DanceDanceRevolution A
| DanceDanceRevolution arcade releases |
|---|
| Main series |
| 1st (Internet Ranking Version / Asia/North America) 2nd (CLUB VER.1 / CLUB VER.2) 3rd (VER.KOREA / Ver.KOREA2 / PLUS) 4th (PLUS) - 5th - MAX - MAX2 - EXTREME SuperNOVA - SuperNOVA2 - X - X2 - X3 VS 2ndMIX 2013 - 2014 - A - A20 (PLUS) - A3 - WORLD |
| Spin-offs |
| Solo BASS - Solo 2000 Karaoke - Karaoke 2nd - KIDS - USA TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON - DREAMS COME TRUE Disney's RAVE |
| Dancing Stage European exclusive releases |
| 1st / 1.5 - EuroMIX - EuroMIX2 - Fusion |
DanceDanceRevolution A
Release Information
- Release dates:
- Japan and Asian regions: March 30th, 2016
- North America: July 6th, 2016
- UK location test: July 21, 2016 - October 13, 2016
General Information / Changes
- Announced at the The 5th KONAMI Arcade Championship finals for DanceDanceRevolution (2014).
- The "A" in the game title is pronounced "Ace", just like the letter A in the deck of playing cards.
- The scoring ratio has changed while keeping the previous scoring system:
- Each Great now gives player 60% of score for Marvelous minus 10 (previously, 50% of score for Marvelous minus 10).
- Each Good now gives player 20% of score for Marvelous minus 10 (previously, 0).
- The grading system has also been changed (except AAA and E):
- Each letter grade now includes a + and –.
- Each letter grade now corresponds to the following ranges:
- AA+ : 950,000 ~ 989,990
- AA : 900,000 ~ 949,990
- AA– : 890,000 ~ 899,990
- A+ : 850,000 ~ 889,990
- A : 800,000 ~ 849,990
- A– : 790,000 ~ 799,990
- B+ : 750,000 ~ 789,990
- B : 700,000 ~ 749,990
- B– : 690,000 ~ 699,990
- C+ : 650,000 ~ 689,990
- C : 600,000 ~ 649,990
- C– : 590,000 ~ 599,990
- D+ : 550,000 ~ 589,990
- D : (Undetermined lower limit) ~ 549,990
- There is no D– grade.
- When using a screen filter, if a chart ends with Freeze Arrows, the filter now disappears only at the end of the arrows instead of at the start.
- The music select screen now resembles that of the SOUND VOLTEX series.
- Difficulty sorting style now follows other BEMANI games, with each Level folder containing all difficulties rated with said Level.
- Song folders now sort songs in the following order: songs in Japanese are first, then regular ABC order, and lastly song names that begin with numbers.
- Licenses are also no longer put first in the song folders.
- Options and characters can now be selected via the game's eAMUSEMENT website.
- The Area Browser can also now be done via the eAMUSEMENT website.
- For Japanese cabinets with PASELI enabled, this option is now divided on:
- PASELI-PREMIUM MODE: the original PASELI option available up to DanceDanceRevolution (2014).
- PASELI-STANDARD MODE: uses less points than PREMIUM MODE. This option counts as STANDARD MODE without inserting physical coins.
- A total of 8 songs released during DanceDanceRevolution (2014) were retrospectively moved to the DanceDanceRevolution A folder.
- Included are the 4 licensed songs from the EDM～Exciting★Dance★Matsuri～ event, the 3 KONAMI original songs from the OSB～Winter★Special★Present～ event, and きゅん×きゅんばっきゅん☆LOVE.
- Even for new songs, characters now use the old dance routines introduced back in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA instead of the new ones introduced in DanceDanceRevolution X.
- Songs that have special choreographies (e.g. Dream Machine) still keep their special choreographies, though.
- Dance Celebration's special choreography was revived as well.
- The song title and artist are now centered rather than left-aligned within their box in gameplay.
