Just Dance (video game)/Beta Elements

This article lists the known Beta elements of .
==Name==
*The game was originally meant to be called “We Dance”, as stated in the name of some folders in the game archives.https://youtu.be/57YzzWW6ir0?t=23
==Mechanics==
*The Wii Nunchuk was originally going to be used for scoring, but the feature was scrapped because the wire between the Nunchuk and the Wii Remote was too short.https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-talks-about-the-secret-development-of-just-dance/1100-6415332/
*The Wii balance board was originally going to be supported and used as another way of tracking, but the feature was scrapped for unknown reasons.
*There was originally going to be a Microphone Mode in the game, but the feature was scrapped for unknown reasons.thumb|Proof of scrapped "Microphone Mode"
*The backgrounds were originally going to be animated with the Flash engine, but Ubisoft ultimately decided to use the Jade engine for the backgrounds instead.thumb
==Graphics and Interface==
*There are two early versions of the PAL boxart.
**One version features a black background, the game title in white with a golden shadow, and the beta coach for Fame with golden silhouettes around her arms and a small reflection underneath her feet. The tracklist is depicted in a yellow circular sticker with diagonal reflections and the PEGI rating is 12 instead of 3.https://archivo.revogamers.net/pantalla/1262/14359-1-1.html
**Another version features a black background, the game title in white with a pink box around it, the coaches for Pump Up the Jam and Groove Is in the Heart alongside the beta coach of Fame above the title with silhouettes around their limbs and a small reflection underneath their feet, and three real people holding Wii Remotes and imitating the dancers' movements.
**Another version features a white background featureing the bodies of three people dancing with the logo on top with a translucent red line behind it.
*The scoring system was less detailed.
*An early version of the pictograms can be seen in several promotional gameplay pictures. Their torsos were originally larger than their head and limbs, they had no outline, and they were translucent with a harder shadow.
*The coaches' faces were originally much more visible than they are in the final game.
*There was originally a "PERFECT" feedback rating, but it was removed. The "PERFECT" feedback would later replace the "GREAT" feedback in the following game.
*Lyrics originally had a fading effect between each line, were centered, and had a slight glow (as opposed to the final build, where they are aligned to the left, having no fading or glow).
*The score gauges had sketch-like accents on their edges.
*The avatars were originally more colorful and had black outlines instead of white ones.
*Originally, the game used a different font.
*The following differences can be seen between the early build shown at both PAX 2009 and Gamescom 2009 and the final version:https://youtu.be/N0pRHPJNKpUhttps://youtu.be/1pAQQzoeSB8
**The menu had a different background, consisting of an oval purple gradient on a black canvas and differently-designed curves.
**Each of the routine icons had the coach of the song in a dark grey background rather than their own backgrounds like in the final version.
**The transition between squares in the song selection menu was different.
**The avatar selection menu had more decorations, different-looking rectangles and a white line above the "Short version" and "Full version" options. A while line appeared under "Short version" or "Full version" when selected.
**The screen that is displayed before starting a routine is different. It is written in all capital letters, the first sentence reads "CHECK YOUR LOGO" instead of "check your icon", and the second sentence reads "PRESS [A] WHEN READY !" instead of "When you're Ready, press [A]".
**The song banner is more spread out than it is in the final version, with the pattern barely reaching the text.
**"X" and "OK" were slightly different, with "X" being red with a black outline and "OK" being white with a black outline instead of the player’s color.
**In the score screen, some items looked different and the players’ avatars were displayed along with their respective score rectangle; additionally, in the banner that displayed the amount of "GREAT", "OK", and "X" ratings, said icons were replaced by normal text (e.g. the word "Great" appeared instead of the "GREAT" icon), and each one was separated by a blank space.
**The score screen is structured differently. It has three sections: "Performance", which displays the percent of moves not missed, "Combo", which is the same as the "Max Combo" section in the final game, and two rows named "Perfect" and "OK" that show the percentages of "GREAT" and "OK" feedback ratings respectively. There is no section indicating the number of "X" ratings received. All the labels are in the same font as the other text instead of being in the feedback font. The icons have white rectangles behind them and there is a white pattern behind the song title that is not present in the final game. 
***Even though the score screen displays the amount of "Perfect" ratings, there is no "Perfect" feedback in this build, only "GREAT." 
Jd1 beta pal boxart.jpg|Beta PAL boxart
Jd1 beta pal boxart 2.jpeg|Beta PAL boxarthttps://www.mightyape.com.au/product/just-dance-wii/3603075
Justdance3rdbetacover.jpg|Beta PAL boxart
Jd1 beta mainmenu.webp|Beta design of the main menu
Jd1 beta menu.png|Beta design of the song selection menu
Jd1 beta picto.png|Beta pictogram seen in several promotional gameplay pictures
Jd1 beta perfect.jpeg|Beta "PERFECT" feedback 1
Jd1 beta perfect 1.png|Beta "PERFECT" feedback 2
Jd1 beta ok.jpeg|Beta "OK" feedback
Jd1 beta x.jpeg|Beta "X" feedback
Surfinbird promo gameplay.png|Beta avatars and Beta GUI, including an early design for the "PERFECT" feedback icon
Pump up the jam beta.jpg|Beta lyrics design
PAX 2009 - Just Dance Competition|PAX 2009 gameplay
Just Dance - Gamescom 2009 (Wii)|Gamescom 2009 gameplay
Jd1 beta songmenu.png|Beta song selection screen
Jd1 beta load.png|Beta loading screen
Jd1 beta avamenu.png|Beta avatar selection screen
Jd1 beta ready.png|Beta preparation screen
Jd1 beta songbanner.png|Beta song banner (on the bottom left)
Jd1 beta score 1.png|Beta score screen 1
==Songs and Routines==
===Unused code names===
*Coding for routines labelled as "Test Fabrice":File:TestFabrice Perf Proof.webp and "FeelGood":File:FeelGood Perf Proof.webp can be found in the game files.
