KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX

KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX

Release Information

• Release date: March 15th, 2001
• Soundtrack release date:
  • KEYBOARDMANIA 3rd MIX Original Soundtracks: April 25th, 2001

General Information / Changes

• Third and final arcade KEYBOARDMANIA release.
• Only arcade KEYBOARDMANIA game with licenses.
• Compatible with GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX and GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX to play MultiSession GDK, which allows you to play twelve songs simultaneously in GUITARFREAKS, drummania, and KEYBOARDMANIA at the same time. Out of the twelve songs:
  • Seven are GUITARFREAKS/drummania crossovers, along with two licensed covers.
  • Three KEYBOARDMANIA songs: しりとり from KEYBOARDMANIA, VITALIZE from KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX, and Labyrinth from KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX.
• Almost none of the GUITARFREAKS / drummania crossovers or licensed covers have unique videos. The only exception is モンキーマジック.
• ANOTHER difficulty is introduced, although only four songs have this difficulty. Only available in Single play through a special command.

Staff Information

• Director/CG Designer: Yuji Takahashi
• Programmers: チョコレート粉砕工場, Atsushi "福田" Fukuda
• Sound Director: 村井聖夜
• CG Designers: MORO, shige

Full credits list: KEYBOARDMANIA 3rd MIX Original Soundtracks Booklet Credits

Full Song List

• KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX full song list

KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX originals

Genre	Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
				Light	Light+	Real	Another	Light+	Real
KONAMI originals
Sanctity	Blessing	Q-mex	72	1	1	1	-	1	1
Swing	Carezza	Osamu Kubota	128	6	6	6	6	6	6
Vivace	Citta' del sole	Q-mex	140	4	4	4	-	4	4
Far East	EE-AL-K	Shinji Hosoe(REMIX)	120	3	3	3	-	3	3
Trance	Frozen Ray	dj TAKA	156	5	5	5	-	5	5
Dangerous	Illegally Sane	Tatsuya Nishiwaki	131	4	4	4	4	4	4
Gamelan	Klungkung 1655	simon	180	5	5	5	-	5	5
Theme	Limitation	Seiya Murai	150	5	5	5	-	5	5
Spark	NEW CENTURY GENERATION	Magic Project	131	3	3	3	-	3	3
Heart	Pink Rose	Kiyommy+Seiya	146	3	3	4	4	3	4
Noble	Qのためのソナタ	J.S.Mech	147	6	6	6	-	6	6
K-Generation	SENSATION -from SALAMANDER2	Shinji Hosoe(REMIX)	200	4	4	4	-	4	4
Relax	SHOW THEM THE WAY	Nahjee	115	2	2	2	-	2	2
Quartet	Smoky Town	Q.U.A.D	189	4	4	4	4	4	4
Chaos	Threshold Lebel	Tatsuya Nishiwaki	184	6	6	6	-	6	6
Walky	To the 44883	Mr.T	100	4	4	4	-	4	4
Classic	エリーゼのために	L.V.Beethoven	???	5	5	5	-	5	5
Cure	緑の風	ナヤ〜ン	72	2	2	2	-	2	2
Toy	おもちゃの兵隊の行進	LEON JESSEL	125	4	4	4	-	4	4
Long Version
Lite Pop	まっさら Long Version	natural bear	164	2	2	2	-	2	2

MultiSession GDK (マルチセッションGDK)

Genre	Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
				Light	Light+	Real	Another	Light+	Real
MultiSession GDK (マルチセッションGDK) songs
Licensed covers
J-POP	DEAR MY FRIEND	(Every Little Thing)	133	2	2	2	-	2	2
J-POP	モンキーマジック	(ゴダイゴ)	166	4	4	4	-	4	4
KONAMI originals
Cool	Labyrinth	Nahjee	154	1	1	1	-	1	1
GUITARFREAKS & drummania crossovers
SKA	CASSANDRA from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾	190	3	3	3	-	3	3
CLASSIC MEDLEY	CLASSIC PARTY 3 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX	Hideyuki Ono	???	5	5	5	-	5	5
ROCK	COSMIC COWGIRL from drummania 2ndMIX	Toshio Sakurai	145	3	3	3	-	3	3
POPS	DEPEND ON ME from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX	THOMAS HOWARD with AMSD BAND	129	4	4	4	-	4	4
Dance Pops	Mr.Moon from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX	Juile ann Frost	150	5	5	5	-	5	5
Progressive	The Least 100sec from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX	Sasaki Hirofumi	264	6	6	6	-	6	6
New York FUNK	Three Worms from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX	Jimmy Weckl	140	6	6	6	-	6	6

PRESSURE Mode

• After having unlocked PRESSURE mode (via the method described in Unlock PRESSURE Mode & Hidden Songs), follow the steps below to activate it.

