Dance Dance Revolution Universe

Dance Dance Revolution Universe
Also known as: Dancing Stage Universe (EU) Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii Publisher: Konami Platform: Xbox 360 Released in US: February 27, 2007 Released in EU: December 12, 2007 Released in AU: December 21, 2007 This game has unused areas. This game has unused code. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text. This game has regional differences.

A spiritual sequel of sorts to the Ultramix series, sharing much of its musical direction.

Note: All of the following offsets take in consideration the file x_data_XENON_US.bin (US) / x_data_XENON_EU.bin (EU), unless specified.

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Unused Text

Unused Graphics

INSERTiON

Early graphics for the song INSERTiON can be found starting from offset 0xD70A800 (US) / 0xD902000 (EU), labeled as inse_BK.dds and inse_TH.dds.

Attract

While an European region disclaimer screen already exists in the data of the American release, located at offset 0x4CFE800, it is in a slightly earlier state, with the text being in a different order.

Early (US)	Final (EU)

Ultramix 3 Leftovers

Starting from several offsets are leftover images from Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3:

Title/Attract

0x427E800 (US) / 0x427F000 (EU) - ADV.dds

0x4330000 (US) / 0x4330800 (EU) - caution_logo.dds

0x4370800 (US) / 0x4371000 (EU) - konamiHWI_logo.dds

0x4493000 (US) / 0x4493800 (EU) - warning_logo.dds

0x44D3800 (US) / 0x44d4000 (EU) - warning_logo_eu.dds

How To Play

0x9305800 (US) / 0x9306000 (EU) - inst_subtitle.dds

0x9326000 (US) / 0x9326800 (EU) - inst_title.dds

Placeholder Texture

z_quest_flagtest.dds, found at offset 0x5C93000 (US) / 0x5C93800 (EU), is a simple placeholder texture.

(Source: tikal.)

Ultramix 4 Leftover

MAKE IT BETTER SO REAL MIX's unused graphics from the Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 data are still here.

Unused Stepchart Files

WWW.BLONDE GIRL MOMO MIX

Labeled as all.ssq, stored at offset 0xC389800 in the American release only. The only differences are that, in the unused variant, all notes are positioned a measure later, alongside the Double Beginner chart being missing.

Castlevania Freestylin' Mix

Labeled as cas2_all_tmp.ssq, stored at offset 0xC8A7800 in the American release only. The only difference is in the metadata, in which the artist tag uses slightly different capitalization:

Early	Final
Wavegroup feat. Nicky G	WaveGroup feat. Nicky G

My Only Shining Star

Labeled as myon.ssq, stored at offset 0xE0CF800 (US) / 0xDFF1000 (EU). Differences include the lack of a Double Beginner chart and a different BPM breakdown:

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	155.172	153.191
4	155.003
8		155

Koibito

Labeled as neko_all_bak.ssq, stored at offset 0xE178000 (US) / 0xE099800 (EU). It is very unfinished, only having a Single Difficult chart mainly consisting of the same pattern over and over again.

Download Koibito (early chart data) File: DDRuniverse-neko.zip (5,37 MB) (info)

(Source: tikal.)

think ya better D

Labeled as all.ssq, stored at offset 0xEC81000 in the European release only. All of the data seems to be directly taken from Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX, as evidenced by the lack of Beginner difficulty charts, as well as data for 6-Panel charts and a Couple one existing.

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	136.364	136.004
8	136
212		135.977

Unused Metadata Files

Despite that, starting from Ultramix 4, .sif files are no longer used to grab the songs' metadata, a few songs still have them. The following is a list of the new songs that have these files, as well as differences between the final metadata and extra parameters should they have any.

• Cachaca
  • The .sif contains additional Groove Radar parameters, though they're all the same, and are assumed to be placeholders. Otherwise, the metadata is identical to the used file's.

1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 32

• Drivin'
  • The .sif contains additional Groove Radar parameters. Otherwise, the metadata is identical to the used file's.

 83 /    0 / 1016 /  3 / 155
147 /  320 / 2372 /  9 / 271
259 / 1404 /  911 / 36 / 426
 77 /    0 / 1016 /  2 / 155
148 /  329 / 2372 /  5 / 271
244 / 1578 / 1588 / 27 / 542

• Stop Violence! B.L.T. Re Production
  • The .sif file stores the song's title as a single string rather than two separate ones, as "Stop Violence! - B.L.T. Re Production".
  • The measure count is set to 51 in the .sif, which was decreased to 50 in the final data.
  • The .sif contains additional Groove Radar parameters, though they're all the same, and are assumed to be placeholders.

1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 35

(Source: tikal.)

Unseen Ratings

Most songs' .ssq files list ratings for Beginner and Oni charts, though they are not seen by normal means.

