Elderly Gaming Couple Is Still An Inspiration
Back in 2012, an elderly couple appeared on Japanese TV, showing off their DDR skills. It’s 2018, and the two are still tearing up their local arcade.
Speedrunner Beats Every Cuphead Boss Using DDR Pads
Why fight demonic animations with a mouse and keyboard or game controller when you can just dance all those troubles away instead?
Dude Is Beating Bloodborne With A Dance Mat
Here is ATwerkingYoshi beating Bloodborne’s Cleric Beast using not a controller, but a dance mat.
Finland Out-Dances Russia, Great Britain At In The Groove World Cup
Markus “Hippaheikki” Kokkonen just secured a second first-place finish in this year’s In The Groove World Cup. The Finnish dance gamer is a well-known champion in Europe’s In The Groove scene, having placed first in the Doubles tournament at last year’s EuroCup. He scored first in yesterday’s Doubles tournament at the…
Tournament Trolls Competitors By Making Them Dance To Smash Mouth
Dance Dance Revolution and its many copycats (Pump It Up, In the Groove, etc) already feel like a blast from the past. So why not lean into that? Tournament organizers at Rumble in the Prairie 9 yesterday decided to re-live 1999 and troll their competitors in the process.
American Takes First Place At DDR World Championship
Chris “iamchris4life” Chike was one of a handful of Americans invited to Japan to compete in the DDR World Championship. It was the first time players from the States had ever been asked to attend, and Chike wasted no time in winning the whole thing.
Konami Is Pulling 31 Mobile Gaming Apps in Japan
Today, health club company Konami announced that it will be removing thirty-one iOS gaming apps on September 10.
How I Lost Weight Watching Anime
A little less than a year ago, I wrote about my success losing weight by spending an hour each morning playing Dance Dance Revolution. However, after nearly a year of this regime, I grew bored and felt the need for a change—so I decided to try watching anime on an exercise bike instead.
Sandy Hook Killer's Video Gaming Obsession: Not What You'd Expect
If Adam Lanza—the shooter responsible for last year's Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre—had a video gaming obsession, it appears to be Dance Dance Revolution, according to a comprehensive final report the state of Connecticut released today about the mass killing.
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Diet Diet Revolution: How I Lost Weight Playing a Video Game
Growing up, I was a very thin kid. Thanks to an amazingly high metabolism, I could eat anything I wanted, as much as I wanted and never gain weight.
In This Japanese Love Hotel, There's an Effing DDR Arcade Machine
"Love hotels" are Japan's equivalent of the "no-tell motel". Rooms are available by the hour, and the hotels cater to people having sex, whether that's renting costumes, selling sex toys, or streaming adult videos.
The Newest Dance Dance Revolution is All Past Editions in One
This past weekend at the JAEPO arcade game expo in Tokyo, Konami showed off Dance Dance Revolution, the latest arcade iteration in the Dance Dance Revolution franchise. The return to the core name makes sense because Dance Dance Revolution will have nearly every song from all 13 major arcade releases in one machine.
Playing Dance Dance Revolution on Your iPhone Isn't Exactly Dancing, Now Is It?
I'm all about seeing my favorite franchises represented in the mobile gaming space, but Dance Dance Revolution seems like a series best left to controllers that won't shatter if you stomp on them. Maybe Dance Dance Revolution: Dance Wars will prove me wrong.
Watch This Elderly Japanese Couple Tear Up DDR
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Akiyama. Now 72 and 68, they first appeared on Japanese television two years ago to show off their love for DanceDanceRevolution.
In This Hilarious Dystopian Future, Gang Wars Are Fought With Dance Dance Revolution
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Man Plays Dance Dance Revolution For Over 16 Hours, Lives To Tell the Tale
While most people spent yesterday sleeping off food hangovers and trying not to do any real work, 17 year old Alexander Skudlarek from Rochester, Minnesota was getting letters from the Guinness Book of World Records confirming he now has the title for "longest video games marathon playing Dance Dance Revolution".
Drafthouse Films Picks Up The FP, Brings Futuristic DDR Fighting To The Masses
Dance dancing has never been so deadly. The FP is a film about a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world in which gang settle scores through Dance Dance Revolution-like gaming.
The FP Is A Perfectly Bizarre Blend Of The Warriors And Dance Dance Revolution
One part futuristic gang movie, one part tribute to Konami's hot-stepping rhythm game Dance Dance Revolution, The FP is a movie that's goofy and gritty enough to make it a must-see.
Can Video Games Keep Your Children Physically Fit?
Can exergaming really take the place of going for a brisk walk or doing a few laps in the pool? A study out of Brigham Young University finds that certain video games do count as legitimate exercise for kids.
