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Every person has their own opinions about which Pop'n Music mix is the "best". Rather than point out a definitive list, I'll list the pros and cons of each one, and let you decide. It is easier, however, to get the newer mixes.
Every person has their own opinions about which Pop'n Music mix is the "best". Rather than point out a definitive list, I'll list the pros and cons of each one, and let you decide. It is easier, however, to get the newer mixes.


=== [[PnM_CS_1|Pop'n Music]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_1|pop'n music]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 19<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 19<br>
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'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Only 19 songs, all of which have been repeated in later games.
* Only 19 songs, all of which have been repeated in the next game, as well as other games.
* Only three songs have more than one chart, and all of them are hidden.
* Only three songs have more than one chart, and you must unlock all the songs in the game to play them.
* No Records mode.
* No Records mode.
* Incredibly dated graphics/interface.
* Incredibly dated graphics/interface.
* Bad loading times on the PlayStation version.
* Bad loading times on the PlayStation version.


=== [[PnM_CS_2|Pop'n Music 2]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_2|pop'n music 2]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 46<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 46<br>
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'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Most of these songs were repeated in later games.
* Almost all of the songs were repeated in later games.
* Outdated graphics, bad timing, bad loading times still.
* Outdated graphics, bad timing, bad loading times still.
* Still only one difficulty level for most songs.
* Still only one difficulty level for most songs.


=== [[PnM_CS_3_Append|Pop'n Music 3 Append]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_3_Append|pop'n music 3 Append]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 44<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 44<br>
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'''Pros'''
'''Pros'''
* Available on two different systems.
* Available on two different systems.
* Introduces several key Pop'n Music artists, such as Q-Mex, Atsushi Shindo, and Katoaka Tsugumi.
* More songs have second charts than the previous game.
* More songs have second charts than the previous game.
* Older songs have new Hyper charts to play.
* Older songs have new Hyper charts to play.
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'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Outdated graphics, bad timing, bad loading times still.
* Outdated graphics, bad timing, bad loading times still.
* Almost half of the song list can also be played in [[PnM_CS_2|Pop'n Music 2]].
* Almost half of the song list can also be played in [[PnM_CS_2|pop'n music 2 CS]].
* Old charts with new Hyper charts have only them, and not their original chart as well.
* Old charts with new Hyper charts have only them, and not their original chart as well.
* One of two Pop'n "append disc" games - requires owning Pop'n Music 1, 2, 5, or 6 to play it.
* One of two pop'n "append disc" games - requires owning Pop'n Music 1, 2, 5, or 6 to play it.
* Three new licenses from the AC version are absent from this one.
* Three new licenses from the AC version are absent from this one.
* Hard to find.
* Hard to find.


=== [[PnM_CS_4_Append|Pop'n Music 4 Append]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_4_Append|pop'n music 4 Append]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 41<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 41<br>
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* Almost all of the songs are new to the game.
* Almost all of the songs are new to the game.
* Several of the arcade originals have never been revived.
* Several of the arcade originals have never been revived.
* Two of the licenses missing from [[PnM_CS_3_Append|Pop'n Music 3 Append]] are restored.
* Two of the licenses missing from [[PnM_AC_3|pop'n music 3]] are restored in this game.


'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Very few unlocks, most of them remixes.
* Very few unlocks, most of them remixes. (And only one is a CS song.)
* One of two Pop'n "append disc" games - requires owning Pop'n Music 1, 2, 5, or 6 to play it.
* One of two Pop'n "append disc" games - requires owning pop'n music 1, 2, 5, or 6 to play it.
* Backdrops blend into the entire background, including the playing field of the songs.
* Backdrops blend into the entire background, including the playing field of the songs.


=== [[PnM_CS_5|Pop'n Music 5]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_5|pop'n music 5 CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 64<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 64<br>
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'''Pros'''
'''Pros'''
* EX difficulty added.
* EX difficulty added.
* Contains many preview songs for the next Pop'n Music game.
* Contains many preview songs for the next pop'n music game.
* Contains 15 brand-new songs for the CS release, a standard followed in nearly every game since.
* Contains 15 brand-new songs for the CS release, a standard followed in nearly every game since.
* Much improved graphics and interface.
* Much improved graphics and interface.
* Features Hi-Speed 3 and 4 from [[PnM_AC_6|Pop'n Music 6 AC]]
* Features Hi-Speed 3 and 4 from [[PnM_AC_6|pop'n music 6 AC]].


'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
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* Unlocking system requires ridiculous requirements.
* Unlocking system requires ridiculous requirements.


=== [[PnM_CS_6|Pop'n Music 6]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_6|pop'n music 6 CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 104<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 104<br>
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'''Pros'''
'''Pros'''
* Biggest songlist of the PS games, bigger than some of the PS2 games.
* Biggest songlist of the PS games, bigger than some of the PS2 games.
* All the new AC/CS songs have Hyper difficulty as the minimum difficulty level: a first.
* All the new AC/CS songs (now counting pop'n stage songs) have Hyper difficulty as the minimum difficulty level: a first.
* Introduces the first "modern" looking in-game interface, featuring lanes separated by color for the first time.
* Introduces the first "modern" looking in-game interface, featuring lanes separated by color for the first time.
* Contains (nearly) the entire Pop'n Stage track list as a bonus.
* Contains (nearly) the entire [[PnS_AC_1|pop'n stage]] songlist as a bonus.


