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Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
License	Proprietary
Series	Dance Dance Revolution series
Platform(s)	Nintendo GameCube
Release date(s)	JP July 14, 2005 NA October 24, 2005 EU October 28, 2005 AUS November 24, 2005
Genre(s)	Music, exergaming
Mode(s)	Single-player
Rating(s)	CERO: A ESRB: E OFLC: G PEGI: 3+
Media	Nintendo optical disc
Input methods	Dance pad, GameCube controller

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix, known as Dancing Stage Mario Mix in Europe and Dance Dance Revolution with Mario in Japan, also known as DDR Mario Mix or just Mario Mix, is a 2005 music video game by Nintendo and Konami for the Nintendo GameCube, and is the first Dance Dance Revolution game to be released on a Nintendo console outside of Japan. Mario Mix features several of Nintendo's popular characters, including Mario, Luigi, Toad, Toadette, Waluigi, Wario, and Bowser. It is notable for being the only game to feature Waluigi in a prominent role, as the main antagonist during the game's Story mode. The game is bundled with the dance pad controller.

[edit] Songs

The music featured in the game was featured with the level number, song name, and origin so players new to this game, or those unfamiliar with the songs can refer to the music that the song came from.

This following table is in the order by which the song is placed in Free Play.

*This only appears in the regular Story Mode. In Story Mode EX, it is replaced by the song immediately below.

[edit] Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	71.8% (31 reviews)[1]
Metacritic	69% (28 reviews)[2]
Review scores
Publication	Score
GameSpot	7.0 out of 10[3]
GameSpy	[4]
IGN	8.0 out of 10[5]
X-Play	[6]

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Mario Mix received criticism throughout. Following the game's release, Mario Mix was criticized because secondary dance mats were only available through Nintendo's online store. It is also claimed that the game never reaches the extreme difficulty of the other Dance Dance Revolution games, making this one more suitable for beginners and not DDR experts.^{[citation needed]} The most difficult song in the mix is comparable to an 8- or 9-"foot" song in other DDR games.^{[citation needed]} Some critics believe the difficulty failed to surpass that of "Standard Mode" in other DDR games. Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, and Yoshi have been left out in the game, despite their popularity.^{[citation needed]} X-Play's Adam Sessler said that the game's music "delves deep into the public domain library". It was also given a 3 out of 5 stars.^[6]

Available only in limited supply, as proven by two NOAs on NSider, the game has proven to be very popular among both Dance Dance Revolution and Nintendo fans alike regardless of the difficulty level.^{[citation needed]} Due to popular demand, Nintendo of America restocked US supplies of Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix in March 2006.^{[citation needed]} However, as of 2007, due to the discontinuation of the GameCube itself, the game has been discontinued.^{[citation needed]} The pads for Mario Mix are compatible with the Wii titles Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2.

[edit] References

• "KONAMI and Nintendo Co. jointly develop Dance Dance Revolution with MARIO". Konami. January 7, 2005. http://www.konami.co.jp/ja/news/topics/050107mario/. 
• Freund, Josh (January 18, 2005). "DDR with Mario - more screens & first song details". Games Are Fun. http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4186. 
• Niizumi, Hirohiko (January 7, 2005). "Mario shimmies onto Dance Dance Revolution". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/puzzle/dancedancerevolutionwithmario/news_6116002.html. 
• Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix at Nintendo.com (archives of the original at the Internet Archive). Accessed on 2005-05-20.

[edit] External links

• Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix at GameFAQs