DanceDanceRevolution (arcade video game)

Dance Dance Revolution was the first game in a series of Dance Dance Revolution titles. The arcade edition was released on November 21st, 1998 in Japan. A Japanese console version was subsequently released on April 10th, 1999.
= General Information =
* First DanceDanceRevolution game to be released.
* Unlike later DanceDanceRevolution games, players were penalized for hitting panels when no arrows were scrolling up.
* The arrow skin was "FLAT", meaning all arrows were the same color regardless of beat.
* First mix to introduce several elements that later became staple parts of the series, including Dancemania licenses and DanceDanceRevolution characters.
* Total number of songs: 11
=New Songs=
The soundtrack for DanceDanceRevolution included 11 new songs.
===License Music===
* BUTTERFLY / SMILE.dk
* HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW / OLIVIA PROJECT
* KUNG FU FIGHTING / BUS STOP feat. Carl Douglas
* LET'S GET DOWN / JT PLAYAZ
* LITTLE BITCH/ The Specials
* MY FIRE (UKS Remix) / X-TREME
* STRICTLY BUSINESS / MANTRONIK vs. EPMD
* THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) / K.C. & The Sunshine Band
===Konami Originals===
*MAKE IT BETTER / MITSU-O!
*PARANOiA / 180
*TRIP MACHINE / DE-SIRE
== Trivia ==
* This game marked the Bemani debut of Naoki Maeda, who wrote all the new songs in the arcade Dance Dance Revolution games until MAX2.
* Although not 'officially' released until November 21st, the date November 20th later became known as the "birthdate" of DDR.
* The game spawned some of the most popular songs in the series, despite having only 11 in total. Staple DDR songs from this mix include BUTTERFLY, PARANOiA, and TRIP MACHINE.