StepManiaX

2017 video game

2017 video game
StepManiaX
A StepManiaX Dedicated cabinet
Developer(s)Step Revolution
EngineStepMania
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseJune 10, 2017
Genre(s)Music, Exergaming
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

StepManiaX (abbreviated SMX and pronounced "Step Maniacs") is a rhythm game developed and published by Step Revolution, a studio formed by former developers of In the Groove, ReRave, and Pump It Up Pro. It is considered a spiritual successor to the In the Groove series. The name is a nod to the legacy of the open-source simulator StepMania, as many of the original StepMania developers were involved with the project. StepManiaX is derived from the same codebase, with modifications made to support the new game types, lights, touch support, connectivity, and the custom Android operating system and hardware that dedicated units run on.

Gameplay

StepManiaX gameplay, showing holds, pits, early perfects, and so forth

Similar to other stepping or dance-based games, StepManiaX uses a "stage" that the user stands on with certain areas being pressure-sensitive buttons, or "panels". StepManiaX uses five identically sized inputs, arranged similarly to a Directional Pad - Up, Down, Left, Right, and the inclusion of Center.

Players can select between seven different difficulty levels that affect how many inputs are active and the difficulty of patterns displayed. Players can also customize modifiers adjust to their preferred style, such as changing the visual appearance of patterns, how fast patterns appear, background brightness, etc.

The core gameplay involves players stepping on the panel with their feet to correspond with the scrolling arrows (or "Notes") on-screen once they reach the end of beat lines (horizontal bars that move up the screen). During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen towards the end of the play area, towards a set of receptor markers on the sides of the arrow lanes. When these scrolling arrows reach the end, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance stage, and the player is given a judgement for their accuracy of the input. Each note judged has multiple "windows" that it can be categorized into. These, from most accurate to least, are: PERFECT!!, PERFECT, EARLY, LATE, and MISS. Any judgement that is not "PERFECT!!" will show an indicator if the input was registered early or late compared to the intended timing.

Stepping accurately will contribute to the player's life bar, visible on the edge of the screen. Missing notes will cause a player's lifebar to decrease. If a player's lifebar empties entirely, scoring will halt and the song will no longer be able to be "passed" for that player, although the game will still continue until a player manually ends the song or the song completes.

Additional note types are also included with StepManiaX's gameplay.

  • Holds - Notes that have longer, extended trails following the initial directional indicator. Players must keep the corresponding direction depressed for the duration of the trail. Similar to Pump It Up, holds continuously generate combo for the player while being held down and also have the ability to be re-stepped on if the player was to accidentally release the hold before being completed. If the player releases the hold at any time, the player will instead receive a yellow "!" judgement, regardless if it is being held at the end. Successfully completing a hold will generate a green checkmark judgement. Continuously failing to hold the indicated direction will decrease the player's health bar significantly, and will continue to deplete until the direction is pressed
  • Rolls - Similar in appearance to a hold, but typically displayed visibly as spiky. Rolls display a number of times a panel must be hit before it ends - this is indicated by a number attached to the top of the roll. For example, if the number shows 3, the player must hit that same panel 3 times before that Roll ends.
  • Mines - Displayed as a circular shape with a red 'X' through it, these notes must be avoided. The button that the column corresponds to must not be touched (hit or held) at any point until the mine passes. Avoiding the mines generate a checkmark, while failing to avoid generate a "X" that punishes the player. Avoiding mines will award the player a small point value.
  • Pits - Combining both Holds and Mines, pits are "long mines" that will punish a player if they hold down the indicated direction while the pit is scrolling past the end of the playfield. Continuously holding down a direction while a pit is active will punish a player by severely decreasing their health bar the longer it is held. Completely avoiding a pit will award the player a small point value.
  • Lifts - Typically placed at the end of a hold. Appropriately named, the player is expected to lift off the panel at the precise time the lift reaches the end of the playfield. Successfully lifting will reward a green checkmark judgement and a small point bonus, while failing to do so will reward a yellow "!" and no points.

Completing a song while a player still has energy remaining in their health bar will award a "pass" to the player. The player is taken to the Results Screen, which rates the player's performance with a star rating (between one and six stars, with a specialized design for players who achieve the maximum score of 100,000 points), the points earned (between 0 and 100,000, which can be interpreted as a percentage by dividing by 1000), and specific judgement statistics.

Modes

Two players playing Team Mode

There are seven modes to play:

MODE Format Panels Levels
BEGINNER Single 3 1-6
EASY Single 5 6-13
HARD Single 5 13-20
WILD Single 5 19-27
DUAL Double 6 2-23
FULL Double 10 7-28
TEAM Double 10 9-28

For single-stage format, beginner mode exists to get newcomers to play and cater to freestylers, while using just three panels: left, center, and right. Easy adds the up and down panels, making all five panels available to play. Hard makes the different colored rhythm panels more common and may add a few advanced features like pits. Wild further increasing the difficulty while making additional features more common.

Unlike single-pad, double-stage formats have no difficulty restrictions. Dual Mode is a new mode introduced to dance games that uses six panels, with both ups and downs not present. Full Mode uses all ten panels. Team Mode is like Full, but requires two players to play based on the color of the panels, with both players sharing the same lifebar and same score.

During development, "Beginner" mode was titled "Basic". This was later updated to ease new players into the game. The original difficulty scale was also adjusted from a 1-10 scale to allow for more range in Beginner and Easy charts.

