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== General Information ==
== General Information ==
* The only IIDX style to have either a full video or overlays for every new song.
* Interface has lots of light blues. The scrolling backgrounds also include clouds and a sky motif.
* All avex trax licenses prior to [[AC IIDX RED|IIDX RED]] have been removed.
* First beatmania IIDX game where the difficulty system have been revamped, which was still used to this day:
* First beatmania IIDX arcade game since [[AC 3rd style|3rd style]] to remove songs but not revive any.
** The difficulty scale has been expanded to Level 12; most songs rated above 7 have been rescaled to this new difficulty meter.
** LIGHT and 7KEYS/14KEYS were respectively renamed to NORMAL and HYPER. Both these and ANOTHER can be freely selected under one game mode called STANDARD.
** First beatmania IIDX arcade game where ANOTHER charts are given individual ratings.
** All difficulty levels for a song are listed now when a song is highlighted, as opposed to just listing the currently selected difficulty level.
** Failing a song under Level 5 will not cause a premature game over.
* Modifiers have also been changed:
** HI-SPEED settings now range from 0.5 to 4.0 at .5 step intervals.
** HIDDEN+ and SUDDEN+ are now selectable modifiers.  Acting as an in-game towel mode, you can hold Start as the song begins and spin the turntable to set the amount of Hidden or Sudden you want to use. A grey bar will cover up the portion of the screen you choose.  These can be combined for HID+/SUD+, but would have to be set for the same distance on both parts of the screen.
** First beatmania IIDX arcade game with RANDOM+. It can be unlocked through a code, though using the modifier will not save any scores.
* Only beatmania IIDX style to have either a full video or overlays for every new song.
* Last beatmania IIDX arcade game until [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]] with no new licenses.
* Last beatmania IIDX arcade game until [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]] with no new licenses.
* Last beatmania IIDX style to have hidden GAME OPTIONS on the title screen.
* Last beatmania IIDX style to have hidden GAME OPTIONS on the title screen.
* First beatmania IIDX arcade game since [[AC 3rd style|3rd style]] to remove songs but not revive any.
** All avex trax licenses prior to [[AC IIDX RED|IIDX RED]] have been removed.
* All new songs had a brand new title card font.
* All new songs had a brand new title card font.
* [[AGEHA]] and [[RED ZONE]] have unique videos now.
* [[AGEHA]] and [[RED ZONE]] have unique videos now.
* Interface has lots of light blues. The scrolling backgrounds also include clouds and a sky motif.
* The default system BGM is composed by [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]].
* Full combo has a rising blue splash.
**  The background music for the Select Music screen can be chosen via [[IIDX Wave]], an eAMUSEMENT exclusive. Choices include music from [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]], [[Tomosuke Funaki|TOMOSUKE]], and [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ Yoshitaka]], as well as background BGM from 7th style onwards.
* RANDOM+ is unlockable.
* eAMUSEMENT support for beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ended on March 8th, 2006.
* eAMUSEMENT support for beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY ended on March 8th, 2006.
** Similar to [[AC pnm 11|pop'n music 11]], this is an extremely rare case where the service for one BEMANI game ends before its next installment. HAPPY SKY's follow-up, [[AC DistorteD|DistorteD]], wouldn't be out for another week.
** Similar to [[AC pnm 11|pop'n music 11]], this is an extremely rare case where the service for one BEMANI game ends before its next installment. HAPPY SKY's follow-up, [[AC DistorteD|DistorteD]], wouldn't be out for another week.
* Total number of songs: 369
* Total number of songs: 369
== Changes ==
* beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY marks what appears to be a new chapter in the series, with numerous changes to the difficulty ranking system and modifiers:
** LIGHT was renamed to NORMAL, and 7KEY/14KEY was renamed to HYPER. ANOTHER is left unchanged.
** The difficulty scale, which previously ranged from Level 1 to Level 8+, has been expanded to Level 12. Most songs rated above 7 have been rescaled to this new difficulty meter.
** ANOTHER charts are now individually rated.
** HI-SPEED settings now range from 0.5 to 4.0 at .5 step intervals.
** HIDDEN+ and SUDDEN+ are now selectable modifiers.  Acting as an in-game towel mode, you can hold Start as the song begins and spin the turntable to set the amount of Hidden or Sudden you want to use. A grey bar will cover up the portion of the screen you choose.  These can be combined for HID+/SUD+, but would have to be set for the same distance on both parts of the screen.
** All difficulty levels for a song are listed now when a song is highlighted, as opposed to just listing the currently selected difficulty level.
** The LIGHT7 and 7KEYS modes have been combined together into a new mode called STANDARD, allowing you to freely switch between NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts as you wish.
*** You are guaranteed at least two songs if the first song you fail is rated 5 or lower.
** [[e-AMUSEMENT|eAMUSEMENT]] only:
*** The background music for the Select Music screen can be chosen via [[IIDX Wave]]. Choices include music from [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]], [[Tomosuke Funaki|TOMOSUKE]], and [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ Yoshitaka]], as well as background BGM from 7th style onwards.


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== Staff Information ==
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