CS pnm 9

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pop'n music Japanese CS releases

Sony PlayStation & PlayStation 2

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 12 Iroha - 13 Carnival - 14 FEVER! - Best Hits!

Animation Melody - Puzzle Dama - DISNEY TUNES

Sony PlayStation Portable

pop'n portable - pop'n portable 2

Sega Dreamcast

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Nintendo GameBoy Color

GB pop'n - GB Animation Melody - GB DISNEY TUNES

PC

pop'n Da!! - pop'n Be-Mouse - pop'n Lively

Other

BEMANI MIX - i-αppli - pop'n Wii - Utacchi - pop'n rhythmin

pop'n music foreign CS releases

Beat'n Groovy - pop'n music - pop'n rhythm pop'n mobile - pop'n mobile 2

pop'n music 9 CS

Release Information

• Release date: February 19th, 2004
• Retail value: 6,800 yen (original release)

General Information / Changes

• Only PlayStation 2 pop'n music game with preview songs for the next arcade pop'n music title.
• First CS pop'n music game with ee'MALL transplants.
• First CS pop'n music game that allows you use to play as almost all the characters, not just the ones new to the game and unlockable songs from the previous CS game.
  • It's also the first to let you play as TV/ANIME characters, though they need to be unlocked.
• First CS pop'n music game to not have all the hidden arcade songs from the previous CS game carried over to the next.
  • It's also the first to not bring over all of the CS crossovers from its corresponding arcade counterpart back over to its CS release.
• First CS pop'n music game to contain HI-SPEED X6.
  • Only CS pop'n music game to contain HI-SPEED X8.
• Last CS pop'n music game in which you must play songs in ARCADE to play them in FREE MODE (by default, only MISSA is playable), as well as individually unlock all EX charts through EXtra STAGE.
• FREE MODE and TRAINING MODE are separate modes once again.
  • As such, scores achieved in TRAINING MODE no longer save.
• First CS pop'n music game with MARATHON MODE.
• Difficulty levels for songs are based on pop'n music 10, not the arcade version of pop'n music 9.
• Total songs: 111

