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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* MAX 300 is the first song in the MAX series of songs.
* MAX 300 is the first song in the MAX series of songs.
* The version of MAX 300 found in beatmania IIDX and on the ''beatmania IIDX 7th style original soundtrack'' album is mixed slightly differently.
* The version of MAX 300 found in beatmania IIDX and on the [[beatmania IIDX 7th style Original Soundtrack]] album is mixed slightly differently.
** This version of MAX 300 also appears on [[CS DDR PS3|the PlayStation 3 release of DanceDanceRevolution]].
** This version of MAX 300 also appears on [[CS DDR PS3|the PlayStation 3 release of DanceDanceRevolution]].
* A remix of MAX 300 by [[Yuichi Asami|2MB]], titled [[MAX.(period)]], appears in [[CS DDR EXTREME JP|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)]].
* A remix of MAX 300 by [[Yuichi Asami|2MB]], titled [[MAX.(period)]], appears in [[CS DDR EXTREME JP|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)]].
* Another remix of MAX 300 by [[Jondi & Spesh]], titled [[MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix)]], appears in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]]. Despite the title, this remix is more based on [[MAXX UNLIMITED]] than MAX 300.
* Another remix of MAX 300 by [[Jondi & Spesh]], titled [[MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix)]], appears in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]].  
** Despite the title, this remix is more based on [[MAXX UNLIMITED]] than MAX 300.
* Another remix of MAX 300 by [[William Shillito|DM Ashura]], titled [[deltaMAX|ΔMAX]], appears in [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]].
* Another remix of MAX 300 by [[William Shillito|DM Ashura]], titled [[deltaMAX|ΔMAX]], appears in [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]].
* Another remix of MAX 300 by [[takamatt]], titled [[MAX 300 takamatt MIN REMIX]], appears in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* Another remix of MAX 300 by [[takamatt]], titled [[MAX 300 takamatt MIN REMIX]], appears in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
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* MAX 300 received a BEGINNER chart in [[AC DS EuroMIX2|Dancing Stage EuroMIX2]].
* MAX 300 received a BEGINNER chart in [[AC DS EuroMIX2|Dancing Stage EuroMIX2]].
* Despite the BPM being displayed in DanceDanceRevolution as simply 300, MAX 300 actually slows down to 64 in the middle.
* Despite the BPM being displayed in DanceDanceRevolution as simply 300, MAX 300 actually slows down to 64 in the middle.
* MAX 300 was originally supposed to be a 400 BPM song, but was too difficult for anyone to clear.
** However, [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]'s [[Fascination MAXX]] and [[Fascination ~eternal love mix~|Fascination ~eternal love mix~]] would later be the first songs ever in the DanceDanceRevolution series to be (mainly) 400 BPM.
* On DanceDanceRevolution games where jumps are counted as 2 combos, MAX 300's Single Expert chart has a max combo of 573, the KONAMI number.
* On DanceDanceRevolution games where jumps are counted as 2 combos, MAX 300's Single Expert chart has a max combo of 573, the KONAMI number.
* MAX 300's beatmania IIDX charts begin at 50 BPM, then speed up to 300 BPM when the song itself actually starts.
* MAX 300's original beatmania IIDX charts begin at 50 BPM, then speed up to 300 BPM when the song itself actually starts. The 50 BPM part was removed upon the song's revival in [[AC RESIDENT|beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT]].
* MAX 300 is nicknamed among Japanese players as "ヨロロ" (yororo).
* MAX 300 is nicknamed among Japanese players as "ヨロロ" (yororo).
* '''MAX 300(X-Special)''' is one of the X-Special EXTRA STAGEs in [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]], which can be played from July 9th, 2009 by obtaining a AA or better on songs from the DDRMAX folder before the FINAL STAGE, and then obtaining a AA rank or better on [[On The Break]] with the x1.5 and REVERSE modifiers as the FINAL STAGE.
* '''MAX 300(X-Special)''' is one of the X-Special EXTRA STAGEs in [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]], which can be played from July 9th, 2009 by obtaining a AA or better on songs from the DDRMAX folder before the FINAL STAGE, and then obtaining a AA rank or better on [[On The Break]] with the x1.5 and REVERSE modifiers as the FINAL STAGE.
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*** MAX 300(X-Special) also received the same video in DanceDanceRevolution A. However, it plays in the background of the purple REPLICANT background dance stage, and like the original MAX 300, is not full-screen.
*** MAX 300(X-Special) also received the same video in DanceDanceRevolution A. However, it plays in the background of the purple REPLICANT background dance stage, and like the original MAX 300, is not full-screen.
*** Its original DDRMAX video is shown when MAX 300 is played from the [[DDR SELECTION]] folder. It is displayed in full-screen, eliminating all on-screen dancers.
*** Its original DDRMAX video is shown when MAX 300 is played from the [[DDR SELECTION]] folder. It is displayed in full-screen, eliminating all on-screen dancers.
* MAX 300 is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from May 2nd, 2017, after purchasing its NORMAL and HYPER charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* MAX 300 is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from May 2nd, 2017, after purchasing its charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].
* According to Naoki Maeda, "MAX 300 was a pretty crazy song in several meanings. I personally meant it to be a challenge for the players, but as I learned more players were surpassing it by the day, I thought I had to stop making high-BPM songs since I was "defeated," but I didn't learn my lesson and kept making more of them around 300 BPM, heh." [https://twitter.com/NAOKI_MAEDA428/status/983548019516649473]
* According to Naoki Maeda, "MAX 300 was a pretty crazy song in several meanings. I personally meant it to be a challenge for the players, but as I learned more players were surpassing it by the day, I thought I had to stop making high-BPM songs since I was "defeated," but I didn't learn my lesson and kept making more of them around 300 BPM, heh." [https://twitter.com/NAOKI_MAEDA428/status/983548019516649473]
* MAX 300 was in consideration by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]] to be added to [[AC RB groovin'!! Upper|REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper]]'s ''BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS'' event as part of his set [https://twitter.com/RyutaroNakahara/status/1199655571894390784].
* MAX 300 was in consideration by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]] to be added to [[AC RB groovin'!! Upper|REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper]]'s ''BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS'' event as part of his set [https://twitter.com/RyutaroNakahara/status/1199655571894390784].
* Since June 1st, 2017 in DanceDanceRevolution A, MAX 300(X-Special) no longer appears in the song selection screen if the player does not use an [[e-amusement]] pass.
* Since June 1st, 2017 in DanceDanceRevolution A, MAX 300(X-Special) no longer appears in the song selection screen if the player does not use an [[e-amusement]] pass.
* In [[CS DDR DANCE WARS|DanceDanceRevolution DANCE WARS]], MAX 300's BPM was incorrectly displayed as 300-306. This was later corrected by an update.
* In [[CS DDR DANCE WARS|DanceDanceRevolution DANCE WARS]], MAX 300's BPM was incorrectly displayed as 300-306. This was later corrected by an update.
* MAX 300 is an unlockable revival song in beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT's ARENA MODE. It could be unlocked from July 6th, 2023 to July 19th, 2023 by collecting 60 ARENA CUBES.
** From February 8th, 2024, it can be purchased in [[AC EPOLIS|beatmania IIDX 31 EPOLIS]] with [[AC EPOLIS/Hizou no record|Hizou no record]] (秘蔵のレコード).
* MAX 300 received brand-new Single NORMAL and Single/Double ANOTHER charts upon its revival in beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT. Its Single HYPER and Double NORMAL/HYPER were not changed, besides the removal of the initial 50 BPM part.


