A-JAX (3-WAY MIX)
A-JAX (3-WAY MIX)
Song Information
Artist: Mr.T
Composition: KONAMI Kukeiha Club
Arrangement: Mr.T
BPM: 62-224
Length: 2:06
Genre: GAME MUSIC
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 10th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) is an re-arranged medley of several background music pieces used in A-JAX, a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game released by KONAMI in 1987.
- The songs, in order of appearance: COIN~START→COMMAND 770→FIGHTING SPIRIT→MELT DOWN→PETTERN CLEAR.
- A medley of songs from the original A-JAX arcade game, A-JAX メドレー, appears in jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus コナミ伝説 music pack 3.
- A remastered version of A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) appears as a bonus in Burning Heat!【2020 Re:build】's video.
Trivia
- A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) was added to beatmania IIDX 10th style on June 2nd, 2004.
- According to Mr.T, he arranged A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) due to his being a big fan of the game's music. The three songs in the medley are three of his favorite songs in the game.
- A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) also appears on KONAMI SHOOTING COLLECTION, a 10-disc collection of tunes from various KONAMI shooters.
- A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from December 8th, 2021 after purchasing its charts with BITs.
Song Production Information
Mr.T
I thought it'd be lonely if GRADIUS was the only game music included here, so I included a three song medley from "A-JAX", whose music I really love.
Anyways, they were all nice songs that were quite difficult to choose, but I decided them from a balance of familiarity, favorites, and IIDX appropriateness.
When I started creating this song, it was very difficult, and I made several adjustments to the tone and balance until this unique texture and impact appeared, where it was finally completed.
By the way, this song uses FM as a sound generator for the bass and melody.
Video Production Information
VJ GYO
"A-JAX" is a shooting game released by our company in 1987. Did you all know this?
When some staff, including VJ GYO, casually asked "what's A-JAX~?", the super shooting gamer experts, TOMY.T and HES, scolded us.
The only port from the arcade was for the SHARP PC "X68000" in 1989, so it can't be helped that I didn't know this (will they scold me again if I say this?).
2007. Earth. Armed brainwashed soldiers invade neighboring countries with strange high-tech weapons, since the alien invasion of a certain major country.
From the Earth's cries for survival, and a glimmer of hope, the United Nation's special forces unit, codenamed "A-JAX", fights back.
As soon as I heard this song, I imagined myself riding on a supersonic-speed helicopter or fighter jet with them, with an extremely wonderful and addicting sound which makes me think, "I have that feeling!".
Consider the notes as enemies, let's fight them with a shooting game feeling!
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | - | 428 | 680 | 1066 | - | 428 | 680 | 1066 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 10th style→11 IIDX RED | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→13 DistorteD | - | 4 | ↑8 | 10 | - | 4 | ↑8 | 10 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 10th style CS | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) | - | 4 | 8 | 10 | - | 4 | 8 | 10 | - |