Dance Dance Revolution A20 is a music video game developed and published by Konami and released on arcade platform. It is the 17th installment in the Dance Dance Revolution and the sequel to Dance Dance Revolution A. It was released on March 20th, 2019 in Japan and imported to the US on September 24, 2019. An expansion called Dance Dance Revolution A20 PLUS, was released later.
General Information / Changes[]
- Announced at the The 8th KONAMI Arcade Championship finals for Dance Dance Revolution A, in celebration of Dance Dance Revolution's 20th anniversary.
- The "A20" in the game title is pronounced "Ace Two Oh".
- The colors of the user interface and logo are dependent on which cabinet model the game is run on: gold for new, blue for old.
- The gold interface features glossy art assets with slight red accents, while the blue interface features semi-transparent matte assets with a cyan glow on the edges.
- Clear lamp glow effects appear more subdued on the blue interface.
- New cabinet design based on DANCERUSH's cabinet, but colored gold. These cabinets, known as the "20th anniversary models", have some exclusive features:
- Dancemania songs return via special remixes, advertised as "Legend Licenses".
- Dan (段位認定) courses (see below).
- GOLDEN LEAGUE (ゴールデンリーグ).
- COURSE mode was revived, in the form of NONSTOP and Dan (段位認定) courses. Both NONSTOP and Dan courses can be selected from their respective categories on the 1st STAGE, if any player selected PREMIUM MODE.
- First appearance of skill courses since Dance Dance Revolution X2.
- All previous unlocks from Dance Dance Revolution A and earlier are now available by default.
- Additionally, all songs region locked in Dance Dance Revolution A are now available in the European version of the game except the cross-released The Light.
- In the North American version, all songs except four EXIT TUNES licenses and the aforementioned The Light are available. Due to an oversight, the region locked EXIT TUNES licenses are available during e-amusement maintenance and playing in Local Mode.
- Additionally, all songs region locked in Dance Dance Revolution A are now available in the European version of the game except the cross-released The Light.
- The five KAC 2012 licenses being revived on July 24th, 2019 after their removal at launch make them the first Dance Dance Revolution songs to be removed and revived in the same game.
- All settings, scores, and clear lamp data from Dance Dance Revolution A are shared with A20.
- The DDR SELECTION folder from Dance Dance Revolution A was carried over as well.
- Color labeling on the Music Select screen has been updated. As of July 2019:
- White: default songs.
- Gold: unlocked songs, Legend Licenses, and GOLDEN LEAGUER'S PRIVILEGE Bronze unlocks.
- Songs with a silver checkered background indicate GOLDEN LEAGUER'S PRIVILEGE Silver unlocks.
- Songs with a flashing multicolored background indicate GOLDEN LEAGUER'S PRIVILEGE Gold unlocks.
- Red: EXTRA EXCLUSIVE songs.
- From July 24th, 2019, in-game text language selection added: Korean, English and Japanese.
- This makes A20 the first Dance Dance Revolution game since Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX PLUS to have a language select option, and the first to allow it in-game.
- A20 is also the first arcade Dance Dance Revolution title to have Korean as an available language since Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMIX Ver.KOREA2.
- As of October 8th, 2019, the LIFE GAUGE frame has been slightly redesigned.
- A new GAUGE option, "GRADE", has been added. It is depicted as a golden yellow version of the normal gauge type.
- The gauge replenishes much more slowly compared to the normal gauge. However, the penalty for misses and NG's is smaller.
- This gauge only appears when playing Dan courses.
- European machines do not have e-amusement support; however, they don't require an e-amusement connection.
- First North American/European Dance Dance Revolution game without a unique marquee; instead it reuses the North American/European Dance Dance Revolution A marquee.
- First Dance Dance Revolution game with TDX product code cabinets, rather than the MDX product code used in other regions since Dance Dance Revolution (2013). They still use the U region code found on cabinets in North America, though with a slightly different song list. TDX cabinets can only be found at some Fun Factory Games locations in Hawaii.
- System BGM is by SYUNN.
- New songs: 101 (Asia)
- Total songs: 908 (20th anniversary cabinets), 892 (Upgrade kits, Asia), 888 (Europe), 884 (North America)
New Songlist[]
- Main article: Dance Dance Revolution A20/Songs
Trivia[]
- The "A20" in the game title is pronounced "Ace Two Oh".
- All previous unlocks from Dance Dance Revolution A and earlier are now available by default.
Sources[]
| Dance Dance Revolution Arcade Games | |
|---|---|
| Main Arcade Series | DDR (1998) • DDR 2ndMIX • DDR 2ndMIX CLUB VERSIONS • DDR 3rdMIX • DDR 4thMIX • DDR 5thMIX • DDRMAX • DDRMAX2 • DDR EXTREME • DDR SuperNOVA • DDR SuperNOVA2 • DDR X • DDR X2 • DDR X3 VS 2ndMIX • DDR (2013) • DDR (2014) • DDR A • DDR A20 • DDR A20 PLUS • DDR A3 • DDR WORLD |
| Spinoffs | DS TKD • DDR Solo BASS MIX • DDR Karaoke MIX • DDR Solo 2000 • DS DCT • DDR Karaoke MIX 2nd • DDR KIDS • DS Disney's RAVE |
| Foreign Releases | Dancing Stage • DS EuroMIX • DDR USA • DS EuroMIX2 • DS Fusion |