beatmania IIDX 9th style

beatmania IIDX 9th style

Release Information

• Release date: June 25th, 2003

General Information / Changes

• Interface is "computerized", with a lot of white and aqua.
• First BEMANI arcade release with the current KONAMI logo.
• First beatmania IIDX style on new PC-based architecture, which was universally blamed for timing problems in a number of songs.
• First beatmania IIDX style to feature e-AMUSEMENT card readers to save scores and basic clear status.
• First beatmania IIDX style to keep track of your MAX COMBO in-song.
• First beatmania IIDX arcade style to have BEGINNER MODE; only shows Level 1 songs for your first stage, and Level 2 songs for your second stage, etc.
• First beatmania IIDX style to support KONAMI ID system.
• Last beatmania IIDX to have bikini pictures in the results screens.
• Last beatmania IIDX to have PLAY OPTIONS on title screen.
• DJ names for high scores were extended from 4 to 6 characters.
• Only arcade beatmania IIDX not to have any effector options.
• The current beatmania IIDX font for a note combo is first used in this game, replacing the font used from beatmania IIDX 6th style to beatmania IIDX 8th style.
• The default song title font was changed. This new font was used until beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED.
• Some older songs' unique title cards, overlays and videos have been removed, possibly due to the switch to PC hardware.
  • A similar situation would later occur with beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro nine years later.
• eAMUSEMENT support for beatmania IIDX 9th style ended on February 18th, 2004, due to the release of beatmania IIDX 10th style the same day.
• Only beatmania IIDX arcade release with no slogan.
• Total number of songs: 259

Staff Information

• Director: KAGE
• Sound Designers: TAKA, ucchie, SLAKE
• Programmers: KANI, Takeshi Jonishi (JONY.C)
• Graphic Designer: HES
• Movie Designer: VJ GYO, F-FLY
• Illustrator: GOLI
• beatmania IIDX 9th style OST Booklet Credits

Full Song List

• beatmania IIDX 9th style AC full song list

New Songs

Genre	Song	Artist	BPM	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
				LIGHT7	7KEYS	ANOTHER	LIGHT14	14KEYS	ANOTHER
KONAMI originals
RAVE	ACT	RAM	180	6	7+	✓	6	7+	✓
ELECTRONICA	ADVANCE	SLAKE	100	2	5	✓	4	6	✓
ENSEMBLE	ATOMIC AGE	SHUNZZY	130	1	7	✓	1	7	-
NRG	BAD BOY BASS!! (dj Remo-con MIX)	Y&Co.	148	4	7	✓	4	7	-
TECHNO	BREEDING	SLAKE	150	4	6	✓	5	6	✓
ROCOCO TEK	BRIGHTNESS DARKNESS	SPARKER	150	3	7	✓	3	7	✓
FRENCH BOSSA	CHARLOTTE	Db.Saka feat.Piasa	150	3	4	✓	3	4	✓
HEALIN' HARDCORE	Cradle	positive MA feat.akino	160-188	4	7	✓	6	7	-
ELECTRO POP	Dreamin' Sun	Yu Takami	152	5	7	✓	5	7+	✓
TECHNO	ECHOES	DRAGOON	140	4	5	✓	4	7	-
LATIN GROOVE	FESTA DO SOL	Mt.Circle	130	3	6	✓	3	7	-
FUNK SHUFFLE	fun	Mr.T	100-200	4	6	✓	4	6	-
TURKISH PIANO'N'BASS	Golden Horn	Osamu Kubota	160	3	7	✓	3	7	✓
POPS	Honey	good-cool	118	4	5	-	6	7+	-
EXTREME GRANGE	I can fly,I've got reason	Yu Takami	88	4	6	✓	5	7	✓
DRUM'N'BASS	Karma	TaQ	200-222	5	7+	✓	7	7+	✓
LOLIPOP	Let's say Hello!	Takuma Saiki	130	3	6	✓	4	7	✓
SOUL	lights	flare	142	3	6	✓	6	7+	✓
TECHNO	lower world	D.J.SETUP	155	6	7+	✓	7	7+	✓
GOSPEL	Make A Difference	Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co	130	4	7+	-	4	7+	-
EUROBEAT	MARIA (I believe... )	NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY	158	4	7	✓	4	7	✓
POST ROCK	moon_child	少年ラジオ	130-160	4	7+	✓	4	7+	-
HARDCORE RAVE	one or eight	sampling masters AYA	155	7	7+	✓	7	7+	✓
TRANCE	POWER DREAM	PINK PONG	142	4	7	✓	5	7	✓
TRANCE	Prelude	NAOKI underground	135-140	5	6	✓	4	6	-
R&B	Really Love	大部真由美	100	4	6	✓	4	7+	-
GABBA	rottel-the-Mercury	sampling masters MEGA	200	6	7+	✓	7	7+	✓
HAPPY HANDBAG	Silvia Drive	dj TAKA feat. Noria	129	4	7	✓	6	7+	✓
TRANCE	STAR FIELD	SADA	140	3	7	✓	6	7	-
HIP HOP	SWEETEST SAVAGE	ASLETICS	114	4	7	✓	6	7	✓
TECHNO	SWITCH	RAM	135	4	6	✓	6	7	✓
FILTER HOUSE	The Biggest Roaster	D.J.Spugna	135	3	6	✓	4	6	-
ELECTRONICA	The end of my spiritually	EeL	110	4	6	✓	5	6	✓
EUROBEAT	Two DAYS OF LOVE	tiger YAMATO with マイク吉川 feat.ma-sa	150	5	7	✓	5	7	✓
US HARD HOUSE	WANNA TELL THAT WORD	SADA	132	5	7	✓	5	7	✓
HOUSE	Your Body	good-cool feat. Andréa L.Hopkins	125	5	6	✓	5	7	-
ボデー (BODY)	ライオン好き	AKIRA YAMAOKA	146	3	5	✓	3	6	-
テクノチョップ (TECHNO CHOP)	昭和企業戦士荒山課長	AKIRA YAMAOKA	132	3	6	✓	4	7	-
New Remixes
TRANCE CORE	Abyss -The Heavens Remix-	dj TAKA Remixed by Ryu☆	171	5	7+	✓	7	7+	✓
ULTRA ROCK BEAT	Be Rock U (1998 burst style)	NAOKI	150	4	7	✓	4	7	-
MIXTURE	Distress	dj TAKA Remixed by TaQ	125	7	7+	-	7	7+	-
TRANCE	e-motion 2003 -romantic extra-	e.o.s. Remixed by dj TAKA	145	6	7	✓	7	7+	-
EUROBEAT	HYPER EUROBEAT (2DX style)	NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY	152	5	7	✓	6	7	-
EUROBEAT	I Was The One (80's EUROBEAT STYLE)	good-cool Remixed by NAOKI	142	4	6	✓	4	6	✓
TRANCE	Let The Snow Paint Me -Y&Co. Remix-	Sana Remixed by Y&Co.	136	5	6	✓	5	7	✓
HOUSE	OVER THE CLOUDS -Flying Grind mix-	Lala Moore Remixed by Flying Grind	128	4	5	-	4	5	-
ELECTRO 2 STEP	RISLIM -Remix-	ric Remixed by Hisashi Nawata	132	4	5	✓	5	7+	✓
2 STEP	traces -tracing you mix-	TaQ Remixed by kors k feat. U	136	4	6	-	6	7+	-
EPIC HOUSE	u gotta groove -extend joy style-	dj nagureo Remixed by Mr.T	124	2	6	✓	2	6	✓
Hidden Songs
SPIRITUAL	bag from DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	Reven-G	130	5	6	-	6	7+	-
EUROBEAT	I'm In Love Again -Y&Co. EURO MIX-	dj TAKA Remixed by Y&Co.	150	3	6	✓	4	6	-
TECHNO	Logic Board	dj nagureo	130	5	7+	✓	5	7+	✓
FORKTRONICA	LOVE IS DROWING	SLAKE feat.EMIKO	140	3	6	✓	4	6	✓
J-HAPPY HARDCORE	LOVE♥SHINE from DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	小坂りゆ	177	5	7+	✓	4	6	✓
PSYCHEDELIC	Quickening from Dance Maniax 2ndMIX	dj TAKA	150	5	7+	✓	5	7	✓
DRUM'N'BASS	SNOW	RAM	180	5	7	✓	5	7+	✓
HAPPY HARDCORE	Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic from DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-	jun	180	5	7	✓	5	7+	✓
HOUSE	真夏の花・真夏の夢	Sana	130	4	6	-	5	7	-
EXTRA STAGE
JUNGLE MIXTURE	PARANOIA survivor MAX from DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME	290	73-290	5	7	✓	5	7	-
ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE
TRANCE	quasar	OutPhase	155	6	7+	✓	7	7+	✓

