PARANOIA survivor MAX

PARANOIA survivor MAX

Song Information

PARANOIA survivor MAX's jacket.

Artist: 290
Composition/Arrangement: NM SEQUENCE UNLIMITED
BPM: 73-290 (beatmania IIDX Single NORMAL/HYPER/ANOTHER, Double HYPER), 145-290 (DanceDanceRevolution), 290 (beatmania IIDX Double NORMAL)
Length: 1:37
Genre: JUNGLE MIXTURE
VJ: RICE.C
Jacket design: RICE.C
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 9th style

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• PARANOIA survivor MAX is part of the long-running PARANOiA series.
• A slower and shorter version of PARANOIA survivor MAX, titled PARANOIA survivor, also appears in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX appears as part of the medley Power 3 Industry Mix in DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4.

Trivia

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• PARANOIA survivor MAX was the hidden FINAL STAGE song of DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME. It appears instead of the original PARANOIA survivor by clearing PARANOiA Rebirth's HEAVY chart with a AA grade or higher during the 1st STAGE, and then clearing PARANOIA EVOLUTION's HEAVY chart with a AA grade or higher during the 2nd STAGE.
  • With the 7th PASS (FINAL) unlock, it was unlocked for normal play on all stages.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX's DanceDanceRevolution charts are based on PARANOIA survivor's charts, but mirrored and slightly extended.
• PARANOiA survivor MAX's CHALLENGE charts were the first CHALLENGE charts to be rated Level 10 on the old DanceDanceRevolution difficulty scale.
• Although PARANOIA survivor MAX's BPM is displayed as 145-290 in DanceDanceRevolution, it actually slows down to 72.5 BPM at one point of the song.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX is the EXTRA STAGE song in beatmania IIDX 9th style.
  • Following its removal from beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD, PARANOIA survivor MAX is also the first EXTRA STAGE song in beatmania IIDX to be removed from the arcades.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX's beatmania IIDX video features the assembly of a DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME machine.
  • Video clips of the assembly also appear when playing PARANOIA survivor or PARANOIA survivor MAX in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
  • This video is also referenced in Step Revolution's dancing game StepManiaX. In this game, the video for Dark Fenix by DE-SIRE features the assembly of a StepManiaX machine.
  • It also features the backgrounds of all PARANOiA songs before it.
  • The man with the hat from the video originated in the DanceDanceRevolution background / jacket from The legend of MAX, and the man in the coat is from the background / jacket of TRIP MACHINE survivor. (Both songs also debuted in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.)
  • RICE.C, the maker of this video, was a video designer for DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX received a unique video in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2. This video was carried to the arcade releases in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA. This video is played full-screen and eliminates any on-screen dancers.
  • As with the beatmania IIDX and DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME videos, this video features the assembly of a DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME machine, but with extended scenes. This video also incorporates scenes with building blocks.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX received new graphics and a Double BEGINNER chart in DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX's banner was updated in DanceDanceRevolution X, changing the title font.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX, PARANOIA survivor, and PARANOIA EVOLUTION are the only songs in the PARANOiA series that have the letter I capitalized on their titles.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX is the last song in the PARANOiA series to be arranged by Naoki Maeda.
• Music snippets for PARANOIA survivor MAX can be found in the game files for beatmania (2006); specifically, the song select and song confirmation clips of the song that play when it's accessed on EXTRA STAGE.
  • It is likely leftover data from beatmania IIDX 9th style CS, considering there is no EXTRA STAGE system in beatmania.
• PARANOIA survivor MAX is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) from January 5th, 2021 after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	448	662	754	-	448	661	-	-
beatmania IIDX 9th style→11 IIDX RED	-	5	7	N/A	-	5	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→13 DistorteD	-	5	↑8	9	-	5	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX 9th style CS	-	5	7	7	-	5	7	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)	-	5	8	9	-	5	7	-	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	121 / 0	258 / 2	377 / 2	567 / 5	613 / 4 / 0	258 / 2	375 / 3	533 / 3	613 / 4 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2	3	5	8	10	10	6	8	10	10
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present	5	9	11	15	16	9	11	15	16
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME JP CS	3	5	8	10	10	6	8	10	10
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 / Dancing Stage Max	3	5	8	10	10	6	8	10	10
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4	N/A	5	8	10	10	6	8	10	10
DanceDanceRevolution X JP CS	5	9	11	15	16	9	11	15	16