KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX
| KEYBOARDMANIA |
|---|
| Arcade releases |
| KEYBOARDMANIA - 2ndMIX - 3rdMIX |
| CS releases |
| KEYBOARDMANIA CS - II 2ndMIX & 3rdMIX Yamaha Edition |
KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX
Release Information
- Release date: March 15th, 2001
- Soundtrack release date:
- KEYBOARDMANIA 3rd MIX Original Soundtracks: April 25th, 2001
General Information / Changes
- Third and final arcade KEYBOARDMANIA release.
- Only arcade KEYBOARDMANIA game with licenses.
- Compatible with GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX and GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX & drummania 5thMIX to play MultiSession GDK, which allows you to play twelve songs simultaneously in GUITARFREAKS, drummania, and KEYBOARDMANIA at the same time. Out of the twelve songs:
- Seven are GUITARFREAKS/drummania crossovers, along with two licensed covers.
- Three KEYBOARDMANIA songs: しりとり from KEYBOARDMANIA, VITALIZE from KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX, and Labyrinth from KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX.
- Almost none of the GUITARFREAKS / drummania crossovers or licensed covers have unique videos. The only exception is モンキーマジック.
- ANOTHER difficulty is introduced, although only four songs have this difficulty. Only available in Single play through a special command.
Staff Information
- Director/CG Designer: Yuji Takahashi
- Programmers: チョコレート粉砕工場, Atsushi "福田" Fukuda
- Sound Director: 村井聖夜
- CG Designers: MORO, shige
Full credits list: KEYBOARDMANIA 3rd MIX Original Soundtracks Booklet Credits
Full Song List
KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX originals
| Genre | Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Light+ | Real | Another | Light+ | Real | ||||
| KONAMI originals | |||||||||
| Sanctity | Blessing | Q-mex | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Swing | Carezza | Osamu Kubota | 128 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Vivace | Citta' del sole | Q-mex | 140 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Far East | EE-AL-K | Shinji Hosoe(REMIX) | 120 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Trance | Frozen Ray | dj TAKA | 156 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Dangerous | Illegally Sane | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 131 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Gamelan | Klungkung 1655 | simon | 180 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Theme | Limitation | Seiya Murai | 150 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Spark | NEW CENTURY GENERATION | Magic Project | 131 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Heart | Pink Rose | Kiyommy+Seiya | 146 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Noble | Qのためのソナタ | J.S.Mech | 147 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 |
| K-Generation | SENSATION -from SALAMANDER2 | Shinji Hosoe(REMIX) | 200 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Relax | SHOW THEM THE WAY | Nahjee | 115 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Quartet | Smoky Town | Q.U.A.D | 189 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Chaos | Threshold Lebel | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 184 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 |
| Walky | To the 44883 | Mr.T | 100 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Classic | エリーゼのために | L.V.Beethoven | ??? | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Cure | 緑の風 | ナヤ〜ン | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Toy | おもちゃの兵隊の行進 | LEON JESSEL | 125 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Long Version | |||||||||
| Lite Pop | まっさら Long Version | natural bear | 164 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
MultiSession GDK (マルチセッションGDK)
| Genre | Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Light+ | Real | Another | Light+ | Real | ||||
| MultiSession GDK (マルチセッションGDK) songs | |||||||||
| Licensed covers | |||||||||
| J-POP | DEAR MY FRIEND | (Every Little Thing) | 133 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| J-POP | モンキーマジック | (ゴダイゴ) | 166 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| KONAMI originals | |||||||||
| Cool | Labyrinth | Nahjee | 154 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| GUITARFREAKS & drummania crossovers | |||||||||
| SKA | CASSANDRA from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
亜熱帯マジ-SKA爆弾 | 190 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| CLASSIC MEDLEY | CLASSIC PARTY 3 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
Hideyuki Ono | ??? | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 |
| ROCK | COSMIC COWGIRL from drummania 2ndMIX |
Toshio Sakurai | 145 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| POPS | DEPEND ON ME from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
THOMAS HOWARD with AMSD BAND | 129 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Dance Pops | Mr.Moon from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
Juile ann Frost | 150 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Progressive | The Least 100sec from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
Sasaki Hirofumi | 264 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 |
| New York FUNK | Three Worms from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
Jimmy Weckl | 140 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 |
PRESSURE Mode
- After having unlocked PRESSURE mode (via the method described in Unlock PRESSURE Mode & Hidden Songs), follow the steps below to activate it.
