Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix
Also known as: Dancing Stage Unleashed (EU) Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii Publisher: Konami Platform: Xbox Released in US: November 20, 2003 Released in EU: March 20, 2004 This game has unused areas. This game has unused code. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused cinematics. This game has unused music. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix is the first Dance Dance Revolution game for the Xbox, with a fair amount of originals and crossovers from other series, mostly from Dance Maniax, beatmania and beatmania IIDX.

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Prototype Info

Unused Stepchart Data

x_data_US.bin (US)/x_data_UK.bin (EU), the main assets repository, contains several early stepchart data files, as listed below:

On Both

Kind Lady
Named kind_org_all.ssq in the executable. The step structure is the same, save for the absence of freeze arrows.

Download Kind Lady (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-kindEARLY.zip (5,40 MB) (info)

La Señorita Virtual
Named virt_all_old.ssq in the executable. While the steps are the same, the event parameters and BPM breakdown are different:

Event Parameters

	Early	Final
Time Signature x/4	4 / b0	4 / b12
First Beat	b0	b12
Here We Go	b8	b16
Practice Scroll	b16	b20
Last Beat	b283	b288

Tempo Parameters

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	175.61	175.61
16	181.818	187.5
20	182.125	182.278
68	182.741	182.278
84	182.166	182.233
195	182.209	181.985
228	181.665	182.271

Sana Mollete Ne Ente
Named sana_org_all.ssq in the executable. While the chart structures are mostly similar to the final game, they have extra freeze arrows.

Download Sana Mollete Ne Ente (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-sanaEARLY.zip (5,68 MB) (info)

SO IN LOVE
Named soin_org_all.ssq in the executable. Most of the charts are different, emphasis for Double LIGHT.

Download SO IN LOVE (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-soinEARLY.zip (5,18 MB) (info)

THE EARTH LIGHT
Named nazo_org_all.ssq in the executable. While the chart structures are mostly similar to the final game, they have extra freeze arrows.

Download THE EARTH LIGHT (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-nazoEARLY.zip (5,79 MB) (info)

(Source: Wanny)

Ultramix Only

BALLAD FOR YOU
Named bald_org_all.ssq in the executable. While the chart structures are the same as the final game, they have much more freeze arrows.

Download BALLAD FOR YOU (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-baldEARLY.zip (5,66 MB) (info)

HYPNOTIC CRISIS
Named hypn_org_all.ssq in the executable. While the chart structures are mostly similar to the final game, they have extra freeze arrows.

Download HYPNOTIC CRISIS (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-hypnEARLY.zip (5,05 MB) (info)

INSERTiON Machine Gun Kelly Mix
Named ins2_all_chris.ssq in the executable, likely a reference to Chris Won, who is credited as an "Artist" for the game. All 6 charts are completely different in comparison to the final data, and so is the sync.

Download INSERTiON Machine Gun Kelly Mix (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-ins2EARLY.zip (6,11 MB) (info)

Event Parameters

	Early	Final
Time Signature x/4	4 / b0	4 / b8
First Beat	b0	b8
Here We Go	b0	b12
Last Beat	b216	b220

Tempo Parameters

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	139.467	139.806
16		139.458
128	69.948	69.858
152	139.175	139.319

(Source: Wanny)

Unleashed Only

CALL ME
Named call_org_all.ssq and call_all_kengo.ssq in the executable, the latter being a reference to Kengo Suzuki, who is credited as a "Senior Artist" for the game. Data-wise, while the former differs in the aspect of having more freeze arrows, the latter differs in almost every way, from completely different steps to a completely broken sync.