===Unused Backgrounds===
*Three unused backgrounds can be seen in the game files.
**One features a concrete wall with a painted bullseye and two posters next to each other. A panel of 28 off-white squares appears to the left, with the graffiti from U Can't Touch This written in black going over the top half and continuing before the top of the bullseye.
**The other one features the color purple. As the beta menu squares used a similar background, this could indicate that this background could've been used for every song.
**The last one is a flash animation, and consists of green lasers moving over a dark blue background.
Jd1 Unusedbackground Poster.jpg
Jd1 Unusedbackground purple.png
UNKNOWN - Beta JD1 Background
===A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix)===
* The coach was planned to have a different outfit that was more similar to Elvis himself, sporting a cape and some sunglasses.
Conversation_Beta.png|Beta outfit
===Bebe ===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer’s pink parts were red and her red parts were pink. She also had no bow.
Bebe jd cover generic.png|Beta color scheme
===Can’t Get You Out of My Head===
*The coach was planned to have a different outfit similar to the one in Can’t Get You Out of My Head’s music video, but it was changed for unknown reasons.
**A snippet of this version of the coach appears in Ain’t No Other Man’s Mashup in .
*As seen in a Beta picture, the navy blue parts of the costume were darker and the dancer had a dark blue outline. Her face was also slightly more visible.
**Additionally, the background had only one purple line and no triangles.
*As seen in the menu icon, her dress was originally slightly darker.
Cantgetyou beta outfit.png|Beta outfit as seen in Ain’t No Other Man’s Mashup
Cantgetyou promo gameplay.jpg|Early promotional gameplay
Cantgetyou jd1 cover generic.png|Beta color scheme (darker colors)
===Cotton Eye Joe=== 
*There is a beta picture that shows a slightly different background without the sheriff stars. Additionally, the dancer’s face is more visible.
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer’s shirt was slightly darker and her hair was blonde instead of orange.
Cotton promo gameplay.jpg|Beta appearance and background
Cotton jd1 cover generic.png|Beta color scheme
===Dare=== 
*As seen in the menu icon, the cyan parts on the dancer were lighter.
Dare jd1 cover generic.png|Beta color scheme
===Fame===
*As seen in some promotional gameplay videos and other early assets, the coach for Fame was initially significantly different. In the beta version, she wears a golden hat with a golden top with an F on it for "Fame" along with golden shorts and golden shoes.
*As seen in some promotional gameplay videos, the background used for the beta version was Womanizer’s background. 
*As seen in a screenshot of a beta version of the game, Fame was added the game very early into development.
*In the Demo version for Just Dance, this song appears a few spots earlier in the menu order than it does in the final game (appearing before Jerk It Out instead of Lump). This suggests that the song's place in the menu might have been different in the beta version, but it was shifted for unknown reasons.
Fame beta screenshot1.jpg|Beta promotional gameplay 1
Fame beta screenshot2.png|Beta promotional gameplay 2 (the F on the coach’s crop top is placed on the right)
Fame beta screenshot3.jpg|Beta promotional gameplay 3
File:FameJD1DEMO.PNG|Screenshot of the beta placing in the demo version of the game
===Funplex (CSS Remix)===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer originally didn't have a headband or earrings, and the pink parts of her outfit were originally going to be darker.
*There is a beta shake move pictogram in the PAL manual.
Funplex jd1 cover generic.png|Beta appearance
Funplex beta sm.png|Beta Shake Move pictogram
===Girls & Boys===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer’s face was originally more visible.
*An early version of the menu square with a purple horizontal gradient instead of the actual background can be found in the game files.
Girlsboys jd1 cover generic beta.png|Beta menu icon
GirlsBoys jd1 cover generic.png|Beta appearance
===Girls Just Want to Have Fun===
*The background was a red wall with hot pink spotted lights.
**In another beta version of the game, the background has pink dots and a desaturated pink background.
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer’s hair was originally in a ponytail.
*An early version of the menu square with a purple horizontal gradient instead of the actual background can be found in the game files.
**In addition, the coach had a stronger glow, her body was surrounded by a red outline, and she is placed more upwards in the image.
