Just Dance 2016/Beta Elements

==Graphics==
*Most of the icons for selecting the game modes featured different coaches and had slower transitions when picking a song and selecting a dancer.
*The Ubisoft logo animation movie was different: when the disco ball appeared, the Ubisoft letters still appeared and had different particles to transition to the logo. However, in the final version, the letters disappear.
*Earlier gameplays featured similar Gold Move feedbacks as those from . However, in the final version, a different effect that resembles a firework is used.
*In the Beta menu, the coach of Summer (Fitness Dance) appears in the "Sweat & Playlists" icon instead of the coach of This Is How We Do (Aerobics Version).
**Chiwawa and Uptown Funk were initially featured in the Dance Quest icon instead of Kaboom Pow.
*The World Video Challenge menu had a different design: the icon showed a screenshot from the player’s Autodance instead of the background from the original routine, and its album coach was displayed at the top (similar to the song selection menu).
*Originally, the scoring screen had simpler graphics.
*Originally the scoring system was similar to and as you could see in the E3 demo. players could earn up to 15 Mojocoins, depending on how many people were dancing.https://youtu.be/M-xZ_dXkHGg
*A feature involving Amiibos was planned for the game but was cut before release. Many sound effects and textures related to the feature can be found in the game’s files.
**Unused avatars resembling , and the question block from the Mario series can be found in the files.
**A sound effect from can be found in the files. It is labeled as "ui_quest_unlock_a01".:File:Ui quest unlock a01.ogg
z+yaMaFpwmzCwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==.png|Beta start menu
Menu001.png|Beta menu 1
Menu002.png|Beta menu 2
Menu003.png|Beta menu 3
Bornthiswaychallenge.png|Beta World Challenge look
JUSTDANCEBETAYEAHEFFECT2.png|Beta Gold Move feedback icon
jd2016 beta score screen.png|Beta scoring screen
Just Dance 2016 and 2017 Amiibo Theme
==Game Features==
*In the E3 Master Class, there were some Dance Quests that didn't appear in the final game:
**Twilight Zone
**Worldwide
**Star Light
**Night Club
**Celebrations
***It can also be seen that each Dance Quest was originally going to have four songs playable instead of three.:File:4 song dq proof.png
*An unused Dance Quest avatar can be found in a fankit Ubisoft released; the avatar resembles a pair of blue swimming flippers.http://just-dance.ubi.com/en-GB/news/detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-235148-16&ct=tcm:154-76770-32
**In addition, the gem on the avatar for the Ring Quest was purple instead of light blue.
*The Autodance screen for the game originally didn't have the names for the songs and the artists; instead, in their place, the name for the feature was seen instead.
*In the game files, there is an unused game script saying that exclusive Mashups and avatars can be unlocked by playing each month. However, not all months have an exclusive Mashup.:File:JD16seasonsbeta.PNG
0319.png|Beta Dance Quest avatar
Ring Avatar Beta.png|Beta Ring Quest avatar
Screenshot 2017-01-03-04-02-07.png|Beta AutoDance screen (without song name and artist)
==Songs and Routines==
===All About That Bass===
*According to an unused menu icon found in the servers, Nancy originally had a different design.
*The menu icon was different, as the background was mint green instead of lilac.
*The routine had turquoise pictograms in the preview gameplay recorded at E3 2015, and some beta screenshots show other pictograms, most of which are blue instead of pink. One of these blue pictograms appears in the files.
Aboutthatbass cover beta.png|Beta menu icon with Beta coach
aboutthatbass promo gameplay 3.jpg|Beta gameplay 1
aboutthatbass promo gameplay 4.jpg|Beta gameplay 2
aboutthatbass promo gameplay 5.jpg|Beta gameplay 3 (Different pictogram)
Possiblebeta.PNG|The beta and the final squares next to the ones of Animals
Aboutthatbass beta picto.png|Beta pictogram
===All About That Bass (Flower & Bee Version)===
*In the servers, there is a Beta preview of the Flower & Bee version, showing a totally different background and two shadows behind the coaches to make them look like paper cutouts.
Aboutthatbassalt beta.png|Beta version
===Animals===
*In the E3 demo, the coaches are posing differently in the menu icon: Dualis (P1) has his arms bent 90° and Dualis (P2) is crouching.
