Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix

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Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
License	Proprietary
Series	Dance Dance Revolution series
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
Release date(s)	JP July 14, 2005 EU October 28, 2005 AUS November 24, 2005 U/C October 24, 2005
Genre(s)	Music, exergaming
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	CERO: A ESRB: E OFLC: G PEGI: 3+
Media	Nintendo optical disc
Input methods	Dance pad, Gamepad

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, known as Dancing Stage Mario Mix in Europe and Dance Dance Revolution with Mario in Japan, also known as DDR Mario Mix or just Mario Mix, is a 2005 music video game by Nintendo and Konami for the Nintendo GameCube, and is the first Dance Dance Revolution game to be released on a Nintendo console outside of Japan. Mario Mix features several of Nintendo's popular characters, including Mario, Luigi, Toad, Toadette, Waluigi, Wario, and Bowser. It is notable for being the only game to feature Waluigi in a more prominent role, as an antagonist during one of the game's story mode levels. The game is bundled with the dance pad controller.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Music 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

[edit] Music

The music featured in the game was featured with the level number, song name, and origin so players new to this game, or those unfamiliar with the songs can refer to the music that the song came from.

This following table is in the order by which the song is placed in Free Play.

Title (English)	Stage	Game	Original Song	Original Composer	Japanese Name
Here We Go!	1-1	Super Mario Bros.	Overworld	Kōji Kondō	ヒア・ウィ・ゴー (Hia Wi Gō)
Underground Mozart*	1-2	Mario Bros.	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	土管の中のモーツァルト (Dokan no Naka no Mōtsaruto)
Pipe Pop	1-2EX		Turkish March	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	パペットダンス (Papetto Dansu)
Garden Boogie	1-3		Carmen	Georges Bizet	パラパラカルメン (Parapara Pesc mmocc by CICCIANO (NA) ITALY)
Destruction Dance	1-4	Wrecking Crew	Bonus Stage	Hirokazu Tanaka	月夜にぶちこわせ (Tsukiyo ni Buchikowase)
Jump! Jump! Jump!	2-1	Super Mario Bros. 3	Overworld 2	Kōji Kondō	ジャンプ！ジャンプ！ジャンプ！ (Janpu! Janpu! Janpu!)
Fishing Frenzy*	2-2	Yoshi's Cookie	Csikos Post	Hermann Necke	みんなでパーティタイム (Minna de Pāti Taimu)
Pirate Dance	2-2EX	Super Mario World	Overworld	Kōji Kondō	転がるコインのように (Korogaru Koin no Yō ni)
In the Whirlpool*	2-3		Pomp and Circumstance	Edward Elgar	風のかなたに (Kaze no Kanata ni)
Step by Step	2-3EX	Super Mario World	Bonus Stage	Kōji Kondō	ステップ・バイ・ステップ (Suteppu Bai Suteppu)
Blooper Bop	2-4	Super Mario Bros.	Underwater	Kōji Kondō	泳げ四分音符 (Oyoge Shibun Onpu)
Hammer Dance	3-1	Super Mario Bros. 3	Overworld 1	Kōji Kondō	クエ・テ・バヤ・マリオ (Kue Te Baya Mario)
Rollercoasting	3-2	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Circuits	Shinobu Tanaka	スーパーマシーン (Sūpā Mashīn)
Boo Boogie*	3-3	Super Mario Bros. 2	Overworld	Kōji Kondō	ほっぴンちょっぴン (Hoppin Choppin)
Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla	3-3EX	Donkey Kong	Various	Shigeru Miyamoto	ヒゲとタルとゴリラ (Hige to Taru to Gorira)
Starring Wario!	3-4	Wario World	Greenhorn Forest	Minako Hamano	オレ様がスターだ! (Ore-sama ga Sutā da!)
Frozen Pipes	4-1		Old Folks at Home	Stephen Collins Foster	気分はハイ・ホー (Kibun wa Hai Hō)
Cabin Fever*	4-2	Mario Party 5	Lots of Toys	Aya Tanaka	マリオのカーニバル (Mario no Kānibaru)
Ms. Mowz's Song	4-2EX	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	Theme of Ms. Mowz; X-Naut Fortress	Yuka Tsujiyoko	チューチューテクノ (Chū Chū Tekuno)
Deep Freeze	4-3	Dr. Mario	Fever	Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka	ハッピーハッピーダンス (Happī Happī Dansu)
Rendezvous on Ice*	4-4		Les Pâtineurs	Emile Waldteufel	氷の上でランデブー (Kōri no Ue de Randebū)
Midnight Drive	4-4EX	Mario Kart 64	Introduction	Kenta Nagata	真夜中のドライブ (Mayonaka no Doraibu)
Always Smiling	5-1		Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka	Johann Strauss II	きっと笑顔がイチバンさ (Kitto Egao ga Ichiban sa)
Bowser's Castle	5-2	Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Bowser's Castle	Kenta Nagata	ワガハイはボスである! (Wagahai wa Bosu de Aru!)
Up, Down, Left, Right		Mario Paint	Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star		ゼン・ゴ・サ・ユウ (Zen Go Sa Yū)
Choir on the Green			Ah, Lovely Meadow	Anonymous	緑の上の大合唱 (Midori no Ue no Daigasshō)
Hop, Mario!		Super Mario World	Opening	Kōji Kondō	ホップステップマリオ (Hoppu Suteppu Mario)
Where's the Exit?		Super Mario Bros.	Underground	Kōji Kondō	出口はどこだ!? (Deguchi wa Doko da!?)
Piroli		Famicom Disk System	Bios		ピ・ロ・リ (Pi Ro Ri)

