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(first known usage of the logo is in beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX, released in 1998. also, GMD was not a former name of the BEMANI branch; some BEMANI games *were* developed within that former division but some others (e.g. DDR, GF, dm) were developed by AMD) |
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[[Image:BEMANI.png|thumb|BEMANI logo since 1998.]][[Image:BEMANI alt logo.png|thumb|Alternate logo.]] | [[Image:BEMANI.png|thumb|BEMANI logo since 1998.]][[Image:BEMANI alt logo.png|thumb|Alternate logo.]] | ||
BEMANI (ビーマニ) is the brand name of KONAMI's music simulation game series. It was named after KONAMI's first successful game of the genre, [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]] | BEMANI (ビーマニ) is the brand name of KONAMI's music simulation game series. It was named after KONAMI's first successful game of the genre, [[AC bm 1st|beatmania]], with the name BEMANI being a Japanese syllabic abbreviation of '''''be'''''at'''''mani'''''a. Following the success of beatmania, the line was expanded with other music-based games throughout the years. | ||
A more colorful variation of the logo was created in 2004. This alternate logo is used only for some select series or games only: | A more colorful variation of the logo was created in 2004. This alternate logo is used only for some select series or games only: | ||
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* [[AC DANCE 86.4|DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION]] | * [[AC DANCE 86.4|DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION]] | ||
* マリンバ天国 | * マリンバ天国 | ||
* [[CS DDR My First JP|My First DanceDanceRevolution]], [[CS DDR | * [[CS DDR My First JP|My First DanceDanceRevolution]], [[CS DDR MUSIC FIT|DanceDanceRevolution MUSIC FIT]], and all European DanceDanceRevolution Wii games save for [[CS DDR HOTTEST PARTY|Dancing Stage HOTTEST PARTY]] | ||
* ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom | * ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom | ||
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| [[DANCE aROUND Information|DANCE aROUND]] | | [[DANCE aROUND Information|DANCE aROUND]] | ||
| 2022 | | 2022 | ||
| [[Yoshihiro Tagawa|DJ TOTTO]] | |||
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| [[Polaris Chord Information|ポラリスコード]] | |||
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= Other Media = | = Other Media = | ||
== | == BEMANI Pocket == | ||
The | The BEMANI Pocket (ビーマニポケット) are a portable game devices created by KONAMI in 1998 to 2001. In total, 26 versions of the device were created with each containing a BEMANI game from one of the following series: beatmania, DanceDanceRevolution, ParaParaParadise, pop'n music and GuitarFreaks. | ||
== beatnation Records == | == beatnation Records == | ||
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* BEMANI Sound Team is credited in ''METAL GEAR SURVIVE'' for the cassette tape music, alongside the "PES Sound Team" (referring to the musicians and sound designers of the ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' series) and the cryptic "Successive KONAMI Composers". | * BEMANI Sound Team is credited in ''METAL GEAR SURVIVE'' for the cassette tape music, alongside the "PES Sound Team" (referring to the musicians and sound designers of the ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' series) and the cryptic "Successive KONAMI Composers". | ||
== | == BEMANI Namahousou(kari) == | ||
[[Image:BEMANI Namahousou (kari).png|thumb|BEMANI生放送(仮) logo from 2013-2014.]] | [[Image:BEMANI Namahousou (kari).png|thumb|BEMANI生放送(仮) logo from 2013-2014.]] | ||
BEMANI Namahousou(kari) (BEMANI生放送(仮)), abbreviated as '''BE生(仮)''', was a weekly live video broadcast that started on September 12th, 2013. The kanji in parenthesis in the title, 仮 (kari) means temporary, indicating that the program might change its name but was eventually kept as it is. Each Wednesday, various BEMANI staff covered the latest BEMANI news for each of the active series. The program was also commonly used to reveal exclusive news for the first time. On December 12th, 2014, the logo used for the program was revamped. | |||
Throughout 2017, BEMANI生放送(仮) stopped being weekly and aired only in specific days (to the point of becoming a rare occurrence), plus it also started to cover other KONAMI games such as the ''QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY'' series. Since October 2017, in-house artists stopped appearing due to the BEMANI Sound Team policies. | Throughout 2017, BEMANI生放送(仮) stopped being weekly and aired only in specific days (to the point of becoming a rare occurrence), plus it also started to cover other KONAMI games such as the ''QUIZ MAGIC ACADEMY'' series. Since October 2017, in-house artists stopped appearing due to the BEMANI Sound Team policies. | ||
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* [http://eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/ BEMANI Fan Site] | * [http://eagate.573.jp/game/bemani/ BEMANI Fan Site] | ||
[[Category:Other]] | [[Category:Other]] | ||