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adding in some belated info omg this is so tiring
(a themer named MadkaT (who can be found on ZIv) was working on a sm5 theme for ultramix, and ripped assets from the game, discovering unused HOW TO PLAY image assets) |
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== [[AC DDR|DanceDanceRevolution]] == | |||
* Files for a unused male dancer are hidden within the game's data. | |||
* Graphics for Dancemania BASS#1 and Dancemania SPEED albums can be found in the game's data, suggesting they were to be displayed alongside the other images of Dancemania albums in the advertisement section for i-dance compilations of the attract sequence. | |||
* An unused graphic that displays the text: "MUSIC FROM", would've presumably used above the CD titles that appears on the game's song selection screen. | |||
== [[AC DDR Solo 2000|DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000]] == | == [[AC DDR Solo 2000|DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000]] == | ||
* DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000 has additional step data for two other, harder difficulties in 3 Panels mode, but they're left unused as that mode only has one difficulty available. Almost all songs those extra two charts, save for [[NONSTOP G]] and [[NONSTOP I]] (the 3 Panels TRICK and MANIAC charts are the same) and [[NONSTOP H]] (all three 3 Panels charts are the same). | * DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000 has additional step data for two other, harder difficulties in 3 Panels mode, but they're left unused as that mode only has one difficulty available. Almost all songs those extra two charts, save for [[NONSTOP G]] and [[NONSTOP I]] (the 3 Panels TRICK and MANIAC charts are the same) and [[NONSTOP H]] (all three 3 Panels charts are the same). | ||
== [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] == | |||
* Alternate/unused graphics for [[PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME]] and [[KEEP ON MOVIN']] alongside alternate/unused CDs for [[EL RITMO TROPICAL]], [[stomp to my beat]], and [[PARANOiA MAX ~DIRTY MIX~]] appear in the game's data. | |||
** The same unused/alternate graphics for PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME is also found in the HDD data of DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX: Best of Cool Dancers. | |||
** A background animation from the first DanceDanceRevolution game is attached to [[BRILLIANT 2U]]'s early graphics in the data. | |||
* Placeholder graphics for the Roulette option can also be found within the game's data. | |||
** Placeholder graphics for STEP BATTLE songs appear as well. | |||
== [[AC DDR CLUB VER.1|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX with beatmania IIDX CLUB VERSiON]] == | |||
* Alternate and unused graphics for BRILLIANT 2U, EL RITMO TROPICAL, and stomp to my beat are present within the game's files. | |||
** The same unused/alternate banners for BRILLIANT 2U and stomp to my beat are also present in the HDD data of DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX: Best of Cool Dancers. | |||
== [[AC DDR 3rd PLUS|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX PLUS]] == | |||
* Unused CD titles for Dancemania SPEED#4 and Dancemania WINTERS#2 are found in the game's data. | |||
* Early versions of 4th MIX background animations are present within the game's data. | |||
** One of the early background animation sprites is used as a basis for [[MY SUMMER LOVE]] and [[ONLY YOU]]'s graphics. | |||
== [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]] == | == [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]] == | ||
* Early concept art showed different songwheels, one of them eventually was used in [[AC DDR 5th|5thMIX]], and another in [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|UNIVERSE]]. | * Early concept art showed different songwheels, one of them eventually was used in [[AC DDR 5th|5thMIX]], and another in [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|UNIVERSE]]. | ||
* Like the game following its successor, early versions of the game's HUD can be found within the game files along with different character image assets during the character selection screen. | |||
== [[AC DDR 4th PLUS|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS]] == | == [[AC DDR 4th PLUS|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS]] == | ||
* According to an [http://aaronin.jp/konamiinterview.pdf interview] by Aaron Chmielowiec (from the website aaronin.jp) with a former DanceDanceRevolution staff member, DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS was going to have its system upgraded to allow for 60 FPS instead of the usual 30 FPS during gameplay. This idea was not implemented until the next release as the developers wanted to have a more stable engine with less bugs. | * According to an [http://aaronin.jp/konamiinterview.pdf interview] by Aaron Chmielowiec (from the website aaronin.jp) with a former DanceDanceRevolution staff member, DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX PLUS was going to have its system upgraded to allow for 60 FPS instead of the usual 30 FPS during gameplay. This idea was not implemented until the next release as the developers wanted to have a more stable engine with less bugs. | ||
== [[CS DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS]] == | |||
* Several graphic files for songs from the Solo series and [[3rdMIX VER.KOREA]] that never appeared within the final game itself can be found in the game's database. | |||
== [[CS DDR EXTRA MIX|DanceDanceRevolution EXTRA MIX]] == | |||
* Unused data of [[PETIT LOVE]] is found hidden within the game. | |||
== [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]] == | == [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]] == | ||
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* Freeze arrows also had a judgement of Freeze!. | * Freeze arrows also had a judgement of Freeze!. | ||
