Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt
Song Information
Artist: 雷龍
Composition/Arrangement: Rairyu
BPM: 188
Length: 2:05
Genre: RAVERS DANCE SPEED
VJ: MatsuTK (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem
Other Music Game Appearances:
- pop'n rhythmin 青龍パック
- REFLEC BEAT
- REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 13
- REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 15
Lyrics
Vocal samples include "like a thunderbolt" and "come on!".
Song Connections / Remixes
- A long version of Thunderbolt, titled Thunderbolt (Extended ver.), appears as the final track on the cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- CD. Vocal samples from previous 青龍 songs, including waxing and wanding, Time to Air, and 3y3s, can be heard in the middle of the song.
- A different long version of Thunderbolt, titled Thunderbolt (BD MIX), appears on 青龍's first album, BLUE DRAGON. This version has the vocal samples from previous 青龍 songs removed.
Trivia
- Thunderbolt made its debut in the beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle location tests. Although made for Lincle, it is possible to play Thunderbolt in Resort Anthem via Lincle Link 1 as of 7/14/2011.
- To play Thunderbolt in REFLEC BEAT or limelight, you must have a save game of beatmania IIDX in your e-AMUSEMENT PASS.
- By then playing the song in REFLEC BEAT or limelight, it will be made available in beatmania IIDX.
- As of 6/27/2012, it can be unlocked in Lincle or tricoro by reaching Q-pro Level 2 (as part of Lincle Link 5). It is the 1st Lincle Link 1 song in beatmania IIDX to be unlocked this way.
- As of REFLEC BEAT groovin'!!, Thunderbolt is playable in the REFLEC BEAT series by default.
- As of 6/27/2012, it can be unlocked in Lincle or tricoro by reaching Q-pro Level 2 (as part of Lincle Link 5). It is the 1st Lincle Link 1 song in beatmania IIDX to be unlocked this way.
- According to Ryu☆'s twitter [1], 雷龍 is a combination of two people - his Seiryu alias (青龍), and composer Rai Option (雷オプション).
- Ryutaro Nakahara later confirmed being Rai Option as well in a 4gamer interview.
- Thunderbolt marks Ryutaro Nakahara's first appearance under his 雷龍 alias in pop'n music.
- In pop'n rhythmin, Thunderbolt is titled Thunderbolt (BD Mix).
- In REFLEC BEAT +, Thunderbolt's artist is romanized as RAIRYU.
Song Production Information
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Video Production Information
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Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
pop'n rhythmin difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
REFLEC BEAT difficulty rated from 1 to 10+. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
beatmania IIDX
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Normal | Hyper | Another | Normal | Hyper | Another | |
| Notecounts | - | 527 | 975 | 1911 | 534 | 1034 | 1677 |
| beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem | - | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle→Present | - | 5 | ↑10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
pop'n rhythmin
| Game | Difficulties | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hyper | EX | |
| Notecounts | 176 | 278 | 490 |
| pop'n rhythmin | 2 | 6 | 9 |
REFLEC BEAT
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | Special | |
| Notecounts | 312 | 519 | 698 | — |
| REFLEC BEAT→Present | 4 | 8 | 10 | — |
| REFLEC BEAT plus | 4 | 8 | 10 | — |
| REFLEC BEAT + | 4 | 8 | 10 | — |