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* Delayed releases (such as [[Asaki]]'s second album [[Tentei (album)|天庭]], which was delayed two years due to his being sick).

* Notecharts that never made to an arcade BEMANI release, despite data for the song existing in HDD data (i.e. [[Line Times]]'s EX chart).

* pop'n music games that had characters scrapped (i.e. [[the KING]]'s removal from [[PnM_AC_9|pop'n music 9]]).

''This page is under HEAVY construction. If you're going to add any songs here, please post proof on the Talk Page first.''

== [[AC bm 5th|beatmania 5thMIX]] ==

* [[SKIN]] / CHARLOTTE

** References to this song can be found on the beatmania 5thMIX data. Instead, it was later released months later in [[AC 3rd style|beatmania IIDX 3rd style]] (it never appeared as a playable song in the original beatmania series, though).

= beatmania IIDX =

== [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]] ==

* An English language version of the eAMUSEMENT login screen is present in the data, along with the translated graphics from [[AC GOLD|beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD]]'s U.S. location test.

== [[CS_EMPRESS|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST]] ==

* [[Foundation of our love]] / [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] feat.[[Kaori Nishina|ASAKO]]

* [[Pink Rose]] / [[Kiyomi Kumano|Kiyommy]]+[[Seiya Murai|Seiya]]

** Both songs were at one point listed on the official website for the game. Neither song made it to the final version of the game.

== [[AC Resort Anthem|beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem]] ==

* A copyright screen for North and South America is present in the game data, hinting that an American release for Resort Anthem was considered. This screen is also present in the data for [[AC Lincle|beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle]] unchanged, presumably left over from the previous game.

== [[AC tricoro|beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro]] ==

Although tricoro was the first beatmania IIDX game to not have EXPERT MODE, graphical data for this mode on the MODE SELECT screen can be found unused in tricoro's HDD. However, no further data for this removed mode has been found, so it is currently unknown if it can be forced to work by hacking.

=== [[masquerade]] / [[TERRA|TЁЯRA]] ===

* Sound and HDD data for the song exists in tricoro, but it has no notecharts and was never made playable, being the only unused song with sound data that didn't appear in any of the following IIDX games. This might be attributed to its composers, [[Naoki Maeda|NAOKI]] and [[Junko Karashima|jun]], both leaving KONAMI in early 2013.

=== No volume 2 of the tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album ===

* The ''beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Vol.2'' album was never released; the closest thing to it is the second disc of the ''beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' containing the remaining tricoro songs, but the release's product page never mentions that it is the second volume of the tricoro OST. The long versions of the tricoro songs that made it to the beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK caused long versions of some SPADA songs to be delayed due to lack of space (some of them made it to the [[beatnation RHYZE vs HARDCORE TANO*C]] album).

** The final cutscene of the ''ぼくらの宇宙戦争'' event mentioned a final battle against the joker villains to be coming soon, which further suggests that a true final event for tricoro was planned. This final battle only happened almost two years later, in [[AC PENDUAL|beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL]]'s ''Qpronicle Chord'' event.

=== [[POINT ZERO]]'s overlays ===

* Placeholder graphics for overlays for POINT ZERO can be found on the tricoro HDD. As the dummy images used as placeholders only show numbers, it is currently unknown if POINT ZERO's jacket was based on the scrapped overlays for the song.

=== ''灼熱Lost Summer Dayz'' / [[DJ Mass MAD Izm*]] vs [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]] ===

* The original sequel to [[Shakunetsu Beach Side Bunny|灼熱Beach Side Bunny]], titled 灼熱Lost Summer Dayz and made by both DJ Mass MAD Izm* and DJ YOSHITAKA at the time, was supposed to come out in Summer 2013 according to DJ Mass MAD Izm* himself, however nothing came out of it; it was likely the initial final boss of the ''クプロ・ミミニャミ・パステルくんのみんなで宇宙戦争!!'' event. This was supported by data of a collaboration song between both artists found on [[PnM AC SP|pop'n music Sunny Park]], with said song's ID being replaced by [[Zirkfied]] afterwards. A reworked sequel of 灼熱Beach Side Bunny involving only DJ Mass MAD Izm*, titled [[Shakunetsu Pt.2 Long Train Running|灼熱Pt.2 Long Train Running]], would then appear two years later on [[AC copula|beatmania IIDX 23 copula]].

