CS pnm 9

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.
• 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 to contain HI-SPEED X6.
  • Only PlayStation 2 pop'n music game to contain HI-SPEED X8.
• Last CS pop'n music game in which you must play songs in ARCADE MODE (or MARATHON MODE, if unlocked) to play them in FREE MODE (by default, only Requiem is playable), as well as individually unlock all EX charts through EXtra STAGE.
• 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

Default Songs

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	-	11	15
HIGHSO	IN THE MOOD	♪♪♪♪♪	172	MEBAE [TV&ANIME]	7	17	24	28	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	110-180	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	TЁЯRA	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
New CS songs
SLY	Tokyo Traffic Report	ナメカワキミヲとザ・ハイターズ	225	Morry vs SUIT [CS9]	8	11	25	-	16	19
SILKY	流星模様	浅井裕子	90	AGEHA [CS7-2P]	7	11	22	27	14	21
FOLK SOUL 2	蝶になれ	兎 usagi	109-116	Mary [7-2P]	6	12	26	-	16	26
UK POP'80	We get it together	ミッキー・マサシ	93	SHARK [CS9]	14	12	28	40	22	27
NEOMOTOWN	Sunny Sunday's Sky	Ariko Shimada	133	Lucy [CS9]	7	13	24	-	13	19
LOVERS POP	いいひと	岡めぐみ	130	Ruri [CS9]	7	14	27	33	16	25
BEAT ROCK	LAZY GIRL	KMJ太郎	160	Hugh [CS9]	8	14	27	34	12	21
SNAPPY	CLOVER	Rabbit's Foot	125-160	TSUBASA [CS9]	11	15	23	32	20	24
EMOTIONAL from Sana-mode II ~pop'n music & beatmania moments~	Loveholic	Sana	150	KILI [CS9]	8	16	25	37	15	23
TAKKYU BOOGIE from 卓球道	Ping Pong Boogie	School	105-220	HOSHIO [CS9]	8	16	28	34	12	27
TOYBOX	redraw lots	マロンちゃん	70-180	TOBY-S [CS9]	8	16	30	35	20	32
GIRLS BAND 2	Bitter Sweets	THREEP	168	Alice [CS9]	13	18	34	36	23	28
INFINITY	kaleidoscope	ASparagus	142	Robitz [CS9]	9	19	32	39	15	28
TWEET from hummingbird PARQUETS ～pop'n music Artist Collection～	うぐいす	パーキッツ	160	Poet [7-1P]	9	17	27	35	16	23
SLASH BEATS from Shake!	New Sensation	新堂敦士	149	Ash [7-1P]	16	25	36	41	24	34
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	140	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	-

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 plays during the event.

After a round of play in ARCADE, you will be given a select amount of die. How many you get depends on how many stages are cleared in the round beforehand: three maximum for a regular round of NORMAL/BATTLE/CHALLENGE (no EXtra Stage), and four 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 four die and get 1, 2, 2, and then 3, you'll move 15 spaces. Your goal is to reach the end of the labyrinth, which can end with one of six different battles; 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.

Occasionally TORU KAMIKAZE will encounter a chest, which will feature one of several items: money (which rewards you with nothing), an entry card (which grants you charts/mods/characters), or a brand-new song. He can also encounter a pop'n music 10/ee'MALL arcade machine; you'll then play the song and unlock it, regardless of whether or not you clear it. Note that this ends your round, even if you have spaces left to move.

At the end of your run, regardless of the path you take, you will engage in a boss battle, in which you will be forced to play a chart to unlock it 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 (their health represented with hearts). Defeated bosses do not return on repeat playthroughs.

After you clear all six bosses, you must traverse one final time to the final boss of WARUDOC, who will always be the boss regardless of what you take (the music also changes to a chiptune version of はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー on his floor). Defeat WARUDOC to end the event and unlock MARATHON MODE for play.

