BM & Controller

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Where can I get a good Beatmania (NOT IIDX) controller and a copy of Beatmania for the PS(2)? I'm hoping to spend less than $100 for everything.

Thanks in advance!

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cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Ok...
So I found the controller and a crapload of mixes. Which non-iidx mix do you guys reccomend? I was thinking BeatMania (Konami the Best), BeatMania 6th Mix + Core Remix, or BeatMania Best Hits (Konami Best).
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YoshiFan · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2002

It depends on if you want to get appends or not. 2nd Mix is usually the cheapest of the 3 and you can get the appends (3rd - 5th) for not much money which has most (if not all) the songs that appear in Best Hits which goes for a lot more than 2nd mix.

If you just plan to get 1 game, get Best Hits since that has the best songs from the game up to 5th Mix.

korisu · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Location: Maplewood, MN

... I found Club Mix to be the only one I truly enjoyed out of all of them.

And get a DJ Station Pro if you can get your hands on one. I <3 mine. ^^
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Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 2:13 am Post subject:

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Ok, so maybe Best hits is the way to go, but there was also 6th Mix + core remix. What about that one?

EDIT: The DJ Station Pro is just as expensive as the Konami IIDX controller on Playasia. Which one is the better choice?
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Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:53 am Post subject:

korisu · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Location: Maplewood, MN

I only started enjoying Beatmania when I got my DJSP and Club Append.
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Remy · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Astoria, NY

Get 6th+Core and a IIDX controller.

It will keep you occupied until you want to move on to IIDX. And then you won't have wasted $75 on a 5-key controller you can't use on it.
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Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject:

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Yes. I hate IIDX. And since my local arcade has Beatmania III, I really can't see them downgrading to a IIDX machine.
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Hellacious · Trick Member Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Location: Michigan

I'm sorry but it isn't possible to downgrade to a IIDX. IIDX is only like light years ahead of Beatmania III. And if anything, IIDX isn't a downgrade to Beatmania, it's a rather large upgrade. BM and IIDX maybe alike in some aspects but IIDX is far better in the long run. This is just my opinion but for you to say downgrade to IIDX just boggles my mind because it's obvious that BM is inferior to IIDX hardware wise. PS hardware or PS2 hardware, hmmm big difference.

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

yeah, i wasn't thinking when i made that post.
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davidbrit2 · Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 6:19 pm Post subject:

I would say 6th + Core and Best Hits are your best choices. The 6th Mix engine is like "almost IIDX", and it's very feature packed. You can change the turntable display side, have separate lanes for the notes, and play with centered or split double. It's also one of about 3 BM I games that actually saves scores for individual songs. The song list has a few really good choices, too.

Best Hits also rocks, but the engine is a more primitive BM I style. It's got a bunch of songs from the series, and they are EXCELLENT choices.

I would also suggest 5th Mix as an afterthought. It's got some nice Dancemania, and a few other Konami songs that are quite catchy.

If you want to see song lists, view the PS1 games here.
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Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:51 am Post subject:

Oh, by the way mck, I just realized you're in Boston.

You can just get everything from TGA (here in Woonsocket, RI), since you're so close.

They currently have, I believe, one DJ Station Pro left, and just about every BM PSX mix you would want (including 6th+core, Best Hits, and Club Append).
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Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:52 am Post subject:

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Hellacious · Trick Member Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Location: Michigan

So what your saying is that Madden 2004 on PS1 is superior to Madden 2004 on PS2 because Madden was out on PS1 before PS2 and that technically madden on genesis and super nintendo are better yet than the ps1 games because they came out before the ps1 versions. Just the same thing for Beatmania and IIDX. So basically even though it came out afterwards doesn't mean it's as good or it's infact it's better. Some games, that is good logic however in this case that's a crappy logic.

davidbrit2 · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject:

In terms of graphics capabilities, BM III beats the piss out of IIDX. It has a much higher resolution screen (at least 640x480) and does some pretty slick transparency and background rendering. Looking at IIDX, it's not the least bit graphically impressive without that DVD player backing it up. Yes, the new IIDX hardware brings the series up to about the same level as BM III. And you mentioned PS/PS2 hardware... From what I've read, the old IIDX hardware is based on the PS1 hardware, with some modifications. None of Konami's Bemani arcade games uses PS2 as a base, as far as I know.

Verdict: BM III has more powerful hardware than IIDX. Konami just masked this by adding two more buttons, hooking it up to a bigger screen, and streaming underlays from a DVD player. Whee. Honestly, give the choice, I'd take a BM III The Final over IIDX 8th.
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