#ddr 4th mix

[teknopathetic-2000]

Wanted to draw something for one of my favorite song jackets

[tofu-lemon]

yuni's ddr 4th mix outfit is on my patreon for download :)

[nguyenfinity]

I got 3!!! Well technically 4 but Bictoria came later (under cut so the post isn��t so ridiculously long)

HI OKAY HERE’S MY MAIN THREE

These drawings are from last year (like Jan/Feb 2022) and I don’t really like. Like them anymore but I don’t have anything else to use so--

I also haven’t flushed their eeeenntttttiiiiire story out yet but they are a trio and tbh they were originally based on this post

Ena

You can pretty much guess she’s a walking Safety Hazard (contrary to her design) but she very much does whatever she wants, when she wants. She comes off as loud and rude and honestly probably dangerous but she can be very soft (once you get through like. 50 layers of hazard tape)

Her wish was to be able to do whatever she wanted, as she grew up in a stifling family environment; it wasn’t super bad but also she’s kinda a bitch so like. yeah

Design notes: wanted a lot of warm colors on this one, and wanted an eye color complementary to that; with her weapon being a stop sign I was trying to incorporate some more traffic/safety motifs while mixing it with a delinquent look Her soul gem is in a triangle shape like those caution/warning signs

Stelle

Group brain cell!!! Though she does look very very serious (as she does take her magical girling among other things seriously), she is incredibly kind and understanding, acting as a mentor figure for Namiko and damage control on Ena (whenever they’re not butting heads at least). She’s currently studying abroad but visits as much as she can.

Her wish was something along the lines of fixing a broken thing with her past/a previous relationship (i have yet to decide but probably the latter)

Design notes: wrench weapon. screws. bolts. yeah. but also she is a hard worker and i was going for a construction vibe; the ribbon going from her pockets to her back is supposed to be a classic magical girl dress ribbon (you know the ones) Her soul gem shape is only vaguely supposed to look like a bolt shape but i moreso wanted to make a split-up gem design

Namiko

Baby!! Sweetheart!! Angel!! Youngest in the group (like 12) and also the most energetic! She’s really outgoing and loves making friends, and when she’s not doing that she’s probably at an arcade or studio somewhere just havin’ a good time :] Dancing is practically in her veins, she loves learning as much as she can of everything but she prefers street/modern!

Her wish was to be able to dance again (no i will not elaborate :))

Design notes: so uh her weapon’s supposed to be a. lawn mower but i decided to get fun and funky with with, so it’s also partially a DDR (dance dance revolution) machine!! Hence the many arrow motifs on her and the little speakers on the sides (which are good for sound based attacks and her headphones keep her eardrums safe); it works like a little hoverboard for her as well!

Bictoria is my 4th one and you can find a more comprehensive post about her here, basically she’s an art student and her wish was to get into this really prestigious art college! But now she actually has to get all the work and stuff done for her degree. whoops.

Sana you know me, hit me up with the OCs

[shaking them around in a drink mixer] okay i got the original original ones, i got the genshin ones, then the madoka magica ones, which ones d'you want--

[djrobokat]

No art here again. I've been playing DDR 5thMIX for the past month, trying to get all 228 Gallery Images, and I have to say. It's worth it, even after playing 500 goddamn songs. Here are some images that I gathered of the Konsento and Zukin characters from that gallery.

[disease]

CAPTAIN JACK // DREAM A DREAM [THE CAPTAIN’S REVENGE, 1999]

[dammit-theclown]

Dance Dance Revolution Nostalgia Masterpost

Mostly 1st-5th Mix + arcade stuff for rhythm game fans who are as old as dirt.

DDR 1st Mix Tracklist - youtube playlist

DDR 2nd reMIX - youtube playlist

DDR 3rd Mix Tracklist - youtube playlist

DDR 4th Mix Plus Full Tracklist - youtube playlist

DDR 5th Mix Tracklist - youtube playlist

Machine Locations - DDR Freak (EN) - website

Old DDR Award (JP) - archive (broken on mobile)

Youtube Channel w/ Old DDR Performances (JP)

Step Charts (EN) - website

Youtube Channel w/ Iconic 2000s DDR Videos From Around The World (EN)

OG DDR Competition/Freestyle Highlights

Crazy 2003 routine made entirely of references to iconic past competitions (JP)

Kevin Kim performing at SVGL (EN)

Eri-chan & Iso-san at DDR FinalContest 2004 (JP)

Gun Murmur Twins at DDR FinalContest 2004 (JP)

Afronova by A-Team circa 2000 (EN, KR original)

Duo performance, date unknown (EN?)

