beatmania CS
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beatmania CS
Release Information
- Release dates:
- Original release: October 1st, 1998
- Retail value: 5,800 yen
- BEST edition: December 9th, 1999
- Retail value: 2,800 yen
- Original release: October 1st, 1998
General Information / Changes
- A direct port of beatmania 2ndMIX.
- This game was the only KEY DISC for all the other beatmania PlayStation releases until beatmania BEST HITS. After that, other titles were also released as KEY DISC.
- The game was issued on two discs: the first one being labeled as ARCADE 2ndMIX and the other as APPEND YebisuMIX.
- The name Yebisu is a reference to the Yebisu Garden Place (恵比寿ガーデンプレイス), a centre where the KCEJ WEST office was located at that time.
- Only CS BEMANI release to feature the original 1986-1998 italicized KONAMI logo in-game and on the packaging (the BEST edition shows the newer 1998-2003 logo).
- First BEMANI project worked on by Hiroyuki Togo, who would remain a prominent staff member of the CS beatmania series.
- Total songs: 23 (2ndMIX), 9 (YebisuMIX)
Staff Information
Song List
ARCADE 2ndMIX
APPEND YebisuMIX
Genre | Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New CS Songs | ||||||||||
FUNK | Cat Song ~Theme of UPA | UPA&NORA | 127 | 1 | 1 | |||||
STYLISH GARAGE | Body | TOMOKI HIRATA ~remixed by r24bm | 134 | 1 | 1 | |||||
BOSSA GROOVE | PAPAYAPA BOSSA | staccato two-J | 143 | 2 | 2 | |||||
ASIAN TRADITIONAL | Changing the ASIA | CHEAP FOREST | 95 | 2 | 2 | |||||
SPEED GARAGE | Ain't it Good | TOMOKI HIRATA ~remixed by r24bm | 134 | 3 | 3 | |||||
FUNKY JAZZ GROOVE | Stop Violence! | Herbie Hammock & His Band | 113 | 4 | 4 | |||||
HARD HOUSE | I.C.B. | TOMOKI HIRATA ~remixed by r24bm | 140 | 4 | 4 | |||||
BIGBEAT MIX | METALGEAR SOLID ~Main Theme | ESPACIO BROTHERS | 140 | 5 | 5 | |||||
BOSSA GROOVE | La Bossanova de Fabienne | staccato two-F | 143 | 5 | 5 |
EXPERT Courses
If the courses are played with two players, the alternate songs or versions are used instead of the original.
No. | Song | No. | Song |
---|---|---|---|
CLASSIC | VOCAL | ||
1. | 2 gorgeous 4U / greed eater | 1. | tokai |
2. | OVERDOSER | 2. | jam jam reggae (FUNKY jam Cookie mix) |
3. | LOVE SO GROOVY | 3. | 20,november |
4. | 20,november | 4. | SKA a go go |
5. | e-motion | 5. | Do you love me? |
TECHNO | |||
1. | OVERDOSER | 1. | |
2. | OVERDOSER (Driving Dub mix) | 2. | |
3. | Salamander Beat Crush mix | 3. | |
4. | Beginning of life | 4. | |
5. | Deep Clear Eyes | 5. |
Unlock Information
Alternate EXPERT Mode Songs
- Hold the SELECT button while choosing EXPERT mode. Alternate songs will appear on a particular stage, depending on which EXPERT course was chosen.
- CLASSIC EXPERT course: e-motion (2nd MIX) will be played on the fifth stage, instead of e-motion.
- TECHNO EXPERT course: Acid Bomb will be played on the third stage, instead of Salamander Beat Crush mix.
Related Link
None.