Man and woman in solo mode:
To be a man, hold Right and press X or play as player one. To be a woman, hold Left and press X or play as player two.

Hidden options:
When you have chosen a song, and are selecting the difficulty level for it, press Start. A small menu with three "OFFs" should appear on the left side. Press Left or Right to choose between these modes: Flat, Little, Stealth, Hidden, Sudden, Shuffle, Right, Mirror, and Left.

Alternate ending:
Turn on "All Music Mode" at the options screen. During game play, complete the songs and you will get a different ending.

Hidden songs:
To unlock a new song, clear five songs with a "C" or better rank in arcade or solo mode. Every time you clear five songs, a secret song will become available. Note: You do not have to clear five songs in a row. For example, you can pass four songs, fail one song, and then pass another and still receive a new secret song. The secret songs will be highlighted in green and will be marked "NEW!" When you get all the songs you will have twenty hidden songs. The following are all the secret songs you should have:

1. Absolute
2. AM-3P 303 Bass Mix tkz remixed by U1
3. Can't Stop Fallin' in Love
4. Dive
5. Drop Out
6. DXY!
7. Do It Right
8. Genom Screams
9. Healing Vision
10. Holic
11. Leading Cyber
12. La Senorita Virtual
13. Let the Beat Hit Em' (Classic R&B Style)
14. Matsuri JAPAN
15. Orion . 78 (AMeuro-MIX)
16. Paranoia Rebirth
17. R3
18. Superstar
19. Trip Machine (Luv Mix)
20.Era (Nostal Mix)

Note: These songs are in alphabetical order and not in order that they are unlocked.

Emi without a hat:
Highlight game mode, solo mode or workout mode at the selection screen. Then, hold Right and press X. During game play Emi will appear without a hat.

Play edit mode in arcades:
Play the game edit mode, create steps for a song and save it on a memory card. Bring your memory card to an arcade. You will notice that the arcade versions of Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix and Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix have a memory card slot on the machines. Insert your memory card in the machine and select "Edit Mode" or "Edit Data". Select your edit songs to play them on the machine.