The specific entry of Pump it Up I played as a kid was the Perfect Collection. If that one gets added to Backlogged, I'll move this review over there.
I don't know what possessed the owners of the arcade at my local mall to get this dance game over the more popular DDR but I'm so grateful. I spent most of my weekends playing this game non-stop in my early teens.
I'm not even going to hid my bias here. I always felt the diagonal arrows felt more natural foot placement wise then the traditional up down left right of DDR. I also just vastly prefer this soundtracks more K-pop and hip hop focus over DDR's eurobeats.
You just had to be there, man.