Inside Tokyo's Long Love Affair with 'Dance Dance Revolution' | Tokyo
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In 1998, the release of Dance Dance Revolution resuscitated the dying arcade industry by challenging often shy, introverted gamers to compete in dance competitions on top of neon platforms in front of eager fans. Yoshihiko Oto and his team of developers premiered the game in Tokyo, and it quickly took the country by storm, with DDR fanatics lining up in queues for their chance to compete. The game was then released in America, where it became a massive global hit, popular for its dedicated fan base, and the social interactions it spawned between users. Though the arcade scene in the West has since died down, it Japan it still thrives, especially at the Konami Arcade Championships, which invites DDR gods from around Asia to compete in front of teeming audiences for their shot at #1. In this episode of VICE Gaming Specials, host Nick Norton examines the loyal and seemingly everlasting DDR scene in Tokyo, following the characters who brought it to life and those who continue to hit “Perfect Scores” while also looking at the revival of the arcade genre. Check out Waypoint - VICE's Guide to Gaming: http://bit.ly/2f7pKGM WATCH NEXT: The Road to DreamHack: Inside the Competitive World of SMITE: http://bit.ly/2b4oJ1P Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/vice Read our Tumblr: http://vicemag.tumblr.com Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/vice Check out our Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/vicemag Download VICE on iOS: http://apple.co/28Vgmqz Download VICE on Android: http://bit.ly/28S8Et0
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San Antonio needs a ddr ace machine but knowing how fat this city is no one will play it.
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looks down at honey butter chips god I need to get up more
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Pump it up is better #piu
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WHAT LOCATION IS THERE WHERE THEY PLAYED?? AKIHABARA,JAPAN?
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Love Nick as a host more of him plz :D
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And by Paranoia, they were clearly referring to Paranoia Revolution.
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Oh my god it's REDALiCE
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LONG LIVE DDR!!!!!!!!
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Too short docu XD
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why can't it be like that in america?
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You spoke to the legendary DJ YOSHITAKA!?!?!?!? Amazing~! And, Paranoia Revolution is a good intro song! ^v^
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Anyone remember this game played at school gyms?
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Did anyone catch Hideo Kojima at 0:33 ?? Btw awesome documentary absolutely love me some Vice ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
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i liked ITG does that count?
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i wanna speak Japanese T_T
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But in Europe The ddr is dead after The DDR Extreme version? (ITG apart)
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Thats pretty freaking cool.. I remember years ago when DDR was in its prime.
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Not to bring down the skill of players show in the video, but they're all hugging the bar. In the tournaments I've seen, 3s worth of bar hugging over the course of a song would get you disqualified. I've seen a lot of people in Japanese arcades playing with the bar in their hands the whole time, while in Europe, people tend not to do that. I find this tiny cultural difference interesting :)