DDR FROM STAFF Translations

http://www.konami.jp/mobile/i-mode/dx/screen.html

Though they have "SAMPLE" across them lol.

So it really is a cellphone service, I'd figured it when I saw I-Mode in the URL.

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Unfortunately it's one of those where you download through your phone. And to make it worse, it's Japan only.

That really bites.

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Furu Furu NAOKI-EX☆

Hello, this is Rena.

We've finally gotten around to adding all the information on the FFP site, but there are still many secrets I'd like to tell you. I'm going to reveal one such secret today.

NAOKI-EX covered the song resonance in Furu Furu Party.
But the cover vocalist is...

Naoki-san himself!

...Huh?
Naoki-san sure has a wonderful voice, doesn't he?

And...and! The guitarist in the cover is Asaki, who is well known in the GF&DM game series!

Aren't Naoki-san and Asaki-san just wonderful?

Furu Furu Party is such a casual game, but still has so many things the fans can check out.

Please listen to the song in the game! And please tell many people about this secret.

We'll be really happy if you do.

-Rena@FFP

Other secrets are:
-Darwin + NAOKI = NO CRIME
-U1 + Big Idea + Tatsh + jun + HP2 vocalists = Lesson2 by DJ

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Do you happen to have a source for that?

Sure thing! ;) The FFP credits video!
http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6213320

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That's what U.T.D. stands for: U1 + Tatsh + Scotty D.; guess they didn't change it up much. It makes me happy that Tatsh came back at least to do Lesson2 by DJ; maybe he'll slide in with the odd DDR song in upcoming games!

NAOKI has such an awesome voice~ Surprised to hear Asaki did that too; come on, get some of these artists on X! When you list everyone who had a hand in FFP, you'd think it was the most all-star lineup ever!

Awesome find on the video, Tomoe~

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New Songs Unlocked & Public Ranking Boards

This is karasu "1104-8653", a programmer for DDR.
Thanks very much to the people who registered me as a rival after my last post.

Now, to get to the first point in the post title, the songs
Chance and Dice
Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix)
Have been unlocked!

Chance & Dice is from jubeat, and Beautiful Inside is from Dance Dance Revolution Furu Furu Party (Translator Note: The song is actually from DDR Hottest Party *facepalm*

To be honest, Chance & Dice is a hidden song on jubeat, and I haven't unlocked it on my e-amuse card yet (smile).
But if I play DDR, I'll be able to play the song soon...
But if you want to play this song on jubeat, it will be unlocked here:

http://www.konami.jp/am/locationtest/jubeat_ripples/

To get the latest information on the jubeat rippes location test, please check out the jubeat staff blog!

http://www.konami.jp/am/locationtest/jubeat_ripples/

As for the second item, the public ranking board has been opened on the DDR X Special Site!

http://www.konami.jp/bemani/ddr/jp/am/ddrx/ranking/data/

Why did we open the ranking page this week? Well...

I'll talk more about it next week. For now, this has been karasu.

American releases don't count.

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Hottest Party was a Japanese release too.

Yeah, my brain doesn't work too well sometimes. _>_

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Which was barely released before X JP. Kakumei was on IIDX before Max2, yet it's not called a Bemani Crossover. Huh.

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KAKUMEI was created for DDRMAX2, or at least created in conjunction for both games, rather than a crossover after the fact. Chance and Dice was created for jubeat.

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Oh well, look who decided to edit the post so they didn't look stupid.

Furu Furu Party at the AOU Show

Hello, Rena here.
Has everyone already listened to the AOU Show happenings on BEMANI RADIO?
Both members of TЁЯRA participated in the show, and talked a little bit about Furu Furu Party.

It seems NAOKI had bought it from some game shop in Makuhari, and was completely ad-libbing while talking about it.
Everyone, please check out the BEMANI artist dialogue from the AOU Show.


...Huh?!

You can play Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix) from DDR Hottest Party on DDR X?
Wooow! I'm going to go play right now. Everyone, play it together!

-Rena @ FFP

They have to buy their own copy? :O

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DDR X Arcade Online Update Released

Thank you all so much for your continued patronage with DDR X.

On March 16th, an online update was released. Several bugs were fixed and significant improvements were made.


・The Edit Data replacement function has been improved.
・There were Timing Data fixes.
・Edit data has begun being released over e-Amuse
・The Rival function had several updates
・When beginning a song, all types high scores are now displayed. (i.e. machine/global)

Please continue enjoying DDR from here on.

-DDR Arcade Staff

Furu Furu Party Special Site Last update

Hello there! This is Rena!

The weather is quickly turning spring-like, and it is much warmer than it was on Furu Furu Party's December 18th release date.

Anyways, the Furu Furu Party special site has been updated for the very last time. And, as is custom on the last renewal, the secrets to getting "that song" have been revealed. Please check it out!

Everyone, thank you all so much for supporting FFP! But don't worry, information will continued to be given by the DDR Staff at this blog.

There's so much I'd like to write right now...but they would get very angry if I did!

So, please continue to check this blog!

-Rena @ FFP.

Internet Ranking

The Sakura trees have begun to bloom, and everyone is heading out to all parts of the country to see them.

Well anyways, sorry to keep you waiting all this time.

The first internet ranking for the Arcade edition of DDR X has started, and will go from March 19th at 15:00 to April 16th at 14:59.

And of course, two ranking courses were unlocked for everyone to enjoy.

The first course is:

1. 1998
2. Dance Dance Revolution
3. will
4. Flourish

For NORMAL difficulty, the first two songs are on basic and the last two songs are on difficult. For the DIFFICULT course, all songs are on expert.

The gauge is a normal nonstop course gauge, and of course, there's both SINGLES and DOUBLES versions.

DDR was born in the year 1998, and it continues to shine even now. This is the message that went into this course. I'm waiting for everyone's challenge!

And finally, the second course is:


1. Koko Soko
2. Boys(2008 X-edit)
3. GOLDEN SKY
4. Butterfly(2008 X-edit)
5. A Geisha's Dream

In NORMAL, the first two songs are on Basic and the last three songs are on difficult.
In DIFFICULT, the first two songs are on Difficult and the last three songs are on expert.
The gauge for the NORMAL is 8, and for the DIFFICULT it is 4.

By the way, you probably already noticed, but this is a SMiLE.dk course.
These include some licensed revival songs, and the last song, which is the miracle collaboration song!
To think that such a course could be made...Ooh!

So, please try these courses out this three-day weekend (Translation note: this weekend includes a Japanese holiday recognizing the vernal equinox.)
You can also find the time to do many other things on this special spring holiday.
So everyone, please enjoy DDR this Spring!

-U, DDR X AC

So it's Golden Week on this week in Japan?

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No, Golden Week happens in April/May and is a whole week of holidays. This is just one single holiday.