DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX
| 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 Solo BASS MIX
Release Information
- Release Date: August 19th, 1999.
- Slogan: 6-STEPSが、スタイリッシュなプレイを要求する。 (6-STEPS ga, STYLISH-na PLAY wo youkyuu suru.)
General Information / Changes
- First of two games in the DanceDanceRevolution Solo spin-off series, the other being DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000
- As the name applies, Solo is a 1-player DanceDanceRevolution game. Double mode is not playable, although Multi Play (online play) is possible between two arcade cabinets.
- Two games of the main DanceDanceRevolution series, 4thMIX and 4thMIX PLUS, also had alternate releases in Solo cabinets.
- This is the first arcade DanceDanceRevolution game to have notes distinctively colored by rhythm.
- All of the Dancemania licenses are from the Dancemania BASS series, hence the game's name.
- Contains only one mode of play: 6-panels, which uses the traditional 4 panels plus two more panels on the upper left and right.
- One of the only two DanceDanceRevolution games, along with Solo 2000, to feature NONSTOP MEGAMIX! mode (more detail below).
- Solo BASS MIX and its sequel introduce many firsts in the DDR arcade series:
- They're the first non-license group games to go over 30 FPS (the main series wouldn't until 5thMIX).
- They're the first games to feature live-action footage during the song videos (this wouldn't happen in the main series until DDRMAX).
- They're the first non-license group games to feature no dancers in the background (again, in the main series this wouldn't occur until DDRMAX).
- They're the first games to display the name of the song in-game (this wouldn't occur in the main series until SuperNOVA2). Unfortunately, the title display obscures part of the playfield.
- Along with its sequel, Solo BASS is the only arcade DanceDanceRevolution title to feature a female announcer.
- Along with its sequel, Solo BASS is the only arcade DanceDanceRevolution title to judge individual steps in a jump separately. Unlike in MAX, MAX2, and EXTREME, each jump gives two separate judgments rather than just adding two to the combo if hit correctly.
- All of Solo BASS's KONAMI originals (except for PARANOIA EVOLUTION) were recorded in Miami, Florida.
- Total songs: 22
Staff Information
Song List
Default Songs
| Song | Artist | Solo Difficulty | Multi Play Difficulty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | TRICK | MANIAC | BASIC | TRICK | ||||
| Licensed Songs | ||||||||
| LOVE MACHINE from Dancemania BASS#4 |
PONY TOWN BOYZ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| FREAKY from Dancemania BASS#3 |
DE LITE & MC YOUNG | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Club Tropicana from Dancemania BASS#4 |
Cydney D | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
| KUNG FU FIGHTING (MIAMI BOOTY MIX) from Dancemania BASS#3 |
BUS STOP featuring CARL DOUGLAS | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
| SAMBA DE JANEIRO from Dancemania BASS#1 |
BASS FIST! feat. BOOGIE GIRL | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||
| DON'T CLOCK ME from Dancemania BASS#2 |
POPULA DEMAND feat. THE GET FRESH GIRLS | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||
| GET OFF from Dancemania BASS#0 |
WIZZZARD | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||
| THAT'S THE WAY '98 from Dancemania BASS#1 |
DJ BASS feat. MC DIXIE | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||
| I'M ALIVE from Dancemania BASS#1 |
UNCLE 36 SEC feat. MC TAIWAN | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| TOGETHER & FOREVER from Dancemania BASS#1 |
NINEBALL feat. ATOMIC GUN & JULIA | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||
| MY BABY MAMA from Dancemania BASS#3 |
ANQUETTE | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
| GET UP'N MOVE from Dancemania BASS#2 |
S&K | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||
| KONAMI originals | ||||||||
| PARANOIA EVOLUTION | 200 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | ||
| HYSTERIA | NAOKI 190 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Let the beat hit em! | Stone Bros. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||
| SUPER STAR | D.J.RICH feat. Tail Bros. | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ||
NONSTOP MEGAMIX!
Instead of courses, DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX features a megamix of songs combined into one, large song. Only two can be played a game. The Megamixes have never been in any CS DanceDanceRevolution release.
| Song | Solo Difficulty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | TRICK | MANIAC | ||
| NONSTOP MEGAMIX! | ||||
| NONSTOP A (GET UP'N MOVE / SAMBA DE JANEIRO / DON'T CLOCK ME) |
4 | 6 | 8 | |
| NONSTOP B (THAT'S THE WAY '98 / GET OFF / TOGETHER & FOREVER) |
4 | 6 | 7 | |
| NONSTOP C (BRILLIANT2U / SP-TRIP MACHINE / PARANOIA EVOLUTION) |
6 | 7 | 8 | |
| NONSTOP D (CLUB TROPICANA / KUNG FU FIGHTING (MIAMI BOOTY MIX) / FREAKY) |
3 | 5 | 6 | |
| NONSTOP E (I'M ALIVE / MY BABY MAMA / LOVE MACHINE) |
4 | 5 | 5 | |
| NONSTOP F (Let the beat hit em! / SUPERSTAR / HYSTERIA) |
5 | 6 | 7 | |
KUNG FU FIGHTING (MIAMI BOOTY MIX) is misspelled as KUNG FU FIGHTING (MIAMI BOOTSY MIX).
BRILLIANT2U and SP-TRIP MACHINE only appear in the megamix. They are not playable in-game.
EXTRA STAGE
To obtain the EXTRA STAGE in EXPERT mode you must clear PARANOIA EVOLUTION, HYSTERIA or SUPER STAR in the FINAL STAGE with a minimum combo of 150 and full life gauge, and hold LEFT button when "CLEARED" message will be shown. Any difficulty and modifiers are allowed. Afterwards you will unlock the EXTRA STAGE, which will force MANIAC ULTIMATE difficulty and ROULETTE-like random song selection. You can still use any modifiers in the EXTRA STAGE.
Codes & Unlock Information
Codes
- Dance Level
- Increase difficulty: During mode selection, press ↓ ↓ ↓ on the foot panels.
- Decrease difficulty: During mode selection, press ↑ ↑ ↑ on the foot panels.
- Change MANIAC to MANIAC ULTIMATE: after selecting MANIAC difficulty, press ↖ ↗ ↖ ↗ on the foot panels. In this difficulty at the song start life gauge has only one point, it can have maximum three points and every misstep reduces it by one point. EXPERT and NONSTOP MEGAMIX modes only.
- Modifiers
- TURN (only one TURN modifier can be active)
- H-FLIP: During song selection, input ← → ← → ← → ← → using the foot panels.
- V-FLIP: During song selection, input ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ using the foot panels.
- L-SHIFT: During song selection, input ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← using the foot panels.
- R-SHIFT: During song selection, input → → → → → → → → using the foot panels.
- SHUFFLE: During song selection, input ↑ ↓ ← → ↓ ↑ → ← using the foot panels.
- APPEARANCE
- HIDDEN :During song selection, input ← ↓ → ← ↓ → using the foot panels.
- SUDDEN: During song selection, input ← ↑ → ← ↑ → using the foot panels.
- STEALTH: During the song selection.
- LITTLE: During song selection, input ← ↓ ↑ ↓ → ↓ ↓ on the foot panels.
Unlock MANIAC and MANIAC ULTIMATE
By default, you can select only BASIC and TRICK difficulties. To unlock MANIAC and MANIAC ULTIMATE difficulties in DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX, the arcade operator needs to access Test Mode:
- Press Test button to enter the Service Menu.
- Select "SCREEN CHECK".
- Hold ↖ panel, and then press and hold LEFT and RIGHT buttons. After that you will hear a Konami chime.
Related Link
- DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX website (archived)