DanceDanceRevolution V is coming to PC, open alpha now available in Japanese

JB2448 · May 14, 2020

DanceDanceRevolution V is Coming to PC and You Can Play the Open Alpha Now

DanceDanceRevolution V is coming to PC. A free alpha is currently available to download with fifteen songs available to play.

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Dance Dance Revolution V announced for PC browser

Konami has announced Dance Dance Revolution V for PC browser.

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DanceDanceRevolution V オープンアルファテスト公式サイト

DanceDanceRevolution V オープンアルファテストは、アーケードで大人気のDanceDanceRevolutionシリーズのPC向けオリジナルタイトルです。

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Kazuma Hashimoto said:
DanceDanceRevolution V is coming to PC. The announcement broke via the official DanceDanceRevolution Twitter. In addition to this announcement, a free open alpha is currently taking place.

Kazuma Hashimoto said:
Keyboard controls are available. If you happen to have a DanceDanceRevolution game mat you can hook it up if you have the right PC attachments. In order to access the free DanceDanceRevolution V alpha you will need to use your KONAMI ID to log into the service.

Deleted member 32822 · May 14, 2020

That's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

Monado · May 14, 2020

What is the point if Stepmania is basically the same thing?

Well, DDR without Dancemania music is really bad.

SigSig · May 14, 2020

FINALLY

tomofthepops · May 14, 2020

I'm taking this will be Japanese exclusive because of licencing etc ? Hope the mobile game comes west though, could be a cool idea.

JB2448 · May 14, 2020

Some screenshots:

defaltoption · May 14, 2020

Pc gaming and Japanese games have come so far this generation it's amazing. Still have a long way to go but it's on the right track.

signal · May 14, 2020

Maybe the most bizarre bemani to bring to the PC? Covid going to force Konami to PC port everything 🤔

JB2448 · May 14, 2020

Some more miscellaneous screenshots:

Title screen:

Song selection list:

Difficulty selection screen:

Dance pad configuration screen:

texhnolyze · May 14, 2020

defaltoption said:
Pc gaming and Japanese games have come so far this generation it's amazing. Still have a long way to go but it's on the right track.

There has been a surge of new indie studios with Japanese only games popping up on Steam lately. Chinese indies are still up there, but Japanese are catching up too.

It's looking good.

UltimateTrainer · May 14, 2020

tomofthepops said:
I'm taking this will be Japanese exclusive because of licencing etc ? Hope the mobile game comes west though, could be a cool idea.

Im sure some songs would be, but the tracklist in the alpha has some songs I recognize from the US DDR Ace cabs, so maybe we will get this

TSM · May 14, 2020

Awesome. Hopefully they keep bringing more Bemani to PC.

JB2448 · May 14, 2020

Song start screen:

Results screen:

tokkun · May 14, 2020

Monado said:
What is the point if Stepmania is basically the same thing?

Well, DDR without Dancemania music is really bad.

Isn't this kind of like asking why someone would ever buy a new DDR game if they already own a previous one? The reason is because it has new music and step charts.

ghostcrew · May 14, 2020

Amazing! This will definitely find a strong core crowd.

Mik2121 · May 14, 2020

I know it's not that type of game, but... it would be amazing if it didn't look like a game from the early 00s. Oh well.

prudis · May 14, 2020

looking at the alpha info .. seems to run through HTML5 for some reason

Hoa · May 14, 2020

Ok Bemani, no excuses it's time to bring Pop'n over next. Have NEW Pop'n for arcades and bring old Pop'n for PC, let's go.

Glad to see them pushing more subscriber version, I'm already subscribed to their IIDX PC version. Can't wait for the 120hz PC update.

Ryukori · May 14, 2020

I'm logged in with my Konami ID, but I don't see a link to launch the game. Is this restricted to Japan only?

purseowner · May 14, 2020

I hope this gets Devil Trigger and Mike Oldfield.

EssBeeVee · May 14, 2020

bring it to NA and give me some new dance pads.