Announced at IAAPA 2022, + (plus) charts such as Hard+ will be added to songs. Although rare and on certain songs, this is intended to fill the void on difficulty gaps.

On May 22, 2023, the StepManiaX mobile app began allowing users to create their own Edit charts for songs and share them with other users.

Development

Step Revolution showcasing two StepManiaX machines at Gamescom 2019

Development of StepManiaX started with stage development in early 2015. Several different designs were prototyped using various sensor technologies, including an aluminum slim-line stage. This design was officially shown to the public by project lead Kyle Ward in early 2016.[1] Later that year, the retail version of the stage was shown, sporting a thicker, more durable steel stage design. During this period, the StepManiaX software was being developed in tandem with hardware development. The goal of the software was to create a simple interface that was accessible for all ranges of players. The game then grew its design to appeal to a wide variety of locations: Home, Health & Fitness, Education, Competitive E-Sports, and Family Recreation.[2] The title StepManiaX was selected to focus on the aerobic stepping aspect of the game.

The game's first public showing was during MAGFest 2017.[3][4]

StepManiaX was released in June 2017, but access to the game was very limited. Initially targeting fitness and recreational facilities, the game was installed at various family-oriented locations. During this time, the all-in-one cabinet design was exhibited at various trade fairs and gaming events like Gamescom 2017[5] as sales were limited due to stock shortages and gauging interest with distribution partners. Multiple waves of sales for consumer use eventually led to home users acquiring hardware, as sales were not limited to organizations or certain environments.[6] The following year, a coin-operated version of the game premiered at 8 on the Break as an initial location and hardware test.[7] This cabinet revision also premiered commercially at IAAPA 2019.[8] Since then, the game is available directly via the developer's web store[9] and through various distribution partners.[10][11][12][13]

Step Revolution unveiled a new, larger, cabinet model IAAPA 2022 known as the "StepManiaX Deluxe" model.[14] It features a 65" touchscreen display, dynamic lighting show, and an improved sound system over the Dedicated model.

Hardware

There are currently three StepManiaX cabinet models available:

  • Compact (formerly All-In-One) cabinet models are designed for free play. They feature a 43" touch screen monitor and a 2.1 sound system. All-In-One cabinet models are the sole models featuring headphone ports, with one for each player along with individual volume control.
  • Dedicated cabinet models are designed for free or paid play, as they accept token coins or equivalent. The monitor is identical to the one used in Compact cabinet models, but Dedicated cabinet models feature a 4.2 sound system and a larger cabinet console.
  • Deluxe cabinet models were announced at IAAPA Expo 2022. They feature a 65" touch screen monitor and an 8.1 sound system. Like the Dedicated cabinet models, they support free or paid play.

While StepManiaX is intended to act as a complete product that includes both the game and the hardware needed to play it, individual parts can be bought and used on their own with other products.

The StepManiaX stage features five pressable panels by default: Up, down, left, right, and center. An additional kit can be purchased to make the diagonal directions pressable, and there is also a kit that can convert it to play 5-panel games that traditionally have rectangular panels, like Pump It Up. An additional stage can be purchased to play game modes that require two stages, such as "Double" mode in many 4-panel dance games.

The stage is fully compatible with various simulators such as StepMania, Project OutFox, MAME, or any application capable of using HID Joystick input.

Due to its breakout wiring, StepManiaX stages can be modified to completely bypass the USB output and natively work with other I/O solutions. This allows stages to be used with older home consoles, or even as replacements for stages on official Pump It Up cabinets.[15]

Music

Music selection screen

The soundtrack style for StepManiaX is similar in approach to other dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution, Pump It Up, and In The Groove. The soundtrack generally consists of higher tempo music with easy to follow beats and well-defined rhythms. The song selection consists of newer songs that have never appeared in other music games, as well as older licenses that have also appeared in other music games. Alongside these older licenses are newer songs made by the same artists who worked on other music games, such as: Naoki Maeda, the original sound director for Dance Dance Revolution; Yahpp, one of the original members of Pump It Up's in-house production group BanYa; and Kyle Ward, the original sound director of In The Groove.

StepManiaX originally launched with a soundtrack of 80 songs, consisting of 52 standard songs and 28 premium songs.[16][17] Premium songs are only available with a purchase from the arcade operator. Starting on March 5, 2018, StepManiaX started receiving free content updates, with the update schedule moving to a monthly cadence in April 2020.

As of May 3, 2024[update], StepManiaX features a total of 439 songs consisting of 412 standard songs, 28 premium songs, and 3 free DLC songs. This does not include the four songs which were removed on August 17, 2021, prior to the release of update #19.

