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'''''beatmania''''' and its sister series '''''beatmania III''''' are a pair of rhythm game series introduced by KONAMI in 1997 and 2000, respectively. ''beatmania'' was the first series of rhythm games produced by KONAMI, kicking off and naming the successful BEMANI line. Variants of ''beatmania'' were released in the United States as ''hiphopmania'' and in Korea as ''beatstage''; ''beatmania III'' was never officially released outside Japan. Both series ended in late 2002 with the release of [[AC bm THE FINAL|beatmania THE FINAL]] and [[AC bm III THE FINAL|beatmania III THE FINAL]]. ''beatmania'''s first sequel series, [[IIDXicon|beatmania IIDX]], continues to this day. | '''''beatmania''''' and its sister series '''''beatmania III''''' are a pair of rhythm game series introduced by KONAMI in 1997 and 2000, respectively. ''beatmania'' was the first series of rhythm games produced by KONAMI, kicking off and naming the successful BEMANI line. Variants of ''beatmania'' were released in the United States as ''hiphopmania'' and in Korea as ''beatstage''; ''beatmania III'' was never officially released outside Japan. Both series ended in late 2002 with the release of [[AC bm THE FINAL|beatmania THE FINAL]] and [[AC bm III THE FINAL|beatmania III THE FINAL]]. ''beatmania'''s first sequel series, [[IIDXicon|beatmania IIDX]], continues to this day. | ||
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* ''beatmania III'' displays a rank after every song played, while ''beatmania'' only ranks the player on their entire set. | * ''beatmania III'' displays a rank after every song played, while ''beatmania'' only ranks the player on their entire set. | ||
* ''beatmania III'' retained separate Normal and Hard modes after ''beatmania'' removed them. | * ''beatmania III'' retained separate Normal and Hard modes after ''beatmania'' removed them. | ||
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