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Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME

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Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME is a music video game developed and published by Konami and released on arcade and PlayStation 2 platforms in 2002.

General Information/New Changes[]

Arcade:[]

  • Final DanceDanceRevolution arcade game to run on BEMANI System Digital 573 Hardware.
  • First DanceDanceRevolution game to introduce the "MARVELOUS!!" timing judgment, which is ranked higher than a "PERFECT!!". It is only used in courses.
    • In normal gameplay, the arrow flash will be white instead of yellow if the arrow is hit within the MARVELOUS window.
  • First DanceDanceRevolution game with EX Score, which is used for the scoring display when playing CHALLENGE mode (replacing the 100.0% percentage). This alternate scoring scheme would not appear again until X2.
  • First Japanese arcade DanceDanceRevolution game to include the BEGINNER difficulty, first seen in Dancing Stage EuroMIX.
    • Like in EuroMIX, dancers appear on the screen giving instructions to players on how to step in rhythm. Background animations are turned off.
    • Several returning songs with BEGINNER charts first introduced in EuroMIX or its sequel were ported to the game, while songs lacked one were given brand new BEGINNER charts.
    • Only DanceDanceRevolution game where BEGINNER charts do not have parameters on the GROOVE RADAR.
  • The bitrate of the songs' audio has been reduced to 112 kbps due to disc space limitations.
    • The bitrate of the previews was reduced as well, down to 56 kbps mono.
    • Background videos have also been reduced in quality to save space.
    • Many original videos or unique scenes in videos from songs that appeared in DDRMAX and DDRMAX2 were removed as well due to system limitations.
  • On the music select screen, the foot ratings for PARANOIA survivor MAX and The legend of MAX's charts rated Level 10 glow.
  • NONSTOP Mode returns, now with difficulty selection: NORMAL or DIFFICULT (which increments one or two difficulty levels higher).
    • PLAYER'S BEST courses (1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 17-20, and WORST) introduced, featuring the four most or least popular songs selected on the cabinet.
    • RANDOM courses also return, which randomly select any four songs and its difficulties in courses.
  • The CHALLENGE MODE exclusive songs are now available as regular songs, all but one of them in the DDRMAX2 folder. (HYSTERIA 2001 appears in the beatmania folder.)
    • Their banners and backgrounds are also re-colored from the original ones that were seen in DDRMAX2.
  • If either player is playing on BEGINNER or LIGHT difficulty, 1st STAGE cannot be failed.
  • First DanceDanceRevolution title to include pop'n music, pop'n stage, GuitarFreaks & DrumMania, KEYBOARDMANIA, ParaParaParadise, MAMBO A GO GO, and beatmania III songs.
  • Only arcade DanceDanceRevolution game to sort beatmania, beatmania IIDX and beatmania III songs with separate labels.
  • First arcade DanceDanceRevolution title to indicate a DanceDanceRevolution arcade original song's game of origin, instead of listing it as a KONAMI original like in previous games.
    • However, all pre-EXTREME Dancemania licenses are given a generic Dancemania logo.
  • Last arcade DanceDanceRevolution game featuring long-time designer RICE.C.
  • Songs that made their DanceDanceRevolution debut in DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 1 and 2 that did not have unique Double HEAVY charts got new ones.
  • RANDOM selection has been added.
    • Unlike ROULETTE, RANDOM selects a song instantly.
    • Only DanceDanceRevolution game where the selected RANDOM song plays a sample in the options screen.
  • First DanceDanceRevolution game to feature the modifiers BRAKE and WAVE, as well as x0.25 and x0.5 speed modifiers; however, these only appear on certain CHALLENGE mode courses.
  • Last DanceDanceRevolution game to show the DANGER message/background video when the life gauge is low.
    • Also the last game where the life gauge animates based on the scrolling speed of the chart currently being played.
  • Last DanceDanceRevolution game to draw arrows in white as they fade in or fade out when using the HIDDEN or SUDDEN modifier.
  • Last DanceDanceRevolution game to use the sudden death life gauge in ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE.
  • Last Japanese arcade DanceDanceRevolution game for four years, until the release of DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA in 2006.
  • Last DanceDanceRevolution game to use kanji for difficulty levels until DanceDanceRevolution A.
  • Last arcade DanceDanceRevolution game to use the 1998-2003 KONAMI logo.
  • Color labeling for songs are now as follows:
    • green: new KONAMI original songs and Dancemania licenses.
    • purple: KONAMI original songs and Dancemania licenses that made their debut outside of the main arcade series (CLUB mix, DDR Solo series, console DDR releases).
    • blue: older KONAMI originals and Dancemania licenses from the main arcade series.
    • yellow: BEMANI crossovers, both new and returning.
    • red: FINAL STAGE, EXTRA STAGE and ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE songs.
  • New songs: 69
  • Total songs: 240