'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Hard to find and expensive.
* Hard to find and expensive.
* Long loading times for selecting your song in Arcade mode, and the game no longer tells you the BPM of a song before playing it.
* Long loading times for selecting your song in Arcade mode, and the game no longer tells you the BPM of a song before playing it.
* Graphic quality is diminished greatly from the arcade version, with animation on par with the first games
* Graphic quality is diminished greatly from the arcade version, with animation on par with the first games.
* Songs exclusive to Expert Mode only have one chart, even if they originally had more than one.
* Songs exclusive to Expert Mode only have one chart, even if they originally had more than one.
* Several modes from the AC version were cut out, most noticeably Battle Mode.
* Several modes from the arcade version were cut out, most noticeably Battle Mode and RGB Mode.
* All but 2 of the licenses are missing from the AC version.
* All but 2 of the licenses are missing from the arcade version.


=== [[PnM_CS_7|Pop'n Music 7]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_7|Pop'n Music 7]] ===
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'''Pros'''
'''Pros'''
* Difficulty level is higher than previous game, with many more EXs than the last 2 games.
* Difficulty level is higher than previous game, with many more EX's than the last 2 games.
* Lots of new AC and CS songs.
* Lots of new AC and CS songs.
* Part of the PS2 Best Hits line, making it inexpensive to purchase new.
* Part of the PS2 Best Hits line, making it inexpensive to purchase new.
* Unlike [[PnM_CS_6|Pop'n Music 6]], all songs are playable in every mode.
* Unlike [[PnM_CS_6|pop'n music 6 CS]], all songs are playable in every mode.


'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Increasingly harder to find new.
* Increasingly harder to find new.
* Unlocking system is said to be very annoying.
* Two missing licenses.
* Songlist is hit or miss for some.
* Songlist is hit or miss for some.
* Interface is often criticized as being difficult to navigate through.
* Interface is often criticized as being difficult to navigate through.
* Many of the new songs were repeated in the next game.
* Many of the new songs were repeated in the next game.


=== [[PnM_CS_Best_Hits|Pop'n Music Best Hits]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_Best_Hits|pop'n music BEST HITS!]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 54<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 54<br>
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* Many of the songs and charts are available from the get-go.
* Many of the songs and charts are available from the get-go.
* Contains missing licenses from [[PnM_CS_6|Pop'n Music 6]].
* Contains missing licenses from [[PnM_CS_6|Pop'n Music 6]].
* Only PS2 appearance of many older pop'n music characters for play.


'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Hard to find and expensive.
* Hard to find and expensive.
* Small songlist compared to other PlayStation 2 and even PlayStation Pop'n Music titles.
* Small songlist compared to other PlayStation 2 and even PlayStation pop'n music titles.
* Only 5 new songs, 3 of them remixes.
* Only 5 new songs, 3 of them remixes.
* Many of these songs can already be played in [[PnM_CS_6|Pop'n Music 6]] and [[PnM_CS_7|Pop'n Music 7]].
* Many of these songs can already be played in [[PnM_CS_6|pop'n music 6 CS]] and [[PnM_CS_7|pop'n music 7 CS]].


=== [[PnM_CS_8|Pop'n Music 8]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_8|pop'n music 8 CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 104<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 104<br>
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'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Very few revivals.
* Two missing licenses.
* Live songs said to have weird timing issues.
* Live songs said to have weird timing issues.
* Interface is cumbersome to navigate through.
* Cumbersome interface.


=== [[PnM_CS_9|Pop'n Music 9]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_9|pop'n music 9 CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 111<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 111<br>
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* Good balance between easy and difficult songs.
* Good balance between easy and difficult songs.
* Much less cumbersome interface than 8.
* Much less cumbersome interface than 8.
* Contains 4 e'mall songs and 3 preview songs from Pop'n 10.
* Contains 4 [[ee'MALL]] songs and 3 preview songs from [[PnM_AC_10|pop'n music 10]].
* Introduces Hi-Speed 6.
* A record 22 new CS songs, more than any other installment in the series. (Not counting Long Versions of earlier CS songs.)
* Only CS Pop'n game to date to contain Hi-Speed 8.
* First CS pop'n title with Hi-Speed 6.
* Only CS Pop'n game to contain Long Version songs.
* Only appearance of Hi-Speed 8.
* Only CS pop'n title to contain Long Version songs.
* Part of the PS2 Best Hits line, making it inexpensive to purchase new.
* Part of the PS2 Best Hits line, making it inexpensive to purchase new.


