beatmania APPEND 4thMIX 〜the beat goes on〜
beatmania APPEND 4thMIX 〜the beat goes on〜
Release Information
- Release date: September 9th, 1999
- Retail value: 2,800 yen
General Information / Changes
- Direct port of beatmania 4thMIX 〜the beat goes on〜.
- Sound effectors are now available. The only effects available are various forms of reverb, which can be selected in the Options screen. The effector can be toggled on or off during gameplay.
- First beatmania APPEND game that uses its own independent memory card slot for save data.
- Previous beatmania APPEND games, as well as all BONUS EDIT games, use the same memory card slot as beatmania CS / beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX; only one of the aforementioned games can share that slot.
Staff Information
Song List
| Genre | Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAL | HARD | ANOTHER | NORMAL | HARD | ANOTHER | ||||
| beatmania 4thMIX Songs | |||||||||
| HOUSE | BRAND NEW WORLD | GTS featuring MELODIE SEXTON | 128 | 4 | 4 | N/A | 4 | 4 | N/A |
| TECHNO | BUILD-UP | FORWARD | 135 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 5 | - |
| RAVE | CHAIN | RAM | 152 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | - |
| BIG BEAT | DESTRUCTION | MPM | 131 | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 6 | - |
| MINIMAL | DRUNK MONKY | DJ ODDBALL | 145 | - | 7 | N/A | - | 7 | N/A |
| TRANCE | GENOM SCREAMS | L.E.D. LIGHT | 150 | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - |
| R&B | HUNTING FOR YOU | TOGO PROJECT feat. MEGU & SCOTTY D | 105 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| R&B | I LIVE JUST 4 U | MPM | 90 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 1 | 2 | N/A |
| JAZZY HIPHOP | JAZZ A PUMP UP | TAKUMI | 100 | - | 5 | N/A | - | 5 | N/A |
| CUBE BEAT | KAKATTEKONKAI | BEBE | 103 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| DANCE POP | KEEP ON MOVIN' | N.M.R. | 132 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| HAPPY | LOGICAL DASH | DJ TAKA | 144 | - | 7 | N/A | - | 7 | N/A |
| JUNGLE | PARANOIA MAX ～DIRTY MIX～ | 190 | 190 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| HIPHOP | POPCORN | DJ WATARAI | 93 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 2 | 2 | N/A |
| FUTURE JAZZ | RUGGED ASH | SYMPHONIC DEFOGGERS | 168 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| DRUM'N BASS | SODA | SLAKE | 160 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 5 | - |
| SOUL HIPHOP | TAKE A RIDE | LARRY DUNN | 117 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| 70's SOUL | TAKE CONTROL | LARRY DUNN | 112 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 5 | - |
| HARD HOUSE | WEIGHTED ACTION | DEEP EMOTION | 130 | 3 | 6 | - | 3 | 6 | - |
| JAZZ HOUSE | YOU MAKE ME | MONDAY MICHIRU | 110 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Hidden Songs | |||||||||
| DANCE POP | deep in you | dj nagureo | 126 | - | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A |
| DEEP HOUSE | peace-out | dj nagureo | 133 | - | N/A | - | - | N/A | - |
| LOUNGE | SPACED OUT | ENOLA QUINTET | 88 | N/A | N/A | - | N/A | N/A | - |
BONUS EDIT Mode
The BONUS EDIT mode can be accessed if the discs are swapped in the following orders:
- beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX, then APPEND GOTTAMIX and APPEND 4thMIX.
- beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX, then APPEND 4thMIX.
- APPEND GOTTAMIX, then APPEND 4thMIX.