Download CALL ME (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-callEARLY.zip (5,86 MB) (info)

Event Parameters
In addition to these changes, call_org_all.ssq has a 2/4 Time Signature parameter set at beat -2, which the other two files don't have.

	kengo	org	Final
Song Start	b-4	b-2	b-2
Here We Go	b0	b2	b2

Tempo Parameters

	kengo	Final
Beat	Value
-4	142.857	142.857
0	142.292	142.292
16	142.551	142.012
32		142.292
64		142.012
112		142.857
120		142.199
168		141.573
171	142.589 (0.933s stop)
182		143.836
196		141.608
214		143.141
230	170.554	146.617

EBENEEZER GOODE
Named good_chris.ssq in the executable, another reference to Chris Won. Differences can be found in all 6 charts and in the sync:

Download EBENEEZER GOODE (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-goodEARLY.zip (5,24 MB) (info)

Event Parameters
It's worth to note that in the early file, the value of the Last Beat parameter precedes that which determines when a chart should end/go to the results screen, which is positioned at b196.

	Early	Final
Song Start	b0	b8
Last Beat	b192	b200

Tempo Parameters

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	126.054	125.545
32		126.06
184		127.358

HEART OF GLASS
Named hofg_chris.ssq in the executable, another reference to Chris Won. Differences can be found in all 6 charts and in the sync:

Download HEART OF GLASS (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-hofgEARLY.zip (5,49 MB) (info)

Event Parameters

	Early	Final
Song Start	b0	b8
Here We Go	b8	b12

Tempo Parameters

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	114.513	114.467
16		114.467
64	116.129	119.205
68	114.964	114.441
96	114.407	114.407
99	110.837	114.213
104	114.650	113.208
108	114.496	114.471
153		114.65
177		113.793
184	114.650

JERK IT OUT
Named jerk_all_kengo.ssq in the executable, another reference to Kengo Suzuki. Minor differences can be found in all charts sans Single LIGHT.

Download JERK IT OUT (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-jerkEARLY.zip (5,68 MB) (info)

Event Parameters
NOTE: The early charts have their notes placed four beats earlier than the final ones.

	Early	Final
Song Start	b-8	b-3

NU FLOW
Named flow_all_nakajima.ssq in the executable, a reference to Takahiro Nakajima, who is also credited as an "Artist" for the game. All 6 charts are different from the final data.

Download NU FLOW (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-flowEARLY.zip (5,90 MB) (info)

Event Parameters
NOTE: The early charts have their notes placed four beats earlier than the final ones.

	Early	Final
Song Start	b-16	b-4

SIZE OF A COW
Named acow_org_all.ssq and acow_all_kengo.ssq in the executable, the latter being another reference to Kengo Suzuki. Unlike both of CALL ME's unused charts, these two are fairly similar, though still different from the final data.

Download SIZE OF A COW (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-acowEARLY.zip (6,26 MB) (info)

Event Parameters
In addition to this change, both early files lack a 3/4 Time Signature marker at beat -3.

	kengo	Final
Song Start	b-4	b-3

Tempo Parameters

	kengo	Final
Beat	Value
-4	142.857	142.857
0	150	151.261
4	148.914	149.289
32		146.341
36	149.533	149.378
68	149.223	149.223
100	148.966	149.378
116		148.76
148	149.068	149.223
180	149.223	148.76
184		149.485
212	149.123
213		148.454
229	140.625	145.161
230	150.838	150
236	147.139	148.454
252		150
256		142.405
258.5		135

(Source: tikal.)

UP THE BRACKET
Named nakajima_brac_all.ssq, another reference to Takahiro Nakajima. All six charts are different from the final data.

Download UP THE BRACKET (early chart data) File: DDRultramix-bracEARLY.zip (6,01 MB) (info)

Event Parameters

	Early	Final
Song Start	b4	b0
Here We Go	b8	b4
Last Beat	b312	b308

Tempo Parameters

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	181.360	181.208
16	181.818	181.818
48	182.741	182.741
72	181.360	181.360
104	183.673	183.673
128	181.360	181.360
160	162.278	162.278
208	181.360	181.360
240	182.125	182.125
264	182.973	182.973
296		182.278

(Source: Wanny)

Unused Graphics

All of these can be found inside x_data_US.bin (US)/x_data_UK.bin (EU) unless noted otherwise.

Demo Leftover

Referenced as coming_soon.dds and coming_soon.tga in the executable is a leftover from a demo:

Test Graphics

Referenced as memory_unit_manager_test.dds and memory_unit_manager_test.tga in the executable is a screenshot from early in development, showcasing the Memory Unit Manager menu.

