i promise this is my last bemani video for a while. i'm gonna be talking about more 90s/Y2K toys after this ;^) kkclue is a solo project, and i do all my own editing. please help me buy food: patreon.com/clue
konami hiding hard mode and doubles mode behind a cheat code is like when hotline miami made the french translation a secret hidden halfway through the game
@@addisonjudah There's a mask you can get which turns all the game's dialogue French. But it's just a joke: the dialogue is poorly machine-translated, and the mask is shaped like a fish, making it a pun on the French-Canadian game developer Phil Fish, and the machine translation service _Babelfish_
@@addisonjudah it actually does have a French translation, if you equip the mask with the proper French translation on, it swaps it with the badly translated French.
The unlock code for the DDR extreme give me such good memories. There was a DDR in my city that hadn't any secret songs unlocked, so i proposed to the owner about the possibility of unlock them all by a code. As they were ok with that, i printed the instructions and went to the arcade during the estabilished date. I remember that the whole city DDR community AND a techincian of the arcade company were present during that event. As i unlocked all the songs, the technician asked me to give him the paper sheet that contained the instructions, so he could do that in all the arcades they had. As thanks, that technician gave me an insane amount of tokens.
Wow I literally just made a post similar to this hah except we didnt have a DDR community it was just me that I knew off when I helped unlock them hah Once every few months I would come across someone that was decent, this was 2010s
I began playing DDR in a bowling center arcade, 2000. I learned with help from a teenager who stepped beside me as I made attempts to step. I was hooked. I have the home version. Oh, by the way, I was 45 at the time. I am now 67, still enjoying the game.
Huh, I didn't realize how quirky arcade machines were until this video. It's exciting to learn lil Nuggets of knowledge for something I would otherwise not even know about! Great video as always!! Some of these codes are so tricky and weird!
yeah arcade cabinets for all games from that era often have some crazy quirks like that, I think some capcom games let you enter codes in the test menu to unlock characters and stuff, and like in super street fighter 2 turbo, akuma is only playable through a weird code where you highlight different characters for certain periods of time, like something you'd never think of doing yourself
Okay this is going to sound super weird but I'm writing a fanfiction where DDR is a massive plot device and your videos have been insanely helpful so I just wanted to say thanks lol
@@SlyBalto An ancient DDR machine whose step patterns unlock secrets to the universe. Or a spaceship piloted by an obnoxious rhythm based system to deter theft and incompetent pilots. Or a cabinet that becomes self aware and obsessed with driving a profit, and forces anyone it can find to play it for as long as possible.
secret codes that can only be entered through strange input combos in the operators' settings menus are pretty common, from what i've seen! consider how those types of codes, and all of the game content hiding behind them *from the very first day the game would have been playable,* could be used to extend how long a game would stay fresh and relevant to arcade-goers, without having to update the hardware or software. it's hidden in the test menus for good reason: there's no chance that a random player is going to unlock that stuff without the key to the coin door, and even then, they need to know some ridiculous input codes to get what they're after! any arcade game's developers and publishers could just keep those unlock codes totally secret, until some time had passed since the game's release. then, they could quietly inform the games' owners about the hidden menus and codes in a letter or memo (possibly over several steps, like unlocking fighting game characters one at a time), and the owners could proceed with the unlock when they were ready, not when a player had figured out the secret or had played for long enough. naturally, the unlocked content would renew players' interest in the game, and therefore, the game would get a bump of extra *revenue* long after it was the hottest new thing on the floor - something that any arcade owner would want to have happen. kinda like a DLC release in the modern day, but again, no actual updates to the game's software - just something that was always there, being uncovered.
@@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yeah! DDRs MAX, MAX 2, and EXTREME did this kind of thing! The more the machine got played, the faster songs would get unlocked. It was basically a communal experience, seeing what else could come up next on the song wheel!
@@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Right! I should also mention the fact that songs were also time-released (if I recall correctly), should the arcadegoers take too much time on a particular unlock threshold. Quite the smartly designed system, I think!
Damn dude. I haven't thought of accessing the Step Step Revolution mode in years...intense nostalgia. Still remember how in love with this game I was when I discovered it at a local arcade.
It's funny seeing how a lot of basic features, such as hard difficulty and speed mods, were all hidden behind secret codes. I really wish the song codes for Extreme were easier to access- That's the DDR cab I see the most outside of Round 1, and I'm never able to get permission to input them. A bunch of my favorite songs are locked behind the code too...
your last video made me try out, and then get addicted to the beatmania machine at my local round1! I always look farward to rhythm stuff you do! thank you for introducing me, but also my wallet says ow.
I'm not going to lie, I've only been into the ddr scene for a year or two. But these videos are the greatest thing I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making these and sharing this awesome information with people like me who find it fascinating! It doesn't hurt that the quality of editing is sublime as well.
Definitely did that Disney's Rave code at my local arcade. Disney's Rave is just such a unique mix that everyone needs to try out at least once and having Maniac unlocked means if you're an expert player, you're not stuck with only Basic and Trick. Note that Doubles does not have Maniac charts.
yayy new kkclue video the production in this is stellar! your display capture is flawless and I appreciate you ripping all those game graphics to "pull" them out of the footage and into the video itself. great stuff!
i just wanna state arbitrary code execution (ACE) more precisely: it's essentially using glitches to gain the ability to make the game (or the console) run code that is injected by the player -- effectively this is the most broken a (playable) game can be, as you can overwrite its programming with literally anything else. ACE videos look like they're inputting random stuff and that's because you have to write machine code in some way into the memory, for the machine to execute it. they may use a data structure to precisely arrange machine instructions (e.g. Pokemon Red's bag arrangement), or just straight up take input from the player (i believe Super Mario World has a technique that utilizes this)
Man I miss DDR so much. When I was ~15 back 2000, I lost so much weight thanks to those arcade machines. The only reason I'd ever go to an arcade was to blow $20 at a time on MAX2 and Extreme. My legs would be limp noodles afterwards and my mom would always be like "Why do you do that to yourself?" but I couldn't stop. It was so fun.
