Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, known in Europe as Dancing Stage Mario Mix,[lower-alpha 1] is a 2005 music video game developed by Konami and Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the first Dance Dance Revolution game to be released on a Nintendo video game console outside Japan.

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix
North American cover art
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Yukihiro Yamazaki
Producer(s)Hitoshi Yamagami
Hirotaka Ishikawa
Composer(s)U1-Asami
SeriesMario
Dance Dance Revolution
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • JP: July 14, 2005
  • NA: October 24, 2005
  • EU: October 28, 2005
  • AU: November 24, 2005
Genre(s)Music, exergaming
Mode(s)Single-player

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix predominantly features characters, music, and locations from the Mario franchise. The game was bundled with the dance pad controller.

Gameplay

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix runs on a modified version of the Mario Party 6 engine, and follows the gameplay formula established in all prior Dance Dance Revolution games.

Plot

The game opens with Waluigi stealing the four Music Keys, which can grant wishes, from Truffle Towers. However, when he tries to open the door to the room containing the Music Keys, three of them scatter across the Mushroom Kingdom, leaving him with only one key. From a distance, Toad watches these events unfold and rushes to tell Mario or Luigi, depending on which character the player chose, who then rushes off to retrieve the missing Music Keys.

The keys are recovered by completing tasks for other characters who have found the scattered keys and then defeating them in a dance challenge. These characters are, in order, Waluigi, Pirate Lakitu, Blooper, Hammer Bros., Wario and Freezie.

Toad and the player's character then return the Music Keys to Truffle Towers. Soon after, Bowser steals the keys, but is followed by Toad and the player's chosen character. They enter Bowser's Castle to recapture the Music Keys, and are promptly challenged by Bowser. After defeating him in a dance-off, Bowser tells Toad and the player's character that he planned to use the Music Keys to fix his tone deafness. This prompts the player's character to use the Music Keys to turn the area around Bowser's Castle into a green field and induces a feeling to dance in everyone, with Toad realizing that this was how the Music Keys were supposed to be used as the game's ending sequence plays.

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. Available tracks include remixes of both tracks from previous Mario titles and public domain classical music.

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! 1-1Super Mario Bros.Ground ThemeKoji Kondoヒア・ウィ・ゴー (Hia Wi Gō)
Underground Mozart* 1-2Mario Bros.Eine Kleine NachtmusikWolfgang Amadeus Mozart土管の中のモーツァルト (Dokan no Naka no Mōtsaruto)
Pipe Pop 1-2EXTurkish MarchWolfgang Amadeus Mozartパペットダンス (Papetto Dansu)
Garden Boogie 1-3CarmenGeorges Bizetパラパラカルメン (Parapara Karumen)
Destruction Dance 1-4Wrecking CrewBonus StageHirokazu Tanaka月夜にぶちこわせ (Tsukiyo ni Buchikowase)
Jump! Jump! Jump! 2-1Super Mario Bros. 3Athletic ThemeKoji Kondoジャンプ!ジャンプ!ジャンプ! (Janpu! Janpu! Janpu!)
Fishing Frenzy* 2-2Yoshi's CookieCsikos PostHermann Neckeみんなでパーティタイム (Minna de Pāti Taimu)
Pirate Dance 2-2EXSuper Mario WorldAthletic ThemeKoji Kondo転がるコインのように (Korogaru Koin no Yō ni)
In the Whirlpool* 2-3Pomp and CircumstanceEdward Elgar風のかなたに (Kaze no Kanata ni)
Step by Step 2-3EXSuper Mario WorldBonus/Switch Palace Level ThemeKoji Kondoステップ・バイ・ステップ (Suteppu Bai Suteppu)
Blooper Bop 2-4Super Mario Bros.UnderwaterKoji Kondo泳げ四分音符 (Oyoge Shibun Onpu)
Hammer Dance 3-1Super Mario Bros. 3Overworld ThemeKoji Kondoクエ・テ・バヤ・マリオ (Kue Te Baya Mario)
Rollercoasting 3-2Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Mario/Luigi/Yoshi Circuit ThemeShinobu Tanakaスーパーマシーン (Sūpā Mashīn)
Boo Boogie* 3-3Super Mario Bros. 2Main ThemeKoji Kondoほっぴンちょっぴン (Hoppin Choppin)
Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla 3-3EXDonkey KongVariousYukio Kaneokaヒゲとタルとゴリラ (Hige to Taru to Gorira)
Starring Wario! 3-4Wario WorldGreenhorn ForestMinako Hamanoオレ様がスターだ! (Ore-sama ga Sutā da!)
Frozen Pipes 4-1Old Folks at HomeStephen Collins Foster気分はハイ・ホー (Kibun wa Hai Hō)
Cabin Fever* 4-2Mario Party 5Toy Dream ThemeAya Tanakaマリオのカーニバル (Mario no Kānibaru)
Ms. Mowz's Song 4-2EXPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorTheme of Ms. Mowz; X-Naut FortressYuka Tsujiyokoチューチューテクノ (Chū Chū Tekuno)
Deep Freeze 4-3Dr. MarioFeverHirokazu "Hip" Tanakaハッピーハッピーダンス (Happī Happī Dansu)
Rendezvous on Ice* 4-4Antarctic AdventureLes PâtineursEmile Waldteufel氷の上でランデブー (Kōri no Ue de Randebū)
Midnight Drive 4-4EXMario Kart 64Mario Kart 64 ThemeKenta Nagata真夜中のドライブ (Mayonaka no Doraibu)
Always Smiling 5-1Tritsch-Tratsch-PolkaJohann Strauss IIきっと笑顔がイチバンさ (Kitto Egao ga Ichiban sa)
Bowser's Castle 5-2Mario Kart: Double Dash!!Bowser's CastleShinobu Tanaka/Kenta Nagataワガハイはボスである! (Wagahai wa Bosu de Aru!)
Up, Down, Left, Right Mario PaintTwinkle Twinkle Little Starゼン・ゴ・サ・ユウ (Zen Go Sa Yū)
Choir on the Green Ah, Lovely MeadowAnonymous緑の上の大合唱 (Midori no Ue no Daigasshō)
Hop, Mario! Super Mario WorldOpeningKoji Kondoホップステップマリオ (Hoppu Suteppu Mario)
Where's the Exit? Super Mario Bros.UndergroundKoji Kondo出口はどこだ!? (Deguchi wa Doko da!?)
Piroli Famicom Disk SystemBiosピ・ロ・リ (Pi Ro Ri)

*This song is exclusive to the regular Story Mode. In Story Mode EX, it is replaced by the song immediately below.

Reception

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix received mixed reviews, gaining aggregate critical scores of 71.70% and 69% on GameRankings and Metacritic.

Notes

  1. Known in Japan as Dance Dance Revolution with Mario (Japanese: ダンスダンスレボリューション ウィズ マリオ, Hepburn: Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon Uizu Mario)

References

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