Dance Dance Revolution S

Dance Dance Revolution S
Developer: Aspect Publisher: Konami Platforms: iOS, Android Released in JP: February 27, 2009 (iOS), March 25, 2011 (Android) Released in US: March 5, 2009 (iOS) Released in EU: May 14, 2009 (iOS) This game has unused areas. This game has unused graphics. This game has revisional differences.

To do: Investigate the S Lite release should it be found

DanceDanceRevolution S was the dancing game series' first outing into modern mobile phone hardware.

NOTE: Most of this content applies to the iOS release. Some of it can still be found in the Android release, where it is accordingly specified.

Unused Graphics

The unused file t_21_sound_name.pvr contains earlier variations of some of the songs' name tags.

Unused	Final

• It seems the original version of A Geisha's Dream was going to be used rather than a new remix.
• The new songs SAY IT AGAIN and Rescue Me use earlier titles (Love song and You Passed Me By) and artist strings (NAOKI and EUROBEAT MASTERS).

Unused Charts

Unused Chart Slots

The following songs contain unused chart slots within their respective files. Songs marked with a ※ are also present in the Android release.

• A Geisha's Dream (Ruffage Remix) (geis2)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which are identical to that of the original version of A Geisha's Dream, which had previously appeared in Dance Dance Revolution X.
• AFTER THE GAME OF LOVE (afte / theg)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.
• Beautiful Inside (Cube::Hard Mix) (bins)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in Dance Dance Revolution X.
• Every Day, Every Night(NM STYLE) (eday)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.
• Hana ranman -Flowers- (hana)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.
• HIGHER (gher) ※
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.
• INTO YOUR HEART (Ruffage remix) (iyhr) ※
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in Dance Dance Revolution X.
• MY SUMMER LOVE (summ) ※
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.
• rain of sorrow (rain)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.
• Rescue Me (tone)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which are all identical to those of a different song, MEMORIES from Dancing Stage EuroMIX 2, which this song is based on.
• SABER WING (sabe)
  Contains an unused Single Challenge chart, as well as Double Basic to Challenge charts, which all match the song's appearance in Dance Dance Revolution X.
• SAY IT AGAIN (eoti)
  Contains an unused Single Challenge chart, as well as Double Beginner to Expert charts. The Single chart seems to be unique, the Double Beginner chart only consists of Left arrows on the 1P side, and Double Basic to Expert are identical to those of a different song, HYPER EUROBEAT from Dance Dance Revolution Extreme, which this song is based on.
  

Download SAY IT AGAIN (unused charts) File: ddrs-eoti.zip (1,66 KB) (info)

• Secret Rendez-vous (secr) ※
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.
• TRUE LOVE (tlov)
  Contains unused Double Basic to Expert charts, which match the song's appearance in previous installments.

Unused Chart File

The file hana_s.ssq, which is associated with the song Hana ranman -Flowers-, is not referenced by the game's executable. Given the simplicity of the charts, all of them lacking jumps and freeze arrows, it's likely that they were planned to be used in Shake Mode.

Download Hana ranman -Flowers- (unused Shake Mode charts) File: ddrs-hana_s.zip (696 B) (info)

Revisional Differences

During unknown points, several updates were released to the game. This section details changes between two archived versions, v1.0.3 and v1.1.5.

Interface

• The Shake Mode thumbnail in the main menu, as well as the mode's instructions, no longer display an iPhone, with the former completely removing it, and the latter only editing the images of the phone itself to make it look more generic.

v1.0.3	v1.1.5

• The name graphic of the character Louis-CONCENT III was originally 4 pixels wider than the sprite size of the other character names in v1.0.3, which resulted in it being slightly cut off on the right, and was also misspelled as Louis-CONSENT III. Both of these issues have since been corrected.

v1.0.3	v1.1.5

• When playing Normal courses, the indicator on the top left of the screen misspelled Normal as Nomal, which has since been corrected.

v1.0.3	v1.1.5

Songs

• The song Hana ranman -Flowers- received higher-quality audio, which has a 128kbps bitrate instead of 96kbps.
• The songs SAY IT AGAIN and Rescue Me received updated banners, which swap the artist "featuring" order. It's important to note that NAOKI was always the "main" artist in the game's text strings, as well as in the song selection menu tags.

v1.0.3	v1.1.5

• The song SAY IT AGAIN also received new audio files, which are now of an updated version of the song with different lyrics.

v1.0.3	v1.1.5
eoti.mp3
eoti_s.mp3

(Special thanks: Coda)