@@rmnhn There's only one A machine around where I live, and I'm not a huge fan of the marked up Dave & Busters prices. Any other cabinet is long dead or in private collections sadly
I have the theory that the PS1 secret mode was not meant to be found, but rather there was a tool the devs had that could activate the combination automatically. This could have easily been used for events or the tool could be sold as pseudo DLC. For example: releasing a new exclusive dancing mat for the PS1 that would unlock Manic mode when used. But the only thing it did was execute this combo by itself
@@nate567987 And i can see why since the Maniac charts in Disney's Rave are kinda all over the place sometimes. As if the Trick Doubles charts were converted to be Single Maniac charts. Just look at Its A Small World (Ducking Hardcore Mix) proclaiming to be a 10 footer like Max 300
"selling the tool as pseudo DLC" reminds me, i forget the details but i remember some PS1 games by a specific developer had secret functions accessed by pushing a special button on a specific third-party controller that they wanted you to buy. Turns out that that special button just mashes Start really fast, which most other turbo controllers at the time didn't have support for!
11:19 LMAO that’s my comment. I still think it’s a legit question, kindof. Really bizarre code, though I guess it’s about 3000 inputs off from being ACE. Great job on the video
I know you’re focused on arcade version’s ns, but some CS games also have cute cheats. -Ultramix 1 and 2 have an unlock all songs cheat done by doing the Konami code in port 4 while in the credits. -Normally you have to play online to unlock Kosento and Zukin in UM2, but they can be temporarily unlocked by holding X and Y on port 4 in the options menu, though they’ll lock when the game is shut off. - UM3’s unlock all songs cheat involves doing the credits minigame with mirrors inputs for a few seconds. You can also unlock a song by booting the game on Christmas -UM4 has a very involved unlock all songs code where you have to highlight main menu options in a specific order with specific spacing.
Correction: zukin and konsento will only disappear if you swap to another character. I've turned off the game before with konsento selected and he stayed there (don't have to worry about it now since i have the unlock dlc lol)
This is massively off-topic, I'm not even done with the video yet, but... man, that pride(?) Xbox controller in the intro is so cute. If I didn't prefer more lowkey controller colors, I'd be SERIOUSLY tempted.
That was a trip way back then, when people thought that Maniac mode in the Disney games was a Disney Mix (US) exclusive with how easy it is to get it unlocked. It was literally "clear all songs on Trick". Granted, there was a bit of a difficulty jump with the imports from the mainline games in Disney Mix (B4U and My Summer Love comes to mind). And yeah, the weird gallop jacks in IASW Ducking Hardcore MSP (let alone the weird rating system for Maniac) ended up not being a KOA (Konami of America) thing
KoJ still struggles with making good charts (the Golden League Challenge Charts in A3 for example tend to be misses like Give Me), KoA actually had better charts than them through the later Ultramix games and Universe series
@@iconiclit8945 More saying that there was a rating discrepancy between the Disney Rave/Mix rating system and the "DDR Prime" system as the DR/DM 8s were not as hard as B4U. I do consider the SuperNOVA to 2014 era to be the worst era for KOJ's Expert charts, to be honest. Though, Ultramix was more of a Konami of Hawaii thing, to be honest
"the chance of you running into a an arcade running machines this old is pretty slim" bruh tell it to every coastal arcade in the UK lol, those machines are OOOOOOOLLLD
I normally don't comment on videos but man, your content is so cool and i just want to interact so youtube sees interaction and gets more people to see you. Your content has been consistently great, can't wait to see more no matter what the subject, keep it up! 🥰🥰
I work at a local arcade who has a DDR machine with a custom software (can’t remember the name, will update when I remember) that has every DDR game, and over 5000+ custom songs. And whenever we need to reset it, it takes over an hour to load all the songs.
That sounds like some kind of crazy, illegal 3rd party (probably Chinese made) upgrade board. If you ever get the name let us know, it'd be way more convenient than needing a bunch of cabs, or a pile of difficult to store parts.
My rhythm game corner had a Stepmania and then In-the-Groove cabs between DDR 5th and Extreme at different points (and before that there was a 7th mix there) that had existed for a few years until The Flooding. Stepmania was great because it ALSO had all the DDR songs and a zillion custom songs too, but the in-the-Groove cab that replaced it seemed lackluster in comparison.
I always found it strange how Konami would put up obstacles to playing hard modes in the earlier games, when those are the modes that give the games the most replay value. And for some of the spinoff home versions, they would exclude hard charts entirely, which certainly isn't a move that would help sales. By the way, the arcade version of DDR SuperNOVA2 also included post-release song unlock codes that the players could input on the main screen. Unlike SuperNOVA, which forgot to include a method for American players to access the game's boss songs outside of Extra Stage.
