Posted this at Zenius as well. These are just a couple of ideas of mine for the next DDR release. Really sorry about the gigantic size of the post
Dance Dance Revolution BlackHOLE
The game has an overal indigo and black interface. The songwheel screen has a abstract swirling blackhole in the background. The difficulty rating has been extended to include 11 and 12 difficulty.
Old 10's that have been rerated to higher levels
11:
PARANOiA Survivor MAX (Expert)
NGO (Challenge)
Trim (Expert)
MAX 300 (Super Max Me Mix) (Challenge)
Fascination ~eternal love mix~ (Expert)
CHAOS (Challenge)
DEAD END (GROOVE RADAR special)
Pluto Relinquish (Expert)
12:
PARANOiA Survivor MAX (Challenge)
Healing-D-Vision (Challenge)
Fascination ~eternal love mix~ (Challenge)
Fascination MAXX (Expert)
Fascination MAXX (Challenge)
PARANOiA (HADES) (Challenge)
Pluto Relinquish (Challenge)
MAX. (period) (Challenge)
e-amuse songs
As the player plays the game, their Enjoy Level goes up. The player gets rewards such as arrow skins, new characters or custom courses. However they also unlock songs, which show up in blue on the song list. As the machine recieves updates, certain songs become unlocked automatically, which show up in orange.
(Songs unlocked through enjoy levels)
EXE
Artist: Mr T
BPM: 158
Difficulty: 1/4/6/8/9
Banner: White and blue electronic background with the word "EXE"
Song: Electroshock song
SHIFT
Artist: Akira Yamaoka
BPM: 130
Difficulty: 1/3/7/8
Banner: Screaming SHIFT character with the word "SHIFT"
Song: Bizzare electronic song
(Has a background video)
Y31
Artist: tiger yamato
BPM: 168
Difficulty: 1/3/7/8/10
Banner: Black and silver background with the word "Y31"
Song: Rave song with piano bits
Zenius -I- Vanisher
Artist: Tatsh
BPM: 160
Difficulty: 2/5/8/9
Banner: Grey and white banner with the words "Zenius -I- Vanisher"
Song: Electronic song with piano bits.
(Has a background video)
THE DEEP STRIKER
Artist: L.E.D. -G
BPM: 173
Difficulty: 2/3/9/10/10
Banner: Brass banner with THE DEEP STRIKER/gigadelic character and the words "THE DEEP STRIKER" Song: Gabba hardcore song
Sense 2007
Artist: good cool
BPM: 140
Difficulty: 2/5/8/10/11
Banner: Black and gold background with the words "Sense 2007"
Song: Rave song
(Has a background video)
(Songs unlocked automatically)
DYNAMITE RAVE (Premium Mix)
Artist: Naoki remixed by U1
BPM: 150
Difficulty: 1/4/6/9/10
Banner: DYNAMITE RAVE banner with a white hue and the words "Premium Mix"
Song: Upbeat remix of DYNAMITE RAVE
AFRONOVA NOCTURNAL
Artist: 8 bit
BPM: 200
Difficulty: 1/4/5/10
Banner: Blue version of AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL banner but instead says "NOCTURNAL"
Song: Remix of AFRONOVA
(Has a background video)
TSUGARU (Shogun Mix)
Artist: RevenG vs. DE-SIRE
BPM: 165
Difficulty: 1/2/8/10
Banner: Black version of TSUGARU's banner and has the word "Shogun Mix"
Song: Remix of TSUGARU
AM-3P (505 SKY Mix)
Artist: KTz
BPM: 150
Difficulty: 1/4/6/9/10
Banner: White and blue version of AM-3P's banner with the words "505 SKY Mix"
Song: Ambient and upbeat remix of AM-3P
(Has a background video)
MAX.(period)
Artist: 2MB
BPM: 150-600
Difficulty: 3/9/9/10/12
Banner: DDR mat in the Background with the words MAX. Period
Song: Hardcore MAX 300 remix with a section of PARANOiA
(Expert and Challenge Steps are flipped from EXTREME CS)
(Has a background video)
Groove Radar Songs
With e-amuse, the player has a groove radar that extends as they play. When they max out an area, a remix of the song GR-200 shows up in lavender on the songlist. When the whole radar has been maxed out, the song GR-200 (MAXED RADAR mix) shows up. All these songs only have Challenge charts.
GR-200 (AIR mix)
Artist: [Sigma]
BPM: 200
Difficulty: -/-/-/-/9
Banner: Black background with the word "GR-200" in green
Song: Techno song with beats to go with the jumps.
GR-200 (FREEZE mix)
Artist: [Sigma]
BPM: 200
Difficulty: -/-/-/-/9
Banner: Black background with the word "GR-200" in yellow
Song: Trance techno song that goes with the freeze arrows.
GR-200 (STREAM mix)
Artist: [Sigma]
BPM: 200
Difficulty: -/-/-/-/10
Banner: Black background with the "GR-200" in blue
Song: Techno song that has straightforward melody to go with streams.
