Dancing Stage featuring TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON is a music video game by Konami released on arcade on July 27, 1999. It was later released on PlayStation in Japan on December 9, 1999. It is the first "Dancing Stage" title of the Dance Dance Revolution series.
While the Dancing Stage moniker has been the alternative name for the Dance Dance Revolution series in the European region, a handful of DDR games in Japan also feature this title.
The Dancing Stage games in Japan all deviate away from the main DDR series of games, and in True Kiss Destination, it featured a themed set of music by the Japanese group of the same name as well as original music from Konami's in house artists.
General Information / Changes[]
- Game's song list consists of songs by the J-POP band TRUE KiSS DESTINATiON, plus two new KONAMI originals.
- Artist info is not shown in-game since the main music focus is on said group.
- TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON songs have "Licensed by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc." displayed in place of an artist name.
- KONAMI originals show "KONAMI ORIGINAL MUSIC" on-screen.
- First Dance Dance Revolution game to run the menu interface in 480i mode, though gameplay still runs in 240p.
- This feature would later appear in future Japanese Dancing Stage titles as well.
- First Dance Dance Revolution game to run at 60 frames per second.
- First Dance Dance Revolution game to use an options menu instead of unlock codes for modifiers, though only at the beginning of a game; they cannot be changed afterwards.
- Modifiers include: HIGH SPEED (arrows scroll at double speed), HIDDEN, and MIRROR. VERSUS and DOUBLE can also be selected from the options menu.
- It is also the First Dance Dance Revolution game to feature speed modifiers.
- Modifiers include: HIGH SPEED (arrows scroll at double speed), HIDDEN, and MIRROR. VERSUS and DOUBLE can also be selected from the options menu.
- Two hidden difficulties are available: SUPER MANIAC (Single only) and FREE (Single and Double), the latter which has lowered notecounts to allow for freestyle routines.
- First Dance Dance Revolution game not to feature on-screen dancers.
Music[]
Licensed Songs[]
| Song Title |
|---|
| AFRICA |
| Precious Moments |
| VICTIM |
| OVER & OVER |
| CAN YOU DIG IT? |
| How do you think? |
| HELLO AGAIN |
| PURE MIND |
| RESPONSIBILITY |
Konami Originals[]
| Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|
| CELEBRATE NITE | N.M.R |
| SEXY PLANET | Crystal Aliens |
New songs[]
Precious Moments[]
"Precious Moments" is a song by True Kiss Destination. The song is a cover of "When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees.
Home version[]
On December 9, 1999 Konami released the game on the Sony PlayStation. It was part of their "Dance Simulation" series of titles for the PlayStation.
General Information / Changes[]
- A direct port of the arcade version of the same name.
- First CS Dance Dance Revolution game to use an options menu instead of unlock codes for modifiers. However, modifiers may only be set at the beginning of each game; they cannot be changed afterwards.
- First CS Dance Dance Revolution game to feature speed modifiers.
- First CS Dance Dance Revolution game not to feature on-screen dancers.
- Total songs: 11
Reception[]
On release, Famitsu magazine scored the PlayStation version of the game a 30 out of 40.[1]
References[]
- ↑ プレイステーション - Dancing Stage featuring TRUE Kiss DESTiNATiON. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.22. 30 June 2006.
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 |