Across the nightmare

Across the nightmare

Song Information

Across the nightmare's jacket.

Across the nightmare's DanceDanceRevolution jacket.

Artist: Jimmy Weckl
Composition/Arrangement/All Instruments: Jimmy Weckl
BPM: 300 (GF/DM, DanceDanceRevolution), 150 (jubeat)
Length: 1:25
Genre: HARD ROCK
Movie: YUKI
Jacket design: ? (GF/DM), RICE.C (DanceDanceRevolution)
First Music Game Appearance: drummania / GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME
• GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) saucer pack 08
• jubeat saucer
• jukebeat KONAMI music pack 33

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A slightly re-arranged long version of Across the nightmare, featuring additional instrumentalization by Hideyuki Ono, Yuei, Yoshihiko Koezuka, TOMOSUKE, Shigeharu Saeki, Asaki, Kozo Nakamura and Mutsuhiko Izumi, titled ACROSS THE NIGHTMARE(Festival Version), appears on the GUITARFREAKS & drummania BEST TRACKS album.
• A short version of Across the nightmare appears in the KONAMI arcade game Bishi Bashi Champ Online ~Shougeki no zenkoku taisen!?~ (ビシバシチャンプオンライン 〜笑撃の全国対戦!?〜).

Trivia

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• In drummania, Across the nightmare's genre was HARD PUNK ROCK.
• Across the nightmare is available for play in GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX as a Session exclusive song.
  • Since GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX, it can be normally selected without requiring Session play.
• Across the nightmare received an EXTREME+ chart in GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX.
• Both Across the nightmare and 三毛猫ロック being crossed over marks Harumi Ueko's first appearance in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
• Across the nightmare is one of the 4th PASS hidden songs of DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
• Across the nightmare received a brand-new Drum BASIC chart in DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock, starting at Extra Level 13 by clearing 鬼姫 as Special Stage.
  • This chart was automatically made available in DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity.
  • Also in DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock, Across the nightmare's old Drum BASIC chart was moved to the Drum ADVANCED chart.
• Across the nightmare is available for play in GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG as an unlockable song in Jukebox #1 (March 10th, 2010).
  • As of April 23rd, 2010, it has been automatically unlocked into Standard Mode.
• Across the nightmare is one of the bistro saucer 3rd Set unlocks of jubeat saucer. It could be unlocked from December 1st to 31st, 2012.
  • In jubeat saucer fulfill, it can be unlocked as part of saucer macchiato's Side Menu from April 23rd, 2014.
  • In jubeat prop, it can be unlocked by playing it as a BONUS TUNE from May 28th, 2015.
  • In jubeat Qubell, it is one of the Garnet unlocks of the dig dig Qubell unlocking system.
  • In jubeat clan, it can be unlocked in the jubeat SHOP.
  • In jubeat festo, it can be purchased at the emo MART.
  • From jubeat Ave. onwards, it is available by default with an e-amusement pass.
• Across the nightmare appears in the KONAMI arcade game THE★BishiBashi.
• Across the nightmare, Depend on me, JET WORLD, and Waza are the only four songs to have been in every DrumMania arcade installment until V8.
• Across the nightmare was removed from jubeat saucer and later revived in the same game as part of saucer's song swap system. For further information on which dates was removed/revived, see this page.
• Across the nightmare has never been on an American CS release of DanceDanceRevolution.
• The character in Across the nightmare's GuitarFreaks & DrumMania video and jacket is simply named Samurai (侍).
• Across the nightmare (CLASSIC) could be unlocked in GITADORA EXCHAIN as one of the GF&DM CHRONICLE 1999～2002 songs from March 7th, 2019, by playing one credit.
  • In GITADORA NEX+AGE, it could be unlocked from March 4th to June 21st, 2020 and from October 28th to November 29th, 2020 as part of the Thank you! GITADORA 21st kanshasai (サンキュー! ギタドラ21st感謝祭) event.
    • It could also be unlocked from July 8th to August 2nd, 2020 and from December 2nd, 2020 to January 3rd, 2021 as part of the GITADORA wo tomodachi to issho ni play shiyou!! Campaign (GITADORAを友達と一緒にプレーしよう!!キャンペーン).
  • In GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE, it is one of the PHASE 1 unlocks of the MUSICIAN'S ROAD event. It could be unlocked from May 19th to September 5th, 2021 (originally until August 9th, 2021).
  • As of GITADORA FUZZ-UP, it is available by default.
• Across the nightmare was in consideration by Ryu☆ to be added to REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper's BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS event as part of his set [1].
• Across the nightmare's jubeat (2021) ratings were adjusted to its jubeat festo ratings on March 7th, 2022.

Song Production Information

None.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
Difficulty for early GF/DM games rated from 1 to 10 stars. GF/DM difficulty for GF5/dm4 and beyond rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 1.00 to 9.99.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10, and 1 to 10.9 from festo onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and GITADORA NEX+AGE→HIGH-VOLTAGE Difficulty Changes Spreadsheet.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	171 / 0	205 / 7	274 / 13	305 / 12	372 / 0 / 0	205 / 0	274 / 10	305 / 14	365 / 0 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2	3	5	6	8	9	5	6	8	9
Dancing Stage Fusion	3	5	6	8	9	5	6	8	9
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present	7	8	10	12	13	8	11	13	13
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS JP	3	5	6	8	9	5	6	8	9
Dancing Stage Fusion CS (PS2)	3	5	6	8	9	5	6	8	9

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	260	521	770	314	314	314	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF2/dm	※5	-	9	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF3/dm2	※5	-	9	7	↑8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF4/dm3	※5	-	9	7	↑9	↓7	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5	※61	-	84	67	72	77	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF7/dm6	※↓42	-	↓60	↓32	↓39	↓42	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF8/dm7	※↓37	-	↓59	↑34	↑42	↑46	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF9/dm8→GF/DM V2	※37	-	59	34	42	↓45	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V3	※37	-	↑60	34	42	↑50	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V4→V8	18	37	60	34	42	50	-	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	3.00	5.10	6.20	4.60	5.70	6.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE→Present	↑3.05	↑5.15	↑6.25	↑4.70	↑5.75	6.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
dm CS	※5	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF2 APPEND	-	-	-	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
コナステ GITADORA	3.05	5.15	6.25	4.70	5.75	6.80	-	-	-	-	-	-

※ The notecount of this chart corresponds to the later Drum ADVANCED chart.

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	260	521	779	-	314	314	314	-	-	-	-	-
GF/DM XG→XG3	1.90	3.95	5.70	-	3.35	4.00	5.00	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA→Tri-Boost	↑2.80	↑4.65	↑6.25	-	↑4.10	↑4.70	↑5.60	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE	↑3.15	↓4.45	↓6.00	-	↓3.95	↓4.40	↓5.30	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA Matixx	↑3.70	↑4.75	↑6.15	-	↑4.60	↑5.15	↑5.85	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	↑3.85	↑5.30	↑6.50	-	↑4.70	5.15	↓5.80	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE	↑3.90	↑5.35	6.50	-	↑4.80	↑5.20	↑5.85	-	-	-	-	-
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→Present	3.90	↑5.50	↑6.55	-	↑5.00	↑5.60	↑6.20	-	-	-	-	-
コナステ GITADORA	3.90	5.35	6.50	-	4.80	5.20	5.85	-	-	-	-	-

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	342	481	636
jubeat saucer→Qubell	6	7	9
jubeat clan	↓5	7	9
jubeat festo→Present	5	7	9.7
jubeat plus	6	7	9
jubeat plus (Android)	6	7	9
jukebeat	6	7	9
jubeat (2021)	5	7	9.7