Route 80s

route 80s

Song Information

route 80s' banner.

Artist: sampling masters MEGA
Composition/Arrangement: Shinji Hosoe
BPM: 122 (beatmania IIDX), 122-244 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Length: 1:32
Genre: NOISY
Movie: HES
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th style
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• route 80s shares the "Do you really think love can save you?" sample with LUV CAN SAVE U, from beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro.

Trivia

• In the DanceDanceRevolution series, route 80s' artist name is written as samplingmasters MEGA.
• route 80s being crossed over marks Shinji Hosoe's first appearance in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
• route 80s' DanceDanceRevolution graphics were created by Takahiro Nakajima.
• In addition to several speed-ups to 244 BPM not present in beatmania IIDX, route 80s' DanceDanceRevolution charts also contain two stops, on the first two instances of the "Life is a movie, and you are the star" sample.
• route 80s received a proper Single BEGINNER chart and a unique video in DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE, which is based on Spin Spin Sugar (Armand's Dark Garage Mix)'s unique video from DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2.
• route 80s is a hidden revival in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS. It can be unlocked by playing 40 rounds.
  • As of January 7th, 2009, it is available by default.
• route 80s is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from March 7th, 2018, after purchasing its charts with BITs.
• route 80s also appears as one of the background music selectable to play during Accel Rave Time (アクセルレイブタイム) in SEVEN'S BEAT (セブンスビート), a KONAMI medal redemption game.

Song Production Information

samplingmasters MEGA

It's a bit more mature, with a bit more nostalgic groove. But I don't want to make it sound old-fashioned, and it may or may not have a bit of Trevor Horn. I wonder if it's different? Occasionally, I thought it would feel have a more relaxed feel, but it's completely different.... Thank you for letting me have a fun job.

Video Production Information

HES

The theme is "pixels" and "love story?"

My personal impression is that this song makes me imagine games from the late '70s to early '80s. I initially thought it seemed interesting to create a video of a fictional game called "route 80s" and drew pixel art characters, but the idea grew too big to be realized within the time period, so it's now in this form.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ from 6th through 9th style, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	269	457	614	766	-	562	765	900	-
beatmania IIDX 6th style→9th style	-	5	7	N/A	-	6	7+	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	-	↑6	↑8	9	-	6	10	11	-
beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS→18 Resort Anthem	-	6	8	9	-	↑7	10	11	-
beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle→Present	-	6	8	9	-	7	↑11	↑12	-
beatmania IIDX 6th style CS	3	5	7	7	-	6	7+	7+	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	6	8	9	-	7	11	12	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	6	8	9	-	-	-	-	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	99 / 0	155 / 20	247 / 15	319 / 1	- / - / -	118 / 16	228 / 11	330 / 12	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2	⁂N/A	4	6	8	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE	2	4	6	8	-	4	6	9	-

⁂ Denotes that no proper chart data actually exists.