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DanceMentor
09-16-2002, 10:33 PM
Apparently this has been around since 1998, but I'm just now finding out about it. It is a video game where you dance on a pad that lights up wherever you step. I believe it keeps score by how well you keep up with the rhythm and gets progressively harder. There are both arcade versions and home version040210 4:27:51 read_const: Got error 127 when reading table ./danceforumsdb/dforum_forums
ncers. The dancers face the audience, not the screen. The game is being promoted as a 'healthy' video game. Two thumbs up from me! Here is link to some video clips of people playing the game:
http://www.ddrfreak.com/videos.php
Anonymous
04-03-2003, 11:42 AM
Dude, you are pry new to this, so i will cut you some slack. We don't face the adudience unless we do freestyle or really easy songs and junk. We look at the screen as to know what notes to hit, unless, like many people, oyu have memorized the notes.
DanceMentor
04-03-2003, 12:02 PM
I still haven't tried it since I made this post. Is there a ballroom or salsa dancer that has tried DDR?
Thanks for cutting me some slack, Nali :)
I am pry new, dude.
I have one question for you, Nali. Can you dance without DDR? If so, what kind of music/moves you like?
youngsta
08-27-2003, 10:30 PM
I've played this a few times, it's pretty fun. I own that machine! If there was ever a video game made for me to destroy this is the one :lol:
pygmalion
09-27-2003, 01:09 PM
This game is SO difiicult, but lots of fun! Did I say SO difficult? Argh! :shock:
I've tried is a few times at the arcade. What fun? Anybody else?
dancersdreamland
09-30-2003, 06:51 PM
I've never heard of it...I know, I live in the dark ages. I would love to know more...anyone know a website?
pygmalion
10-02-2003, 05:58 AM
I've never seen a website. I've come across this game (aka torture chamber :lol: ) in a few arcades.
pygmalion
10-14-2003, 10:18 AM
Hey! I found a small version of this in a catalog while Christmas shopping. That would make for an interesting Christmas morning. *giggle* :lol:
pygmalion
10-14-2003, 12:54 PM
Hey! For those of you who have no idea of what we're talking about, I found pictures of a home version. (There are better photos on ebay, but they'll disappear in a couple days, so ...)
http://www.digitaltorque.com/dancepad
Basically, it's a light-up dance pad, on which you do specific steps. Kind of like those arcade games we used to play, where things light up and you have to stomp on them, or bop them with a hammer? Only this is different, because you actually dance.
SwinginBoo
10-14-2003, 02:20 PM
I've done it at Dave and Busters. It was so hard. I saw this cute little guy doing it and he was so fast and so good. I wonder if he was a dancer. Hmp? :?
smoothdancingirl
10-14-2003, 03:24 PM
That game is really hard. I guess you have to play it a lot to get used to the sequences.
My students bought a kids version of that for my daughter. She really enjoyed it.
bouncybouncyweee
11-07-2003, 01:27 PM
Acutally, to explain it better, there is an up, down, left and right arrow, and there's a row of arrows at the top of the screen, and as the song plays, different sequences of appear and go towards the top arrows and you must stomp on the appropriate arrow on the floor on the beat that it hits the top part.
Really, the game should be renamed Stomp Stomp Revolution.
After you being to memorize all the hard levels, it's possible to do all kinds of freaky levels, including the double pad, where one person takes charge of both sides.
And I know a lot of DDR people. And most of them can't dance worth the quarter they use to put in the machine. haha
Vince A
11-07-2003, 02:45 PM
Hard? HARD??? Oh come on now, you wussies!!!
It's not hard . . .
It's extremely fricken' hard!!! I couldn't do it either. It felt like my first Waltz lesson all over again, only much faster. Couldn't do that either!
salsachinita
11-25-2003, 10:38 AM
:oops: Late again for this thread! (could one physically finish reading so many threads in time..?)
A good friend of mine (one of the best-known dancer/instructor in my town) told us once that his teenage daughters love this game (AND they kick-ass at it too) & invited him to have a go one day, in front of all their teenage friends.
This guy jumped on, going: "Watch this, kids. I am a PRO!" Then started doing his things, while completely missing all the 'hits' :lol: . He was having so much fun, completely oblivious to how embarrased the kids were ("....Dad,.....Dad....!") :wink: while carrying on with his little routine there....!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
SDsalsaguy
11-25-2003, 01:40 PM
That's hysterical salsachinita, thanks for sharing... :lol:
pygmalion
11-25-2003, 01:44 PM
(could one physically finish reading so many threads in time..?)