Couple perform Arrabiata (JP)

Duo Freestyle circa 2001 (EN)

Duo to Butterfly (EN)

Bruce Leroy Pump It Up 2005 (EN) (this one isn't DDR but it's a good freestyle)

Jenith in 2000 (EN)

Bomby of Kamikaze Steppers in 2000 (EN)

Lil B in 2001 (EN)

v00j00 performing Dynamite Rave circa 2000 (EN)

Jenith performing Dive in 2001 (EN)

DDR FinalContest 2004 Comedy Performance (JP)

Oiyan Performance in 2000 (JP)

Canada DDR Duo circa 2000 (EN)

Eri-chan and Iso-san in 2004 (JP)

[dancemaniamania]

The cast of dancers from DDR KARAOKE MIX.

The game had its own version of KONSENTO and a new angel nurse ZUKIN.

Twitter user @_987123879113 has ripped their models and put them into Stepmania, so you can see how they look like in motion.

[enderspawn]

dream smp asagao au, aka the very specific high school au

also aka the post thats very self indulgent for me and maybe 3 other people.

in short: its a dsmp high school au based on the game asagao academy, where everyone is part of a gaming club and compete against one another in tournaments. more in depth info about the AU/Asagao itself, as well as more info about the plot and roles of the AU itself.

Asagao Academy Basics

So to start, let’s cover the basics: what is Asagao Academy. ….well, an old Youtuber dating sim game (which, despite unfortunately including some fairly questionable CCs, IS still really good and well written and I recommend it) But what is it for AU purposes?

Asagao Academy is a highly elite world-wide boarding school set in Japan for those who are either rich enough to afford it, or those skilled enough to get scholarships. Within the game, there are two main clubs: Normal Boots and Hidden Block. They’re both gaming clubs, and joining is seen as super exclusive since they’re ALSO the most popular people in the school.

The two clubs compete with each other in various tournament events with specific categories. For example: Satch (from NB) and Jimmy (from HB) both compete in the “Tech and Invention” category, where they have to create/invent something related to gaming and have it judged at the event like a science fair. Meanwhile, Jared (from NB) and Wallid (from HB) both compete in “Dance” aka DDR and the person with the highest score wins.

The other categories featured in game include: Puzzle games (like Bejeweled or Tetris), Video Game Trivia, Pinball, Retro Platformers, a three-person fighting game, and 100% completion speedruns. So tldr; the categories can be kind of fiddled with and be whatever you want them to be, because even the original ones are pretty wack.

Also, there’s no rules against competing in multiple categories— in fact, most of the HB members in game do! It’s more about balancing time and practicing for them alongside school and other activities.

The winner of the competition is the team/competitor(s) with the most total wins.

Another thing to note: despite competing as clubs, they’re all actually pretty good friends. It’s all lighthearted and fun in the end, hell the leader of the opposing club even helps the main character join the main club just because he wants a decent challenge.

Speaking of… the main character! Hana Mizuno! I don’t have any current plans to include her in this AU (a la new dating routes), but I wanted to mention her for a few reasons.

For the main reason: her hair. Even as soon as she shows up, Mai (her best friend and roommate, who can break the 4th wall) immediately calls her out for her hair for looking like a main character which as we learn… isn’t an exaggeration. She’s literally a born protagonist, thus being born with naturally pink hair and a tragic backstory. Not only that, but other people are also born protagonists with pink hair as well— she isn’t an exception.

About the AU -- Revolution Era

A few things to note: in this au, when I first drafted it I… wasn’t looking to include 20+ people. I cut a lot of characters, but instead working with the idea that they’re still THERE, they just… don’t compete? Either they aren’t in the club and are just friends with the members, or they’re members who just don’t compete professionally. It’s nothing personal against those CCs and tbh as times goes they may get added more, but for now they’re just in the BG vibin.

It covers a really basic retelling of s1 for most of the planned au. It starts with One Club: the Dream Team. Members include: Dream (sophomore), Sapnap (sophomore), George (junior), Wilbur (junior), Eret (junior), and Fundy (freshman).

For reasons, possibly just as a goof or spite towards their American counterparts, Wilbur declares independence from the Dream Team and makes his OWN gaming club: L’Manberg. He takes Eret (a close friend from his grade) and Fundy (the freshman he immediately adopted) with him, causing the two teams to be 3v3.

But Wilbur’s got a dastardly surprise up his sleeve: TOMMY, HIS YOUNGER BROTHER (bc I am nothing if not a dedicated crimebros stan), AND TUBBO. They’re both too young to actually attend Asagao yet, but theres no age rules in the actual competitions so its fair play. They’re Wilbur’s secret weapon. After all, a 5v3 where the team with the most wins wins the competition? That’s a massive advantage.

