Software:Dancing Stage (video game)

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Dancing Stage
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
SeriesDance Dance Revolution
Engine2ndMix (Arcade)
3rdMix (PlayStation)
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation
ReleaseArcade
  • EU: March 9, 1999[1]
  • NA: March 9, 1999
PlayStation
  • NA: March 6, 2001
Genre(s)Music, Exercise
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

Dancing Stage is a music video game, developed by Konami, released in European arcades on March 9, 1999. In North America, the game was released as Dance Dance Revolution on the same date, and it received a PlayStation port on March 6, 2001. It is the first international release of the game. The arcade version features 13 songs, with 11 of these available on the PlayStation port, while Dancing Stage Internet Ranking adds another three exclusive songs to arcades.

Gameplay

The core gameplay involves the player stepping their feet to correspond with the arrows that appear on screen and the beat. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over a set of stationary arrows near the top (referred to as the "guide arrows" or "receptors", officially known as the Step Zone). When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform, and the player is given a judgement for their accuracy of every streaked note.

Music

All versions include the following songs:

  • "AM-3P" by kTz
  • "Boom Boom Dollar" by King Kong & D.Jungle Girls
  • "Brilliant 2U" by Naoki
  • "Brilliant 2U (Orchestra-Groove)" by Naoki
  • "Have You Never Been Mellow" by The Olivia Project
  • "Make It Better" by mitsu-O!
  • "My Fire" by X-Treme
  • "PARANOiA" by 180
  • "Put Your Faith In Me" by UZI-LAY
  • "Put Your Faith In Me (Jazzy Groove)" by UZI-LAY
  • "Trip Machine" by De-Sire

"Butterfly" by Smile.dk and "Make It Better (So-Real Mix)" by mitsu-O! are exclusive to the arcade release.

180, kTz, mitsu-O! and UZI-LAY are pen names for Naoki Maeda. Songs with "Groove" or "Mix" in the title require certain criteria to be unlocked by the player.

Dancing Stage Internet Ranking was released exclusively in Europe. It adds another three licensed covers, credited with the original artists:

  • "It's Like That" (cover of Run–D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins)
  • "Last Thing On My Mind by Step Ahead (cover of Steps)
  • "Uh La La La" by Party All Night (cover of Alexia)
Dance Dance Revolution courses[1][2]
No. Nonstop Songs
1 Simple Mix "Have You Never Been Mellow"
"Boom Boom Dollar"
"El Ritmo Tropical"
"Put Your Faith In Me"
2 Konami Mix "Let Them Move"
"Put Your Faith In Me"
"Keep On Movin'"
"Trip Machine"
3 Club Mix "20,November D.D.R. Version"
"My Fire"
"Drop the Bomb"
"AM-3P"
4 Weird Mix "Smoke"
"Paranoia"
"Get Up'n Move"
"Afronova"
5 Pop Mix "Keep On Movin'"
"Dub I Dub"
"I Believe In Miracles"
"If You Were Here"
6 Party Mix "Have You Never Been Mellow"
"El Ritmo Tropical"
"Make It Better"
"La Senorita"
7 Hard Mix "Put Your Faith In Me (Jazzy Groove)"
"Drop the Bomb"
"Brilliant2U"
"Dynamite Rave"
8 Random Mix ?
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Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings84%[3]
Metacritic90/100[4]

It was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best PlayStation Game" and "Best Music/Rhythm Game" awards, which went to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Frequency, respectively.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neko Neko. "Dance Dance Revolution for Play Station (NTSC U/C)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919135402/http://ddr.sh/info/basic/psuc.html. Retrieved 7 June 2010. 
  2. ↑ Konami. DanceDanceRevolution. PlayStation. Konami. Level/area: Nonstop select screen. 
  3. ↑ "Dance Dance Revolution for PlayStation". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/378204-dance-dance-revolution/index.html. Retrieved 4 October 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Dance Dance Revolution for PlayStation Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/dance-dance-revolution/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation. Retrieved 4 October 2018. 
  5. ↑ GameSpot VG Staff (February 23, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst Video Games of 2001". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020803185618/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/. 
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  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

Logo used until March 2014

MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

On February 13, 2025, Freyholtz stepped down as the site lead to move onto new projects, leaving operations to Tracy Poff, a veteran coder on the site, and Atari staff.[18]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
  18. ↑ "An update on MobyGames leadership". 2025-02-13. https://www.mobygames.com/forum/3/thread/269628/an-update-on-mobygames-leadership/#post-269628. 
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Preceded by
nothing 		Dance Dance Revolution
2001 		Succeeded by
Dance Dance Revolution Konamix



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