Dance Dance Revolution: Severe Injuries and Death

Mr. A · Trick Member Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Location: INTERNET

So what's the real deal with people who have supposedly either been severely injured or died playing DDR? The only story I've heard so far is a girl screwing up a "matrix walk" and smashing her head on the pad, killing her.

I've seen a few videos where it looks like people sustained injury, I think that the most dangerous element on the game is probably the safety bar, people try and jump over it, catch themselves on it, and flip over and smash their head on the floor or pad. I've seen people doing other tricks, like throwing their leg over the bar, catching it, and falling.

I'm just curious as to what people have seen, and if there is any concrete evidence that people have been SEVERELY (life-threatening) injured or died playing DDR.

tsugaru_man · Trick Member Joined: 13 Dec 2003

wow. feel sorry for that girl

. i don't really know anybody who got seriously hurt from ddr, but once i had my shoe lace untied when i was playing, and i did'nt know it, and then the shoe lace got stuck in the little slot under the middle panel and almost tripped, but i grabbed the bar in time. lol, bar hurts other people but saved me!

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Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

The only thing I've heard about anyone dying from DDR is that they have all been rumors with nothing near actual evidence.

As for injuries, there's a video of the Bui Brothers and one of them tries to roll back to back over the other brother. I do believe he broke a bone when he landed incorrectly (you can see him fall). He didn't rotate fast enough as he rolled over.
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djmon · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject:

was there any news post about that incedent(bad spelling)?
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Rychan · Contributor Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Castle Rock, CO

I have a video of a friend who caught his leg on the bar while trying to hop over doing Dynamite Rave on light. He fell and hit the pad, surprisingly he got right back up and finished.
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Dj_Midnite · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jul 2003

Welp, I still have a black and blue mark on my knee cap from knee-dropping on a bolt 2 months ago, And I dont think it will ever go away lol

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Slowpoke · Trick Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

I've suffered severe injuries to my pride and ego. Does that count?

Hammer and Sickle · Basic Member Joined: 04 Dec 2003

I think it's about damn time that a matrix walk finally hurt something other than the machine.
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Misaki's Midnite Blaze · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:48 pm Post subject:

there's a reason why many people say "Freestyle at your own risk!" and now you know cause your gonna get hurt either stupidly or badly, it's a risky thing to perform all the moves. Me and my brother can jump over the bar and can land properly without any problem because we've practiced before we did it.

As far as people dying? Aw come on now seriously, what are the odds of someone dying from DDR? I can understand heart problems but just playing regularly? Total BS, I mean there is a warning sign on the machines but do people pay any attention to them? No they don't cause they think it's stupid and they don't play smart

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Pop'n Usagi! · Trick Member Joined: 17 Nov 2002 Location: Your mum

A friend of mine had a heart attack due to playing the hardest songs in PIU and DDR all day.. Not a rumour.
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KillerJello · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:39 pm Post subject:

Only way I could see someone dying is major head trauma, or someone just simply over doing it and having heart failure.

Saba76 · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:43 pm Post subject:

Agreed. DDR CAN be dangerous, as long as you don't do anything stupid. That's why I don't freestyle. Injury-wise, I've had my ankle fold under me when I fell off doing Can't Stop Fallin' in Love Speed Mix. I also pulled a groin muscle and woke up in so much pain the next morning that I couldn't walk (I already blew out my left leg playing tennis).
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Legend P. · Trick Member Joined: 15 Jul 2003 Location: Waterford, MI

i've never heard of anyone dying, but i have seen people get hurt, including myself. i.e: Did a handstand, slipped, and bashed myself into the saftey bar...

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AFAD · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject: DDR severe injuries and Death

The only injury I've had in DDR was when I fell trying to spin on Synchronized Love Heavy (Double). I got a permanent scar from the damn bolt.
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GregC98498 · Trick Member Joined: 09 Mar 2002 Location: Washington

i myself have never seen any evidence that backed up a serious injury...

but!

i have injured myself, i was doing a handstand and some tech mofo windexed the pad and didn't dry rite, so my hand slipped and i hit it pretty hard, no bruises tho, but damn did it hurt..

just another reason why tech and fs should get seperate machines

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Fatbaby · Trick Member Joined: 22 May 2003 Location: Cleveland

Still nursing bruised metatarsals and a sprained ankle thanks toRhythm and Police. Went off the side of my ignition during the gallops in the begining, tripped, and fell.
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Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver