The year was 2002. I was the last one in my circle of friends to be informed of a little mini-craze that was sweeping arcades across the nation, or at least the ones in larger cities: Dance Dance Revolution.  After being assured of its awesomeness, we headed to the local arcade, where apparently they had not only DDR, but other weird games from Asia as well. And there, the Bemani collective blew my mind. … [Read more...]