Battle Train -IIDX Edition-

Battle Train -IIDX Edition-

Song Information

Artist: Sota Fujimori
Composition/Arrangement: Sota Fujimori
BPM: 160
Length: 2:05
Genre: HARD DANCE
VJ: L.E.D.による「ネオコントラ」のプレイ動画
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 23 copula

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• Battle Train -IIDX Edition- is a shortened (and slightly remixed) cut of Battle Train Remix from the NEO CONTRA Original Soundtrack, itself a remix of the track of the same name from the 2002 PlayStation 2 game Contra: Shattered Soldier/Shin Contra.
• An unrelated remix of Battle Train by AKIRA YAMAOKA, titled Battle Train -HOT SOTA MIX-B, appears on Sota Fujimori's first album, SYNTHESIZED.
• Some of the synths in Battle Train -IIDX Edition- sound similar to those in Midnite Blaze (SySF Mix), previously featured on the V-RARE SOUND TRACK 5 CD.
• A remastered version of Battle Train -IIDX Edition- can be found on the beatmania IIDX 23 copula ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2 album.

Trivia

• Battle Train -IIDX Edition-'s video is all gameplay footage from NEO CONTRA. The end of the video reveals the footage was captured by L.E.D.. The footage itself is from the first half of Mission 2 of NEO CONTRA. L.E.D. notes in the video production that playing NEO CONTRA was a bit annoying to him, mixing in work with play.
• Battle Train -IIDX Edition- is one of the Phase 2 unlockable songs of the Kaitsuu! Tokotoko line (開通！とことこライン) event of beatmania IIDX 23 copula. It could be unlocked from December 22nd, 2015.
  • In beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ, its charts can be purchased with Kinran no omamori (金襴のお守り) from December 14th, 2016.
  • From beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS onwards, it is available by default.
• Prior to its re-rating in beatmania IIDX 23 copula, Battle Train -IIDX Edition-'s Double ANOTHER chart had the most notes of any Level 11 chart in beatmania IIDX, with 1949 notes.
• Battle Train -IIDX Edition- was removed from beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE on December 27th, 2019.
  • Unlike the other removals on December 27th, 2019, it was not removed from the MUSIC PLAYER (while it was removed from beatmania IIDX CS collection～GOLD,DJ TROOPERS,EMPRESS～, it still appears on beatmania IIDX 23 copula ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VOL.2).
  • It was added back to beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE on July 8th, 2021. It can be purchased from the SHOP for 7 MM.
• Battle Train -IIDX Edition- is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.10.

Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	454	1302	1687	-	714	1218	1949	-
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS	-	4	9	11	-	5	9	11	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	4	10	11	-	-	-	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	4	10	11	-	6	9	12	-
beatmania IIDX 23 copula→Present	-	4	↑10	11	-	↑6	9	↑12	-