Beatmania announced for the US

skillz187 · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 3:33 am Post subject:

Thats good new. Now I'll be able to play the game alot easier. I'll patiently wait for it to be released.
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GrRuMaBeAR · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 4:48 am Post subject:

This really is making me sick to my stomach. I have been waiting for this moment for about 3 years now.And no, i have no problem waiting till 2006. Now my girlfriend wont have to embarass herself when she goes into gamestop and asks for a BM controller(again)

."what is beatmania?"
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BlackDth · Trick Member Joined: 16 Nov 2002

The person asking if they should start with JP IIDX... you should start with 6th. It has Drill Mode, which was the main reason I learned as fast as I did. If you finish the first 2 sets of Drills, you could probably skip right over Light7 and go into easy 7keys stuff.

MeltyKiss · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 5:20 am Post subject:

I think that the current known songlist *IS* a tad on the easy side, but it's great for a "first"/"beginners" mix. I look forward to buying and supporting Beatmania (US) (it's still weird to say/type that, heh).
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Ryu_Hirakashi · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 5:40 am Post subject:

This announcement came out of left field. I would have never of thought of beatmania actually being released in the US. I'll probably pick up this first rendation as well. It's about danm time that konami recognised that more bemani besides DDR and karaoke revolution needed to be released here. I wonder what strings Jason Enos had to pull to make this happen?

I will eventually get all of IIDX myself, but I'm so absorbed into playing pop'n music that getting anything else almost seems laughable at the moment.

I'm still quite happy about this announcement. Thank you Konami!!!

Hirakashi Ryu
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DevilKhai IIDX · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 6:09 am Post subject:

*sigh* I suppose I should pick this up as well. I've always supported the CS bemani, even (gulp) ddr extreme. It will be kinda funny to see the look on some of my friends faces should they pick this game up and invite me over. "Kyle, this game came out like yesterday, how'd you get so good?!"

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Juli no Fooly · Trick Member Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Location: Arizona

Oh man.
Oh man.
Oh man Oh man Oh man.

I have to have it.

and I honestly hope the 5key side of the game (if it isn't all 5key) isn't bad, cause I LIKE 5key, and still have a 5key controller. I also hope the domestic IIDX controllers they release aren't bad...

Oh yea, my friend Ken mentioned that the video there is Star Field.

Clay0K · Staff Member Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Out.

Sweet action.

Looks like 9th Style's interface. Which I heartily endorse!

Maybe we might get some...American licenses? That would be great.

Laharl · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jun 2004

Actually there is going to be 7key in this game cause I a few screenshots over at IGN. I hope konami brings over the IIDX asc's here in the US that way I don't have to spend lots of shipping charges and it will save me $$.
Though by the time the US beatmania comes out IIDX RED CS would probably be out as well before or after.
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Anthony of TGA · Vivid Member Joined: 20 Jun 2004

Just as a shameless self promotion. If anyone here lives in the north-east us area, I work at an rcade called Tokyo Game Action. We currently have a Beatmania IIDX 11th -RED- machine at our arcade. If anyone has wanted to try this out feel free to stop by. $20 for all the play / practice you would like. We also have a copy of ALL of the beatmania IIDX (JP) PS2 games in stock aswell as the standard $100 controllers and the delux $500 ASC controllers. So if you are looking to get a head start on the game / getting a controller stop by or PM me.

yyr · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 7:05 am Post subject:

W-O-W!!!!!!!

You know, I was just thinking a few days ago...

"no matter how little Konami cares about DDR any more... no matter how much the future DDR releases suck... there will always be more IIDX."

This only makes it even better. Long live IIDX! Maybe I'll grab a 2nd controller for Doubles!

~yyr
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Clay0K · Staff Member Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Out.

tpmwr: Uh, hey--lets keep the advertising out of this thread, 'kay?

tora · Trick Member Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Location: Memphis, TN

Hmm. :> 'Bout damn time.

It's a bit wierd that the four 5-Key Beatmania songs that showed up in the screen shots are on the 5-Keys Mode song select... :>
Maybe there will be songs only available for that mode? D: (Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Agent J · Trick Member Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Dimension X

I'm with Ryu_Hirakashi on this one. I never would have expected this to happen either. I love Beatmania, but Konami in general didn't seem too interested in making a Beatmania console game for the U.S. I hope it does have 5-key mode, since I first got into Beatmania with 5-key, but I won't be horribly disappointed if it doesn't. Song list is looking awesome so far. I wonder what kind of controller they'll bring out with it. I hope it's at least the Konami IIDX controller.

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OniCourseMusha · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 7:53 am Post subject:

I have the IIDX Controller.

Now I need the GAME!!!!
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Juli no Fooly · Trick Member Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Location: Arizona

On the controllers, I've heard that they are going to rework the KOC controller and release it here. I don't know exactly WHAT they will rework, but apparently they will rework it.

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