It's called dedication, sista! (Either that or insanity. I get them mixed up! :lol: )
Tenka
12-13-2003, 11:25 PM
DDR is more a game than a dance, but it is loads of fun. I love to dance freestyle where the music is loud and vibrates my blood, and DDR requires a great deal of balance, as well as eye-foot coordination. It's been called a game for young people, but at 49, I find I love the game, as much for the music as for the movement.
The game is showing up in many different arcades, bowling centers, movie theatres, as well as Lancade, an online computer game center. Lancade is sponsoring a tournament in Central Florida, where dancers, gamers, or players (choose your name) have an opportunity to win money.
You can find our more about both Lancade and DDR at the following links:
www.lancade.net
www.ddrfreak.com
Sagitta
12-13-2003, 11:46 PM
Welcome to the forums Tenka!! :D
Glad that you agree that DDR is a game and NOT dancing! Look forward to seeing a lot more of you around. :)
DanceMentor
04-08-2004, 01:14 AM
How about "One Legged" Dance Dance Revolution?
http://www.kontraband.com/?p=movies.asp?ID=1120
pygmalion
04-08-2004, 09:19 AM
I had forgotten about this thread, DM. Hilarious. I saw two ladies try this at the arcade a few weeks ago. I wish I'd had a video camera. They were priceless!
If I ever try this, I'm going to have to get the home version. Never will I be caught out in public doing that particular dance. LOL.
I had forgotten about this thread, DM. Hilarious. I saw two ladies try this at the arcade a few weeks ago. I wish I'd had a video camera. They were priceless!
If I ever try this, I'm going to have to get the home version. Never will I be caught out in public doing that particular dance. LOL.
Ok, I just tried this for the first time at a party last weekend... it's really hard!!!
Alcohol helps - mostly cuz you don't care!
How do you get a higher grade, anyway? I think out of the 40-50x people did this, and the best grade we saw was a 'B'.
cocodrilo
04-23-2004, 11:28 PM
DDR was a HUGE hit in Japan, where the game was designed, and all the video game arcades had quite a number of the machines which kids lined up to use! After awhile, everyone had the "home version". Nowadays, this game is completely passe. Right now, the big hit is a drumming game in which you tap the beat, which appears on the screen, on a drum pad. This game has been out for a couple years now...
I know I'm really late to the party here. I saw the game for the first time at least a year ago on TechTV's Fresh Gear. I live only a mile from Game Works, but it took me about six months to make the trip. Then, I was going to post about it, but I wanted to do a search here first and read what's already been posted. Well, I finally got around to it while I was stuck inside due to the hurricanes.
After all that, I don't really have much to say. I thought it was a lot of fun. I enjoyed turning the "stomping" into something that more closely resembled dancing. I can see how it would be good exercise for couch potatoes. I don't think the exercise will ever compare to a good Zumba or Hip-hop aerobics class for me because I can't really go all out with my movements when I'm trying to follow those arrows in the screen. I guess it might just take more practice. I think the game would also be useful to beginner dancers who need to learn to hit the beats. The game lets you know instantly whether you were exactly on the beat, or just close.
I think I might get a Sony Playstation II and an Ignition pad to play this at home on days when I don't want to go to the gym. I guess I had more to say about it than I thought.
pygmalion
09-26-2004, 04:40 PM
Have you seen commercials for the new "Twister Moves" game? Looks like a DDR/Twister hybrid. I wonder.
cocodrilo
09-26-2004, 06:03 PM
Neil-
Glad to hear you find DDR fun! I have to admidt I have never tried it myself, but several people I know(here in Japan) have & said it was challenging, but fun. There is a breed of Japanese called "otaku" who love to do nothing but stay home and watch TV, read comics and play video games and DDR has helped some of them get up off their butts and get a decent workout. Unfortunately, the game seems to have disappeared off the face of the Japanese archipelago and the trend-seeking Japanese have found other newer electronic forms of entertainment to keep them occupied...
...the trend-seeking Japanese have found other newer electronic forms of entertainment to keep them occupied...
