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''Dance Dance Revolution Solo'' is a short-lived series of games spun off of the main ''
Dance Dance Revolution (''DDR'') is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, ''Dance Dance Revolution'' is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance V ...
'' series. It consists of three arcade releases in Japan. The game mode was also adapted for use in a children's arcade version and two console releases (as a game mode).


Gameplay

Gameplay in the ''Solo'' series is nearly identical to that of the main ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series, but with a few differences to optimize the game for single-player mode. In addition to the four-panel mode offered in the main series, ''Solo'' adds a three-panel mode in its ''Bass Mix'' and ''2000'' releases, as well as a six-panel mode in all of its releases. Both modes add two new panels: up-left and up-right. The three-panel mode adds the down arrow to these, while the six-panel mode combines both the four traditional panels and the two new panels.


Games


Main series


''Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix''

is the first game in the series. It was released as an
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by
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on August 19, 1999 in
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. The game premiered 16 songs to the series and takes its name, as well as most of its soundtrack, from the
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BASS albums. This is the first game that features a live-action intro.


''Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000''

the second game in the series. It was released as an
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by
Konami , is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company, video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machin ...
on December 16, 1999 in
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. DDR Solo 2000 premiered 20 songs to the series and also featured all 16 songs from Bass Mix, for a total of 36 songs.


''Dance Dance Revolution Solo 4thMix''

This game and Dance Dance Revolution Solo 4thMix Plus were released concurrently with 4thMix and 4thMix Plus respectively, designed for use with Solo cabinets. The changes in the actual game engine are few, but significant. The 4 and 6-panel modes are offered instead of the usual options, and the chubby arrows of the Solo series also appear. Multi-player Mode from the Solo series is not present in either game.


Derivatives

While not Solo releases per se, these games offer a one-player mode inspired by ''Solo''. * ''Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix'' for the PlayStation in Japan featured a total of 50 songs: 33 of the 36 songs from Solo 2000, plus 11 songs that premiered in 4thMix Plus, four previews from 5thMix and two songs that later premiered in DDRMAX 6thMix. Of these, only the Solo 2000 and 4thMix Plus songs include Solo steps, though Edit Mode allows players to create custom Solo steps for any of the 50 songs. * ''
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix ''Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix'' is the fourth game in the main ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series of music video games. It was released as an arcade game by Konami on August 24, 2000 in Japan. ''4thMix'' features 136 songs, of which 37 are new so ...
'' for the PlayStation is the first release in North America to feature a Solo mode. * ''Dance Dance Revolution Kids'' , sometimes abbreviated as , is a game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series aimed at a younger audience. Released in December 2000 by Konami for the
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ese arcade rooms, DDR Kids is limited in comparison to the main series. Only one player can play at a time, the steps are very simplistic and it's easier to score a passing grade. The arcade machine is smaller than a typical DDR machine, designed for smaller players. The song selection is also limited with only a couple of tracks from the main series. The rest are mostly exclusive to this release and feature theme songs to children's shows that have aired in Japan. * ''Dancing Karaoke DKara'' was released on January 16, 2001. It combined the gameplay of Dance Dance Revolution with
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style singing. Konami had previously released two titles with similar gameplay in the past as very rare arcade machines. The song selection was primarily download driven and features a unique set of music that has not been repeated in any other DDR game. The downloadable songs were sold for ¥150 a song and released in packs of varying size a week or so apart from each other. As of August 9, 2001 the total number of songs available for DKara including the original game and downloadable content was 80, however an undetermined number of songs have been released since then. A newer release,
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, features similar gameplay.


Music


Songs

All songs from ''Solo BASSMIX'' can also be played in ''Solo 2000''.
''Dance Dance Revolution Kids'' * アンパンマンマーチ (♪) * ウルトラマンガイア (♪) * おどるポンポコリン (♪♪) * ターゲット~赤い衝撃~(♪♪♪) * ダメダメのうた (♪♪) * プラチナ (♪♪♪♪) * めざせ! ポケモンマスター (♪) * SHAKE (♪♪♪♪) * 全部抱きしめて (♪♪) * LOVEマシーン (♪♪♪) * WAになっておどろう (♪♪) ''Dancing Karaoke DKara''


Courses


Soundtrack

A combined soundtrack for both ''DDR Solo'' mixes was released by
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under their
Dancemania ''Dancemania'' is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially Eurodance. Despite many of its tracks being made by various musicians from all over the world and mainly from the European ...
dance music brand. It contains 35 tracks from the game and all 9 megamixes.


Controversy

In 2002, a bowling alley in
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removed a ''Solo 2000'' machine after Jennifer Stoefen and several members of a local group, known as Youth Advocacy Coalition (YAC), complained that the background movies of selected songs contained images that could promote
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, such as a scantily clad nurse and pills in "I'm Alive" and alcoholic drinks appearing in "Club Tropicana". The alley opted to replace the ''Solo 2000'' machine with a ''
DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix ''DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix'' is the 6th game in the ''Dance Dance Revolution'' series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by ''Konami'' on October 19, 2001, and for the PlayStation 2 on May 16, 2002, in Japan. ''6thMix ...
'' machine, which removes the nurse theme and alcohol references, but includes profanity. Konami responded by warning arcades that such machines are illegally imported. Using the DDR Freak fan site, the YAC located other ''Solo 2000'' machines and considered contacting the operators, asking for the games to be removed or replaced. In response, DDR Freak published a statement that denied the allegations of ''Dance Dance Revolution'' promoting substance abuse, pointing out that ''Solo 2000'' had a medical theme instead. Videos of related TV news report uploaded on DDR Freak contain the text: "F***IN IDIOT NEWS REPORTERS".


See also

* ''
Dance Dance Revolution (''DDR'') is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, ''Dance Dance Revolution'' is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance V ...
'' * '' Oha Suta Dance Dance Revolution'', also designed for kids


References

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