GR-200 (VOLTAGE mix)
Artist: [Sigma]
BPM: 200
Difficulty: -/-/-/-/10
Banner: Black background with the "GR-200" in purple
Song: Techno song that has straightforward melody to go with streams.
GR-200 (CHAOS mix)
Artist: [Sigma]
BPM: 200
Difficulty: -/-/-/-/10
Banner: Black background with the "GR-200" in red
Song: Techno song that has offbeat melody to go with the strange patterns.
GR-200 (MAXED RADAR mix)
Artist: [Sigma]
BPM: 200
Difficulty: -/-/-/-/12
Banner: Black background with the "GR-200" in gold
Song: Techno song that has overal hardcore beats and variety in style.
Star Songs
Songs named after stars that are unlocked automatically over time. These are unlocked later and are meant to be difficult. The star songs are teal on the songlist with the exception of Antares, Rigel, and Sirius which are red as a result of being extra stages.
Procyon
Artist: Ceres
BPM: 200
Difficulty: 1/3/6/10
Banner: Black background with the yellow word "Procyon"
Song: A drum n' bass techno song
Regulus
Artist: Comet Tail
BPM: 190
Difficulty: 1/2/7/10
Banner: Grey background with the blue word "Regulus"
Song: An ambient techno song
Altair
Artist: DJ Stellar
BPM: 120-240
Difficulty: 2/4/8/10/11
Banner: Black background with the green word "Altair"
Song: A fast cybernetic techno song
Speed Change: Songs slows down for a while in the middle then speeds back up.
Betleguese
Artist: Gamma Ray
BPM: 130-260
Difficulty: 2/5/7/10/11
Banner: Red background with the orange word "Betleguese"
Song: A hardcore techno song
Speed Change: Song doubles in speed halfway through.
FINAL STAGE/EXTRA STAGE/ENCORE EXTRA STAGE
To get Extra Stage/Encore Extra Stage, the player must AA a boss song or a song on random. For Final Stage, the difficulty that the player got an A on will be available. If the player got an AA or higher, all difficulties will be available. Unlike SuperNOVA 2, Challenge is now playable for Final Stage, though not for Extra Stage or Encore Extra Stage until after the final update. For the Extra Stage, it is a battery life bar, for Encore Extra Stage, it is a sudden death lifebar.
Starting: RAW (Final Stage), Nexus (Extra Stage), CHAOS mk II (Encore Extra Stage)
Update 1: Nexus (Final Stage), CHAOS mk II (Extra Stage), Cocytus (Encore Extra Stage)
Update 2 : CHAOS mk II (Final Stage), Cocytus (Extra Stage), Cocytus ~Judecca~ (Encore Extra Stage)
Update 3 (Requires Enjoy Level 100): Cocytus (Final Stage), Cocytus ~Judecca~ (Final Stage), Antares (Extra Stage), Rigel (Extra Stage), Sirius (Encore Extra Stage)
Update 4 (Antares, Rigel, and Sirius still require their respective enjoy levels): All boss songs except Antares, Rigel, and Sirius unlocked for regular play, Antares, Rigel, and Sirius available for Final Stage only. Challenge difficulty becomes available for Extra and Encore Extra Stages.
RAW
Artist: Inferno
BPM: 95-190
Difficulty: 2/5/8/9
Banner: Flames sounding the giant word "RAW"
Song: A very hardcore rock/techno song
Speed Change: Three quarters into the song, it slows down to 95 for two measures before speeding up again.
Nexus
Artist: Tatsh BlackHOLE Style
BPM: 85-170
Difficulty: 1/4/6/10/11
Banner: Half white, half black background behind the word ""Nexus"
Song: Drum n' bass music
Speed Change: The song starts out at 85 and increases to 170 after a measure. Twice in the song it slows back down to 85 for a beat before speeding up again.
(Has a background video)
CHAOS mk II
Artist: DE-SIRE retunes
BPM: 180-210
Difficulty: 4/9/9/11/12
Banner: Same as CHAOS but is now indigo with the words "mk II"
Song: Drum n' bass music with stops in the percussion
Speed Change: The song stops 61 times throughout the song. The song speeds up to 210 after a long stop halfway in the song.
Cocytus
Artist: AbsoUTE 0
BPM: 10-450
Difficulty: 3/6/8/11/12
Banner: Black and blue banner with the white word "Cocytus"
Song: A dark sounding electronic song
Speed Change: Starts out at 225, speeds up to 450 later on, slows down to 225, slows all the way down to 10 for a quarter beat, speeds back up to 225, then back up to 450, then continues at 225.
