Editing Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix

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|platforms=[[Nintendo GameCube]]

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|genre=[[Genre#Rhythm games|Rhythm]]

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|input={{input|gcn=1}}[[Nintendo GameCube#GameCube Action Pad|Nintendo GameCube Action Pad]]

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==Story Mode==

Toad warns Mario (or Luigi) that someone has stolen the Music Keys and explains the trouble that this causes. Mario decides to stop Waluigi, and Toad decides to come with him to Truffle Towers. On a boat, the two cross a river, and after climbing a vine, they reach Truffle Towers. However, once there, the two find the doors to Truffle Towers locked. Waluigi then laughs and tosses a [[Bob-omb]] at them, knocking Mario down a nearby [[Warp Pipe]] into a cavern filled with [[Goomba]]s, though Mario is able to get out by dancing, causing the mushroom he is standing on to grow. After Mario escapes the cavern, he and Toad enter a shop run by a [[Lakitu]], who has the key to Truffle Towers. He agrees to give it to them only if Mario is able to get rid of the [[Koopa Troopa]]s playing in his farm. After Mario does so, Lakitu gives him and Toad the key, and the latter two enter Truffle Towers. Inside is Waluigi with one of the Music Keys; he refuses to return it unless he is beaten in a dance-off. After Mario and Toad beat him, Waluigi is gone and the Music Key is recovered. Mario and Toad set off on the [[SS Brass]] to recover the other keys.

Mario and Toad return the Music Keys to their original place, though soon after [[Bowser]] appears and steals the keys. Mario and Toad sail to [[Bowser's Castle]] in the SS Brass, and after dodging oncoming [[Bullet Bill]]s, they arrive at the castle. Bowser is about to use the Music Keys when he finds that they are gone, Mario and Toad having stolen them back. Bowser then challenges Mario to a dance-off, and after Bowser is knocked away with a rocket, he is defeated. Afterwards, Bowser admits that he was going to use the keys to fix his tone-deafness. Mario then uses the keys to turn the area surrounding Bowser's Castle into a green field, and everyone suddenly feels strange and starts to dance. The keys are then returned to Truffle Towers, and Mario finally goes [[Mario Bros.' House|home]].

===Gallery===

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==Characters==

===Playable===

===Non-playable===

==Gameplay==

===Action Pad===

[[File:Oldmat.jpg|thumb|Dance Mat v1]]

[[File:Dancemat.jpg|thumb|Dance Mat v2]]

Incidentally, the game can be sold by itself without the Action Pad. The regular controller then uses {{button|gcn|stick}} or {{button|gcn|pad}} and the face buttons for directional input, with {{button|gcn|Y}} for up, {{button|gcn|A}} for down, {{button|gcn|B}} for left, and {{button|gcn|X}} for right.

*'''{{color|#0000DD|Early/Late}}:''' The player missed by a bit. The player earns no points, and the dance meter stays the same.

*'''{{color|#9966CC|Miss...}}:''' The player did not step on the arrow at all. The player earns no points, and the dance meter decreases.

Getting "Perfect!"s and "Great!"s not only increases the player's dance meter but also adds a combo onscreen. When the player gets a combo of 100, the announcer comments and arrows flash differently when players step on them. A combo stops if the player does a misstep (Early, Late, or Miss). As with all ''Dance Dance Revolution'' games, the announcer comments on the player's dancing skill and grade along the way. This can be turned off in the Options menu. If the player's dance meter empties, an option can allow the player to finish the song right away, but the player still gets an '''F''' grade.

===Difficulties===

*'''{{color|#0000FF|Easy}}:''' Includes only left and right arrows.

*'''{{color|#FF6600|Normal}}:''' Basic cardinal steps.

*'''{{color|#FF3399|Hard}}:''' Steps per song are up to 200 at times. Common patterns appear in step sequences.

*'''{{color|#00AA00|Very Hard}}:''' The number of steps is from 125 to over 200 in some spots. Complicated patterns that require shuffling of feet and moving off the center occur.

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===Music===

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![[Here We Go!]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon1.png|150px]]

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![[Underground Mozart]]*<br>[[File:DDRIcon2.png|150px]]

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![[Pipe Pop]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon3.png|150px]]

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![[Garden Boogie]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon4.png|150px]]

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![[Destruction Dance]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon5.png|150px]]

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![[Jump! Jump! Jump! (song)|Jump! Jump! Jump!]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon6.png|150px]]

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![[Fishing Frenzy]]*<br>[[File:DDRIcon7.png|150px]]

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![[Pirate Dance]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon8.png|150px]]

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![[In the Whirlpool]]*<br>[[File:DDRIcon9.png|150px]]

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![[Step by Step]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon10.png|150px]]

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![[Blooper Bop]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon11.png|150px]]

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![[Hammer Dance]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon12.png|150px]]

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![[Rollercoasting]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon13.png|150px]]

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![[Boo Boogie]]*<br>[[File:DDRIcon14.png|150px]]

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![[Moustache, Barrel, and Gorilla]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon15.png|150px]]