== [[AC SPADA|beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA]] ==

beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA is well known for its unfinished status. Event content being cut or not added altogether due to [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ YOSHITAKA]] becoming the producer midway throughout the game's life cycle and pushing for another IIDX title, and PASELI features, might have ruined plans due to the modified EXTRA STAGE restrictions.

=== Qprogue ===

''Qprogue'' had a convoluted development, originally just having seven original songs and two CS crossovers ([[Onegai Einstein|お願いアインシュタイン]], [[Pharaoh]], [[ra'am]], [[Hypersonik]], [[refractive index]], [[RIZING YOU UP]], [[Unicorn tail]], with [[Rengoku no Elferia|煉獄のエルフェリア]] as the last boss), just like beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro's main event format.

After the second phase, Qprogue was supposed to get a third and final one themed after the fire island seen at the end of Qprogue DX. Map data of said phase was made but was eventually purged (including all its references) once Qprogue DX was added; Qprogue DX is referenced as "phase 4" in the data, proving that a "phase 3" was skipped.  

It was supposed to house, aside some CS crossovers, at least [[into the battlefield]] and [[M.D.Injection]], explaining why they were the only Qprogue DX songs aside 煉獄のエルフェリア to have overlays. It was also going to have the infamous [[Broken Sword]] as a sub-boss prior to 煉獄のエルフェリア. Placeholder images for the Broken Sword mini-boss battle in the fire island was left in the data (with the boss itself implied to be ''Tuonetar'' given the location and following the Last Dance story).

The third phase eventually did not happen and both it and a whole second unlock event were replaced by Qprogue DX as a last-ditch effort to quit development on SPADA and move to [[AC PENDUAL|PENDUAL]]. Most of the songs and CS unlocks of Qprogue DX were likely part of this cut second event. PENDUAL's Q-Pro data referenced an "Elferia" army and an "Imperial" army which might have been the focus of the second event. 煉獄のエルフェリア could not have been the real final SPADA boss song as there wasn't a [[Toshiyuki Kakuta|L.E.D.]] one yet (the only IIDX style without a L.E.D. exclusive unlock since L.E.D. himself started to make them in the series), who at that time was always in charge of final boss songs.

 

 

Overall, the only known song that was cut from Qprogue was [[Broken Sword]], which premiered in PENDUAL instead.

 

=== Spada†leggendaria ===

''Spada†leggendaria'' saw an eighth, truly final song being cut. A result banner showing the Spada†leggendaria chamber from above alongside all seven swords (including the usual "Spada†leggendaria - SECRET MUSIC UNLOCKED" text) was left unused in the data. This song is wrongly assumed to be [[Broken Sword]] (which was part of Qprogue instead) and there is no info on what it could have been.  

 

It was likely going to be a ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE song (while SPADA ended up having none, it still had image text for it) but the newly introduced PASELI features in SPADA probably caused issues, and so the idea was dropped, leaving [[Verflucht]] as the final song of the event and last overall exclusive song of the style.

''Chrono Chaser'' was likely going to have a more regular cycle than what eventually happened in reality, as [[Say YEEEAHH]] and [[Reflux]], made available late in June 2015, were instead added in November 2014. Negative reception of Chrono Chaser's extremely vague unlock system was what likely put the event on a long hiatus. After PENDUAL, IIDX went back having secret extra stage events like ''LIMIT BURST'' and ''Spada†leggendaria''.  

* [[Despair of ELFERIA]]'s boss overlays data contained unused sprites for a second form; they looked identical to the last form of [[Rengoku no Elferia|煉獄のエルフェリア]]'s boss, except colored differently.

* [[Kyoumei yuugi no hana|共鳴遊戯の華]]'s LIMIT BREAK boss attack sequence was going to feature every joker villain, as images showing their names were found in the overlays data. Strangely, the data also contained an unfinished sketch image of ''Lopica'' (共鳴遊戯の華's main boss character).

Even though there were no clear evidences of Mystery Line being unfinished, it was the only IIDX regular event where you couldn't achieve a Platinum Tran Medal since their introduction but it also didn't have a Gold one either. The event's medal list in the files contained additional, unobtainable medal entries that had the same unlock requirements (unlock three Mystery Line charts) up to nine more songs; the entries felt more like placeholders, as the devteam just added songs to the event until the end.