Twentieth · May 14, 2020

Amazing, we can play 15 songs on a browser for free. It's not some kind of technological marvel, but it's simply something I would not expect from Konami.

Edge · May 14, 2020

Monado said:
What is the point if Stepmania is basically the same thing?

Well, DDR without Dancemania music is really bad.

Came hear to ask this exact thing. Fans already have, or at least know of, fanbased versions with literally tens of thousands songs ready to go for decades, so whats the point?

Sargerus · May 14, 2020

Fuck You Konami, this isn't the PC port i want you to do it. Why it's Japan only? Is there even an audience for DDR on PC?

Hoa · May 14, 2020

Edge said:
Came hear to ask this exact thing. Fans already have, or at least know of, fanbased versions with literally tens of thousands songs ready to go for decades, so whats the point?

The existence of fanbased versions have never stopped players from playing the official versions on PC for all the other games. People still play Infinitas despite the existence of LunaticRave 2, people still play SDVX E-Cloud despite the existence of K Shoot, people still play Miku Future Tone despite the existence of PPD. Plus, many of those fanbased version do not allow official charts. Timing is also different.

Perkin_Warbeck · May 14, 2020

I would love to see DDR come back, but it seems odd to put it in a browser. Isn't this something people want to do in their living rooms?

Hybrid Rainbow · May 14, 2020

One step closer to Bemani coming back on consoles.

djplaeskool · May 14, 2020

Was wondering when this would happen.
SDVX has been a pretty strong PC title for Konami Station so far.
IIDX Infinitas has been out since 2015.

Infernostew · May 14, 2020

Just put out a GAAS DDR game on everything that lets you buy old mixes and adds new songs every couple weeks...

SDBurton · May 14, 2020

Here's hoping this comes our way.

Deleted member 13560 · May 14, 2020

Do they still make pads for stuff like this? I'm actually interested if I can get one that isn't garbage.

Deleted member 12790 · May 14, 2020

I'd immediately bust out my mat, but I haven't played in over a decade now, and I live on a second story of a building lol.

Still got it put away though. Never got rid of my DDR mat. Man I loved DDR.

zzz · May 14, 2020

Still remember growing up wanting those steel RedOctane pads. What's the best dance pad these days?

Just Great · May 14, 2020

While I'll give this a spin, I'd really love if Konami changed Infinitas/SDVX's pay model to something like Ultimate Mobile's. It's probably several years too late for that, though. And at the very least, if they had a western website for us western doofuses who still love bemani even if Konami hates us (though, I powered through anyway).

StayMe7o · May 14, 2020

It took a long time, but they finally did it.

RedSwirl · May 14, 2020

Fuck. Gotta see if my pad from like 2008 still works.

twentytwo22 · May 14, 2020

Monado said:
Well, DDR without Dancemania music is really bad.

This is a terrible, terrible take. The soundtracks in A and A20 are the best yet.

Also, pretty interesting to see that this is browser-based. It will be incredibly easy to set up on an actual DDR machine and I'll give it a shot on mine later today.

For those asking "why?" in a world with Stepmania, two things -- Stepmania isn't nearly as popular in Japan, and it is nice to have a super polished product from Konami with a shared server, new song releases, etc. It absolutely won't be any sort of Stepmania replacement, though. There are sims out for basically every rhythm game under the sun but for the ones that are still active, most players prefer the actual game still.

Rayge said:
Do they still make pads for stuff like this? I'm actually interested if I can get one that isn't garbage.

A couple of companies do -- the most popular home pads these days are one from a Polish company L-Tek, and the Stepmaniax pads. The Polish ones are more like your older RedOctane-style pads (~200-300 dollar range?), and Stepmaniax pads are arcade quality and over $1,000. These days many DDR players have their own machines at home or pads from DDR machines and use those.

KatieKatsup · May 14, 2020

all over this if it comes to the west. Where do you find good dance pads these days though?

