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{{DISPLAYTITLE:beatmania III}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:beatmania III}}
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''This page is under construction.''


= beatmania III =
= beatmania III =


== Release Information ==
== Release Information ==
* Release date: March 8th, 2000
* Release date: March 8th, 2000


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* First title of the beatmania III series.
* First title of the beatmania III series.
* The last game with the Dancemania licenses from [[AC bm 5th|beatmania 5thMIX]].
* The last game with the Dancemania licenses from [[AC bm 5th|beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-]].
* Though it retains the same 5-key gameplay of beatmania, beatmania III differs in the following ways:
* Though it retains the same 5-key gameplay of beatmania, beatmania III differs in the following ways:
** beatmania III runs on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, the same hardware used in [[PnM AC 4|pop'n music 4]] through [[AC pnm 8|8]] and [[ee'MALL]], as opposed to the more primitive BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE. As a result, songs have more fluid, full-screen videos and animations, and the interface is much more colorful.
** beatmania III runs on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, the same hardware used in [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] through [[AC pnm 8|8]], as opposed to the more primitive BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE. As a result, songs have more fluid, full-screen videos and animations, and the interface is much more colorful.
*** Unfortunately, memory limitations leave songs with only having 5-10 seconds of unique animations repeated throughout a song.
*** Unfortunately, memory limitations leave songs with only having 5-10 seconds of unique animations repeated throughout a song.
** A much more expanded effector table.
** A much more expanded effector table.
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** A headphone jack is included.
** A headphone jack is included.
** Each cleared song is graded with red or blue colors. This is used to unlock secrets.
** Each cleared song is graded with red or blue colors. This is used to unlock secrets.
*** In tsunagi (expert) mode: Clearing with 95% or more GOOD, GREAT, and JUST GREAT will grant you a red grade.
*** In tsunagi (expert) mode: clearing with 95% or more GOOD, GREAT, and JUST GREAT will grant you a red grade.
*** Other modes: Clearing with 95,000 points or higher will grant you a red grade.
*** Other modes: clearing with 95,000 points or higher will grant you a red grade.
** DJ LEVEL
** DJ LEVEL
*** In tsunagi (expert) mode: (JUSTGREAT×10 + GREAT×5) ÷ TotalNotes
*** In tsunagi (expert) mode: (JUSTGREAT×10 + GREAT×5) ÷ TotalNotes
*** Other modes: ((JUSTGREAT + GREAT)×10 + GOOD×2) ÷ TotalNotes
*** Other modes: ((JUSTGREAT + GREAT)×10 + GOOD×2) ÷ TotalNotes
*** common:
****A = 8.75 or more
****A = 8.75 or more
****B = 7.50 or more
****B = 7.50 or more
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** Unlike beatmania, beatmania III very rarely removed songs from the original beatmania series.
** Unlike beatmania, beatmania III very rarely removed songs from the original beatmania series.
** beatmania III's max points possible for a song is 100,000 points (beatmania had switched to 200,000 max points [[AC bm complete|a year earlier]]), which continued through the entire series.
** beatmania III's max points possible for a song is 100,000 points (beatmania had switched to 200,000 max points [[AC bm complete|a year earlier]]), which continued through the entire series.
** The Internet Ranking course data file was uploaded at the official site, which can be downloaded to a FD in order to play those courses until Backup Clear is done.
** GOODs break combo, like the earlier beatmania games.
** Modulation of the scratching sound depending on turning speed was removed.
** The Internet Ranking course data file was uploaded at the official site, which can be downloaded to a floppy disk in order to play those courses.
** Those courses are installed into Backup RAM on the PCB. Then all players can choose them without a floppy disk.
* Only title in the beatmania III series with brand-new songs. Subsequent games were released as "APPEND" titles with the same new songs as their original beatmania counterpart (along with new LONG versions in the case of [[AC bm III 6th|6thMIX]], [[AC bm III 7th|7thMIX]], and [[AC bm III THE FINAL|THE FINAL]].)
* Only title in the beatmania III series with brand-new songs. Subsequent games were released as "APPEND" titles with the same new songs as their original beatmania counterpart (along with new LONG versions in the case of [[AC bm III 6th|6thMIX]], [[AC bm III 7th|7thMIX]], and [[AC bm III THE FINAL|THE FINAL]].)
* 4 songs have charts that change depending on the player's performance. If the player gets a high number of BADs and POORs, the chart changes to a more simple version of itself.
* Four songs have charts that change depending on the player's performance. If the player gets a high number of BADs and POORs, the chart changes to a more simple version of itself.
* ANOTHER and foot ver. charts are listed separately in song select screen, much like beatmania 5thMIX's HARD VERSION songs.
* ANOTHER and foot ver. charts are listed separately in song select screen, much like beatmania 5thMIX's HARD VERSION songs.
* HI-SPEED multipliers are 1.3x, 2x, and 4x.
* HI-SPEED multipliers are 1.3x, 2x, and 4x.
* GOODs break combo.