Compared to any other regular IIDX event in recent styles, Mystery Line also did not have any sort of ending or congratulation message. L.E.D. announced a collaboration song with [[Tomosuke Funaki|黒猫ダンジョン]] before copula's release but it did never see the light of the day - Tomosuke himself had no song on the style while L.E.D. did not appear in Mystery Line.

= BeatStream =

= DanceDanceRevolution =

== [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]] ==

* Early concept art showed different songwheels, one of them eventually was used in [[AC DDR 5th|5thMIX]], and another in [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|UNIVERSE]].

== [[AC DDRMAX|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-]] ==

* Mockup screenshots showed songs from previous mixes, which were cut in the finished product as well as a different song banner for [[NORI NORI NORI]].

* Freeze arrows also had a judgement of Freeze!.

== [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] ==

* As the first DanceDanceRevolution game to introduce the MARVELOUS timing judgment, it was originally intended to be used in ''all'' modes. However, negative feedback towards its usage in location tests resulted in the idea being scaled back. In the final release, MARVELOUS only appears on courses.

** MARVELOUS timing would finally be added to all modes in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2]].

* Early in EXTREME's development, there were several rounds for fans to vote on a BEMANI crossover to add over to the game. Nominees included [[Across the nightmare]], [[Cat Song ~Theme of UPA|Cat Song ～Theme of UPA]], [[DJ BATTLE]], [[FLOWERS for ALBION]], [[Morning Music]], [[THE SAFARI]], [[Threshold Lebel]], [[Waza]], and [[WITHOUT YOU AROUND]]. The winning song was Across the nightmare, and to date none of the other nominees have ever appeared in another DanceDanceRevolution title.

== [[CS DDRMAX US|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-]] ==

* Unused data for [[NEMESIS]] can be found in the data.

* The demo featured no foot-scale, just like its arcade counterpart.

== [[CS DDR EXTREME US|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America)]] ==

* ULTRAMIX was initally planned for the PC, and was meant to be a sequel to [[CS DDR PC|DanceDanceRevolution (PC)]]. Screenshots of this game resembled more of its predecessor, and featured a new cast of dancers. However, it ended up shifting development to the Xbox, and the overall design was re-worked. This may explain why ULTRAMIX had very few new songs, due to its development.

== [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2]] ==

* Early concept art featured a songwheel similar to that of the previous ULTRAMIX.

* Early gameplay [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnsGQiMWHKM videos] showed [[EMI]] using [[LADY]]'s body and a more revealing outfit.

== [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX3|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3]] ==

* [[Drivin']] appeared in a screenshot in ULTRAMIX3's website, and later in ULTRAMIX4's manual. However, the song finally appeared in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]], suggesting the Japanese arcade team wanted the song to debut in the arcades first.

== [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX4|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4]] ==

* In the E3 demo, the songwheel was very different and [[Listen To Your Heart Furious F. EZ Radio Edit]] used [[BROKEN MY HEART Cusimo & Co. Starlite Remix]]'s graphics.

 

== [[CS DDR UNIVERSE3|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3]] ==

* [[Senses]] was originally going to appear in this game until it got replaced by [[Senses (Kaiju Remix)|its remix]].

*It also appears that [[Alice]]'s music video was going to be used in-game as evidenced by the jacket using a still from said video.

== [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY]] ==

* In a beta demo, what was shown originally was very different from the final product. It initally featured [[AFRO]] and [[EMI]] in the character lineup, and the dancer models were adult-sized unlike in the final version where they were smaller. Routines and graphics were carried over from [[CS DDR MARIO|DanceDanceRevolution MARIO MIX]]. It was also to feature CHALLENGE difficulty.  

** [[Lips of an Angel]]

*** These songs had different vocalists and banners.

== [[CS DDR II|DanceDanceRevolution II]] ==

* The game initally used the classic 1-10 scale on its development, and lacked CHALLENGE charts.

* There are some placeholder graphics and sounds from the previous game as well.

== [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]] ==

DanceDanceRevolution (PS3) was announced at E3 2009. What was shown was drastically different from the final game. The interface resembled more of [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]], and had dance stages and characters in it. It also featured Octo-Mode which made it into the final game, but only on CHALLENGE charts. It was also to feature custom themes, Edit Mode and DLC from all the mainline arcade games up to this point. While the DLC made it into the finished product, the song packs were based on the US PS2 releases instead. The songlist was also based on [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] as well.