**This Beta menu icon can be also found in the servers.
Animals cover beta.png|Beta menu icon
JD2016animalsmenu.png|Beta menu icon in the E3 version of 
animals beta picto 1.png|Beta pictogram 1
animals beta picto 2.png|Beta pictogram 2
animals beta picto 3.png|Beta pictogram 3
===Animals (Beta Extreme Version)===
*The routine originally had a completely different choreography performed by a female coach instead of a male one. Two versions of this beta routine were created, each with a different outfit and minor differences in the choreography, before being ultimately replaced by the final version. 
Animalsalt V1 gameplay.png|Version 1
Animalsalt V2 gameplay.png|Version 2
===Balkan Blast Remix===
*In the files, it is shown that none of the Gold Moves in the routine were originally intended as Gold Moves.
*In some promotional content, the coaches had black sneakers instead of white, while Piggy had a dark green color scheme.
BBR BP5.png|Beta pictogram 1 (not a Gold Move)
BBR BP2.png|Beta pictogram 2 (not a Gold Move)
BBR BP4.png|Beta pictogram 3 (not a Gold Move)
BBR BP3.png|Beta pictogram 4 (not a Gold Move)
BBR BP1.png|Beta pictogram 5 (not a Gold Move)
BalkanBlastP1.png|Beta sneakers color (Red)
BalkanBlastP2.png|Beta sneakers color (Bomb)
BalkanBlastP3.png|Beta sneakers color (Chuck)
BalkanBlastP4.png|Beta color scheme and sneakers color (Piggy)
===Blame===
*The song has a different design from his appearances on the PAL box art. On the box art, his glove is yellow instead of blue, his hair is brown instead of black, his beard is shaped differently, his sunglasses expose his eyes more, his shirt has buttons instead of rhinestones, and his pants are black instead of blue. As of October 2015, the covers were updated to match his in-game design.
*Blame also has 3 Beta pictograms, and Gold Move 2 originally was not a Gold Move.
*In the Beta gameplay, the line "To let her through the door" was written as "Too little to the dawn".
Imagest.jpg|Beta coach on the PAL cover of , next to the Beta coach of Chiwawa
Blame BP 2.png|Beta pictogram 1 (not a Gold Move)
Blame BP 3.png|Beta pictogram 2
Blame BP 4.png|Beta pictogram 3
Blame BP 5.png|Beta pictogram 4
===Born This Way===
*As seen in a rehearsal for the song, Silver was supposed to be performed by Aurélie Sériné. However, in the final game, she is performed by Grace Bolebe.
*The early version of the routine was very different. The coaches had a different color scheme, and the background was much less detailed.
*Eight unused pictograms can be found in the old servers.
*A Community Remix was planned to be made for the song, but it was ultimately scrapped.
bornthisway beta 1.png|Beta version 1
bornthisway beta 2.png|Beta version 2
bornthisway beta pictos 1 2.png|Beta pictograms 1 and 2
bornthisway beta picto 3.png|Beta pictogram 3
bornthisway beta picto 4.png|Beta pictogram 4
bornthisway beta pictos 5 6.png|Beta pictograms 5 and 6
bornthisway beta pictos 7 8.png|Beta pictograms 7 and 8
Just Dance 2016 - Born This Way - Developers' Community Remix|Beta Community Remix
===Chiwawa===
*Inugami has a different look on the PAL cover of the game. Her hair looks somewhat different, her headdress looks less voluminous, her tank top is pink instead of yellow, her glove is more purple than blue, the dog heads on her tank top are less saturated and the left side of her leg is more red than fuchsia.
**However, when the covers were updated, the Beta coach was kept, unlike Blame.
*In a Behind the Scenes video for the routine, Inugami performs a move that is not seen in the final routine.
*At BGS 2015, a Community Remix contest for this song was seen in the menu. However, in the final game, the Community Remix that was included with the game was that for Uptown Funk. 
Imagest.jpg|Beta coach next to the one of Blame in the PAL cover of the game
Chiwawa unused move.gif|Unused move
===Circus (Extreme Version)===
In the menu assets, The Performer’s glove is more green rather than cyan.
Cricus alt.png|Beta glove color
===Cool For The Summer===
*The routine originally had a different coach, a slightly different choreography, and a different background.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5zhM1KSUiM
**The coach is unedited and the background is unfinished, implying that this version was scrapped early in development.
*An unused pictogram for the final routine can be found in the first sprite uploaded to the servers.
