{"product_id":"dance-dance-revolution-9781940535388","title":"Dance Dance Revolution","description":"On September 26, 1998, a video game made its debut in Japanese arcades. It was over seven feet tall and weighed just over 900 pounds. It had no characters, no story, no quests to fulfill or bosses to beat. What it had was a metal platform on which you were supposed to stand, put your feet into the right place at the right time, and dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoin two music critics, long-ago players, and Sota Fujimori fans as they take you on the astonishing journey through the artists, influences, and innovators of\u003ci\u003e Dance Dance Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, a game two and a half decades in the making and still going -- in homes, arcades, and expos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its unexpected appearance to its social heyday to its reappearance in the American market, \u003ci\u003eDDR \u003c\/i\u003ehas taken many forms -- not all of them sanctioned by Konami. It has spawned community, creativity, competition, lawsuits, 1,000+ songs that range from wacky to tacky to beautiful, and yes, a lot of dancing. While we were all leaning on the back bar, working up a sweat, \u003ci\u003eDDR \u003c\/i\u003emanaged to change the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boss Fight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940535388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs","brand":"Jessica Doyle,Jordan Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924727922869,"sku":"9781940535388","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_10d01918-e2fe-4d5b-83b2-25c71845752e.jpg?v=1761660634","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dance-dance-revolution-9781940535388","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}