RedSwirl · May 14, 2020

llexan said:
all over this if it comes to the west. Where do you find good dance pads these days though?

RIGHT?!

I just kept this foam pad (the one with the arcade circuits) from that company that went on to make the Guitar Hero stuff for like a decade.

KatieKatsup · May 14, 2020

RedSwirl said:
RIGHT?!

I just kept this foam pad (the one with the arcade circuits) from that company that went on to make the Guitar Hero stuff for like a decade.

Oh man, a Red Octane Ignition pad right? Always wanted one of those back in the day and regret never picking it up haha

Lunir · May 14, 2020

Do we know if Yuni and Alice are coming back? I'm really excited, hope to hear more 2MB remixes!!

I don't have a dance mat for my PC, but I'll get one!

Malajax · May 14, 2020

Sargerus said:
Fuck You Konami, this isn't the PC port i want you to do it. Why it's Japan only? Is there even an audience for DDR on PC?

The thirst for PC rhythm games is massive. That's why there are clones of every major arcade rhythm game on PC now and it's been that way for the last 10 years.

This is a logical next step for Konami, and I hope they do this officially for beatmania and other bemani games (and hopefully release them in North America).

Deleted member 13560 · May 14, 2020

twentytwo22 said:
A couple of companies do -- the most popular home pads these days are one from a Polish company L-Tek, and the Stepmaniax pads. The Polish ones are more like your older RedOctane-style pads (~200-300 dollar range?), and Stepmaniax pads are arcade quality and over $1,000. These days many DDR players have their own machines at home or pads from DDR machines and use those.

Thanks. Those L-Tek ones look like they can slide right into a closet once you're done.

Hybrid Rainbow · May 14, 2020

Whatever happened to those mobile versions of DDR and IIDX we were supposed to be getting?

kubev · May 14, 2020

Sargerus said:
Fuck You Konami, this isn't the PC port i want you to do it. Why it's Japan only? Is there even an audience for DDR on PC?

Isn't that technically the only modern DDR audience? StepMania seems to be the way to go if you want to play DDR nowadays. I do wish Konami would release a new DDR game on consoles and do something to ensure support for metal DDR mats on said consoles, but I'll totally settle for a browser-based solution if it comes to the U.S. I assume it'd work out nicely on my media PC that's already connected to my TV.

fiendcode · May 14, 2020

Bemani dropping consoles for mobile & browser still feels weird imo.

MisterZimbu · May 14, 2020

Will this have the same insane pricing model as Beatmania Infinitas?

twentytwo22 · May 14, 2020

Hybrid Rainbow said:
Whatever happened to those mobile versions of DDR and IIDX we were supposed to be getting?

IIDX released a few months ago. Sound Voltex is still being worked on, and we aren't sure if this PC alpha release of DDR has anything to do with the mobile game or not (name is completely different though).

Sargerus said:
Fuck You Konami, this isn't the PC port i want you to do it. Why it's Japan only? Is there even an audience for DDR on PC?

What is the PC port you want them to do?

MisterZimbu said:
Will this have the same insane pricing model as Beatmania Infinitas?

Konami gonna Konami, but I doubt it for a couple of reasons -- 1, this is browser based rather than being a standalone application, overhead should be lower, and 2, DDR in Japan is generally considered wayyyyyyyyy less hardcore than IIDX or Sound Voltex, so the price may be lower or pricing model may be different to accommodate beginners or casuals.

Just Great · May 14, 2020

Malajax said:
The thirst for PC rhythm games is massive. That's why there are clones of every major arcade rhythm game on PC now and it's been that way for the last 10 years.

This is a logical next step for Konami, and I hope they do this officially for beatmania and other bemani games (and hopefully release them in North America).

As mentioned previously, Konami released Beatmania and Sound Voltex officially on PC years ago. The business model is a little consumer hostile though.

Sangetsu-II · May 14, 2020

I still play the PS2 versions in my romm fron time to time, really miss these games.

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