StepManiaX Songlist
Song Name Artist Update Version Notes
All Of Me ~Handz Up Radio Mix~ Klubbmover Launch 🔑
Ba Be Loo Be La Kristeen Launch
Bagpipe A-Moe Launch
Be My Hero Freezer Launch
Birdie Doolittle Launch ♥️
Blow My Mind Alphadelta Launch
Bounce ~Melbournce Bounce Project Remix~ Crew 7 Launch 🔑
Burning Tonight Krystal Launch 🔑 ♣️
Can't Get Enough Miradey Launch 🔑
Can't Let Go Jenna Drey Launch
Change The World Nathalie & Jim Lukas Launch
Cowbell Rock Pyramyth Launch ♣️
Crazy Baby ~2008 Club Edit~ Fantasy Project Launch ♣️
Dabbi Doo Ni-Ni Launch
Dance Vibrations Elpis Launch
Dancing Circus Brisby & Jingles Launch 🔑
Day After Day ~De-Grees Rmx Edit~ Rikah Launch 🔑
Don't Stop My Music Tonight David Dima Launch 🔑
Dream A Dream ~Cheeky Trax UK Remix~ Captain Jack Launch
Dreaming Rameses B feat. Holly Drummond Launch ♣️
Dynamo Oscillator X Launch ♣️
Emotion Smiley Launch
Endless Day Verona Launch 🔑
Everything is Changing ~Verano Remix Edit~ Rikah Launch 🔑
Firewalker Xenon Launch 🔑
Flight of the Bumblebee MonstDeath Launch
Frozen Fire Kbit Launch
Funny Love (Filatov & Karas Remix) Dan Balan Launch
Get Down Kairo Kingdom Launch ♣️
Girlz Night Out ~Andy Harding Club Mix~ Jenna Drey Launch
Got The Rhythm Fracus & Darwin feat. Becca Hossany Launch ♣️
Hard Fast Disco Darwin Launch ♣️ [nb 1]
Hyper Hyper Smiley Launch
I Love You Baby Pandera Launch
In the Hall of the Mountain King KaW Launch ♣️
Indignation Auvic feat. Pipo Fernandez Launch
It Gets Better Eskimo feat. Maria Merete Launch ♣️
Joanna Crazy Loop Launch ♣️
Land of The Lost Banzai Launch ♣️
Licky Licky Crispy Launch
Lights Go Down Less Affair Launch 🔑 ♣️
Link Line Asterisk Launch
Look Into My Eyes Rabih Launch 🔑
Lucky Star Miradey Launch 🔑
Made In China Vitas & Sergey Pudovkin Launch
Medicine 2013 ~Crew 7 Edit~ Kim Leoni Launch 🔑 ♣️
Mexi Mexi Mozquito Launch
Million Feelings Chriss Floren Launch ♣️
Monody TheFatRat feat. Laura Brehm Launch ♣️
Moonstone Virgill Launch
My Freedom Rayman Rave & Nika Lenina Launch 🔑
Origin Stallian Launch 🔑
Party All Night KaW & Sam-I-Am Launch
Party People ~KaW Hands Up Edit~ Oscillator X Launch
Party People (Turn it Up) Andy Stroke Launch 🔑
Personal Reality Auvic Launch
Ready To Fly Aleky Launch 🔑 ♣️
Remember December Smiley Launch ♥️ ♣️
Reminds Me of Home Stallian Launch 🔑
Revenge MonstDeath Launch
Rockslaves Leo Pigot & Rinat Crane Launch ♣️
Run Away Avejio Launch 🔑
Save My World Stephy Launch 🔑
Secret 2K12 Rene Ablaze feat. Jacinta Launch 🔑
Shoulda ~Tale & Dutch House Remix~ SUNN Launch 🔑
Show Me Your Moves Auvic feat. Pipo Fernandez Launch [nb 2]
Start & Paws Oscillator X Launch ♣️
Sun Goes Down Landomania Launch 🔑
That Night ~D-R Remix~ Eskimo and Icebird Launch
The 7th Element (Zariis 2015 Remake) Vitas Launch
The Last Time Zariis Launch
The Rainmaker ~Remix Edit~ Doug Laurent Launch 🔑
Think Thousand Thoughts Auvic Launch
Time is Ticking Elpis feat. Black Elway Launch
Time To Fly Cindy Cooper Launch 🔑
Twins Martin Eriksson feat. Ellee Launch 🔑
Unity TheFatRat Launch
We Are The Sun Maui & Crizz feat. Gerald G. Launch 🔑
What Happened To Love (Mig & Rizzo Club Mix) Denine Launch ♣️
Who KaW Launch ♥️ ⭐
Y Don't U Deeper Territory Launch ♣️
Zodiac Banzai Launch ♥️ ⭐
Big Blue Bouncy Ball Mr. Blue March 5, 2018
Ignition Starts KaW March 5, 2018 ♣️
One Step Further Jenna Drey March 5, 2018 ♣️
Surf Hyper Potions March 5, 2018
Agent Blatant Ernest + Julio August 17, 2018 ♥️
Bloodrush TeknoDred August 17, 2018 ♥️
Da Roots Mind Reflection August 17, 2018 ♥️
Determinator Dust Devil August 17, 2018 ♥️
Disconnected Disco Kid Whatever August 17, 2018 ♥️
Drifting Away Filo Bedo August 17, 2018 ♥️
Fleadh Uncut Ian Parker August 17, 2018 ♥️ ♣️
Flying High Filo Bedo August 17, 2018 ♥️
Gallecode Novus August 17, 2018 ♥️
Go 60 Go Takoyaki August 17, 2018 ♥️
Hispanic Panic Chucho Merchan August 17, 2018 ♥️
Holy Guacamole Chucho Merchan August 17, 2018 ♥️
I Think I Like That Sound Kid Whatever August 17, 2018 ♥️ ⭐