Staff Information

• pop'n music CS 9 Original Soundtrack

Inital Songlist

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
TV/ANIME
CATS	CAT'S EYE	♪♪♪♪♪	144	Rave girl [TV&ANIME]	9	11	23	30	12	21
009	誰がために	竹内　浩明	132	Mimi [TV&ANIME-009]	6	12	34	-	11	30
OBA Q	新オバケのQ太郎	ふじのマナミ	116	Nyami [TV&ANIME-OBAQ]	5	13	21	32	9	20
HONE HONE	ホネホネロック	D-crew+1	180	hone nyami	5	14	26	33	12	25
ナニワ (NANIWA)	Somebody Stole My Gal	♪♪♪♪♪	208-217	P-1&P-2 [TV&ANIME]	9	14	27	28	11	15
HIGHSO	IN THE MOOD	♪♪♪♪♪	172	MEBAE [TV&ANIME]	7	17	24	-	9	19
A.I.おばあちゃん (A.I.OBAACHAN)	コンピューターおばあちゃん	V.C.O. featuring Alt	150	Alt [TV&ANIME]	12	18	25	35	16	24
pop'n music 9
MISSA	Requiem	St.Naya~n	80-112	MeMe [9]	7	9	19	-	8	15
俺ポップ (ORE POP)	垂直OK!	Jimmy Weckl feat. 岩志太郎	130	Bronson [9]	4	10	24	-	12	20
FRENCH BOSSA	COQUETTE	SAKURAI yasushi feat. SAORI	154	BELLE [9]	7	10	25	-	14	27
PASTORAL	森の鼓動	N.A.R.D	98	Silvia [9]	7	11	23	28	10	23
TAIGA DRAMA	雪の華	NAYA~N交響楽団	35-118	Kagetora [9]	8	12	25	29	7	16
CHOCO POP	GOODBYE CHOCOLATE KISS	Lab Pop Orange	130	RIE♥chan [9]	8	12	27	36	16	30
SHOWA BOOGIE WOOGIE	ラブラブギウギ♥	亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat.MAKI	190	kurumi [9]	7	14	32	-	15	26
COSSACK	ロシアのおみやげ	Next file feat.Mercey	60-250	Ivan [9]	9	15	29	-	15	30
COUNTRY BEATS	今日は今日でえがったなゃ	とどのすけとめたろう	145	MC.TOME [9]	10	15	30	37	11	18
WINTER DANCE	White Eve	さな	125	TSURARA [9]	8	15	31	37	9	13
HYPER J-POP 2	North Wind	TËЯRA	145	JUDY [9]	7	15	31	38	19	31
PHILLY SOUL	ヨコシマ・カラー・ベイビー	SENAX	120	Nina [9]	8	16	24	29	15	25
BIO MIRACLE	ぼくってウパ?	Mr.T	128	UPA [9]	10	16	24	31	20	23
TABLA'N BASS	ナタラディーン	Q-Mex	156	NaN [9]	6	16	26	29	15	26
CHILDREN POP	twinkle song	Oh,la,la!	90-180	Annie [9]	6	16	27	-	12	31
COWGIRL SONG	コヨーテの行方 (ゆくえ)	good-cool feat. 山下直子	124	Ema [9]	9	16	28	38	22	36
CYBER ROCKABILLY	ダイナミック! アトミック! スペース・カウ・ボーイズ＆ガールズ ~ver.1~	新堂敦士	147-154	FORCE [9]	8	16	32	39	12	25
MODS	2tone	Love And Zest	170	Jeff [9]	9	16	35	-	13	25
DEPA FUNK	デパ地下のお話	School	130	SOUJI [9]	8	17	30	40	15	31
PRIDE	掌の革命	Kiyommy + Seiya	132	Mary [9]	9	17	27	35	11	25
DARKNESS 2	禁じられた契約	フレディ波多江とエレハモニカ	110-150	Zizz [9]	8	17	31	-	15	22
CAROL	Filament Circus	パーキッツ	98	Poet [9]	5	18	24	29	11	20
GIRLS ROCK	☆shining☆	りゆ&のりあ	185	Bis子 [9]	9	18	35	39	12	18
ROCK FUSION	Tower of the Sun	ナヤ～ン feat. 野獣王国	186	BoB 2002 [9]	16	19	28	-	13	21
PEACH IDOL	ドキドキ妄想空回りシンドローム（ドキ・カラ）	秋葉レイ	155	KIRARA [9]	12	19	33	37	13	24
HIPUNK	cobalt	Des-ROW・組スペシアル	145-175	HAYATO [9]	16	23	34	36	19	40
HIP ROCK 2	男々道	Des-ROW・組	156-240	六 [9]	10	26	36	40	20	35
pop'n music 9 LONG songs
SUPER EURO LONG	WE TWO ARE ONE (LONG)	Lala Moore	160	Elle [4-1P]	14	15	32	35	-	-
MISTY LONG	blue moon sea	N.A.R.D. feat. Lala Moore	120	Kagome [7-1P]	10	18	26	40	-	-
SWEDISH LONG	カモミール・バスルーム (LONG)	常盤ゆう	155-168	risette [7-1P]	11	23	33	-	-	-
pop'n music 8
SUBURBIA	une lettle de mon copain	aprésmidi	135	SANAE♥chan [8]	8	16	22	-	8	15
HARD COUNTRY	JET WORLD	♪♪♪♪♪	138	Mr.B.BONE [8]	8	19	28	-	14	22
SPECIAL COOKING	100sec. Kitchen Battle!!	Orange Lounge	88-178 (N) 11-178 (H)	Mimi/Nyami [8-SPECIAL COOKING]	8	24	36	-	11	21
pop'n music 8 CS
LATIN ENKA	ロマンス	丸山和嘉	113	むぎばたけ [CS8]	8	11	22	-	12	20
LONELY	Artemis	.KoMoToMoK.	130	May-Fa [CS8]	7	12	24	29	14	31
SWISH	桃色♥時限爆弾	Haya-P & Maru	140	Matilda [CS8]	8	13	26	31	18	29
MIRACLE 2	はぴはぴGROOVE!!〜あなたにおちるスパイラル〜	堀川ひとみ	140-280	小山明美 [CS8]	10	13	27	-	14	25
CLASSIC 8	Line Times	Waldeus vön Dovjak	60-210	HAMANOV [CS1-1P]	9	15	31	43	15	36
HOT ROCK	Cryin'	SASEBO BROTHERS	131	MAKOTO [5-3P]	10	19	29	-	19	23
Older pop'n music songs
ALLEGRIA	クチビル	中山マミ	124	José [5]	5	7	23	25	8	-
CINEMA	映画「SICILLIANA」のテーマ	Q-Mex	125	Kevin [5]	4	9	20	-	7	-
US DANCEPOP	WITHOUT YOU AROUND	GEILA Z.	130	JUDY [5]	4	11	24	28	12	-
LATIN POP	In a Grow	Noriko Fukushima	120	OLIVIA [5]	6	12	20	28	18	-
TECHNO POP	Electronic Fill	Windslope	121	KRAFT [1]	7	13	18	-	10	14
CARTOON	TOON MANIAC	Theme from "TOON MANIA"	160	Henry [4]	6	14	27	-	19	-
LESSON	POP-STEP-UP	SOUNDROID	130	Mimi [5]	9	15	30	-	22	-
SPECIAL ENDING	Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music!	Popper Head	?	Rave girl [4]	14	17	27	-	16	-
DISCO GIRLS	HONEまで♡トゥナイト	good-cool feat.Mickin' Tackin'	130	YUKI [4]	7	18	26	-	12	-
SOUNDTRACK	宇宙船Q-Mex	Q-Mex	128	P1&P2 [3]	8	18	27	35	13	-

