In the Groove (abbreviated
ITG) is the first game in the
In the GrooveIn the Groove was a series of music video games that used a four-panel dance pad. The series was first distributed by Roxor Games during a time when four-panel dance games in the arcade market were on the decline...
franchise, published and developed by
Roxor GamesFounded in 2002, Roxor Games, Inc. is a 25-person company based in Austin, Texas that develops video game software for the arcade and home markets. Roxor works with developers of open source software to deploy games on a Linux-based hardware platform in the arcade and on multiple home consoles...
, and first released in
video arcadeA video arcade is a venue where people play arcade video games that are housed in colourfully-decorated cabinets...
s around August 30, 2004.
In the Groove utilizes similar mechanics to
Konami'sis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
Dance Dance RevolutionDance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
series. The core gameplay involves the player moving his or her feet to a set pattern, stepping in time to the general rhythm or beat of a song.
In the Groove (abbreviated
ITG) is the first game in the
In the GrooveIn the Groove was a series of music video games that used a four-panel dance pad. The series was first distributed by Roxor Games during a time when four-panel dance games in the arcade market were on the decline...
franchise, published and developed by
Roxor GamesFounded in 2002, Roxor Games, Inc. is a 25-person company based in Austin, Texas that develops video game software for the arcade and home markets. Roxor works with developers of open source software to deploy games on a Linux-based hardware platform in the arcade and on multiple home consoles...
, and first released in
video arcadeA video arcade is a venue where people play arcade video games that are housed in colourfully-decorated cabinets...
s around August 30, 2004.
Gameplay
In the Groove utilizes similar mechanics to
Konami'sis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
Dance Dance RevolutionDance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
series. The core gameplay involves the player moving his or her feet to a set pattern, stepping in time to the general rhythm or beat of a song. Like DDR, there are 4 arrows. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over flashing stationary arrows (referred to as the "guide arrows" or "receptors"). When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform. Longer arrows referred to as "holds" must be held down for their entire length for them to count. Successfully hitting the arrows in time with the music fills the life bar, while failure to do so drains it. If the life bar is fully depleted during gameplay, the player fails the song (unless
the fail at end of song setting is on), usually resulting in a game over. Otherwise, the player is taken to the Results Screen, which rates the player's performance with a letter grade and a percentage score, among other statistics. The player may then be given a chance to play again, depending on the settings of the particular machine (the limit is usually 3-5 songs per game).
Stepcharts on
In the Groove can sometimes contain 3 or 4 arrow combinations (usually hit with the assistance of hands). Stepcharts can also contain Mines. If a player is on an arrow when a mine passes through the step zone for that arrow, it will explode and health will be lost.
Modes of Play
In The Groove offers various modes of play.
Dance Mode is the default mode of play. In this mode, a player chooses a number of individual songs to play (the default is three). After the songs are played, the game is over.
Marathon Mode is an extended mode of play. In this mode, a player chooses a predefined configuration of songs that may also have a predefined script of
modifiers whose purpose is to make the song more challenging. Marathon courses typically have four songs, although some have five songs.
Battle Mode is a specialized "versus" mode of play. Two players (or one player against the computer) play three individual songs of the same difficulty. During the song, successfully executed steps fill up a player's "power bar". When the power bar completely fills, a modifier is applied to the opposing player's side.
Survival Mode is a mode whereas the player must complete a series of songs with designed modifiers, and avoiding time-out or the player fails.
Song list
This list covers the 75 songs available in the arcade and home versions of In the Groove. All the songs are playable in the sequel game,
In the Groove 2In the Groove 2 is the sequel to Roxor Games' 2004 arcade game In the Groove. It was released to arcades officially on June 18, 2005. It is available as an upgrade kit and as a dedicated cabinet developed by Andamiro...
. For songs exclusive to In the Groove 2, see the ITG2 song list.
The difficulties are abbreviated to conserve table space:
- N = Novice
- E = Easy
- M = Medium
- H = Hard
- X = Expert
Note the numbers given for each difficulty level are similar to DDR's 1-10 "footers," except ITG removed the footer label and added 3 additional difficulties, far surpassing the hardest 10-footers in DDR. Thus a 10 in ITG is comparable to a 10-footer in DDR. If one actually counts the number of boxes showing the difficulty, one will notice there are only 12 boxes. The 13s go far and beyond the realm of reality for most people. Only one 13 exists in In the Groove 1, while two make their debut in the sequel.
Songs that need to be unlocked in the arcade version are highlighted in red. Songs that are from In the Groove 2 are highlighted in green. These also need to be unlocked.
The Novice steps are only available in the home version, as well as in the sequel. In addition, there is an asterisk beside the Single Expert step routines for "Why Me." These are also only available in the sequel. The Double Expert steps are not on any current release of In the Groove 1, but they are on the sequel. It is marked with a karat to emphasize this.
