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BEMANI VIDEO GAMES Since 1997 , Konami has continuously released new versions of several different games. Different mixes from the same series of games include different songs, settings, playmodes, and graphics. The naming system for a new game tends to follow the pattern of '' LISTING '' Beatmania '' Controlled by a large rubber spinner "turntable" and 5 keys, the ''beatmania'' series of started with the release of ''beatmania'' / ''beatstage'' / ''Hip Hop Mania'' in . Beatmania is known as ''Hip Hop Mania'' in the US and ''beatstage'' in the UK
'' Beatmania IIDX '' Controlled by a large rubber spinner "turntable" and 7 keys, the ''beatmania IIDX'' series of started with the release of ''beatmania IIDX'' in . Beatmania IIDX is often shortened to just IIDX. The "DX" in the title stands for "Deluxe", as early IIDX machines originally came in 2 cabinet sizes. One was a standard structure and one, the deluxe design, was outfitted with a larger cabinet, and bigger screen, a better sound system, and a platform for the players to stand on. As popularity of the "II" series soared, Konami ceased production of the smaller, standard cabinets, and all subsequent machines were build to the "Deluxe" specs. The most common pronunciation of "IIDX" is to pronounce it, "too dee ecks".
Beatmania IIDX has been released on the Sony Playstation 2 . '' Beatmania III '' Controlled by a large rubber spinner "turntable", 5 keys, and a bass "effector" pedal, the ''beatmania III'' series of started with the release of ''beatmania III'' in . Beatmania III is pronounced Beatmania 3.
'' Dance Dance Revolution / Dancing Stage '' ''Dance Dance Revolution'' (known as ''Dancing Stage'' in Europe) was first produced in 1998 and continues to the present, with over 90 different versions accounted for. The newest of these versions was released internationally on September 28 2005 and has been named Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 . The game is controlled by stepping on a pressure-sensitive Dance Pad , usually with four directional arrows, in time with the music. As the song goes on, colored arrows rise up from the bottom of the screen. It is the player's job to step on these arrows at the right time. Europe has seen the 2005 release of ''Dancing Stage Fusion'', and home versions are still released periodically in all three regions. This still remains Benmani's most popular music game to date. Arcade mixes released:
, has been released for the Nintendo GameCube . '' Dance Maniax '' Controlled by two pairs of motion sensors (one for each player) that detect movement above and below, Dance Maniax was first released in 2000. Also called '' Dance Freaks '' in Korea, it features a number of songs from the Dancemania series.
'' Pop'n Music '' Controlled by 9 large buttons arranged much like Beatmania or IIDX keys, the ''Pop'n Music'' series of started with the release of ''Pop'n Music'' in 1998 and continues to the present; the latest release being ''Pop'n Music 14 Fever'' in 2006 . Pop'n Music is usually shortened to just Pop'n. Pop'n Music's progression foregoes the "Nth Mix" arrangement scheme in favor of a more conventional arabic number. Despite its colorful and cartoon like appearance, the higher end of the difficulty spectrum is quite challenging; one song in particular, ''Pop'n Music 11'''s "cowboy", is currently considered by some players to be the hardest song in all of the Bemani series.
''Pop'n Stage'' Pop'n Stage is similar to Pop'n Music but Pop'n Stage uses a Dance Pad similar to Pump It Up . '' GuitarFreaks & DrumMania '' Also known as the GitaDora series. ''GuitarFreaks'' is loosely based after its namesake instrument, using a guitar-shaped controller with three buttons and a plastic pick lever. ''DrumMania'' was released later, featuring Yamaha DTX components: three drum pads, a cymbal, a high hat, and a bass pedal. Compatible versions of the two may be linked together, allowing up to three players (up to two guitarists and one drummer) to simultaneously play the same song on each.
'' Toy's March '' ( {Link without Title} ) A two-player drumming , in which each player has only one snare and one cymbal. The ' cartoonish graphics may be targeted towards a younger audience, and the soundtrack features many themes from teenage Anime , as well as popular J-Pop "anthems" by artists such as Judy And Mary and W . This was released in 2005 , and has two versions to date. '' Dance 86.4 Funky Radio Station '' Controlled by a three-panel dance platform, ''Dance 86.4 Funky Radio Station'' is a dance that targets young Japanese children with its anime, television, and J-Pop licensed songs. Currently only has one version, released in 2005 . '' Keyboardmania '' As its name would imply, it uses a musical keyboard as an input device. Keyboardmania linked up for session mode between certain mixes of Guitarfreaks/Drummania. The cabinet featured two screens and two keyboards. There were 3 versions of the game. '' ParaParaParadise '' Similar to Dance Maniax , this features five sensors that players wave their hands over while stepping from one foot to the other. This was created in response to the Para Para dance craze that was taking place in Japan at the time. The game ParaPara Paradise is also a spinoff of the Avex video series ParaParaParadise, featuring the ParaPara Allstars (PPA). The game had a set of arrows that went along with routines found in the video series, and routines were made by the Avex club Velfarre or the club TwinStar (Which is now closed). PPP 2ndMix featured a CG character behind the arrows to show you the routines. 1st-2nd mix machines in Japan also had a DVD cabinet, showing you the routine from the ParaParaParadise video series. '' Mambo A Go Go '' Released in later 2001, Mambo A Go Go was a game in which the player controlled three different bongo-style drums. Each drum consisted of three sensors, for a total of nine sensors. In easier modes of the game, the three portioned sensors on a single drum were combined so that the drum may be hit in any of the three spots to register the note. The songs playable in Mambo A Go Go fit the Latin American theme of the game and it's characters. Some of the songs featured included songs that would cross over into other Bemani titles such as ''Gamelan De Couple'', and covers of popular songs such as ''La Bamba'' and ''Mambo no. 5'' Only one version of Mambo A Go Go was ever released to arcades. '' Karaoke Revolution '' Cashing in on the popularity of Karaoke in Japan, this requires players to sing along to songs and match both pitch and timing. '' Bemani Pocket '' One of the failed attempts of Konami on capitalizing in the market of portable entertainment. As the name implies, this are "scaled down" version of most Bemani (From DDR to ParaParaParadise) BEMANI ARTISTS Depending on the game, the playlist for a Bemani release may have a large number of licensed, well-known tracks or consist largely of in-house music. Most Dance Dance Revolution games, for example, have Konami original music and licensed music in nearly equal proportions. The abundance of licensed tracks was due to a lucrative deal between the record label Toshiba EMI and Konami; in exchange for free advertisement for Toshiba EMI's '' Dancemania '' series of dance music albums, Konami was free to use any Dancemania-featured song they wished free of charge. (It is worth noting that, likely as homage, Konami named one of its Dance Dance Revolution characters "Toshiba Emi". Emi remains one of the most popular DDR characters.) Several different Konami artists are involved in the process of song creation for Bemani. They often use Pseudonym s when signing their creations. Remix es and reuse of songs from other games are common in the Bemani scenario. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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