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Originally Posted by Xiaounlimited

Because most rhythms games feature notes that scroll downward; only a handful go upwards, DDR being one of them. To call it reverse would be a technical misnomer especially for solo, since games that use 6k+ tend to scroll downwards. IIRC, DMX (no longer continued), PPP, GuitarFreaks and DrumMania are the only Bemani games other than DDR that use upscroll. IIDX, GH, RB, DJMAX, O2, Pop'n, etc. all generally scroll downwards.

If you called downscroll on IIDX "reverse", people would look at you with no idea what you're talking about; reverse would essentially be upscroll. Makes more sense, especially with different perspectives from different gamers.

I'm pretty sure that's concise enough

This is the best explanation ever. Thank you for finally clearing that up so people can FINALLY AFTER LONG LAST STOP CALLING IT GODDAMN REVERSE