Although the series had the best dancing games, DDR‘s home console popularity has severely declined, leaving players to track down arcade cabinets for newer versions and songs.
Since then, games like DDR have led into newer titles such as Just Dance and Dance Central, allowing players to move their entire bodies in front of a motion sensor. Not only did this change the way games were played, but it also offered a new aerobic workout, and even became an official sport in Norway. Instead of sitting on a couch with a controller, players were invited to stand and attempt to move their feet to a vast and memorable soundtrack filled with J-Pop tunes, trance, Euro pop, popular remixes, and more. This was Dance Dance Revolution, a game that not only set an example for later dancing titles but changed the idea of active gaming as a whole.
Back in the early 2000’s, it wasn’t uncommon to enter an arcade and see a dance pad with flashing lights, a crowd watching as someone stepped on the arrows to fast-paced techno music.
