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* First pop'n music game with EXtra STAGE, which introduced a new difficulty level: EX.
* First pop'n music game with EXtra STAGE, which introduced a new difficulty level: EX.
** EX charts can only be played in EXtra STAGE in pop'n music 5, hence the difficulty's name.
** EX charts can only be played in EXtra STAGE in pop'n music 5, hence the difficulty's name.
* Characters can now have distinct LOSE animations. Previous games recycled a game's MISS animation for their LOSE animations.
* First (and only) arcade pop'n music game with FREE MODE 2, which keeps track of the number of GREATs, GOODs, and BADs you have. ([[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] onward, however, shows these stats in almost every mode.) You can only play two songs, but you can play the same song twice, a first in the series.
* First (and only) arcade pop'n music game with FREE MODE 2, which keeps track of the number of GREATs, GOODs, and BADs you have. ([[AC pnm 7|pop'n music 7]] onward, however, shows these stats in almost every mode.) You can only play two songs, but you can play the same song twice, a first in the series.
* All songs prior to [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] have been removed due to memory limitations. Every pop'n music arcade game through [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]] would continue to only have the current songlist and the previous game's. (Except in the case of licenses and songs in courses.) When [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]] came out and the series switched to Python 1 hardware, near all of the previously removed songs would be revived.
* All songs prior to [[AC pnm 4|pop'n music 4]] have been removed due to memory limitations. Every pop'n music arcade game through [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]] would continue to only have the current songlist and the previous game's. (Except in the case of licenses and songs in courses.) When [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]] came out and the series switched to Python 1 hardware, near all of the previously removed songs would be revived.