	S-Beg	S-Oni	D-Beg	D-Oni
Acceptable In The 80's	1		1
All Up In My Face	1		1
Audiophilosophy	1		1
Beside You	1		1
Beyond Here And Now Intensified	1		1
B4U B4 ZA BEAT MIX	1	7	1	7
WWW.BLONDE GIRL MOMO MIX	1		1
Youngmen Blues	1		1
Bongo!	1		1
BRIGHTNESS DARKNESS	1		1
BROKEN MY HEART Cusimo & Co. Starlite Remix	1		1
CANDY☆	N/A	9	1	9
Castlevania Freestylin' Mix	1		1
Caught By The Fuzz	1		1
Cosmic Hammer	1		1
Chelsea Dagger	1		1
Change Channel	1		1
Cish Cash	1		1
Close Your Eyes Activated Mix	1		1
We Are Connected Overdrive Mix	1		1
The Creeps	1		1
DIAMOND JEALOUSY	1		1
Drivin'	N/A		1
ECSTASY	1	8	1	9
Feels Just Like It Should	1		1
GO! Mahalo Mix	1		1
Grandolin	2	9	2	9
Gyruss Full Tilt Mix	1		1
What Have Her	1		1
Healing Vision GRIDLOK Mix	1		1
Horsemen of the Invisible	1		1
HOT LIMIT	1	9	1	9
Hate To Say I Told You So	1		1
Ignition	1		1
Indian Summer	1		1
INFINITE PRAYER	1		1
INSERTiON	1		1
KAGEROW (Dragonfly)	1		1
Dancefloor Killer	1		1
Lonely At The Top	1		1
Love Is On Our Side	1		1
Loops	1		1
Magic Carpet Ride Steir's Mix	1		1
Me and My Friends	1		1
KISS ME ALL NIGHT LONG	1	9	1	9
Love Me Do The Acolyte's Mix	1		1
MAXIMIZER	2	10	2	10
Monster	1		1
My Only Shining Star	1		1
Koibito	1	8	1	8
8-bit	1		1
Don't Play Nice	1		1
ON THE JAZZ Smooth House Mix	1		1
PARANOIA EVOLUTION	1		2
Precious Sasha's Gargantuan Vocal Mix	2		1
Girls	1		1
PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME Steve Porter Mix	1		1
rain of sorrow	1		1
Rapper's Delight	1		1
Race Against Time	1		1
Rock Steady	1		1
roughneck	1		1
Run It!	1		1
Saturday Night	1		1
September '99	1		1
Nightshade Diskowarp Easily Amused Mix	1		1
SKY HIGH	1		1
Slam	1		1
Slow Chemical Brothers remix	1		1
Somebody To Love	1		1
AM-3P	1	9	1	9
Superfreak	1		1
Summer Fantasy	1		1
SOMETHING WONDERFUL	1		1
Hydrasound	1		1
Test Room	1		1
There's A Rhythm	1		1
think ya better D	1		1
The Hop	1		1
Tir na n'Og	1		1
Return of the Toe Jam	1	10	1	10
Treble, Bass and Attitude	1	9	1	9
Tsugaru OR-IF-IS Mix	1	10	1	10
Senses	1		1
Twist	1		1
Power 1 acid-tech mix	1
Power 2 Shuffle Mix	1
Power 3 south beach mix	1
Power 4 subTranced mix	1
Power 5 On the Floor mix	1
Guilt Is a Useless Emotion Mac Quayle Mix	1		N/A
Vanity Angel	1		1
Heart With a View Echo Image Remix	1		1
Everytime We Touch Radio Mix	1		1
White Hot	1		1
Wraith	1		1
Xenon	1		1
Less 'Yap Yap'	1		1

(Source: tikal.)

Unused Challenge Mode Courses

challenge_practice.txt, challenge_light.txt, challenge_standard.txt, challenge_heavy.txt, and challenge_extra.txt, which can be found starting from offset 0x5D60800 (US) / 0x5D61000 (EU) of the game's data file, contains the data for the Challenge Mode courses from Dancing Stage Unleashed 2.

(Source: tikal.)

Regional Differences

Text

Main Menu

• The Live mode description ommits information about downloading songs in the European release.

mode_select live

US	Europe
Play online with other people around the world! Join matches, download new content, or chat with other players just for fun.	Play online with other people around the world! Join matches and enjoy chatting with other players just for fun.

Challenge Mode

• The descriptions for the "PoisonHarm" and "PoisonKill" missions are better worded in the European release.

PoisonHarm

US	Europe
Step on any poison arrows and lose some of your dance gauge.	Do not step on any poison arrows or you will lose some of your dance gauge.

PoisonKill

US	Europe
Step on any poison arrows and fail.	Do not step on any poison arrows.

Songlist

As with most of the Ultramix series, each of the game's releases have its share of exclusive songs. The list goes as follows:

US	Europe
Don't Play Nice Everytime We Touch Radio Mix Feels Just Like It Should Guilt Is a Useless Emotion Mac Quayle Mix Love Is On Our Side Magic Carpet Ride Steir's Mix Precious Sasha's Gargantuan Vocal Mix Rapper's Delight Run It! Saturday Night September '99 Slam Slow Chemical Brothers remix Somebody To Love Twist	Acceptable in the 80's Caught By The Fuzz Change Channel Chelsea Dagger Cish Cash Girls Hate To Say I Told You So Lonely At The Top Monster Rock Steady Superfreak The Creeps

One thing to note is that the "All songs cleared." is unobtainable in the European version by normal means, as its clear condition (clearing 78 songs) was not changed, and that downloadable content is now unavailable.