Coolos beta nohud gameplay.png|Beta version
Coolos beta picto.png|Beta pictogram (the backwards arrow at the bottom is missing)
===Drop the Mambo===
*Rita Piña was planned to be portrayed by a female but, in the "Behind the Track" interview, Alkis and Veronique stated that they decided to let Mehdi Kerkouche perform the routine after seeing his performance, because he was more energetic.
*The routine has two unused pictograms.
Electromambo beta picto 1.png|Beta pictogram 1
Beta pictogram 8.png|Beta pictogram 2
===Fancy===
*In the earliest files, some placeholder pictograms can be found. They show the coaches with partially greyed out clothes; they are in front of a different background and "FANCY" is written in a different font.
**The files also show two beta pictograms.
Fancy placeholder pictos.png|Placeholder pictograms
fancy beta picto 1.png|Beta pictogram 1
fancy beta picto 2.png|Beta pictogram 2
===Fun===
*A beta and a placeholder pictogram can be found in ’s files.
Fun PP.png|Placeholder pictograms
Fun beta picto.png|Beta pictogram
===Hangover (BaBaBa)===
*The audio intro was shorter at E3 2015.
===Heartbeat Song===
*In the Autodance servers, a video showing the routine with an unfinished background can be found.
Just Dance 2016 - Heartbeat Song - Unfinished Background
===Hey Mama===
*In the E3 version, "nana" was not censored.
*In the preview gameplay, the sampled part from Rosie was covered.
*In some concept art pictures, the coaches had a simpler color scheme, and P1/P3 had a different design.
HeyMamaE3ConceptArts.PNG|Beta coaches concepts
===Hit The Road Jack===
*In the menu icon, cover, and coach selection screen, P2 has a brown glove instead of a magenta one.
Hittheroad coach 2 big.png|Beta P2’s glove color
===I’m An Albatraoz===
*The routine was planned to have a completely different choreography.
**The coach’s appearance was different, too, as her hair was messier and her skirt was bigger.
*In the Autodance servers, there is a video that shows an unfinished version of the routine, without the background and zoom effects.
**Besides, the pictograms were reused from the beta choreography.
*The coachs hat was originally pink instead of light blue. This beta element can be seen on the menu square and promotional material.
**Also, the background was less detailed in its original version.
Just Dance 2016 I'm Albatroz Beta Version 2|Beta routine
Albatraoz beta gameplay.jpg|Beta version
Albatraoz.jpg|Beta hat from the menu icon
Albatraoz beta background 1.png|Beta background 1
Albatraoz beta background 2.png|Beta background 2
Albatraoz beta background 3.png|Beta background 3
Albatraoz beta background 4.png|Beta background 4
===I Gotta Feeling===
*Gold Move 2 was originally not a Gold Move, as seen in the files.
IGF BP1.png|Beta pictogram (not a Gold Move)
===Ievan Polkka===
*In the preview gameplay, the Project DIVA version of the song is used. However, the final game uses the original version.
Ievan Polkka - Gameplay Teaser (FR)|Beta audio
===Kool Kontact===
*The code name was meant to be "KungFu", but it was ultimately changed to "KungFunk" in the final version due to "KungFu" being used for Kung Fu Fighting
Okay.jpg|Beta code name (at the bottom)
===Lights===
*According to an early version found in the Autodance servers, the coach had different colors.
*The routine has two beta pictograms that can be found in the files.
Lights beta pictos.png|Beta pictograms
Just Dance 2016 - Lights (beta coach color scheme)
===No Control===
*The coaches were supposed to have a blue glowing outline instead of a thick paper outline, as seen in a short video leaked on Twitter.
Just Dance 2016 - No Control - Small Part Of BETA - READ DESC!|Beta outline
===Rabiosa===
*Rabiosa had a different background during the verses.
Rbg.jpg|Beta background
Rabiosa-temp 214063.gif|Beta background
===Stadium Flow (Mashup)===
*A webpage for an unused collaboration with Schick was found in the Ubisoft servers.https://just-dance-schick.ubi.com The collaboration was made to redeem the Mashup:File:StadiumFlowMU unused redeemcode.png for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Wii U. However, the collaboration was scrapped, rendering the Mashup a PAL-exclusive map instead.