Girlsjustwant beta.jpg|Beta background
Girlsjustwant beta 2.png|Beta background 2
File:Girlsjustwannabetabackground3.png|Beta background 3
GirlsFun jd1 cover generic.png|Beta hair style
Girlsfun jd1 cover generic beta.png|Beta menu icon
Girls Just wanna have fun - beta background|Beta background 1
===Groove Is in the Heart===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer’s glasses were originally more visible.
*An early version of the menu square with a purple horizontal gradient instead of the actual background can be found in the game files.
**Additionally, the coach’s facial features are more visible and the yellow parts of her outfit are darker.
*As seen in a promotional picture, the dancer originally had a brighter glow. The picture also features a beta pictogram.
Delite jd1 cover generic beta.png|Beta menu icon
Tex1 256x256 3bdbf5da91fbac75 14.png|Beta appearance
Grooveisintheheart26.jpg|Beta glow
Delite beta picto.png|Beta pictogram
===Heart of Glass===
*The coach originally had long, messy hair instead of bobbed hair and wore a baggy dress with lines instead of a romper.
*As seen in the menu icon, the coach’s hair was originally shorter and she did not wear a belt.
Heartofglass beta bts.jpeg|Beta outfit
Heart jd1 cover generic.png|Beta hair style
===I Get Around===
*As seen in a promotional gameplay video, the dancer's face was originally more visible.
305987 10150629503964150 568288670 n.jpg|Beta appearance
===Jerk It Out===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer originally had a lighter color scheme and the background was slightly darker.
Tex1 256x256 a21c40b2f160669d 14.png|Beta color scheme
Jerkthebetaout.png|Beta background
===Jungle Boogie===
*Jungle Boogie by was planned to be in the game, as proven by an audio file found in the archives, but it was scrapped for unknown reasons.
File:Just dance (2009) files- Jungle boogie - Kool and the gang
**A cover by Studio Musicians was later featured in .
===Kids in America===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer originally did not have a white outline, and her hair and vest were originally going to be more blue.
Kids jd1 cover generic.png|Beta appearance
===Land Of 1000 Dances=== 
*Land Of 1000 Dances was planned to be featured in the game, as proven by an audio file found in the archives, but it was ultimately scrapped for unknown reasons and featured in instead.
File:Just dance (2009) files- Land of 1000 dances - Wilson Pickett
===Mashed Potato Time===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer’s dress was originally hot pink and her apron had hot pink lines instead of white ones.
Potato jd1 cover generic.png|Beta color scheme
===Pump Up the Jam===
*The coach’s color scheme was initially much brighter and the lines in the background were bigger. 
**The beta color scheme is retained in the final menu icon.
*An early version of the menu square with a purple horizontal gradient instead of the actual background can be found in the game files.
**Additionally, the coach’s color palette was closer to the final version and he had a red glowing outline.
*In the build of the game seen at PAX 2009, the background was not animated.
Pump jd1 cover generic beta.png|Beta menu icon
Pump up the jam beta.jpg|Beta color scheme and background
===Ring My Bell===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer’s hair clip was originally on the left side of her hair.
Ring jd1 cover generic.png|Beta appearance
===Shake===
*Shake by was planned to be in the game, as proven by an audio file found in the archives, but it was scrapped for unknown reasons.
**This is the only beta song in the game that has not officially appeared in any other game yet.
File:Just dance (2009) files- Shake - Sam cooke
===Soul Bossa Nova=== 
*Soul Bossa Nova by was planned to be in the game, as proven by an audio file found in the archives, but it was scrapped for unknown reasons.
File:Just dance (2009) files- Soulla bossa nova - Quincy Jones
**It was later featured in .
===Surfin’ Bird===
*As seen in a screenshot of an early version of the game, Surfin' Bird originally featured a different background, which consists of a pixelated long black road.
*An early version of the menu square with a purple horizontal gradient instead of the actual background can be found in the game files.
*In the build of the game seen at PAX 2009, the background was pink instead of green-yellow.https://youtu.be/6gSrenT3xgw
Surfinbird promo gameplay.jpg|Beta background and feedback
Surfingbird jd1 cover generic beta.png|Beta menu icon
===U Can't Touch This===
*As seen in the menu icon, the dancer originally had a taller hairstyle.
UCantTouch jd1 cover generic.png|Beta hair style
===Wannabe===
*As seen in the menu icon, Emmy’s shirt was originally dark blue instead of dark green.
*On the behind the scene picture, Emmy's outfit has a Union Jack rather than a peace sign.
Wannabe jd1 cover generic.png|Beta color scheme
Wannabe BTS.jpg|Beta outfit
===Who Let the Dogs Out?===
*As seen in promotional image, Dooggy Doug's fur was originally white. Later remakes utilize this previous color scheme.
0110421458713918c59a6f96bfcd66c1s39024 wii 7.jpg|Beta color scheme and background
===Womanizer===
*Womanizer originally used Girls Just Want To Have Fun’s background, albeit in shades of blue instead of green to match the coach’s color scheme.
* The hair for the coach originally was supposed to just be the performers hair without a wig. We can see this in some of the behind the scenes photos.
Womanizer promo gameplay.jpg|Beta background
Womanizer - Beta Background|Beta background
==References==
es:Just Dance (juego)/Elementos Beta
Category:Beta Elements
Category:Just Dance (video game)