DeltaMAX

ΔMAX

Song Information

ΔMAX's jacket.

Artist: DM Ashura
Composition: NM SEQUENCE UNLIMITED
Arrangement: DM Ashura
BPM: 100-573
Length: 2:06
Movie: Digital Media Lab., Inc.
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution X2
• REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• ΔMAX samples songs of the MAX series of boss songs, most notably from MAX 300 and The legend of MAX.

Trivia

ΔMAX's banner.

• ΔMAX was originally the EXTRA STAGE of DDR Forever, a fan-made DanceDanceRevolution game that was run by the StepMania simulator.
  • As such, ΔMAX is the first BEMANI song that was first originated on a BEMANI simulator.
• ΔMAX has an unique video, which eliminates any on-screen dancers (except in DanceDanceRevolution S+).
  • In DanceDanceRevolution II/DanceDanceRevolution hottest party5, ΔMAX's video is played in a tiny monitor on the opposite side of the player on Single and in the center on Double/Versus, due to Nintendo Wii memory limitations.
• ΔMAX's BPM starts at 100 and gradually builds up by 1 BPM per quarter beat until it hits 573 BPM. This is shown by its unique video.
  • With 473 BPM changes, ΔMAX holds the record of having highest number of BPM changes of any BEMANI song.
  • ΔMAX's final BPM, 573, is a reference to the KONAMI number.
    • Also, ΔMAX's EXPERT charts have 573 notes.
  • The same sound effect is played every time the BPM hits a multiple of 100; this is accompanied in ΔMAX's video with a cut-in announcing a new "section". The only exception is when the song reaches 500 BPM.
• Δ is Greek for "delta", the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet. Delta is commonly used in subjects of science and mathematics, often to describe change.
  • This might reference ΔMAX's gradual BPM changes.
• In DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3, ΔMAX can be unlocked in QUEST MODE by beating Simba on the final floor of the Universe Tower.
• As of December 24th, 2010, ΔMAX's CHALLENGE charts were available for play in DanceDanceRevolution X2. These charts were written by DM Ashura himself as the original EXPERT charts planned for ΔMAX.
• ΔMAX appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution S+, in the Mega Mix 6 pack.
• ΔMAX is used as background music in a mission on the KONAMI arcade game ROAD FIGHTERS (ロードファイターズ).
• In DanceDanceRevolution II, ΔMAX is one of the Replicant D-action hidden songs.
• ΔMAX can be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper from July 26th, 2015 as part of the BEMANI SUMMER DIARY 2015 event.
  • ΔMAX being crossed over marks DM Ashura's first appearance in the REFLEC BEAT series.
  • ΔMAX, reaching up to 573 BPM, currently holds the record for the song with the highest BPM at any point in the REFLEC BEAT series, topping 音楽's 520.

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

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

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	130 / 0	163 / 0	464 / 16	573 / 110	595 / 60 / 0	262 / 6	463 / 40	573 / 14	595 / 60 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3	N/A	3	8	10	—	6	8	10	—
DanceDanceRevolution S+	3	5	13	17	—	—	—	—	—
DanceDanceRevolution II / hottest party 5	3	5	13	17	17	7	13	17	17
DanceDanceRevolution X2	3	5	13	17	17	7	13	17	17
DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present	3	5	13	17	17	7	13	17	↑18

REFLEC BEAT

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	133	285	533	—
REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper→Present	5	8	10+	—

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