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== General Information / Changes ==
== General Information / Changes ==
* First DanceDanceRevolution arcade game to receive a worldwide release.
* First DanceDanceRevolution arcade game to receive a worldwide release.
* First DanceDanceRevolution arcade game on KONAMI's BEMANI Python 2 hardware. The result is far crisper picture quality and superior sound quality.
* First DanceDanceRevolution arcade game on KONAMI's BEMANI Python 2 hardware. This results in a far crisper picture quality and superior sound quality.
** However, the transition to the new hardware resulted in various timing issues, which were later rectified with an update disc.
** However, the transition to the new hardware resulted in various timing issues, which were later rectified with an update disc.
* First DanceDanceRevolution game to support [[e-amusement|e-AMUSEMENT]]. Only Japanese cabinets were supported.
* First DanceDanceRevolution game to support [[e-amusement|e-AMUSEMENT]]. Only Japanese cabinets were supported.
** Cabinets in other regions were updated through discs mailed to arcade operators.
** Cabinets in other regions were updated through discs mailed to arcade operators.
* First Japanese mainline arcade DanceDanceRevolution game to use the 2003-2013 KONAMI logo.
* First Japanese mainline arcade DanceDanceRevolution game to use the 2003-2013 KONAMI logo.
* LIGHT, STANDARD, and HEAVY difficulties have been renamed to BASIC, DIFFICULT, and EXPERT respectively. These names have been intact since in the arcade series.
* STANDARD and HEAVY difficulties have been renamed to DIFFICULT and EXPERT respectively. In addition, LIGHT has been reverted back to BASIC, which was previously used from [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] to [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]]. These names have been intact since in the arcade series.
** BASIC was previously used from [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] to [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]].
** DIFFICULT and EXPERT were previously used in [[CS DDR NA|DanceDanceRevolution CS (America)]] and [[AC DDR USA|DanceDanceRevolution USA]].
** DIFFICULT and EXPERT were previously used in [[CS DDR NA|DanceDanceRevolution CS (America)]] and [[AC DDR USA|DanceDanceRevolution USA]].
* The difficulty panel has been changed, displaying all five difficulties on rows.
* The difficulty panel has been changed, displaying all five difficulties on rows.
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*** BEGINNER difficulty is always dimmed in Double mode, as no songs have BEGINNER charts in Double.
*** BEGINNER difficulty is always dimmed in Double mode, as no songs have BEGINNER charts in Double.
** The panel was previously used in [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]], but without BEGINNER and CHALLENGE levels.
** The panel was previously used in [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]], but without BEGINNER and CHALLENGE levels.
* BEGINNER difficulty no longer uses dancers as assists and background movies are now allowed.
* In the BEGINNER difficulty, background movies are now allowed and it no longer uses dancers as assists.
* First DanceDanceRevolution arcade game with animated backgrounds on the menu screens.
* First DanceDanceRevolution arcade game with animated backgrounds on the menu screens.
* Subtitles for every song are now merged with song titles at the right side.
* Subtitles for every song are now merged with song titles at the right side.
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* First DanceDanceRevolution game since [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]] where NONSTOP courses had only one difficulty selectable. This was reverted in the [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|sequel]].
* First DanceDanceRevolution game since [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]] where NONSTOP courses had only one difficulty selectable. This was reverted in the [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|sequel]].
* First DanceDanceRevolution game to have doors for gameplay transitions since [[AC DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX]].  
* First DanceDanceRevolution game to have doors for gameplay transitions since [[AC DDR 3rd|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX]].  
* Last arcade DanceDanceRevolution release to be called Dancing Stage in European territory due to [[CS DS SuperNOVA2|SuperNOVA 2]] not getting a European arcade release, [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] would later ditch the Dancing Stage name in Europe.
* Last arcade DanceDanceRevolution release to use the name Dancing Stage in European territory due to [[CS DS SuperNOVA2|SuperNOVA 2]] not getting a European arcade release, as [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]] would later ditch the Dancing Stage name in Europe.
* The DDR Extreme folder is absent in Dancing Stage SuperNOVA.
* The DDR EXTREME folder is absent in Dancing Stage SuperNOVA.
* The system background music was composed by [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]].
* The system background music was composed by [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]].
* The color labeling on the Music Select screen has been modified from EXTREME:  
* The color labeling on the Music Select screen has been modified from EXTREME:  
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== ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE ==
== ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE ==
To access the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE, you must pass either Healing-D-Vision or Fascination MAXX as your EXTRA STAGE. You will then start playing CHAOS with the LIFE GAUGE set to RISKY (one Good/Boo/Miss/N.G., and the song ends) with no modifiers possible.
To access the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE, you must pass either Healing-D-Vision or Fascination MAXX as your EXTRA STAGE. You will then start playing CHAOS with the LIFE GAUGE set to RISKY (getting one Good/Almost/Boo/N.G. will end the song) with no modifiers possible.


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