DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX

DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX

Release Information

• Release Date: August 19th, 1999.
• Slogan: 6-STEPSが、スタイリッシュなプレイを要求する。 (6-STEPS ga, STYLISH-na PLAY wo youkyuu suru.)

General Information / Changes

• First of two games in the DanceDanceRevolution Solo spin-off series, the other being DanceDanceRevolution Solo 2000.
  • As the name applies, Solo is a 1-player DanceDanceRevolution game. Double mode is not playable, although Multi Play (online play) is possible between two arcade cabinets.
  • Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX and 4thMIX PLUS would later have alternate releases in Solo cabinets.
• First arcade DanceDanceRevolution game to have notes colored by quarter steps.
• All of the Dancemania licenses are from the Dancemania BASS series, hence the game's name.
• Contains only one mode of play: 6-panels, which uses the traditional 4 panels plus two more panels on the upper left and right.
• One of the only two DanceDanceRevolution games, along with Solo 2000, to feature NONSTOP MEGAMIX! mode (more detail below).
• Solo BASS MIX and its sequel introduce many firsts in the DDR arcade series:
  • They're the first non-license group games to go over 30 FPS (the main series wouldn't until 5thMIX).
  • They're the first games to feature live-action footage during the song videos (this wouldn't happen in the main series until DDRMAX).
  • They're the first non-license group games to feature no dancers in the background (again, in the main series this wouldn't occur until DDRMAX).
  • They're the first games to display the name of the song in-game (this wouldn't occur in the main series until SuperNOVA2). Unfortunately, the title display obscures part of the playfield.
• Along with its sequel, Solo BASS is the only arcade DanceDanceRevolution title to feature a female announcer.
• Along with its sequel, Solo BASS is the only arcade DanceDanceRevolution title to judge individual steps in a jump separately. Unlike in MAX, MAX2, and EXTREME, each jump gives two separate judgments rather than just adding two to the combo if hit correctly.
• All of Solo BASS's KONAMI originals (except for PARANOIA EVOLUTION) were recorded in Miami, Florida.
• Total songs: 22

Staff Information

• DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX Credits

Default Songs

Song	Artist	Solo Difficulty			Multi Play Difficulty
		BASIC	TRICK	MANIAC	BASIC	TRICK
Licensed Songs
LOVE MACHINE	PONY TOWN BOYZ	5	6	5	4	4
FREAKY	DE LITE & MC YOUNG	5	6	6	5	6
Club Tropicana	Cydney D	1	4	6	4	5
KUNG FU FIGHTING (MIAMI BOOTY MIX)	BUS STOP featuring CARL DOUGLAS	2	6	7	3	6
GET UP'N MOVE	S&K	3	4	6	3	4
SAMBA DE JANEIRO	BASS FIST! feat. BOOGIE GIRL	4	6	7	4	7
DON'T CLOCK ME	POPULA DEMAND feat. THE GET FRESH GIRLS	2	4	5	2	4
GET OFF	WIZZZARD	4	5	5	3	5
THAT'S THE WAY '98	DJ BASS feat. MC DIXIE	4	6	6	4	6
I'M ALIVE	UNCLE 36 SEC feat. MC TAIWAN	3	5	5	4	5
TOGETHER & FOREVER	NINEBALL feat. ATOMIC GUN & JULIA	3	5	6	5	6
MY BABY MAMA	ANQUETTE	3	3	4	3	5
KONAMI originals
Let the beat hit em!	Stone Bros.	4	5	6	2	4
SUPER STAR	D.J.RICH feat. Tail Bros.	6	7	8	6	7
PARANOIA EVOLUTION	200	7	8	8	7	8
HYSTERIA	NAOKI 190	6	7	7	6	7

NONSTOP MEGAMIX!

Instead of courses, DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX features a megamix of songs combined into one, long song. Only two can be played a game.

Song	Solo Difficulty
	BASIC	TRICK	MANIAC
NONSTOP MEGAMIX!
GET UP'N MOVE / SAMBA DE JANEIRO / DON'T CLOCK ME	4	4	6
THAT'S THE WAY '98 / GET OFF / TOGETHER & FOREVER	4	6	7
BRILLIANT2U / SP-TRIP MACHINE / PARANOIA EVOLUTION	6	7	8
CLUB TROPICANA / KUNG-FU FIGHTING (MIAMI BOOTSY MIX) / FREAKY	3	5	6
I'M ALIVE / MY BABY MAMA / LOVE MACHINE	4	5	5
Let the beat hit em! / SUPERSTAR / HYSTERIA	5	6	7

BRILLIANT2U and SP-TRIP MACHINE only appear in the megamix. They are not playable in-game.

EXTRA STAGE

To obtain the EXTRA STAGE in EXPERT mode, you must clear PARANOIA EVOLUTION, HYSTERIA or SUPER STAR on FINAL STAGE with a minimum combo of 150 and a full life gauge, while also holding the left button when the "CLEARED" message displays. Any difficulty and modifiers are allowed. Afterwards you will unlock the EXTRA STAGE, which will force MANIAC ULTIMATE difficulty and a ROULETTE-like random song selection. You can still use any modifiers in the EXTRA STAGE.

Codes & Unlock Information

Codes

Dance Level

• Increase difficulty: During mode selection, press ↓ ↓ ↓ on the foot panels.
• Decrease difficulty: During mode selection, press ↑ ↑ ↑ on the foot panels.
• Change MANIAC to MANIAC ULTIMATE: after selecting MANIAC difficulty, press ↖ ↗ ↖ ↗ on the foot panels. In this difficulty at the song start life gauge has only one point, it can have maximum three points and every misstep reduces it by one point. EXPERT and NONSTOP MEGAMIX modes only.

Modifiers

• TURN (only one TURN modifier can be active)
  • H-FLIP: During song selection, input ← → ← → ← → ← → using the foot panels.
  • V-FLIP: During song selection, input ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ using the foot panels.
  • L-SHIFT: During song selection, input ← ← ← ← ← ← ← ← using the foot panels.
  • R-SHIFT: During song selection, input → → → → → → → → using the foot panels.
  • SHUFFLE: During song selection, input ↑ ↓ ← → ↓ ↑ → ← using the foot panels.
• APPEARANCE
  • HIDDEN :During song selection, input ← ↓ → ← ↓ → using the foot panels.
  • SUDDEN: During song selection, input ← ↑ → ← ↑ → using the foot panels.
  • LITTLE: During song selection, input ← ↓ ↑ ↓ → ↓ ↓ on the foot panels.

Unlock MANIAC, MANIAC ULTIMATE, and ALL SONGS

By default, you can select only BASIC and TRICK difficulties. To unlock MANIAC and MANIAC ULTIMATE difficulties, and to enable ALL SONGS in DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX, the arcade operator needs to access Test Mode:

1. Press Test button to enter the Service Menu.
2. Select "SCREEN CHECK".
3. Hold the ↖ panel, and then press and hold LEFT and RIGHT buttons. After that you will hear a Konami chime.

Related Link

• DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX website （失效链接）