The Digital Fairytale

Dance Dance Revolution — The Musical ???

When I first read this at gaygamer.net, I thought it had to be a joke, a parody of something worth parody. But it is no joke. There really is going to be a DDR the musical. Set in an Orwellian style world where dancing is illegal, a gang of youth (40 attractive barely clad performers) are without hope to overthrow the oppressive government until their dancing prophet Moonbeam Funk arrives.

Inspired by the wildly popular video game of the same name, Dance Dance Revolution is like Footloose set in the future—but much scarier, and with 40 really attractive, barely-clothed young actors as well as free beer!
—Broadway World

If you happen to be in NYC between Dec 3 – 20 you can catch it at the Ohio theatre.

–Start pseudo rant/confessional

Alright, I admit it, I am a closet DDR addict. I actually got a little giddy at the thought of just how campy and funny this would have to be (and jealous I’m not in it). How far does my addiction go. I have at least one DDR game for every console I own. A total of 12 DDR titles including DDR Mario Mix for the Gamecube (if you are a DDR fan you know how uncommon that title is). I pretend to think DDR is silly and juvenile, but then can put friends/colleagues/students to same when they finally ‘convince me’ to try (I try to fake newbie status at first, but then become a ‘quick learner’). I had an ex-boyfriend convinced I only had a DDR game in case I couldn’t find time to get to the gym. The mats are all hidden (the one for my 360 behind the entertainment console, and other platforms in the back of a closet). The games and their cases are harder to find than my porn stash. DDR is both my shame and my joy. I readily admit to my vices and quirks, but DDR has been my little secret guilty pleasure for a long time.

Tags: addiction, DDR, games, musicals, Rant, theatre, video

The Last Remnant

I know, games never live up to their hype. Fable II was a classic example of that. Sure it was a good game (and a good excuse to take off work for a couple of days), but it definitely has problems. The next fall title that I am just giddy about comes out November 20. Square-Enix’s The Last Remnant – yes an RPG. I happen to really enjoy RPG’s. While SE’s games are somewhat formulaic (if you played one, you played them all in a way), they do tend to have good story lines, interesting characters, and fairly good game mechanics. Personally, I think it will be a winner, and I am waiting for it.

Tags: games, video, xbox360