Boss songs and unlocks

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
Boss songs and rewards
NOSTALGIC (new CS song)	25時ノ悪戯	足立美幸	55-114	poto [CS9]	7	12	26	-	15	24
Rewards: NOSTALGIA [H], Suwa course
SYMPATHY LONG (new CS song)	Usual Days	足立美幸	129-134	SUMIRE [CS6-1P]	9	17	32	-	-	-
Rewards: SYMPATHY LONG [H], Sana course
HI-TEN K-MIX	어찌됐든	Ahn Sungyoon	169	MZD [9-HI-TENSION]	11	15	27	32	17	28
Rewards: HI-TEN K-MIX [EX], Parquets course, MZD [9]
ENERGY ROCK (new CS song)	夢と現実	P-4 laboratory	137	JAGUAR-B [CS9]	11	16	29	38	20	25
Rewards: ENERGY ROCK [EX], Des-ROW course
OI punk 0	ブタパンチのテーマ	ブタパンチ	90-360	uowo [CS6-2P]	8	23	37	42	26	48
Rewards: OI punk 0 [EX], CLASSIC course 3, uowo [6-2P]
TRANCE from ee'MALL	Colors	dj TAKA	150	TRAN [6-2P]	16	15	33	39	20	30
Rewards: TRANCE [EX], Usagi-san course
ANIME HERO R	はばたけ、ザ・グレートギャンブラー	水木 一郎	159	WARUDOC [6]	8	14	35	40	12	-
Rewards: ANIME HERO R [H]/[EX], HELL the 9 course, WARUDOC [6], MARATHON MODE

Other song unlocks

The following songs can be unlocked in any random order; as such, they are grouped in categories, as opposed to a specific order.

Genre	Song Title	Artist	BPM	Character	Normal Mode				Battle
					5 Button	Normal	Hyper	EX	Normal	Hyper
pop'n music 9
SOFT ROCK from IIDX	Secret tale	dj nagureo feat.新谷さなえ	158	SANAE♥chan [9]	10	16	24	-	14	29
POPS ENCHOLE	I REALLY WANT TO HURT YOU	Q-MEX	135	POPPERS [9]	8	16	36	-	12	22
ROCK GUITAR	ABSOLUTE	dj TAKA feat.good-cool	144	TRAN [9]	11	17	31	40	17	22
DES-NAWA	夢添うてぃ（desmix）	Des-ROW	130-170	MZD [9-OKINAWA]	8	18	32	-	12	21
SHOWA KAYO REMIX	林檎と蜂蜜（美味しさ倍増MIX）	APPLE MAN	260	MZD [9-SHOWA KAYO]	13	18	35	-	16	24
MELLOW REMIX	光の季節	新谷さなえ	116	MZD [9-MELLOW]	10	19	26	-	12	22
LONG songs
FRENCH POP J LONG	une fille dans la pluie (LONG)	新谷さなえ	134	SANAE♥chan [5-1P]	10	13	23	-	-	-
CELT LONG	水中家族のテーマ (LONG)	パーキッツ	110	Poet [3-1P]	9	15	32	-	-	-
PURE LONG (new CS song)	セイシュンing	くまのきよみ	160	nanako&soramame [CS5-1P]	11	16	33	36	-	-
HARD ROCK LONG	SA-DA-ME (LONG)	good-cool feat. すわひでお	128	YOSHIO [7-1P]	12	17	35	-	-	-
PRELUDE LONG (new CS song)	Streams	Waldeous vön dovjak	45-180	Edward [CS2-1P]	10	20	40	-	-	-
HIP ROCK LONG	大見解 (LONG)	Des-ROW・組	143-172	六 [6-1P]	9	26	35	39	-	-
New CS songs
TEARS	Angel Fish	ToMo K.	88-104	tetra [CS9]	5	10	21	28	11	19
CITY POP 2	わたしのからだ	2Days	120	Elle [CS8-2P]	7	13	26	-	13	21
NURSERY	もりへいこうよ	もりのおんがくたい	130	pretty [CSBH-1P]	10	15	24	-	13	18
DANDY	この夜を越えろ！ ～Break The Night～	植松和俊	109-232	Furlong [CS9]	10	15	26	-	12	!9
CLASSIC 9	Hell? or Heaven?	Waldeus vön Dovjak	25-680	HAMANOV [CS9]	12	23	35	43	19	37
Old arcade revival
ANIME HERO	The theme of GAMBLER Z	words:RYO  song:NARAMCHA	161	TORU KAMIKAZE [1]	6	12	17	-	8	16
Old CS songs
BOSSA	coastline	カルロス・ユーイチ & Muddy Brown	129	OLIVIA [1-2P]	6	12	-	-	8	-
MOTOR5	くちうるさいママ	プチさな	106	Kobe [CS4]	5	13	23	27	9	-
SWING	今夜、森をぬけて	Sana	180-190	SANAE♥chan [5-2P]	8	14	24	-	18	-
SKY	それから	パーキッツ	127	Poet [4-1P]	10	16	24	-	23	-
JAZZY	Get on that train	Q-Mex	120	CHARLY [1-2P]	4	17	-	-	12	-
POSITIVE	Candy Blue	浅井裕子	112	sunny [CS3]	5	17	-	-	9	-
PUMP	ステテコ捨てて行こう	School	136	Machuchu [CS7]	6	17	30	-	28	-
MODE	お天気とチョコレート	パーキッツ	140	Candy [3-1P]	6	20	24	-	21	-
PROGRE	penta-mode	asparagus	160	SYLVESTER [CS1-2P]	6	22	-	-	15	-
pop'n music 10 preview songs
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	170	FOXY [10]	11	15	25	32	12	19
CORE GROOVE	THE PLACE TO BE	Des-ROW feat.真言	222	MISAKI [10]	13	17	27	35	23	26
ZEN-JAZZ	明鏡止水	TOMOSUKE feat.あさき	290	ikkei [10]	11	22	36	40	28	34
ee'MALL
ジェットコースター (JET COASTER)	jet coaster☆girl	TOMOSUKE feat. Three Berry Icecream	177	YURI*chan [pns-2P]	8	12	23	33	11	20
HYPER J-POP 3	1/6billionth	TЁЯRA	145	JUDY [8-2P]	12	18	35	39	17	28
PUNK	そっと。	鈴木愛	290	Nyami [6-2P]	12	21	30	34	26	46