When the news about the Disney’s Rave Maniac unlocks came onto Twitter, it took me ages to try and unlock it. At least an hour! But I did it in the end! Awesome video though! An easy way for everyone to understand how to work DDR machines lol
i actually had a Supernova 2 cabinet in decent condition at a bowling place near my house. i was aware of Round1 when i found it, but the nearest one was 45 minutes on a good day (the route went through Atlanta, though, so there was basically never a good day), so for the longest time if i ever just wanted a quick practice session that was my best bet. and let me tell you those codes were a BITCH to input. this isn't covered in the video but for Supernova there were certain songs that were supposed to be unlocked throughout the course of the game's lifespan, sort of like they are in modern times, but shit was rudimentary and downloading content wasn't an option so the charts and all were actually on-disk content that could unlock by either communicating with the server OR when the arcade's operator (or some rando) inputs some LONGASS codes. (they were doubles codes, too!) notably a lot of these songs were SN2's "boss" songs and this was still when the skill ceiling for DDR was being moved around a lot so of course you're going to want them for practice. THING IS there isn't a singular code for unlocking everything; every "stage" of the event had its own unlock code, and they all had to be entered IN ORDER. someone left the cabinet at the 3rd stage of the event before giving up, so i had to input every other code myself. also you have to put them in while under time pressure! there's only a small window in the demo screen where the code actually counts, so if you take too long you have to start over after that screen comes back around after a solid minute or so! so that shit took me a straight hour to do and it's time i'm not getting back. Pluto Relinquish tho
0:20 nah, if an arcade here in Europe has a DDR machine, it's almost guaranteed to be a Dancing Stage EuroMIX 2 machine. That's definitely the most common version.
I first became aware of DDR machine cheat codes while on a cruise that had a 3rd Mix machine. To my horror, playing on maniac made all notes Flat (same color) by default, which you can see in the video. I learned that there was actually a cheat code that re-enabled the normal note coloring.
Hey kk just wanted to just say this video genuinely brightened up my day today, I was having a bad day but I'm just a big fan of cheatcodes and this was awesome to hear (except for the last one what was that)
It's so odd they wouldn't have all the songs unlocked in a cabinet. It's not like a home system where you're trying to get more out of it. Most DDR machines I see once or twice at the blowing alley or whatever. Not trying to progress the levels in a machine I don't own.
I remember for DDRx on ps2 if you went into sorting songs by alphabet and selected D. R. O. P. S. you'd unlock sunkiss drops but the remix version early
I actually know of another game series with really strange cheat codes: Tetris The Grand Master (the first one, which is a 1998 arcade came) has a secret mode where you can edit the field and pieces however you choose; to do so, you have to enter the service menu, go to the screen test (labelled Dot Cross Hatch), and enter BBEDCBCBCCABAEEAFBBEDCBCBCCABAEEAF on the first player’s controls. It’s super obscure and not even the strangest one!
2:02 In the Asian and Korean versions of 3rdMix it actually tells you that you can do this making it no longer a secret. This is most likely because 2ndMix was exclusive to Japan so for people living in those countries it would be their first time playing 2ndMix
This video reminded me of the infamous unlock code for the song Memories on the US PS2 version of DDR Extreme. For months on end people were frustrated about not being able to get a certain completion reward (I believe it was called Dance Master Mode but my memory is fuzzy). It was eventually discovered that Memories was in the game data but it was inaccessible. Someone on the DDRFreak forums who claimed to be a Konami insider assured people that the way to unlock the song would eventually be revealed, but as time went on people kept calling BS on that claim. The unlock code was eventually revealed, over a year later if I'm not mistaken, through some weird promotion with (I think) Burger King of all places.
oh my god the PSX Disney's Rave code.... yeah I remember the day someone figured out that was even IN the game (funny enough around the same time he also found the much easier equivalent code for the AC version) also I know the guy that stepped that *ridiculous* code as a chart! I never knew the other dancing stage spinoffs had equally as convoluted codes in the other games.
Thank you so much for this. I really only got into ddr after 2016. I just wasn't apart of the community during the early and mid 2000s so I know next to nothing about the older machines. It's a shame because the culture that was built up with secrets and tricks like these being spread around by word of mouth was really at its peak then. Videos like this really help to keep that alive!
Thanks for this little trip down memory lane! IIRC the song unlock codes were released by Konami on some sort of schedule so that arcades could progressively unlock content in the games after release. There also used to be step patterns to activate a variety of motorists that were also in the modified menu. I think you could even use them in earlier versions but some of the patterns changed. I want to say LDRLDR rotated the step chart, UDUDUD might have been Mirror, and LRLRLRLR cleared all modifiers?
While talking about cheats, can't miss GTA SA. Not just because it had a lot, but because of how they worked The game didn't actually have any preset of buttons for cheats, it just translated the last 8 or so inputs into binary and saw if the result pointed to the right cheat, this is why the PC version had like 2-3 cheats for the same thing in some cases. But in fact, there's a LOT more that have never been found(as in, cheat duplicates, not new cheats) This means that you could be playing and randomly press the right combination without even knowing. And has happened in speedruns before However most sites only use the more recognizable cheats, like JUMPJET for the hydra
this may be my favorite youtube video of all time. it so perfectly nails my interests that i honestly just wish there was more of this, idk if it’s the cheat codes or just the weird quirks of arcade games in general, it’s the same shit that makes Tetris The Grandmaster fascinating to me. there are so many odd quirks and cheats and none of it makes sense and it’s so interesting
wow this brings me nostalgia of trying SSR mode at arcade centre, i feel amazed seeing it was selected the first time, and know he must be playing that very well
And here I was thinking that the Unlock All Songs cheat in Guitar Hero III was difficult. I'd much rather hold a GRBO chord all day than have to go through that two-controller bullshit DDR Disney wants from me.
I'm pretty sure the "Is this arbitrary code execution?" comment was supposed to be joking about how the series of inputs to unlock maniac mode, this cheat CODE if you will, is insanely ARBITRARY.
The PS1 version of Disney's Rave seems like something that would be a hoax in the late 90s of the internet in an alternate timeline where maniac mode isn't in that game
There were also some codes you could use on the pads as a shortcut for 'SOLO' or 'LEFT' or 'LITTLE' and other modifiers. Kinda surprised those weren't included in here :D Cool video!
