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The logo for Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX made for StepMania
Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX, or DDR 2nd Mix, is the second game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by Konami on January 19, 1999. Although only officially released in Japan, units exist worldwide. It has a total of 39 songs: all eleven from the original Dance Dance Revolution arcade game and 28 all-new songs.
The interface to DDR 2nd Mix is the same as the previous versions: you rotate a jukebox-like menu of CD's which represent the available songs. You could modify how the arrow arrangement and how they appear on the screen with various step codes when you selected a song. You also have to use step codes to change difficulties from Basic to Another or Maniac, just like in DDR 1st Mix.
How To Play
The general premise of DDR 2rd Mix is the same as before. One player can play using one dance pad (Single play style), Two players can play using one dance pad each (Versus play style), or One player can play using both dance pads (Double play style).
A player must step to the beat, matching the beat to the arrows presented to them on screen by stepping on arrows on a metal-and-plexiglass dance stage. Depending on the timing of each step, the step is scored "PERFECT," "GREAT," "GOOD," "BOO" or "MISS." A health bar is on the screen, and starts half-way at the beginning of the routine. PERFECT and GREAT steps increase the health bar until it is full. BOO and MISS steps diminish it. GOOD steps have no effect either way. If a player accumulates too many BOOs or MISSes in rapid succession, and the health bar fully diminishes, then they fail the song and the game ends.
A player may play anywhere from three to seven songs (not including extra stages), depending on how many the arcade owner sets the machine to play each game. At the end of each song, the player sees their accumulated points, bonus points, and how many of each kind of step they stepped. They also get a letter grade, ranging from E (only seen in two player modes when one player fails but the other passes) to SS (all steps PERFECT), solely determined by the kind of steps they make. At the end of the game, they get a cumulative score based on the last three songs they played.
The scoring system is unchanged from previous versions of Dance Dance Revolution.
Dancing Characters
Just like DDR 1st Mix, 3D-rendered dancing characters appear in the background of each song. You have to use a step code as you first press START when you insert your coins to select a character.
Other Versions of 2nd Mix
DDR 2nd Mix Link Version
DDR 2nd Mix Link Version is identical to DDR 2nd Mix, but includes a memory slot for a player to insert a PlayStation memory module with Link Data from the home version of Dance Dance Revolution. This allows a player to play customized steps and save their best scores. It was released in arcades on April 21, 1999.
DDR 2nd Mix with Beatmania IIDX Substream Club Version 1
DDR 2nd Mix with Beatmania IIDX Substream Club Version 1, also referred to simply as DDR Club Version 1, was also released on April 21, 1999. It featured several songs taken from the Beatmania IIDX.
DDR 2nd Mix with Beatmania IIDX Substream Club Version 2
DDR 2nd Mix Club Version 2 had even more songs on it, and was released on July 27, 1999.
Home Versions
Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMIX, the home version of DDR 2nd Mix, was released in Japan on August 26, 1999, for the Sony PlayStation (or PSone) video game console. It included 34 songs, seven of which were hidden and unlockable. Four of the songs were previews of the next arcade version, DDR 3rd Mix.
DDR 2nd ReMix Append Club Version vol. 1 and DDR 2nd ReMix Append Club Version vol. 2 were both released in Japan for PSone in 1999 as well. Each matched the lineups of their respective arcade version.
On February 17, 2000, Konami released a version of Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMIX for the Sega Dreamcast console. It featured 43 songs, seven of which were hidden and unlockable. The song list included seven songs from DDR 3rd Mix.
On April 27, 2000, Konami released DDR CLUB VERSION for the Sega Dreamcast as well. They took advantage of the larger media format for Dreamcast and consolidated the two DDR 2nd Mix Club Versions into one game.
A few of the songs in DDR 2nd MIX were included in the U.S. version of Dance Dance Revolution (2001) for the Sony PlayStation.
Soundtrack
The Original Soundtrack for DDR 2nd Mix was produced by Toshiba-EMI under their Dancemania dance music brand. It featured 32 of the songs in the game. It was released on April 28, 1999.
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