Dance Dance Revolution II

Dance Dance Revolution II
Also known as: Dance Dance Revolution hottest party 5 (EU) Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Konami Platform: Wii Released in US: October 11, 2011 Released in EU: November 25, 2011 This game has unused areas. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has unused text. This game has regional differences. This game has a notes page

To do: Verify any unused stages The models in the files use a proprietary .zmb file format. Figure out how they work and how to rip them.

Dance Dance Revolution II is all about finality. For one, it was the final game in the series for the Wii, as well as the final Dance Dance Revolution game released for a home console. It is mainly known for having tracks from the arcade release of Dance Dance Revolution X2, including its boss songs. Now you can play the first 19 at home!

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Notes

Unused Graphics

Placeholder Sprites

Repeated in many of the game's archives are 2 placeholder sprites for jackets and name tags, respectively:

Unused Characters

Inside of the select\select_bin_XXX.bin files, in the main .tpl file used for the "Select your Character" screen, are icons and name graphics for several characters from Dance Dance Revolution (Wii):

Placeholder Jackets

A Fifth of Beethoven

Inside of the select\selMusic_XXX.bin files is the jacket of the song A Fifth of Beethoven, from Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3:

Songlist Entries

The IDs 99, 129, 175, and 197 have shared designs for placeholder jackets in the 2dcommon folder, different from the "D" graphic which would otherwise be used to mark placeholders. However, the "D" graphic is used in the European release.

(Source: SheikP)

Unused Audio

sound\DDRHP5_SOUND.brsar contains some unused audio files and leftovers from the previous game.

Choreograph Lessons

These sound files were used for the choreography lessons in the DDR School mode. Notably, the Choreography style was removed from this game.

Choreograph Lesson 1 - IN THE ZONE

Choreograph Lesson 2 - TIME

Choreograph Lesson 3 - Private Eye

Choreograph Lesson 4 - Rhythms Inside

Choreograph Lesson 5 - Let's Get Away

Wii Balance Board Lessons

These sound files were used for the Wii Balance Board lessons, also in DDR School mode. This style was also removed from this game.

Wii Balance Board Lesson 1

Wii Balance Board Lesson 2 - Lesson 5 for your hips

(Source: SheikP)

Unused Charts

Of the game's stepcharts, which can be found in the folder ssq\ss4, several are unused, or have unused elements. Each file is labeled as MU_DDR_*.ss4, in which the asterisk corresponds to an ID.

Short License Double Charts

Each of the licensed songs' short variations contain data for Double charts, though they are normally unplayable; only the full versions of these songs have playable charts for this style. Their data, which ends at the exact measure as the used Single charts, is otherwise exactly the same as the full versions'.

DDR 2010 Leftovers

IDs 039 to 060 correspond to songs from Dance Dance Revolution (Wii), completely unmodified. In the game's executable, their metadata parameters are blanked out.

• 039 - Rescue Me
• 040 - On the Night of a Still Wind
• 041 - Seasons
• 042 - One Sided Love
• 043 - dreaming can make a wish come true
• 044 - MAGIC PARADE
• 045 - Find You Again
• 046 - TIME
• 047 - Until the End
• 048 - Share The Love
• 049 - ever snow
• 050 - Win the Game
• 051 - The Way U Move
• 052 - CRAZY♥LOVE
• 053 - New York EVOLVED Ver.A
• 054 - New York EVOLVED Ver.B
• 055 - New York EVOLVED Ver.C
• 056 - HOTTEST PARTY 3
• 057 - Lesson 4 Choreograph Style
• 058 - Take Me
• 059 - Curry Up
• 060 - Downtown

In addition, the following IDs also correspond to unmodified chart files taken from Dance Dance Revolution (Wii). While most of their metadata parameters are also blanked out, their BPMs are that of the songs before them (063 - Diamond Night, and 065 - Summer Fairytale).