== Staff Information ==
== Staff Information ==
[[beatmania III credits]]<br>
* Game credits: [[beatmania III credits]]
[[beatmania III Original Soundtrack Booklet Credits]]
* Soundtrack credits: [[beatmania III //new songs collection Booklet Credits]]
* Producer: Fumiaki Tanaka
* Executive Director: Seiji Higurashi<br>
* Director & Planner: Yuichiro "Y.S" Sagawa<br>
* Sound Director: [[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]], [[Youhei Shimizu]]<br>
* Sound Programmer: Youhei Shimizu<br>
* Main Programmer: Hideki "Hx2" Hashimoto<br>
* Programmer: Kazuyasu "ガソン・ワホ" Kawamura, Naoya "Natsumi" Kihara<br>
* CG Designer: [[Hotaru Matsuzaki|MZD-FIRE FLY]], [[Tomochika Moroe|MORO]]<br>
* Graphic Designer: Noriyuki "bedlam" Yokoki<br>


== Full Song List ==
== Full Song List ==
* [[beatmania III full song list]]
* [[beatmania III full song list]]


= New Songs =
= beatmania III Songs =
Only songs new to beatmania III are listed below.
{{bm Songlist Header|
{{bm Songlist Header|
{{bm Songlist Category|Licensed cover}}
{{bm Song|Lover's Reggae|[[my cherie amour]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Sanae Shintani|sana]]|90|1|3|3|1|3|-}}
{{bm Songlist Category|KONAMI originals}}
{{bm Songlist Category|KONAMI originals}}
{{bm Song|JUNGLE|[[2TONE|2tone]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|184|3|3|-|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|jungle|[[2TONE|2tone]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|184|3|3|-|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|TEKNO|[[12.4]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
{{bm Song|tekno|[[12.4]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
{{bm Song|DRUM'N'BASS|[[All is vanity]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|157|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|Drum'n' Bass|[[All is vanity]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|157|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|RAVE|[[ASK]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|4|4|4|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|Rave|[[ASK]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|4|4|4|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|HIPHOP|[[Badboy flygirl]]|[[Masaru Umehara|U.M.E.D.Y]]|105|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Hiphop|[[Badboy flygirl]]|[[Masaru Umehara|U.M.E.D.Y]]|105|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|RAVE|[[Cyber Girl]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|133|5|5|5|5|5|5}}
{{bm Song|Rave|[[Cyber Girl]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|133|5|5|5|5|5|5}}
{{bm Song|80'S SOUL|[[Devoted To You]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|108|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|80's Soul|[[Devoted To You]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|108|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|TRANCE|[[EAST MEETS WEST]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|155|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|trance|[[EAST MEETS WEST]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|155|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|HOUSE|[[feeling of love]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|136|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|House|[[feeling of love]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|136|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|HIPHOP (PRACTICE)|[[Instant Love]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ KONAMI]]|115|N/A|-|-|N/A|-|-}}
{{bm Song|Practice|[[Instant Love]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ KONAMI]]|115|N/A|-|-|N/A|-|-}}
{{bm Song|WARP HOUSE|[[Jam & Marmalade]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|145|4|5|5|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Warp House|[[Jam & Marmalade]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|145|4|5|5|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|JAZZ HIPHOP|[[Keep On Liftin']]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]]|100|3|3|3|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|Jazz Hiphop|[[Keep On Liftin']]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]]|100|3|3|3|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|HOUSE|[[Live together]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|House|[[Live together]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|JAZZ HOUSE|[[mnemoniq]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|111|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Jazz House|[[mnemoniq]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|111|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|LOVER'S REGGAE|[[my cherie amour]]<br><small>(licensed cover)</small>|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]|90|1|3|3|1|3|-}}
{{bm Song|Eurobeat|[[Overwhelming]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|122|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|EUROBEAT|[[Overwhelming]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|122|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|spiritual|[[qingdao]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]]|130|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|SPIRITUAL|[[qingdao]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]]|130|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|Hiphop|[[Rest my mind]]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]] feat. [[Masaru Umehara|Doublecheese]]|94|4|4|-|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|HIPHOP|[[Rest my mind]]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]] feat. [[Masaru Umehara|Doublecheese]]|94|4|4|-|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|J-pop|[[Shake it down]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|J-POP|[[Shake it down]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Garage House|[[Stay with me]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|126|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|GARAGE HOUSE|[[Stay with me]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|126|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|SKA|[[Tondemo paradise]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|145|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|SKA|[[Tondemo paradise]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|145|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|ACID JAZZ|[[Trust no one]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|170|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|Acid Jazz|[[Trust no one]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|170|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|EUROBEAT|[[Twin Bee ~Generation X~|Twin Bee ~Generation X~]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|168-177|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Eurobeat|[[Twin Bee ~Generation X~|Twin Bee ~Generation X~]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|177|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
}}
}}