JP CS:[]

  • First Japanese DanceDanceRevolution title to feature the 2003-2013 KONAMI logo.
  • Contains the largest on-disc home console version song list of any DanceDanceRevolution title, with 111 songs.
    • However, counting available DLC song packs, DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 still retains the record for largest overall home console song list with 163 songs.
  • Although based on the original arcade version, the NONSTOP MODE course music select is reused from the North America release of DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution-, as opposed to the original arcade version.
  • The READY, HERE WE GO, and CLEARED graphics are taken from DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-, instead of the arcade version of EXTREME. The graphics from the original arcade version of EXTREME are used in Dancing Stage Fusion CS (PS1).
  • Bit rate quality has increased from 112kbps to 192kbps.
    • Background videos also look sharper and cleaner.
  • First Japanese DanceDanceRevolution title since DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS with playable dancers in the background.
    • Every dancing character from the series up to 5thMIX is unlockable.
  • Unlike DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution-, BEGINNER charts only give a maximum score of 10,000,000, regardless of difficulty level, and have no Groove Radar stats.
  • SENORITA (Speedy Mix) is missing from the song list.
  • Can unlock everything in DDRMAX CS and DDRMAX2 CS through System Data Support.
  • PARANOiA MAX (DIRTY MIX)'s playback sample uses the audio from the CLUB VER. of the song.
  • Total songs: 111

NA CS:[]

  • DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (North America) contains many changes to the interface of the game compared to its arcade counterpart. (DDR FESTIVAL and Dancing Stage Fusion CS (Playstation 2) would later use this interface/scoring system.) Here is a list of differences:
    • The song wheel interface is completely different from DDRMAX and DDRMAX2, such as the absence of the GROOVE RADAR.
    • Scoring system is unlike any other in the series before; songs give you a max score of 7,000,000, with a certain amount of bonus points possible afterward (up to 3 million, for a maximum of 10).
      • You must MAX COMBO a song with a high amount of PERFECTs to get a AA. Breaking the combo at any point in the song will only let you get a maximum grade of A, regardless of the rest of your performance in a song.
    • Jumps count as one step for combos, similar to pre-DDRMAX installments and all the arcade DanceDanceRevolution games since DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA.
    • Top and bottom parts of the screen no longer having opaque bars in-game. This allows for more space to see the arrows from below.
  • First DanceDanceRevolution title in any region that uses videos for KONAMI original songs when available, eliminating on-screen dancers.
  • First CS DanceDanceRevolution game in any region compatible with Sony's EyeToy accessory, allowing access to several minigames and gameplay modes otherwise unplayable.
  • First DanceDanceRevolution title on PlayStation 2 with MISSION MODE.
  • First North American DanceDanceRevolution title with both NONSTOP and CHALLENGE modes.
  • Only DanceDanceRevolution CS title without Dance Play settings; the settings are still in the game, but a cheating device is needed in order for it to be used.
  • NONSTOP, CHALLENGE, and EDIT DATA modes all appear on the song wheel.
  • TRAINING MODE no longer lets you play songs with slowed down audio when the speed of a song is set lower; it simply mutes the song.
  • EXTRA STAGE system from DDRMAX and DDRMAX2 returns, but this time requiring a minimum difficulty of clearing an 8 footer on Heavy.
    • Unlike DDRMAX and DDRMAX2, there is no ONE MORE EXTRA/ENCORE EXTRA STAGE.
  • Following the title change in the DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album, THEME FROM ENTER THE DRAGON (Revival 2001 Mix) was renamed to THEME FROM ENTER THE DRAGON(notorious mix).
  • DO ME (H.I.G.E.O Mix)'s banner is completely different, using some of the background graphics of the song for its banner.
  • LOVE LOVE SUGAR's banner is the only banner containing Japanese text without romanization of any kind.
  • MEMORIES is unlocked by inputting a command on the main menu (see Trivia section below for the unlock method).
  • The ROULETTE and RANDOM music (which is also used in DanceDanceRevolution Party Collection) is a sped-up version of the following songs in a loop:
    • B4U, DROP THE BOMB, AM-3P, STILL IN MY HEART, CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE, CELEBRATE NITE, Try 2 Luv. U.
  • Only DanceDanceRevolution CS title to win an award, for Best Game Soundtrack in the 2005 MTV VMAs.
  • Although INFORMATION credits the in-house licensed covers as being from Karaoke Revolution, they are instead remixes of the covers featured in that game.
  • Total songs: 71

