Dance Dance Revolution A20

Lore & Background

Dance Dance Revolution A20 Plus is an expansion pack that adds 106 new songs, 19 new courses, and other content. It was released on July 1, 2020, for Japanese 20th Anniversary cabinets and on July 6, 2020, for cabinets using an upgrade kit.

Reader's Guide

The game features the notable return of courses, which was removed in Dance Dance Revolution (2013). There are two kinds of courses, only selectable on the first stage: Nonstop and Class. Unlike the previous main Dance Dance Revolution arcade games, courses are accessed from the song selection screen instead of a separate menu, similar to both Dancing Stage EuroMix games. Both Nonstop and Class play four songs back-to-back. All NONSTOP courses can be switched to CHALLENGE MODE if the LIFE GAUGE option is set to RISKY or LIFE4. Class, intended to measure the player's skill, places stricter rules on the gameplay; the player cannot change Turn and Assist options and is forced to play on the "Grade" life gauge, which starts out full and depletes faster if it goes down. Players are given a martial arts-inspired "dan rank" certification based on the player's chosen course difficulty. Class is available for golden cabinets only and unavailable in Versus Play. With the installation of the blue interface, it's possible to switch languages in-game, including Japanese, English and Korean as options.

Did You Know?

• All 14 characters from Dance Dance Revolution A return in this game.
• Victory Concent is only available as a randomly selected character.
• Dark Alice, Dark Emi, Black Rinon and a 6th KAC costume for Yuni can be unlocked.
• When playing the song Yuni's Nocturnal Days, Yuni wears her X2 costume and is automatically selected as a character.
• The game introduces a new cabinet design based on the Dance Rush cabinet, but colored gold.