Entry card unlocks

The following charts, characters, and modifiers can be found by finding one of 21 random entry cards on your travels.

• 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.
• ALT [TV] - obtain entry card 11.
• LATIN POP [H] [EX] - obtain entry card 12.
• 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.
• Hi-SPEEDx6/8 - obtain entry card 18.
• STAGE POP/CHARA POP - obtain entry card 19.
• Mimi (009) [ANIME] - obtain entry card 20.
• S-RANDOM - obtain entry card 21.

Expert Courses

All courses have NORMAL and HYPER versions aside from HELL the 9, which only has EX. Courses are listed in song order.

Default courses

• Fancy course (ファンシーコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • PASTORAL / FRENCH BOSSA / CAROL / CHILDREN POP
• Dancer course (ダンサーコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • PRIDE / HYPER J-POP 2 / PHILLY SOUL / WINTER DANCE
• Upper course (アッパーコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • CHOCO POP / PEACH IDOL / SHOWA BOOGIE WOOGIE / GIRLS ROCK
• Mystery course (ミステリーコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • OBA Q / TABLA'N BASS / HONE HONE / DARKNESS 2
• Country course (カントリーコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • COUNTRY BEARS / HARD COUNTRY / COWGIRL SONG / CYBER ROCKABILLY
• Guitar course (ギターコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • ROCK FUSION / MODS / DEPA FUNK / HIPUNK
• Fine course (ファインコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H) - new CS course
  • NEOMOTOWN / TWEET / SNAPPY / GIRLS BAND 2

Hidden courses

• Suwa course (すわコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • PUMP / DEPA FUNK / HARD ROCK LONG
• Sana course (サナコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★ (H)
  • SWING / SOFT ROCK from IIDX / FRENCH POP J LONG
• Parquets course (パーキッツコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • MODE / SKY / CELT LONG
• Des-ROW course (デスロウコース): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H)
  • DES-NAWA / HIPROCK 2 / HIP ROCK LONG
• CLASSIC course 3 (クラシックコース３): ★★★ (N) / ★★★★★ (H) - new CS course
  • CLASSIC 8 / CLASSIC 9 / PRELUDE LONG
• Usagi-san course (ウサギさんコース): ★★ (N) / ★★★★ (H) - new CS course
  • FOLK SOUL 2 / NURSERY / SYMPATHY LONG
• HELL the 9 course (ヘル９コース): ★★★★★ EX charts only
  • CYBER ROCKABILLY / DEPA FUNK / HIPROCK 2 / OI punk 0

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)