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I'm sure you all know what Dance Dance Revolution is, right? The game that copied Friday Night Funkin', of course. Not only is DDR known for it's game engine as one of the most popular rhythm games of all time alongside Parappa the Rapper and Guitar Hero, but it's known for it's amazing songs, like Butterfly, Bumble Bee, Have You Never Been Mellow and Tubthumping! Yes, Tubthumping was in DDR. No, I do not know why. But with so many songs, you couldn't possibly play them all, right? Right? RIGHT?! RI-

I PLAYED EVERY DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION SONG* AND REVIEWED IT

*for the Playstation 1

Also if you want, I've made a DDR Starter Pack if you wanna play these games for yourself.

Dance Dance Revolution (April 10, 1999)

Butterfly Literally my default song cause it's perfect, pretty easy too
Kung Fu Fighting Not my favourite, it was also too slow.
Paranoia Omg I love this song, plus it's the perfect speed (don't tell anyone I failed).
Have You Never Been Mellow When the song is so good you download it to your phone... also very easy.
That's The Way I was very bored through the whole song, I didn't like it.
My Fire I like this song, it's not my favourite, but it's fun to play, plus the tempo was very surprising so that's always good.
Trip Machine I've never actually played this song before, but I liked the pacing cause it wasn't impossible.
Let's Get Down Never knew this existed, but I'm happy I found it. Also, why were there Sonic rings in the background?
Little Bitch Ah, ska. Never got the appeal of songs like these in DDR. But HOW IS THIS MY FIRST S RANK IN THE GAME?
Strictly Business Sounds like it was recorded in a washing machine and it hurt the shit outta my ears...
Make It Better So that's why I never play this song...

Dance Dance Revolution 2nd MIX (August 28 1999)

Let Them Move Straight banger, but I should've played the Another version, cause it was too slow...
Boys Agree with Shishka, better than Butterfly, I don't make the rules.
If You Were Here Marked Marvelous, but very easy... also, indirect Eurobeat.
Make A Jam There's a part in this song that was sampled in H.O.T's Candy and it through me off so hard I stopped playing for a second.
Put Your Faith In Me Can you marry a song?
Smoke 0-3-5 but let's add the Beastie Boys. Don't tell anyone I got an A.
Boom Boom Dollar Holy SHIT. What if I told you this was Dave Rodgers? As in, Deja Vu Dave Rodgers.
Bad Girls So funky I got whiplash from the flashing lights.
El Ritmo Tropical This shit is so catchy I had it stuck in my head the other day when in actuality I think this is my first time actually playing the song...
20 November SS Rank! Was vibing until the lady started moaning...
Dub I Dub This song is the reason Bumble Bee exists. I was in the shop the other day and they started playing this song... but one of those shitty modern remixes. I was so upset. No one is safe.
Tubthumping Listen, I love this song. What the fuck is it doing in DDR?
Get Up'N Move I was vibing way too hard with this one, and it surprised me because I've never played this song before.
Hero Still upset this isn't the Korean Papaya...
Brilliant2U I was so engrossed in the song and gameplay I forgot to comment on things and accidentally got an S Rank.
Make It Better (So-Real Mix) The screaming heads floating in the background perfectly encapsulated how I felt through that whole thing. I also almost lost and I was so happy.
Love Not my favourite, but I didn't hate it and I enjoyed the gameplay.
Stomp To My Beat Loved the anti-drop. It reminded me of Better Off Alone and now I'm wondering why that isn't in this game...
I Believe In Miracles This song + that guy with three eyes + the anime girl = fever dream.
AM-3P Robot Rock but better. That's all, yeah.