I wonder why these cabinets all had something as basic as the hard difficulty locked behind a cheat code, or in some cases behind an undocumented cheat code in the freaking operator menu that the general public at your average arcade does not have access to. It’s absolutely fascinating stuff yet such a baffling design decision.
For DDR Disneys Rave, the one who discovered the Maniac code provided a quick GameShark code to ease unlock, but would still require you to enter Main Game or Free Selection to unlock Maniac mode during Music Select.
Those codes with holds are really interesting. Like, unnecessarily hard and probably not that trivial to implement compared to a normal cheat code, but a fun secret anyways
honestly these weird cheat codes really intruige me it's like you're performing some kind of rain dance, especially for those which unlock higher difficulty settings
You sir are responsible for my bi self for getting back into rythum games, specifically rock band on ds, and fun and drum. If anyone knows any other good controller rythum games for switch drop them bellow, I'd love to give them a go.
I love it when games have heaps of extras hidden underneath the surface. I wish more games did that, but that's not likely to happen cause what company wants to waste precious time and money on creating content that the user might never even see.
Nice cab! Though I've never in my life seen a service panel that nice inside of a black J cab, is it some sort of modern refurbishment? Mine has the big chunky round buttons for service/test and some very temperamental and sensitive pots for volume. Also thanks for showing off the maniac mode in disney's rave PS1 code! Finding that code took a *lot* of hacking the game and delving through the code to find, and I'm glad that thanks to you, the hard work of the hacker will reach a wide audience.
My local arcade in town has a ddr cabinet inside. It has loads of arcade cabinets from late 90s - early 2000s but it’s a shame that someone kicked the screen in. Hopefully they can get someone to fix it but apart from that, I’m stuck playing the Mario kart arcade.
Hey you missed euromix ones! If you held left and right on the buttons, and then start you could get doubles, and even versus mode! Also through step controls, Jr.mode (only on bar steps have to be pressed) Speed modifiers Stealth mode (notes appear only round about half way up the screen) Invisible mode (notes aren't visible) and much much more!
i promise this is my last bemani video for a while. i'm gonna be talking about more 90s/Y2K toys after this ;^)
kkclue is a solo project, and i do all my own editing. please help me buy food: patreon.com/clue
okay but like... plz don't stop - would love a deep dive in to some obscure bemani! dancemaniax, parapara, martial beat, all that stuff!
Yay
We want more Bemani
:c no
*WEIRD CODE'S* Maniac code for PS1 look's Hard Just for a mode in game that be easier to hack it to game have a Maniac mode in the game
konami hiding hard mode and doubles mode behind a cheat code is like when hotline miami made the french translation a secret hidden halfway through the game
Can you tell me more?
@@addisonjudah There's a mask you can get which turns all the game's dialogue French. But it's just a joke: the dialogue is poorly machine-translated, and the mask is shaped like a fish, making it a pun on the French-Canadian game developer Phil Fish, and the machine translation service _Babelfish_
@@jan_h is there no french translation otherwise?
@@addisonjudah it actually does have a French translation, if you equip the mask with the proper French translation on, it swaps it with the badly translated French.
Oh my god I forgot about that lmfao
The unlock code for the DDR extreme give me such good memories.
There was a DDR in my city that hadn't any secret songs unlocked, so i proposed to the owner about the possibility of unlock them all by a code. As they were ok with that, i printed the instructions and went to the arcade during the estabilished date.
I remember that the whole city DDR community AND a techincian of the arcade company were present during that event.
As i unlocked all the songs, the technician asked me to give him the paper sheet that contained the instructions, so he could do that in all the arcades they had. As thanks, that technician gave me an insane amount of tokens.
Actual RPG sidequest lmao
u just completed a sidequest
That must have felt awesome… you officially opened the door for pro ddr.
Wow I literally just made a post similar to this hah except we didnt have a DDR community it was just me that I knew off when I helped unlock them hah
Once every few months I would come across someone that was decent, this was 2010s
bro was doing a yakuza sidequest
Disney arcade rave: "Just pose."
Disney ps1: "Become the maniac, and it is yours"
I'm all for this kkclue bemani brainrot arc, love seeing classic rhythm games get the attention they deserve
"bemani brainrot" is extremely accurate, i'm going to refer to my bemani hyperfixation as that from now on
me too! i love bemani games but i rarely have the chance to play them (on arcade)
@@planetclue I would recommend rhythm heaven it’s fun and teaches you to not use visual cues.
@@planetclue whats bemani
@@ryanhernandez8324 konami's rhythm game division (ddr, pop'n music, beatmania, etc.)
that last code was real torture I bet some developer got a real chuckle when they notice their little secret was revealed after 2 decades.
I began playing DDR in a bowling center arcade, 2000. I learned with help from a teenager who stepped beside me as I made attempts to step. I was hooked. I have the home version. Oh, by the way, I was 45 at the time. I am now 67, still enjoying the game.
Amazing! Keep having fun :)
nice
It’s always fun to watch these types of videos. I never played DDR growing up but watching this still gives me a feeling of nostalgia, you know?
Same
It's them Y2K aesthetics
SAAAAME I wanna do these codes
Said like a true animal crossing islander. I do know.
same, beatmania and ddr is limited in europe (especially in germany [my home country and the country i was born in])
Huh, I didn't realize how quirky arcade machines were until this video. It's exciting to learn lil Nuggets of knowledge for something I would otherwise not even know about!
