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{{BEMANI Timeline}}
{{BEMANI Timeline}}
= 1997 =
= 1997 =
 
1997 was the start of BEMANI. At the time, the "BEMANI" name did not exist; rather, the games were credited to the KONAMI branch that worked on them; in the case of the first [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]], it was KONAMI GMD R&D 14 (Game Machine Division Research & Development 14). The original music staff consisted of three composers: [[Hiroshi Takeyasu]] (who soon left the series to work on pop'n music), [[Reo Nagumo]] (who would serve as the head sound director of the series for the next year, and later as a sound producer), and [[Tomomi Ohta]], the first female musician in BEMANI. The first beatmania had only seven different songs and only two charts for each song: one for Single, and one for Double.
1997 was the start of BEMANI. Back then, KONAMI didn't use the BEMANI name for their music game franchise; they used the name '''gmd''', in reference to the room number the original [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] was made in; GMD R&D 14 (Game Machine Division Research & Development 14). The original music staff consisted of three composers: [[Hiroshi Takeyasu]] (who soon left the series to work on pop'n music), [[Reo Nagumo]] (who would serve as the head sound director of the series for the next year, and later as a sound producer), and [[Tomomi Ohta]], the first female musician in BEMANI. The first beatmania had only seven different songs and only two charts for each song: one for Single, and one for Double.


== December ==
== December ==
 
* Date unknown: [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]], the very first BEMANI game ever made, is released to Japanese arcades.
* December 10th: [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]], the very first BEMANI game ever made, is released to Japanese arcades.


[[Category:History]]
[[Category:History]]

Latest revision as of 02:53, 5 October 2023

BEMANI Timeline
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2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024

1997

1997 was the start of BEMANI. At the time, the "BEMANI" name did not exist; rather, the games were credited to the KONAMI branch that worked on them; in the case of the first beatmania, it was KONAMI GMD R&D 14 (Game Machine Division Research & Development 14). The original music staff consisted of three composers: Hiroshi Takeyasu (who soon left the series to work on pop'n music), Reo Nagumo (who would serve as the head sound director of the series for the next year, and later as a sound producer), and Tomomi Ohta, the first female musician in BEMANI. The first beatmania had only seven different songs and only two charts for each song: one for Single, and one for Double.

December

  • Date unknown: beatmania, the very first BEMANI game ever made, is released to Japanese arcades.