Castlevania Freestylin' Mix

This song has slightly different Basic charts between both versions, as well as a slightly different BPM breakdown. In addition, its artist in the European version is capitalized as Wavegroup feat. Nicky G, much like the song's unused file from the American release.

	Early	Final
Beat	Value
0	127.208	127.208
12	127.011	127.011
82.999	121.74	121.74
84	127.134	127.134
132	127.075	127.009

Single Basic

• The freeze arrows in measure 24 are longer.

US	Europe

• There's an extra arrow at measure 40.

US	Europe

• There's another extra arrow at measure 53.

US	Europe

Double Basic

• Much like the Single chart, the freeze arrows in measure 24 are longer.

US	Europe

• Also like the Single chart, there's an extra arrow at measure 40.

US	Europe

• Measures 49 and 51 have more arrows.

US	Europe

• Much like the Single chart, there's another extra arrow at measure 53.

US	Europe

Challenge Mode

Many of Challenge Mode's missions use different songs, in order to accomodate the new songlist. Several of the missions themselves were changed too.

Simple

Mission 1

US	Europe
Song: Test Room Measures: 0-16	Song: cachaca Measures: 0-17

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: Rapper's Delight Measures: 0-20	Song: VANITY ANGEL Measures: 0-16

Mission 6

US	Europe
Song: Feels Just Like It Should Measures: All	Song: rain of sorrow Measures: 13-29

Moderate

Mission 1

US	Europe
Song: Dancefloor Killer Measures: 17-33	Song: PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME Steve Porter Mix Measures: 0-17

Mission 2

US	Europe
Song: Don't Play Nice Mission: OnlyJump, 1.5x Measures: 18-End	Song: INSERTiON Mission: NoSameDir, 1.5x Measures: All

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: September '99	Song: Koibito

Ordinary

Mission 1

US	Europe
Song: Wraith Measures: 21-44	Song: B4U B4 ZA BEAT MIX Measures: 12-47

Mission 3

US	Europe
Song: Nightshade Diskowarp Easily Amused Mix Measures: 18-50	Song: KAGEROW (Dragonfly) Measures: 35-60

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: Guilt Is a Useless Emotion Mac Quayle Mix Measures: 1-25	Song: My Only Shining Star Measures: 1-35

Mission 5

US	Europe
Song: All Up In My Face Measures: 11-34	Song: Drivin' Measures: 25-43

Mission 6

US	Europe
Song: Saturday Night Mission: No8th, 1.5x	Song: Cosmic Hammer Mission: No8th

Superior

Mission 3

US	Europe
Song: Love Is On Our Side Difficulty: Difficult Measures: 1-29	Song: MAXIMIZER Difficulty: Basic Measures: All

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: Summer Fantasy Measures: 41-End	Song: Stop Violence! B.L.T. Re Production Measures: 19-End

Mission 6

US	Europe
Song: HOT LIMIT	Song: Bongo!

Marvelous

Mission 5

US	Europe
Song: Everytime We Touch Radio Mix	Song: There's a Rhythm

Genuine

Mission 1

US	Europe
Song: Horsemen of the Invisible Measures: 0-29	Song: Treble, Bass and Attitude Measures: 11-41

Mission 3

US	Europe
Song: Slow Chemical Brothers remix Measures: 38-62	Song: Loops Measures: 13-24

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: Twist Difficulty: Expert	Song: Grandolin Difficulty: Standard

Mission 5

US	Europe
Song: Slam	Song: roughneck

Paramount

Mission 1

US	Europe
Song: WWW.BLONDE GIRL MOMO MIX	Song: 8-bit

Mission 2

US	Europe
Song: September '99	Song: Grandolin

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: Somebody To Love Mission: 0.5x, Phantom, Dark, NoSameDir	Song: What Have Her Mission: 0.5x, Phantom, Dark, No10Combo

Mission 6

US	Europe
Song: Rapper's Delight	Song: Youngmen Blues

Exorbitant

Mission 1

US	Europe
Song: Run It!	Song: Beyond Here and Now Intensified

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: Feels Just Like It Should Measures: 20-End	Song: Hydrasound Measures: 14-48

Apocalyptic

Mission 1

US	Europe
Song: SKY HIGH Measures: 27-37	Song: xenon Measures: 6-13

Mission 4

US	Europe
Song: Don't Play Nice Difficulty: Expert Missions: 0.5x, Flat, OnlyJump, FullCombo	Song: Return of the Toe Jam Difficulty: Oni Missions: Hidden, No10Combo, Reverse, Dark, Perfect_No1