Great video as always!! Some of these codes are so tricky and weird!
yeah arcade cabinets for all games from that era often have some crazy quirks like that, I think some capcom games let you enter codes in the test menu to unlock characters and stuff, and like in super street fighter 2 turbo, akuma is only playable through a weird code where you highlight different characters for certain periods of time, like something you'd never think of doing yourself
kkclue singing the starts of the songs in the last part was beautiful
ur beautiful
and it’s copyrightless WOOHOO
@@planetclue Please insert a Wii U disc.
that down down right up right sfx at 2:54 pleases my brain in an incomprehensible way. idk why, but its nice.
1:48 It gets better, when you reach the song select, the announcer comments "Are you sure...?"
The phrase "Maniac Mickey" is funny to me
Hey, you actually got your hands on the SMX like you were talking about in your DDR congrollers video! Congrats!
thanks buttercup!!! i stand by what i said about them. they rule.
congroller
congroller
congrollers
@@SIGMCXSpear me too!
i don't like the danse pads
10:17 You need to be a maniac to unlock maniac mode
True, and the songs will be easy if you can be able to unlock it
Okay this is going to sound super weird but I'm writing a fanfiction where DDR is a massive plot device and your videos have been insanely helpful so I just wanted to say thanks lol
This is something that I have never thought of but now I need it LOL
@@SlyBalto An ancient DDR machine whose step patterns unlock secrets to the universe.
Or a spaceship piloted by an obnoxious rhythm based system to deter theft and incompetent pilots.
Or a cabinet that becomes self aware and obsessed with driving a profit, and forces anyone it can find to play it for as long as possible.
Please send a link I wanna read
@@RebelGalaxy-qp7oi it's called imperfect combo by sanpape on AO3
dan and phil? 🤔
secret codes that can only be entered through strange input combos in the operators' settings menus are pretty common, from what i've seen!
consider how those types of codes, and all of the game content hiding behind them *from the very first day the game would have been playable,* could be used to extend how long a game would stay fresh and relevant to arcade-goers, without having to update the hardware or software. it's hidden in the test menus for good reason: there's no chance that a random player is going to unlock that stuff without the key to the coin door, and even then, they need to know some ridiculous input codes to get what they're after!
any arcade game's developers and publishers could just keep those unlock codes totally secret, until some time had passed since the game's release. then, they could quietly inform the games' owners about the hidden menus and codes in a letter or memo (possibly over several steps, like unlocking fighting game characters one at a time), and the owners could proceed with the unlock when they were ready, not when a player had figured out the secret or had played for long enough.
naturally, the unlocked content would renew players' interest in the game, and therefore, the game would get a bump of extra *revenue* long after it was the hottest new thing on the floor - something that any arcade owner would want to have happen. kinda like a DLC release in the modern day, but again, no actual updates to the game's software - just something that was always there, being uncovered.
Wouldn't it be easier to just set an abitrary counter that unlocks a new song for the whole machine every X plays/coins?
Or even just use a system clock and maybe add a new song every month/week
@@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yeah! DDRs MAX, MAX 2, and EXTREME did this kind of thing! The more the machine got played, the faster songs would get unlocked. It was basically a communal experience, seeing what else could come up next on the song wheel!
@@beelzeburbia Huh, game designer instincts I guess lol
@@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Right! I should also mention the fact that songs were also time-released (if I recall correctly), should the arcadegoers take too much time on a particular unlock threshold. Quite the smartly designed system, I think!
Damn dude. I haven't thought of accessing the Step Step Revolution mode in years...intense nostalgia. Still remember how in love with this game I was when I discovered it at a local arcade.
It's funny seeing how a lot of basic features, such as hard difficulty and speed mods, were all hidden behind secret codes. I really wish the song codes for Extreme were easier to access- That's the DDR cab I see the most outside of Round 1, and I'm never able to get permission to input them. A bunch of my favorite songs are locked behind the code too...
your last video made me try out, and then get addicted to the beatmania machine at my local round1! I always look farward to rhythm stuff you do! thank you for introducing me, but also my wallet says ow.
thanks for giving it a go!! beatmania is TOO COOL!!!
I'm not going to lie, I've only been into the ddr scene for a year or two. But these videos are the greatest thing I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making these and sharing this awesome information with people like me who find it fascinating! It doesn't hurt that the quality of editing is sublime as well.
Definitely did that Disney's Rave code at my local arcade. Disney's Rave is just such a unique mix that everyone needs to try out at least once and having Maniac unlocked means if you're an expert player, you're not stuck with only Basic and Trick. Note that Doubles does not have Maniac charts.
yayy new kkclue video
the production in this is stellar! your display capture is flawless and I appreciate you ripping all those game graphics to "pull" them out of the footage and into the video itself. great stuff!
i just wanna state arbitrary code execution (ACE) more precisely: it's essentially using glitches to gain the ability to make the game (or the console) run code that is injected by the player -- effectively this is the most broken a (playable) game can be, as you can overwrite its programming with literally anything else.
ACE videos look like they're inputting random stuff and that's because you have to write machine code in some way into the memory, for the machine to execute it. they may use a data structure to precisely arrange machine instructions (e.g. Pokemon Red's bag arrangement), or just straight up take input from the player (i believe Super Mario World has a technique that utilizes this)
Man I miss DDR so much. When I was ~15 back 2000, I lost so much weight thanks to those arcade machines. The only reason I'd ever go to an arcade was to blow $20 at a time on MAX2 and Extreme. My legs would be limp noodles afterwards and my mom would always be like "Why do you do that to yourself?" but I couldn't stop. It was so fun.
It’s still around
@@rmnhn There's only one A machine around where I live, and I'm not a huge fan of the marked up Dave & Busters prices. Any other cabinet is long dead or in private collections sadly
@@sirflimflam Hopefully a Round 1 is constructed near where you live, then.
I have the theory that the PS1 secret mode was not meant to be found, but rather there was a tool the devs had that could activate the combination automatically.
