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Are you having a difficult time motivating yourself to visit the gym? A popular video game produced by Konami is becoming known as a captivating and effective way for both teens and adults to manage their weight. First introduced in Japan in the year 1998, Konami’s musical video game features over 1000 across all versions. This innovative video game is played on a dance mat depicting four arrows: up, down, left, and right. As the music plays, sequences of these arrows appear on screen. The player must step on the arrows on his or her dance mat in response to the arrows on screen. DDR features a huge variety of genres including pop, R&B, techno, trance, house, j-pop, and more - so there’s something for everyone.

DDR is available in both the adaptable home console versions and at many arcades across the country.

Dance Dance Revolution features at least 3 difficulty levels depending on the version you’re playing. Most recent versions of the game have a fourth "Beginner" difficulty setting. Players start by practising on Beginner or Light mode, and progress with time to Standard mode, and eventually Heavy, Trick, or Challenge mode. Many versions also sport a workout mode, allowing players to track the number of calories they’ve burned, equivalent number of miles jogged, swam, etc. While Light and Beginner modes won’t have players burning huge numbers of calories, they are easy enough for pretty much anyone regardless of their level of fitness. Players practising Standard and Heavy modes will burn quite a large number of calories.

Other health benefits of Dance Dance Revolution and other forms of regular exercise include positive mood lift, stress reduction, prevention of heart disease, osteoporosis, etc. Exercise also significantly improves your blood circulation. Efficient blood circulation assists the transfer of nutrients as well as oxygen to various parts of your body. Hypertension (high blood pressure) and varicose veins are examples of other conditions that may be prevented through regular exercise.

Dance Dance Revolution is available in stores such as Wal-Mart and Best Buy, as well as online. You can purchase your copy through Ebay, or DDR Nation. Also, be sure to join DDR Freak’s community for some great tips and advice from expert players.

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I’m a 21 year old female from the Niagara region of Canada. I’m interested in psychology, philosophy, health sciences, chemistry, etc. Normality bores me, therefore I am always bored. I’m currently a student and still trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. My free time is spent with my cat.

Dance Dance Revolution is a music video game series produced by Konami. The game is typically played on a dance pad with four arrow panels: left, right, up, and down. Additional gameplay modes may utilize two four-panel pads side-by-side (doubles mode), or a single six-panel pad with additional arrows corresponding to the upper diagonals (solo mode).

The core gameplay of Dance Dance Revolution involves the player moving his or her feet to a set pattern, stepping in time to the general rhythm or beat of a song. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over stationary, transparent arrows near the top (referred to as the “guide arrows” or “receptors”).

When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance dance revolution platform. Longer green and yellow arrows referred to as “freeze arrows” must be held down for their entire length for them to count. Successfully hitting the arrows in time with the music fills the “Dance Gauge”, or life bar, while failure to do so drains it. If the Dance Gauge is fully depleted during gameplay, the player fails the song, usually resulting in a game over. Otherwise, the player is taken to the Results Screen, which rates the player’s performance with a letter grade and a numerical score, among other statistics. The player may then be given a chance to play again, depending on the settings of the particular dance dance revolution machine (the limit is usually 3-5 songs per game).

Dance Dance Revolution has been released in many forms, including on PC and on various video game consoles such as PlayStation, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Home versions for dance dance revolution are commonly bundled with soft plastic dance pads that are similar in appearance and function to the Nintendo Power Pad. Some third-party manufacturers produce hard metal pads at a higher price.

Dance dance revolution has even reached Nintendo Game Boy Color, with five versions of Dance Dance Revolution GB released in Japan; these included a series of three mainstream Dance Dance Revolution games, a Disney Mix, and an Oha Sta! mix. The games come with a small thumb pad that fits over the Game Boy Color’s controls to simulate the dance pad.