= EXPERT Courses =
= EXPERT Courses =
{| style="margin: auto;"
{{DDR Course Header|
|{{Course Header|
{{4S Course|linear-gradient(115deg, black 0% 6%, transparent 10% 100%), linear-gradient(75deg, transparent 0% 90%, black 94% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #890009 0% 10%, transparent 14% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, black 85%, red 85% 100%)|white|DJ nagureo|[[COME AND GET IT]]|[[peace-out]]|[[Stay with me]]|[[20,november|20,november (single mix) /<br>20,november (radio edit)]]}}
{{Course Name|DJ nagureo}}
{{4S Course|linear-gradient(115deg, black 0% 6%, transparent 10% 100%), linear-gradient(75deg, transparent 0% 90%, black 94% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #890009 0% 10%, transparent 14% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, black 85%, red 85% 100%)|white|CLIMAX|[[All is vanity]]|[[Overwhelming]]|[[feeling of love]]|[[mnemoniq]]}}
{{Course Song|1.|[[COME AND GET IT ]]}}
{{4S Course|linear-gradient(115deg, black 0% 6%, transparent 10% 100%), linear-gradient(75deg, transparent 0% 90%, black 94% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #890009 0% 10%, transparent 14% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, black 85%, red 85% 100%)|white|RAVE|[[e-motion|e-motion (2ndMIX)]]|[[ASK]]|[[R3]]|[[Cyber Girl]]}}
{{Course Song|2.|[[peace-out]]}}
{{4S Course|linear-gradient(115deg, black 0% 6%, transparent 10% 100%), linear-gradient(75deg, transparent 0% 90%, black 94% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #890009 0% 10%, transparent 14% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, black 85%, red 85% 100%)|white|Selection|[[Keep On Liftin']]<br>(ANOTHER)|[[EAST MEETS WEST]]<br>(ANOTHER)|[[qingdao]]<br>(ANOTHER)|[[Jam & Marmalade]]<br>(ANOTHER)}}
{{Course Song|3.|[[Stay with me]]}}
{{4S Course|linear-gradient(115deg, black 0% 6%, transparent 10% 100%), linear-gradient(75deg, transparent 0% 90%, black 94% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #890009 0% 10%, transparent 14% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, black 85%, red 85% 100%)|white|KONAMIX|[[quick master (reform version)|quick master]]|[[METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme|METALGEAR SOLID -Main Theme-]]|[[Salamander Beat Crush mix]]|[[Twin Bee ~Generation X~|Twin Bee ~Generation X~]]}}
{{Course Song|4.|[[20,november|20,november (single mix) /<br>20,november (radio edit)]]}}}}
{{4S Course|linear-gradient(115deg, black 0% 6%, transparent 10% 100%), linear-gradient(75deg, transparent 0% 90%, black 94% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, #890009 0% 10%, transparent 14% 100%), linear-gradient(to bottom, black 85%, red 85% 100%)|white|HIPHOP|[[s.d.z.|s.d.z]]|[[tokai]]|[[ALL PRO]]|[[Badboy flygirl]]}}
|{{Course Header|
}}
{{Course Name|CLIMAX}}
{{Course Song|1.|[[All is vanity]]}}
{{Course Song|2.|[[Overwhelming]]}}
{{Course Song|3.|[[feeling of love]]}}
{{Course Song|4.|[[mnemoniq]]}}}}
|{{Course Header|
{{Course Name|RAVE}}
{{Course Song|1.|[[e-motion|e-motion (2ndMIX)]]}}
{{Course Song|2.|[[ASK]]}}
{{Course Song|3.|[[R3]]}}
{{Course Song|4.|[[Cyber Girl]]}}}}
|}
{| style="margin: auto;"
|{{Course Header|
{{Course Name|Selection}}
{{Course Song|1.|[[Keep On Liftin']]<br>(ANOTHER)}}
{{Course Song|2.|[[EAST MEETS WEST]]<br>(ANOTHER)}}
{{Course Song|3.|[[qingdao]]<br>(ANOTHER)}}
{{Course Song|5.|[[Jam & Marmalade]]<br>(ANOTHER)}}}}
|{{Course Header|
{{Course Name|KONAMIX}}
{{Course Song|1.|[[quick master (reform version)|quick master]]}}
{{Course Song|2.|[[METAL GEAR SOLID Main Theme|METALGEAR SOLID -Main Theme-]]}}
{{Course Song|3.|[[Salamander Beat Crush mix]]}}
{{Course Song|4.|[[Twin Bee ~Generation X~|Twin Bee ~Generation X~]]}}}}
|{{Course Header|
{{Course Name|HIPHOP}}
{{Course Song|1.|[[s.d.z.|s.d.z]]}}
{{Course Song|2.|[[tokai]]}}
{{Course Song|3.|[[ALL PRO]]}}
{{Course Song|4.|[[Badboy flygirl]]}}}}
|}


= Codes & Unlock Information =
= Codes & Unlock Information =
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* [http://kani.no.coocan.jp/bm3mirror/bm3_1st/index.html beatmania III mirrored site]
* [http://kani.no.coocan.jp/bm3mirror/bm3_1st/index.html beatmania III mirrored site]


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