• 064 - Lesson2 by DJ
• 066 - DOUBLE TORNARD

Mislabeled Files

MU_DDD_067.ss4 and MU_DDD_068.ss4 are two mislabeled chart files associated with the song Surrender (PureFocus remix), with 067 being the short version and 068 the long version. When compared to the used files, both have some degree of differences:

• The mislabeled 067 contains a placeholder chart area at the end of the data.

14 00 00 00 - Length (0x14)
12 00 00 00 - Unknown type / Style and difficulty areas blanked out
01 00 00 00 - 1 note
00 10 00 00 - beat 4
00          - Left
00 00 00
00 00 00 00

• The mislabeled 068 contains Double charts, whereas no long Konami original in this game has properly playable charts of this style. Below is a download of this chart data:

Download Unused Surrender (PureFocus remix) charts File: DDRHP5_Surrender_(PureFocus_remix)_UNUSED_CHARTS.zip (10,7 MB) (info)

Early HEARTBREAK

The IDs 088, 092, 094, 096, 099, and 100 are placeholders consisting of a very early chart file for the long version of the song HEARTBREAK (Sound Selektaz remix), which has completely different charts compared to the final game, including a Single Challenge chart. These charts also don't have proper metadata. The file can be downloaded below:

Download Unused HEARTBREAK (Sound Selektaz remix) charts File: DDRHP5-earlyHEARTBREAK.zip (10,2 MB) (info)

ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

ID 129 consists of a chart file for a scrapped song, associated to the title "ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT" in the executable and text files. This seems to correspond to an unreleased long version of the song All Thu The Night by jun feat. Lisa Lisa, a short version of which would later appear in the Xbox 360 game Rhythm Party. Curiously, this file does have metadata in the executable, found starting from 0x2AD3A0; its discernible values are listed below. No audio nor graphic files are included.

Metadata
Display BPM						140	Length						4:44
Single Ratings			Beginner			3	Double Ratings			Beginner			0
			Basic			6				Basic			6
			Difficult			9				Difficult			9
			Expert			11				Expert			11
			Challenge			0				Challenge			0
Groove Radar Values (Single)		Beginner		Stream		14	Groove Radar Values (Double)		Beginner		Stream		0
				Voltage		15					Voltage		0
				Air		3					Air		0
				Freeze		14					Freeze		0
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0
		Basic		Stream		23			Basic		Stream		23
				Voltage		20					Voltage		20
				Air		8					Air		8
				Freeze		32					Freeze		31
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0
		Difficult		Stream		34			Difficult		Stream		35
				Voltage		25					Voltage		25
				Air		11					Air		11
				Freeze		34					Freeze		26
				Chaos		4					Chaos		4
		Expert		Stream		46			Expert		Stream		48
				Voltage		40					Voltage		40
				Air		44					Air		28
				Freeze		49					Freeze		32
				Chaos		11					Chaos		10
		Challenge		Stream		0			Challenge		Stream		0
				Voltage		0					Voltage		0
				Air		0					Air		0
				Freeze		0					Freeze		0
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0
Total Notes (Single)			Beginner			232	Total Notes (Double)			Beginner			0
			Basic			366				Basic			366
			Difficult			552				Difficult			555
			Expert			747				Expert			765
			Challenge			0				Challenge			0

Download ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT charts File: DDRHP5_ALL_THROUGH_THE_NIGHT_Unused_Long_Chart.zip (43,2 KB) (info)

Scrapped Songs

The IDs 175 and 197 correspond to the songs WH1TE RO5E by Y&Co., and ☆shining☆ by Pink Turbo, which are not playable in this game. When converted, the chart data matches the arcade release of Dance Dance Revolution X2. In the executable, the parameters (found from offsets 0x2B1DB0 and 0x2B4118, respectively) for the difficulties and note counts are blanked out, but the others are filled.

