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Which mix should I buy?

Every person has their own opinions about which Pop'n Music mix is the "best". Rather than point out a definitive list, I'll list the pros and cons of each one, and let you decide. It is easier, however, to get the newer mixes.

Pop'n Music

Total Songs: 19
Unique Songs: 0

Pros

• available on two different systems
• worth a look to see how much the series has progressed

Cons

• only 19 songs, all of which have been repeated in later games
• only one diffciulty level per song
• graphics are outdated
• bad timing, bad loading times
• hard to find

Pop'n Music 2

Total Songs: 46
Unique Songs: ~10

Pros

• available on two different systems
• much bigger songlist than the first game
• introduces many of the characters still seen in the series today
• difficulty level has been amped

Cons

• most of these songs were repeated in later games
• outdated graphics, bad timing, bad loading times still
• still only one difficulty level per song
• hard to find

Pop'n Music 3 Append

Total Songs: 44
Unique Songs: ~10

Pros

• available on two different systems
• introduces several key Pop'n Music artists, such as Q-Mex, Atsushi Shindo, and Katoaka Tsugumi
• Hyper diffciulty introduced to increase difficulty
• older songs have new charts to play
• many of the arcade originals have never been revived

Cons

• over half of the song list can also be played in Pop'n Music 2
• requires owning Pop'n Music 1, 2, 5, or 6 to play it

Pop'n Music Best Hits

Total Songs: 54
Unique Songs: 3

Pros

• contains many songs that haven't been revived since their appearance in this game
• many of the songs and charts are available from the get-go

Cons

• small songlist compared to other PS2 and even PS Pop'n Music titles
• only 5 new songs, 3 of them remixes
• many of these songs can already be played in Pop'n Music 6 and 7

Pop'n Music 8

Total Songs: 104
Unique Songs: ~30

Pros

• big, varied songlist
• contains many Bemani crossovers
• many of the songs have not repeated to this day

Cons

• very few revivals
• Live songs said to have weird timing issues

Pop'n Music 12 Iroha

Total Songs: 102
Unique Songs: ~30

Pros

• varied songlist
• easy, fun unlocking system
• Pop'n Request songs

Cons

• three songs require data from other PS2 Bemani games to save permanately
• many of the songs were later repeated in the next game
• older songs have awkward timing

Pop'n Music 14 FEVER!

Total Songs: 112
Unique Songs: 96

Pros

• lots of brand new songs
• contains all the ee'mall 1st avenue songs
• new mini-games to play
• updated records section now tracks cools, greats, goods, and bads you get in a song in addition to score and max combo
• fast, easy unlocking system

Cons

• timing is considered too lax by some, making it easy to score on songs
• practically no revivals
• many of the ee'mall songs have no EX charts
• no Marathon Mode
• no Internet Ranking
• no Omake section