You really feel it too, proper? Stuck at dwelling, by your lonesome, we’re all simply attempting to withstand that human want to interrupt out and dance to some high-energy beats. This week, an open alpha for Dance Dance Revolution V introduced the arcade traditional to PC, without spending a dime, via your browser. Blimey, that’ll prevent a couple of 50p cash.
It’s laborious sufficient to discover a good dance machine within the UK as-is, by no means thoughts throughout a pandemic. But as Kotaku identified, the following in Konami’s venerable dance ’em up could be performed from the consolation of your property desk. DDR’s official Twitter account made the sudden announcement earlier this week (swiftly translated from Japanese by way of Twitter’s translate software – sorry): “Dance Dance Revolution, a very popular arcade game, is now available on PC!”
アーケードで大人気の”DanceDanceRevolution”がPCに新登場！！
その名は”DanceDanceRevolution V”
アーケードで人気の15曲を携えて、期間限定無料プレーで配信中！
こぞってプレーにご参加いただければ幸いです。#DDRVhttps://t.co/RQHdbZ6QrF pic.twitter.com/AOnkZCywJO— DDRチーム【公式】 (@DDR_573) May 14, 2020
You will, sadly, have to arrange a Konami account earlier than busting a transfer. If you’re a Chrome person, Google translate will get you thru account creation simply sufficient – however to truly play the game, you’ve obtained to hit the untranslated orange button below the header on the game’s page here. Konami additionally be aware that they haven’t determined how lengthy to maintain the demo up, and will “irregularly” replace the game based mostly on participant suggestions
“But Nat,” you’re asking, “what’s it like to play DDR on PC, anyway?” Honestly? It works. Of key significance for a rhythm game, DDRV runs extraordinarily effectively on even my low cost outdated laptop computer. The open alpha at present flaunts a tracklist of 15 high-energy bops – and whilst you may, theoretically, plug in a USB dance-mat, the game works effectively sufficient along with your bog-standard arrow keys. I don’t know any of the tunes, thoughts, however then the one dance mat banger I thoughts ever taking part in is Video Killed The Radio Star.
Unfortunately, my laptop computer has a fairly tragic keyboard format, the place the up and down arrows use half-sized keys – not preferrred for frantic button-mashing. Never thoughts that tapping keys in your lonesome simply doesn’t fairly seize the power of displaying off in entrance of a bustling arcade.
But who’s going out proper now anyway? Go on, slick. Show us your strikes.
