Interview w/ Akira Yamaoka

[Belfast]

Those are all tweaks/minor additions. Well, their impact may have been major in some cases (freezes, oni), but they still don't deviate much from the original idea. We're talking total reinvention of play mechanics here on a Beatmania IIDX level. Those two extra buttons totally changed the game.

[MeltyKiss]

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[Catastrophe]

I have this feeling that DDR in Japan isn't over yet. Konami made it clear that at least the home versions will continue for as long as fans want them.

But as for the arcade units I believe they're done for. They've needed a hardware revision for a long time now. I actually considered DDR MAX the "Version Two Deluxe" of DDR. DDR MAX was a fresh start within the old series and the freeze arrow did change gameplay like the two extra keys in IIDX, just not as much. And starting with MAX the series jumped to the PS2 just like IIDX.

DDR Extreme does feel like DDR: Final. 1998, Dance Dance Revolution, <former extra stages> 'Survivor', 'The Legend' of Max, and tons of ultra popular crossovers from other Bemani games like in 5-key the final. Heck, they have plenty of songs in common. Oh, and they brought back Butterfly. That right there signals the apocalypse.

Though DDR Extreme has two messages: "We're starting over!" and "Thanks for all Dance Dance Revolution players!" The first one signals DDR DX and the second one signals the end. It could be either or both.

[Catastrophe]

I have this feeling that DDR in Japan isn't over yet. Konami made it clear that at least the home versions will continue for as long as fans want them.

But as for the arcade units I believe they're done for. They've needed a hardware revision for a long time now. I actually considered DDR MAX the "Version Two Deluxe" of DDR. DDR MAX was a fresh start within the old series and the freeze arrow did change gameplay like the two extra keys in IIDX, just not as much. And starting with MAX the series jumped to the PS2 just like IIDX.

DDR Extreme does feel like DDR: Final. 1998, Dance Dance Revolution, <former extra stages> 'Survivor', 'The Legend' of Max, and tons of ultra popular crossovers from other Bemani games like in 5-key the final. Heck, they have plenty of songs in common. Oh, and they brought back Butterfly. That right there signals the apocalypse.

Though DDR Extreme has two messages: "We're starting over!" and "Thanks for all Dance Dance Revolution players!" The first one signals DDR DX and the second one signals the end. It could be either or both.

[Catastrophe]

I have this feeling that DDR in Japan isn't over yet. Konami made it clear that at least the home versions will continue for as long as fans want them.

But as for the arcade units I believe they're done for. They've needed a hardware revision for a long time now. I actually considered DDR MAX the "Version Two Deluxe" of DDR. DDR MAX was a fresh start within the old series and the freeze arrow did change gameplay like the two extra keys in IIDX, just not as much. And starting with MAX the series jumped to the PS2 just like IIDX.

DDR Extreme does feel like DDR: Final. 1998, Dance Dance Revolution, <former extra stages> 'Survivor', 'The Legend' of Max, and tons of ultra popular crossovers from other Bemani games like in 5-key the final. Heck, they have plenty of songs in common. Oh, and they brought back Butterfly. That right there signals the apocalypse.

Though DDR Extreme has two messages: "We're starting over!" and "Thanks for all Dance Dance Revolution players!" The first one signals DDR DX and the second one signals the end. It could be either or both.