This could have easily been used for events or the tool could be sold as pseudo DLC.
For example: releasing a new exclusive dancing mat for the PS1 that would unlock Manic mode when used. But the only thing it did was execute this combo by itself
the issue was Disney did not want maniac on the arcade, so it was never released only the emu person found it when in the code
@@nate567987 makes sense
@@nate567987 And i can see why since the Maniac charts in Disney's Rave are kinda all over the place sometimes.
As if the Trick Doubles charts were converted to be Single Maniac charts. Just look at Its A Small World (Ducking Hardcore Mix) proclaiming to be a 10 footer like Max 300
"selling the tool as pseudo DLC" reminds me, i forget the details but i remember some PS1 games by a specific developer had secret functions accessed by pushing a special button on a specific third-party controller that they wanted you to buy. Turns out that that special button just mashes Start really fast, which most other turbo controllers at the time didn't have support for!
@@AzureLazuline i know there have been other cases too, but i cannot remember rn
I cheered out LOUD when i saw this video pop up, the quality, charm, and information of your videos are unmatched!!
11:19 LMAO that’s my comment. I still think it’s a legit question, kindof. Really bizarre code, though I guess it’s about 3000 inputs off from being ACE. Great job on the video
"no mom, ddr is just one of my SMALLER hyperfixations!"
There’s something fitting about the hardest mode having the hardest code
I know you’re focused on arcade version’s ns, but some CS games also have cute cheats.
-Ultramix 1 and 2 have an unlock all songs cheat done by doing the Konami code in port 4 while in the credits.
-Normally you have to play online to unlock Kosento and Zukin in UM2, but they can be temporarily unlocked by holding X and Y on port 4 in the options menu, though they’ll lock when the game is shut off.
- UM3’s unlock all songs cheat involves doing the credits minigame with mirrors inputs for a few seconds. You can also unlock a song by booting the game on Christmas
-UM4 has a very involved unlock all songs code where you have to highlight main menu options in a specific order with specific spacing.
Correction: zukin and konsento will only disappear if you swap to another character. I've turned off the game before with konsento selected and he stayed there (don't have to worry about it now since i have the unlock dlc lol)
4:23
ddr: YAY YOU PASSED A SONG! HERES SOME GABBA
me: bu-
ddr *G A B B A N O I S E S*
This is massively off-topic, I'm not even done with the video yet, but... man, that pride(?) Xbox controller in the intro is so cute. If I didn't prefer more lowkey controller colors, I'd be SERIOUSLY tempted.
I like how the SSR announcer asks you “Are you sure?” when selecting a song
That was a trip way back then, when people thought that Maniac mode in the Disney games was a Disney Mix (US) exclusive with how easy it is to get it unlocked. It was literally "clear all songs on Trick". Granted, there was a bit of a difficulty jump with the imports from the mainline games in Disney Mix (B4U and My Summer Love comes to mind). And yeah, the weird gallop jacks in IASW Ducking Hardcore MSP (let alone the weird rating system for Maniac) ended up not being a KOA (Konami of America) thing
KoJ still struggles with making good charts (the Golden League Challenge Charts in A3 for example tend to be misses like Give Me), KoA actually had better charts than them through the later Ultramix games and Universe series
@@iconiclit8945 More saying that there was a rating discrepancy between the Disney Rave/Mix rating system and the "DDR Prime" system as the DR/DM 8s were not as hard as B4U. I do consider the SuperNOVA to 2014 era to be the worst era for KOJ's Expert charts, to be honest. Though, Ultramix was more of a Konami of Hawaii thing, to be honest
I am a hardcore DDR player, how did I not know this!?!?
"the chance of you running into a an arcade running machines this old is pretty slim" bruh tell it to every coastal arcade in the UK lol, those machines are OOOOOOOLLLD
You know, if you were to do these codes in public, you could be considered a messiah of ddr.
That last code sounds like a playground rumor for getting Mew lmao
And next, you have to check under the truck...
This is actually extremely well edited and it kept me very engaged. Nice
I normally don't comment on videos but man, your content is so cool and i just want to interact so youtube sees interaction and gets more people to see you. Your content has been consistently great, can't wait to see more no matter what the subject, keep it up! 🥰🥰
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I work at a local arcade who has a DDR machine with a custom software (can’t remember the name, will update when I remember) that has every DDR game, and over 5000+ custom songs. And whenever we need to reset it, it takes over an hour to load all the songs.
That sounds like some kind of crazy, illegal 3rd party (probably Chinese made) upgrade board. If you ever get the name let us know, it'd be way more convenient than needing a bunch of cabs, or a pile of difficult to store parts.
My rhythm game corner had a Stepmania and then In-the-Groove cabs between DDR 5th and Extreme at different points (and before that there was a 7th mix there) that had existed for a few years until The Flooding. Stepmania was great because it ALSO had all the DDR songs and a zillion custom songs too, but the in-the-Groove cab that replaced it seemed lackluster in comparison.
I always found it strange how Konami would put up obstacles to playing hard modes in the earlier games, when those are the modes that give the games the most replay value. And for some of the spinoff home versions, they would exclude hard charts entirely, which certainly isn't a move that would help sales.
By the way, the arcade version of DDR SuperNOVA2 also included post-release song unlock codes that the players could input on the main screen. Unlike SuperNOVA, which forgot to include a method for American players to access the game's boss songs outside of Extra Stage.
I saw the controller and it looks like a design lab, I’ve never seen anyone else with a design lab controller
10:18 Legitimately laughed out loud when the list of commands appeared
I remember the Burger King cheat code to unlock Memories on the USA version of DDR Extreme. Lovely stuff on this video kkclue :)
When the news about the Disney’s Rave Maniac unlocks came onto Twitter, it took me ages to try and unlock it. At least an hour! But I did it in the end!