(Source: tikal.)

Another test graphic, labeled as text_test.tga and text_test.dds in the executable, showcases different takes for the judgment graphics.

(Source: tikal.)

How To Play

While this game does not have a How To Play screen, graphics for it can be found, and are referenced in the executable:

howtoplay_bg.dds

howtoplay_howtoplay.dds

howtoplay_line.dds

howtoplay_target.dds

howtoplay_text.dds

(Source: MadkaT)

textures.kbr

textures.kbr is a different texture repository, most of them compressed under DTX1. Curiously, many early/unused song graphics can be found here:

0x8000 - what_tb / what_th
Graphics for What is Love?. While the song is not necessarily unused, these two graphics differ from the final version; there's no [SP4] tag in the banner, and the text in the title tag is colored differently.

0x12000 - unbe_tb / unbe_th
Graphics for UNBELIEVABLE. It's the first scrapped license in the list, though it would later appear in the arcade release of DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2. Curiously, the banner's background image is directly taken from the background of the song MY FIRE, as seen in the original version of the first Dance Dance Revolution arcade game.

0x1C000 - trib_tb / trib_th
Graphics for Tribal Dance Almighty Mix. This second scrapped license in the list had previously appeared in Dance Dance Revolution 5thMIX.

0xB7000 - itri_tb / itri_th
Graphics for Do It Right. The song had previously appeared in Dance Dance Revolution Konamix.

0xDA000 - groo_tb / groo_th
Graphics for Groove 2001. The song had previously appeared in the American release of DDRMAX.

0xE9000 - geno_tb / geno_th
Graphics for GENOM SCREAMS. The song also had previously appeared in Dance Dance Revolution Konamix.

0xF3000 - eyes_th / eyes_tb
Graphics for In My Eyes. While the song is not necessarily unused, these two graphics differ from the final version; the artist credit is riewo instead of ric.

0x102000 - ecst_tb / ecst_th
Graphics for ECSTASY. The song also had previously appeared in the American release of DDRMAX.

0x15C000 - mtlh_th / mtlh_tb
Graphics for ALL MY BEST FRIENDS ARE METALHEADS, the third scrapped license in the list. Unlike UNBELIEVABLE and Tribal Dance Almighty Mix, this song has not made a proper appearance in the series yet.

0x166000 - gris_th / gris_tb
Graphics for GROOVE IS IN THE HEART. The fourth scrapped license in the list, it was also canned from another game in the same series.

0x16B000 - part_th / part_tb
Graphics for get the party started, the fifth and last scrapped license in the list. It also has not made a proper appearance in any DDR game yet.

(Source: tikal.)

Early Graphics

Exclusive to Dancing Stage Unleashed is an early set of graphics for the song CALL ME, stored at offsets 0x7545000 (background) and 0x7585800 (banner).

(Source: tikal.)

Unused Music

Located in 0xB85000 of music.sng is an audio file labeled uisp, which plays an early version of the intro BGM, with a different announcer line.

Also in music.sng, at offset 0xA16800, is an audio file labeled uigo, which doesn't seem to be used in the final game at all.

Unused Code

Found in offset 0x40BC800 of x_data_US.bin (US)/x_data_UK.bin (EU) is a file labeled Performance Data Test.csv, which is an unused background animation controller created for testing purposes.

Download Performance Data Test File: DDRultramix-performancedatatest.zip (694 B) (info)

(Source: tikal.)

Unused Videos

Inside of the movies directory are the game's background animation movies, 18 of which never seem to be called by any song in any of the game's versions, including DLC data.]