Dancing Stage featuring True Kiss Destination (December 09 1999)


(DISCLAIMER: I don't know these people)

Africa I came in expecting to find some cool new Japanese songs, instead I get a shitty remix/cover of Africa by Toto. It really wasn't hard to get SS Rank on this song either.
Precious Moments Is this the song for DDR? I mean it's good, but is it for DDR? I almost fell asleep.
Victim The TV static nearly convinced me this is somehow Lain based.
Over & Over Y'know, better but not great. It was only better because it was a Jungle track.
Can You Dig It Safe to say I cannot.
How Do You Think New Kids on the Block?
Hello Again Maybe this game is easy, cause every time I miss a step the dance gauge depletes so fast...
Pure Mind Maybe they should stick to DnB songs, cause when they don't, the songs sound like empty sub-par first gen Kpop songs.
Responsibility My statement stands. Have these people heard of a bassline?
Celebrate Nite Konami original? But I thought this was a True Kiss Destination game...
Sexy Planet I was gonna say either I'm really good at this or this game is just easy... then I got two steps wrong and I failed? Also, can I get a Konami song without a woman moaning? Please?

Dancing Stage featuring DreamsComeTrue (December 25 1999)


(DISCLAIMER!: I don't know these people either)

Ring!Ring!Ring! That song was so cute! Plus the dance gauge was so much more forgiving.
Lovetide At least their songs aren't empty! They're different, but they know what a bass line is.
The Monster is Coming Offensive? Maybe. Crash Bandicoot? As fuck. Maybe the dance gauge isn't as forgiving cause that was kinda hard, but the way the satrs fell off the dance gauge was kinda cute!
It's So Delicious Whales? What? I'm starting to wonder how old these songs actually are.
Asa Ga Mata Kuru (朝がまた来る) This sounds more recent compared to the previous track. I was vibing, gave me Duvet vibes.
Nante Koi Shitandaro (なんて恋したんだろ) I like how the drums showed up near the end, it was a good song, but then it got even better.
Peace! It was still a good song, but it had the sane emptiness as True Kiss Destination
Go On, Baby! I can't argue there was no bassline, I just think there wasn't a lot going on.
Kessen Wa Kinyoubi (決戦は金曜日) Geddan vibes. Especially the ending.
Snow Dance The Braille in the beginning was so funny. Like they can feel the screen.
Ureshii! Tanoshii! Daisuki! (うれしい ! たのしい ! 大好き !) ぜんぜんうれしい、たのしい、大好き じゃねえ。ねたい。
Haretara Iine (晴れたらいいね) Can we go back to the first songs? They were better, and I didn't have to stare at pigs.
Love Love Love Y'know, sometimes I forget this is DDR, and people use their feet for this shit. It's more like a Greatest Hits album, where the more you listen the more the songs suck.

Dance Dance Revolution 3rd MIX (June 1 2000)

Get Up And Dance In the fashion of funky songs in DDR, slow but jammable. I came back to this to say it sounds like a g.o.d song the more I listen.
Silent Hill Call me a Scrooge, but I hate Christmas....
Upside Down I might be biased with the Eurobeat songs in these games... also how do you roll on the ceiling?
So Many Men Agree...
Do It All Night The way they didn't even subtitle the rap... also, more lady moaning...
The Race I never thought I'd like Captain Jack's tracks, but they're pretty much perfect for this game. The arrow placement was cool too.
Operator I thought it sounded similar to smile.dk, and then they added the "yeah"s and it became Butterfly.
Holiday The Olivia Project but make it Madonna.
Oh Nick Please Not So Quick I was extremely uncomfortable through that whole thing. I feel bad for anyone named Nick.
Keep On Movin' Absolutely NOTHING on Let Them Move, but just as catchy.
If You Can Say Goodbye I'm kinda starting to get sick of these kinda songs in DDR, even if they are pretty unavoidable...
Mr. Wonderful smile.dk comes through again with the bangers.
Wonderful (UKS Mix) You mean that song wasn't in Japanese? Why do I like this so much?
Get Up (Before the Night is Over) I love my shitty early 90s Eurodance so much I got S Rank.
Butterfly (Upswing) Better than the original...? Perhaps...
Dam Dariram I underestimated this song... cause I stopped playing to make this note and there was a GODDAMN EXTRA NOTE AT THE END HOW DARE THEY-
In the Navy 99 (XXL Disaster Remix) No comment, very basic, but it did catch me off guard.
La Señorita If DDR had Livin' La Vida Loca, but this is so much better than Livin' La Vida Loca.
Vol. 4 I think I just like this song cause it has The Prodigy Experience vibes... I'm not complaining, it's in DDR and I couldn't be happier.
Rock Beat I don't even... what was that guy's voice... I'm so confused.
Captain Jack (Grandale Remix) Has anyone ever mentioned that the guy in Captain Jack looks like Ainsley?
End of the Century I'm noticing a pattern with Konami songs, but also, orcestral vocals? That's new.
Flashdance (What A Feeling) I like the original... but I like this more.
Turn Me On (Heavenly) E-Rotic's music is literally just "when you're horny but you wanna dance".
Boom Boom Dollar (K.O.G G3) I need more Speed Eurobeat and it's this track's fault.
Dynamite Rave One of the best Naoki songs! Arguably the most iconic.
Afronova Is this offensive? Or is it a genuinely sick song?
Dead End I'd be lying if I said this song didn't scare me, but I'd also be lying if I said I didn't love it. I think I have a new favourite DDR song.
Paranoia Rebirth I'm grateful that there's so many variations of this track, there's something for everyone.
Gentle Stress (AMD Sexual Mix) This song is like if Paranoia calmed the fuck down.

