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Dance Dance Remote Control
Dance Dance Revolution is great. If you like dancing. If not, it's applications are somewhat limited. Note we say somewhat, though, and not totally, as you can still use it to drive...Windows Media Centre. More »
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Comment by Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: This one time, my friend dared me to use my DDR mat for an non-DDR game so I played Parasite... 8 Responses | Other threads
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konami
Dance Dance Revolution Steps Over To iPhone
Konami has served iPhone gamers Dance Dance Revolution S, a portable version of its fancy footwork rhythm game that trades in frantic legwork and perspiration for lots and lots of touchscreen tapping. More »
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Comment by killah101: Konami is going to make pooloads of money once Japan hears about this. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Cross Promotions
Subway Teams With Konami To Promote Healthy DDR Sales
From now until the end of March, succumbing to that damnable "Five Dollar Foot-Long" jingle could net you some plastic DDR crap and a $10 coupon good towards your next living room-eating dance pad game. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by arniejolt: "Can Healthy Eating bloom on the battlefield?" 5 Responses | Other threads
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dance dance revolution
DDR, The Musical, The Pictures
Back when we brought word of the Dance Dance Revolution musical, we didn't have any pics, just a Photoshop from the fellas at GayGamer. Now we have pictures of the 40 person show — from the opening night nonetheless! More »
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Comment by CyricZ: I can see a DREAM in this play. I can see TOMORROW in this play! We can call... 3 Responses | Other threads
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dancedancerevolution
Konami Launches DDR Community Site
Has it really been 10 years since DanceDanceRevolution two-stepped into the gaming scene? Even more incredulously, has Konami really one 10 years without building a community portal for the series? No matter, as rectification comes now with the announcement of DDROnlineCommunity.com, a community portal where fans of Konami's footloose franchise can gather together in peace and harmony, sharing videos, writing blogs, and sprucing up their personal profiles so they look much better than mine up there. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by CaptLtrl: There's no reason to play DDR, not when you have POP'N MUSICCC!!! (epic) more » | Other threads
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Colbert V Rain: DDR
Colbert is many things, but a graciously loser isn't one of them. After going off on Miyamoto for swiping the top spot in Time's 100 most influential people list (and calling Donkey Kong a game about hate crime), he settles on the person he's rally mad at. No, not himself: RAIN!!! More »
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Comment by isilvalie: Rain has to wear his hair long right now because of his leading role as a ninja in the Wachowski's... more » | Other threads
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ddr
Delicious DDR!
Dance Dance Revolution makes you sweat. Cake makes you fat. This? This looks yummy. Created by blogger Lafemmereaper, this 20cm Dance Dance Revolution cabinet fruitcake (yes!!) is covered in marzipan and fondant icing. More »
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Comment by Bobby Bokista: It's actually not delicious DDR if it's made with fondant. Fondant acts as a layer of disappointment separating you and... more » | Other threads
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fitness
DDR Workout Benchmarked, Found Healthy (Again)
DDR might not still be all the rage with Wii Fit around, but its health benefits are legitimate according to the American Council on Exercise (ACE). We just came across and interesting study from late 2007 testing people ages 12-25 in which ACE calculated that teens burned 5.9 calories per minute on easy, and 6.7 and 8.1 calories on standard and difficult, respectively. For adults, probably because they weigh more, those numbers were even higher. So let's compare DDR to some standard aerobic activities and see how it holds up, shall we? More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by bobtheduck: @antimony: Yeah, that's true, but what you can do is set up your own endless routines or at least long... more » | Other threads
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McDonald's Japan Teaches DDR Exercises
Comment by Omnidum: What the... i think my brain got a little more melted, anyways, you can clearly(ish?) see its fake, but if... more » | Other threads
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arcade
Konami Adds "Jubeat" To Bemani Line-Up
The newest member of the Bemani family—which includes DDR, Guitar Freaks, Pop 'n' Music, et al.—in Japanese arcades is jubeat, a touch-panel game that... well, we're not sure what the hell is going on with this one yet. It's currently on location test in Japan, so we're sure to see how the game behaves in motion soon enough, but it appears that players will have to frantically slap display screens in time to J-pop tunes, competing with others via local or internet connection. That mysterious glowing cube on top of the cabinet? Unsure, but it may simply be for decoration and to increase the obnoxiousness of the seizure inducing lightshow. More on jubeat as we learn about it. More »
