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For the first time ever, beatmania did not receive a numbered sequel this year, opting instead to do another [[AC bm complete 2|compilation game]] and a few spinoff games. KONAMI experimented with the franchise both in the arcade and at home. [[AC bm Club|beatmania ClubMIX]] focused mainly on licensed club music, [[AC bm DREAMS COME TRUE|beatmania featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]] focused on the Japanese band of the same name, and [[AC bm CORE REMIX|beatmania CORE REMIX]]'s songlist almost exclusively contained remixes of songs from [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] and [[AC bm 2nd|beatmania 2ndMIX]], along with their original versions. Home exclusive title [[CS bm GOTTA 2|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX2 ~Going Global~]] featured a wide variety of genres, as well as longer songs than the typical beatmania series standard, with several songs running up to two minutes long.
For the first time ever, beatmania did not receive a numbered sequel this year, opting instead to do another [[AC bm complete 2|compilation game]] and a few spinoff games. KONAMI experimented with the franchise both in the arcade and at home. [[AC bm Club|beatmania ClubMIX]] focused mainly on licensed club music, [[AC bm DREAMS COME TRUE|beatmania featuring DREAMS COME TRUE]] focused on the Japanese band of the same name, and [[AC bm CORE REMIX|beatmania CORE REMIX]]'s songlist almost exclusively contained remixes of songs from [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] and [[AC bm 2nd|beatmania 2ndMIX]], along with their original versions. Home exclusive title [[CS bm GOTTA 2|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX2 ~Going Global~]] featured a wide variety of genres, as well as longer songs than the typical beatmania series standard, with several songs running up to two minutes long.


DanceDanceRevolution, meanwhile, saw expansion into Korea, with two Korean versions based on '''DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX''': [[AC DDR 3rd VER.KOREA|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX VER.KOREA]] and [[AC DDR 3rd Ver.KOREA2|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX Ver.KOREA2]]. These games contained brand-new licenses, the former game's licenses even appearing in a later [[AC DDR 3rd PLUS|Japanese arcade release]].
DanceDanceRevolution, meanwhile, saw expansion into Korea, with two Korean versions based on DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX: [[AC DDR 3rd VER.KOREA|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX VER.KOREA]] and [[AC DDR 3rd Ver.KOREA2|DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX Ver.KOREA2]]. These games contained brand-new licenses, the former game's licenses even appearing in a later [[AC DDR 3rd PLUS|Japanese arcade release]].


pop'n music had its own spinoffs with two games containing popular anime licenses: [[AC pnm Animelo|pop'n music アニメロ]] and  
pop'n music had its own spinoffs with two games containing popular anime licenses: [[AC pnm Animelo|pop'n music アニメロ]] and  
[[AC pnm Animelo 2|pop'n music アニメロ2号]]. It also received a Disney license spin-off game, [[AC pnm MICKEY|pop'n music MICKEY TUNES]].
[[AC pnm Animelo 2|pop'n music アニメロ2号]]. It also received a Disney license spin-off game, [[AC pnm MICKEY|pop'n music MICKEY TUNES]].


GUITARFREAKS & drummania didn't receive any spinoff games, though they did get something quite big by the end of the year; full session connectivity. [[AC GF3|GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX]] & [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] were the first games in their respective series to have ''Session Mode'', allowing as many as three players to play together: one on drums, one on guitar, and one on bass. While limited originally, the sequel [[AC_GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]] allowed Session Play for ''all'' of its brand-new songs, a tradition that is still followed in the series to this day. Future big-name BEMANI artist [[Tomosuke Funaki]] made his debut in drummania 2ndMIX, adding to the series his own unique sound of lounge and house to the series.
GUITARFREAKS & drummania didn't receive any spinoff games, though they did get something quite big by the end of the year; full session connectivity. [[AC GF3|GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX]] & [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] were the first games in their respective series to have ''Session Mode'', allowing as many as three players to play together: one on drums, one on guitar, and one on bass. While limited originally, the sequel [[AC GF4DM3|GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX & drummania 3rdMIX]] allowed Session Play for ''all'' of its brand-new songs, a tradition that is still followed in the series to this day. Future big-name BEMANI artist [[Tomosuke Funaki]] made his debut in drummania 2ndMIX, adding to the series his own unique sound of lounge and house to the series.


drummania also marked a big milestone for KONAMI as a whole. Its whole port, [[CS DM|drummania CS]], was actually one of the launch titles for the Japanese PlayStation 2 launch in Japan, making it the first (and so far only) BEMANI game to be a launch title for a video game system.
drummania also marked a big milestone for KONAMI as a whole. Its whole port, [[CS DM|drummania CS]], was actually one of the launch titles for the Japanese PlayStation 2 launch in Japan, making it the first (and so far only) BEMANI game to be a launch title for a video game system.

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