Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix

Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix
Also known as: Dance Dance Revolution with Mario (JP), Dancing Stage: Mario Mix (EU) Developers: Konami, Hudson Soft Publisher: Nintendo Platform: GameCube Released in JP: July 14, 2005 Released in US: October 24, 2005 Released in EU: October 28, 2005 Released in AU: November 24, 2005 This game has unused areas. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences.

A bizarre combination of franchises, Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix is exactly what it sounds like. It's also probably the only game where Waluigi has a significant role besides Mario Tennis. WAAAA!

Unused Graphics

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Three screenshots of various levels in the game.

whfnotice.bin

A splash screen likely leftover from a demo.

Unused Chart

The game's credits song, which is the original version of Super Mario Bros.'s Ground Theme, has its own chart data, found in the 28th file within ssq.bin. The chart played is always a difficulty higher than what is selected when starting Story Mode (for example, if the player chose Easy, the chart played will be Normal). With that said, the song has an Easy chart, though it never goes used as there is no difficulty below it.

(Source: tikal. / Special thanks: PARTY MAN X)

Unused Music

Three of game's music tracks, which can be found in MRODDR_Snd.msm, have unheard alternate mixes. The file indexes take in consideration the Japanese release of the game.

Track	File	Unused	Used	Notes
Garden Boogie	181, 182			Has quieter instrumentation, and does not have a 2 second cooldown at the start.
Pirate Dance	147, 148			Has different instrumentation and mixing.
	149, 150			Has an extended section about 51 seconds in.
Up, Down, Left, Right	183, 184			Two alternate versions with added vocal samples throughout, which match the song's Easy and Normal charts, respectively.
	185, 186

Debugging Features

Debug Mode

Replace mapsel.bin (data Folder) and mapsel.rel (dll folder) with selmenu.bin and selmenuDll.rel. Start a new story mode save or load an existing save in story mode and you should be taken to the debug menu. It's nearly identical to the one used in Mario Party 6, which is the engine the game uses.

You can also use the Gecko Code 0411518C 80114F54 to load the menu in the North American version.

DANCE VIEW

Lets you view the dance moves of each character. For some reason, it endlessly zooms out, which can get annoying. You can use the following Gecko code to prevent the constant zoom out in the North American version:

2039C7B8 EC010028
0439C7BC 60000000
0439C810 60000000
E2000001 80008000

MOTCHK

Lets you view Mario and Luigi's animations. It has the same zooming problem, and you can use the following Gecko code to prevent it in the North American version:

2039C468 EC01002A
0439C46C 60000000
0439C490 60000000
0439C4A8 60000000
0439C42C 60000000
0439C3EC 60000000
0439C3AC 60000000
E2000001 80008000

Memory Usage Meter

A memory usage meter leftover from Hudson Mario Party games can be enabled with the Gecko Code 0403AA68 60000000 (NA) or 0403AA60 60000000 (EU).

===Overscan Border DisplayEU Enter the Gecko codes 0400C280 60000000 (EU) or 0400C278 60000000 (NA) and you will see the screen surrounded by red borders which specify the region of the screen that is safe for UI elements to use. The borders specify that within 16 pixels from the horizontal edges and within 40 pixels of the vertical edges are not safe to use.

Regional Differences

The song Cabin Fever was partially redone for the American/European releases of the game. Noticeable differences can be heard in the instrumentation in the beginning, as well as in the percussion throughout the song.

Japan	US/Europe

Some narrator's voice lines are different in the Japanese version, p.e.: "Let's DDR!" in the title screen and/or "Aw, you couldn't make it!" when the player gets an F (D in the Japanese version).