CS Original Songs

• SLY / Tokyo Traffic Report / ナメカワキミヲとザ・ハイターズ (Morry vs. SUIT) - 11 / 25
• SILKY / 流星模様 / 浅井裕子 (AGEHA) - 11 / 22 / 27
• FOLK SOUL 2 / 蝶になれ / 兎 usagi (Mary) - 12 / 26
• UK POP'80 / We get it together / ミッキー・マサシ (SHARK) - 12 / 28 / 40
• NEOMOTOWN / Sunny Sunday's Sky / Ariko Shimada (Lucy) - 13 / 24
• BEAT ROCK / LAZY GIRL / KMJ太郎 (Hugh) - 14 / 27 / 34
• LOVERS POP / いいひと / 岡めぐみ (Ruri) - 14 / 27 / 33
• SNAPPY / CLOVER / Rabbit's Foot (TSUBASA) - 15 / 23 / 32
• TOYBOX / redraw lots / マロンちゃん (TOBY-S) - 16 / 30 / 35
• TAKKYU BOOGIE / Ping Pong Boogie / School (HOSHIO) - 16 / 28 /34
• EMOTIONAL / Loveholic / Sana (KILI) - 16 / 25 / 37
• TWEET / うぐいす / パーキッツ (Poet) - 17 / 27 / 35
• GIRLS BAND 2 / Bitter Sweets / THREEP (Alice) - 18 / 34 / 36
• INFINITY / kaleidoscope / ASparagus (Robitz) - 19 / 32 / 39
• SLASH BEATS / New Sensation / 新堂敦士 (Ash) - 25 / 36 / 41

Gambler de Z (ギャンブラーZ) unlocks

Like the arcade version, pop'n music 9 CS's unlocks system is Gambler de Z, in which you control an 8-bit TORU KAMIKAZE around a labyrinth, unlocking chests, finding money, and battling bosses. (A chiptune version of The theme of GAMBLER Z even plays during the event. However, a chiptune version of はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー plays on WARUDOC's floor (? Floor))

After a round of play in any ARCADE mode, you will be given a select amount of die. How many you get depends on how many stages are cleared in the round beforehand: 3 maximum for a regular round of NORMAL/BATTLE/CHALLENGE (no EXtra Stage), and 4 for clearing a round of EXPERT/CHALLENGE with EXtra Stage. The first two/three die are regular die, while the final one acts as a multiplier. (For example, if you have 4 die and get 1, 2, 2, and then 3, you'll move 15 spaces.)

Occasionally TORU KAMIKAZE will encounter a chest, which will feature one of several items: money (which rewards you with nothing), a character, or even a brand-new song. TORU KAMIKAZE can also encounter a pop'n music 10 or an ee'MALL arcade machine, where you will be forced to play the pop'n music 10 or ee'MALL before unlocking it (pass or fail). Your turn ends immediately after the the pop'n music 10 or ee'MALL song is played and unlocked, regardless of how many dice spaces were remaining prior to the unlock. There are multiple branching paths as well; please use this map for further details. Aside from boss battles (which are explained in more detail below), all items are random in their placement on the map.

At the end of your run, regardless of the path you take, you will encounter a boss battle, in which you will be forced to play a chart to unlock for permanent play. If you clear the chart, you'll unlock it instantly. Fail to, and you'll still hurt the opponent a bit, but you'll forced to try again on the next round of play until you either clear the chart, or battle the boss enough times to obtain the chart anyway. (Note that defeated bosses do not return on your next playthrough of that branch.)