1. Start the game on either play side (P1 or P2).
2. On the SELECT PLAY MODE screen, push the wheel down and continue to hold it.
3. After a few audible clicking sounds, PRESSURE mode will appear and become available to select.

• You can go back to the other modes by pushing the wheel up.

Name	STAGE
	1st	2nd	3rd	FINAL
J-VOCAL SELECTION	しりとり	Pink Rose	Shining Dream	NEW CENTURY GENERATION
RAPID SELECTION	Keyboard man	Klungkung 1655	Sabre Dance	CASSANDRA
UPPER SELECTION	Frozen Ray	Limitation	SENSATION -from SALAMANDER2	Ride on the Light
BREEZE SELECTION	Smoky Town	To the 44883	Citta' del sole	Blessing
POPS SELECTION	Mr.Moon	DEPEND ON ME	COSMIC COWGIRL	SHOW THEM THE WAY
IMPOSSIBLE? SELECTION	Qのためのソナタ	Carezza	CLASSIC PARTY 3	Three Worms
ドッキリ SELECTION (REAL only)	Presto	Carezza (ANOTHER)	Smoky Town (ANOTHER)	The Least 100sec

Unlock Information

Unlock PRESSURE Mode & Hidden Songs

• Follow the steps below to unlock PRESSURE mode and the three hidden songs (The Least 100sec, エリーゼのために, おもちゃの兵隊の行進).
• If the unlock code has already been entered, an icon of USAO-kun (purple rabbit mascot) will be in the upper-right corner of the title screen.

1. Go to the startup test sequence (either reset the machine, or enter and exit Test Mode).
2. During the hardware test, press and hold 2P START and the three black keys on the rightmost side of the 1P keyboard.
3. Continue to hold all of the above until the next screen appears.
4. If successful, there will be audio that says "PLAY," and the USAO-kun icon will appear in the upper-right corner of the title screen.

Play ANOTHER Charts

• On the song selection screen in REAL or FREE mode (does not work in LIGHT mode), follow the steps below to play the ANOTHER chart of a song that has one (any song with a number listed in the ANOTHER column in the song list).

1. Highlight a song that has an ANOTHER chart.
2. Press and hold the two black keys on the leftmost side of the keyboard.
3. While continuing to hold the above keys, press any white key on the keyboard, then release the black keys.
4. Press and hold the three black keys on the left side of the keyboard.
5. While continuing to hold the above keys, press any white key on the keyboard, then release the black keys.

• If successful, the text "ANOTHER" will appear above the song title, and you can select that song to play its ANOTHER chart.

Revived Songs

The following songs from KEYBOARDMANIA have been revived:

Song Title	Artist	Game
Keyboard Man	simon	KEYBOARDMANIA
Shining Dream	MAGIC Project	KEYBOARDMANIA
しりとり	Fantastic factory	KEYBOARDMANIA

New Charts

The following songs have received new charts since their last appearances:

Song	Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
		Light	Light+	Real	Light+	Real
Henry Henry	KEYBOARDMANIA	4	4	4	4	4
Keyboard Man	KEYBOARDMANIA	3	3	3	3	3
Shining Dream	KEYBOARDMANIA	3	3	3	3	3
しりとり	KEYBOARDMANIA	2	2	2	2	2
Memories	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX	2	2	2	2	2
Ride on the Light	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX	3	3	3	3	3
Sabre Dance	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX	4	4	4	4	4
VITALIZE	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX	3	3	4	3	4

Removed Songs

The following songs have been removed from KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX:

Song Title	Artist	Game
Armajiro	Bunmei	KEYBOARDMANIA
BURNIN'	Bunmei,Ryo	KEYBOARDMANIA
Fairy Tale	Q-mex	KEYBOARDMANIA
kimi ni ai ni yukou	Pictures Of Lily	KEYBOARDMANIA
Let's go back home (for Christmas)	Larry Caorin	KEYBOARDMANIA
Mighty Guy	CHIHOMI	KEYBOARDMANIA
Morning Music	Bubble System	KEYBOARDMANIA
MR.C.C.	N.R.B	KEYBOARDMANIA
Shake!	Bunmei	KEYBOARDMANIA
Beyond the Ocean	WORLD SEQUENCE	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Cycletron	HIROYUKI NAMBA	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Hear My Love Song	SAKI	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
HEAVENS GATE	NAHJEE & HATA	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
INSPECTOR N.	Ⅲ	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Journey to the Wonderland	N.P.B.	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Manhattan Sports Club	simon	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
MA-SSA-RA	natural bear	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Mighty Guy -Long Version-	CHIHOMI	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Motion	SPARKER	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Onion Ring	HIROYUKI NAMBA	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
REGRET	Ryo & Q-Mex 5	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
SNOW AFTERNOON	UNIVERS 6	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
STEAM AND DREAM	V.C.O.	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
SUN BEAM	NAHJEE	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
USAO-KUN	THE RABBITS	KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX

External Link

• KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX official site (mirrored)