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Dance Dance Revolution A (2016)

Duration: 2:32:12

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In this video, I interview Deshaun, also known as "PerfectAsymmetry" in the early days of New York City Dance Dance Revolution. Deshaun was the best player in New York, arguably the best player on the East Coast, and one of the best players in the country during his time competing in DDR. His involvement on the DDR community in 2001-2004 was extremely influential and helped shape the beginnings of the NYC DDR community.

We talk about his beginnings in Dance Dance Revolution, other players like Jimin "Vagrant Fiend", Matthew "Big Matt" Staniecki, and Shawn "Ironfoot" Tinling being influential in his gameplay, what it was like to play DDR 3rd Mix, 5th mix, Max 2, and DDR Extreme, competing with other players in different regions of the country, winning one of the biggest DDR tournaments during his time playing, and what it is like playing DDR now compared to the early 2000s.

Deshaun's Photography Website: https://www.dac.photography/

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
5:20 - Playing 3rd Mix
14:50 - Getting into 5th Mix
18:30 - Big Matt Influence
20:45 - 5th Mix PerfectAsymmetry vs. Big Gay Seth (Hypothetical)
25:00 - Weird 4th and 5th Mix Songs
30:17 - Arcades in NYC During 5th Mix
33:45 - Playing DDRMAX
40:00 - Not Playing DWI and Stepmania Officials
44:50 - Beginnings of DDRMAX2
50:28 - Not Playing with the Bar or Speed
53:05 - Arcades During 7th Mix and Maxx Unlimited
1:00:45 - Leading Up to the Sportsworld Tournament
1:04:06 - Mind Games in Tournaments
1:17:28 - Playing Zeus in the Sportsworld Finals Match
1:25:39 - 7th Mix Era and Appeal
1:28:31 - Competing with 123 Kid
1:32:00 - Getting into DDR Extreme
1:34:40 - Extreme 10 Footers
1:40:25 - Winning The 7th Mix Broadway City Tournament
1:43:05 - Playing in Kings of the Coast
1:46:40 - Reflex vs Chris Fyre Story
1:49:14 - Tarsus
1:51:34 - Entering the Last Broadway City Tournament
1:58:02 - Mystery Surrounding "PerfectAsymmetry"
2:02:36 - In The Groove and ITG2
2:09:05 - DDR@NYC Digital Life Involvement
2:16:23 - Opinions on Supernova
2:19:50 - Playing DDR Currently
2:30:08 - Deshaun's Impact on DDR
2:31:38 - Outro

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Artist: KaizanBlu
Track Name: Nightfall
Source: https://youtu.be/Q-OG5Um_t2Y
Artist Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KaizanBlu
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