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Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
Developer(s)	Konami, Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Designer(s)
Engine
Latest version	{{{version}}}
Release date(s)	July 14, 2005 (JP) October 24, 2005 (NA) October 28, 2005 (EU)
Genre	Music video game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone (E)
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
Media
System requirements
Input	Dance pad

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (known in Japan as Dance Dance Revolution with MARIO, and in PAL territories as Dancing Stage: Mario Mix) is the first Dance Dance Revolution music video game to be co-developed by Konami and Nintendo. The game was announced for the Nintendo GameCube on January 7, 2005. The game was released on July 14, 2005 in Japan, on October 24, 2005 in the United States, and on October 28, 2005 in Europe. Both versions came packaged with a soft foam dance pad peripheral, featuring buttons for Up, Down, Left, Right, A, B, Z, and Start.

Mario Mix features Nintendo's popular character, Mario, as well as Luigi, Toad, Toadette, Waluigi, Wario, and Bowser. According to the story, Waluigi has stolen the "Music Keys", unleashing their music upon the Mushroom Kingdom and causing chaos. Mario must restore peace to the land by recovering the Music Keys. Apparently, Wario is in posession of one of the keys.

The game is divided into several "worlds", each of which has a corresponding set of songs. The player must pass each song to earn the Music Key belonging to that world. Songs are played in typical DDR fashion, by pressing arrows on the dance pad that correspond to the music and the arrows displayed on-screen. Mario-themed gameplay elements are also incorporated, such as the ability to jump on enemies by hitting enemy icons in place of certain arrows. Clearing songs also unlocks higher difficulty levels, hidden songs, and minigames.

The game features 29 songs, including classic Nintendo themes. Each song has 5 difficulty levels, and a Workout mode is also available. There is no arcade counterpart planned for the game.

Like all DDR games, each step in a song is judged for accuracy. The possible ratings in Mario Mix are "Perfect", "Great", "Early", "Late", and "Miss".

Following release, the game came under criticism as secondary dance mats were only available through Nintendo's online store. It is also claimed that the game never reaches the extreme dificulty of the other DDR games, making this one more suitable for beginners and not DDR experts. Also the total number of songs is very low compared to other DDR games, though this likely has to do with the fact that the majority of the music is inspired by the Mario series as a whole. Classical tracks such as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" can be traced back to ther original usage in 1992's Mario Paint, and "Fishing Frenzy from Csikos Post" can be traced back to when it was used in 1993's Yoshi's Cookie. "Underground Mozart from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" was originally used as the main title theme to the original Mario Bros. arcade game in 1983. Other such examples are prevelant throughout the game. Though available only in limited supply, the game has proven to very popular among both DDR fans and Nintendo fans alike regardless of the rather easier difficulty level. This will hopefully lead to plans for a sequel in the future.

Song List

Midnight Ride - From Mario Kart 64

Pipe Pop - From Turkish March

Bowser's Castle - From Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Starring Wario - From Wario World

Frozen Pipes - From Old Folks at Home

Cabin Fever - From Mario Party 5

Deep Freeze - From Dr. Mario

Ms. Mowz's Song - From Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Rendezvous on Ice - From Les Patineurs

Always Smiling - From the Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka

Up, Down, Left, Right - From Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Here We Go! - From Super Mario Bros.

Underground Mozart - From Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Garden Boogie - From Carmen

Destruction Dance - From Wrecking Crew

Jump! Jump! Jump! - From Super Mario Bros. 3

Fishing Frenzy - From Csiko's Post

In the Whirlpool - From Pomp and Circumstance

Blooper Bop - From Super Mario Bros.

Hammer Dance - From Super Mario Bros. 3

Rollercoasting - From Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Boo Boogie - From Super Mario Bros. 2

Where's The Exit? - From Super Mario Bros.

Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla - From Donkey Kong

Step By Step - From Super Mario World

Piroli - From The Famicom Disk System

Choir on the Green - From Ah, Lovely Meadow

Hop, Mario! - From Super Mario World

References

• "KONAMI and Nintendo Co. jointly develop Dance Dance Revolution with MARIO", Konami Corporation (January 7, 2005) (in Japanese)
• Freund, Josh: "DDR with Mario - more screens & first song details", Games Are Fun (January 18, 2005)
• Niizumi, Hirohiko: "Mario shimmies onto Dance Dance Revolution", GameSpot (January 7, 2005)
• Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix at Nintendo.com. Accessed on May 20, 2005.

External links

• IGN Media, with several videos of the game

Games from the Dance Dance Revolution series
Japan / Asia:	1stMIX - 2ndMIX - 3rdMIX - 4thMIX - 5thMIX - MAX (6thMIX) - MAX2 (7thMIX) - EXTREME - Best Hits - Extra Mix - Party Col. - FESTIVAL - Mario Mix - STR!KE
North America:	DDR - DDR USA - Konamix - MAX - MAX2 - EXTREME - EXTREME 2 - Ultramix - Ultramix 2 - Ultramix 3
See also:	Dancing Stage - Disney versions - Game Boy versions - DDR Solo - List of DDR games

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