Dance Dance Revolution featuring Disney's RAVE (September 18 2001 (US))


(I played all songs on Trick Mode, I also played the non-Japanese release)

Mickey Mouse March This song would be so good it would go on to be in ParaPara Paradise. I love Eurobeat Disney so much.
It's A Small World Never did I think I would be jamming to a Eurobeat remix of It's A Small World, but I'm in literal heaven right now.
Macho Duck I love this song so much I made my own ParaPara. I didn't even know this existed before this game.
Zip A Dee Doo Dah This remix makes me forget the movie this song came from!
Mickey Mouse March (Summertime Extended) The same as the other Mickey Mouse March, but just with more arrows.
Chim Chim Cheree My kid self must love me right now... I'm sad I didn't have this as a kid.
D.D.D. We really are just living in a Donald Duck sekai, aren't we?
It's A Small World (Ducking Hardcore Mix) At first I played this game for this song as a joke, but the more I played it and strived for AAAPerfect! Rank on the song, I don't think it's a joke anymore...
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Good old Go Go Girls... ouch my fingers.
Mr. Bassman B Rank for Bassman! Still don't know what this song is doing in this game, but how are tiny baby children supposed to play this fast shit? I guess that's what DDR Disney for the N64 is for.
Are You Ready (Do the Bus Stop) I have no idea why I hate this song so much, there's nothing wrong with it. But everytime I play it I wanna die I hate it so much.
Night of Fire The most iconic and well-recognised Eurobeat song ever made, it's perfect to put in a dance game like DDR! What DDR game? Dancing Stage Disney Mix, where the DJs are fucking Hewey, Dewey and Louie. I'm not complaining since I can't play ParaPara Paradise.
Fire I have never heard a more epic song. What's this gotta do with Disney again? Too much fire.
Let's Twist Again I'm gonna make a playlist called "Songs That Shouldn't've Been In DDR But They Work Anyway".
B4U I like to call this song Beautiful2U part 2.
Higher I find it funny that Japanese versions of this game didn't get any Konami Originals and they only got these songs in 4thMIX, meanwhile they had to fill the gaps with songs like the Macarena. One of the most beautiful Naoki Maeda songs and they put Pluto shaking his ass in the background.
Let the beat hit em! I don't know why a banger of a song like this is in DDR Disney Mix, but I'm suddenly glad this was my first DDR game.
Midnite Blaze This song is evil for making the first arrows be superfast arrows.. I mean I still got AAA, but still, it's evil.
My Summer Love I'm not gonna say anything except "Papaya - Listen to my Word". I actually went and checked if some of these songs were bought by old KPop groups just cause they sound like it.
Share My Love Man, I can't wait to play 4thMIX and skip all these songs. But I like this cause even the hardest is so easy.

Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX (March 15 2001)

Hypnotic Crisis I don't like guitars.. but that guitar was sick.
Furuhata's Theme It's like I was raving and being inspired at the same time.
Follow the Sun (90 in the Shade Mix) I like that all Speed songs in this game get me hyped enough to almost get an A Rank, which is pretty impossible in this game.
Burnin' the Floor DDR is Naoki. Naoki is DDR. They are one in the same. Naoki songs are the one's I most look forward to in DDR, and I was not disappointed.
Boys (Euro Mix) What's Better than Boys by smile.dk? A Eurobeat remix of Boys by smile.dk, that's what.
Dream A Dream I didn't expect a Bass remix of In the Hall of the Mountain King, and I also didn't expect to like it.
In the Heat of the Night Finally, an E-Rotic song that doesn't make me wanna die inside! The piano makes me think of something Robert Miles would do.
Bumble Bee Another song I would like to marry because it's perfect. I played this song on Trick because I thought Basic would be too slow, but Trick was STILL too slow.
Have You Never Been Mellow (MM Groovin Mix) *raves sadly* I also played this one on Trick... WHERE'S THE TRICK?
Gimme Gimme Gimme Remember when I said there's an E-Rotic that doesn't make me wanna die inside? Jinxed it.
Gotcha (Theme From Starsky & Hutch) As funky as that was, I would like to fall asleep now.
Eat You Up Listen, if I can't have Eurobeat songs in DDR, 80s synthpop is fine too.
Hero (KCP Discotique Remix) The random potatoes and peppers in the background comforted me through the shitty disco.
1.2.3.4.007 Did it on Trick. Fell asleep. But I was vibing along with the lil' Lego dudes in the background.
Baby Baby Gimme Your Love I'm a sucker for pop diva RnB belting.
Pink Dinosaur Barney? It's absolutely adorable watching Akira of all characters dance to this. This guy, in his formal suit, dancing to "dino dino doododoododoodoo".
Young Forever These songs are all starting to sound the same... maybe I should start basing it on the arrows. They sucked too.
Kick the Can Bus Stop coming through to embarass me yet again with another shitty remix. You sure that isn't the Beastie Boys?
Shake Your Booty I have no problem with KC and the Sunshine Band, but what.
Never Gonna Make (Factory Dance Team Mix) Maybe it's just because I'm on Basic, but I can't take how slow these are. Maybe let me bump up the speed for the rest of these...
Only You [Trick] That song was super cute and peppy! Too bad it was STILL TOO SLOW DOES TRICK MEAN NOTHING TO YOU-
Night in Motion [Trick] The tempo was better! It sounded like a mix of Technotronic and The Prodigy and I kinda fell in love with it.
Synchronized Love (Red Monster Hyper Mix) [Trick] I complained before about there not being enough Eurobeat songs in the DDR games... I suppose I was wrong.
Orion.78 (AMeuro Mix) [Trick] That was so hype for no reason. Too many ducks!
One Two (Little Bitch) [Trick] Nothing to do with Little Bitch, but very bri'ish so that's good. MC sounded like Maxim.
Shooting Star [Trick] The tempo was so good on this one! No wonder I got an A.
Saint Goes Marching (Remix) [Trick] Return of the Lego people! The tempo change caught me off-guard, but it was cool and different!
Music [Trick] Why was the photo in the background just a random map of somewhere?
The 7 Jump [Trick] More ducks! Featuring fish! Also, don't you think it's a little counter-productive that they put a song about a dance... in a game where you have to dance something else?
Walkie Talkie [Trick] King Kong is back! I love italo disco, you guys.
It Only Takes A Minute (Extended ReMix) [Trick] I literally forgot to look at things to take note of because I was still thinking about the previous song. That being said, maybe this isn't as memorable as it should be.
Trip Machine Climax [Trick] This reminds me of something Squarepusher would make or those Newgrounds animations from the early 2000s.
Xanadu [Trick] Happy that The Olivia Project came back for a more iconic Olivia Newton-John song.
Love Again Tonight (For Melissa Mix) [Trick] It sounds almost exactly like Dynamite Rave. The chorus anyway.

