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* Last pop'n music game to feature the original GAME OVER screen that had been since the [[PnM_AC_1|very first game]]. | * Last pop'n music game to feature the original GAME OVER screen that had been since the [[PnM_AC_1|very first game]]. | ||
* First pop'n music game with EX notecharts. Much like when HYPER charts were introduced, few songs have them. Unlike later games, EX charts are only playable in the new EXtra Stage. | * First pop'n music game with EX notecharts. Much like when HYPER charts were introduced, few songs have them. Unlike later games, EX charts are only playable in the new EXtra Stage. | ||
* First (and only) arcade pop'n music game with FREE MODE 2, which keeps track of the number of GREATs, GOODs, and BADs you have. ([[ | * First (and only) arcade pop'n music game with FREE MODE 2, which keeps track of the number of GREATs, GOODs, and BADs you have. ([[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] onward, however, shows these stats in almost every mode.) You only have two songs, but you can play the same song twice, a first in the series. | ||
* All songs prior to [[PnM_AC_4|pop'n music 4]] have been removed due to memory limitations. Every pop'n music arcade game through [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]] would continue to only have the current songlist and the previous game's. (Except in the case of licenses and songs in courses.) When [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]] came out and the series switched to VIPER hardware, near all of the previously removed songs would be revived. | * All songs prior to [[PnM_AC_4|pop'n music 4]] have been removed due to memory limitations. Every pop'n music arcade game through [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]] would continue to only have the current songlist and the previous game's. (Except in the case of licenses and songs in courses.) When [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]] came out and the series switched to VIPER hardware, near all of the previously removed songs would be revived. | ||
* All pop'n music 4 songs received new song backgrounds (though a few songs used backdrops from 4 for their backgrounds), as well as their own MISS and FEVER! background. | * All pop'n music 4 songs received new song backgrounds (though a few songs used backdrops from 4 for their backgrounds), as well as their own MISS and FEVER! background. |