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== June == | == June == | ||
* June 26th: ''beatmania 2ndMIX complete'' is released. It contains all the songs from beatmania and beatmania 2ndMIX, | * June 26th: ''beatmania 2ndMIX complete'' is released. It contains all the songs from beatmania and beatmania 2ndMIX, instrumental versions of some of the vocal songs, and a long version of [[Deep Clear Eyes]]. | ||
== July == | == July == | ||
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== September == | == September == | ||
* September 26th: [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] is released to arcades, the first game in the DanceDanceRevolution series. Series legend [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]] makes his debut, and would continue to contribute to DDR and other BEMANI games for the next 15 years. | * September 26th: [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] is released to arcades, the first game in the DanceDanceRevolution series. | ||
** Series legend [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]] makes his debut, and would continue to contribute to DDR and other BEMANI games for the next 15 years. | |||
* September 28th: [[AC bm 3rd|beatmania 3rdMIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | * September 28th: [[AC bm 3rd|beatmania 3rdMIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
** Graphic artist [[Gyo Eguchi|VJ GYO]] makes his BEMANI debut in this game. | |||
* September 28th: [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] is released, the first game in the pop'n music series. It ran on BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE, the same hardware as beatmania. | * September 28th: [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] is released, the first game in the pop'n music series. It ran on BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE, the same hardware as beatmania. | ||
** Composer/singer [[Kiyotaka Sugimoto]] and singer [[Sanae Shintani]] both make their BEMANI debuts. | |||
** Graphic/CG designer [[Tomoko Shiono]] also makes her BEMANI debut. | |||
== October == | == October == | ||
* October 1st: [[CS bm|beatmania CS]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. It also includes a bonus disc called YebisuMIX, which contains nine brand-new songs. | * October 1st: [[CS bm|beatmania CS]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. It also includes a bonus disc called YebisuMIX, which contains nine brand-new songs. | ||
** Veteran KONAMI composer [[Hiroyuki Togo]] makes his BEMANI debut. | |||
* October 10th: ''beatmania Original CD'' is released, containing all the new songs from YebisuMIX. It was included with ''beatmania Consumer Guide'' book. | * October 10th: ''beatmania Original CD'' is released, containing all the new songs from YebisuMIX. It was included with ''beatmania Consumer Guide'' book. | ||
* October 23rd: [[beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA]], the first KONAMI-published album that includes BEMANI songs that isn't a soundtrack/remix album, is released. As the name applies, it contains songs composed by [[Tomoki Hirata]]. | * October 23rd: [[beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA]], the first KONAMI-published album that includes BEMANI songs that isn't a soundtrack/remix album, is released. As the name applies, it contains songs composed by [[Tomoki Hirata]]. | ||