• jabfca.xmv, jabfcb.xmv, jabfcc.xmv, jabfcd.xmv - Depict a spaceship and lasers. They go unused in favor of a "merged" variant of these movies, labeled as jabfce.xmv, which is used in the song GRADIUSIC CYBER.
• jareta.xmv - Depicts a series of crystal shards.
• jbreaa.xmv - Part of the original Dance Dance Revolution's intro video.
• jcmont.xmv - Depicts a rainbow human silhouette.
• jehnaa.xmv - Depicts fireworks.
• jfafra.xmv - Depicts Afro. The only apperance of this movie, barring recycled background scripts, was in the song LET'S GROOVE, in DDRMAX.
• jrormc.xmv - The infamous "are you enjoy" video from WITCH DOCTOR (GIANTS TOONS VERSION), in DDRMAX.
• jrsawa.xmv - Depicts water with rising bubbles.
• jrwgra.xmv - Depicts a moving "groove" text with a rainbow background. Prior to this game, it was only used in the song Groove, in DDRMAX and DDRMAX2.
• jsasda.xmv - Depicts a series of rotating cubes.
• jtstrg.xmv, jtstrh.xmv - Depicts a rotating cube with floating text.
• jtufoa.xmv - Depicts an alternating "UFO/UMA" text.
• jtwaka.xmv - Depicts the text "SCREAM" alongside rotating squares.
• jtwakb.xmv - Depicts the text "SIGNAL" alongside rotating squares in unison.

• jabfca.xmv

• jabfcb.xmv

• jabfcc.xmv

• jabfcd.xmv

• jareta.xmv

• jbreaa.xmv

• jcmont.xmv

• jehnaa.xmv

• jfafra.xmv

• jrormc.xmv

• jrsawa.xmv

• jrwgra.xmv

• jsasda.xmv

• jtstrg.xmv

• jtstrh.xmv

• jtufoa.xmv

• jtwaka.xmv

• jtwakb.xmv

(Source: Spitz7564)

Development-Related Text

Readme

Stored at offset 0x40C0800 of x_data_US.bin (US)/x_data_UK.bin (EU) is a file referenced as !README!.txt in the main executable. It contains some instrutions about image compression:

Some rules on compression for DDR...

1) Delete all .dds files found in R:\_xbox\data_bin\source\Compressed_Textures. 
Make sure you DON'T DELETE this file!



2) copy the source and songs folders to local directory



3) For the songs folder, run the compression tool as follows:

c:\> zMakeTextures -resize -nomip -colorkey -r -c songs

This will resize and compress all textures using colorkey replacement.



4) For the source folder, run the compression tool as follows:

c:\> zMakeTextures -nomip -colorkey -r -c source

This will compress all textures using colorkey replacement but it will not 
resize any non-power of 2 textures it encounters (and, as a result, will not
compress them either).



5) Delete the following compressed textures:
toon.dds
arrow00.dds
arrow01.dds
arrow02.dds
arrow03.dds
arrow04.dds
arrow05.dds
arrow06.dds
arrow07.dds
arrow08.dds
arrow09.dds
freeze_arrow00.dds
freeze_arrow01.dds
freeze_arrow02.dds
freeze_arrow03.dds
freeze_arrow04.dds
freeze_arrow05.dds
freeze_arrow06.dds
freeze_arrow07.dds
freeze_arrow08.dds
freeze_arrow09.dds
result_evaluation.dds


6) copy all newly compressed .dds files from your local folders 
into R:\_xbox\data_bin\source\Compressed_Textures



7) you're done!

(Source: Wanny)

Hungry

Offset 0x1C2574 (US) / 0x1C260C (EU) of default.xbe contains the following message:

I WANT CHICKEN

As revealed by the July 1, 2003 prototype, this command seems to be an Austin Powers reference.

(Source: tikal.)

Regional Difference

Each of the game's releases have its share of exclusive songs. The list goes as follows:

US	Europe
ABSOLUTE Cuff -N- Stuff It Mix AFTER THE GAME OF LOVE BALLAD FOR YOU CANDY♥ Castles In The Sky Do That Thang M✩A✩S✩H Radio Edit DROP THE BOMB SySF Mix DXY! HYPNΦTIC CRISIS HYSTERIA INSERTiON Machine Gun Kelly Mix Keep Ya Body Movin' Let the beat hit em! ~CLASSIC R&B STYLE~ Ready Steady Go Shiny Disco Balls	CALL ME EBENEEZER GOODE HEART OF GLASS JERK IT OUT NU FLOW saturn 5 SIZE OF A COW UP THE BRACKET