Ize Pie Headtwist & Pump August 17, 2018 ♥️
Land of the Rising Sun Spacekatz August 17, 2018 ♥️
My Life Is So Crazy Initial P August 17, 2018 ♥️
Psalm Pilot Jason Creasey August 17, 2018 ♥️
Reactor Jason Creasey August 17, 2018 ♥️
ROM-eo & Juli8 Nina August 17, 2018 ♥️ ♣️
Soapy Bubble Fragmentz August 17, 2018 ♥️
Spin Chicken Freebie & The Bean August 17, 2018 ♥️
Temple of Boom Yannis Kamarinos August 17, 2018 ♥️
This is Rock and Roll DJ Zombie August 17, 2018 ♥️
While tha Rekkid Spinz DJ Zombie August 17, 2018 ♥️ ⭐
Crazy Loop (Mm Ma Ma) Crazy Loop August 19, 2018 ♣️
I Feel Sun Gyrlie August 19, 2018
Paradise Smiley August 19, 2018 ♣️
Pop4 (Darwin Remix) Vibes & Wishdokta August 19, 2018
Ra Banzai August 19, 2018 ⭐ ♣️
Bad 4 My Health Bassmonkeys & Soulsilver feat. J.D. ROX August 22, 2018 ♣️
Get Busy Bassmonkeys & Bianca Lindgren August 22, 2018 ♣️
I'll Show You Loving Bassmonkeys feat. Natasha Anderson August 22, 2018 ♣️
Click Bait S3RL Feat. Gl!TCH June 12, 2019
Dies irae Jason Creasey June 12, 2019
Ladybug Coconut June 12, 2019
Paranormal Inspector K June 12, 2019 ♣️
Sunshine Triple J June 12, 2019 † ♥️
Sweet World Omega Men June 12, 2019 ♥️ ♣️
Darkness Sanxion7 January 8, 2020 ♣️
Eternus Sanxion7 January 8, 2020
Feel The Melody S3RL feat. Sara January 8, 2020
Gargoyle Sanxion7 January 8, 2020
♣️
Mellow Rikki & DAZ January 8, 2020 ♥️
Pink Fuzzy Bunnies Wonderboy January 8, 2020
Rainspark Sanxion7 January 8, 2020
♣️
Zenith Sanxion7 January 8, 2020 ♣️
Be Alive (Raaban Inc. Remix) Stian K February 15, 2020
♣️
Boom Boom Dollars (Factory Eurotrance Remix) King Kong & D'Jungle Girls February 15, 2020
Do U Love Me DJ Doo February 15, 2020 ♥️
Feels Just Like That Night Eskimo & Icebird Feat. Maria Merete February 15, 2020
♣️
Hanky Panky (E=MC2 Mix) Jenny Rom February 15, 2020
July (EuroMix) Smiley February 15, 2020 ♥️ ⭐
The Beginning DJ Doo February 15, 2020 ♥️
Utopia Smiley February 15, 2020 ♥️ ⭐
Xuxa Smiley February 15, 2020 ♥️ ⭐
Ari Oh Jenny Kee April 2, 2020
Beautiful Man Radiorama April 2, 2020
Become Astral Ash Astral April 2, 2020
Bumble Bee Bambee April 2, 2020
Coming Out Playmaker feat. Robina April 2, 2020
♣️
Dizzy Balduin & Wolfgang Lohr feat. Alanna April 2, 2020
Never Gonna Make Morgana April 2, 2020
Waka Laka Jenny Rom VS. The Zippers April 2, 2020 † ‡
Bang Bang Bang (Handsup Style Mix) DCX May 6, 2020
Dance Boom Boom (The Factory Eurobeat Mix) Tipsy & Tipsy May 6, 2020
Flash In The Night Flashman May 6, 2020
Hero Miss Papaya May 6, 2020
Monolith Affinity May 6, 2020 ♥️ ⭐
Nightmoves Playmaker May 6, 2020
♣️
Senorita (Speedy Mix) Jenny Rom May 6, 2020
Typical Tropical Bambee May 6, 2020 † ♥️
Who R You (Beat You Edit) Leo Pigot May 6, 2020 ♣️
Whoopsy Daisy Wolfgang Lohr & Balduin feat. Sebastian Daws May 6, 2020
Young Forever Rebecca May 6, 2020
A Sign (Factory Eurobeat Team Mix) Tipsy & Tipsy June 17, 2020
Esperanza KaW June 17, 2020
Ghosts (Vincent De Moor Mix) Tenth Planet June 17, 2020
Justify My Love Tess June 17, 2020
Move It Groove It KaW feat. Sam-I-Am June 17, 2020
Movin On Ellen Gee June 17, 2020
Pink Dinosaur Miss Papaya June 17, 2020
The Saint Goes Marching (Helix Remix 2020 Edit) The Saint June 17, 2020 † ‡
Anubis Banzai July 24, 2020 ♥️ ⭐
Bandito Remorse Code July 24, 2020
Bye Bye Baby Balloon Joga July 24, 2020
Dam Dariram Joga July 24, 2020 † ‡
Electric The DNC feat. Miss Amani July 24, 2020 ⭐ ♣️
Exotica Banzai July 24, 2020
Music & Police CJ Crew & KaW feat. Christian D. July 24, 2020 † ‡
No Princess Lynn July 24, 2020 ♥️
So Deep (Perfect Sphere Remix) Silvertear July 24, 2020 † ‡
Stay Tess July 24, 2020
Summer Night In Seattle Jenna Drey July 24, 2020 ♣️
We're Getting Faster Darwin feat. Fraz July 24, 2020 ♣️
Your Own Destiny Entity & Darwin July 24, 2020 ♣️
Come On Now Miss Amani August 26, 2020
Devil Inside CRMNL August 26, 2020
Dam Dadi Doo Fantasy Project August 26, 2020 ♣️
Dolphin Talk Pyramyth August 26, 2020
