How to play Dancing Stage INTERNET R@NKING on Mac

Game summary

Dancing Stage INTERNET R@NKING Version is also known as "DDR Version 1.5". Konami released an upgrade to the Dancing Stage arcade cabinet known as the "Internet Ranking" version, though the name is slightly ambiguous since the machine itself does not possess the ability to connect to the internet. An interesting feature of this machine is that it contained 6 more songs than the original arcade version, as advertised by a sticker on the arcade machine's marquee. The 6 additional songs were all production's by Konami's own music composers. The Internet Ranking version of the game added an extra option to the song selection wheel which had similar functionality to the built-in nonstop mode, except the player must play a selection of songs which have already been chosen. The selection of songs on an Internet Ranking machine changes depending on the current month. Upon completing an Internet Ranking nonstop course, the machine would display the player's final score along with a code consisting of numbers and letters, which could be submitted to Konami's website as part of a Europe-wide ranking chart. The overall highest ranking players were awarded prizes by Konami for their achievements. Added songs: - "It's Like That" (cover of Run–D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins) - "Last Thing On My Mind by Step Ahead (cover of Steps) - "Uh La La La" by Party All Night (cover of Alexia) NOTES: - The game is based on DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX with some differences such as: - The game logo is based on DanceDanceRevolution's logo. - The STEP BATTLE songs were not included in this version. - The song list consists of 6 DanceDanceRevolution songs and 7 from DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX. - The typos found in some banners, such as PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (Jazz Groov), were fixed. - Although the new licenses credit the songs' original artists, all 3 licenses are covers. - CONFLICTING SOURCE INFO NEEDS VERIFICATION - - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Stage - https://
First released: Jun 1999

Play Dancing Stage INTERNET R@NKING on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Dancing Stage INTERNET R@NKING on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Dancing Stage INTERNET R@NKING installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Dancing Stage INTERNET R@NKING like you would on any PC.
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