There is one song that is in the arcade version that cannot be played in normal mode. "Liquid Moon" (which is also used as the menu music) exists only in the
Energy Marathon course. It is fully playable in the home version and the sequel. It is highlighted as a home version song.
| Title |
Artist |
BPM |
Single |
Double |
| N |
E |
M |
H |
X |
E |
M |
H |
X |
| Anubis |
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110 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Bend Your Mind |
Reflection Theory |
140 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| Boogie Down |
Inurvise |
175 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Bouff |
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200 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
| Bubble Dancer |
Crispy |
137 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
|
3 |
7 |
9 |
|
| Changes |
Sandy Rivera & Haze |
125 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
|
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
| Charlene |
Missing Heart |
138 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
| Crazy |
DJ Doo |
135 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
3 |
6 |
7 |
|
| Da Roots (Folk Mix) |
Mind Reflection |
89-134 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
| Dawn |
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138 |
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8 |
9 |
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8 |
9 |
| Delirium |
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| Disconnected ~Hyper~ |
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1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| DJ Party |
BB Hayes |
130 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
|
1 |
4 |
7 |
|
| Do U Love Me |
DJ Doo |
133 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
| Don't Promise Me |
Reflection Theory |
66-132 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
|
4 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
| Don't Promise Me ~Happiness~ |
Reflection Theory |
66-132 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
|
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Dreams of Passion |
Dax |
97 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
| Drifting Away |
Filo Bedo |
143 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
| Driving Force Classical |
Digital Explosion |
168 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Euphoria |
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70-140 |
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6 |
9 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
| Fly Away |
Missing Heart |
138 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
| Fly With Me |
Nina |
29-137 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Flying High |
Filo Bedo |
146 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Funk Factory |
Money Deluxe |
132 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Hand of Time |
Reflection Theory |
92-184 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
| Hardcore of the North |
Digital Explosion |
110-169 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
| Hip Hop Jam |
Indiggo |
194 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
| Hybrid |
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10 |
| I Think I Like That Sound^^ |
Kid Whatever |
131 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| I'll Get There Anyway |
Sammi Morelli |
100 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
|
1 |
5 |
7 |
|
| Incognito |
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| Infection |
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| July |
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| Kagami |
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| Kiss Me Red |
Crispy |
137 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
| Land of the Rising Sun |
Spacekats |
136 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
|
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Lemmings on the Run |
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134 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Let Me Be The One |
Sammi Morelli |
123 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
|
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
| Let My Love Go Blind |
Nina |
160 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Liquid Moon |
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| Mellow |
Spacekats |
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5 |
8 |
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4 |
6 |
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9 |
| Mouth |
Rochelle |
134 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
|
3 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| My Favourite Game |
Natalie Browne |
68-136 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
| Mythology |
Digital Explosion |
138 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| No 1 Nation |
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| Not Worth The Paper |
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| Oasis |
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| On A Day Like Today |
Obsession |
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ZiGZaG |
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9 |
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13 |
6 |
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12 |
| Perfect |
Sammi Morelli |
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| Queen of Light |
Missing Heart |
132 |
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3 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
| Remember December |
Mind Reflection |
192 |
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6 |
9 |
10 |
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7 |
9 |
9 |
| ROM-eo & Juli8 |
Nina |
135 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
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5 |
7 |
9 |
| Solina |
Evolution |
129 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
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9 |
9 |
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DJ Doo |
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| The Game |
Crispy |
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^^On the original arcade version, the song was labeled on the song wheel as "That Sound", but all other releases following it label the song as "I Think I Like That Sound"
Home versions
Two home versions of
In the Groove were released. The first was released for the
PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony. The PS2 console is the sequel to the original PlayStation console. The successor to the PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 forms part of the PlayStation series of video game...
on June 17, 2005, and was published by RedOctane. The PS2 version contains the Novice mode carried over from
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, Liquid Moon as a fully playable track, and 4 songs from the sequel. A PC version was released on August 16, 2006, featuring 3 songs from the now-canceled
In the Groove 3, widescreen aspect ratio support, and Edit Mode. A patch named
Song Pack A was later released adding the songs and theme from
In the Groove 2.
Lawsuit
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filed a
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against
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on an infringement of various rights on May 9, 2005 in the Eastern District of Texas, a district known for its bias for the plaintiff in patent cases. Additionally, they amended their complaint on July 1, 2005, to include the dance game "MC GROOVZ danceCRAZE" (a game produced by
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to accompany their 3rd party dance mat).
Konamiis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
primarily claims that Roxor has infringed their dancing game patent rights, but also goes on to claim that the refitting of arcade cabinets "has been done in an infringing and unfair way". ITG fans were quick to criticise the lawsuit, pointing out that
Konamiis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's Japanese arcade games are illegal in the United States.
On July 10, 2005, however, Konami amended its complaint to include the In The Groove PS2 game and its publisher
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. On July 25, 2005, Roxor Games filed a
counterclaimA counterclaim is made by the defendant to a civil proceeding, in a main action against the plaintiff or against the plaintiff and other people. This claim may be an attempt to offset or reduce the amount/implications of the plaintiff's original claim against the defendant, or it may be a different...
against Konami. In the counterclaim, Roxor denies the claims in Konami's complaint, stating that 'In The Groove' does not violate patent law and that claiming that Konami has engaged in unfair competition.
However, the lawsuit ultimately ended in a settlement. On October 18, 2006, Roxor announced that Konami had acquired the intellectual property rights to the In the Groove series as part of the settlement to this litigation. The musicians and developers of the game would later go on to create
Pump it Up ProPump It Up Pro is a spinoff of the Pump It Up series and the first developed by Fun in Motion. The product is "a branch of the Pump It Up brand" that does "not have an effect on the classic Pump It Up" games...
, a spinoff of the
Pump it UpPump It Up, commonly abbreviated as PIU or shortened to just Pump, is a music video game series currently developed by Nexcade and published by Andamiro, a Korean arcade game producer. The game is typically played on a dance pad with five arrow panels: up-left, up-right, bottom-left, bottom-right,...
series featuring music and features from ITG.
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