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| Dance Dance Revolution | |
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| Genre(s) | Music, Exercise |
| Developer(s) | Konami, Bemani |
| Publisher(s) | Konami, Nintendo, Disney Interactive Studios, Keen, Betson |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Bemani Pocket Dreamcast DVD game Game Boy Color GameCube iOS Microsoft Windows Mobile game Android Nintendo 64 PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 TV game Wii Xbox Xbox 360 |
| First release | Dance Dance Revolution November 18, 1998[1] |
| Latest release | Dance Dance Revolution World June 12, 2024 |
| Spin-offs | Dance Dance Revolution Solo |
Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション, Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon) (DDR) is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance genre in video games. Players stand on a "dance platform" or stage and hit colored arrows laid out in a cross with their feet to musical and visual cues. Players are judged by how well they time their dance to the patterns presented to them and are allowed to choose more music to play to if they receive a passing score.
Dance Dance Revolution has been met with critical acclaim for its originality and stamina in the video game market, as well as popularizing the use of videogames as a medium for fitness and exercise. There have been dozens of arcade-based releases across several countries and hundreds of home video game console releases, promoting a music library of original songs produced by Konami's in-house artists and an eclectic set of licensed music from many different genres. The game is also known for its passionate fanbase, as well as its growing competitive tournament scene. The DDR series has also inspired similar games such as Pump it Up by Andamiro and In the Groove by Roxor Games.
The series' current arcade version is Dance Dance Revolution World, released on June 12, 2024.
- ^ 業務用ダンスシミュレーションゲーム「Dance Dance Revolution」発売 [Commercial dance simulation game "Dance Dance Revolution" to release]. Konami. September 11, 1998. Archived from the original on July 10, 2001. Retrieved August 8, 2024.