Awesome video though! An easy way for everyone to understand how to work DDR machines lol
does it save
@@nate567987 yes
i actually had a Supernova 2 cabinet in decent condition at a bowling place near my house. i was aware of Round1 when i found it, but the nearest one was 45 minutes on a good day (the route went through Atlanta, though, so there was basically never a good day), so for the longest time if i ever just wanted a quick practice session that was my best bet.
and let me tell you those codes were a BITCH to input. this isn't covered in the video but for Supernova there were certain songs that were supposed to be unlocked throughout the course of the game's lifespan, sort of like they are in modern times, but shit was rudimentary and downloading content wasn't an option so the charts and all were actually on-disk content that could unlock by either communicating with the server OR when the arcade's operator (or some rando) inputs some LONGASS codes. (they were doubles codes, too!) notably a lot of these songs were SN2's "boss" songs and this was still when the skill ceiling for DDR was being moved around a lot so of course you're going to want them for practice.
THING IS there isn't a singular code for unlocking everything; every "stage" of the event had its own unlock code, and they all had to be entered IN ORDER. someone left the cabinet at the 3rd stage of the event before giving up, so i had to input every other code myself. also you have to put them in while under time pressure! there's only a small window in the demo screen where the code actually counts, so if you take too long you have to start over after that screen comes back around after a solid minute or so! so that shit took me a straight hour to do and it's time i'm not getting back. Pluto Relinquish tho
this was nuts. i love your videos especially your editing style and the way you style your videos to reflect the topic.
3:14 I can’t believe he finally got a step maniacs stage
0:20 nah, if an arcade here in Europe has a DDR machine, it's almost guaranteed to be a Dancing Stage EuroMIX 2 machine. That's definitely the most common version.
I first became aware of DDR machine cheat codes while on a cruise that had a 3rd Mix machine. To my horror, playing on maniac made all notes Flat (same color) by default, which you can see in the video. I learned that there was actually a cheat code that re-enabled the normal note coloring.
Hey kk just wanted to just say this video genuinely brightened up my day today, I was having a bad day but I'm just a big fan of cheatcodes and this was awesome to hear (except for the last one what was that)
It's so odd they wouldn't have all the songs unlocked in a cabinet. It's not like a home system where you're trying to get more out of it. Most DDR machines I see once or twice at the blowing alley or whatever. Not trying to progress the levels in a machine I don't own.
I remember for DDRx on ps2 if you went into sorting songs by alphabet and selected D. R. O. P. S.
you'd unlock sunkiss drops but the remix version early
I actually know of another game series with really strange cheat codes: Tetris The Grand Master (the first one, which is a 1998 arcade came) has a secret mode where you can edit the field and pieces however you choose; to do so, you have to enter the service menu, go to the screen test (labelled Dot Cross Hatch), and enter BBEDCBCBCCABAEEAFBBEDCBCBCCABAEEAF on the first player’s controls. It’s super obscure and not even the strangest one!
The Street Fighter EX games have a similar unlocking method for the hidden characters, which makes sense because those games were also made by Arika
2:02 In the Asian and Korean versions of 3rdMix it actually tells you that you can do this making it no longer a secret. This is most likely because 2ndMix was exclusive to Japan so for people living in those countries it would be their first time playing 2ndMix
You are my absolute favorite RUclipsr and I can't wait to see what's next! Keep up the good work
>Homestar Runner music in the extra content
You have good taste, man.
heck yeah i'm a deletehead for life
bro you were bricked up in those shorts
okay but why were you looking
This video reminded me of the infamous unlock code for the song Memories on the US PS2 version of DDR Extreme. For months on end people were frustrated about not being able to get a certain completion reward (I believe it was called Dance Master Mode but my memory is fuzzy). It was eventually discovered that Memories was in the game data but it was inaccessible. Someone on the DDRFreak forums who claimed to be a Konami insider assured people that the way to unlock the song would eventually be revealed, but as time went on people kept calling BS on that claim. The unlock code was eventually revealed, over a year later if I'm not mistaken, through some weird promotion with (I think) Burger King of all places.
oh my god the PSX Disney's Rave code.... yeah I remember the day someone figured out that was even IN the game (funny enough around the same time he also found the much easier equivalent code for the AC version) also I know the guy that stepped that *ridiculous* code as a chart! I never knew the other dancing stage spinoffs had equally as convoluted codes in the other games.
Thank you so much for this. I really only got into ddr after 2016. I just wasn't apart of the community during the early and mid 2000s so I know next to nothing about the older machines. It's a shame because the culture that was built up with secrets and tricks like these being spread around by word of mouth was really at its peak then. Videos like this really help to keep that alive!
Why didn't they just put maniac mode in the game normally 😥
I go to the Retro Bars and Arcade expos to make a fool of myself at DDR still. Brings back all the memories of how bad I was at the game as a kid.
Love the bemani content as always! But i can't believe you didnt mention the DDR Extreme Burger King code!!
2:01 Unlocking 2nd Mix is actually different for 3rd Mix Plus. It's just left left.
Thanks for this little trip down memory lane! IIRC the song unlock codes were released by Konami on some sort of schedule so that arcades could progressively unlock content in the games after release.
There also used to be step patterns to activate a variety of motorists that were also in the modified menu. I think you could even use them in earlier versions but some of the patterns changed. I want to say LDRLDR rotated the step chart, UDUDUD might have been Mirror, and LRLRLRLR cleared all modifiers?
While talking about cheats, can't miss GTA SA.