=== DLC packs ===

* [[CS DDRMAX US|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-]]

* [[CS DDR EXTREME US|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America)]]

* [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]]

* [[CS DDR X US|DanceDanceRevolution X CS (America)]]

* [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY]]

* [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY2|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY2]]

* [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY3|DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3]] / [[CS DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2 CS]]

* [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] series

* [[CS DDR UNIVERSE|DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE]] series

* [[CS DDR 2010|DanceDanceRevolution (2010)]]

== [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]] ==

* In one of the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGI__Y4ud-A trailers] for this game, there was a different interface shown alongside from what was shown in the final game. The interface resembled that of [[AC DS Fusion|Dancing Stage Fusion]]. This may imply that Fusion's interface might've been the original/ beta interface for this game instead.

== [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]] ==

* [[MAX.(period)]] and [[Colors Midihead's Sapphire Mix]] were slated to appear in the game, as evidenced by the master songlist.

** Only  MAX.(period) would appear later in [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]] as the ENCORE EXTRA STAGE song of the ''Replicant D-ignition'' event.

* Mockup screenshots show songs that never made it into the final game, most of them were from the ULTRAMIX series.

== [[CS DDR Disney Channel EDITION|DanceDanceRevolution Disney Channel EDITION]] ==  

* Data for [[CUTIE CHASER (MORNING MIX)]], [[DYNAMITE RAVE]], [[ON THE JAZZ]], [[Red Room]], [[Brilliant RED|Brilliant R•E•D]], [[ORION.78 ~civilization mix~|ORION.78 ～civilization mix～]], [[Keep Ya Body Movin']], [[Senses]], and [[Istanbul Cafe|Istanbul Café]] can be found in the game's files, including complete background videos; however, the songs are found nowhere in the final game.

== [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]] ==

* In an article, a picture from the game shown a dance stage and a unused costume for [[ALICE]]. These two never made it in the final game.

 

== [[PnM_AC_9|pop'n music 9]] ==

* [[the KING]] was planned to be in the game, dressed up as either a chef or fast food employee. He never made it to the final version of the game.

== [[PnM_AC_11|pop'n music 11]] ==

Line Times' EX chart, to this day, has never been playable in an arcade release of pop'n music, despite HDD data for its EX chart existing in every arcade game since its debut.

References to 3P palettes for [[Camomile bathroom|risette]], [[birds|SANAE♥chan]], and [[Oedo hanafubuki|S・8・TARO]] can be found on the pop'n music data, named with the same preffix for the 3P palettes used in URA charts. Of these three characters, the latter two have, besides their respective portraits, proper colored sprites as well. Those can be seen in [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8789293 this video].

== [[PnM AC 18|pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝]] ==

Much like beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro mentioned above, pop'n music 18 せんごく列伝 was the first pop'n music title with no EXPERT MODE since its introduction. However, graphical data for this mode can be found on the HDD, revealing that the original theme for pop'n music 18 was city/town based, not unlike [[PnM AC 19|TUNE STREET]]. This suggests that EXPERT MODE was dropped early on the game's development.

There is placeholder data for EXPERT MODE courses, which uses [[PnM AC 17|THE MOVIE]]'s courses, further suggesting that the mode was dropped before the final theme was decided.

== [[PnM AC Usagi to neko to shounen no yume|pop'n music うさぎと猫と少年の夢]] ==

* According to the second page of this [http://p.eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/fansite/p/report/2016w/report03.html?page=2 うさぎと猫と少年の夢 article], the game was originally going to have a diner theme, not unlike [[PnM AC 9|pop'n music 9]]'s café one, before the staff went with a steampunk layout.

* Data for several BEMANI crossovers can be found in the game files, but none of these songs were ever added to the final version of ''ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2''. Notably, all of these songs have appeared in the DanceDanceRevolution series (except [[Burning Heat! (Full Option Mix)]], which has [[BURNING HEAT! (3 Option MIX)|a shorter remix]] featured in that series instead), with several being added to the series in [[AC DDR 2014|DanceDanceRevolution (2014)]]. The sound director of the ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom series, [[Yuichi Asami]], would go on to become the sound director of the DanceDanceRevolution series starting in [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]].

** [[Colorful pastel|からふるぱすてる]] / [[ki ki|ki☆ki]]