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more about #dancedancerevolution bobtheduck in Korea: Ok... I'm a bit iffy on Wii bowling... It's one movement about once a minute...Real bowlers aren't exactly the image of fit that you'd expect from pro... more » Twik63: A 5 minute jog would be more exercise then this....... I spend my fair share of time infront of a TV/Monitor, but no one should look to video games fo... more » Official.Jab: It's hard to imagine a few rounds of Wii Boxing a day having and effect on your health, but if the science men say so. more » Billkwando: I see Gawker shat on itself & ate all the posts again. more » dancemonkey: I grew up in Monterey and every weekend I would walk, WALK, to Cannery Row. There in the same building as the carousel (gone, sold) was a huge arcade.... more » saulpimpson: Thank you Brian! more » LucasReis: God I miss the arcades. Arcades were places made of dreams... ok, maybe I´ve gone too far, but yeah, to me they were made of pure fucking awesomeness! more » bjarnia: Could the reason for all of the arcades dying be the ridiculous prices they charge these days? Some games are $1 a pop. I think not. more » UltimateRuiner: Great article. I brings back so many memories, mostly of summers or the early 90's. Arcades were littered with Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, NBA J... more » snowlock: when isn't it the best part? sure i'm in the minority, but i don't like heat. or sand. or disrobing in public. more » [Medic]iEro-Sennin: Unfortunately there are no arcades in Germany. And AFAIK there never have been any(where I live, anyway). I feel like a Muslim who's never been to Mekka. more » KillerBee: I could spend hours and hours in a place like that. more » Michael Dukakis: I'm going to admit it now... I never played a game in an arcade. more » EnigmaNemesis: I can NOT argue with that! I used to love the beech arcades. more » Tenshigure: As a kid, I used to set my clock 17 minutes fast on my bedside table. Why 17 minutes? Because in the amount of time for me to figure out how what time... more » Billkwando: *ensuring* My kingdom for a 30 second edit window. more » Billkwando: I was hoping you had to "dance" out a particular pattern with your fingers to shut it off, enduring your wakefulness............. Too bad. more » n00b_pwner: How do you play it? There are no arrows on the screen! more » ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: Add a blaring alarm instead of music (so that I actually wake up in the first place), and I'd actually find this useful. Normal alarm clocks just don'... more » Neo Deus: Actually, I would think that this would be one of the worst things a DDR fan could get, assuming they actually enjoy the music. Whatever song they pla... more » -
#study
Study Touts Calorie-Burn Benefits of Exergaming
A study published online by the journal Pediatrics finds that exergaming -in this case DDR and Wii Sports' bowling and boxing - provide as much or more activity than a brisk or intense walking pace. More » -
#videogamesummer
When The Best Part of The Beach Is The Arcade
What do you think of when you imagine going to the beach on a hot summer day? Sunblock, towels, bikinis maybe? Not me. I think about Galaga. More » -
#ddr
Get Your Fingers Sweaty With A DDR Alarm Clock
This thing is wrong on so many levels. Your fingers shouldn't have to work at 6:30am. J-pop should never be played at 6:30am. And there is nothing "perfect" about being woken up by an alarm clock. More » -
#politics
Nation Should Invest In Video Games, Says Study
The Joan Ganz Clooney Center at Sesame Workshop released a study today that names video games as an untapped federal resource for change in America's youth. More » -
#feature
All That Jazz: Video Game Musicals
Last month, Phoenix Wright came to life on stage in Japan courtesy of the all-female musical theater group, Takarazuka Revue. It was bright, it was catchy, it sold like hotcakes — and it was downright uncanny. More » -
#ddr
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 » -
#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 » -
#crosspromotions
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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#iphone
Konami Also Bringing Silent Hill, DDR & Frogger To The iPhone
Metal Gear isn't the only Konami cash-cow that can make the jump to the iPhone. It's been announced tonight that two further Konami franchises - Silent Hill and DDR - will be joining it. More » -
#dancedancerevolution
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 » -
#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 » -
#torturedevices
Atari Puffer: The Wii Fit of 1982
Tucked into Boing Boing's look at the timeline of fitness gaming controls is something called the "Atari Puffer." It went unreleased because of the video game crash, but it sounds like, well, a blocky game representation of off-camera work in the porn industry. It actually was some kind of exercise bike you plugged into the 2600. More »