Dancing Stage Euromix (June 1 2001)

So Good I have never felt pure pain like playing this song in this game. Where was the Trick again? Oh sorry, it's not Trick in Europe, it's Standard.
Word Up! I know it came out after this game did, but this could've been KoRn.
More Than This '99 They didn't even bother to cut the songs properly! What to heckie
Video Killed the Radio Star I changed to Difficult cause the songs were so boring, but that wasn't hard at all!
(Mucho Mambo) Sway No part of me gets why this needs to be a Latin inspired remix. You know what's harder than this? My dictionary.
I Will Survive I just remembered why I don't play Dancing Stage.
Magic Alec presents Resonance A Universal licensed song that sounds like it fits in DDR, properly cut, and relatively challenging? It's gonna snow.
Rushing This and the previous song are the only songs that sound like they belong here, aside from the other Konami registered ones. Poor Europeans, they're so mislead.

Dance Dance Revolution 5thMIX (September 20 2001)

Remember You Still don't get what ballads are doing in DDR! I'm coming to rave, not to cry.
Odoru Ponpokolin (おどるポンポコリン) Now we're getting the good songs! Although why is the song title Japanese if the song isn't? Plus Captain Jack?
17 Sai (17才) Doesn't have that same flair as Bumble Bee, but it's not an awful alterantive.
Dancing All Alone I don't like how this dumb (very cool) song hit me in the feels.
Oops! I Did It Again (Fired Up MIX) I like the idea of a long version, it didn't feel that long, plus I had a great time.
Swing It I'm gonna need some tequila after this...
Test My Best (before playing)Please don't be over-sexual... (after playing)It was going so well! Then she just couldn't hold herself back, huh?
Right Now I find it funny that no Atomic Kitten songs made any appearnce until now... not even in Euromix.
The Twist (Double Pump MIX) I want the version from Disney's Rave back, not this thing sung by lonely mirror guy from asdfmovie.
Be Together Love together! Love together! we're living on the floor!
Against All Odds (Definitive MIX) I zoned out while playing this song.. maybe the song was that good!
Movin' On (Extended Moon Mix) This song sounds so familiar, but I don't know from where...
Romance no Kamisama (ロマンスの神様) I got so into the Eurobeat I surprised myself with a AA Rank!
Never Ending Story My childhood is happy with this remix. The arrow placement was so confusing and somehow I still got a B.
Healing Vision BPM 49 to 196... this can't be good. THAT WAS THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE, the BPM changed so fast! This song is the reason I don't put the controller down until it says Cleared.
Hot Limit (Long Ver.) I complained about the lack of Eurobeat songs in DDR before... but this song, plus it's long version, PLUS I got AA? Where has 5th MIX been all my life?
My Generation I find it funny that I'm playing on Diet Mode so I can play multiple songs consecutively, yet I'm sitting on my ass with a controller in my hands.
Moonlight Shadow (Vocal Version) I'm really craving a bit of a challenge after Healing Vision, and this ain't it.
Dynamite Rave (Long Ver.) I really love 5th MIX.
Dive I REALLY really love 5th MIX.
Broken My Heart What I've realised through playing all these DDR games is that Naoki Maeda can't really make a bad song.
Matsuri Japan (祭JAPAN) I think it's cool they took a traditional song and made it for DDR. This song is pretty hard because sometimes the arrows don't exactly match up with the beat which makes it very confusing.
Still In My Heart This could make a killer ending song for something.
Ecstasy I wasn't really feeling the song, but they did something really cool with the stops, that was fun.
Tribal Dance (Almighty Mix) I'm loving the addition of 2Unlimited in DDR. Something they should've donw from the beginning.
No Limit (RM Remix) The arrow placement was so confusing, I was getting dizzy. Sick song though.
Afronova Primeval This is one of those DDR songs that you only perfect after practicing several times... my hands hurt, imagine my feet.
INSERTiON The new generation of Paranoia! The fluctuating BPM made it fun to play, a challenge.
Can't Stop Fallin' In Love (Speed Mix) Speed mixes always make the songs more interesting, but they also hurt my hands more.
Paranoia Eternal For some reason it made me so sad, it's like this song marked the end of an era. Paranoia will always be with us.
The Centre of the Heart (Stonebridge Club Mix) Why is the Trick easier than the Basic? You'd think it's a trap, but no.
Nori Nori Nori I'm convinced this song is an advertisement for Parapara Paradise.