Dance Dance Revolution (Windows game)
| Dancing Karaoke DKara | |
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |
| Publisher(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |
| Series | Dance Dance Revolution |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Music & Exercise |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Dance Dance Revolution | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii |
| Publisher(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii |
| Series | Dance Dance Revolution & Bemani |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Music & Exercise |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Groove Motion DDR | |
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| Developer(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan |
| Publisher(s) | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan |
| Series | Dance Dance Revolution |
| Engine | Custom |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Genre(s) | Music & Exercise |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
To date, two official home versions of Dance Dance Revolution have been released for personal computers, with a third title currently in production. One title, Dancing Karaoke DKara, was released exclusively in Japan in 2001 and the other, Groove Motion DDR was released exclusively in North America in 2008. In contrast, dozens of programs with similar gameplay to Dance Dance Revolution have been released on multiple computer platforms by fans of the series.
Released on January 16, 2001, Dancing Karaoke DKara combined the gameplay of Dance Dance Revolution with Karaoke style singing. Konami had previously released two titles with similar gameplay in the past as very rare arcade machines. The song selection was primarily download driven and features a unique set of music that has not been repeated in any other DDR game. The downloadable songs were sold for ¥150 a song and released in packs of varying size a week or so apart from each other. As of August 9, 2001 the total number of songs available for DKara including the original game and downloadable content was 80, however an undetermined number of songs have been released since then.
An American home version for the PC, simply titled Dance Dance Revolution was released on May 24, 2002. The game used the engine and interface from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix which had also been used by the previous PlayStation DDR game, Dance Dance Revolution Konamix. The game only included Konami original songs.
In the months after the release of Dance Dance Revolution, Konami offered free downloads for the game on the product website. The free downloads consisted of additional dancing character that were displayed during game play. The characters ranged from general styles (Club DJs, trendy outfits) to odd and seasonal styles (Bondage gear, Christmas dresses, Halloween costumes, Robots). The download page displayed blank entries for up and coming downloads. The nature of the new dancers were revealed when the downloads were posted. Dancing characters were released as pairs (Usually a man and a woman when gender even applied), however the final blank entry was a lone dancing character instead of a pair. The final character was a bonus character named Jason, that replaced Guy, a previous downloadable character.
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