- AFRO, YUNI, JENNY, and RAGE have received new outfits, marking the first time characters receive new outfits since DanceDanceRevolution X2
- However, the rest of the characters retain their outfits from DanceDanceRevolution X2.
- Character cut-ins are absent.
- "The Dark One" is no longer playable.
- VICTORY CONCENT returns as a playable character, albeit only being able to appear at random.
- The Butterfly SPECIAL ARROW option has been removed.
- The WAVE option now behaves accordingly with the selected Hi-SPEED multiplier.
- A background dance stage from DanceDanceRevolution X2 that was removed in DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX has been restored.
- The GROOVE RADAR will now change accordingly when selecting any options that remove steps from the chart.
- When the dance gauge turns red, the player's lane now receives a Danger overlay.
- On widescreen cabinets shipped with DanceDanceRevolution X, the speakers will turn red as well.
- EX SCORE is now always displayed in the results screen.
- The DanceDanceRevolution (2013) EXTRA STAGE boss songs (Monkey Business, Another Phase, Air Heroes, Spanish Snowy Dance, New Generation, and Blew My Mind), DanceDanceRevolution (2013)'s ENJOY LEVEL songs, as well as the 私立BEMANI学園, jubeat・GITADORA・DDRのTriple Journey, and YuniverHills project (ユニバーヒルズproject) songs, are now playable by default, even without an eAMUSEMENT pass.
- The Chinese version CHALLENGE variants introduced in DanceDanceRevolution X2 are no longer playable; their original Japanese versions are used instead when playing.
- All remaining Dancemania licenses that are not remixes of KONAMI original songs were removed from the series on May 30th, 2016, making DanceDanceRevolution A the first core arcade DanceDanceRevoution title to have no traditional Dancemania licenses in it.
- First arcade DanceDanceRevolution title officially released in North America since DanceDanceRevolution X2.
- The North American version has a new marquee used only in that region, other regions continue to use the generic marquee introduced with DanceDanceRevolution (2013) or (2014).
- The North American version is the first release in that region to not translate or transliterate song titles or artists, instead leaving them in Japanese.
- The KAC 2012 licenses from DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX are not present on the North American version.
- North American players can choose the states in U.S.A. instead of Japan's prefectures.
- First DanceDanceRevolution title to be location tested in Europe since DanceDanceRevolution X2.
- The location test uses the North American build, housed inside a DanceDanceRevolution X prototype cabinet.
- The location test is the longest of any BEMANI game, lasting three months.
Staff Information
- Sound director: Yuichi Asami
Full Song List
New Songs
Default Songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | ||||
| Licensed Songs | ||||||||||||
| Default | ||||||||||||
| Grip & Break down !! | SOUND HOLIC feat. Nana Takahashi | 160 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | 5 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| Help me, ERINNNNNN!! | ビートまりお(COOL&CREATE) | 185 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | - | 5 | 9 | 12 | - | |
| 魔理沙は大変なものを盗んでいきました | ARM(IOSYS) | 170 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | |
| ナイト・オブ・ナイツ | ビートまりお(COOL&CREATE) | 180 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 15 | - | 7 | 11 | 15 | - | |
| Added on April 25th, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| ハッピーシンセサイザ | EasyPop | 127 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | - | 6 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| 放課後ストライド | Last Note. | 225 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | - | 6 | 11 | 15 | - | |
| 色は匂へど散りぬるを | 幽閉サテライト(Arranged:Iceon) feat. senya | 138 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | |
| Added on July 7th, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Believe | Chaos Featuring CeCe Peniston | 128 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | - | 5 | 9 | 11 | - | |
| Break Free | Ariana Grande feat. Zedd | 130 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | - | 6 | 9 | 11 | - | |
| Happy | Pharrell Williams | 160 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | 13 | - | |
| Hillbilly Shoes | Montgomery Gentry | 116 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | - | 5 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| I Want You To Know | Zedd feat. Selena Gomez | 130 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| Shut Up and Dance | Walk The Moon | 128 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | 5 | 9 | 11 | - | |
