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first known usage of the logo is in beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX, released in 1998. also, GMD was not a former name of the BEMANI branch; some BEMANI games *were* developed within that former division but some others (e.g. DDR, GF, dm) were developed by AMD
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(first known usage of the logo is in beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX, released in 1998. also, GMD was not a former name of the BEMANI branch; some BEMANI games *were* developed within that former division but some others (e.g. DDR, GF, dm) were developed by AMD) |
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[[Image:BEMANI.png|thumb|BEMANI logo since | [[Image:BEMANI.png|thumb|BEMANI logo since 1998.]][[Image:BEMANI alt logo.png|thumb|Alternate logo.]] | ||
BEMANI (ビーマニ) is the brand name of KONAMI's music simulation game series. | BEMANI (ビーマニ) is the brand name of KONAMI's music simulation game series. It was named after KONAMI's first successful game of the genre, [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]]. The name BEMANI is a Japanese syllabic abbreviation of '''''be'''''at'''''mani'''''a. Following the success of beatmania, the line was expanded with other music-based games throughout the years. | ||
A more colorful variation of the logo was created in 2004. This alternate logo is used only for some select series or games only: | A more colorful variation of the logo was created in 2004. This alternate logo is used only for some select series or games only: | ||