StepManiaX: Difference between revisions – Wikipedia
Due to its breakout wiring, ”StepManiaX” stages can be modified to completely bypass the USB output and natively work with other I/O solutions. This allows stages to be used with older home consoles, or even as replacements for stages on official Pump It Up cabinets.{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Kyle |title=People have asked so here it is: #StepManiaX 4th Generation Stages #PIU Style. |url=https://twitter.com/kyleaward/status/1253507842285293569 |website=Twitter |access-date=7 May 2021}}
Due to its breakout wiring, ”StepManiaX” stages can be modified to completely bypass the USB output and natively work with other I/O solutions. This allows stages to be used with older home consoles, or even as replacements for stages on official Pump It Up cabinets.{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Kyle |title=People have asked so here it is: #StepManiaX 4th Generation Stages #PIU Style. |url=https://twitter.com/kyleaward/status/1253507842285293569 |website=Twitter |access-date=7 May 2021}}
==Music==
[[File:SMX Song Selection.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Music selection screen]]
The soundtrack style for ”StepManiaX” is similar in approach to other dance games such as ”[[Dance Dance Revolution]]”, [[Pump It Up (video game series)|”Pump It Up”]], ”ReRave”, [[In The Groove (series)|”In The Groove”]], and ”iDance”. The soundtrack generally consists of higher tempo music with easy to follow beats and well-defined rhythms. The song selection consists of newer songs that have never appeared in other music games, as well as older licenses that have also appeared in other music games. Alongside these older licenses are newer songs made by the same artists who worked on other music games, such as [[Naoki Maeda (composer)|Naoki Maeda]], the original sound director for ”Dance Dance Revolution”, Yahpp, one of the original members of ”Pump It Up”
”StepManiaX” originally launched with a soundtrack of 80 songs,{{cite web |last1=LG |title=StepManiaX Preview @ MAGFest 2017 |url=https://ddrcommunity.com/stepmaniax-preview-magfest-2017/ |website=DDRCommunity |date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=7 May 2021}} with 31 of the 80 original songs requiring extra payment from the game owner to access.{{cite web |title=StepManiaX Songlist |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X3p6XL499I_U7CO1eXQ-fyJfQ5eWA-usS6Lr1SBDIvA/edit#gid=1548706328 |website=Google Sheets |access-date=7 May 2021}} Since the initial launch, no other additional content has required an additional purchase.
Starting on March 5, 2018, ”StepManiaX” started receiving free content updates, with the update schedule moving to a monthly cadence in April 2020. On August 17, 2021, four songs were removed from StepManiaX.
{{As of|2023|06|27|df=US}}, ”StepManiaX” features 404 standard songs, 28 premium songs, and 4 removed songs. Premium songs require the purchase of an expansion pack.
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! colspan=”5″ | ”’StepManiaX Update History (since June 28, 2021)”’
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| Update #17 || June 28, 2021
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| Update #18 || August 3, 2021
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| Update #19 || September 2, 2021
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| Update #20 || October 8, 2021
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| Update #21 || November 10, 2021
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| Update #22 || December 30, 2021
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| Update #23 || February 6, 2022
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| Update #24 || March 1, 2022
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| Update #25 || March 29, 2022
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| Update #26 || April 28, 2022
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| Update #27 || June 3, 2022
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| Update #28 || June 29, 2022
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| Update #29 || July 25, 2022
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| Update #30 || August 23, 2022
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| Update #31 || August 24, 2022
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| Update #32 || September 30, 2022
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| Update #33 || October 28, 2022
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| Update #34 || November 16, 2022
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| Update #35 || January 6, 2023
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