RUGGED ASH
RUGGED ASH
Song Information
Artist: SYMPHONIC DEFOGGERS
Composition/Arrangement: Yasushi Kurobane
BPM: 168
Length: 1:17
Genre: FUTURE JAZZ
VJ: ? (beatmania), MiZKiNG (overlays by ?, beatmania IIDX substream→2nd style), VJ GYO (beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→Present)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania 4thMIX -the beat goes on-
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
None.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- RUGGED ASH marks Yasushi Kurobane's debut in BEMANI, as well as his only KONAMI original song in the beatmania series.
- RUGGED ASH received a new Double NORMAL chart in beatmania THE FINAL, replacing its old one.
- RUGGED ASH's generic video was changed upon its revival in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD.
- It also lost its unique overlays.
- RUGGED ASH received NORMAL charts in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD.
- RUGGED ASH did not appear in any home version of beatmania IIDX until beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS.
- RUGGED ASH received Single/Double ANOTHER charts in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS. These charts were added to the arcade series in beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS.
- RUGGED ASH is one of the only five songs from the original beatmania series still in the arcade beatmania IIDX games, along with deep in you, DRUNK MONKY, GENOM SCREAMS, and quick master (reform version).
- RUGGED ASH received a Double HEAVY chart in DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-. However, it's the same chart as its Double STANDARD chart.
- RUGGED ASH's background videos in DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- are direct rips of ON THE JAZZ's background videos from DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-. This includes positions where the videos change from one another with the exception of a few videos missing near the end. This is due to the fact that RUGGED ASH's charts are 3 measures shorter than ON THE JAZZ's charts.
- RUGGED ASH received LEGGENDARIA charts in beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage. It can be unlocked by achieving four of the conditions described in this article.
- It is currently the oldest song in beatmania IIDX with LEGGENDARIA charts.
- It is currently the only song from the original beatmania series with LEGGENDARIA charts.
- As of beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE, it is available by default.
- When RUGGED ASH's LEGGENDARIA charts were played on beatmania IIDX, the arcade LED ticker displayed "RUGGED ASHHH" or "RUGGED ASHHHHHHH" for an unknown reason. This was fixed around November 20th, 2018.
Song Production Information
Starting with a sprinting drumbeat, the complex piano motions from this jungle track are a joy to clear. Its tempo and sensational sounds should bedazzle bunches of BEMANI gamers.
CS Information Data
DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-
"RUGGED ASH" by SYMPHONIC DEFOGGERS is a jazzy drum'n'bass track with a touch of lounge thrown in for good measure. Songs like "RUGGED ASH" really show off the tremendous diversity of dance music that exists in the Dance Dance Revolution series.
Video Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 5 in substream, 1 to 7 in 2nd style, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, and 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)
beatmania
Original Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 193 | 201 | - | 201 | 201 | - |
| beatmania 4thMIX→completeMIX 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| beatmania III→THE FINAL | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| beatmania APPEND 4thMIX | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| beatmania APPEND 5thMIX | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
THE FINAL Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 193 | 201 | - | 193 | 201 | - |
| beatmania THE FINAL | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | ↓2 | - |
beatmania IIDX
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 76 | 185 | 201 | 556 | 1058 | 186 | 201 | 624 | 1203 |
| beatmania IIDX substream→2nd style | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→14 GOLD | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | ↑4 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS→25 CANNON BALLERS | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage | - | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE→Present | - | ↑3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 142 / 0 | 161 / 0 | 181 / 0 | - / - / - | 141 / 0 | 161 / 0 | 161 / 0 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2 | - | 5 | 7 | 8 | - | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON 2 | - | 5 | 7 | 8 | - | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC) | - | 5 | 7 | 8 | - | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| DDRMAX US CS | - | 5 | 7 | 8 | - | 5 | 8 | 8 | - |