Dancing Stage Fusion (PlayStation 2)

Dancing Stage Fusion
Based on: Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (PlayStation 2, USA) Developer: Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Publisher: Konami Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in EU: November 5, 2004 This game has unused areas. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has unused sounds. This game has a prototype article

One of three versions of Dancing Stage Fusion. This version is essentially a reskin of the American Dance Dance Revolution Extreme release, sharing many of its minigames and modes.

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Prototype Info

Unused Graphics

Note: All of the following graphics can be found in DATA/FILEDATA.BIN.

Freeze!

The unused Freeze! judgement makes another appearance here.

Placeholder Banners

Two placeholder banners.

Japanese Version Credits

The graphical assets for the Japanese Dance Dance Revolution Extreme's credits sequence can still be found, as seen below:

Prototype Leftovers

Between the game's graphical data lie remains of an earlier build of the American release of Dance Dance Revolution Extreme which was closer to the Arcade/Japanese PlayStation 2 releases.

Game Menus

Diet Mode

Results Screen

(Source: tikal.)

Unused Charts

The game's .ssq files, which store chart data, hide filler and/or hidden charts, as cataloged below:

Song	Difficulty(ies)	Comment
Chihuaua 2002 Come Into My World HEAVEN AND EARTH SEXIEST MAN IN JAMAICA	Double Standard Double Difficult Double Expert	Direct copies of the Single charts.
Danger! High Voltage Good Luck Gotta Get Thru This I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE OK SOMEBODY LIKE YOU	Single Challenge Double Standard Double Difficult Double Expert	The Single Challenge charts are copies of Freedom‍ '​s Single Difficult chart, in various states of completeness. Curiously, the song never appeared in any home DDR game outside of Japan. The Double charts are copies of its respective Single charts.
Familiar Feeling Promises Superstar	Single Challenge Double Standard Double Difficult Double Expert	The Single Challenge charts are copies of AM-3P‍ '​s Single Difficult chart, in various states of completeness. The Double charts are copies of its respective Single charts.
Rappers Delight	Single Challenge Double Standard Double Difficult Double Expert	The Single Challenge chart is a copy of a different, possibly placeholder chart. The Double charts are copies of its respective Single charts.
Your Rain(RAGE MIX)	Single Challenge	An incomplete copy of AM-3P‍ '​s Single Difficult chart.

Below is a download to Rappers Delight's Single Challenge chart (converted to the .sm format used by Stepmania), as it is the only one in this list not to be a copy of another existing chart.

Download Rappers Delight (Single Challenge chart) File: DSfusionPS2-rappersdelightCSP.zip (1.34 KB) (info)

(Source: SaxxonPike)

Unused Sounds

There are pieces of unused audio found in DATA/FILEDATA.BIN and DATA/SOUND/SD.BIN on the game's disc:

FILEDATA.BIN

A segment of the song BYE BYE BABY BALLOON, used in the Dancemania logo sequence in DDRMAX.

The How To Play music from DDRMAX.

The Ranking Screen music from DDRMAX.

The menu music from DDRMAX.

SD.BIN

Three announcer samples not heard anywhere in the game.

(Source: tikal.)