beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST
| beatmania IIDX |
|---|
| Arcade Releases |
| 1st - substream - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th 8th - 9th - 10th - 11 IIDX RED - 12 HAPPY SKY 13 DistorteD - 14 GOLD - 15 DJ TROOPERS 16 EMPRESS - 17 SIRIUS - 18 Resort Anthem 19 Lincle - 20 tricoro - 21 SPADA - 22 PENDUAL 23 copula - 24 SINOBUZ - 25 CANNON BALLERS 26 Rootage - 27 HEROIC VERSE 28 BISTROVER - 29 CastHour - 30 RESIDENT 31 EPOLIS - 32 Pinky Crush |
| Foreign Arcade Releases |
| beatmania IIDX (China) - tricoro (China) |
| Home Releases |
| Sony PlayStation 2 |
| 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th beatmania (2006) - 11 IIDX RED - 12 HAPPY SKY 13 DistorteD - 14 GOLD - 15 DJ TROOPERS 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST |
| PC Releases |
| INFINITAS - INFINITAS (2020) |
| Mobile Releases |
| i-αppli - IIDX i-αppli - ULTIMATE MOBILE |
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST
Release Information
- Release Date: October 15th, 2009
- Rival data was collected from May 13th through the 31st.
- Final PlayStation 2 beatmania IIDX game. This was also KONAMI's final PS2-exclusive game released in Japan.
- It was also the last CS release until the reveal of beatmania IIDX INFINITAS six years later.
General Information / Changes
- Only CS beatmania IIDX game that contains two discs
- The first disc, EMPRESS, contains the EMPRESS songs and some revivals.
- The second disc, called Premium Best, contains revivals come from every arcade beatmania IIDX game and a few unlocks.
- ARCADE, EXPERT, and CLASS modes are not playable on the Premium Best disc.
- Only CS beatmania IIDX game where all the CS original songs have generic videos.
- Only CS beatmania IIDX game to not have unique pictures from beating DP Kyu courses, and the only where all ten Dan courses don't have their own individual pictures.
- Only CS beatmania IIDX game since beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS to not have beatmania revivals.
- Only CS beatmania IIDX game with new CS songs in which L.E.D. did not write a new song.
- Only CS beatmania IIDX game officially released in South Korea, via license from UNIANA Co. Ltd, who would later distribute the arcade releases of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro onward in South Korea as well.
- Controller bundles were not offered with the game, however.
- First CS beatmania IIDX game since 10th style CS not to have an animated intro at the beginning of the game.
- First CS beatmania IIDX game since 5th style CS to be released while its arcade counterpart was still the latest version, coming out just 6 days before the release of beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS.
- Archive Mode in PREMIUM BEST contains art from all the beatmania IIDX games. The only exceptions are the bikini pictures, all of which have been removed (to keep the games their A rating).
- Final beatmania IIDX game worked on by Mr.T, ending his ten-year run with the series.
- Total number of songs: 198 (99 in EMPRESS, and 99 in PREMIUM BEST)
Staff Information
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST Credits
- Supervising Executive: Fumiaki Tanaka
- Executive Producer: Yoshihiko Ota
- Producer: Tadao Kageyama
- Sound Producer: Takayuki Ishikawa
- Directors: Toshio Yoshioka, Toshiyuki Kakuta, Xu Zheying
- Sound Director: Toshiyuki Kakuta
- Sound Programmer: Atsushi Kondo
- Sound Designers: Hidenori Kotera, Tomoyuki Uchida
- Programmers: Cao Lei, Huang Welcong, Shi Xiaoyu
- Graphic Designers: Shen Qiong, Wei Zhe
- Advisors: Masahiro Kiyomoto, Shogo Yoshida, Kazuha Hayashi, XTC, Takeshi Jonishi
- Package Designers: Mai Kitazawa, Hiroshi Banno
Song List
EMPRESS DISC
Foundation of our love and Pink Rose were originally supposed to be in the game, but were removed as they were removed in the arcade release of beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
Premium Best Songs
Unlock information
All Unlock Code
To unlock all songs, black another charts, all customizations, all gallery images, and all archive images:
- Go to the rivals page, and set your rivals in this order
- BEAT
- MANIA
- IIDX
- 16
- SECRET
- Next, make an original course titled BEATFREE in EXPERT mode, using any songs in any difficulties.
- Clear the course, and watch the staff roll until the end.
Song Unlocks
- From Time To Time: Clear Standard Mode or Expert Mode one time.
- ToyCube Pf.(RX-Ver.S.P.L.): Clear Standard Mode or Expert Mode three times.
- Unicorn tail: Clear Standard Mode or Expert Mode five times.
- Time to Empress:
- Clear V2 or 天空脳番長危機十六連打 to get the TAKA BGM, and enable it.
- Go over a song beginning with the letters E M P R E S S in that order, and press select over each.
- Bad Maniacs:
- Complete Archives Mode.
