History VideoGame / BustAGroove

* AxeCrazy: Gas-O. [[spoiler: Literally. He attacked his father Bi-O with an axe, lodging it into his skull.]]

* NamesTheSame: Why no, Columbo is not a [[{{Columbo}} Lieutenant]], nor is Pinky a [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic hyperactive pony with an obsession for parties]].

* JungleJapes: [=CusuCusu=]'s stage.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: The attacks in the first two games. You can hit people with boomerangs, set them on fire, turn them into food or drink, trap them in a gas chamber, or riddle them with bullets. The game doesn't punish you for these actions. They reward you. When your opponent gets hit, they lose points which carry over to ''you''.

* UnlockableContent: Again, the unlockable characters( And stages).

* UnlockableContent: Again, the unlockable characters(And stages).

* PromotedToPlayable: Played straight with the above mentioned unlockable characters and inverted with Strike and Burger Dog, who were "Demoted to Cameo" in Dance Summit 2001.

* TrueFinalBoss: Pander in Bust a Groove 2. You only get to dance against him if you get a Fever Time in each level.

* TrueFinalBoss: Pander in Bust a Groove 2. If you didn't do the well before getting to Robo-Z, there's a pretty slim chance you won't get to battle him.

* NiceHat: Heat and Shorty(in the first game) and Texas.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Pinky, Heat, Kitty, Strike, Gas-O, Shorty, Hamm, 3D, G-Pan.... Hard to believe these are their actual names. Given the nature of the series however, it's not ''too'' hard to believe.

* NamesTheSame: Why no, Columbo is not a [[{{Columbo}} detective]], nor is Pinky a [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic hyperactive pony with an obsession for parties]].

* InNameOnly: Betty and Olive have very little in common with BettyBoop and [[{{Popeye}} Olive Oyl]]. And no, Banbi is '''NOT''' a deer, nor is it a misspelling.

The third game in the series is Dance Summit 2001. This time, none of the dancers from the previous two installments make an appearance (save for Strike and Burger Dog, who make cameo appearances on Jumbo Max's stage). It features a whole new cast and focuses more on team dancing. Also unlike the first two, it has no endings. And it was only [[NoExportForYou released in Japan]], meaning it's the more obscure of the three.
In this game, there are a total of eight teams of four: The School Mates, The Data Bebops, [=CusuCusu=], The Flower Dancing Team, Galaxy 4, Discos Estrus, Jumbo Max, and The Far East Commanders.

The first game focuses on ten dancers and the mysterious "dance energy" known as Groovetron. The goal of the game is to [[DanceBattler dance battle]] your way to the final boss and become no. 1 dancer. The characters in this game are Frida, Heat, Gas-O, Hamm, Hiro, Kelly, Kitty-N, Pinky Diamond, Shorty, and Strike. Included also are four hidden characters: Burger Dog, Capoeira, [[spoiler: two aliens that created the energy Groovetron]], Columbo (No, not THAT {{Columbo}}), and the final boss, Robo-Z.

* AwesomnessMeter: The Groove Bars in Bust a Groove 2. Line 'em up, and something freaky/cool happens in the stage you're dancing in.

* ThatOneLevel: Iga Base in Dance Summit. Especially if it's your first time playing.

* PutOnABus: Frida, Gas-O, Hamm, and Pinky in the second game. '''ALL''' of the characters except Strike and Burger Dog) in the third.

* NiceHat: Heat (in the first game) and Texas.

* CoolShades: Pinky, Strike, Candy, Betty, Olive, Honda, 3D, Orion, and Apollo.

-->'''Shorty:'''Yatta!

The third -and probably final- game in the series is Dance Summit 2001. This time, none of the dancers from the previous two installments make an appearance (save for Strike and Burger Dog, who make cameo appearances on Jumbo Max's stage). It features a whole new cast and focuses more on team dancing. Also unlike the first two, it has no endings. And it was only [[NoExportForYou released in Japan]], meaning it's the more obscure of the three.

Whether Square Enix plans on making a new game in the series is unknown.

All three games also feature [=DJs=] that serve as announcers. [=DJ=] Kickn' in the first. [=DJ=]Dangerous and [=DJ=] Mix Deadly in the second. And in the third, [=DJ=] Donna Burke. Yes, [[SilentHill2 that]] [[SilentHill3 Donna]] [[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Burke]].

* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's pretty obvious which characters are supposed to be black, but with Heat, Strike, Frida, Banbi, Honda, and Hamamatsu, it's pretty hard to tell.