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![[Starring Wario!]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon16.png|150px]]

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![[Frozen Pipes]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon17.png|150px]]

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![[Cabin Fever]]*<br>[[File:DDRIcon18.png|150px]]

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![[Ms. Mowz's Song]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon19.png|150px]]

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![[Deep Freeze (song)|Deep Freeze]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon20.png|150px]]

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![[Rendezvous on Ice]]*<br>[[File:DDRIcon21.png|150px]]

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![[Midnight Drive]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon22.png|150px]]

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![[Always Smiling]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon23.png|150px]]

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![[Bowser's Castle (Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix)|Bowser's Castle]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon24.png|150px]]

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![[Up, Down, Left, Right]]<br>[[File:DDRIcon25.png|150px]]

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![[Choir on the Green]]**<br>[[File:DDRIcon26.png|150px]]

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![[Hop, Mario!]]***<br>[[File:DDRIcon27.png|150px]]

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![[Where's the Exit?]]****<br>[[File:DDRIcon28.png|150px]]

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![[Piroli]]*****<br>[[File:DDRIcon29.png|150px]]

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==Types of arrow patterns and Mush Mode==

===Arrow patterns===

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|align=left|A set of arrows going from right to left or left to right, appearing as a stairs shape onscreen.

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|align=left|A series of quick, consecutive notes of the same arrow.

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===Mush Mode===

'''Mush Mode''' is the Mario twist to the standard series genre. Common enemies and items from the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario''  franchise]] replace steps on the screen and must be either stepped on or avoided. Others cover the screen when the player misses steps, giving the player less time to react. Initially, Mush Mode is enforced in Story Mode, but it can be turned off in Options. Mush Mode is optional in Free Mode. On the hardest difficulties, two Mush Mode effects are not uncommon.

[[File:DDRMMboos.jpg|thumb|200px|Mario and the Boo gimmick]]

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|align=left|For each one, the player should step on it once to put it in its shell, then once more to either defeat it or send it down the screen to destroy a step. For the latter to occur, the player must get a white-flash "Perfect!" step.

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|align=left|Cheep Cheeps curve into the screen, giving the player less time to see where to step. They work in the same way as Podoboos in dance-offs.

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|align=left|Stepping on a Coin Switch (which moves faster than regular arrows usually) turns all arrows into coins for a few seconds, helping the player obtain coins in Story mode. Some of them curve in like Cheep Cheeps and move fast. The better the step grade (Perfect to Early/Late), the longer the arrows remain coins.

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|align=left|These act identically to regular Spinies, but they do not have a visible color difference.

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|align=left|These are found only during "Always Smiling." [[Bill Blaster]]s line up at the bottom of the screen and occasionally shoot Bullet Bills timed as steps. The player must step on them to redirect them back to the Bill Blasters. A Bill Blaster has to be hit three times to get destroyed.

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[[File:LakituShop.png|thumb|Lakitu returns as the store manager.]]

Items can be bought from a store in each world from [[Lakitu]] after the player completes Stage 1-3. The classic 1-Up Mushroom can also be won in certain minigames. Sometimes bonus songs are available. All items except the 1-Up Mushroom have to be triggered before a stage for the player to feel its effects. The player can carry only three of these items at a time. The player can access the store if they visit it during their progress or before any stage after 1-3, by pressing the {{button|gcn|Z}} button.

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==Critical reception==

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|''DDR: Mario Mix is an introduction to dancing games, and it isn't suitable for fleet-footed veterans. This is too bad, because rhythm action fans would really appreciate the long-overdue gameplay revisions Mario Mix brings to bear. However, with a short story mode that serves as a fun, linear introduction to sequential stomping, Mario Mix is suitable for a child, or for an uncoordinated friend.''

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DDRMM Box JP.jpg|Japanese box art

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====Action Pad bundle====

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DDRMM-Bullet-Bill-Luacher.png|[[Bill Blaster|Bullet Bill Launcher]]

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====Screenshots====

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|title1=Here We Go!

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|file2=DDRMM Jump Jump Jump.oga

|title2=Jump! Jump! Jump!

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|file3=DDRMM Hammer Dance.oga

|title3=Hammer Dance

|length3=0:30

|file4=DDRMM Frozen Pipes.oga

|title4=Frozen Pipes

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|file5=DDRMM Always Smiling.oga

|title5=Always Smiling

==Quotes==

{{main|List of Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix quotes}}

==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|Fre=''Dancing Stage Mario Mix''

|Dut=''Dancing Stage Mario Mix''

|Kor=댄스댄스레볼루션 ｗｉｔｈ 마리오

|KorR=Daenseu Daenseu Rebollusyeon wijeu Mario

|KorM=Dance Dance Revolution with Mario

}}

*The highest score for a song is 100,000,000, achieved by getting a "Perfect!" on all 337 steps in the song "[[Bowser's Castle (Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix)|Bowser's Castle]]" on Super Hard difficulty.

*This is the only game in which [[Waluigi]] appears but not [[Princess Peach]].

{{TCRF|Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix}}

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gwzj/index.html Official Japanese website]

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