- Clear DOMINION, ERaSeR EnGinE DistorteD, and Back Into The Light -Feelings Won't Fade Vocal Mix-.
- Play Standard Mode and clear 3 stages with an AA or higher.
- Get an AA or higher on any kors k song on ANOTHER for the EXTRA STAGE.
- Back Into The Light-Feelings Won't Fade Vocal Mix-: Clear all the songs from 10th style on both the EMPRESS and Premium Best discs. (On EMPRESS disc: DoLL, Lucy, and One More Lovely).
- ERaSeR EnGinE DistorteD: Clear all the songs from 4th style on both discs along with Back Into The Light-Feelings Won't Fade Vocal Mix-. (On EMPRESS disc: LOVE WILL・・・).
Hidden Commands
EXTRA STAGE BGM/EMPRESS PLACE in Free Mode
- Go into Free Mode and select options
- Go to start, and immediately press and hold the START and SELECT buttons
- The extra stage BGM and animation will be on, and EMPRESS PLACE can be accessed.
- Note: Can only be accessed once per play, and playing EMPRESS PLACE in FREE MODE will not earn any jewels.
NΦ CRIME
Select the song, then immediately hold SELECT until the song loads to play the Japanese version.
REGUL-SPEED
- Hover over a song beginning with R and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with E and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with G and hit the SELECT button
The option will be activated. All songs will be made exactly 150 BPM. Scores and clears do not save will this is on.
ALL-SCRATCH
- Hover over a song beginning with A and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with S and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with C and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with R and hit the SELECT button
The option will take effect while S-Random is active. Scores and clears do not save while this is on.
RED/HOLD OPTION SELECT
Certain modifiers can be altered further. The following options turn red and do the following when you hold the key down on that option:
- Hazard Mode: Hold down on the HARD modifier.
- Random/Mirror with Scratch: Hold down on the appropriate modifier.
- 5KEYS lane cover on other side: Hold down on the 5KEYS modifier.
GAMBOL HYPER Timing
- Hover over a song beginning with G and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with J and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with H and hit the SELECT button
The option will be activated.
GAMBOL ANOTHER Timing
- Hover over a song beginning with G and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with J and hit the SELECT button
- Hover over a song beginning with A and hit the SELECT button
The option will be activated.
Customizations
FRAME
- Marie Antoinette - Play Marie Antoinette in EMPRESS PLACE.
- Arabian Rave Night - Play Arabian Rave Night in EMPRESS PLACE.
- Kung-fu Empire - Play Kung-fu Empire in EMPRESS PLACE.
- Himiko - Play 卑弥呼 in EMPRESS PLACE.
- Sweets - Play BITTER CHOCOLATE STRIKER, 不沈艦CANDY or Colorful Cookie as the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE.
TURNTABLE
- EMPRESS - Get 300 DJ Points.
EXPLOSIONS
- EMPRESS - Clear 1DAN.
LANE COVER
All the lanes that require playing songs to be unlocked can be played on any difficulty level but BEGINNER. ASSIST/EASY CLEAR is allowed.
- Marie Antoinette - play Marie Antoinette.
- Arabian Rave Night - play Arabian Rave Night.
- Kung-fu Empire - play Kung-fu Empire.
- beat#3 - play 不沈艦CANDY, BITTER CHOCOLATE STRIKER, or Colorful Cookie.
- EMPRESS - play 卑弥呼.
- TROOPER'S JOURNEY - play at least one song from each style.
- Programmed World - play Programmed World.
- 3y3s - play 3y3s.
- UMEGIRI - play all the pink (new) songs on the EMPRESS disc.
- KANZAKI - play all the white (revival) and all the pink (new) songs on the EMPRESS disc.
CATEGORY VOICE
- Michael a la mode - Full Combo B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) on any difficulty besides BEGINNER. 5KEY and ALL-SCRATCH are permitted.
- 小林ゆう - Full Combo 翼 on any difficulty besides BEGINNER. 5KEY and ALL-SCRATCH are permitted.
- BLACK STAR 幸広-YUKIHIRO- - Full Combo You'll say "Now!" on any difficulty besides BEGINNER. 5KEY and ALL-SCRATCH are permitted.
MUSIC SELECTION BGM
Unlocking the music selection BGM on either the EMPRESS or Premium Best disc unlocks them on the other.
- TAKA - play V₂ or 天空脳番長危機十六連打.
- Yoshitaka - play B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) or CaptivAte2～覚醒～.
- L.E.D. - play HYPERION or JEWELLERY STORM.
- BLACK STAR - play You'll say "Now!".
- EXTRA - play Programmed World as your EXTRA STAGE.
- EMPRESS PLACE - enter EMPRESS PLACE on EXTRA STAGE and play one of the three songs in it.
- Past Styles BGMs - Play any song from that style. Some have to be done on Premium Best.
