Trivia / StepManiaX

• Colbert Bump: NAOKI's "MAX428" debuted in the defunct game SEVEN's CODE, but didn't get anything resembling widespread attention within the Western rhythm game community until it was added to this game.
• Creator-Driven Successor: To In the Groove, another four-panel dance game with some of this game's team's involvement that was shut down by Konami for copyright infringement. The game features a similar pad design but with the addition of a center panel, and a heavy focus on difficult, stamina-demanding charts. This time, however, the developers struck a deal with Konami to ensure this game would not meet the same fate as ITG.
• Demand Overload: The dance platforms made for the game, but which can be hooked up as USB controllers for anything else that accepts game controller input, routinely sell out in minutes the moment that each new batch is made available for sale. The demand increased dramatically during the COVID-19 Pandemic where arcades are either closed or limited.
• Dueling Pads: To an extent with "Impulse" — a home dance pad which was designed as a modern alternative to existing home dance pads, and also containing pressure sensors and RGB lighting. However, the pad's Development Hell status dampened this rivalry.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: Averted. Kyle Ward did get permission from Konami this time. However, there are still some slight differences in presentation to distinguish itself from the DanceDanceRevolution look and feel. Namely, there are no stationary "receptor" arrows: instead, an area is marked using two brackets (which pulse to the beat), and the arrows' "explosion" is not locked to one vertical position. It's instead based on timing, with earlier notes exploding below the middle of the target area, and late hits exploding above the middle.