Speaking of which, I also saw a game where the monitor screen has a pair of fighters and you shadow box one while cameras follow your moves and impose them onto your character whose opponent then responds. That looks very active too, sort of a "Fight, Fight, Revolution."
pygmalion
09-26-2004, 06:49 PM
Virtual reality?
Virtual reality?
I don't think so. It looked more like you see the fight as a third party. You don't feel like you are in the fight, but you use your body motions as a game controller, so it's something like that.
pygmalion
09-26-2004, 07:21 PM
Woohoo! That sounds like fun. I LOVE video games AND dancing, so I can't think of a better combination. 8)
btw, Neil, are you and your family/loved ones okay? From the TV news, it looks like South Florida got mostly spared for the last two storms, but TV reports can be deceiving. Are you guys all right?
Woohoo! That sounds like fun. I LOVE video games AND dancing, so I can't think of a better combination. 8)
btw, Neil, are you and your family/loved ones okay? From the TV news, it looks like South Florida got mostly spared for the last two storms, but TV reports can be deceiving. Are you guys all right?
Yes, we're fine, thank you. It has mostly just been the stress of preparing and waiting for the storms. It got a little windy and rainy with the electrical power flickering on and off. I was more concerned about you. You're in Orlando, right?
cocodrilo
09-26-2004, 10:28 PM
Yes, there is that kind of game out- I've seen it advertised on TV. Can't actually say that I've ever played a video game, with the exception of the very early "pong" game that we had at a restaurant I worked at when I was in high school. I prefer to spend my free time doing things I can gain something from... :?
kpop84
10-18-2005, 09:46 PM
hey people check this website. they have the best dance pads.
You can get better score with this dance pad and last longer.
http://www.xgamegear.com/
DancingMommy
10-19-2005, 08:56 PM
I still haven't tried it since I made this post. Is there a ballroom or salsa dancer that has tried DDR?
Thanks for cutting me some slack, Nali :)
I am pry new, dude.
I have one question for you, Nali. Can you dance without DDR? If so, what kind of music/moves you like?
DDR Ultramix for Xbox reporting in. It's hoooooooooooot. Love it! Great workout!!!
DancingMommy
10-19-2005, 08:58 PM
hey people check this website. they have the best dance pads.
You can get better score with this dance pad and last longer.
http://www.xgamegear.com/
yeah, that's the dancepad I want, but it's out of my price range as I'm just not a hardcore DDR gal.
clave
10-19-2005, 11:15 PM
Is there a ballroom or salsa dancer that has tried DDR?
Why does the pad have to have discrete buttons? If it could detect the position of feet anywhere on the surface it could be used for teaching shines or even partnering footwork drills. Oh I so want this! 8)
swingsparkle
10-26-2005, 03:51 PM
I am sooo addicted to this game. I just love the idea of a video game that makes u sweat.
Becca
10-30-2005, 05:54 PM
I've been playing this for years, it's so addictive and also a lot of fun!
Whether I'm any good at it . . . hmmm . . . well that's another question ;) !
PiPod
11-02-2005, 03:25 PM
I love dance dance revolution. It helps me get the lead out when I warm up.
samina
07-27-2008, 03:21 PM
Came home from comp last week delighted to find my son had the DDR pad out again and was giving it a good workout. It stayed out all week and I've probly has four good workouts on it so far.
I just love it.
And FTR, having read the thread...it can be a *killer* workout and it can be every bit as beautiful to watch as freakishly talented tap dancers are.
bordertangoman
07-28-2008, 04:28 AM
never seen it over here but I saw this episode of Malcolm in the Middle and they got their routines really tight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vBSx1yfEs8
I have never done it myself, but seen it in arcades, I would imagine it would be great to improve reflexes and well as fitness.
samina
07-28-2008, 06:58 AM
Very true, Q. Am hoping it improves my speed and foot sensitivity in latin...
sambanada
07-28-2008, 12:27 PM
I love it. I bought it for my husband's niece last year. She absolutely loves it. We tried it, and thought it was a blast. Its definetely fun and keeps you going.
_malakawa_
07-28-2008, 12:43 PM
i tried couple of times.
it is fun.
you really need to have a great balance and co-ordination. but it is good to play in two.
i love it.
btw, did anybody try that "dancing with the stars" game?? i wanted to buy it, but i am not sure it's wort it (i think it is $30 or 40).
Daniella
07-28-2008, 04:39 PM
I think Wii just released the DWS game too. =)
sambanada
07-28-2008, 04:44 PM
What's Wii?