Note that you must defeat all six bosses first before you can fight WARUDOC, who will always be the seventh and last boss, regardless of what route you take on your seventh play. Defeat WARUDOC to unlock MARATHON MODE for play.

AC 9

• HI-TEN K-MIX / 어찌됐든 / Ahn Sungyoon (MZD) - 15 / 27 / 32
• SOFT ROCK from IIDX / Secret tale / dj nagureo feat.新谷さなえ (SANAE♥chan) - 16 / 24
• POPS ENCHOLE / I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU / Q-MEX (POPPERS) - 16 / 36
• ROCK GUITAR / ABSOLUTE / dj TAKA feat.good-cool (TRAN) - 17 / 31 / 40
• DES-NAWA / 夢添うてぃ (desmix) / Des-ROW (MZD) - 18 / 32
• SHOWA KAYO REMIX / 林檎と蜂蜜 (美味しさ倍増MIX) / APPLE MAN (MZD) - 18 / 35
• MELLOW REMIX / 光の季節 / 新谷さなえ (MZD) - 19 / 26
• OI punk 0 / ブタパンチのテーマ / ブタパンチ (uowo) - 24 / 37 / 42

CS 9

• TEARS / Angel Fish / ToMo K. (tetra) - 10 / 21 / 28
• NOSTALGIC / ２５時ノ悪戯 / 足立美幸 (poto) - 12 / 26
• CITY POP 2 / わたしのからだ / 2Days (Elle) - 13 / 26
• NURSERY / もりへいこうよ / もりのおんがくたい (pretty) - 15 / 24
• DANDY / この夜を越えろ！ ～Break The Night～ / 植松和俊 (Furlong) - 15 / 26
• ENERGY ROCK / 夢と現実 / P-4 laboratory (JAGUAR*B) - 16 / 29 / 38
• CLASSIC 9 / Hell? or Heaven? / Waldeus vön dovjak (HAMANOV) - 23 / 35 / 42

pop'n music CS Crossovers

• JAZZY / Get on that train / Q-Mex (CHARLY) - 17
• POSITIVE / Candy Blue / 浅井裕子 (sunny) - 17
• BOSSA / coastline / カルロス・ユーイチ & Muddy Brown (OLIVIA) - 12
• MOTOR5 / くちうるさいママ / プチさな (Kobe) - 13 / 23 / 27
• PROGRE / penta-mode / asparagus (SYLVESTER) - 22
• SKY / それから / パーキッツ (Poet) - 16 / 24
• SWING / 今夜、森をぬけて / Sana (SANAE-chan) - 14 / 24
• PUMP / ステテコ捨てて行こう / School (Machuchu) - 17 / 30
• MODE / お天気とチョコレート / パーキッツ (Candy) - 20 / 24

pop'n music 10 Previews

• HAMA-SKA / 青春スタイル in 2003 / 亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 feat. ワタナベマサキ (FOXY) - 15 / 25 / 32
• CORE GROOVE / THE PLACE TO BE / Des-ROW feat. 真言 (MISAKI) - 17 / 27 / 35
• ZEN-JAZZ / 明鏡止水 / TOMOSUKE feat.あさき (ikkei) - 22 / 36 / 40

Long Versions

• FRENCH POP J LONG / une fille dans la pluie / 新谷さなえ (SANAE♥chan) - 13 / 23
• CELT LONG / 水中家族のテーマ / パーキッツ (Poet) - 15 / 32
• SYMPATHY LONG / Usual Days / EGOISTIC LEMONTEA (SUMIRE) - 17 / 32
• HARD ROCK LONG / SA-DA-ME / good-cool feat.すわひでお (YOSHIO) - 17 / 35
• PURE LONG / セイシュンing / くまのきよみ (nanako&soramame) - 18 / 33 / 36
• PRELUDE LONG / Streams / Waldeous vön dovjak (Edward) - 20 / 40
• HIP ROCK LONG / 大見解 / Des-ROW・組 (六) - 26 / 35 / 39

ee'MALL

• JET COASTER / jet coaster☆girl / TOMOSUKE feat. Three Berry Icecream (YURI*chan) - 12 / 23 / 33
• TRANCE / Colors / dj TAKA (TRAN) - 15 / 33 / 39
• HYPER J-POP 3 / 1/6 billionth / TËЯRA (JUDY) - 18 / 35 / 39
• PUNK / そっと。 / 鈴木愛 (Nyami) - 21 / 30 / 34

Others

• ANIME HERO / The theme of GAMBLER Z / words:RYO song:NARAMCHA (TORU KAMIKAZE) - 12 / 17
• ANIME HERO R / はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー / さくし:RYO うた:水木一郎 (HIROSHI JINGU) - 14 / 35 / 40

Expert Courses

• Suwa course (すわコース) - defeat poto.
• Sana course (サナコース) - defeat SUMIRE.
• Parquets course (パーキッツコース) - defeat MZD.
• Des-ROW course (デスロウコース) - defeat JAQUAR*B.
• CLASSIC 2 course (クラシック2コース) - defeat uowo.
• Usagi-san course (ウサギさんコース) - defeat TRAN.
• HELL the 9 course - defeat WARUDOC.