* According to an [http://aaronin.jp/konamiinterview.pdf interview] by Aaron Chmielowiec (from the website aaronin.jp) with a former DanceDanceRevolution staff member, the screen filter option introduced in [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] was going to appear in DDRMAX. However, the graphics team didn't like the idea of the artwork being covered. | * According to an [http://aaronin.jp/konamiinterview.pdf interview] by Aaron Chmielowiec (from the website aaronin.jp) with a former DanceDanceRevolution staff member, the screen filter option introduced in [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] was going to appear in DDRMAX. However, the graphics team didn't like the idea of the artwork being covered. | ||
* Graphics that presumably would've been used to indicate a long song on the songwheel implies that long songs were going to be a returning feature from the predecessor game in the series. | |||
* An unused GAME OVER/THANK YOU FOR PLAYING screen is hidden within the game's files. | |||
== [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]] == | |||
* Several early versions of title tags that would've appeared on the songwheel for [[KAKUMEI|革命]], [[MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW]], and [[Spin the disc]] appear in the game's data. | |||
* Early versions for [[TRANCE DE JANEIRO (SAMBA DE JANEIRO 2002 Epic Vocal Remix)]]'s graphics are found in the game's files. Most notable, these early renditions of the song's graphics removes subtitle of the song. | |||
== [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] == | == [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] == | ||
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* Unused data for [[NEMESIS]] can be found in the data for the DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- demo only. | * Unused data for [[NEMESIS]] can be found in the data for the DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- demo only. | ||
* The demo featured no foot-scale, just like its arcade counterpart. | * The demo featured no foot-scale, just like its arcade counterpart. | ||
== [[CS DDRMAX2 JP|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX- CS (Japan)]] == | |||
* Full Double charts for [[Kind Lady (interlude)]] can be found in the data, suggesting that the CS songs might have been planned to have full Double charts. In the final release, though, all of MAX2 JP CS's CS originals only have CHALLENGE charts. | |||
== [[CS DDRMAX2 JP|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX- CS (Japan)]] == | == [[CS DDRMAX2 JP|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX- CS (Japan)]] == | ||
* Full Double charts for [[Kind Lady (interlude)]] can be found in the data, suggesting that the CS songs might have been planned to have full Double charts. In the final release, though, all of MAX2 JP CS's CS originals only have CHALLENGE charts. | * Full Double charts for [[Kind Lady (interlude)]] can be found in the data, suggesting that the CS songs might have been planned to have full Double charts. In the final release, though, all of MAX2 JP CS's CS originals only have CHALLENGE charts. | ||
== [[CS DDR EXTREME JP|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)]] == | |||
* Unused audio sample data of the following songs that had never appeared on any Japanese console release of DanceDanceRevolution: [[A MINUTE (Extended Mix)]], [[IT'S RAINING MEN (Almighty Mix)]], [[MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW]], [[SENORITA (Speedy Mix)]], and [[THERE YOU'LL BE]], are found within the game's data. | |||
== [[CS DDR EXTREME NA|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America)]] == | == [[CS DDR EXTREME NA|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America)]] == | ||
* The pre-release build showed a interface resembling the [[AC DDR EXTREME|arcade version]], as well as featuring dance characters from [[CS DDR Party Collection|Party Collection]]. | * The pre-release build showed a interface resembling the [[AC DDR EXTREME|arcade version]], as well as featuring dance characters from [[CS DDR Party Collection|Party Collection]]. | ||
* [[Sweet Sweet Magic|Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic]] | * [[Sweet Sweet Magic|Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic]] and [[CANDY (Riyu Kosaka)|CANDY♥]] were going to be featured on this game. They made it into the following game instead. | ||
* Information for [[White Lovers]] can be found in the game's data, but | * Information for both [[White Lovers]] and [[HYPNOTIC CRISIS|HYPNØTIC CRISIS]] can be found in the game's data, but are otherwise inaccessible. | ||
* References for [[One More Time]] by Daft Punk can be found on the DanceDanceRevolution master song list. While it has never appeared in that series, it later appeared in [[AC RB|REFLEC BEAT]]. | * References for [[One More Time]] by Daft Punk can be found on the DanceDanceRevolution master song list. While it has never appeared in that series, it later appeared in [[AC RB|REFLEC BEAT]]. | ||
== [[CS DDR SuperNOVA NA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (America)]] == | == [[CS DDR SuperNOVA NA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (America)]] == | ||
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* In the E3 demo, the songwheel was very different, resembling more of its predecessor. | * In the E3 demo, the songwheel was very different, resembling more of its predecessor. | ||
* [[Listen To Your Heart Furious F. EZ Radio Edit]] used [[BROKEN MY HEART Cusimo & Co. Starlite Remix]]'s graphics. | * [[Listen To Your Heart Furious F. EZ Radio Edit]] used [[BROKEN MY HEART Cusimo & Co. Starlite Remix]]'s graphics. | ||
== [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] == | |||
* In the E3 trailer, the judgement fonts were lifted from ULTRAMIX2, much like how ULTRAMIX3 lifted its' judgement font from the same game. | |||
== [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]] == | == [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]] == | ||