cirbro/warpdrive

Dancer in the Dark

Leisure EN ↓ 120 episodes

A deep dive into various Dance Dance Revolution (and other music game!) related topics from the perspective of a veteran player and custom content maker.

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cirbro/warpdrive

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Leisure

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Dancer in the Dark Episode 41: Lovely Techs! 26.01.2025

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I discuss the history of my technical ITG simfile pack series, Lovely Techs, as well as some of the history of my development philosophies.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 40: Japan! (or how I interrupted esports) 20.01.2025

I'm back from Japan! And in this episode I talk about my trip and how I did with the goals I set for it.

Dancer in the Dark Bonus 3 - My Meals Before Playing 13.01.2025

In this final bonus (for now!) I discuss my dietary changes the days I know I'm going to play.

Dancer in the Dark Bonus 2 - The Joy of Mirror 06.01.2025

In this second bonus episode, I discuss the different use cases for mirroring charts and a few places where I specifically had success I can point to it for.

Dancer in the Dark Bonus 1 - The Updated Bag Check 30.12.2024

The first of 3 quick bonus sidetracks for my trip to Japan - a quick update on what's in my bags when I go to Round 1.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 39: Year End Review + Japan Goals 22.12.2024

In this episode, I see how well I did with my dance-game adjacent goals for 2024, catch up on news, and make some new goals for my trip overseas. Also I addendum a lot.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 38: Bustin Makes Us Feel Things... 15.12.2024

Sab returns again with a discussion of the Dave and Busters music game experience and pre-session rituals for the spooky Friday the 13th weekend!

Dancer in the Dark Episode 37: Chart Design with Dimo! 09.12.2024

Dimo joins me this evening to talk about chart design philosophy and process in this special guest episode, with a wee bit of shade thrown at Konami too Check out all the cool stuff he's doing here: https://omid.gg/

Dancer in the Dark Episode 36: Seeing Red (by Full Metal Jacket) 01.12.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I talk about the new Extra Savior 17s and 18s Yes, including that one.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 35: Large vs Small 24.11.2024

A quick discussion on large versus small arcades since my weekend went horribly awry, and a quick look into my plans for when I'm overseas.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 34: TOing with Tiza! 17.11.2024

In this special guest episode of Dancer in the Dark, we have Tiza joining us to talk about Upbeat, organizational philosophy, more on Team Heron and the passage of time! The cookie segment also returns, that's what we're all here for after all... Download tiza's charts here: https://bit.ly/tizariginalsrevival And follow his bsky here: https://bsky.app/profile/tiza.bsky.social

Dancer in the Dark Episode 33: Confession (not the trance star one) 11.11.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I catch up on some new charts and admit to some silly stuff that makes me really nervous in regards to dance gaming

Dancer in the Dark Episode 32: Tier Lists and You 03.11.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I discuss the concept of a song being free and what you can gleam from the 3icecream tier list to best guide your journey.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 31: Triple Tribe & More on Equity 27.10.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, the new Triple Tribe songs are analyzed, and I go more in depth on how to assess what you're gaining from playing songs.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 30: Two Tiny Brains Meet to Talk About DDR (feat. ambones) 20.10.2024

In this special guest episode of Dancer in the Dark, ambones joins the party to talk about Spookyscores, Team Heron, and motivation Featuring both the cookie segment and the gospel of Roger Clark

Dancer in the Dark Episode 29: When to Pivot (& Events!) 13.10.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I catch up on the numerous events that were announced over the past 2 weeks, and talk out how I've come to the concept of skill gain equity in regards to when I focus less on a song.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 28: Sweet Dreams 06.10.2024

Fabsab returns with this episode of Dancer in the Dark, where we talk about opinions on the dessert meta, travels and their impact on dance gaming, and finally have a proper cookie tasting segment!

Dancer in the Dark Episode 27: Hindsight 29.09.2024

In this episode, I talk about what I would have done differently dance game related if I could go back and do it all again. My brain is extra mushy so this one gets rambly, very on brand! I couldn't actually find the tweet I was alluding to in this episode! If you think you made it, please let me know so I can credit you! Thanks for listening!

Dancer in the Dark Episode 26: Re:UNION Chart Analysis 22.09.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, with the 3icecream outputs at the ready, we look over the new expert charts in the MYSTICAL Re:UNION event, and again, I lose track of time.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 25: Good Vibes United 15.09.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I discuss some community fundraising events, an upcoming surprise Naoki performance, what makes a good pad, and first impressions of Mystical Reunion

Dancer in the Dark Episode 24: News Brief & Extra Savior Review 01.09.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I catch up on all of the recent news and tournament announcements, break down the unique qualifier format in the Dahn Dahn Right qualifiers, and discuss the new Extra Savior charts and songs.

Dance in the Dark Episode 23: Closing Time 24.08.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I discuss more degen philosophy and the pieces I worked on to make the megalovania PFC happen. (This was recorded the day after, uploaded now since Midsummer Melody was higher priority)

Dancer in the Dark Episode 22: Micro-Level Nerves 18.08.2024

Ironically posted at a time where dance game nerves are at an all time low, a continuation of a discussion I started about 3 months ago on the effects of nervousness, this time on a moment-to-moment basis.

Dancer in the Dark Episode 21: Many Different New-s 11.08.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, we discuss some updates on my end, as well as the news out of Dave and Busters and new DDR content!

Dancer in the Dark Episode 20: Midsummer Melody/ Thankfulness 04.08.2024

In this episode of Dancer in the Dark, I talk about the Midsummer Melody tournament; my experiences there, and my long rambling thank you to the community for supporting me on the night of the Megalovania pfc.

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