Dance Dance Revolution
Konami's foot-stomping arcade rhythm game — hit the four arrow panels in time with the music.
🌤indoor
What is Dance Dance Revolution?
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a rhythm arcade video-game franchise developed by Konami's Bemani division, launched in 1998. Players stand on a metal footpad with four arrow panels and step in time with scrolling arrows on-screen, choreographed to J-pop, techno and licensed music. Over 100 arcade releases and home ports across two-plus decades. Regarded as the game that turned rhythm gaming into a global genre.
Quick facts
Category
Video Games
Type
Individual
Players
1–2
Where played
indoor
Country of origin
🇯🇵 Japan
Estimated origin
1998, Konami — Bemani rhythm-game franchise
Olympic
No
Popularity
global
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-24.verified