EXTRA STAGE
Normal EXTRA STAGE
In standard mode the three songs played must meet these requirements:
- They must all be cleared with an AA or higher (INCLUDING the third one).
- The combined difficulties of the three songs played should be 10 or higher on Single Play and 7 or higher on Double Play.
- None of the following mods may be used: RANDOM, MIRROR, 5KEY and ALL-SCRATCH in Single Play and in addition BATTLE on Double Play.
Sweets extra stages
- Full Combo clear twenty songs on any difficulty.
- On any type of EXTRA STAGE, clear any song by L.E.D. with a AA or higher on any difficulty. (THE SHINING POLARIS, HYPERION, JEWELLERY STORM, PSYCHE PLANET-GT, SOLITON BEAM)
- MIRROR, ALL-SCRATCH, 5KEY or BATTLE may NOT be used. RANDOM is okay.
- Clear all dj TAKA songs on the EMPRESS disc on any difficulty (THE SAFARI, lights, quasar, One More Lovely, AA, rage against usual, 冥, 嘆きの樹, V2, 天空脳番長危機十六連打).
- On EXTRA STAGE, clear any song by dj TAKA other than Time to Empress with a AA or higher on any difficulty.
- MIRROR, ALL-SCRATCH, 5KEY or BATTLE may NOT be used. RANDOM is okay.
- Clear all 10 courses, any difficulty, in EXPERT Mode.
- On EXTRA STAGE, clear any BEMANI transplant song with a AA or higher. (Jack, たまゆら, 凛として咲く花の如く, B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX))
- MIRROR, ALL-SCRATCH, 5KEY or BATTLE may NOT be used. RANDOM is okay.
EMPRESS PLACE
In Standard Mode, play three songs whose difficulties add up to 21+ on Single or 18+ on Double.
- Note: This has become easier on EMPRESS, as it doesn't even require normal EXTRA STAGE conditions to be fufilled. The exact requirements are currently unknown.
3y3s
Clear Programmed world on another with HARD and at least a AA. 3y3s will automatically start.
卑弥呼
Get a jewel on all thee EMPRESS PLACE songs. When you get the third jewel, each time after that 卑弥呼 will automatically start.
Jewel requirements
- Normal: CLEAR with an A or higher.
- Hyper: ???
- Another: ??? (Probably HARD CLEAR with an A or higher.)
Gallery Images
- Rank AAA (Shi-Low)
- Rank AAA (Saya)
- Rank AAA (Ameto)
- Rank AA (Ereki)
- Rank AA (Yuz)
- Rank A (Duel)
- Finish an expert course on Monday with 100% meter (Nyah)
- Finish an expert course on Tuesday with 100% meter (Lilith)
- Finish an expert course on Wednesday with 100% meter (Iroha)
- Finish an expert course on Thursday with 100% meter (Tsugaru)
- Finish an expert course on Friday with 100% meter (Hihumi)
- Finish an expert course on Saturday with 100% meter (Erika)
- Finish an expert course on Sunday with 100% meter (Celica)
- Finish a song on expert/class mode with 100% meter (TRAN)
- Finish a song on expert/class mode with 80~98% meter (TRAN)
- Finish a song on expert/class mode with 60~78% meter (TRAN)
- Finish a song on expert/class mode with 40~58% meter (TRAN)
- Finish a song on expert/class mode with 20~38% meter (TRAN)
- Finish a song on expert/class mode with 2~18% meter (TRAN)
- Obtain the Programmed World Extra Stage
- Obtain the 3y3s OMES
- Obtain the 卑弥呼 OMES
- Obtain the 不沈艦CANDY Extra Stage
- Obtain the Colorful Cookie Extra Stage
- Obtain the BITTER CHOCOLATE STRIKER Extra Stage
- Complete any Dan Course 7th-Kyu to 1st-Kyu (Tsugaru)
- Complete the 1st or 2nd Dan course (Erika)
- Complete the 3rd or 4th Dan course (Ereki)
- Complete the 5th or 6th Dan course (Celica)
- Complete the 7th or 8th Dan course (Shi-Low)
- Complete the 9th or 10th Dan course (Ameto)
- Complete the Kaiden course (Saya)
- Fail a Dan course in SINGLES Mode (Fireboy)
- Fail a Dan course in DOUBLES Mode (Fireboy)
- Obtain 200 DJ Points (Ameto Standee artwork)
- Obtain 400 DJ Points (Saya Standee artwork)
- Obtain 600 DJ Points (Promotional Flyer artwork)
- Obtain 800 DJ Points (Ameto Location Test artwork)
- Obtain 1000 DJ Points (Saya Location Test artwork)
- Obtain 1200 DJ Points (EMPRESS poster/cover)
Archive Mode Gallery
- Images are unlocked each time you improve your EX score for a revival song. Each revival song unlocks pictures from its style.
- A selection of images (from 10th Style onwards) have multiple versions. Each version must be obtained before the next successive image will appear.