… we all know how this goes though don’t we. Wilbur’s day be so fine, then BOOM, Eret betrayal 😔

In this case Eret feels it’s a LITTLE unfair to blindside them like that, plus Dream promised to make him the Leader of the Dream Team and, yknow, that kind of stuff DOES look good on resumes, so…

TLDR; Eret rejoins the Dream Team crew, as well as informing them of Wilbur’s plan with including Tommy and Tubbo and becomes leader. They’re still letting Dream and Co. basically actually do the leading, they don’t care that much, the title is just nice. L’Manberg cusses her out and promises to hold a grudge, but it’s all in good fun. After all, they’re just teens goofing around and playing. The clubs are again 4v4.

Dream tells the L’Manberg club that they can separate, sure… under one condition. They have to win the competition. If they lose, they have to rejoin the Dream Team club.

L’Manberg accepts, but come competition day… they lose. Tommy outright challenges Dream post awards to a speedrun competition for L’Manberg instead. …which Dream professionally competes in, and Tommy DOESN’T.

He loses, but he puts up a good fight despite having little to no actual practice put in, so Dream “grants” L’Manberg their “Independence”. (In this au, instead of being like… weirdly obsessive over Tommy, it’s a lot more “he sees himself in Tommy and wants to support/mentor him” and a “friendly rivalry” kind of deal bc its a damn HIGH SCHOOL AU)

So L’Manberg can be it’s own club! …Next year, when Tommy and Tubbo actually attend, since Wilbur and Fundy aren’t allowed a two person club.

About the AU -- Election Era

SO time skip! Congrats, everything up to now has been BACKSTORY. It’s now the next school year, with two main clubs (I’ve tried to keep them fairly balanced, which is why not all CCs are featured, sorry!)

Dream Team club:

Dream - junior

George - senior

Sapnap - junior

Eret - senior

Punz - junior

BBH - senior

Awesamdude - junior

Ponk - junior

L’Manberg club:

Wilbur - senior

Tommy - freshman

Tubbo - freshman

Fundy - sophomore

Schlatt - senior

Quackity - junior

Niki - sophomore

Jack - sophomore

(Also fun fact! Their grades are loosely based on the CCs actual ages! …Except Fundy, who got Baby-fied to fit the “Wilbur’s Kid” joke, and Eret bc it fit better to be the same age as Wilbur I thought. Oops HEKANDNSN)

So, for whatever Reason (listen this was an au I made in like one night when plagued with brainrot, it’s not all figured out), L’Manberg holds an election. Maybe it’s related to Wilbur wanting L’Manberg to be meaningfully different from Dream Team, maybe it’s a joke, idk!

…. SOMEHOW, Schlatt wins. Which ticks off Wilbur a lot. It’s his damn club, and the whole point was to avoid Americans, tf?? The two start to feud a lot and it threatens to split the club entirely via ppl taking sides. Worse, it means people aren’t practicing for the competition.

All while this is happening, there’s a new intrigue building. Dream catches word of an infamous player in the area, someone known to win entire competitions against teams of people all by HIMSELF. A man with bright bubblegum pink hair called Technoblade. That’s right, literal universe-assigned protagonist Techno. If Dream could enlist him, there’s no doubt in hell they’d be able to beat L’Manberg.

L’Manberg hears of him too and works to try and enlist him as well, so he basically gets courted by both clubs trying to get him to play for them to mixed results. He’s pretty chill vibin by himself, so what’s in it for him? (….I don’t know, remember how this is a WIP au I worked on once?)

Eventually, a teacher named Phil (who’s been the honorary sponsor of the L’Manberg club) gets pissed at Schlatt and Wilbur’s fighting and bans both from competing (aka this AUs version of them dying). Which fucking SUCKS for L’Manberg. They’re now going 6v8 with a wildcard player who’s undeclared on which side he’ll join, if at all.

… honestly, that’s as far as I got. Theoretically, Techno joins L’Manberg to reflect Pogtopia and they win. I never had plans to go into s2 due to its darker theme, but there are definitely changes that could (and might?) be made for the s1 plot just so it flows better.

I already had to shift Wil and Schkatt’s “deaths” to fit, unless I were to have them LITERALLY make a new club. Maybe Schlatt uses his power as Club President to make them work with Dream Team (to the point it basically merges the clubs). Sure, they might be guaranteed to win now but it removes the competition and fun as well as the spirit of OG L’Manberg. So then Wilbur rebels and makes his own club AGAIN, calling it Pogtopia with the intent to get L’Manberg back. Then Techno, intrigued with this group of like 2-3 ppl going against a team of like 13ish people, decides to join them. Idk! Alternative possible plot based more closely on s1 I guess!

