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This page is for the 1998 PlayStation release titled beatmania. For other games titled beatmania, please see beatmania (disambiguation).
beatmania CS
Release Information
- Release dates:
- Original release: October 1st, 1998
- Retail value: 5,800 yen
- BEST edition: December 9th, 1999
- Retail value: 2,800 yen
- Original release: October 1st, 1998
General Information / Changes
- A direct port of beatmania 2ndMIX.
- This game was the only KEY DISC for all the other beatmania PlayStation releases until beatmania BEST HITS. After that, other titles were also released as KEY DISC.
- The game was issued on two discs: the first one being labeled as ARCADE 2ndMIX and the other as APPEND YebisuMIX.
- The name Yebisu is a reference to the Yebisu Garden Place (恵比寿ガーデンプレイス), a centre where the KCEJ WEST office was located at that time.
- Only CS BEMANI release to feature the original 1986-1998 italicized KONAMI logo in-game and on the packaging (the BEST edition shows the newer 1998-2003 logo).
- First BEMANI project worked on by Hiroyuki Togo, who would remain a prominent staff member of the CS beatmania series.
- Total songs: 23 (2ndMIX), 9 (YebisuMIX)
Staff Information
- Game credits: beatmania CS credits
- Soundtrack credits: beatmania maniac-tracks OST Booklet Credits
Song List
ARCADE 2ndMIX
APPEND YebisuMIX
| Genre | Song | Artist | BPM | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New CS Songs | ||||||||||
| FUNK | Cat Song ～Theme of UPA | UPA&NORA | 127 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| STYLISH GARAGE | Body | TOMOKI HIRATA ～remixed by r24bm | 134 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| BOSSA GROOVE | PAPAYAPA BOSSA | staccato two-J | 143 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| ASIAN TRADITIONAL | Changing the ASIA | CHEAP FOREST | 95 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| SPEED GARAGE | Ain't it Good | TOMOKI HIRATA ～remixed by r24bm | 134 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| FUNKY JAZZ GROOVE | Stop Violence! | Herbie Hammock & His Band | 113 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| HARD HOUSE | I.C.B. | TOMOKI HIRATA ～remixed by r24bm | 140 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| BIGBEAT MIX | METALGEAR SOLID ～Main Theme | ESPACIO BROTHERS | 140 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| BOSSA GROOVE | La Bossanova de Fabienne | staccato two-F | 143 | 5 | 5 | |||||
EXPERT Courses
If the courses are played with two players, the alternate songs or versions are used instead of the original.
Furthermore, if you hold the SELECT button while choosing EXPERT mode, the following songs are used instead in their corresponding EXPERT course:
- e-motion (2nd MIX): Will be played on the fifth stage, instead of e-motion, in CLASSIC.
- Acid Bomb: Will be played on the third stage, instead of Salamander Beat Crush mix, in TECHNO.
| No. | Song | No. | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASSIC | VOCAL | ||
| 1. | 2 gorgeous 4 U / greed eater | 1. | tokai |
| 2. | OVERDOSER (romo mix) / OVERDOSER (ambient mix) | 2. | jam jam reggae (Funky Jam Cookie mix) |
| 3. | LOVE SO GROOVY / LOVE SO GROOVY (12inch version) | 3. | 20,november (single mix) / 20,november (radio edit) |
| 4. | 20,november (single mix) / 20,november (radio edit) | 4. | SKA a go go |
| 5. | e-motion / e-motion (2nd MIX) | 5. | Do you love me? |
| TECHNO | |||
| 1. | OVERDOSER (romo mix) / OVERDOSER (ambient mix) | 1. | |
| 2. | OVERDOSER (Driving Dub mix) | 2. | |
| 3. | Salamander Beat Crush mix / Acid Bomb | 3. | |
| 4. | Beginning of Life | 4. | |
| 5. | Deep Clear Eyes | 5. | |
Unlock Information
Activate Modifiers for Main Game
The information in this section pertains to beatmania CS through APPEND GOTTAMIX, as well as to all games that have a BONUS EDIT mode.
- To activate a modifier (listed below) for the main game, you must do so from the PRESS START BUTTON screen and then choose GAME START after you activate it.
- When you activate a modifier, a confirmation sound will play.
- You can only activate one modifier at a time. In other words, it is not possible for both modifiers to be active.
- The active modifier will be deactivated if you go back to the PRESS START BUTTON screen, or if you choose anything other than GAME START.
DOUBLE PLAY
- While holding down all three white keys (Left, Square, and X on a standard PlayStation controller), press the START button, then release the white keys and hold down all two black keys (L1 and R1).
- When this modifier is active, it is applied to the side currently playing the game (i.e. 1P or 2P).
- In this game, DOUBLE PLAY in the main game acts like "1-Credit DOUBLE" from the arcade versions of beatmania 2ndMIX and later. In other words, you can only play NORMAL mode, but you have two guaranteed stages and can pick any song for them.
- However, unlike the arcade versions of certain games in the series, in this game you do not need to separately enter unlock codes for particular songs.
HIDDEN PLAY
- While holding down all two black keys (L1 and R1 on a standard PlayStation controller), press the START button, then release the black keys and hold down all three white keys (Left, Square, and X).
- When this modifier is active, it is applied to all sides currently playing the game (i.e. 1P, 2P, or 1P & 2P; in FREE mode, all of the aforementioned plus 1P & CPU or CPU & 2P).
Replace Songs in EXPERT Mode
- If you hold the SELECT button while choosing EXPERT mode, the songs described in EXPERT Courses are used instead in their corresponding EXPERT course.
Related Links
- beatmania CS' official site (archived)
- beatmania CS' Music Column site (archived)