Fantasy Melissa August 26, 2020 † ‡
Get Lifted Hot Kicks August 26, 2020
In My Dreams Rebecca August 26, 2020 [nb 3]
Living In America Rose & John August 26, 2020 † ‡
Speed Over Beethoven Rose August 26, 2020
Classic Madness Fracus & Darwin September 30, 2020
Dopamine (Tale & Dutch Remix) You In Mind September 30, 2020
Equinox Mage September 30, 2020
Give Into Nutronic September 30, 2020
I Want Your Balalaika The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra of Bazookistan September 30, 2020
India's Glitch Kirill Gramada September 30, 2020
July Redux Entity September 30, 2020
Life Ride Pyramyth September 30, 2020
Mozart Is Back Rose September 30, 2020
My Baby Mama Anquette September 30, 2020
Nothing Gonna Stop Micky September 30, 2020
Silence Fracus & Darwin September 30, 2020
Black Magic Matduke October 29, 2020 ♣️
Crime Time CJ Crew & KaW feat. Sedge October 29, 2020
Magic Mystery Tour KaW feat. Paula Terry October 29, 2020
Night of Fright (Spooky Edit) Justin Corza & 420 October 29, 2020
Nightmare (Mage Remix) FSJ feat. Tara Louise October 29, 2020
Pretty Ugly (Jump Smokers Remix) Yenn October 29, 2020 ♣️
Riddimino Philstep October 29, 2020
Sky High Lucyfer October 29, 2020
Warrior Kirill Gramada October 29, 2020
MAX428 Omega October 29, 2020
Arcade Run Perfect Sphere November 28, 2020
Bring Your Lovin Back Fracus November 28, 2020
Confusion Tess November 28, 2020
Doh! Tale & Dutch November 28, 2020
Hypnosis (BanYa Buzz Edit) Colin Kiddy November 28, 2020
I'm Crazy For Your Love Black Eva November 28, 2020
Into My Dream (Kaveh Azizi Remix) Lagoona November 28, 2020
No Nobody's Love Joga November 28, 2020
Bazookistan The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra of Bazookistan December 20, 2020
Electro Asia Re-venge Phoenix December 20, 2020
Megalovania (Chime Remix) Toby Fox December 20, 2020 [nb 4]
My Generation (Fat Beat Mix) Captain Jack December 20, 2020
Nori Nori Nori Judy Crystal December 20, 2020 † ‡
Russian Roulette Darwin December 20, 2020
Spaceman Bambee & Lynn December 20, 2020 ♥️
What Love Feels Like Leonail December 20, 2020
Csikos Post (2021 Yahpp Remix) BanYa January 29, 2021
Delirium (T2Kazuya Remix) Smiley January 29, 2021 ♥️ ♣️
Ma Huggies FIG & Nico Sleator January 29, 2021
On My Own Anamanaguchi feat. HANA January 29, 2021
Show U Love Entity January 29, 2021
Take Me Away Fracus & Darwin January 29, 2021
Twelve -True Fix- Riyu Kosaka January 29, 2021
Beethoven Virus (2021 Yahpp Remix) BanYa February 26, 2021
BU-44 Naoki February 26, 2021
Charlene Missing Heart February 26, 2021 ♥️
Do It All Night (2003) E-Rotic February 26, 2021
Fall Silently Christoph Maitland & Toby Emerson feat. Veela February 26, 2021 ♣️
Hip Hop Jam Indiggo February 26, 2021 ♥️
Kagami (T2Kazuya Remix) KaW February 26, 2021 ♥️
Subzero Donk Terrorist vs. 204 February 26, 2021 ♣️
Baby Love Me Judy Crystal March 29, 2021
Critical Hit MDK March 29, 2021
Forever Schustin March 29, 2021
Summer (Speedy Mix) Smiley March 29, 2021 ♥️ ⭐
Temple Of Love E-Rotic March 29, 2021
The Judgement Day Naoki feat. Riyu Kosaka March 29, 2021
Winter (2021 Yahpp Remix) BanYa March 29, 2021
Cryosleep Machinae Supremacy April 30, 2021 ♥️
Destiny Smiley April 30, 2021 ♥️ ⭐
Dr. M (2021 Yahpp Remix) BanYa April 30, 2021
Glowing In The Night (90's Radio Edit) Schustin April 30, 2021
In The Heat Of The Night E-Rotic April 30, 2021
Katana Fighter Electron April 30, 2021
Sky High DJ Miko April 30, 2021 † ‡
Brutalisphere Machinae Supremacy May 28, 2021
Butterfly Swingrowers May 28, 2021
Cartoon Heroes (Speedy Mix) Barbie Young May 28, 2021
Melancholy Vision DE-SIRE May 28, 2021
Operator Miss Papaya May 28, 2021
Show U M-Project May 28, 2021
Step Up Amadeus (2021 Yahpp Remix) BanYa May 28, 2021
Test My Best E-Rotic May 28, 2021
Kick It Man KaW feat. DAZ June 4, 2021
If You Can Say Goodbye (Factory Team Mix) Kate Project Update #17
Liquify Toby Emerson Update #17
