
The backgrounds of the selection screens rotate colors between red, blue, and green, and have a wireframe motif. The game's user interface is inspired by Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2, the Japanese counterpart Dance Dance Revolution Strike and its European counterpart, Dancing Stage MAX.

It has, however, been ported to a home version, though the home version and arcade versions have slightly different songlists (the main difference being different licensed songs for the arcade and home versions). DDR SuperNova, however, is a whole new game made specifically for the arcade powered on a modified PS2. One of the criticisms about the arcade port of Dancing Stage Fusion was that it was essentially the home version game with only very slight modification played in an actual PS2. The CPU core is actually a modified PlayStation 2 with a hard drive upgrade and modified graphics processor to permit the HD signal display on the flat-screen CRT monitor.

An upgrade to current JAMMA DDR cabinets was made available in October 2006. The new dedicated cabinets are considerably less deep than their predecessors. The game was initially released in an updated cabinet with a new CPU core and a 32-inch high-definition CRT. 3.5 One More Extra Stage (Encore Extra Stage).The song unlocked by this method is CHAOS by DE-SIRE retunes. The second set is unlocked by clearing any Secret Song (a song unlocked by the first method) in EXTRA STAGE. These songs are Healing-D-Vision by DE-STRAD, Fascination MAXX by 100-200-400, and Fascination ~eternal love mix~ by 2MB. The first set is accessed by choosing Expert Mode, and passing the final stage with an AA or better. There are two sets of unlockable songs revealed on the section of the DDR SuperNova website labeled "Secret". Of the songs that are new to DDR, 19 are licensed. Of those, 64 are completely new to DDR (including three Extra Stage songs and a One More Extra Stage), and a total of 57 songs are from home versions of DDR and are appearing on an arcade machine for the first time. The Japanese version is its 9th traditional arcade release, and the first since Dance Dance Revolution Extreme in 2002. The North American version is its 3rd arcade release, and the first since Dance Dance Revolution USA in 2000. The European version is its 5th arcade release, and the first since Dancing Stage Fusion in 2004. Unlike previous DDR arcade releases, the versions for Europe, United States, and Japan have the same features and song list. The game was released in Europe on April 28, 2006, followed shortly by the United States release on May 15. It was produced by Konami and released through Betson Enterprises.


Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova ( Dancing Stage SuperNova in Europe) is an arcade game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games.
