{"id":409954,"date":"2025-11-02T11:42:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2175951"},"modified":"2025-11-02T11:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:42:53","slug":"the-double-a-team-dance-dance-revolution-mario-mix-was-the-crossover-we-never-knew-we-wanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-double-a-team-dance-dance-revolution-mario-mix-was-the-crossover-we-never-knew-we-wanted\/","title":{"rendered":"The Double A-Team: Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix was the crossover we never knew we wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/the-double-a-team-dance-dance-revolution-mario-mix-was-the-crossover-we-never-knew-we-wanted.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mario&#8217;s more obscure entries are always entertaining. We&#8217;ve all seen him saving Princess Peach from Bowser&#8217;s latest scheme, but across the decades, Mario&#8217;s numerous spin-offs have kept life varied. Our favourite plumber worked on a construction site, stopped a Rabbid invasion, pretended to be a medical expert and even ran a hotel. In terms of sheer absurdity, though, few could top him saving the Mushroom Kingdom through the power of dance.<\/p>\n<p>Developed between Hudson Soft, Konami and Nintendo in 2005, Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix is DDR&#8217;s only appearance on GameCube and, thanks to a wild Story Mode, I still remember it vividly. Marking Waluigi&#8217;s most prominent role as an antagonist, we find him breaking into Truffle Towers, scattering three Music Keys across the Mushroom Kingdom but keeping one for himself. Realising trouble&#8217;s afoot, Toad alerts Mario to this situation and we&#8217;re off once again. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-12-the-double-a-team-dance-dance-revolution-mario-mix-was-the-crossover-we-never-knew-we-wanted\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-12-the-double-a-team-dance-dance-revolution-mario-mix-was-the-crossover-we-never-knew-we-wanted\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario&#8217;s more obscure entries are always entertaining. We&#8217;ve all seen him saving Princess Peach from Bowser&#8217;s latest scheme, but across the decades, Mario&#8217;s numerous spin-offs have kept life varied. Our favourite plumber worked on a construction site, stopped a Rabbid invasion, pretended to be a medical expert and even ran a hotel. In terms of sheer absurdity, though, few could top him saving the Mushroom Kingdom through the power of dance. Developed between Hudson Soft, Konami and Nintendo in 2005, Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix is DDR&#8217;s only appearance on GameCube and, thanks to a wild Story Mode, I still remember it vividly. 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