beatmania
This page is for the original 1997 arcade game beatmania. For other games titled beatmania, please see beatmania (disambiguation).
| beatmania Arcade Releases |
|---|
| beatmania Series |
| beatmania - 2nd - 3rd - completeMIX |
| 4th - 5th - completeMIX 2 |
| 6th - 7th - THE FINAL |
| ClubMIX - CORE REMIX - DREAMS COME TRUE |
| beatmania III Series |
| beatmania III - APPEND CORE REMIX - APPEND 6th |
| APPEND 7th - THE FINAL |
beatmania
Release Information
- Release date:
- Japan: December 10th, 1997
- United States: January 19th, 1998 (as hiphopmania)
General Information
- beatmania is the very first BEMANI game ever released.
- beatmania has the smallest amount of selectable songs in any BEMANI game, with 7 songs available in 1P or 2P mode, and a maximum of 3 are available in one stage.
- beatmania is one of two games in the series (the other being beatmania 3rdMIX) where EXPERT is accessed via a button command or modifier on the PRESS START screen, instead of by selecting it on a mode selection screen.
- The song select screen does not display the title of a song, only its genre. The title is only displayed on the splash screen before gameplay.
- Once the player starts playing, the game gives you an option to enter a PRACTICE STAGE, which lets the player see a short tutorial, and then play jam jam reggae and u gotta groove.
- If the player skips the PRACTICE STAGE, then they can choose a song each stage from a limited song list:
- u gotta groove, jam jam reggae, and OVERDOSER are available on Stage 1 and Stage 2.
- After clearing Stage 1 and Stage 2, you play DJ BATTLE as a Special Stage.
- 20,novemver, LOVE SO GROOVY, and 2 gorgeous 4U/greed eater are available on Stage 3 and Stage 4, after which the game ends.
- e~emotion is available for Stage 3 and 4 if you score high enough on DJ BATTLE.
- If the player skips the PRACTICE STAGE, then they can choose a song each stage from a limited song list:
- Three songs include FREE ZONE at the scratch lanes.
- Only GOOD or WORST can appear at the FREE ZONE.
- There is no way to obtain 100,000 points on songs with FREE ZONE.
Staff Information
- Game credits: beatmania credits
- Soundtrack credits: BEAT MANIA -REMIXES-: KONAMI GAME MUSIC REMIX SERIES Vol.4 WITH beatmania ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK credits
Song List
| Genre | Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 & 2 | |||||
| HIP-HOP | u gotta groove | DJ nagureo | 94-100 | 1 | 1 |
| REGGAE | jam jam reggae | jam master '73 | 90 | 2 | 2 |
| TECHNO | OVERDOSER (romo mix) | MIRAK | 132 | 4 | - |
| OVERDOSER (ambient mix) | MIRAK | 134 | - | 4 | |
| Stage 3 & 4 | |||||
| BREAK-BTS | 2 gorgeous 4U | prophet-31 | 150 | 3 | - |
| greed eater | The Dust Fathers | 112 | - | 3 | |
| SOUL | LOVE SO GROOVY | LOVEMINTS | 141 | 4 | - |
| LOVE SO GROOVY (12inch version) | LOVEMINTS | 141 | - | 4 | |
| HOUSE | 20,novemver (single mix) | DJ nagureo | 130 | 5 | - |
| 20,novemver (radio edit) | DJ nagureo | 130 | - | 5 | |
| Hidden Song | |||||
| RAVE | e~emotion | e.o.s | 140-145 | N/A | N/A |
| Special Stages | |||||
| - | PRACTICE STAGE | 94-112 | N/A | N/A | |
| DJ-BATTLE | DJ BATTLE | 93 | N/A | N/A | |
Codes
- Play Modes
- EXPERT: On the title screen, hold all keys, then press either the 1P START or 2P START button. This lets you play every song in the game (except PRACTICE STAGE and DJ BATTLE) in order.
EXPERT Course
If the courses are played with two players, the alternate songs or versions are used instead of the original.
| No. | Song |
|---|---|
| EXPERT Course | |
| 1. | u gotta groove |
| 2. | jam jam reggae |
| 3. | OVERDOSER (romo mix) / OVERDOSER (ambient mix) |
| 4. | 2 gorgeous 4U / greed eater |
| 5. | LOVE SO GROOVY / LOVE SO GROOVY (12inch version) |
| 6. | 20,novemver (single mix) / 20,novemver (radio edit) |
| 7. | e~emotion |
Related Link
- beatmania Official Site (archived)