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== beatmania IIDX ===
=== beatmania IIDX ===
==== NAOKI ====
==== NAOKI ====
This is an upper-hard techno song unique to music simulation games, with an astounding speed of 300 BPM.<br>
This is an upper hard techno song unique to music simulation games, with an astounding 300 BPM.<br>
I never imagined creating a unique style of digital music like this......... MAX 300 was completed through trial and error.
I never imagined creating a unique style of digital music like this......... MAX 300 was completed through trial and error.


"Players who can clear this provocative high speed song in this game is like a superman to me..." These thoughts still haven't changed.
"Players who can clear this provocative high speed song in this game are like a superman to me..." I still feel the same way.


=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
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THE MAXIMUM.<br>
THE MAXIMUM.<br>
No, NAOKI. It's too fast. I can't do it.<br>
No, NAOKI. It's too fast. I can't do it.<br>
And a DDR user e-mailed NAOKI and said, "Please create a BPM400 song!". Do you want to surpass humans? Do you want to become a superman? How can you all do this? It's a mystery. Oh dear, you're all aviators. (They're from a different generation....)
And there are DDR users who emailed NAOKI and said, "Please create a song with BPM400!". Do you want to surpass humans? Do you want to become a superman? How can you all do this? It's a mystery. Oh dear, you're all aviators. (They're from a different generation....)


This song is groovy. It's a full-throttled Naoki tune! So play and clear it. It's hot!
This song is groovy. It's a full-throttled NAOKI tune! So play and clear it. It's hot!


Let's draw something powerful like a raging festival for this song. So the dance is a bit conscious of a rock style. I recreated the part where the tricky part precisely stops for a moment. This animation's material took the most time. Since the original screen size is small, there's a place to always cheat, but this time, I reduced the image one-by-one to a poster-like resolution...... However, even if I fixed the size and reduced it to 15-color, it's completely meaningless. It's not effective. What a surprise. At least it must be wide....
Let's draw something powerful like a raging festival for this song. So the dance is a bit conscious of a rock style. I recreated the part with the tricky stop for a moment. This animation's material took the most time. Since the original screen size is small, there's a place to always cheat, but this time, I reduced the image one-by-one to a poster-like resolution...... However, after resizing and dropping it to 15-color, it's completely nonsense. It's not effective. What a surprise. At least it must be wide....


But, I quite like the subtle animations.
But, I quite like these subtle animations.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
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=== beatmania IIDX ===
=== beatmania IIDX ===
==== Original Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Header|
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{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|219|556|982|-|-|566|982|-|-}}
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{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS|'''3'''|7|8+|-|-|6|8+|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS|'''3'''|7|8+|-|-|6|8+|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS|-|8|10|-|-|6|10|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS|-|8|10|-|-|6|10|-|-}}
}}
==== New Charts ====
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|-|570|982|1429|-|566|982|1496|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 30 RESIDENT&rarr;Present|-|'''7'''|10|'''12'''|-|&uarr;7|10|'''12'''|-}}
}}
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{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3) / New Moves|3|6|8|10|-|-|-|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3) / New Moves|3|6|8|10|-|-|-|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution DANCE WARS|5|9|12|15|-|-|-|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution DANCE WARS|5|9|12|15|-|-|-|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|5|9|12|15|-|9|12|15|-}}
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{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X|-|-|-|-|17|-|-|-|17}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X|-|-|-|-|17|-|-|-|17}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X2&rarr;Present|-|-|-|-|17|-|-|-|&uarr;18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X2&rarr;Present|-|-|-|-|17|-|-|-|&uarr;18}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|-|-|-|-|17|-|-|-|18}}
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[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs with Unique Title Cards]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Songs with Unique Title Cards]]
[[Category:beatmania IIDX Cut Songs]]
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