A-JAX (3-WAY MIX)

Song Information

Artist: Mr.T
Composition: KONAMI Kukeiha Club
Arrangement: Mr.T
BPM: 62-224
Length: 2:06
Genre: GAME MUSIC
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 10th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) is an re-arranged medley of several background music pieces used in A-JAX, a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game released by KONAMI in 1987.
- The songs, in order of appearance: COIN~START→COMMAND 770→FIGHTING SPIRIT→MELT DOWN→PETTERN CLEAR.
A medley of songs from the original A-JAX arcade game, A-JAX メドレー, appears in jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus コナミ伝説 music pack 3.
A remastered version of A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) appears as a bonus in Burning Heat!【2020 Re:build】's video.

Trivia

A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) was added to beatmania IIDX 10th style on June 2nd, 2004.
According to Mr.T, he arranged A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) due to his being a big fan of the game's music. The three songs in the medley are three of his favorite songs in the game.
A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) also appears on KONAMI SHOOTING COLLECTION, a 10-disc collection of tunes from various KONAMI shooters.
A-JAX (3-WAY MIX) is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from December 8th, 2021 after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

Mr.T

I thought it'd be lonely if GRADIUS was the only game music included here, so I included a medley of three songs from "A-JAX", whose music I really love.
Anyways, it was quite difficult to choose since they are all nice songs, but I decided them on a balance of familiarity, favoritism, and IIDX appropriateness.
It was quite difficult once I started creating this song, and I had to make several adjustments to the tone and balance until this unique texture and impact appeared, and it was finally completed.
By the way, this song uses FM sound sources for the bass and melody.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

"A-JAX" is a shooting game released by our company in 1987. Did you all know this?
When some of our staff, including VJ GYO, casually asked "what's A-JAX~?", the super shooting gamer experts, TOMY.T and HES, scolded us.
The only port from the arcade was for the SHARP PC "X68000" in 1989, so it can't be helped that I didn't know this (would they scold me again if I say this?).

2007. Earth. Brainwashed soldiers invade neighboring countries armed with strange high-tech weapons, since the alien invasion of a certain major country.
From the Earth's cries for survival, and a glimmer of hope, the United Nation's special forces unit, codenamed "A-JAX", fights back.

As soon as I heard this song, I imagined myself riding on a supersonic-speed helicopter or jet fighter with them, with an extremely wonderful and addicting sound which makes me think, "I have that feeling!".
Consider the notes as enemies, and let's fight them with a shooting game feeling!

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
Game	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	428	680	1066	-	428	680	1066	-
beatmania IIDX 10th style→11 IIDX RED	-	4	7	7	-	4	7	7	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→13 DistorteD	-	4	↑8	10	-	4	↑8	10	-
beatmania IIDX 10th style CS	-	4	7	7	-	4	7	7	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)	-	4	8	10	-	4	8	10	-