Not just because it had a lot, but because of how they worked
The game didn't actually have any preset of buttons for cheats, it just translated the last 8 or so inputs into binary and saw if the result pointed to the right cheat, this is why the PC version had like 2-3 cheats for the same thing in some cases. But in fact, there's a LOT more that have never been found(as in, cheat duplicates, not new cheats)
This means that you could be playing and randomly press the right combination without even knowing. And has happened in speedruns before
However most sites only use the more recognizable cheats, like JUMPJET for the hydra
this may be my favorite youtube video of all time. it so perfectly nails my interests that i honestly just wish there was more of this, idk if it’s the cheat codes or just the weird quirks of arcade games in general, it’s the same shit that makes Tetris The Grandmaster fascinating to me. there are so many odd quirks and cheats and none of it makes sense and it’s so interesting
The unlocks being an actual dance *with holds* made me cackle. Talk about attention to theme
wow this brings me nostalgia of trying SSR mode at arcade centre, i feel amazed seeing it was selected the first time, and know he must be playing that very well
And here I was thinking that the Unlock All Songs cheat in Guitar Hero III was difficult.
I'd much rather hold a GRBO chord all day than have to go through that two-controller bullshit DDR Disney wants from me.
Unlock All Songs on GH3 is super easy though. I've always found the GH2 cheats to be harder personally
I'm pretty sure the "Is this arbitrary code execution?" comment was supposed to be joking about how the series of inputs to unlock maniac mode, this cheat CODE if you will, is insanely ARBITRARY.
it doesnt help that it certainly looks like the crap you have to do when doing an ace exploit
nah, i doubt it. if it weren't called arbitrary that joke would still apply
@@arbi9506 Probably, but still it's how I first understood the joke when reading it.
More contents of you dancing to the pad pls =)
KKClue is so underrated, love your content man.❤💙💚
The PS1 version of Disney's Rave seems like something that would be a hoax in the late 90s of the internet in an alternate timeline where maniac mode isn't in that game
Disney's RAVE's Maniac code makes Raid 2020's skip level code look like the Konami Code
It’s really cool how you’re talking about these rhythm games
Now do taiko no tatsujin
(This is a joke, but it is a cool weird rhythm game)
There were also some codes you could use on the pads as a shortcut for 'SOLO' or 'LEFT' or 'LITTLE' and other modifiers. Kinda surprised those weren't included in here :D Cool video!
I wonder why these cabinets all had something as basic as the hard difficulty locked behind a cheat code, or in some cases behind an undocumented cheat code in the freaking operator menu that the general public at your average arcade does not have access to. It’s absolutely fascinating stuff yet such a baffling design decision.
For DDR Disneys Rave, the one who discovered the Maniac code provided a quick GameShark code to ease unlock, but would still require you to enter Main Game or Free Selection to unlock Maniac mode during Music Select.
Dude is no one talking about how the pose in 7:26 is literally a fusion pose from like dragon ball or smth-
Why am I fascinated by this the last and only time I ever played DDR was on PS2 in like 2005 when I was like 14 lmao
Those codes with holds are really interesting. Like, unnecessarily hard and probably not that trivial to implement compared to a normal cheat code, but a fun secret anyways
Not hard at all, the input system for DDR already existed to facilitate this.
"the likelihood of you coming across a ddr arcade machine running games this old is pretty slim"
Europe
honestly these weird cheat codes really intruige me
it's like you're performing some kind of rain dance, especially for those which unlock higher difficulty settings
You sir are responsible for my bi self for getting back into rythum games, specifically rock band on ds, and fun and drum. If anyone knows any other good controller rythum games for switch drop them bellow, I'd love to give them a go.
I really enjoy seeing you cover older DDR arcade games, espically with cheat codes and Japanese versions. I LOVE THAT! Thanks for covering this.
But hold up… do you have access to EVERY DDR game in this video? It looks like you do. Cool!
Always a pleasure to see your videos pop up on my feed.
I love it when games have heaps of extras hidden underneath the surface.
I wish more games did that, but that's not likely to happen cause what company wants to waste precious time and money on creating content that the user might never even see.
I have never played DDR. That being said you are clearly passionate about this and I can't help but watch with fascination
Nice cab! Though I've never in my life seen a service panel that nice inside of a black J cab, is it some sort of modern refurbishment? Mine has the big chunky round buttons for service/test and some very temperamental and sensitive pots for volume.
Also thanks for showing off the maniac mode in disney's rave PS1 code! Finding that code took a *lot* of hacking the game and delving through the code to find, and I'm glad that thanks to you, the hard work of the hacker will reach a wide audience.
the cab pictured in this video is a k-cab. it features a very different design of service panel.
Anyone else try ddr and realize you have NO agility lol (plus wide feet be annoying when you've got a diagonals dance pad) like
kkclue, you have so much presentational and creative talent. jesus christ your videos are like cocaine, theyre so fun to watch
My local arcade in town has a ddr cabinet inside. It has loads of arcade cabinets from late 90s - early 2000s but it’s a shame that someone kicked the screen in. Hopefully they can get someone to fix it but apart from that, I’m stuck playing the Mario kart arcade.
DDR Extreme US: (regarding Memories) Wow, that's a ridiculous unlock sequence
Disney's Rave: *hold my beer*
Hey you missed euromix ones!
If you held left and right on the buttons, and then start you could get doubles, and even versus mode!
Also through step controls, Jr.mode (only on bar steps have to be pressed)
Speed modifiers
Stealth mode (notes appear only round about half way up the screen)
Invisible mode (notes aren't visible) and much much more!
Another great video kk! I always love your videos and they're responsible for my rhythm game hyperfixation right now.
Keep up the good work!
I wish I was good at these games. I always saw people going absolutely nutty on the pads back in the day they looked so goddamn cool