Revived Songs

• GAMBOL / SLAKE
• Prince on a star / SPIRITUAL RIDE
• GENOM SCREAMS / L.E.D. LIGHT
• Gentle stress / DJ Swan
• Macho Gang / ANAL SPYDER
• Electro Tuned (the SubS mix) / TaQ
• SOFT LANDING ON THE BODY / DJ SIMON
• Cold Pulse / QUADRA w/ DJ FX
• END OF THE CENTURY / NO.9
• REINCARNATION / dj TAKA
• 250bpm / AKIRA YAMAOKA
• Broken My Heart / NAOKI feat. PAULA TERRY
• CHECKING YOU OUT / good-cool feat. JP Miles
• Clione / kors k
• empathy / TaQ
• FANTASY / ULTIMATE DUB
• JIVE INTO THE NIGHT / CYDNEY
• KAMIKAZE / dj nagureo
• minimalian / DETROIAN
• NORTH / WALL5
• IIDX / DJ SIMON
• Kiss me all night long / NAOKI J-STYLE feat. MIU
• QQQ / TaQ
• Regulus / DJ.W
• STILL IN MY HEART / NAOKI
• tablets / sampling masters MEGA
• 19,November / good-cool
• Take It Easy / Aya

New Charts

The following songs have received new charts since their last arcade appearance:

Song	Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
		LIGHT7	7KEY	ANOTHER7	LIGHT14	14KEY	ANOTHER14
GENOM SCREAMS	beatmania IIDX substream	3	-	N/A	3	5	-
CHECKING YOU OUT	beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
minimalian	beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A

Difficulty Changes

The following songs have received difficulty changes from their last arcade appearance:

Song	Game	SP Difficulty		DP Difficulty
		LIGHT7	7KEY	LIGHT14	14KEY
Macho Gang	beatmania IIDX substream	-	6→7	1→3	6→7+
Electro Tuned (the SubS mix)	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	-	-	6→5	-
Indigo Vision (full flavour hide around mix)	beatmania IIDX 2nd style	-	-	-	8→7
CAN'T STOP FALLIN' IN LOVE	beatmania IIDX 3rd style	-	6→7	-	-
Don't Stop!	beatmania IIDX 3rd style	2→3	3→4	-	-
FANTASY	beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	-	6→5	-
JIVE INTO THE NIGHT	beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	7→6	-	-
starmine	beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	6→7	-	-
Voltage (feat. Hidemaru)	beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	-	-	7+→7
REMEMBER ME	beatmania IIDX 7th style	-	-	-	7→5
Stick Around	beatmania IIDX 8th style	-	-	-	4→5

Related Link

• beatmania IIDX 9th style official site (archived)