| Genre | Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAL | HARD | ANOTHER | NORMAL | HARD | ANOTHER | ||||
| beatmania 2ndMIX Songs | |||||||||
| HOUSE nagureo kidding style | 20,november (single mix) | DJ nagureo | 130 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| HOUSE nagureo kidding style | 20,november (radio edit) | DJ nagureo | 130 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| HARD TEKNO | Acid Bomb | DJ FX | 140 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| beatmania 3rdMIX Songs | |||||||||
| HARD TECHNO crack style | Attack the music | DJ FX | 140 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 6 |
| beatmania completeMIX Songs | |||||||||
| HARD HOUSE | 20,november | dj nagureo | 130 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 |
| DANCE POP (english) | Believe again (english version) | e.o.s remixed by dj nagureo featuring miryam | 130 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - |
| J-TEKNO | quick master (reform version) | YOHEI SHIMIZU | 145 | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - |
| EURO BEAT (english) | LUV TO ME (english version) | third mix | 154 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 |
EXPERT Courses
| No. | Song | No. | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| STREET | VOCAL | ||
| 1. | POPCORN | 1. | YOU MAKE ME |
| 2. | I LIVE JUST 4 U | 2. | KAKATTEKONKAI |
| 3. | RUGGED ASH | 3. | KEEP ON MOVIN' |
| 4. | TAKE A RIDE | 4. | TAKE CONTROL |
| 5. | HUNTING FOR YOU | 5. | BRAND NEW WORLD |
| TECHNO | SPECIAL | ||
| 1. | PARANOIA MAX ～DIRTY MIX～ | 1. | SODA |
| 2. | BUILD-UP | 2. | CHAIN |
| 3. | CHAIN | 3. | JAZZ A PUMP UP |
| 4. | DRUNK MONKY | 4. | peace-out |
| 5. | GENOM SCREAMS | 5. | WEIGHTED ACTION |
| ANOTHER | HORRIBLE | ||
| 1. | I LIVE JUST 4 U (ANOTHER) |
1. | GENOM SCREAMS |
| 2. | BRAND NEW WORLD (ANOTHER) |
2. | DESTRUCTION |
| 3. | JAZZ A PUMP UP (ANOTHER) |
3. | DRUNK MONKY |
| 4. | LOGICAL DASH (ANOTHER) |
4. | WEIGHTED ACTION |
| 5. | DRUNK MONKY (ANOTHER) |
5. | LOGICAL DASH |
| BONUS | |||
| 1. | Acid Bomb | 1. | |
| 2. | Attack the music | 2. | |
| 3. | 20,november (single mix / radio edit) | 3. | |
| 4. | 20,november (ANOTHER) |
4. | |
| 5. | LUV TO ME (english version) (ANOTHER) |
5. | |
Unlock Information
Unlock Hidden 4thMIX Songs in HARD Mode
- You will unlock the hidden 4thMIX songs in HARD mode when you clear either HARD mode or an EXPERT course.
Unlock BONUS EDIT Songs in HARD Mode
- You will unlock the BONUS EDIT songs in HARD mode when you clear either HARD mode over 20 times or four EXPERT courses.
Unlock EXPERT Courses
- You will unlock the following course when you either clear an EXPERT course or HARD mode:
- SPECIAL
- You will unlock one of the remaining four Expert courses - in the numbered order listed below - every time you clear an EXPERT course:
- ANOTHER
- HORRIBLE
- BONUS
Hidden Commands
Activate Play Mode or Modifier for Main Game
The information in this section pertains to beatmania CS, beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX (mini), APPEND GOTTAMIX, and all games with a BONUS EDIT mode (4th/5th/GOTTA2/Club) when BONUS EDIT mode is active.
- To activate a play mode or modifier for the main game, you must do so from the PRESS START BUTTON screen and then choose GAME START after you activate it.
- Unless otherwise noted, actions for activating a play mode or modifier must be performed on only the P1 controller or P2 controller, and will not work if performed on the opposite controller.
- However, after you activate a play mode or modifier, you can choose GAME START with either controller.
- When you activate a play mode or modifier, a confirmation sound will play.
- The active play mode or modifier will be deactivated if you go back to the PRESS START BUTTON screen, or if you choose anything other than GAME START.
- After you choose GAME START, the activated play mode or modifier will be applied to all sides that play the game.
- Note that only DOUBLE PLAY or HIDDEN PLAY can be active; it is not possible for both DOUBLE PLAY and HIDDEN PLAY to be active at the same time.
- Unless otherwise noted, actions for activating a play mode or modifier must be performed on only the P1 controller or P2 controller, and will not work if performed on the opposite controller.
- Play Modes
- DOUBLE PLAY
- "1-Credit": On the P1 controller, while holding down all three white keys (or Left, Square, and X on a standard PlayStation controller), press the START button, then quickly release the white keys and hold down all two black keys (L1 and R1).
- In "1-Credit" DOUBLE PLAY, you play a mode that is similar to FREE mode in certain AC beatmania games. You have two guaranteed stages and can pick any song that is listed.
- Unlike in certain AC beatmania games however, you do not need to separately enter unlock codes for any songs.
- In "1-Credit" DOUBLE PLAY, you play a mode that is similar to FREE mode in certain AC beatmania games. You have two guaranteed stages and can pick any song that is listed.
- "2-Credit": On the P2 controller, while holding down all three white keys (or Left, Square, and X on a standard PlayStation controller), press the START button, then quickly release the white keys and hold down all two black keys (L1 and R1).
- Unlike "1-Credit" DOUBLE PLAY, you can play any normally accessible mode, with all of the restrictions inherent to it.
- "1-Credit": On the P1 controller, while holding down all three white keys (or Left, Square, and X on a standard PlayStation controller), press the START button, then quickly release the white keys and hold down all two black keys (L1 and R1).
- Modifiers
- HIDDEN PLAY
- On the P1 controller, while holding down all two black keys (or L1 and R1 on a standard PlayStation controller), press the START button (this action can be performed on either P1 or P2), then release the black keys and hold down the left and right white keys (Left and X).