The "Vivid" arrow colors familiar to players of later mixes were not introduced until the club versions.

All foot panel mods have been turned off and the difficulty and style of a song cannot be changed.

Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix Link Version (ダンスダンスレボリューションセカンドミックスリンクバージョン, Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon SecandoMikkusu Rinku Bājon), released on April 28, 1999, introduced the ability for players to save high scores and play custom step edits using their PlayStation memory cards.

[5] Most of the songs in 2ndMix (with the exception of "BAD GIRLS", "BOYS", "HERO", "stomp to my beat", and "MAKE IT BETTER (So-REAL Mix)") were included in the North American version of Dance Dance Revolution for the PlayStation.

[6] The original soundtrack for 2ndMix was produced by Toshiba EMI under their Dancemania dance music brand.

[10] Between February 11 and February 28, 1999, Konami held qualifiers for the King of Freestyle Dancers tournament in association with Toshiba Emi, Intercord Japan, Japan Airlines, Japan Travel Bureau, Pioneer, Puma and others sponsors in order to build public awareness of Dance Dance Revolution and attract customers to the sponsors' products.

[1] The tournament itself was held on September 26, 1999 in the Zepp Tokyo music hall in Japan.