Cocytus ~Judecca~
Artist: 2MB
BPM: 10-450
Difficulty: 4/8/9/12/12
Banner: Black and red banner with the white word "Cocytus" and "~Judecca~"
Song: A remix of Cocytus by 2MB
Speed Change: Starts out at 225 but slows down to 10 a beat before the first arrow, speeds up to 450 at the first arrow, slows back down to 10 for an entire measure, speeds back up to 225, then finishes at 450
(After Enjoy Level 100)
Antares
Artist: Stellar Bang
BPM: 160-320
Difficulty: 3/5/9/11/12
Banner: Black background with the dark red word "Antares"
Song: An evil sounding techno song
Speed Change: Song doubles after a while, then slows back down near the end
(Has a unique black and red background stage)
Rigel
Artist: Wormhole
BPM: 155-310
Difficulty: 3/5/9/11/12
Banner: Blue background with the white word "Rigel"
Song: An intense trance song
Speed Change: Song slows down twice during the song
(Has a unique blue and teal background stage)
(After Enjoy Level 150)
Sirius
Artist: Alpha ∞ Omega
BPM: 100-400
Difficulty: 5/9/10/12/12
Banner: White background with the metallic white word "Sirius"
Song: A fast hardcore techno song with an ambient backtrack
Speed Change: Songs starts at 200 speeds up to 400, slows down to 100, stops, continues at 200, then finishs at 400
(Has a unique black and white background stage)
Challenge Course Mode
GROOVE RADAR (BlackHOLE ver) is unlocked after all Groove Radar Songs are unlocked
Singularity is unlocked after an update
BOSS RUSH (ver BlackHOLE) is unlocked after CHAOS mk II becomes available
Singularity is unlocked after an update
Grand Cross ver DIAMOND is unlocked after Sirius becomes available for EES
CELESTIAL CHALLENGE is unlocked after Sirius becomes available for ES
The Trip Six
TRIP MACHINE Expert -8-
SP-TRIP MACHINE (Jungle Mix) Expert -8-
TRIP MACHINE (luv mix) Expert -8-
TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX Expert -9-
TRIP MACHINE Survivor Expert -9-
TRIP MACHINE PhoeniX Expert -9-
PARANOiA BROTHERS
PARANOiA Expert -8-
PARANOiA MAX (Dirty Mix) Expert -8-
PARANOiA -Respect- Expert -10-
PARANOiA KCET (Clean Mix) Expert -9-
PARANOiA (HADES) Expert -10-
MAX of MAXX
MAX 300 Expert -10-
MAX UNLIMITED Expert -10-
MAX 300 (Super Max Me Mix) Expert -10-
The legend of MAX Expert -10-
Fascination MAXX Expert -12-
MAX. (period) Challenge -12-
GROOVE RADAR (SuperNOVA 2 ver)
DYNAMITE RAVE (AIR special) Challenge -6-
D2R (FREEZE ARROW special) Challenge -8-
BRILLIANT 2U (STREAM special) Challenge -9-
B4U (VOLTAGE special) Challenge -10-
AM-3P (CHAOS special) Challenge -10-
DEAD END (GROOVE RADAR special) Challenge -11-
GROOVE RADAR (BlackHOLE ver)
GR-200 (AIR mix) Challenge -9-
GR-200 (FREEZE mix) Challenge -9-
GR-200 (STREAM mix) Challenge -10-
GR-200 (VOLTAGE mix) Challenge -10-
GR-200 (CHAOS mix) Challenge -10-
GR-200 (MAXED RADAR mix) Challenge -12-
Death ROW
DAIKENKAI Expert -8-
KAGEROW (Dragonfly) Expert -7-
DanDanDo (True Mans Road) Expert -8-
GIRIGILI Burning 24H! Expert -8-
TROOPERS Expert -9-
Singularity
EXE Challenge -9-
DYNAMITE RAVE (Premium Mix) Challenge -10-
Y31 Challenge -10-
AM-3P (505 SKY Mix) Challenge -10-
TROOPERS Challenge -10-
THE DEEP STRIKER Challenge -10-
Sense 2007 Challenge -11-
Ristaccia Challenge -11-
2MB
PARANOiA KCET (clean mix) Expert -9-
TRIP MACHINE ~luv mix~ Expert -8-
La Senorita Virtual Expert -9-
Healing Vision (Angelic mix) Expert -9-
Fascination ~eternal love mix~ Expert -11-
Pluto Relinquish Expert -11-
Cocytus ~Judecca~ Expert -12-
MAX. (period) Expert -10-
Grand Cross ver DIAMOND
Procyon Difficult -6-
Regulus Difficult -7-
Altair Difficult -7-
Betleguese Difficult -6-
Antares Difficult -9-
Rigel Difficult -9-
Sirius Diffcult -10-
BOSS RUSH (ver BlackHOLE)
RAW Expert -9-
Cocytus Challenge -12-
Nexus Challenge -11-
CHAOS mk II Challenge -12-
Cocytus ~Judecca~ Challenge -12-
CELESTIAL CHALLENGE
Altair Challenge -11-
Betleguese Challenge -11-
Rigel Challenge -12-
Antares Challenge -12-
Sirius Challenge -12-