ZERO-ONE by Mr.T
Unlock: Score a AA
---
Unlock KONSENTO:03 and MAID-ZUKIN
Go to the Dancers section in Options, put a controller in port #4, then hold
down X and Y for about five seconds. A jingle will be heard and you can
switch to the new characters. You must do this every time you wish to
switch to these characters.
---
Unlock all hidden songs
Go to the Credits under Options, put a controller in port #4, then enter
the following code:
U-U-D-D-L-R-L-R-B-A-U-U-D-D-L-R-L-R-A-B
Basically the old Konami code twice.
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12. X-BOX LIVE
******************************************************************************
Select this to play online on LIVE. Select your account and you'll be sent
to the Ultramix 2 online room. You can only play against other UM2 players,
not UM1 players.
---
Quickmatch: Select this to randomly be thrust into a created game.
Optimatch: Select criteria, and then you'll get a list of games that fit:
Mode: Single or Double
Type: Score Battles, Point Battles, Attack, or Bomb
Difficulty: Light, Standard, Heavy, or Any
Song: Select a specific song to see if anyone's playing it. I suggest not
using it unless the room's VERY populated.
Create Match: Make your own game. Make sure that if you want others to play
that you open up slots for them.
Tournament: This option will open up the Tournament sub-menu, where you can
play against up to 15 other players in a one-on-one tournament bracket
style. There are Quick Tournament and OptiTournament options just like with
normal matches.
Friends List: The people you have picked as your friends.
Player Rankings: The nation-wide Ultramix rankings online. This is also the
place where you can upload or download any Edits you've thrown together.
Player Options: Set your options for gameplay.
Download New Content: Hit it and download song packs! Do it now! Only five
bucks a pack!
I'm not going to allow people with small personal sites to post this FAQ.
They may post the link on GameFAQs with all the DDREX guides, but, trying to
keep updates, well, updated, I'll only allow large committed sites that I
trust.
If you wish to e-mail me, be sure to follow these guidelines...
- Make ABSOLUTELY sure I haven't already answered your question in the guide.
- Make sure it has something to do with DDR Ultramix 2. I don't want spam,
chain letters, offers for friendship. Don't bother me with info on other DDR
games, really. I keep my ear pretty close to the ground about such things, and
I'll probably know about it before you. Compliment me on the FAQ all you want,
though...
- Make sure you say "DDR Ultramix 2" at one point in your e-mail. I have more
than one DDR FAQ, and I can't always figure the question out without
specifying what game you're asking about.
- Asking how to beat a song will result in a deletion. There really are no
tips to offer for DDR'ing besides what I have in my section. It has to come
from your own skill and desire to pass.
- Spell correctly and use proper grammar, please. If I can't understand
your e-mail, it'll go to the junk pile...
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13C. Credits =
==============
CJayC and Al Amaloo for having this on their sites.
The members of the GameFAQs BEMANI & Rhythm Action board for all their help in
making this guide as complete as possible.
Infil22, for a lot of technical help.
blade66777, for a bit of genre help.
Reenee from DDRFreak, for help on the song pack songs.
www.animelyrics.com, for compiling, catalouging, and translating tons of
lyrics, including those in the DDR games.
Konami and the BEMANI studio, for their effort in bringing a superb game to
the States.
======================
13D. Version Updates =
======================
Version 0.9 - 1/2/2005 - All the songs and song pack songs except for G2 and
i feel... (Junk Circuit Mix).
Version 1.0 - 1/28/2005 - Finished G2 and most of the remaining lyrics ('cept
those I can't understand or translate). Song Pack 8 has been announced, but
not yet released, and I'm still short the i feel... JC Mix stuff.
Version 1.1 - 3/30/2005 - Sorry I missed updating when Song Pack 8 came out,
but between the complications MS was having when setting up Canadian song
packs and the fact that I STILL haven't been able to play the new ones,
I've become a bit lax. Anyhoo, here's basic info on SP8 and SP9.
Version 1.2 - 7/26/2005 - Well, still I'm behind on SP info, but at least all
twelve are up there. Enjoy, for what it's worth, and if you wish to help me
fill in the blanks, please go right ahead.
Version 1.3 - 9/4/2005 - A few more song pack notes up, but I need more,
people! Also added codes that popped up on the official site.
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13E. The Final Word =
=====================
KCEH did good on this one. There are still a few annoying qualities about
the Ultramixes in general that weren't addressed here, but the song list is
quite solid.