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Comment by DMAshura: The game is actually a play on words (as are many things in the Bemani series, like .59...) The... more » | Other threads
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clips
Want To Play Your GBA With A DDR Pad? Of Course You Do
Fulfilling your life long dream of playing Pac-Man on the Game Boy Advance using nothing but your feet is within your grasp. Thanks to the folks at Instructables, who provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to hack together such a contraption, fat kids everywhere will be able to combine their two favorite things: eating (dots) and shedding pounds by frantic shuffling. They call this a "win-win." More »
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Comment by Jason1820: @kaze_neko: Hey guys, well i actually made this device for an art project. We had to find a device and modify... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Animatedexistance: I actually tried playing this game with the guitar hero guitar back in May, albeit only on the demo. ... more » | Other threads
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ddumps
Red Octane Has No Plans For Xbox 360 DDR Pads
With Konami's second DDR game coming to Xbox 360, a lot of us have still been waiting patiently for the announcement of a better Xbox 360 dance pad—you know, a non-plastic version that won't cause us to get permanently injured and subsequently permanently need to lie about the cause of said injury. While MadCatz produces a few better-than-stock pads, you can't find metal pads anywhere. And hardcore DDR players are left unable to really enjoy the newest DDR titles on the 360. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Aresef: I remember I bought an Ignition pad from Red Octane's booth at Otakon a couple years back. Then it... more » | Other threads
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konami
DDR Universe 2 Set List
Do people still play Dance Dance Revolution? I think it's still doing well, but it seems like the hot rhythm games nowadays are Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I know the three could peacefully co-exist, but I suspect they don't. Why is that? More »
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Comment by paranoid310: Ugh, don't get me started on Guitar Hero or Rock Band. Anyone ever heard of Frequency or Amplitude for the... more » | Other threads
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Chocolate Rain Rhythm Game Mash Up
Comment by Bluejuan85: I have Stepmania on my laptop but its been a long time since I used the program. I'll use it... more » | Other threads
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that's why we stink
The EyeToy Creates Real Sweat
After studying 16 participants playing Eyetoy: Kinetic in laboratory circumstances, Dr. Alasdair Thin (yes, that's seriously his name) proclaimed that fake sports can be just as good as real ones:We were interested in measuring the levels of exertion from an exercise physiology point of view and compared the average heart rate that each subject was exercising at to the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) recommended exercise heart rate range. Our findings reveal that playing these video games can provide an effective workout.
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By Mark WilsonComment by samtech: Wii LAST for exercise, does not even make the top 5!!1. GZ Stepper - 600 cal/hour2. EyeToy (Kinetic) - 500... more » | Other threads
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Comment by ninjordan: oh. our exam was 1)Run a mile 2)Step test (step up and down from 2 blocks stacked up as many times... more » | Other threads
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motion sensing
DDR Gets Its Groove On
At a recent health and fitness exhibition in Japan, Konami introduced GROOVE MOTION DDR. It's based off the company's Dance Dance Revolution game, but includes six programs like yoga and martial arts-style exercises. While a DDR-type mat is used, GROOVE MOTION differs in that a motion sensor belt is worn. It calculates individual data like calories counted and "score." This title most likely won't find its way into Japanese arcades, but rather, into Konami's own fitness clubs. Yes, there are Konami fitness clubs — hence the exercise games. Makes sense! More »
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Comment by Dexor: This has actually been around for a while. Last year, Konami Sports Club (very different from Konami of Japan... more » | Other threads
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Comment by quen: Agree, I don't think this will work. It's basically another variant on touch-sensitive controls - you know how those are... more » | Other threads
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excercise
DDR Continues to Invade Schools
The NYTimes Seth Schiesel takes another look at the DDR phenomenon and how it's invading schools nationwide. More »
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Comment by Darthvinder: @Hylian-Hero: Yes. He has moobs. Wait, don't look at him. more » | Other threads
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guilty pleasures
Gaming's Guilty Pleasures