Paradox (StepManiaX Mix) Naoki feat. Riyu Kosaka Update #17
Queen Of Light E-Rotic Update #17 ♥️ ♣️
Ring The Alarm M-Project & Signal Update #17
Say What (Pisk Electro Swing Remix) Cut Capers Update #17
Contrast Donk Terrorist vs. Daniel Seven Update #18
Jukebox Swingrowers Update #18
Kinky Boots Daz Sampson & Nona Update #18
op13 -type one- riddle Update #18
Turn Me On E-Rotic Update #18
Boomerang Miss V Update #19
Canon D.2 Yahpp Update #19
Closer To Heaven Neonne Update #19
Give You Love (Bounce Enforcerz Remix) Daz Sampson & Katya Ocean Update #19
Grab It While We Can FantastixX Update #19
Never Ending Story DJ AC/DC Update #19
William Tell Quiqman Update #19
403 (Tokyo 2021) Naoki Underground Update #20
Disco High (Scorccio Hot Vox Mix) Ultimate Heights Update #20
Follow My Pamp Andrea Damante feat. Adam Clay Update #20
Robot World Oscillator X Update #20
Saberdance Quiqman Update #20
Say Na Na Na Serhat Update #20
Watch Out Victoria Update #20
Business Wars Quiqman feat. Eternal JK Yoripi-chan Update #21
Get Up'n Move S & K Update #21 † ‡
Insane (Stephan F Remix) Niko Noise Update #21
Lay It Down (Fresno Edit) Tchorta & Gui Boratto Update #21
Pump The Rhythm (Scorccio Hot Edit) Ultimate Heights Update #21
We Do This Dance Victoria Update #21
Cyber-Kyoto- Re-venG Update #22
Don't Stop S & K Update #22
Everybody 2 The Sun (Scorccio Hot Edit) Ultimate Heights Update #22 [nb 5]
High On Your Love Safura Update #22
Kalinka Quiqman Update #22
Silent Movie (Odd Chap Remix) Little Violet Update #22
Take Take Miss V Update #22
The Naughty Song Oscillator X Update #22 ♣️
Everybody Dance (Scorccio Hot Edit) X-Rated Update #23
I Met You DJ Cosmin, Ole Bott, Ammagin feat. Simon Erics Update #23
Katyusha (Russian Key Edit) Schustin Update #23
Sing It Again Kirk Monteux Update #23
Bubbles Tokyo Machine Update #24
Outbreak Feint feat. Mylk Update #24
Shiawase Dion Timmer Update #24
The Shrimps Vertigini Update #24
7th Trip (80's-00's) NM underground artifact Update #25
Fade Out Bensley Update #25
Here For You PIXL feat. Q'AILA Update #25
Recovery JMCX Update #25
Dystopia 2077 F.O.O.L & The Forgotten Update #26
Moonlight PIXY Update #26
Press Start MDK Update #26
The Call of Wilderness Electron Update #26
Just Do It Swingrowers Update #27
Liberar Vida Scorccia Update #27
Meta Dreadnaught Machinae Supremacy Update #27
We Got The Moves Electric Callboy Update #27
Dark Fenix DE-SIRE Update #27
Art City Virgill Update #28
Bewitched PIXY Update #28
Cosmic Drive Quiqman Update #28
Have Fun Rameses B Update #28 ♣️
Pump It Electric Callboy Update #28
All For One IVD x Dee Dee x Kenny Hayes Update #29
How We Win FWLR Update #29
Ooh La La La E-Rotic Update #29
Stop Me Natsume Oki Update #29
Villain PIXY Update #29
VTubers Never Die! (RE-incarnation MIX) Naoki & Eternal JK Yoripi-chan feat. Riyu Kosaka Update #29 [nb 6]
Para-Symptoms 165 Update #30
Rainbow Rave Parade Chime Update #30
Space Boy Rameses B, Feint & Veela Update #30
Trigger CraXy Update #30
Bust It Out FWLR Update #31
Demon's World CJ Crew Update #31
Energizer ZiGZaG Update #31 ♥️ ⭐
TURBO Tokyo Machine Update #31
Dance Sophon Update #32
Only You Dexter King feat. Alexis Donn Update #32
STOP! & Go Onyx Update #32
Vodka The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra of Bazookistan Update #32
Good Feeling More Plastic & imallryt Update #33
INEEDU Teddy Killerz Update #33
Right Into You The Tech Team Update #33
WYGD Bishu Update #33
Midnight Train More Plastic & Tylah Winyard Update #33
Get Busy KOYOTIE Update #34 [nb 7]
Ievan Polka Quiqman feat. Chihiro Kawakami Update #34 [nb 8]
Lemmings On The Run E-Rotic Update #34 ♥️
Orbit Ellis Update #34
Perks Bibi Gold Update #34
Crab Rave Noisestorm Update #35
Born to Run Red Parker Update #35
EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) Re-venG Update #35
Forever and a Day (Fracus & Darwin Remix) Dy5on Feat. Silver Angelina Update #35
Hava Nagila Quiqman Update #35
Therapy Conro Update #35
Bambole (Ole) Papa Gonzales Update #36
Bassline Shatter M-Project & S2i8 Update #36
Just Dance Bad Computer Update #36
Make It Tonight Fracus & Darwin feat. Jake Update #36
Northern Lights Saxsquatch Update #36
Do My Thing PRTY ANML Update #37
Down Low Hr. Troels x Felix Schorn Update #37
Nothing Else Matters Katya Ocean Update #37
Samurai Rameses B Update #37
Techno World NAOKI underground Update #37
2NITE nanobii Update #38
A Little Love Glitterati Update #38
Blackstar Celldweller Update #38
Stockholm To Bombay Dr. Bombay Update #38
Work Stella Mwangi Update #38
Love Arcade (Dance 'n' Thrash SMX Edit) Bending Grid Update #39
Poco Loco Carlito Update #39
Rad Tokyo Machine Update #39
Sirens RENOLD X Scarlett Update #39
The Other Side Au5 & Chime Update #39
Arsene's Bazaar James Landino Update #40
Every Little Thing Conro Update #40
Galactical Tokyo Machine Update #40
Love Ari Dayan Update #40
Night In Motion Cubic 22 Update #40
Asian Night In 20XX NM Japan Update #41
Dream of You Bishu Update #41
Fiesta Night Carlito Update #41
Swipe Felix Schorn Update #41
UFO Little Sis Nora & S3RL Update #41
All Starts Now Laurell Update #42
Breathe Me Back To Life Stonebank feat. Lena Sue Update #42
Candy Pop Luv Limited NM Update #42
The 7 Jump Ken-D Update #42
To Your Beat S3RL feat. Hannah Fortune Update #42
Do It Like That Mad Circuit, LG (Team Genius), Sereda Update #43
Keep On Dancing BEAUZ feat. Heleen Update #43
Low Workout Fracus & Darwin Update #43
Stars James Landino Update #43
Y2Z Affinity Update #43
Boogeyman Wizardz of Oz Update #44
Halloween Scream Bigshot Bo And The Swing Crusaders Update #44
The Bass & The Melody S3RL Update #44
Under The Bed Macks Wolf X Tatsunoshin Update #44
BLEEP BLOOP Tokyo Machine Update #45
Elysium Scott Brown Update #45
Party ChildsPlay Update #45
Supernova Laszlo Update #45
Jingle Bell Rock KaW feat. Bobby Helms Update #46
Definition of a Badboy Scott Brown Update #47
Kibo Dion Timmer Update #47
Let's Remember N.M.R Update #47
Never Let You Down (StepManiaX Edit) BEAUZ, Miles Away, & RYYZN Update #47
Fearless Rolling Quartz Update #48
Got Good Vibes MO XO Update #48
Tick Tock (Quickdrop Remix) Technikore Update #48
Truth or Dare PIXY Update #48
Zen Re-venG Update #48
Beat It from20 Update #49
Electronic City Pops TOKYO twilight scene Update #49
Heaven On Earth HELLO GLOOM Update #49
Music Is Moving Tatsunoshin Update #49
My Salsa Carlito Update #49
Big Boss Big Boss Update #50
Color My Love Fun Fun Update #50
FAR OUT Tokyo Machine Update #50
Herrscher Of Finality Omega Update #50
What Ya Gonna Do Scott Brown Update #50 [nb 9]
StepManiaX Update History (since June 28, 2021)
Update Version Release Date
Update #17 June 28, 2021
Update #18 August 3, 2021
Update #19 September 2, 2021
Update #20 October 8, 2021
Update #21 November 10, 2021
Update #22 December 30, 2021
Update #23 February 6, 2022
Update #24 March 1, 2022
Update #25 March 29, 2022
Update #26 April 28, 2022
Update #27 June 3, 2022
Update #28 June 29, 2022
Update #29 July 25, 2022
Update #30 August 23, 2022
Update #31 August 24, 2022
Update #32 September 30, 2022
Update #33 October 28, 2022
Update #34 November 16, 2022
Update #35 January 6, 2023
Update #36 February 10, 2023
Update #37 March 27, 2023
Update #38 April 29, 2023
Update #39 May 26, 2023
Update #40 June 25, 2023
Update #41 July 27, 2023
Update #42 September 5, 2023
Update #43 October 6, 2023
Update #44 October 26, 2023
Update #45 November 15, 2023
Update #46 December 11, 2023
Update #47 January 16, 2024
Update #48 February 29, 2024
Update #49 March 30, 2024
Update #50 May 3, 2024
Removed Songs
Song Name Artist Release Date Date Removed Notes
All It Takes Zariis Launch August 17, 2021
Hurry Up! MonstDeath Launch August 17, 2021 Remix of "Sabre Dance" by Aram Khachaturian
Sinxorder MonstDeath Launch August 17, 2021
Chica Bomb Dan Balan August 19, 2018 August 17, 2021 Also in ♣️