Jd16-quattro-boxshot.png|Unused box art on a Schick women’s razor
Jd2016 schick webpage 1.png|Screenshot of the unused code redemption page
Jd2016 schick webpage 2.png|List of consoles where the Mashup could have been unlocked
===This Is How We Do===
*In the Autodance servers, an early version of the routine can be found. The background has fewer animations and differently-designed items, and the coaches have an entirely different color scheme consisting of black hair, fuchsia and red pom-poms, and navy blue suits.
**Another early version that is closer to the final one can be found, too. The background has more animations, and the coaches now have purple hair, orange and fuchsia pom-poms, and light blue suits.
Just dance 2016 - this is how we do (even earlier beta)
thisishow beta 1.png|Beta screenshot 1
thisishow beta 2.png|Beta screenshot 2
thisishow beta 3.png|Beta screenshot 3
thisishow beta 4.png|Beta screenshot 4
thisishow beta 5.png|Beta screenshot 5
thisishow beta 6.png|Beta screenshot 6
thisishow beta 7.png|Beta screenshot 7
thisishow beta 8.png|Beta screenshot 8
thisishow beta 9.png|Beta screenshot 9
thisishow beta 10.png|Beta screenshot 10
thisishow beta 11.png|Beta screenshot 11
thisishow beta 12.png|Beta screenshot 12
thisishow beta 13.png|Beta screenshot 13
thisishow beta 14.png|Beta screenshot 14
thisishow beta 15.png|Beta screenshot 15
thisishow beta 16.png|Beta screenshot 16
thisishow beta 17.png|Beta screenshot 17
thisishow beta 18.png|Beta screenshot 18
thisishow beta 19.png|Beta screenshot 19
thisishow beta 20.png|Beta screenshot 20
thisishow beta 21.png|Beta screenshot 21
thisishow beta 22.png|Beta screenshot 22
===Uptown Funk===
*As shown in a Minute video, the lyrics were initially purple instead of pink.https://youtu.be/Ms7XpJsN248?t=86
*In the version shown at E3 2015, the line "Gotta kiss myself" was incorrectly displayed as "Got kiss myself".
*Uptown Funk had a different square in which the background was the city with the bridge shown during the second part of the verses. In the final version, it only shows a light blue house.
Possiblebeta.png|Beta and final square (The second ones from the right)
Uptownfunk beta lyrics color.png|Beta lyrics color
===Want To Want Me===
*The routine has two placeholder pictograms, as well as three beta pictograms, two of which are used in the Mashup of Let’s Groove.
*The menu icon was different in the E3 demo: it only showed a black background with sparkles and two female silhouettes.
*In the files, an unreleased Star Remix/VIP can be found. It features Jason Derulo dancing to the Classic routine.
Wanttowantme beta menu icon.png|Beta menu icon
wanttowantme beta picto 1.png|Beta pictogram 1
wanttowantme beta picto 2.png|Beta pictogram 2
wanttowantme beta picto 3.png|Beta pictogram 3
Wanttowantme placeholder pictos.png|Placeholders
WantToWantMeSR|Unreleased VIP
WantToWantMeSR Cover Generic.jpg|Placeholder square
WantToWantMeSR Cover AlbumCoach.png|Placeholder album coach
Just Dance 2016 - Want to Want Me (Star Remix)
===William Tell Overture===
*The song has a mockup screenshot where the coaches are different.
WilliamTell mockup.png|Mockup screenshot
===You Never Can Tell===
*In the servers, a beta menu icon can be found, where the coaches have a different color scheme that consists of shades of dark brown and red, and the background is simpler.
*Three unused pictograms can be found in the first pictograms sprite uploaded to the new servers.
Younevercan cover beta.png|Beta menu icon
younevercan jd2016 beta pictos 1 2.png|Beta pictograms 1 and 2
younevercan jd2016 beta picto 3.png|Beta pictogram 3
===You’re The One That I Want===
*The Gold Move was originally not intended to be a Gold Move, as proven by a beta pictogram found in the first sprite uploaded to the servers.
youretheone beta picto.png|Beta pictogram (not a Gold Move)
==References==
Category:Beta Elements
Category:Just Dance 2016