The ever lovin' Faith over at Destructoid has posted a great list of what she considers to be fourteen of gaming's guilty pleasures. It's quite a list and populated, as one might expect, with a lot of cutesy poo games like Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon and the Pokemon Series. Reading over the list, I was mortified that I play almost half the games on it. That is a lot of guilty gaming for one person, although I tend not care so much what people think of my game choices. I mean come on, I have a pink DS with Mario stickers on it. Does it sound like I care? More » -
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Rock Band Videochecks DDR, Guitar Hero
Safe-rock outfit Switchfoot have released a new video for their latest radio friendly jam "Awakening" and it makes some not-so-subtle allusions to rhythm games Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution. Everything is all cardboard covered and stop motion animated, but it's clear what they're trying to get across. Arrested Development fans will be heartbroken to see the talents of Tony "Buster Bluth" Hale go to waste in the video, but Switchfoot lovers will probably enjoy the hell out of it. More »
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Comment by TheJordanator: Apparently bad music is harder to escape than I thought. more » | Other threads
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ddr
DDR For Your Fingers Part II: Electric Boogaloo
DDR finger pads are nothing new and hardly spectacular. John Travolta-looking finger puppets for old hat DDR finger pads, well, that's nothing short of BRILLIANT. More »
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Comment by Speciou5: What was ever wrong with http://www.stepmania ? Though I might get this as a gag gift for some fanatics...... more » | Other threads
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Comment by thejakeman has died of dysentry: @Tepoz: thats so true. and so is a lot of south park stuff. i mean, until family guy mentioned it, and... more » | Other threads
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ddr
DDR Parties On The Wii
We saw this one coming a mile away. DDR enthusiasts around the world are going to have to learn some new moves, now that Konami has announced Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party for the Wii. Using the wiimote and the nunchuk (Kung-Fu Fightin' better damn well be included), Hottest Party goes beyond fancy footwork to include arm movement as well, much like was seen in Wario Ware's dancing level, only more complicated. Music from the past four decades will accompany up to four players dancing in synch, or horribly, horribly out of synch. I except YouTube to be flooded with videos once this little number hits the streets later this year. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Zarian: I hope they include support for SD cards in the game, so we can have custom songs. more » | Other threads
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Comment by LeeShadow: This music video is just bad..Why was this posted again? more » | Other threads
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By Mike FaheyComment by OtakuMan: Hmm, if they did a Snake Meal... then I guess you get the food while YOU are in the box! *Crickets... more » | Other threads
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lego
Lego DDR Dance Off Video
It always fascinates me how long it takes to make one of these stop action videos. The time and care that people put into these clips is truly amazing. More »
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By fdemarcoComment by squigglychicken: ewww. euro-gayness. other than that its awsome. but why did they use the farmboy type figures?? more » | Other threads
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Comment by ArchAngel080: Do you guys think they will make Structural Design for Engineers on the DS? more » | Other threads
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By kotaku.comComment by Mr. Self Destruct: what is that thing behind them? is that a deformed kid or a midget? more » | Other threads
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Comment by coalhalo: "I hate when people complain and moan about what kind of tattoo people get. Especially video game related..." "But the Gears... more » | Other threads
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ddr
Wicki! Wicki! DDR for DJ's
We were turned onto Wicki! Wicki! by Mike, a turntable controlled student project game built on Flash, a gutted optical mouse, and old Technics hardware. From one of the games designers, Patrik Berg: More »
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Comment by FunkyJ: Now what we need is for someone to combine DDR, Guitar Hero, Donkey Konga and Wickiwicki and create the ultimate... more » | Other threads
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Comment by baronvonbeandip: In order to unlock more songs in this game, ya gotta do Stellar Master Mode and buy them in the... more » | Other threads
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Comment by njsykora: This is horrific, I've been to a few DDR:UK events and wherever they go they always engage everyone's interest.... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Bryce: This is why they sued Penny Arcade over that Strawberry Shortcake comic awhile back. If they hadn't then the Strawberry... more » | Other threads
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