Notes:

  • † This song is featured in the Dance Dance Revolution series outside of Extreme.
  • ‡ This song is featured in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme.
  • ♥️ This song is featured in the In the Groove series.
  • ⭐ This song is featured in the Pump It Up series.
  • ♣️ This song is featured in ReRave.
  • 🔑 This song must be purchased by the arcade operator.

Reception

StepManiaX has been met with generally positive reviews, both for its hardware and the game itself, compared to other dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Pump It Up.

In 2018, Wilcox Arcade stated that StepManiaX is welcoming to the American arcade industry,[18][19] while Arcade Heroes reported that the booth seemed popular with vendors at IAAPA 2021.[20]

Gemu Baka praised the machine during his time at BASHCon 2020 as the best alternative to Dance Dance Revolution, as the latter game remains exclusive to Round 1 and Dave & Buster's in North America.[21]

Reception of StepManiaX hardware has been generally positive, citing durability, more easily adjustable sensitivity, easier maintenance, options for customization, and quality of customer support. For the dedicated game itself, the majority of the praise comes from the large song library and its focus on otherwise neglected dance music genres, and lack of subscription fees or unlocks. Internet connections are only needed for content updates and automatic upload of user scores and preferences, and so completely offline StepManiaX setups are more complete in function than their competitors.[22][23]

StepManiaX has been criticized for limited supply availability and having no support for cheaper, non-standard home offerings, such as video game console and personal computer versions. While stages are available on their own to private customers, restocking happens infrequently and sales periods typically only last for a few minutes. The high demand for these items increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many arcades remained closed or had limited reopenings.[24] There are also fewer public arcades featuring StepManiaX compared to modern installations of Dance Dance Revolution and Pump It Up.[25]

StepManiaX's relative newness, position within current family entertainment center industry trends, and its advertised return on investment[26] has led to some operators setting generally higher prices per credit compared to the games it is meant to replace from years prior. These pricing changes have led to criticism from dedicated players, as this new pricing is more catered to infrequent casual experiences and is less conducive to dedicated practice and repeat play. This does not apply to Round 1 and various arcades price matching other games.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hard Fast Disco samples "Get the Party Started" by Pink (singer).
  2. ^ Show Me Your Moves samples " Brick House" by Commodores.
  3. ^ Dance Freaks and Dance Maniax feature "In My Dreams (U.K. Mix)", while StepManiaX features the original version of "In My Dreams".
  4. ^ "Megalovania" was originally featured in the 2015 video game Undertale. It is also available in Chunithm New, Groove Coaster and Taiko no Tatsujin. The song was added to various Bemani games (including Dance Dance Revolution A3, Gitadora, Sound Voltex and Pop'n Music) in 2022, and Nostalgia and Dance Rush in 2023.
  5. ^ "Everybody 2 The Sun" samples "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice and "Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode.
  6. ^ This is a remix of "VTuber死なない (VTubers Never Die!)" by Eternal JK Yoripi-chan with Ayatsugu_Otowa
  7. ^ Get Busy (Koyotie version) is also featured in Just Dance 2020.
  8. ^ Ievan Polka is a remix of the original Ievan Polkka.
  9. ^ "What Ya Gonna Do" by Scott Brown was used as the menu music in a leak of the unreleased video game In the Groove 3. The song art for "What Ya Gonna Do" in StepManiaX is based on an In the Groove 3 promotional flyer.

References

  1. ^ "Returning to Dance Games! | www.kyleaward.com". www.kyleaward.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "TAP #26: StepManiaX (ft. Kyle Ward)". DDR Community. August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "StepManiaX Preview at MAGFest". DDR Community. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Hartling, Paul (January 7, 2017). "StepManiaX Full Song List and Debut Information from MAGfest 2017". Otaquest. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "StepManiaX at Gamescom | www.kyleaward.com". www.kyleaward.com.
  6. ^ "StepManiaX - setting up machine and first songs". YouTube. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "StepmaniaX Dedicated Arcade Version Prepping For A Q2 2018 Release". Arcade Heroes. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Hartling, Paul (August 17, 2018). "StepManiaX Location Test 2018 Details and Preview". Otaquest. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Step Revolution Shop". Step Revolution LLC - Shop.
  10. ^ "StepManiaX - Arcade Dance Game". Betson Enterprises.
  11. ^ "Player One Amusement Group". Player One Amusement Group.
  12. ^ "Step ManiaX". PrimeTime Amusements.
  13. ^ "StepManiaX". Exergame Fitness | Powered by Motion Fitness.
  14. ^ "IAAPA Expo 2022". IAAPA 2022 Map.
  15. ^ Ward, Kyle. "People have asked so here it is: #StepManiaX 4th Generation Stages #PIU Style". Twitter. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  16. ^ LG (January 12, 2017). "StepManiaX Preview @ MAGFest 2017". DDRCommunity. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "StepManiaX Songlist". Google Sheets. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  18. ^ Wilcox, Dustin (April 11, 2018). "StepManiaX and Ninja Soldier (M2) Thoughts". Wilcox Arcade. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  19. ^ Wilcox, Dustin (August 13, 2018). "My Thoughts on the Recent Release of Deadpool Pinball; the Impending Release of StepManiaX". Wilcox Arcade. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  20. ^ Pratt, Adam (December 4, 2021). "QuickBits: StepManiaX Expands Reach; Chrono Circle Coming To Round1USA". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  21. ^ "StepManiaX Preview at MAGFest". Gemu Baka. February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  22. ^ "NEACE: Buying insane dance pads, worth it? (StepmaniaX Stage Review)". YouTube. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  23. ^ "StepManiaX Gen 4 Stages! First Impression & Review". YouTube. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  24. ^ "Dom's 4-Panel Dance Pad Roundup 2020". YouTube. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  25. ^ "Arcades". Zenius-I-Vanisher. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  26. ^ "Product Profile – StepManiaX". RePlay Magazine. April 1, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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