Dance Dance Revolution (1998 video game)

Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a music video game developed by Konami. Played with feet instead of hands, DDR popularized the genre, spawning imitators and a franchise of the same name.

It was originally released to arcades in Japan on September 26, 1998. In March 1999, the game was released to North American arcades as Dance Dance Revolution and to European arcades under the name Dancing Stage.

On April 10, 1999, DDR was released for the Japanese PlayStation, adding new music and gameplay elements. A console release was not made for any other region until 2001.