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1999 was a very big year for music games in general. Following the success of beatmania, DanceDanceRevolution, and pop'n music, several video game developers started releasing their own music games. ANDAMIRO's '' | 1999 was a very big year for music games in general. Following the success of beatmania, DanceDanceRevolution, and pop'n music, several video game developers started releasing their own music games. ANDAMIRO's ''PUMP IT UP'' and Amuse World's ''EZ2DJ'' were hitting Korean arcades, and even established game series made before beatmania became big got sequels: NanaOn-Sha's ''UmJammer Lammy'' was a huge hit, combining the engine of its predecessor ''PaRappa the Rapper'' with more freeform guitar licks, and Enix's ''Bust-A-Move 2'' was hitting shelves in early 1999. NAMCO's cult hit ''Pacapaca Passion'' received a PlayStation port, as well as an upgraded version (Special) and a sequel. The PlayStation also received several of its own rhythm games - Warashi's ''Le Concert ff'' and ''Le Concert pp'' took it a step forward and had you controlling an entire orchestra. NanaOn-Sha also released the cult classic ''vib-ribbon'', which used a unique, scribbled black and white aesthetic and had your character literally changing as you moved around. The end of 1999 also saw SEGA step into the music game genre with Compile's ''Puyo Puyo DA!'' and Sonic Team's ''Samba de Amigo''. It would be far from the last rhythm games from the company. | ||
KONAMI itself was pretty busy, too. In addition to three new arcade beatmania titles, six new DanceDanceRevolution arcade titles, and two new pop'n music arcade titles, KONAMI also introduced two brand-new games: [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] and [[AC DM|drummania]]. Unlike their previous game series, though, these games originally featured music from almost entirely veteran KONAMI music composers. Original sound director [[Mutsuhiko Izumi]]'s hard rock sound from over 20 years of previous music experience helped develop a very rich sound the series has to this day. Together with veteran [[Yoshihiko Koezuka]]'s more mellow 80s sound, veteran [[Harumi Ueko]]'s jazz, and newcomers [[Hideyuki Ono]]'s ska inspired sound and [[Toshio Sakurai]]'s more rock pop sound, GUITARFREAKS and drummania quickly became hits, the former receiving a [[CS GF|PlayStation port]] by the end of the year. | KONAMI itself was pretty busy, too. In addition to three new arcade beatmania titles, six new DanceDanceRevolution arcade titles, and two new pop'n music arcade titles, KONAMI also introduced two brand-new games: [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] and [[AC DM|drummania]]. Unlike their previous game series, though, these games originally featured music from almost entirely veteran KONAMI music composers. Original sound director [[Mutsuhiko Izumi]]'s hard rock sound from over 20 years of previous music experience helped develop a very rich sound the series has to this day. Together with veteran [[Yoshihiko Koezuka]]'s more mellow 80s sound, veteran [[Harumi Ueko]]'s jazz, and newcomers [[Hideyuki Ono]]'s ska inspired sound and [[Toshio Sakurai]]'s more rock pop sound, GUITARFREAKS and drummania quickly became hits, the former receiving a [[CS GF|PlayStation port]] by the end of the year. | ||
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KONAMI knew it couldn't keep their music games to just Japan and the rest of Asia at this point, so they started releasing some of their arcade games overseas in North America as well. Unfortunately, the foreign arcade market at the time wasn't as receptive as they would be just a couple of years later to rhythm games. There were two exceptions, though. The first was [[AC DS 1st|Dancing Stage]], an European arcade game loosely based on [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] that encouraged KONAMI to release a sequel the following year. The other was '''hiphopmania completeMIX''', a North American version of [[AC bm complete|beatmania completeMIX]] that also managed a year later to get a sequel. (Unfortunately the cabinet is quite hard to find, even back then.) | KONAMI knew it couldn't keep their music games to just Japan and the rest of Asia at this point, so they started releasing some of their arcade games overseas in North America as well. Unfortunately, the foreign arcade market at the time wasn't as receptive as they would be just a couple of years later to rhythm games. There were two exceptions, though. The first was [[AC DS 1st|Dancing Stage]], an European arcade game loosely based on [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] that encouraged KONAMI to release a sequel the following year. The other was '''hiphopmania completeMIX''', a North American version of [[AC bm complete|beatmania completeMIX]] that also managed a year later to get a sequel. (Unfortunately the cabinet is quite hard to find, even back then.) | ||
Lastly, 1999 also marked an extremely important milestone. KONAMI started adapting the current BEMANI name for their music games, the name itself taken from their first game series, beatmania. | Lastly, 1999 also marked an extremely important milestone. KONAMI started adapting the current BEMANI name for their music games, the name itself taken from their first game series, beatmania. | ||
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== January == | == January == | ||
* January 19th: [[AC bm complete|beatmania completeMIX]], a compilation game of the first three [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] [[AC bm 2nd|arcade]] [[AC bm 3rd|games]], is released to Japanese arcades. | * January 19th: [[AC bm complete|beatmania completeMIX]], a compilation game of the first three [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] [[AC bm 2nd|arcade]] [[AC bm 3rd|games]], is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
** BEMANI graphic artist [[Hotaru Matsuzaki]] (F-FLY) makes her BEMANI debut in this game. | ** BEMANI graphic artist [[Hotaru Matsuzaki]] (F-FLY) makes her BEMANI debut in this game. | ||
* January 29th: [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | * January 29th: [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
** [[Naoki Maeda]] | ** [[Naoki Maeda]] starts using his NAOKI alias in BEMANI beginning with this game. | ||
* January 31st: ''beatmania Special CD'' album is released. It contains several songs from the first three beatmania arcade games, coming free with the ''beatmania PRESS MIX'' book KONAMI released to promote beatmania. | * January 31st: ''beatmania Special CD'' album is released. It contains several songs from the first three beatmania arcade games, coming free with the ''beatmania PRESS MIX'' book KONAMI released to promote beatmania. | ||
* Date unknown: | |||
** [[AC bm 3rd|beatmania 3rdMIX]] is released to European arcades. | |||
** [[AC DS 1st|Dancing Stage]] is released to European arcades. | |||
== February == | == February == | ||
* February 25th: [[CS pnm|pop'n music CS]] is released in Japan for both the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Dreamcast. | * February 25th: [[CS pnm|pop'n music CS]] is released in Japan for both the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Dreamcast. | ||
** Veteran KONAMI composers [[Yoichi Hayashi]], [[Satoru Nakata]], and [[Junichiro Kaneda]] make their BEMANI debuts, the former staying on as head sound director of the series for the next five years. | ** Veteran KONAMI composers [[Yoichi Hayashi]], [[Satoru Nakata]], and [[Junichiro Kaneda]] make their BEMANI debuts, the former staying on as head sound director of the series for the next five years. | ||
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== March == | == March == | ||
* March 11th: [[CS bm GB|beatmania GB]] is released in Japan for Nintendo's Game Boy Color. | * March 11th: [[CS bm GB|beatmania GB]] is released in Japan for Nintendo's Game Boy Color. | ||
* March 15th: [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] is released to Japanese arcades. | |||
** BEMANI debuts of in-house composers [[Mutsuhiko Izumi]], [[Toshio Sakurai]], and [[Harumi Ueko]]. | |||
* March 18th: ''GUITAR FREAKS ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK'' album released. | * March 18th: ''GUITAR FREAKS ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK'' album released. | ||
* March 19th: [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] is released to Japanese arcades. | * March 19th: [[AC pnm 2|pop'n music 2]] is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
* March 26th: ''pop'n music original soundtrack'' album released. | * March 26th: ''pop'n music original soundtrack'' album released. | ||
* March 26th: Singer [[Yurica Nagasawa]]'s third and final album with KONAMI, [[1999~VOCE~]], is released. | * March 26th: Singer [[Yurica Nagasawa]]'s third and final album with KONAMI, [[1999~VOCE~]], is released. | ||
* Date unknown: [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] is released to North American arcades. | |||
== April == | == April == | ||
* April 10th: [[CS DDR 1st JP|DanceDanceRevolution CS (Japan)]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. | * April 10th: [[CS DDR 1st JP|DanceDanceRevolution CS (Japan)]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. | ||
** Another staple in-house DDR composer, [[Yuichi Asami]], makes his BEMANI debut in this game. | ** Another staple in-house DDR composer, [[Yuichi Asami]], makes his BEMANI debut in this game. | ||
* April 16th: ''Konami Game Music Now 1999'' album released. It exclusively contains the new songs from beatmania GB on it, along with various beatmania, DanceDanceRevolution, GUITARFREAKS, and pop'n music songs among other KONAMI game franchises. | * April 16th: ''Konami Game Music Now 1999'' album released. It exclusively contains the new songs from beatmania GB on it, along with various beatmania, DanceDanceRevolution, GUITARFREAKS, and pop'n music songs among other KONAMI game franchises. | ||
* April 21st: [[AC DDR CLUB VER.1|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX with beatmania IIDX CLUB VERSiON]] is released to Japanese arcades. This game combines DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX and beatmania IIDX together to play 13 songs on for synchronized play. | * April 21st: [[AC DDR CLUB VER.1|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX with beatmania IIDX CLUB VERSiON]] is released to Japanese arcades. This game combines DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX and beatmania IIDX together to play 13 songs on for synchronized play. | ||
* April 23rd: | * April 23rd: [[beatmania IIDX Original Soundtracks]] album is released, containing (near) all the KONAMI originals new and old from [[AC 1st style|beatmania IIDX]]. | ||
* April 26th: [[AC bm 4th|beatmania 4thMIX -the beat goes on-]] is released to Japanese arcades. | * April 26th: [[AC bm 4th|beatmania 4thMIX -the beat goes on-]] is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
** Takehiko Fujii assumes the role of sound director of beatmania from Reo Nagumo, who would continue to stay on board as a sound supervisor. | ** Takehiko Fujii assumes the role of sound director of beatmania from Reo Nagumo, who would continue to stay on board as a sound supervisor. | ||
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== May == | == May == | ||
* May 28th: [[beatmania SuperMIX]] album is released. | * May 28th: [[beatmania SuperMIX]] album is released. | ||
* May 29th: [[CS bm GOTTA|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. | * May 29th: [[CS bm GOTTA|beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. | ||
== June == | == June == | ||
* June 10th: ''beatmania GOTTAMIX Original CD'', a mini-album of the new songs from beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX, is released alongside the ''beatmania GOTTAMIX Consumer Guide'' book. | * June 10th: ''beatmania GOTTAMIX Original CD'', a mini-album of the new songs from beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX, is released alongside the ''beatmania GOTTAMIX Consumer Guide'' book. | ||
* June 17th: ''beatmania 4thMIX Original Soundtracks'' album released. | * June 17th: ''beatmania 4thMIX Original Soundtracks'' album released. | ||
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== July == | == July == | ||
* July 8th: [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | |||
* July | ** KONAMI composer [[Motoaki Furukawa]] marks his BEMANI debut. | ||
* July 21st: [[AC DM|drummania]] is released to Japanese arcades. | |||
** Marks the BEMANI debut of veteran composer [[Yoshihiko Koezuka]] and newcomer [[Hideyuki Ono]]. | |||
* July 27th: [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]], an enhanced version of beatmania IIDX is released to Japanese arcades. | * July 27th: [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]], an enhanced version of beatmania IIDX is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
** Reo Nagumo steps down as sound director of beatmania IIDX, and his position goes to Takayuki Ishikawa, who would serve as head sound director of the series for the next five years. | ** Reo Nagumo steps down as sound director of beatmania IIDX, and his position goes to Takayuki Ishikawa, who would serve as head sound director of the series for the next five years. | ||
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== August == | == August == | ||
* August 6th: ''drummania original soundtracks'' album released. | * August 6th: ''drummania original soundtracks'' album released. | ||
* August 19th: [[AC DDR Solo BASS|DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | * August 19th: [[AC DDR Solo BASS|DanceDanceRevolution Solo BASS MIX]] is released to Japanese arcades. | ||
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** Veteran KONAMI composer [[Akira Yamaoka]] makes his BEMANI debut. | ** Veteran KONAMI composer [[Akira Yamaoka]] makes his BEMANI debut. | ||
* August 27th: ''beatmania GOTTAMIX Original Soundtracks'' album released. | * August 27th: ''beatmania GOTTAMIX Original Soundtracks'' album released. | ||
* Date unknown: ''' Dancing Stage INTERNET R@NKING Version''', an enhanced port of Dancing Stage, is released. | |||
== September == | == September == | ||
* September 3rd: ''GUITAR FREAKS 2nd MIX ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' album released. | * September 3rd: ''GUITAR FREAKS 2nd MIX ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK'' album released. | ||
* September 9th: [[CS bm 4th|beatmania APPEND 4thMIX]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. | * September 9th: [[CS bm 4th|beatmania APPEND 4thMIX]] is released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation. | ||
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== October == | == October == | ||
* October 8th: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX featuring Dynamic Pro'' album released. It contains new remixes of various anime licenses. Notable remixers include [[Hiroshi Watanabe]] and [[Yasuhiko Fukuda]]. | * October 8th: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX featuring Dynamic Pro'' album released. It contains new remixes of various anime licenses. Notable remixers include [[Hiroshi Watanabe]] and [[Yasuhiko Fukuda]]. | ||
* October 8th: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX featuring Tatsunoko Pro'' album released. It contains remixes of various Tatsunoko Production anime series. Later BEMANI composer [[Koji Takahashi]] appears on the album. | * October 8th: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX featuring Tatsunoko Pro'' album released. It contains remixes of various Tatsunoko Production anime series. Later BEMANI composer [[Koji Takahashi]] appears on the album. | ||
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== November == | == November == | ||
* November 25th: [[CS bm GB Gatcha|beatmania GB2 ガッチャミックス]] is released in Japan for Nintendo's Game Boy Color. | * November 25th: [[CS bm GB Gatcha|beatmania GB2 ガッチャミックス]] is released in Japan for Nintendo's Game Boy Color. | ||
* November 25th: [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB vol.1|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1]] is released for the Sony PlayStation | * November 25th: [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB vol.1|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1]] is released for the Sony PlayStation | ||
* November 26th: [[Nanka hen da! ~from pop'n music 3 (Limited Edition)|なんか変だ! ~from pop'n music 3 (Limited Edition)]] EP released | * November 26th: [[Nanka hen da! ~from pop'n music 3 (Limited Edition)|なんか変だ! ~from pop'n music 3 (Limited Edition)]] EP released. | ||
* November 26th: [[un-Balance ~from pop'n music 3 (Limited Edition)]] EP released. | * November 26th: [[un-Balance ~from pop'n music 3 (Limited Edition)]] EP released. | ||
== December == | == December == | ||
* December 3rd: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX featuring Tsuburaya Pro: ULTRAMANIAX RHYTHM'' album released. It contains exclusively remixes of songs from the popular ''Ultraman'' series of shows. | * December 3rd: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX featuring Tsuburaya Pro: ULTRAMANIAX RHYTHM'' album released. It contains exclusively remixes of songs from the popular ''Ultraman'' series of shows. | ||
* December 3rd: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX ULTRAMANIAX BEAT'' album released. | * December 3rd: ''beatmania ANI-SONGS MIX ULTRAMANIAX BEAT'' album released. | ||
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* '''hiphopmania completeMIX''', a North American version of beatmania completeMIX with a few songs removed, is released to North American arcades. | * '''hiphopmania completeMIX''', a North American version of beatmania completeMIX with a few songs removed, is released to North American arcades. | ||
* [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] is released to North American arcades. Several songs are removed, and a few character names were changed. | * [[AC pnm|pop'n music]] is released to North American arcades. Several songs are removed, and a few character names were changed. | ||