| Time Of Our Lives | Pitbull | 124 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | - | 5 | 9 | 11 | - | |
| Wake Me Up | Avicii | 124 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | |
| Added on August 9th, 2016 (Asia only) | ||||||||||||
| 天ノ弱 | 164 | 200-205 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | - | 7 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| ロストワンの号哭 | Neru | 162 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | - | 7 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| 六兆年と一夜物語 | kemu feat. IA | 186 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | |
| KONAMI originals | ||||||||||||
| Default | ||||||||||||
| DANCE ALL NIGHT (DDR EDITION) | Sota Fujimori | 144 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | - | 5 | 8 | 10 | - | |
| HANDS UP IN THE AIR | U1 | 128 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | |
| siberite | Captain KING | 128 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | - | 6 | 11 | 14 | - | |
| Yeah! Yeah! | CLUB SPICE | 150 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | - | 7 | 9 | 12 | - | |
| 十二星座の聖域 | Zodiac Fall | 164 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | - | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | |
| Added on July 21st, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Lesson by DJ from DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY |
U.T.D. & Friends | 120 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ひなビタ♪ | ||||||||||||
| Default | ||||||||||||
| 魔法のたまご ～心菜 ELECTRO POP edition～ | 東雲心菜(from ここなつ) | 142 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | - | 4 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| さよならトリップ ～夏陽 EDM edition～ | 東雲夏陽(from ここなつ) | 135 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | - | 4 | 9 | 11 | - | |
| Added on April 18th, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| 黒髪乱れし修羅となりて～凛 edition～ | 日向美ビタースイーツ♪ | 150 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | - | 6 | 11 | 14 | - | |
| Added on August 5th, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| 倉野川音頭 | 日向美ビタースイーツ♪＆ひなちくん | 113 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | - | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| BEMANI Crossovers | ||||||||||||
| ALL MY HEART -この恋に、わたしの全てを賭げる- from jubeat knit |
SUPER HEROINE 彩香 -AYAKA- | 160 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | |
| Ha・lle・lu・jah from SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH |
SOUND HOLIC feat. Nana Takahashi | 150 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | - | 4 | 9 | 12 | - | |
| SHION from pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET |
DJ YOSHITAKA | 179 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | - | 6 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| Star Trail from beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle |
Nhato | 74-148 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | 6 | 9 | 13 | - | |
| 打打打打打打打打打打 from REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! |
ヒゲドライバー join. SELEN | 156 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | - | 6 | 11 | 13 | - | |
| 朧 from pop'n music 20 fantasia |
HHH×MM×ST | 149 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | - | 8 | 10 | 13 | - | |
Unlockable Songs
BABY-LON'S ADVENTURE
This event started on August 8th, 2016. The event involves DanceDanceRevolution character BABY-LON.
At the end of every song upon starting the event, you will see a pixel BABY-LON climb up stairs to reach the top of a staircase. Upon reaching the top, you'll unlock a song. How many steps you get per song depends on your grade in a song. Distribution is as follows:
- AAA: 12
- AA: 11
- A: 10
- B: 9
- C: 8
- D: 7
- E/fail: 6
In addition, you'll receive bonuses for reaching these goals in a song:
- Get a MAX COMBO of at least 100: 1
- FULL COMBO: 2
- First play of the day: 1
The bonuses for MAX COMBO and FULL COMBO cannot be combined.
Each song in the event requires more steps to reach the top than the last. The step requirements for songs are as follows:
- MAKE A JAM!: 16
- ハピ恋☆らぶりぃタイム!!: 33
- Special One: 41
- Towards the TOWER: 49
- ベィスドロップフリークス: 57
- Dancer in the flare: 65
Note that you once unlock a song, you'll have to restart progress again on the next song. Any leftover steps you have from unlocking a song do not transfer over.
After Dancer in the flare is unlocked, the event ends.
Songs are listed in unlock order.