I’m gonna add a list of characters in full with their age, their club, and what they compete in (if it’s already brainstormed, most ppl are unknown) below

Character List

dream (DT) - junior - speedrunning

george (DT) - senior - coding/tech and invention

sapnap (DT)- junior -

eret (DT) - senior -

wilbur (LM) - senior - rhythm game/guitar hero-esque

tommy (LM) - freshman - (possibly pick up speed running during election arc?)

tubbo (LM) - freshman - chess

fundy (LM) - sophomore - coding/tech and invention

schlatt (LM) - senior - he never actually declares what he plans to play and then gets banned anyway, aka no game kekw

quackity (LM)- junior - dance

niki (LM) - sophomore -

jack (LM) - sophomore-

punz (DT) - junior -

bbh (DT) - senior -

awesamdude (DT) - junior -

ponk (DT) - junior

technoblade (SOLO) - junior - multiple categories

FINAL BIT

here’s some scraps for ppl who know Asagao already as well as small bits I didn’t bother to write up any further

- Karl, much like Mai, is ALSO aware of the 4th wall and has time travel powers because of it.

- Purpled (undecided if he’s a solo player like Techno or has his own team he competes with that’s not a formal club) plays Literally Bedwars in competitions

- Callahan is the Dream Team club sponsor, Phil is L’Manberg’s club sponsor

- Karlnapity is real and canon bc I say so

- both for balance/laziness, every person only competes in one category. also bc it makes Techno that much more Protagonist-y that he does

- I made this AU in like February man idk I’m just vibin

- Fuck I never even included Ranboo huh

[scrap-rabbit]

DDR 4th Mix's Devil-Zukin. Time taken: 4 hours.

[teknopathetic-2000]

Kick the can - DDR 4thmix (no arrows)

[munchguy]

Hidden away in the depths of the tokyo suburb, I came upon a fantastic local arcade. (though 'hidden' is hyperbole; it probably is a frequently visited spot by locals). A cramped maze of an incredible assortment of rhythm games and cabinets, both old and new. It was almost like a museum that you could play... Specifically regarding the 23 year old DDR 4th mix solo cabinet. I had never seen one before; the oldest one I had grown up with was an DDR Extreme at one of my local spots; the titular Fort Fun of Fort Collins. Regardless, playing it was something special I'll touch on in more research, I think... it's much different than what we have now, both in how game design and music collide with each other.

The arcade scene is incredibly big in Japan, much more so than in the US. Despite the proliferation of home consoles, many arcades live on as a space that provides unique games and experiences. The rhythm game takes many shapes and forms and is likely one of the more popular arcade genres. From a standpoint of game design, there are a lot of factors to take into consideration when making one. From my experience in game development and briefly developing a track based rhythm game demo last spring semester, there can be a few important things to consider. Input feedback is incredibly important in making an engaging game; timing? Scoring? Combos? Ways to keep track of the rhythm like lights or sound/beat feedback? These are among the few things to consider. My favorite kinds of rhythm games are more kinetic than pressing buttons. (Though buy and large, you still do need some kind of button input in games.) Dance Dance Revolution, Pump it Up, jubeat... All require you to move in some way; whether your feet or arms and fingers. The potential for mastery and unique playstyles draws me in as engaging and fulfilling experiences. More will be said, but I think this post is long enough.

[djrobokat]

We have Devil-Zukin from DDR 4thMIX here being hush-hush about possessing Konsento:03/2 and using him as a literal puppet. "Puppets" art what Konsento and Zukin were called from DDR 1st to 3rdMIX before the name stoped in 4thMIX.

[dancerzone]

¿Y si jugamos esta cancion? VIVIAN - CONGA FEELING [DDR 4th Mix] pic.twitter.com/POfoL8CoBI

[orangeright]

Rhythm Game Song of the Week - JJ COMPANY - celebrate

A last minute Rhythm Game Song of the Week. Fittingly for me this week, a song you can unlock by failing!

This song made its first appearance in the first beatmania IIDX, and is one of two songs by JJ COMPANY, the other being be in your paradise. Outside of being called “where 2” in the soundtrack’s booklet, JJ COMPANY’s identity has never been confirmed. It has been theorized that it’s Larry Dunn of Earth, Wind & Fire. Larry Dunn did two songs for beatmania 4th Mix: Take Control and Take A Ride, and 4th Mix was released only a few months after IIDX. This isn’t the only reason.

If this song sounds really familiar, it’s because it shares similarities with Earth Wind & Fire’s Boogie Wonderland. In fact, be in your paradise sounds a lot like After The Love Has Gone, also by Earth Wind & Fire. This is a trait shared with the aforementioned two beatmania songs as well, Take Control taking inspiration from Shining Star and Take A Ride taking inspiration from Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by US3, which is another clue that it could be Larry Dunn. At least, the former.

Neither JJ Company song lasted long in IIDX, each of them appearing in the first two and a half IIDX styles and one more style. Being in substream, it was featured in DDR Club Version, and would be revived in DDR Extreme to last two more games before being removed. In DDRMAX US, it can be unlocked by failing a song, the information even saying one should “celebrate” their failure with it.

[overdrivekenjiro]

I will miss the DDR 4th Mix website art uwu