Stamina players are gluttons for punishment so they have devised several painful challenges to get their rocks off.
¶ The Dirk Challenge
The player must pass JackOff Marathon expert [20] from Cranked Pastry as their first song after not playing ITG for at least six months. This grew to be a popular joke among some, a few of which attempted the challenge for themselves. Interestingly, Dirk himself has never passed The Dirk Challenge officially, although the official conditions of the challenge aren't universally agreed upon.
¶ Backstory
A player known as Dirk took a long hiatus from playing ITG. After a couple sessions and warming up, he passed JackOff Marathon expert [20] from Cranked Pastry. He later joked that he, "just stepped onto the pad after six months [of no ITG] and passed JOM."[1]
¶ The Dirk Challenge Passes
Zetorux passed The Dirk Challenge with an 82.20% on October 26, 2019 on a DDR X2 cabinet after multiple attempts, each over six months after the previous attempt.[1][2]The pads were unmodded, and the panels were noticeably recessed.[3]
¶ Other Attempts
JDongs failed with a 52.61% on April 18, 2019.[1]
¶ The Havoc Impact Challenge
The player must pass Havoc Impact expert [16] from Beast Aoreo Beast 2 as soon as you wake up in morning after a full night's sleep.
¶ The Habanero Challenge
The player must pass Moonearth expert [17] from Disbalance 3 while eating an entire, raw habanero pepper.
On February 18, 2012, Zetorux made an attempt but failed with a 33.69% when he ran off the pad in agony.[4]
¶ The 17x17 Challenge
The player must pass 17 stamina 17s in a single set. Because footspeed 17s can be completed so quickly, only stamina 17s should be selected (roughly 4 minutes or longer songs only).
¶ The Salary Man Challenge
The player must play stamina content continuously from 9 AM to 5 PM, "putting in your eight hours".
¶ The Encoder Challenge
The player must attempt to do as many push-ups as possible during the 32 measure break in Encoder from the Pendulum pack series.
Beremy made a video compilation of recorded attempts in 2020.
¶ The MAX 300 Birthday Challenge
On their birthday, the player must play MAX 300, from DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix, once for each year they have been alive.