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | ||||
| BABY-LON'S ADVENTURE (バビロン アドベンチャー) | ||||||||||||
| WORLD 1 | ||||||||||||
| MAKE A JAM! from DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX LINK VERSION |
U1 | 124 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | - | 6 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| WORLD 2 | ||||||||||||
| ハピ恋☆らぶりぃタイム!! from REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! |
DJ TOTTO feat.anporin | 139 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | - | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| WORLD 3 | ||||||||||||
| Special One from jubeat |
kors k feat. Suzuyo Miyamoto | 128 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | |
| WORLD 4 | ||||||||||||
| Towards the TOWER from jubeat prop |
SHAMDEL | 132 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | |
| WORLD 5 | ||||||||||||
| ベィスドロップ・フリークス from beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL |
かめりあ feat. ななひら | 179 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | - | 7 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| WORLD 6 | ||||||||||||
| Dancer in the flare | 猫叉Master | 132 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | - | 7 | 11 | 13 | - | |
EXTRA STAGE
The Result Star system introduced in DanceDanceRevolution X3 vs 2ndMIX was carried over and available only when playing PREMIUM MODE. Once again, the LIFE GAUGE modifier is restricted during EXTRA STAGE and this time, it is set to LIFE4. Unlike previous releases, the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE is not present.
Result Stars' requirements were changed:
| Star(s) | Requirement |
|---|---|
| ★★★ | For obtaining the grade AAA. |
| ★★ | For obtaining minimum the grade AA-. |
| ★ | For clearing a song with other rank (except E). |
| ★ | For a Full Combo (except AAA and E). |
| ★ | For playing with LIFE4 or RISKY modifier (except AAA and minimum AA- with Full Combo) |
To access EXTRA STAGE, you must collect 9 result stars. If you fail to collect 9 in a single round, progress carries to the next round.
At the end of every round in a single day of play, you start off at EXTRA STAGE Level 1 and will also see a battery fill up, with a floating RINON above it. Each round you clear in the arcade fills up one bar. Once you fill up three bars, you advance to EXTRA STAGE Level 2, which automatically gives you three Result Stars per round automatically. Fill it up four more times after that to get to EXTRA STAGE Level 3, which automatically gives you a full set of Result Stars, guaranteeing EXTRA STAGE every single round for the rest of the day from your eighth play-through onward. You will permanently obtain any set of charts played in EXTRA SAVIOR from that difficulty and everything below it, regardless of whatever or not you pass it (for example, if you play a song's EXPERT chart, all charts from the EXPERT and downward will unlock).
NOTE: Single and Double charts for a song have to be unlocked separately on EXTRA STAGE.
On June 13th, 2016, DanceDanceRevolution A introduced two special folders called EXTRA EXCLUSIVE and EXTRA SAVIOR, available if the player earns an EXTRA STAGE.
EXTRA EXCLUSIVE songs
Prior to the introduction of EXTRA EXCLUSIVE, New Century was the regular EXTRA STAGE song. As the name implies, these songs cannot be unlocked for play outside of EXTRA STAGE.
As of EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL 3 (August 10th, 2016), New Century is available to play on the FINAL STAGE, RISING FIRE HAWK is available to play on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 1, and Astrogazer is available to play on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 2.
As of EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL 4 (September 15th, 2016), RISING FIRE HAWK is available to play on the FINAL STAGE, Astrogazer is available to play on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 1, and Come to Life is available to play on EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 2.
EXTRA EXCLUSIVE songs available as FINAL STAGE are available to all players, even for NORMAL play without an eAMUSEMENT Pass.
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | ||||
| EXTRA EXCLUSIVE | ||||||||||||
| New Century EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL 1 |
Sota F. | 98-195 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 17 | - | 8 | 14 | 17 | - | |
| RISING FIRE HAWK EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL 2 |
L.E.D.-G | 157 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | - | 7 | 11 | 14 | - | |
| Astrogazer EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL 3 |
DJ TOTTO | 154 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | - | 7 | 12 | 16 | - | |
| Come to Life EXTRA EXCLUSIVE LEVEL 4 |
ARM (IOSYS) feat. Nicole Curry | 90-180 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | - | 8 | 13 | 16 | - | |
EXTRA SAVIOR
This event started on June 13th, 2016. This mode is for unlocking for normal play both new songs and old ones from previous unlock events that were not automatically unlocked in DanceDanceRevolution A or earlier (with the exception of FLOOR INFECTION songs). The following events' songs you can unlock include, in order of release:
- 熱闘！BEMANIスタジアム
- 発見！よみがえったBEMANI遺跡
- 怪盗BisCoの予告状！！
- BEMANI SUMMER DIARY 2015
- POSSESSION (EDP Live Mix)
- Previous EXTRA ATTACK songs Poochie and この青空の下で.
| Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | ||||
| EXTRA SAVIOR | ||||||||||||
| Vol.1 (unlockable from June 13th, 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Electric Dance System Music | U1 overground | 140 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | - | 6 | 9 | 13 | - | |
| TECH-NOID | Sota F. | 146 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | 13 | - | |
| 宇宙(ソラ)への片道切符 | Musical Cosmology | 88-175 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | - | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | |
| Vol.2 超変速の夏!荒ぶる波のBASS MUSICセレクト! | ||||||||||||
| Unlockable from August 10th, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Cytokinesis from REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! |
Hommarju | 111-280 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | - | 8 | 12 | 14 | - | |
| Unlockable from August 17th, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| S!ck from beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro |
Eagle | 88-177 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | - | 8 | 13 | 16 | - | |
| U1-ASAMi's birthday party (U1-ASAMi生誕祭) (unlockable from September 1st, 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Illegal Function Call from beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro |
U1-ASAMi | 260 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 16 | - | 10 | 14 | 16 | - | |
| TAG VS U1 overground (unlockable from September 15th, 2016) | ||||||||||||
| STERLING SILVER from jubeat saucer fulfill |
TAG | 175 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | - | 6 | 10 | 13 | - | |
| STERLING SILVER (U1 overground mix) | TAG | 185 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | - | 7 | 11 | 14 | - | |
| 猫叉Master VS kors k (unlockable from September 29th, 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Far east nightbird from jubeat knit |
猫叉Master | 180 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | ? | ? | ? | - | |
| Far east nightbird kors k Remix -DDR edit ver- | kors k | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | ? | ? | ? | - | |
Clear a song on EXTRA STAGE on a specific difficulty level and you unlock all the charts from that difficulty you played downward. (For example, if you clear a song's DIFFICULT chart, you'll unlock all charts from DIFFICULT and below, but EXPERT will still have to be unlocked.) If you're at EXTRA STAGE LEVEL 3, you'll unlock a song's chart on that specific difficulty level regardless if you pass or fail.
While you are free to use options like CUT and the ability to turn off Freeze Arrows and jumps on EXTRA SAVIOR, doing so will disqualify you from unlocking a song, as you will not meet the requirements to fill up the gauge enough to unlock the song.
NOTE #1: Single and Double charts for a song have to be unlocked separately on EXTRA SAVIOR.
NOTE #2: For songs with CHALLENGE charts (such as IX and JOMANDA), you must unlock the EXPERT chart first before you can unlock the CHALLENGE chart.
Revived Song
The following song from previous DanceDanceRevolution releases has been revived:
| Song Title | Artist | Game |
|---|---|---|
| MAKE A JAM! | U1 | DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX LINK VERSION |
New Charts
None.
Difficulty Changes
The following songs have received difficulty changes since their last appearances:
| Song | Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | ||
| EGOISM 440 | DanceDanceRevolution (2014) | - | - | - | 17→18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| DANCE ALL NIGHT (DDR EDITION) | DanceDanceRevolution A | - | - | - | 11→10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Removed Songs
The following songs from previous arcade/console releases of DanceDanceRevolution have been removed from this game:
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