Released internationally a small cabinet designed for small children based on PRO software, using Stepmania-based engine.Early games ( 1st- The Prex 3) ĭifficulty levels in pre-Fiesta Pump games are sometimes called modes, as they were initially considered separate game modes.DLCs were available on Xbox Live version. The game is most similar to Season Evolution O.B.G. International release a USB dance mat was included. Sold as both a bundle with dance mat, and also as a standalone disc.
The dance mat produced keyboard inputs, but reversed vertically (i.e., Q and E were mapped to bottom left and bottom right, S to center, Z and C to top left and top right) as a measure to prevent playing with a keyboard. The adapter had a switch that allowed either the keyboard or the dance pad to be enabled - one at a time. The inputs to the adapter were ps/2 connection from a PIU pad and a ps/2 keyboard the output was a ps/2 port into the PC. Included a PIU pad that connected to an adapter. Focus on high difficulty step charts as opposed to DDR's focus on accuracy.įirst game based on Stepmania engine, co-developed by American developers.Usage of USB sticks for tracking progress.Introduction of hold notes (before DDR).Simply put, PIU was simply yet another DDR clone in the sea of clones that were developed in the late 90's.Īs the arcade games progressed - after yearly (or sometimes even more frequent) updates to the UI and songs, the gameplay also started to diverge from core DDR mechanics. It is objectively obvious that the dance pad is the inverse of DDR pad instead of up-down-left-right pattern, the buttons are four diagonals and a center button. In the beginning, there is no denying that PIU is a direct rip-off of DDR. After the popularity of arcades died down around the early 2000's, Pump It Up continued to be a success internationally, especially in Latin America. The arcade dance games were representative of South Korean arcade scene from the late 90's to early 2000's, leading a huge boom of arcades - often referred to as the Renaissance of arcades in South Korea. Pump It Up, often abbreviated PIU, is a franchise of arcade, console and portable video games developed by Andamiro, a South Korean arcade game manufacturer.
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