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Dance Dance Revolution A (2016)

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Shawn “Ironfoot” Tinling is considered the father of competitive New York City Dance Dance Revolution.

In this video, we talk in depth about the early days of New York City Dance Dance Revolution. Shawn, known by his nickname “The Iron Foot” and then just “Ironfoot”, lead NYC technical gameplay when DDR first came onto the arcade scene and solidified himself as the best in New York during his time playing in the 1st Mix, 3rd Mix, and 5th Mix era.

We talk about how Shawn first got into DDR, other players who were good during his time playing, the arcade scene in the 2000-2002 time period, and his influence on the scene during his time competing. We also talk about him being part of the iconic NYC DDR group JDS, his tournament wins, playing against other DDR players, and his overall impact on New York City DDR.

Shawn pioneered competitive Dance Dance Revolution at a time when the game was fresh and the ability of what was possible was new territory. His impact on NYC DDR is nothing short of foundational, paving the way for other aspiring technical players in the early days of the game's evolution.

0:00 - Introduction
1:35 - Getting into DDR, 1st Mix
3:55 - Arcades in NYC circa 2000
10:50 - Other Players in the Beginning of NYC DDR
12:00 - Pioneering Technical/Score Based DDR Gameplay
14:05 - Jimin “Vagrant Fiend”
17:00 - How 2nd Mix was Bundled into 3rd Mix
19:30 - DDR 3rd Mix Korean V2
20:30 - Playing DDR 3rd Mix
21:55 - Ironfoot on Bar vs. No Bar
27:15 - Dorian “Spiderman”
30:55 - The Perception of Difficulty during 3rd Mix
34:00 - Motivation for Getting Better and Playing with Other people
37:35 - Freestyle vs. Tech
40:38 - JDS (The DDR Group)
43:07 - Other DDR Players and Group during 3rd Mix
50:15 - The First Broadway City DDR Tournament
55:40 - The Lost DDR Broadway City Tournament Footage
1:04:15 - Ironfoot Winning the Barcode DDR Tournament
1:08:30 - Placing 3rd in the Flushing Mall DDR Tournament
1:14:12 - Accidentally Finding the First NYDS Location
1:15:55 - Competing in the Green Acres Mall DDR Tournament
1:19:35 - Ironfoot Winning the 3rd Mix NYDS Tournament
1:23:55 - Technology in Relation to DDR Media, Folklore/Myths
1:26:52 - Playing Dead End and other songs Right-Foot-Only
1:28:40 - DDR 5th Mix
1:32:35 - Broadway City Player Dre
1:34:20 - Accomplishments, Dead End, “410 One Time”
1:37:18 - DDRFreak, “Hell Mods”
1:41:00 - 123 Kid Challenges Ironfoot
1:49:30 - Style Differences Between Perfect Asymmetry and Ironfoot
1:52:09 - Favorite DDR Memory
1:56:04 - Songs that Describe 3rd and 5th Mix
1:59:03 - Ironfoot’s Impact on NYC DDR
2:01:10 - Outro

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