What's Wii?
It's a video game console released by Nintendo... ;)
never seen it over here but I saw this episode of Malcolm in the Middle and they got their routines really tight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vBSx1yfEs8
So did the Colbert report not too long ago:
http://www.dance-forums.com/showthread.php?t=25496&highlight=colbert
DanceMentor
07-28-2008, 11:18 PM
Wow, this thread is still going (and DDR too). This is the 11th topic started at Dance Forums back in 2002.
bordertangoman
07-29-2008, 04:56 AM
So where do I get a DDR game? and if their made by different companies where do i get one. Are the home ones vastly different to the arcade versions?
I have a balance/wobble board which emits different sounds as you touch down one of five sides, but it lacks imagination in the sound department its a different instrument on each colour and yells " fanatastic" no matter how badly you do in following the calls.
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 05:48 AM
So where do I get a DDR game? and if their made by different companies where do i get one. Are the home ones vastly different to the arcade versions?
I have a balance/wobble board which emits different sounds as you touch down one of five sides, but it lacks imagination in the sound department its a different instrument on each colour and yells " fanatastic" no matter how badly you do in following the calls.
You can order online - various sites - for either a specific game system or if you don't have one, you can order the plug and play version which just plugs into your TV. I have this DDR version and it is quite fun! I've never played the arcade version, but seems similar...just a much smaller, cheaper version...it is a dance pad/mat, not hard metal platform.
bordertangoman
07-29-2008, 07:11 AM
You can order online - various sites - for either a specific game system or if you don't have one, you can order the plug and play version which just plugs into your TV. I have this DDR version and it is quite fun! I've never played the arcade version, but seems similar...just a much smaller, cheaper version...it is a dance pad/mat, not hard metal platform.
no John Travolta flashing disco floor then? :(
I posted this link in another thread but I think it deserves a place here too. It's a five year old kicking ass on DDR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-n9g2huKCw&NR :p.
dancinrina
07-29-2008, 08:49 AM
So... I must be retarded or something but I can't seem to quite get the timing. I can do decently on the easy/beginner level but anything above that and my reaction time is no where near good enough. I'm so bad at this game...
samina
07-29-2008, 09:19 AM
So... I must be retarded or something but I can't seem to quite get the timing. I can do decently on the easy/beginner level but anything above that and my reaction time is no where near good enough. I'm so bad at this game...
keep doing it...you're timing will improve.
question, tho: are you bringing your feet to center after every step? that's a common error that beginners make, and it's reinforced by the beginner dancer they show stepping that way.
keep your feet on the arrows they just stepped, for the most part. you should find that this increases your reaction time because you aren't adding in an extra step in between the ones that matter. without making this change, it's pretty impossible to get decent scoring past the beginner/easy level.
samina
07-29-2008, 09:22 AM
You can order online - various sites - for either a specific game system or if you don't have one, you can order the plug and play version which just plugs into your TV. I have this DDR version and it is quite fun! I've never played the arcade version, but seems similar...just a much smaller, cheaper version...it is a dance pad/mat, not hard metal platform.
we actually have a hard metal pad at this point -- very hard-core, heavy-duty "cobalt flux pro platform". two of them, actually...but we never hook them up to use at the same time.
and yah, we bought everything online, btm.
DDR is so dang fun...i have only enthusiastically positive things to say about it!
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 09:35 AM
we actually have a hard metal pad at this point -- very hard-core, heavy-duty "cobalt flux pro platform". two of them, actually...but we never hook them up to use at the same time.
and yah, we bought everything online, btm.
DDR is so dang fun...i have only enthusiastically positive things to say about it!
Wow...hard metal pad...you didn't skimp on the DDR! We have the dual player soft pad version and also the "My First DDR" for the mini njdancegirl...
Its been fun and very addicting!
samina
07-29-2008, 09:35 AM
never seen it over here but I saw this episode of Malcolm in the Middle and they got their routines really tight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vBSx1yfEs8
*LOL* jump, jump, dance... very cute.
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 09:36 AM
no John Travolta flashing disco floor then? :(
Not mine...:( But maybe Sam's fancy home version does?!? ;)
samina
07-29-2008, 09:37 AM
Wow...hard metal pad...you didn't skimp on the DDR! We have the dual player soft pad version and also the "My First DDR" for the mini njdancegirl...