*This only appears in the regular Story Mode. In Story Mode EX, it is replaced by the song immediately below.

[edit] Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	71.8% (31 reviews)[1]
Metacritic	69% (28 reviews)[2]
Review scores
Publication	Score
GameSpot	7.0 out of 10[3]
GameSpy	[4]
IGN	8.0 out of 10[5]
X-Play	[6]

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Mario Mix received criticism throughout. Following the game's release, Mario Mix was criticized because secondary dance mats were only available through Nintendo's online store. It is also claimed that the game never reaches the extreme difficulty of the other Dance Dance Revolution games, making this one more suitable for beginners and not DDR experts.^{[citation needed]} The most difficult song in the mix is comparable to an 8- or 9-"foot" song in other DDR games.^{[citation needed]} Some critics believe the difficulty failed to surpass that of "Standard Mode" in other DDR games. Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, and Yoshi have been left out in the game, despite their popularity.^{[citation needed]} X-Play's Adam Sessler said that the game's music "delves deep into the public domain library". It was also given a 3 out of 5 stars.^[6]

Available only in limited supply, as proven by two NOAs on NSider, the game has proven to be very popular among both Dance Dance Revolution and Nintendo fans alike regardless of the difficulty level.^{[citation needed]} Due to popular demand, Nintendo of America restocked US supplies of Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix in March 2006.^{[citation needed]} However, as of 2007, due to the discontinuation of the GameCube itself, the game has been discontinued.^{[citation needed]} The pads for Mario Mix are compatible with the Wii titles Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party, Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3.

[edit] References

• "KONAMI and Nintendo Co. jointly develop Dance Dance Revolution with MARIO" (in Japanese). Konami. January 7, 2005. http://www.konami.co.jp/ja/news/topics/050107mario/. 
• Freund, Josh (January 18, 2005). "DDR with Mario - more screens & first song details". Games Are Fun. http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4186. 
• Niizumi, Hirohiko (January 7, 2005). "Mario shimmies onto Dance Dance Revolution". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/puzzle/dancedancerevolutionwithmario/news_6116002.html. 
• Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix at Nintendo.com (archives of the original at the Internet Archive). Accessed on 2005-05-20.

[edit] External links

• Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix at GameFAQs

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