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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Some of Naoki's favorite licensed ''Dancemania'' songs from the early DanceDanceRevolution titles | * Some of Naoki's favorite licensed ''Dancemania'' songs from the early DanceDanceRevolution titles include [[Have You Never Been Mellow]], [[DAM DARIRAM]], [[NEVER GONNA MAKE (FACTORY DANCE TEAM MIX)]], [[TRIBAL DANCE (Almighty Mix)]], and [[Right Now|RIGHT NOW]]. | ||
* Two of NAOKI's favorite music genres are ballads and R&B, as noted in the song comments for [[Remember You]]. | * Two of NAOKI's favorite music genres are ballads and R&B, as noted in the song comments for [[Remember You]]. | ||
* According to an [https://web.archive.org/web/20101226044712/http://www.bemanistyle.com/index.php/news/dancedancerevolution-dance-masters-post-launch-interview-with-naoki-maeda-1985 interview] with bemanistyle in 2010, Naoki's favorite DanceDanceRevolution title is [[AC DDR 4th|4thMIX]], as he felt it was the one where he was able to express his musical style the best. | * According to an [https://web.archive.org/web/20101226044712/http://www.bemanistyle.com/index.php/news/dancedancerevolution-dance-masters-post-launch-interview-with-naoki-maeda-1985 interview] with bemanistyle in 2010, Naoki's favorite DanceDanceRevolution title is [[AC DDR 4th|4thMIX]], as he felt it was the one where he was able to express his musical style the best. | ||
* According to an interview Naoki did with [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140909132919/http://www.jbg-ongakuin.com/conversation3/ as seen here] - expand the second set of questions), finite budgets for the early DanceDanceRevolution games | * According to an interview Naoki did with [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140909132919/http://www.jbg-ongakuin.com/conversation3/ as seen here] - expand the second set of questions), finite budgets for the early DanceDanceRevolution games are why a lot of his earlier songs for the series used vocal samples. | ||
* Naoki noted in the [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20021203022420/http://www.konami.co.jp/am/ddr/ddr_new/index.html Weekly Journal] he got into trance during the development of [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]], which inspired him to compose [[ECSTASY]] and [[INSERTiON]]. | * Naoki noted in the [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20021203022420/http://www.konami.co.jp/am/ddr/ddr_new/index.html Weekly Journal] he got into trance during the development of [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]], which inspired him to compose [[ECSTASY]] and [[INSERTiON]]. | ||
** He notes [[Healing Vision]] was inspired by his frustrated and unfulfilled feelings during the rocky development of 5thMIX, which he worked on simultaneously alongside [[AC DMX 2nd|Dance Maniax 2ndMIX]]. | ** He notes [[Healing Vision]] was inspired by his frustrated and unfulfilled feelings during the rocky development of 5thMIX, which he worked on simultaneously alongside [[AC DMX 2nd|Dance Maniax 2ndMIX]]. | ||
* Naoki's mitsu-O! alias is taken from one of the designers of the original DanceDanceRevolution game, [[Mitsuo Nagamoto]]. | * Naoki's mitsu-O! alias is taken from one of the designers of the original DanceDanceRevolution game, [[Mitsuo Nagamoto]]. | ||
* Naoki appears in the intro video of [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]]. | * Naoki appears in the intro video of [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]]. | ||
* Naoki has also | * Naoki has also contributed to ANDAMIRO's ''PUMP IT UP'', Neonovice's ''EZ2ON REBOOT:R'', SEGA's ''CHUNITHM'', ''オンゲキ'' and ''maimai でらっくす'', Step Revolution's ''StepManiaX'', and TAITO's ''テトテ×コネクト'' music game series. | ||
* The Naoki "character" in SEGA's CHUNITHM comes with multiple forms and skills that all reference BEMANI in one way or another ([https://chunithm.gamerch.com/NAOKI Source]): | * The Naoki "character" in SEGA's CHUNITHM comes with multiple forms and skills that all reference BEMANI in one way or another ([https://chunithm.gamerch.com/NAOKI Source]): | ||
** The evolved forms, aside the first one (Normal), are named, in order of level: Be For You (referencing [[BeForU]]), SEQUENCE UNLIMITED, MAXX and NMR. | ** The evolved forms, aside the first one (Normal), are named, in order of level: Be For You (referencing [[BeForU]]), SEQUENCE UNLIMITED, MAXX and NMR. | ||