MAX.(period)

MAX.(period)

Song Information

MAX.(period)'s jacket.

Artist: 2MB
Composition: NM SEQUENCE UNLIMITED
Arrangement: U1-2MB[K] PROJECT
BPM: 150-600
Length: 1:45
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution (2014)

Lyrics

A recurring sample of "Why do you need KONAMI original songs?", announcer sounds from the original DanceDanceRevolution game ("Let's heat it up with this number!" and "Ready?"), and a sample of "Thank you for playing..." with clapping and cheering at the end can be heard.

Song Connections / Remixes

• MAX.(period) is a remix of MAX 300, from DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-.
• MAX.(period) samples PARANOiA in the middle of the song.
• MAX.(period) was performed live as part of the DanceDanceRevolution 20th Anniversary NONSTOP MEGAMIX medley at The 7th KONAMI Arcade Championship.

Trivia

MAX.(period)'s banner.

• MAX.(period) appears in DanceDanceRevolution (2014) as the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE song of the Replicant D-ignition event, achieved by obtaining a AA or greater on EGOISM 440. RISKY, REVERSE, and 1.5x Hi-SPEED options were forced when playing the song. Clearing it would unlock "The Dark One" as a selectable dancer.
  • As of Replicant D-ignition's 2nd Phase, MAX.(period) was moved down to EXTRA STAGE, but could still be accessed as an ENCORE EXTRA STAGE by obtaining a AA or greater on EGOISM 440.
    • MAX.(period) also received brand-new CHALLENGE charts as part of the 2nd Phase of the Replicant D-ignition event.
  • Note that obtaining a AA or greater on MAX.(period) as the EXTRA STAGE would immediately trigger Over The “Period” as the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE and unlock RINON as a selectable dancer.
  • From August 6th to December 23rd, 2015, MAX.(period) could be unlocked via the EXTRA ATTACK unlocking system, after unlocking EGOISM 440. Note that the SURVIVED BONUS meter had to be filled on BEGINNER, then BASIC, DIFFICULT, and then finally EXPERT.
    • MAX.(period)'s CHALLENGE charts could be unlocked via EXTRA ATTACK after unlocking Over The “Period”'s EXPERT charts.
  • From December 24th, 2015 onwards, MAX.(period) has been automatically unlocked for all players.
• During the 180 BPM section of the song, MAX.(period)'s charts (except for BEGINNER) use portions of PARANOiA's charts.
  • MAX.(period)'s new CHALLENGE charts use parts of PARANOiA (X-Special)'s charts.
• Despite not appearing in an arcade DanceDanceRevolution release until nearly 12 years after its console debut, MAX.(period)'s banner could be found in the DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA data.
• In MAX.(period)'s video, a video clip of PARANOiA being selected and played on the original DanceDanceRevolution game is shown.
• MAX.(period)'s jacket and new background image in the video feature the Wii dance mat, instead of the PlayStation / PlayStation 2 dance mat used in its original background and banner.
  • MAX.(period)'s video is also now played in the background of a midnight blue-recolored version of Valkyrie dimension's pink Replicant D-action background dance stage and is not full-screen.
• When MAX.(period) is played and cleared as an ENCORE EXTRA STAGE, the "CLEARED" shutter is delayed by about nine seconds (compared to when played on any other stage), to synchronize it with the sound effect of the shutter in the song.
• MAX.(period) ranked #1 in the BEMANI Fan Site CHECK!SONGS Monthly Ranking list for May 2015.
• MAX.(period)'s difficulty changes from DanceDanceRevolution A20 were applied to DanceDanceRevolution A in March 27th, 2019.

Song Production Information

2MB

Why do you need KONAMI ORIGINAL songs?

They varingly continue to grow,
and beyond the limits, unseen eternal possibilities to thrive.

Whether it's doom or hope.

2MB/MAX.(period)

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Old Charts

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	94 / 0	343 / 5	394 / 3	573 / 3	534 / 4 / 0	255 / 3	347 / 3	510 / 3	374 / 3 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS JP	3	9	9	10	10	8	9	10	9

New Charts

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	94 / 0	343 / 5	394 / 3	573 / 3	601 / 15 / 0	255 / 3	347 / 3	510 / 3	540 / 4 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution (2014)	5	12	13	16	18	11	13	16	18
DanceDanceRevolution A→Present	5	12	↑14	16	18	11	13	16	18

MAX song series
Main Series	MAX 300 - MAXX UNLIMITED - The legend of MAX
Remixes / Related Songs	MAX.(period) - MAX 300 (Super-Max-Me Mix) - Fascination MAXX - Fascination ～eternal love mix～ - ΔMAX MAX 300 takamatt MIN REMIX - MAX 360

Replicant D-ignition
NITRO vial-unlockable Songs	chaos eater (Blue) - Destination (Green) - HAPPY☆LUCKY☆YEAPPY (White) - Sand Blow (Yellow) Samurai Shogun vs. Master Ninja (Red)
Special Boss Songs	EGOISM 440 ENCORE EXTRA STAGE Songs: MAX.(period) - Over The “Period”