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* Long, confusing unlocking system.
* Long, confusing unlocking system.
* Timing is somewhat off/strict on some songs.
* Timing is somewhat off/strict on some songs.
* Much slower speed mods than previous (and later) games.
* Much slower speed mods than the rest of the series.


=== [[PnM_CS_10|Pop'n Music 10]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_10|pop'n Music 10 CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 103<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 103<br>
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* Most of the hidden songs were repeated in the next game.
* Most of the hidden songs were repeated in the next game.


=== [[PnM_CS_11|Pop'n Music 11]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_11|pop'n music 11 CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 113<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 113<br>
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* First game with Hi-Speed 5.
* First game with Hi-Speed 5.
* Big, varied songlist.
* Big, varied songlist.
* Only Pop'n CS game with URA notecharts.
* Only CS pop'n title with URA notecharts.


'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Expensive to purchase (not part of the PS2 Best Hits line).
* Expensive to purchase (not part of the PS2 Best Hits line).
* URA charts are hit or miss with players.
* URA charts are hit or miss with players.
* Takes 9 and a half hours to unlock everything through time unlock, the longest in the series.
* Takes 9 1/2 hours to unlock everything through time unlock, the longest in the series.


=== [[PnM_CS_12|Pop'n Music 12 Iroha]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_12|pop'n music 12 いろは CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 102<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 102<br>
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* Older songs have awkward timing.
* Older songs have awkward timing.


=== [[PnM_CS_13|Pop'n Music 13 Carnival]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_13|pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 114<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 114<br>
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* Mini-game very frustrating to complete, and is required to play one of the songs outside of Marathon Mode.
* Mini-game very frustrating to complete, and is required to play one of the songs outside of Marathon Mode.


=== [[PnM_CS_14|Pop'n Music 14 FEVER!]] ===
=== [[PnM_CS_14|pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS]] ===


'''Total Songs:''' 112<br>
'''Total Songs:''' 112<br>
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'''Pros'''
'''Pros'''
* Lots of brand new songs.
* Lots of brand new songs.
* Contains all the ee'mall 1st avenue songs (save one).
* Contains all the ee'MALL 1st avenue songs (save one).
* New mini-games to play (and don't require you to play it to unlock songs).
* New mini-games to play (not required to play it to unlock songs).
* Updated records section now tracks cools, greats, goods, and bads you get in a song in addition to score and max combo.
* Updated records section now tracks Cools, Greats, Goods, and Bads you got in a song, in addition to score and max combo.
* Contains .5 speed-mods from [[PnM_AC_15|Pop'n Music 15 Adventure]].
* Contains .5 speed-mods from [[PnM_AC_15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]].
* Fast, easy unlocking system (if you know Japanese).
* Fast, easy unlocking system (if you know Japanese).
* New Jukebox mode lets you to listen to songs in the game without playing them or autoplaying them in Training Mode.
* New Jukebox mode lets you to listen to songs in the game without playing / autoplaying them in Training Mode.


'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''
* Timing is considered too lax by some, making it easy to score on songs.
* Timing is considered too lax by some, making it easy to score on songs.
* Only 4 revivals (ee'mall songs aside).
* Only 4 revivals (ee'MALL songs aside).
* Many of the ee'mall songs have no EX charts.
* Many of the ee'MALL songs have no EX charts.
* No Marathon Mode.
* No Marathon Mode.
* No Internet Ranking.
* No Internet Ranking.
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'''Pros'''
'''Pros'''
* Contains most of the songs from [[PnM_AC_15|Pop'n Music 15 Adventure]].
* Contains most of the songs from [[PnM_AC_15|pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE]].
* First accurate portable Pop'n Music game, containing most of the original charts for new and old songs alike.
* First accurate portable pop'n music game, containing most of the original charts for new and old songs alike.
* 5-button expanded on with [H] charts. 7-button returns for the first time since [[PnM_CS_6|Pop'n Music 6]], which also has a [H] chart.
* 5-button expanded on with [H] charts. 7-button returns for the first time since [[PnM_CS_6|pop'n music 6 CS]], which also has a [H] chart.
* First Pop'n CS game with skins, a jukebox, and character bios.
* First Pop'n CS game with skins, a jukebox, and character bios.
* Can be linked to [[PnM AC 18|Pop'n Music 18 Sengoku Retsuden]] to play the new CS songs on.
* Can be linked to [[PnM AC 18|pop'n music 18 Sengoku Retsuden]] to play the new CS songs on.
* Brand-new, clean, easy-to-follow interface.
* Brand-new, clean, easy-to-follow interface.
* 7 new songs, two of them brand-new licenses.
* 7 new songs, two of them brand-new licenses.
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* Some songs' charts were modified for the game to play better on the PSP.
* Some songs' charts were modified for the game to play better on the PSP.
* Cools cannot be turned off, regardless of mode.
* Cools cannot be turned off, regardless of mode.
* Adventure Mode requires you to play 5 Button songs the entire way through.
* Adventure Mode requires you to play [5] charts the entire way through.
* No Training Mode, and with it no way to autoplay songs.
* No Training Mode, and with it no way to autoplay songs.
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