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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!
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 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!
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)
"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
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
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.
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.
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'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.
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 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! 🥰🥰
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
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!
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
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 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.
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 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
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
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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
I've never once played this game but I do have memories of being on the NJ shore boardwalk and being in crowds of people watching others play this game lol
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
"the likelyhood of you finding an old DDR cab that these apply to is pretty slim" lmao, the likelyhood you find a DDR machine newer than 2002 outside of a round one in america is WAY lower than that
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?
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.
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.
the hidden difficulty that requires a difficult code to be entered is so cool like imagine you walk into your loacl arcade and see a crowd around the ddr machine you walk over to see a guy destroying the hardest song on the seemingly hardest difficulty he then finishes the song on a perfect score only to hit a combo on the menu and start playing on the real hardest difficulty
I kinda wish this video included the way to unlock the three final hidden songs in DDR: Disney Channel Edition, because it's absolutely hilarious even though it's not quite a cheat code! The three final songs in Disney Channel Edition are Exotic Ethnic, Moment 40, and Sakura, all three of which are Konami originals from previous games. Sakura is the only 10 difficulty song in the game! These are probably some of the songs dedicated DDR players would be MOST interested in playing, rather than High School Musical stuff -- so the devs made you absolutely WORK for it. What they did, is that they made all three songs unlockable by getting an *MFC* on each of the three lowest difficulty settings of any song. Get an MFC on any Beginner chart, unlock Moment 40; any Basic chart, unlock Exotic Ethnic (written as Ex. Eth. for some reason); any Difficult chart, unlock Sakura. Now, um... An MFC is REALLY hard. It means getting a Marvellous rating on every step in the song -- that's a window of 16.66 milliseconds. Most people will play DDR for probably over 3-4 years before getting a single MFC... And considering Disney Channel Edition is intended to be played with soft pads (the C on Clue's controller tier list), NOBODY who's buying a Disney Channel game is gonna unlock any of those! To this day, I'm not sure if there's video footage of any of the three songs being played on Disney Channel. Still, though, it's accepted as fact by Remywiki (the main Bemani wiki)... So I guess SOMEONE must've done it?
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!
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
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!
Omg my local bowling alley had a DDR extreme and one day I came in for my daily plays and didn't have all the songs unlocked I had to research and find out it must gone thru like a factory reset or something I then found you can only unlock the songs with the codes you mentioned and having to have access to the service buttons I had to talk to the owner and he told me the arcade repair guy comes in like once every couple of weeks like on a 6am on Mondays or some bs I then printed out what I needed, woke up early, go to the bowling alley and hope I don't miss him I got in only to realize the buttons were in Japanese but I guessed which ones were the right ones since there's only 2 I remember being so happy when we tested it afterwards and had all the songs unlocked again
