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* June 26th: ''beatmania 2ndMIX complete'' is released. It contains all the songs from beatmania and beatmania 2ndMIX, as well as instrumental versions of some of the vocal songs, plus a long version of [[Deep Clear Eyes]]. | * June 26th: ''beatmania 2ndMIX complete'' is released. It contains all the songs from beatmania and beatmania 2ndMIX, as well as instrumental versions of some of the vocal songs, plus a long version of [[Deep Clear Eyes]]. | ||
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* July 31st: After undergoing several months of examination, patent no. 2922509 was successfully approved by Japanese patent law. This mainly covers elements of the cabinet design, hardware, software, and gameplay mechanics utilized in the original beatmania series, including keysounded notes and vertical note lanes. This patent would remain in effect until July 31st, 2018. | |||
== September == | == September == | ||
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* Date unknown: [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] is released to arcades, the first game in the DanceDanceRevolution series. Series legend [[Naoki Maeda]] makes his debut, and would continue to contribute to DDR and other BEMANI games for a decade and a half. | * Date unknown: [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]] is released to arcades, the first game in the DanceDanceRevolution series. Series legend [[Naoki Maeda]] makes his debut, and would continue to contribute to DDR and other BEMANI games for a decade and a half. | ||
* September 28th: [[AC bm 3rd|beatmania 3rdMIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | * September 28th: [[AC bm 3rd|beatmania 3rdMIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
* September 28th: [[ | * September 28th: [[PnM AC 1|pop'n music]] is released, the first game in the pop'n music series. It ran on BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE, the same hardware as beatmania. | ||
== October == | == October == | ||