Its been fun and very addicting!
our family's pretty hard-core with DDR. :)
my youngest has competed twice at the jacob javits center in NY with it. these pads were a very pricey family xmas present a few years back... they appear indestructible.
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 09:38 AM
our family's pretty hard-core with DDR. :)
my youngest has competed twice at the jacob javits center in NY with it. these pads were a very pricey family xmas present a few years back... they appear indestructible.
Fun! We're coming to play at your house next time...or bring to next G&J social!
samina
07-29-2008, 09:38 AM
Not mine...:( But maybe Sam's fancy home version does?!? ;)
DDR's too cool for that...:cool:
samina
07-29-2008, 09:41 AM
Fun! We're coming to play at your house next time...or bring to next G&J social!
it's so much fun to do with friends! i've introduced a few work colleagues to it over the years... either had them over or when to their place to get them started. even a 65-yr-old woman, who *really* got into it...
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 09:48 AM
it's so much fun to do with friends! i've introduced a few work colleagues to it over the years... either had them over or when to their place to get them started. even a 65-yr-old woman, who *really* got into it...
Same here...started playing on the MY FIRST version to get the hang of it and we've all "graduated". Everyone's got their own now...
bordertangoman
07-29-2008, 09:50 AM
I posted this link in another thread but I think it deserves a place here too. It's a five year old kicking ass on DDR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-n9g2huKCw&NR :p.
Not a child; a nimble leprachaun or more likley CGI
samina
07-29-2008, 09:50 AM
we're so gonna hafta put together a DDR evening... :)
does your pro do it? am quite sure mine would enjoy it.
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 10:01 AM
we're so gonna hafta put together a DDR evening... :)
does your pro do it? am quite sure mine would enjoy it.
I introduced him to it...:D. He attacks it like a dancer - saying if you know timing you should be able to hit the "Perfect" every time. Of course reality doesn't alway work out that way with missing the arrows and pad moving, etc.
Am sure yours would enjoy as well - strikes me as a big kid himself ;)
samina
07-29-2008, 10:03 AM
I introduced him to it...:D. He attacks it like a dancer - saying if you know timing you should be able to hit the "Perfect" every time. Of course reality doesn't alway work out that way with missing the arrows and pad moving, etc.
the more recent games are so nuanced with timing, it's amazing to me to watch the best guys get "marvelous" on every step. well, they're just amazing all-around.
Am sure yours would enjoy as well - strikes me as a big kid himself ;)
exactly. :)
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 10:07 AM
the more recent games are so nuanced with timing, it's amazing to me to watch the best guys get "marvelous" on every step. well, they're just amazing all-around.
exactly. :)
We are truly amateurs and quite new to the game...but it really is a good time.
And honestly...we're all a bunch of big kids. He's not alone...;)
samina
07-29-2008, 10:17 AM
it's true... brings out the kid in everyone.
i go in & out with it, not something i've worked with consistently to get really good at, like my son. but i really enjoy working the edge and improving.
and honestly, i'm definitely focusing in on the speedier songs right now to increase my speed and agility. i was so impressed & inspired by watching max k. dance with beata recently -- the *speed* and *nuance* of his feet... wow. i immediately thought of DDR.
njdancegirl
07-29-2008, 10:20 AM
it's true... brings out the kid in everyone.
i go in & out with it, not something i've worked with consistently to get really good at, like my son. but i really enjoy working the edge and improving.
and honestly, i'm definitely focusing in on the speedier songs right now to increase my speed and agility. i was so impressed & inspired by watching max k. dance with beata recently -- the *speed* and *nuance* of his feet... wow. i immediately thought of DDR.
If only DDR would make me dance like Max and Beata....;)
samina
07-29-2008, 10:21 AM
i'd buy that version in two seconds flat. :)
but i do think it can help...
Terpsichorean Clod
10-31-2009, 07:21 PM
It's challenging enough as it is, without trying to incorporate partner dancing. :shock:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3a6q5_jdoggcristynelasenoritastandarddoub_videoga mes
samina
10-31-2009, 08:13 PM
that is wild
Heheh I like that more than when I used to watch people do tricks/breakdancing with the game. Granted I like partner dancing more then I ever liked break dancing ;D
Terpsichorean Clod
11-03-2009, 12:57 AM
I agree! I preferred watching them partner dance instead of doing their hip hop which is more their forte.
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