Metadata (WH1TE RO5E)
Display BPM						85-170	Length						1:37
Groove Radar Values (Single)		Beginner		Stream		15	Groove Radar Values (Double)		Beginner		Stream		0
				Voltage		16					Voltage		0
				Air		3					Air		0
				Freeze		3					Freeze		0
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0
		Basic		Stream		26			Basic		Stream		23
				Voltage		32					Voltage		32
				Air		14					Air		11
				Freeze		13					Freeze		22
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0
		Difficult		Stream		43			Difficult		Stream		44
				Voltage		43					Voltage		43
				Air		25					Air		19
				Freeze		24					Freeze		19
				Chaos		7					Chaos		8
		Expert		Stream		68			Expert		Stream		64
				Voltage		74					Voltage		74
				Air		58					Air		53
				Freeze		9					Freeze		12
				Chaos		44					Chaos		38
		Challenge		Stream		0			Challenge		Stream		0
				Voltage		0					Voltage		0
				Air		0					Air		0
				Freeze		0					Freeze		0
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0

Metadata (☆shining☆)
Display BPM						185	Length						1:50
Groove Radar Values (Single)		Beginner		Stream		16	Groove Radar Values (Double)		Beginner		Stream		0
				Voltage		20					Voltage		0
				Air		3					Air		0
				Freeze		0					Freeze		0
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0
		Basic		Stream		28			Basic		Stream		27
				Voltage		26					Voltage		26
				Air		22					Air		17
				Freeze		43					Freeze		40
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0
		Difficult		Stream		49			Difficult		Stream		41
				Voltage		39					Voltage		39
				Air		61					Air		44
				Freeze		25					Freeze		31
				Chaos		2					Chaos		1
		Expert		Stream		62			Expert		Stream		56
				Voltage		46					Voltage		46
				Air		100					Air		114
				Freeze		25					Freeze		39
				Chaos		9					Chaos		6
		Challenge		Stream		0			Challenge		Stream		0
				Voltage		0					Voltage		0
				Air		0					Air		0
				Freeze		0					Freeze		0
				Chaos		0					Chaos		0

More Than Alive Duplicates

The IDs 104, 106, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, and all even IDs from 130 excluding 136, contain a slightly earlier chart file for the long version of the song More Than Alive. The only difference is in the last beat (02 04) event parameter, which is set to beat 229 in the early variation, and beat 232 in the final.

(Source: SheikP)

Unused Text

The directory text contains the game's text files. Among the strings displayed when unlocking a song, several go unused:

NEW SONG!!
"VANILLA ICE?" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"☆shining☆" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"WH1TE RO5E" Unlocked!

These four strings refer to songs that don't appear in this game at all. "VANILLA ICE?" refers to IDs 099 and 100, which have no proper chart data (as in, no unique steps), and might be a working title for BEFREE, a song which would later appear in the Xbox 360 game Rhythm Party. "ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT" refers to the aforementioned All Thu The Night, which would also later appear in Rhythm Party, and "☆shining☆" and "WH1TE RO5E" refers to the songs from Dance Dance Revolution X2 which still have their chart data intact.

NEW SONG!!
"HEARTBREAK (Sound Selectaz Remix)" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"The Heavens Above" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"Haunted Rhapsody" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"Something Special" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"Get Back Up!" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"Take A Step Forward" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"Still unbreakable" Unlocked!

NEW SONG!!
"SAY A PRAYER" Unlocked!

These songs are already available by default, so these strings are not used.

(Source: SheikP)

Regional Difference

Title

In Europe, Dance Dance Revolution II was released under the Hottest Party series, being known as Dance Dance Revolution hottest party 5. This is reflected in the game's logo, as seen in the screenshots below. It's worth to note that internally, the game is known as "DDRHP5" (Hottest Party 5) in all regions.

US	EU

Don't Go

The synth-pop duo Yazoo, whose song Don't Go is featured in this game, were known as "Yaz" in North America, due to a lawsuit threat by a record label of the same name. This is reflected in the song's jacket, which is of their debut album Upstairs at Eric's, between regions:

US	EU

Hottest Party Medleys

The Hottest Party medleys' jackets have logos based on the games their songs are taken from; in the case of HOTTEST PARTY 2 and HOTTEST PARTY 3, these logos were modified in the European release to better reflect how they looked in that region, and in the case of DanceDanceRevolution, it was renamed to hottest party 4:

US	EU