3,718
edits
Plan 8: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
None. | None, except for various soundbites. | ||
== Song Connections / Remixes == | == Song Connections / Remixes == | ||
* Plan 8's title is related to other non-BEMANI songs by Ryu☆, ''Plan A'', ''Plan B'', and ''Plan C''. | * Plan 8's title is related to other non-BEMANI songs by Ryu☆, ''Plan A'', ''Plan B'', and ''Plan C''. | ||
* According to Ryu☆, Plan 8's second half comes from an earlier song of his called ''Theme of Plan 8'', a song he produced back in 1997 under his Plan 8 unit in school (see trivia). | * According to Ryu☆, Plan 8's second half comes from an earlier song of his called ''Theme of Plan 8'', a song he produced back in 1997 under his Plan 8 unit in school (see trivia). | ||
* The second half of Plan 8 is of a lower key on the ''beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1'' album, compared with the game version. It is also shorter, cutting | * The second half of Plan 8 is of a lower key on the ''beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.1'' album, compared with the game version. It is also shorter, cutting one measure of the breakdown. | ||
** The OST version of Plan 8 is used in the DanceDanceRevolution and jubeat series. | ** The OST version of Plan 8 is used in the DanceDanceRevolution and jubeat series. | ||
* A long version of Plan 8, titled ''Plan 8 (Extended Mix)'', appears on Ryu☆'s fifth [[Plan 8 (album)|album of the same name]]. It is based on the beatmania IIDX version of the song. | * A long version of Plan 8, titled ''Plan 8 (Extended Mix)'', appears on Ryu☆'s fifth [[Plan 8 (album)|album of the same name]]. It is based on the beatmania IIDX version of the song. | ||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
* Plan 8 is the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song of the ''LEGEND CROSS'' event in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro. To unlock it, you must EX-HARD Clear [[Thor's Hammer]] with a AAA rank to access this song. | * Plan 8 is the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song of the ''LEGEND CROSS'' event in beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro. To unlock it, you must EX-HARD Clear [[Thor's Hammer]] with a AAA rank to access this song. | ||
** When Plan 8 is played as a boss stage in LEGEND CROSS, the arcade LED ticker displays "RED BOSS 12". | ** When Plan 8 is played as a boss stage in LEGEND CROSS, the arcade LED ticker displays "RED BOSS 12". | ||
** As of | ** As of November 7th, 2012, Plan 8 is accessed by clearing Thor's Hammer with any type of gauge, under specific rank conditions depending on the difficulty chosen. All the charts are accessible. | ||
* Plan 8 is Ryu☆'s first ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song since [[3y3s]] in [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]. | * Plan 8 is Ryu☆'s first ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song since [[3y3s]] in [[AC EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS]]. | ||
* The boss in Plan 8's overlays is ''Red Ripika'', one of the joker villains in the story of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro. | * The boss in Plan 8's overlays is ''Red Ripika'', one of the joker villains in the story of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro. | ||
** In the first half of the song, the boss appears as a chibi character like in the LEGEND CROSS cutscenes. Only in this form, its animations are played regardless of the player's performance. | ** In the first half of the song, the boss appears as a chibi character like in the LEGEND CROSS cutscenes. Only in this form, its animations are played regardless of the player's performance. | ||
** In the second half of the song, the boss evolves to its second, "magic blade" form. It appears as a huge, red mech which is based on the chibi version. The red ''Boss Crystals'' float around it. If the boss is not attacking or not being damaged, the bright shield that envolopes it becomes temporarily visible. | ** In the second half of the song, the boss evolves to its second, "magic blade" form. It appears as a huge, red mech which is based on the chibi version. The red ''Boss Crystals'' float around it. If the boss is not attacking or not being damaged, the bright shield that envolopes it becomes temporarily visible. | ||
** When you miss a note, the real form of Red Ripika comes out from the mech and attacks the Q-pro avatar with the Boss Crystals. | *** When you miss a note, the real form of Red Ripika comes out from the mech and attacks the Q-pro avatar with the Boss Crystals. | ||
** In the last cutscene of LEGEND CROSS, Red Ripika retreats. | ** In the last cutscene of LEGEND CROSS, Red Ripika retreats. | ||
* The name Plan 8 was used by Ryu☆'s unit with a friend back when he was a student in high school in 1997. (1997 is also the year he started to write music.) | * The name Plan 8 was used by Ryu☆'s unit with a friend back when he was a student in high school in 1997. (1997 is also the year he started to write music.) | ||