beatmania CS

This page is for the 1998 PlayStation release titled beatmania. For other games titled beatmania, please see beatmania (disambiguation).

beatmania CS

Release Information

• Release dates:
  • Original release: October 1st, 1998
    • Retail value: 5,800 yen
  • BEST edition: December 9th, 1999
    • Retail value: 2,800 yen

General Information / Changes

• A direct port of beatmania 2ndMIX.
• This game was the only KEY DISC for all the other beatmania PlayStation releases until beatmania BEST HITS. After that, other titles were also released as KEY DISC.
• The game was issued on two discs: the first one being labeled as ARCADE 2ndMIX and the other as APPEND YebisuMIX.
  • The name Yebisu is a reference to the Yebisu Garden Place (恵比寿ガーデンプレイス), a centre where the KCEJ WEST office was located at that time.
• Only CS BEMANI release to feature the original 1986-1998 italicized KONAMI logo in-game and on the packaging (the BEST edition shows the newer 1998-2003 logo).
• First BEMANI project worked on by Hiroyuki Togo, who would remain a prominent staff member of the CS beatmania series.
• Total songs: 23 (2ndMIX), 9 (YebisuMIX)

Staff Information

• Game credits: beatmania CS credits
• Soundtrack credits: beatmania maniac-tracks OST Booklet Credits

Song List

ARCADE 2ndMIX

Genre	Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty	DP Difficulty
beatmania Songs
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	3	-
	OVERDOSER (ambient mix)	MIRAK	134	-	3
BREAK-BTS	2 gorgeous 4 U	pro phet-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,november (single mix)	DJ nagureo	130	5	-
	20,november (radio edit)	DJ nagureo	130	-	5
RAVE	e-motion	e.o.s	140-145	4	4
DJ-BATTLE	DJ BATTLE		93	N/A	N/A
beatmania 2ndMIX Songs
-	PRACTICE STAGE		100	N/A	N/A
AMBIENT	Beginning of Life	QUADRA	110	2	2
REGGAE FUNKY MIX	jam jam reggae (FUNKY jam Cookie mix)	Crunky Boy	90	2	2
BALLADE (JAZZ-SOUL)	Do you love me?	reo-nagumo	100	2	2
HIP-HOP STREET MIX	u gotta groove (Triple Mazin Dub)	DJ Mazinger	94	3	3
JAPANESE HIP-HOP	tokai	performed by co-key DJ Mazinger	97	4	4
KONAMIX	Salamander Beat Crush mix	NITE SYSTEM	134	4	4
HOUSE SPILITUAL MIX	LOVE SO GROOVY (Nite's After Luv mix)	NITE SYSTEM	131	4	4
MINIMAL TECHNO MIX	OVERDOSER (Driving Dub mix)	QUADRA	133	5	5
SKA	SKA a go go	THE BALD HEADS	144-160	6	6
DRUM'N BASS MIX	Deep Clear Eyes	QUADRA	155	6	6
HARD TEKNO	Acid Bomb	DJ FX	140	6	6
RAVE	e-motion (2nd MIX)	e.o.s	140-145	N/A	N/A

APPEND YebisuMIX

Genre	Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty	DP Difficulty
New CS Songs
FUNK	Cat Song ～Theme of UPA	UPA&NORA	127	1	1
STYLISH GARAGE	Body	TOMOKI HIRATA ～remixed by r24bm	134	1	1
BOSSA GROOVE	PAPAYAPA BOSSA	staccato two-J	143	2	2
ASIAN TRADITIONAL	Changing the ASIA	CHEAP FOREST	95	2	2
SPEED GARAGE	Ain't it Good	TOMOKI HIRATA ～remixed by r24bm	134	3	3
FUNKY JAZZ GROOVE	Stop Violence!	Herbie Hammock & His Band	113	4	4
HARD HOUSE	I.C.B.	TOMOKI HIRATA ～remixed by r24bm	140	4	4
BIGBEAT MIX	METALGEAR SOLID ～Main Theme	ESPACIO BROTHERS	140	5	5
BOSSA GROOVE	La Bossanova de Fabienne	staccato two-F	143	5	5

EXPERT Courses

If the courses are played with two players, the alternate songs or versions are used instead of the original.
Furthermore, if you hold down the SELECT button before choosing EXPERT mode, a different confirmation sound will play, and the following songs will appear in their respective course:

• e-motion (2nd MIX): Will be played on the fifth stage, instead of e-motion, in CLASSIC.
• Acid Bomb: Will be played on the third stage, instead of Salamander Beat Crush mix, in TECHNO.

No.	Song	No.	Song
CLASSIC		VOCAL
1.	2 gorgeous 4 U / greed eater	1.	tokai
2.	OVERDOSER (romo mix) / OVERDOSER (ambient mix)	2.	jam jam reggae (Funky Jam Cookie mix)
3.	LOVE SO GROOVY / LOVE SO GROOVY (12inch version)	3.	20,november (single mix) / 20,november (radio edit)
4.	20,november (single mix) / 20,november (radio edit)	4.	SKA a go go
5.	e-motion / e-motion (2nd MIX)	5.	Do you love me?
TECHNO
1.	OVERDOSER (romo mix) / OVERDOSER (ambient mix)	1.
2.	OVERDOSER (Driving Dub mix)	2.
3.	Salamander Beat Crush mix / Acid Bomb	3.
4.	Beginning of Life	4.
5.	Deep Clear Eyes	5.

Hidden Commands

Replace Songs in EXPERT Mode

• If you hold down the SELECT button before choosing EXPERT mode, a different confirmation sound will play, and the songs described in EXPERT Courses will replace the corresponding song in their respective EXPERT course.

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.

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.
  • "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.

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).

Undocumented Features

These features are only available if you have switched over to beatmania CS, beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX (mini), or APPEND GOTTAMIX via the DISC CHANGE option from either of the following games:

• beatmania THE SOUND OF TOKYO!
• beatmania 6thMIX + CORE REMIX

Autoplay

• At any time during a song, press and then release the START button on the P1 or P2 controller to turn on Autoplay for that side. Press and release the START button again at any time to turn off Autoplay for that side.
  • Autoplay is available for all game modes (GAME START, TRAINING, and FREE) and will remain enabled between songs in GAME START and FREE modes until the title screen.

Quit Mid-Song

• At any time during a song, press both START and SELECT to quit the song and jump to the results screen.
  • This command is available in GAME START and FREE modes.
  • Be aware that using this command causes a bug where incorrect audio is played during sounds and music.
    • However, the effects of this bug disappear when the player either returns to the title screen or plays a song.

Related Links

• beatmania CS' official site (archived)
• beatmania CS' Music Column site (archived)