- Start the game on either play side (P1 or P2).
- On the SELECT PLAY MODE screen, push the wheel down and continue to hold it.
- After a few audible clicking sounds, PRESSURE mode will appear and become available to select.
- You can go back to the other modes by pushing the wheel up.
| Name | STAGE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | FINAL | |
| J-VOCAL SELECTION | しりとり | Pink Rose | Shining Dream | NEW CENTURY GENERATION |
| RAPID SELECTION | Keyboard man | Klungkung 1655 | Sabre Dance | CASSANDRA |
| UPPER SELECTION | Frozen Ray | Limitation | SENSATION -from SALAMANDER2 | Ride on the Light |
| BREEZE SELECTION | Smoky Town | To the 44883 | Citta' del sole | Blessing |
| POPS SELECTION | Mr.Moon | DEPEND ON ME | COSMIC COWGIRL | SHOW THEM THE WAY |
| IMPOSSIBLE? SELECTION | Qのためのソナタ | Carezza | CLASSIC PARTY 3 | Three Worms |
| ドッキリ SELECTION (REAL only) | Presto | Carezza (ANOTHER) | Smoky Town (ANOTHER) | The Least 100sec |
Unlock Information
Unlock PRESSURE Mode & Hidden Songs
- Follow the steps below to unlock PRESSURE mode and the three hidden songs (The Least 100sec, エリーゼのために, おもちゃの兵隊の行進).
- If the unlock code has already been entered, an icon of USAO-kun (purple rabbit mascot) will be in the upper-right corner of the title screen.
- Go to the startup test sequence (either reset the machine, or enter and exit Test Mode).
- During the hardware test, press and hold 2P START and the three black keys on the rightmost side of the 1P keyboard.
- Continue to hold all of the above until the next screen appears.
- If successful, there will be audio that says "PLAY," and the USAO-kun icon will appear in the upper-right corner of the title screen.
Play ANOTHER Charts
- On the song selection screen in REAL or FREE mode (does not work in LIGHT mode), follow the steps below to play the ANOTHER chart of a song that has one (any song with a number listed in the ANOTHER column in the song list).
- Highlight a song that has an ANOTHER chart.
- Press and hold the two black keys on the leftmost side of the keyboard.
- While continuing to hold the above keys, press any white key on the keyboard, then release the black keys.
- Press and hold the three black keys on the left side of the keyboard.
- While continuing to hold the above keys, press any white key on the keyboard, then release the black keys.
- If successful, the text "ANOTHER" will appear above the song title, and you can select that song to play its ANOTHER chart.
Revived Songs
The following songs from KEYBOARDMANIA have been revived:
| Song Title | Artist | Game |
|---|---|---|
| Keyboard Man | simon | KEYBOARDMANIA |
| Shining Dream | MAGIC Project | KEYBOARDMANIA |
| しりとり | Fantastic factory | KEYBOARDMANIA |
New Charts
The following songs have received new charts since their last appearances:
| Song | Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Light+ | Real | Light+ | Real | ||
| Henry Henry | KEYBOARDMANIA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Keyboard Man | KEYBOARDMANIA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Shining Dream | KEYBOARDMANIA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| しりとり | KEYBOARDMANIA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Memories | KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ride on the Light | KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sabre Dance | KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| VITALIZE | KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Removed Songs
The following songs have been removed from KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX: