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{{DISPLAYTITLE:beatmania III}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:beatmania III}}
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''This page is under construction.''


= beatmania III =
= beatmania III =


== Release Information ==
== Release Information ==
* Release date: March 8th, 2000
* Release date: March 8th, 2000


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* First title of the beatmania III series.
* First title of the beatmania III series.
* The last game with the Dancemania licenses from [[AC bm 5th|beatmania 5thMIX]].
* The last game with the Dancemania licenses from [[AC bm 5th|beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-]].
* Though it retains the same 5-key gameplay of beatmania, beatmania III differs in the following ways:
* Though it retains the same 5-key gameplay of beatmania, beatmania III differs in the following ways:
** beatmania III runs on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, the same hardware used in [[PnM_AC_4|pop'n music 4]] through [[PnM_AC_8|8]] and [[ee'MALL]], as opposed to the more primitive BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE. As a result, songs have more fluid, full-screen videos and animations, and the interface is much more colorful.
** beatmania III runs on BEMANI FIREBEAT HARDWARE, the same hardware used in [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] through [[AC pnm 8|8]], as opposed to the more primitive BEMANI DJ-MAIN HARDWARE. As a result, songs have more fluid, full-screen videos and animations, and the interface is much more colorful.
*** Unfortunately, memory limitations leave songs with only having 5-10 seconds of unique animations repeated throughout a song.
*** Unfortunately, memory limitations leave songs with only having 5-10 seconds of unique animations repeated throughout a song.
** A much more expanded effector table.
** A much more expanded effector table.
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** A 3.5 inch floppy disk drive, which one can use to save scores with, as well as unlock songs and game modes.
** A 3.5 inch floppy disk drive, which one can use to save scores with, as well as unlock songs and game modes.
** A headphone jack is included.
** A headphone jack is included.
** Each cleared song is graded red or blue. It is used to unlock secrets.
** Each cleared song is graded with red or blue colors. This is used to unlock secrets.
*** In tsunagi(expert) mode: Clearing with 95% or more GOOD, GREAT and JUST GREAT is graded red.
*** In tsunagi (expert) mode: clearing with 95% or more GOOD, GREAT, and JUST GREAT will grant you a red grade.
*** The other mode: Clearing with 95,000 points or more score is graded red.  
*** Other modes: clearing with 95,000 points or higher will grant you a red grade.
** DJ LEVEL
*** In tsunagi (expert) mode: (JUSTGREAT×10 + GREAT×5) ÷ TotalNotes
*** Other modes: ((JUSTGREAT + GREAT)×10 + GOOD×2) ÷ TotalNotes
****A = 8.75 or more
****B = 7.50 or more
****C = 6.25 or more
****D = 5.00 or more
****E = 3.75 or more
****F = 2.50 or more
****G = 1.25 or more
****H
** Unlike beatmania, beatmania III very rarely removed songs from the original beatmania series.
** Unlike beatmania, beatmania III very rarely removed songs from the original beatmania series.
** beatmania III's max points possible for a song is 100,000 points (beatmania had switched to 200,000 max points [[AC bm complete|a year earlier]]), which continued through the entire series.
** beatmania III's max points possible for a song is 100,000 points (beatmania had switched to 200,000 max points [[AC bm complete|a year earlier]]), which continued through the entire series.
* Only title in the beatmania III series with brand-new songs. Subsequent games were released as "APPEND" titles with the same new songs as their original beatmania counterpart (along with new LONG versions in the case of [[AC bm III 6th|6thMIX]] and [[AC bm III 7th|7thMIX]].)
** GOODs break combo, like the earlier beatmania games.
* 4 songs have charts that change depending on the player's performance. If the player gets a high number of BADs and POORs, the chart changes to a more simple version of itself.
** The Internet Ranking course data file was uploaded at the official site, which can be downloaded to a floppy disk in order to play those courses.
** Those courses are installed into Backup RAM on the PCB. Then all players can choose them without a floppy disk.
* Only title in the beatmania III series with brand-new songs. Subsequent games were released as "APPEND" titles with the same new songs as their original beatmania counterpart (along with new LONG versions in the case of [[AC bm III 6th|6thMIX]], [[AC bm III 7th|7thMIX]], and [[AC bm III THE FINAL|THE FINAL]].)
* Four songs have charts that change depending on the player's performance. If the player gets a high number of BADs and POORs, the chart changes to a more simple version of itself.
* ANOTHER and foot ver. charts are listed separately in song select screen, much like beatmania 5thMIX's HARD VERSION songs.
* HI-SPEED multipliers are 1.3x, 2x, and 4x.


== Staff Information ==
== Staff Information ==
[[beatmania III credits]]<br>
* Game credits: [[beatmania III credits]]
[[beatmania III Original Soundtrack Booklet Credits]]
* Soundtrack credits: [[beatmania III //new songs collection Booklet Credits]]
* Producer: Fumiaki Tanaka
* Executive Director: Seiji Higurashi<br>
* Director & Planner: Yuichiro "Y.S" Sagawa<br>
* Sound Director: [[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]], [[Youhei Shimizu]]<br>
* Sound Programmer: Youhei Shimizu<br>
* Main Programmer: Hideki "Hx2" Hashimoto<br>
* Programmer: Kazuyasu "ガソン・ワホ" Kawamura, Naoya "Natsumi" Kihara<br>
* CG Designer: [[Hotaru Matsuzaki|MZD-FIRE FLY]], [[Tomochika Moroe|MORO]]<br>
* Graphic Designer: Noriyuki "bedlam" Yokoki<br>


== Full Song List ==
== Full Song List ==
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= New Songs =
= New Songs =
{{bm Songlist Header|
{{bm Songlist Header|
{{bm Songlist Category|Licensed cover}}
{{bm Song|Lover's Reggae|[[my cherie amour]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Sanae Shintani|sana]]|90|1|3|3|1|3|-}}
{{bm Songlist Category|KONAMI originals}}
{{bm Songlist Category|KONAMI originals}}
{{bm Song|JUNGLE|[[2TONE|2tone]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|184|3|3|-|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|jungle|[[2TONE|2tone]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|184|3|3|-|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|TEKNO|[[12.4]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
{{bm Song|tekno|[[12.4]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
{{bm Song|DRUM'N'BASS|[[All is vanity]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|157|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|Drum'n' Bass|[[All is vanity]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|157|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|RAVE|[[ASK]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|4|4|4|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|Rave|[[ASK]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|152|4|4|4|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|HIPHOP|[[Badboy flygirl]]|[[Masaru Umehara|U.M.E.D.Y]]|105|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Hiphop|[[Badboy flygirl]]|[[Masaru Umehara|U.M.E.D.Y]]|105|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|RAVE|[[Cyber Girl]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|133|5|5|5|5|5|5}}
{{bm Song|Rave|[[Cyber Girl]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|133|5|5|5|5|5|5}}
{{bm Song|80'S SOUL|[[Devoted To You]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|108|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|80's Soul|[[Devoted To You]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|108|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|TRANCE|[[EAST MEETS WEST]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|155|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|trance|[[EAST MEETS WEST]]|[[Kouichi Yamazaki|RAM]]|155|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|HOUSE|[[feeling of love]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|136|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|House|[[feeling of love]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|136|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|HIPHOP (PRACTICE)|[[Instant Love]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ KONAMI]]|115|N/A|-|-|N/A|-|-}}
{{bm Song|Practice|[[Instant Love]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ KONAMI]]|115|N/A|-|-|N/A|-|-}}
{{bm Song|WARP HOUSE|[[Jam & Marmalade]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|145|4|5|5|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Warp House|[[Jam & Marmalade]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|145|4|5|5|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|JAZZ HIPHOP|[[Keep On Liftin']]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]]|100|3|3|3|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|Jazz Hiphop|[[Keep On Liftin']]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]]|100|3|3|3|3|3|-}}
{{bm Song|HOUSE|[[Live together]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|House|[[Live together]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|JAZZ HOUSE|[[mnemoniq]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|111|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Jazz House|[[mnemoniq]]|[[Youhei Shimizu|youhei shimizu]]|111|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|LOVER'S REGGAE|[[my cherie amour]]<br><small>(licensed cover)</small>|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Sanae Shintani|Sana]]|90|1|3|3|1|3|-}}
{{bm Song|Eurobeat|[[Overwhelming]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|122|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|EUROBEAT|[[Overwhelming]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|122|3|4|-|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|spiritual|[[qingdao]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]]|130|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|SPIRITUAL|[[qingdao]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]]|130|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|Hiphop|[[Rest my mind]]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]] feat. [[Masaru Umehara|Doublecheese]]|94|4|4|-|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|HIPHOP|[[Rest my mind]]|[[Reo Nagumo|dj nagureo]] feat. [[Masaru Umehara|Doublecheese]]|94|4|4|-|4|4|-}}
{{bm Song|J-pop|[[Shake it down]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|4|5|-|4|5|-}}
{{bm Song|J-POP|[[Shake it down]]|[[Tatsuya Furukawa|good-cool]]|125|3|5|-|3|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Garage House|[[Stay with me]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|126|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|GARAGE HOUSE|[[Stay with me]]|[[Reo Nagumo|DJ nagureo]] feat. [[Robbie Danzie]]|126|3|4|4|3|4|-}}
{{bm Song|SKA|[[Tondemo paradise]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|145|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|SKA|[[Tondemo paradise]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|145|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|ACID JAZZ|[[Trust no one]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|170|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|Acid Jazz|[[Trust no one]]|[[Hirofumi Taniguchi|thelonious monkees]]|170|2|3|-|2|3|-}}
{{bm Song|EUROBEAT|[[Twin Bee ~Generation X~|Twin Bee ~Generation X~]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|168-177|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
{{bm Song|Eurobeat|[[Twin Bee ~Generation X~|Twin Bee ~Generation X~]]|[[Hideaki Sugaya|FinalOffset]]|168-177|5|5|5|5|5|-}}
}}
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** Hold keys 2 and 4, then press 3 to start: FAST PLAY 2 (1.6X).
** Hold keys 2 and 4, then press 3 to start: FAST PLAY 2 (1.6X).
** Hold keys 2 and 4, then press 5 to start: FAST PLAY 3 (2.0X).
** Hold keys 2 and 4, then press 5 to start: FAST PLAY 3 (2.0X).
** Hold keys 1, 3 and 5, then press 4 to start: SLOW PLAY (0.8X).
** Hold keys 1, 3 and 5, then press 2 to start: SLOW PLAY (0.8X).
*** Note that some songs do not allow these modifiers.
*** Note that some songs do not allow these modifiers.
== Song Unlocks ==
''All of these unlocks require playing with a FD.''
;ANOTHER charts
* Play the HARD chart of a song with an ANOTHER chart. Clear it with a red grade or play five times. The ANOTHER chart will be available from the next time playing with the FD.
;mnemoniq
* Clear or play three times all songs in beatmania III folder. mnemoniq will be available from the next time playing with the FD.
** Note: If this requirement is satisfied only in kobako (basic) mode, mnemoniq will only appear in kobako (basic) mode. If it is satisfied in other modes, it will appear in all modes.
;Badboy flygirl
* Play all songs in beatmania III folder, including mnemoniq. Clear them with a red grade or play them five times. Badboy flygirl will be available from the next time playing with the FD.
** Note: If this requirement is satisfied only in kobako (basic) mode, Badboy flygirl will only appear in kobako (basic) mode. If it is satisfied in other modes, it will appear in all modes.
;sozai (free) mode
* Play all songs except secret songs. sozai (free) mode will be available from the next time playing with the FD.
** Note: If you want to unlock sozai (free) mode by playing in kobako (basic) mode, you will also need to play the practice stage.
;Playable ending
* Meet the requirements for mnemoniq with a FD. Then, the ending will have notes (note that the ending is omitted in sozai (free) mode).
;Old ending song
* Upon playing with a FD that has already unlocked mnemoniq, the ending song will change to ''love's theme of beatmania'', the ending song of the first beatmania.


= Related Links =
= Related Links =
* [http://kani.no.coocan.jp/bm3mirror/bm3_1st/index.html beatmania III mirrored site]
* [http://kani.no.coocan.jp/bm3mirror/bm3_1st/index.html beatmania III mirrored site]


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