Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000

Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000
Developer: Konami AMD Publisher: Konami Platform: Arcade (Konami System 573) Released in JP: December 16, 1999 Released in AS: December 16, 1999 This game has unused areas. This game has unused code. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has regional differences.

An updated version of Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix with many new songs, and background animations that caused San Diego teenagers to demand it be removed from an arcade.

Unused Regions

This game contains region settings and music databases for unreleased American and European releases of the game, as well graphics for the French, German, Italian and Spanish languages. which can be enabled with the following MAME cheats for the game's Asia release:

   <cheat desc="Change region flag">
      <parameter>
      <item value="0x00">Japan</item>
      <item value="0x01">America</item>
      <item value="0x02">Europe</item>
      <item value="0x04">Asia</item>
      </parameter>
      <script state="run">
         <action>maincpu.pb@8009A838=param</action>
      </script>
   </cheat>
   <cheat desc="Change language">
      <parameter>
      <item value="0x01">Japanese</item>
      <item value="0x02">English</item>
      <item value="0x03">French</item>
      <item value="0x04">German</item>
      <item value="0x05">Italian</item>
      <item value="0x06">Spanish</item>
      </parameter>
      <script state="run">
         <action>maincpu.pb@80115786=param</action>
      </script>
   </cheat>
   <cheat desc="Change music database">
      <parameter>
      <item value="0x61">A</item>
      <item value="0x65">E</item>
      <item value="0x6A">J</item>
      <item value="0x75">U</item>
      </parameter>
      <script state="run">
         <action>maincpu.pb@800104C5=param</action>
      </script>
   </cheat>

(Source: Wan (original graphic finding), 987123879113 (code))

Region Flag/Music Database Notes

• No songlist changes happen if the regions or music databases are changed in the operator menu. Graphic changes will still happen, though.
• Considering that the codes are for the A region, changing the music database to J during booting will make the removed songs appear. But they won't be properly playable since the audio for them was dummied with the Scale Check.
• Changing the region to Europe will reveal a "Dancing Stage Solo" graphic in the title screen and highscore grid.
• If the game's region is changed to America or Europe during booting, the menus will play the song DROP OUT, and the game will freeze upon reaching the song selection menu or the demo play.
  • A similar scenario happens if only the music database is changed to E or U during booting: the menus will play the song SAMBA DE JANEIRO, still freezing upon reaching the song selection menu or the demo play.
    This is because the entries in the E and U Music Database files are of a different length than in the J and A ones.

Europe Region/Language Graphics

Title Screen

Button Prompts

Join In

How To Play

Warning Screens

Difficulty Select

How To Multi Play

Available Players

Team Select

Internet Ranking/Club DS Solo

Ranking

Unused Graphics

Leftover MiniDisc Textures

The MiniDisc textures for the songs SAMBA DE JANEIRO and I'M ALIVE, leftovers from Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix, can be found in the game's data.

Unused Background

A much simpler version for the background of the song WILD RUSH can be found in the game's data. It seems to resemble more the song's banner.

Unused	Used

Unused Banner

The unused banner for the song TOGETHER & FOREVER, a leftover from Dance Dance Revolution Solo Bass Mix, can still be found in the game's data.

Unused	Used

Empty Spots in Selection Screen

One of the image files used for song selection in the game contains three empty spaces. Presumably they would've been used by songs that were removed from the game during development.

Early Background Variants

Earlier variants of the background sprites seen in the Internet Ranking and "Welcome to Club DDR Solo" screens can also be found within the game's data.

Unused	Used

Unused Audio

Among the audio files in the game's CD there's preview audio for It's Summertime - Ricky D. feat. Janina, which was present in the album Dancemania BASS#5.
Apparently it's a song scrapped during development, the sample music being the only surviving data. The corresponding song was dummied with the "Scale Test" audio.

Unused Charts

To do: Record footage of these charts.

Data for additional, mostly harder 3-Panel charts for practically every song can be found in the game's data. Below is a list of the songs that have them. For the sake of convenience, the additional charts are labeled as "3-Panel Trick" and "3-Panel Maniac". There can only be a "No" if a chart is identical to its previous difficulty.

Song	3-Panel Trick	3-Panel Maniac
CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE	Yes	Yes
CELEBRATE NITE	Yes	Yes
CLUB TROPICANA	Yes	Yes
DON'T CLOCK ME	Yes	Yes
DREAM A DREAM (MIAMI BOOTY MIX)	Yes	Yes
DRILL INSTRUCTOR (C-Jah Happy Mix)	Yes	Yes
DROP OUT	Yes	Yes
FREAKY	Yes	Yes
GET OFF	Yes	Yes
GET UP'N MOVE	Yes	Yes
HIGH ENERGY (John '00' Fleming Remix)	Yes	Yes
HYSTERIA	Yes	Yes
I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING (Planet Lution Mix)	Yes	Yes
I'M ALIVE (Solo BASSMIX)	Yes	Yes
I'M ALIVE (Solo 2000)	Yes	Yes
KISS ME (KCP Remix)	Yes	Yes
KUNG FU FIGHTING (MIAMI BOOTY MIX)	Yes	Yes
Let the beat hit 'em!	Yes	Yes
Let the beat hit 'em! (BM II DX version)	Yes	Yes
LOVE MACHINE	Yes	Yes
LOVE THIS FEELIN'	Yes	Yes
MY BABY MAMA	Yes	Yes
NONSTOP A	Yes	Yes
NONSTOP B	Yes	Yes
NONSTOP C	Yes	Yes
NONSTOP D	Yes	Yes
NONSTOP E	Yes	Yes
NONSTOP F	Yes	Yes
NONSTOP G	Yes	No
NONSTOP H	No	No
NONSTOP I	Yes	No
PARANOIA EVOLUTION	Yes	Yes
SAMBA DE JANEIRO	Yes	Yes
SEXY PLANET	Yes	Yes
SKY HIGH	Yes	Yes
SUPER STAR	Yes	Yes
STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF	Yes	Yes
TEMPLE OF LOVE	Yes	Yes
THAT'S THE WAY '98	Yes	Yes
think ya better D	Yes	Yes
TOGETHER & FOREVER (Solo BASSMIX)	Yes	Yes
TOGETHER & FOREVER (Solo 2000)	Yes	Yes
TRIP MACHINE ~luv mix~	Yes	Yes
TYPICAL TROPICAL	Yes	Yes
WILD RUSH	Yes	Yes

(Source: [SaxxonPike])

Regional Differences

Attract Mode

• The sequence promoting Dancemania albums is absent from the Asian release.

Song Selection Screen

• The Dancemania and Konami Original labels are absent from the Asian release.
• Several songs are absent from the Asian release. These are: GET OFF, THAT'S THE WAY '98, and both versions of TOGETHER & FOREVER. Additionally, NONSTOP B was replaced by NONSTOP I.