Hidden Charts

• DEPA FUNK [EX] - obtain entry card 1.
• CARTOON [H] - obtain entry card 2.
• CYBER ROCKABILLY [EX] - obtain entry card 3.
• DISCO GIRLS [H] - obtain entry card 4.
• SPECIAL ENDING [H] - obtain entry card 5.
• US DANCEPOP [H] [EX] - obtain entry card 6.
• CINEMA [H] - obtain entry card 7.
• SOUNDTRACK [H] [EX] - obtain entry card 8.
• HIP ROCK 2 [EX] - obtain entry card 9.
• ALLERGIA [H] [EX] - obtain entry card 10.
• LATIN POP [H] [EX] - obtain entry card 12.
• NOSTALGIC [H] - defeat poto.
• SYMPATHY LONG [H] - defeat SUMIRE.
• HI-TEN K-MIX [EX] - defeat MZD.
• ENERGY ROCK [EX] - defeat JAGUAR*B.
• OI punk 0 [EX] - defeat uowo.
• TRANCE [EX] - defeat TRAN.
• ANIME HERO R [H] [EX] - defeat WARUDOC.

Characters

• ALT [TV] - obtain entry card 11.
• RAVE GIRL [ANIME] - obtain entry card 13.
• P-1&P-2 [TV] - obtain entry card 14.
• hone nyami [ANIME] - obtain entry card 15.
• MEBAE [TV] - obtain entry card 16.
• Nyami (OBAQ) [ANIME]- obtain entry card 17.
• Mimi (009) [ANIME] - obtain entry card 20.
• MZD [9] - defeat MZD.
• uowo [6-2P] - defeat uowo.
• WARUDOC [6] - defeat WARUDOC.

Modifiers

• Hi-SPEEDx6/8 - obtain entry card 18.
• STAGE POP/CHARA POP - obtain entry card 19.
• S-RANDOM - obtain entry card 21.

Mode

• MARATHON MODE: defeat WARUDOC.

Expert Courses

• ファンシーコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / パストラル - フレンチボッサ - キャロル - チルドレンポップ
Ｈ / ★★★ / パストラル（Ｈ） - フレンチボッサ（Ｈ） - キャロル（Ｈ） - チルドレンポップ（Ｈ）

• ダンサーコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / プライド - ハイパーＪポップ２ - フィリーソウル - ウインターダンス
Ｈ / ★★★★ / プライド（Ｈ） - ハイパーＪポップ２（Ｈ） - フィリーソウル（Ｈ） - ウインターダンス（Ｈ）

• アッパーコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / チョコポップ - ピーチアイドル - 昭和ブギウギ - ガールズロック
Ｈ / ★★★★ / チョコポップ（Ｈ） - ピーチアイドル（Ｈ） - 昭和ブギウギ（Ｈ） - ガールズロック（Ｈ）

• ミステリーコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / オバＱ - タブランベース - ホネホネ - ダークネス２
Ｈ / ★★★★ / オバＱ（Ｈ） - タブランベース（Ｈ） - ホネホネ（Ｈ） - ダークネス２（Ｈ） - カントリーコース
Ｎ / ★★ / カントリービーツ - ハードカントリー - カウガールソング - サイバーロカビリー
Ｈ / ★★★★ / カントリービーツ（Ｈ） - ハードカントリー（Ｈ） - カウガールソング（Ｈ） - サイバーロカビリー（Ｈ）

• ギターコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / ロックフュージョン - モッズ - デパファンク - ハイパンク
Ｈ / ★★★★ / ロックフュージョン（Ｈ） - モッズ（Ｈ） - デパファンク（Ｈ） - ハイパンク（Ｈ）

• ファインコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / ネオモータウン - トゥイート - スナッピー - ガールズバンド２
Ｈ / ★★★★ / ネオモータウン（Ｈ） - トゥイート（Ｈ） - スナッピー（Ｈ） - ガールズバンド２（Ｈ）

• すわコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / パンプ - デパファンク - ハードロック LONG
Ｈ / ★★★★ / パンプ（Ｈ） - デパファンク（Ｈ） - ハードロック LONG（Ｈ）

• サナコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / スウィング - ソフトロック from IIDX - フレンチポップＪ LONG
Ｈ / ★★★ / スウィング（Ｈ） - ソフトロック from IIDX（Ｈ） - フレンチポップＪ LONG（Ｈ）

• パーキッツコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / モード - スカイ - ケルト LONG
Ｈ / ★★★★ / モード（Ｈ） - スカイ（Ｈ） - ケルト LONG（Ｈ）

• デスロウコース
  

Ｎ / ★★★ / オキナワREMIX - ヒップロック２ - ヒップロック LONG
Ｈ / ★★★★ / オキナワREMIX（Ｈ） - ヒップロック２（Ｈ） - ヒップロック LONG（Ｈ）

• クラシックコース３
  

Ｎ / ★★ / クラシック８ - クラシック９ - プレリュード LONG
Ｈ / ★★★★★ / クラシック８（Ｈ） - クラシック９（Ｈ） - プレリュード LONG（Ｈ）

• ウサギさんコース
  

Ｎ / ★★ / フォークソウル２ - ナーサリー - シンパシー LONG
Ｈ / ★★★★ / フォークソウル２（Ｈ） - ナーサリー（Ｈ） - シンパシー LONG（Ｈ）

• ヘル９コース
  

EX / ★★★★★ / サイバーロカビリー（ＥＸ） - デパファンク（ＥＸ） - ヒップロック２（ＥＸ） - オイパンク０（ＥＸ）

Unlocking Information

For those who do not wish to go for the unlock system, you can turn it off and unlock songs over time. Only time in ARCADE MODE playing songs counts towards time.

• 4 hours: Hi-SPEEDX6/8, STAGE POP, CHARA POP, S-RANDOM
• 4.5 hours: Older AC songs
• 5 hours: Hidden AC and CS songs
• 5.5 hours: Hidden LONG versions
• 6 hours: Hidden REMIXs
• 6.5 hours: Hidden EXPERT courses
• 7.5 hours: ee'MALL songs
• 8 hours: pop'n music 10 preview songs
• 8.5 hours: ANIME/TV characters
• 9 hours: Hidden charts
• cup-kun [9] - obtain more than 1800 stars in FREE to unlock this character.

MARATHON MODE

MARATHON MODE is unlocked after finishing the Gambler de Z (ギャンブラーZ) unlock system, either through time release or completing the event proper.

As the name suggestions, MARATHON MODE is a run through all of pop'n music 9's songs back to back on a difficulty of the player's choosing (5 BUTTON, 9 BUTTON, HYPER, or EX), in order of increasing difficulty (if multiple songs have the same difficulty level, it goes by note count). LONGs count as two songs.

As opposed to the usual GROOVE GAUGE, you are instead given 50 lives, with each BAD taking one away; losing all of them will result in failure. Lives are fully replenished after reaching checkpoints every set number of songs, depending on the difficulty: six songs for 5 BUTTON/9 BUTTON, and every three songs for HYPER/EX). The player's progress is automatically saved at each checkpoint and can be resumed at any time, even after failing, until it is overwritten by a new MARATHON MODE playthrough, a new checkpoint, or by clearing MARATHON MODE. FEVER! is achieved with a current combo count of 100 or more (it carries between songs).

Codes

You can also temporarily unlock the above at the title screen, which must be re-entered every time you play ARCADE or FREE. Unlike most pop'n music games, songs played in any ARCADE mode with these codes on WILL save in FREE and TRAINING (though only the chart of that song will sometimes). The buttons correspond to the buttons on the pop'n music Controller from left to right.

• Hi-SPEEDX6/8, STAGE POP, CHARA POP, S-RANDOM: 464646
• Older AC songs: 8794613
• Hidden AC songs: 19999999991
• Hidden CS songs: 29999999992
• Hidden LONG versions: 1234123446
• Hidden REMIXs: 777786
• Hidden EXPERT courses: 6478664786
• ee'MALL songs: 12346987
• pop'n music 10 preview songs: 3692147
• ANIME/TV characters: 123123123123
• Hidden charts: 123464786

Related Links

• pop'n music 9 CS Official Site (archived)