IIDX question

Leviathan · Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 11:38 am Post subject: IIDX question

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With that out of the way, here goes:
Why is the game IIDX called "two dee ex?"

I've known the name of the game to be pronounced this way for years and never thought much of it. My question bothers me because I have yet to hear and explanation of why it's "two dee ex" and not "eye eye dee ex" or if you try to play the roman numeral card then why isn't it "two dee ten?" Does IIDX mean anything of significance? My real problem with this is that I have been in the arcade and someone calls is "eye eye dee ex" and gets smacked down for being stupid by another Bemani fan. I generally confront the Bemani kid by asking him what it means and manily why it isn't "two dee ten." They never have an answer and sulk off with their tail between their legs. So, any takers?
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CryptopsyBodom · Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 7:33 pm Post subject:

two deluxe

davidbrit2 · Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 8:32 pm Post subject:

First, there was Beatmania. Just plain old Beatmania with 5 buttons, and not very impressive hardware. Then Konami made Beatmania II. It used a DVD player to show relatively high quality FMV backgrounds, and had 7 keys instead of 5. At first there were two different types of cabinets. One was smaller and less impressive. There was also the deluxe cabinet with better speakers, the LED scroll display, a larger control panel, etc. So IIDX is the deluxe cabinet version of the Beatmania II series. The original non-DX cabinet was phased out at some point.
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I do believe the non-deluxe cabinet was called "SX" but don't quote me on that (But it wasn't dubbed "IISX", rather simply "Beatmania II"). I don't remember where I heard that from.

Like David said, they're phased out, but if you dig around, you can still find a very few lingering around in arcades (most likely not in the U.S.).
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