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Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party |
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Also known as: Dancing Stage Hottest Party (EU/AU)
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The first of the long-running Hottest Party series of Dance Dance Revolution games.
It uses the same engine as Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, and, to a greater extent, Mario Party 6.
Unused Graphics
All of these take in consideration the folder data.
Early Warning Screen
boot.bin contains assets for a different, untranslated warning screen.
Minigame Mode
ddrmodesel.bin contains graphic assets for a scrapped "Minigame" mode.
Image | Description |
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Would be shown in the left side of the screen. The style shown here is much different from the other modes. |
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A description, roughly translating to "Master the minigames!!". |
Locked Default Stages
ddrmodesel.bin also contains graphics indicating that the first 8 dance stages are locked, though this never happens as they are already available by default.
Mario Mix Leftovers
win.bin still contains many leftover graphics from Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix.
Unused Music
sound/stream/TESTMUSIC_32.brstm is an unused loop.
Unused Sounds
sound/ddr.brsar, the main sounds repository, contains many unused files within its filesystem.
Announcer
GR_VOICE_ARCADE
These voice files wouldn't look out of place in an arcade installment or an arcade-like gamemode, though Hottest Party is not and does not contain either of these.
File | Sound | Transcription |
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VO_NAR_179 | "Insert Coin" | |
VO_NAR_180 | "Game Over" | |
VO_NAR_181 | "Stage Clear" | |
VO_NAR_182 | "Congratulations" | |
VO_NAR_183 | "All Clear!" | |
VO_NAR_184 | "Mission Complete" | |
VO_NAR_185 | "Alright, thanks for playing DDR" | |
VO_NAR_186 | "You're ooooooutta heeere!" | |
VO_NAR_187 | "Press Player 1 Start" | |
VO_NAR_188 | "Press Player 2 Start" | |
VO_NAR_372 | "Are you sure?" |
GR_VOICE_CHAR
File | Sound | Transcription |
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VO_NAR_368 | "Uncle Glye" Possibly an early name for U.G.. |
GR_VOICE_STAGE
Because Hottest Party does not have any sort of stage system, these go unused.
File | Sound | Transcription |
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VO_NAR_298 | "First Stage" | |
VO_NAR_299 | "Second Stage" | |
VO_NAR_300 | "Third Stage" | |
VO_NAR_301 | "Fourth Stage" | |
VO_NAR_302 | "Final Stage" | |
VO_NAR_303 | "Extra Stage" | |
VO_NAR_304 | "One More Extra Stage" | |
VO_NAR_305 | "Encore Stage" | |
VO_NAR_306 | "Seriously, this is the last Extra Stage." |
GR_VOICE_TEST
File | Sound | Transcription |
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VO_NAR_272 | "Test" | |
VO_NAR_273 | ||
VO_NAR_274 | ||
VO_NAR_275 | "Check" | |
VO_NAR_276 | ||
VO_NAR_277 |
Miscellaneous
Found many times within the filesystem is a short beep.
Regional Differences
Songlist
Each version has exclusive songs, as listed below, with most of the Japan-exclusive songs later appearing in Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 or the 2010 release.
US/Europe | Japan |
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B4U (The Acolyte mix) Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Rhythm Is A Dancer unappreciated |
B4U (Rising Sun mix) DOUBLE TORNARD TRUE♥LOVE (Clubstar's True Club Mix) Pluto the First |
Gypsy woman
The banner for the licensed song Gypsy woman uses a different font between the US/Europe and Japanese releases.
US/Europe | Japan |
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Groove Circuit Mode
To do: Pluto the First is unlocked in the middle of the second circuit, but where specifically? |
Some missions' unlocklists were also altered, mostly due to the new songs:
US/Europe | Japan |
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VENUE ERU 1 - Mission 3 | |
LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix) |
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STARGAZE VENUE 1 - Mission 2 | |
Mess With My Emotions Moving On |
DOUBLE TORNARD Mess With My Emotions Moving On |
VENUE U-MATIC 1 - Mission 2 | |
the beat will |
TRUE♥LOVE (Clubstar's True Club Mix) the beat let it out |
VENUE U-MATIC 1 - Mission 3 | |
let it out |
LOVE SHINE (Body Grooverz 2006 mix) |
EV VENUE 1 - Mission 2 | |
1998 (Sparky 2006) Confession B4U (The Acolyte mix) |
1998 (Sparky 2006) Confession B4U (Rising Sun mix) |
Cleanup > To do
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