Characters[]

Main article: Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME/Characters

Song List[]

Main article: Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME/Songs

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

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
Dance Dance Revolution Console Games
PlayStation DDR (1998) • DDR 2ndMIX • DDR 2ndMIX CLUB VERSIONS • DS TKD • DDR 3rdMIX • DS DCT • DDR Oha Suta • DDR BEST HITS • DDR 4thMIX • DS Disney's RAVE • DDR EXTRA MIX • DDR 5thMIX • DS EuroMIX • DDR KONAMIX • DS PARTY EDiTiON • DS Fever • DS Fusion
Dreamcast DDR 2ndMIX • DDR CLUB VERSION
PlayStation 2/3 DDRMAX • Aerobics Revolution • DDRMAX2 • DS MegaMix • DDR EXTREME • DS Fever • DDR Party Collection • Diet Channel • DS Fusion • DDR FESTIVAL • DDR EXTREME 2 • DS Max • DDR STR!KE • DDR SuperNOVA • DDR SuperNOVA2 • DDR: Disney Channel Edition • DDR X • DDR X2 • DDR (2010)/New Moves
Nintendo 64/GameCube/Wii DDR: Disney Dancing Museum • DDR MARIO MIX • DDR HOTTEST PARTY • DDR HOTTEST PARTY 2/Furu Furu Party • DDR: Winx Club • DDR: Disney Grooves • DDR HOTTEST PARTY 3/MUSIC FIT • DDR (2010)/hottest party 4 • DDR II/hottest party 5
Xbox/Xbox 360 DDR Ultramix/DS Unleashed • DDR Ultramix 2/DS Unleashed 2 • DDR Ultramix 3/DS Unleashed 3 • DDR Ultramix 4 • DDR UNIVERSE • DDR UNIVERSE 2 • DDR UNIVERSE 3 • DDR (2010)
Handheld DDR Pocket • DDR: Hello Kitty • DDR: Dear Daniel • DDR GB • DDR: Winnie the Pooh • DDR GB2 • DDR Oha Suta GB • DDR GB3 • DDR GB: Disney Mix
Mobile DDR Mobius • DDR S • DDR S+ • DDR FREEDOM • DDR Dance Wars • DDR Pocket Edition
PC DDR PC • DDR Classroom Edition • DDR V • DDR GRAND PRIX
TV DDR FamiMat • My First DDR • DDR Strawberry Shortcake • DDR DVD Game
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