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                                             .251099


DJ Syndrome: Beatmania [GB] FAQ
by J.T.Kauffman
ver.0.99
25nov99

Contents:___________________________________________________
0.01: Intro
0.02: Stage Flow
0.03: Hidden Songs
0.04: Song List
0.05: Outro
_____Versions:
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0.01: Intro_________________________________________________

'DJ Syndrome' is the main tagline of the marketing campaign for
Beatmania 4th Mix ~The Beat Goes On~. It's also now a series of guides
to Beatmania, Dance Dance Revolution and the rest of the BEMANI series
of rhythm games by Konami. While not comprehensive, it should begin to
answer some of the questions that you might have about the games.

Please note that this FAQ only covers the GameBoy(Color) release of
Beatmania GB.  For a more comprehensive look at Beatmania and the rest
of the BEMANI series, including things like Soundtracks (audio CDs),
strategy guides, portable LCD games (like Beatmania Pocket), and much
much more, please check out my longer work titled DJ Syndrome: The
BEMANI Series FAQ.

All of the information contained in this FAQ is also available in the
longer, more comprehensive work titled "DJ Syndrome: The BEMANI Series
FAQ". This document is merely a scaled down version that only pertains
to the GameBoy(Color) release Beatmania GB (sequels, Playstation,
WonderSwan, and arcade releases are _not_ covered, nor is Beatmania
GB2).

This is my final planned release for this FAQ. Please see my BEMANI
series FAQ (the Compendium at gamefaqs.com) for more up-to-date
BEMANI/Beatmania info.


Title:   Beatmania GB
System:  GameBoy Color/GameBoy

Intro:   The first Beatmania for a portable system, the GameBoy version,
which is compatable with all existing GameBoy systems, features songs
from the 2nd and 3rd Arcade mixes, as well as a few originals. This is
the first home title to include a feature that keeps track of how many
greats/good you score in a row (this first appeared in Beatmania in 4th
Mix in the arcades). Also, a first in the Beatmania releases, a password
system is included to open up the hidden songs in Free mode.

0.02: Stage Flow___________________________________________

__Stage Flow:

Arcade:Normal:
Stage 1:-----Stage 2:-----Stage 3:-----Stage 4:
break-bts    techno       j-dance pop  konamix
funk         dj battle    bossa groove minimal techno
                         bigbeatmix*  eurobeat*

Arcade:Expert:
Stage 1:-----Stage 2:-----Stage 3:-----Stage 4:-----Stage 5:
coming later...


GB-Mix:
Stage 1:-----Stage 2:-----Stage 3:-----Stage 4:-----Stage 5:
reggae       jazz         rakuga kids  latin        classic 1

Stage 6:-----Stage 7:-----Stage 8:-----Stage 9:-----Stage 10:
classic 2    country      disco*       e.n.k.*      classic 3

(*hidden song)


0.03: Hidden Songs_________________________________________

In order to get:   score at least: in this (or one of these) genre(s):

Arcade Mode:
bigbeatmix         70,000          any Stage 2 genre
eurobeat           80,000          any Stage 3 genre

GB-Mix Mode:
disco              75,000          country
e.n.k.             75,000          disco
classic 3          75,000          e.n.k.


__Passwords:
REMIX      opens up bigbeatmix in 'free' mode
GENERATION opens up eurobeat in 'free' mode
FEVER      opens up disco in 'free' mode
VISUAL     opens up bigbeatmix and eurobeat in 'free' mode
SENSE      opens up disco and bigbeatmix in 'free' mode
WORLD      opens up disco and eurobeat in 'free' mode
ALLEGRO    opens up bigbeatmix, eurobeat, and disco in 'free' mode
MOTHER     opens up disco and e.n.k. in 'free' mode
PASSION    opens up disco, e.n.k., and bigbeatmix in 'free' mode
NOISY      opens up disco, e.n.k., and eurobeat in 'free' mode
RELAXATION opens up disco, e.n.k., and classic3 in 'free' mode
ALTERNA    opens up disco, e.n.k., eurobeat, and bigbeatmix in 'free'
           mode
SILENT     opens up disco, e.n.k., classic3, and bigbeatmix in 'free'
           mode
MOONLIGHT  opens up disco, e.n.k., classic3, and eurobeat in 'free'
           mode
KOBEBEEF   opens up disco, e.n.k., classic3, eurobeat, and bigbeatmix
           in 'free' mode
BEATMANIA  only DJ Battle in 'free' mode
KONAMI     only DJ Battle in 'free' mode
KCEK       only DJ Battle in 'free' mode
UUDDLRLRBA opens up all songs in 'free' mode (opens up disco, e.n.k.,
           classic3, eurobeat, bigbeatmix, and dj battle in 'free'
           mode)

--note: the BEATMANIA, KONAMI, and KCEK codes don't erase the songs that
you've already opened - they're just not accessable - only the DJ Battle
is (which usually isn't accessable...)


0.04: Song List____________________________________________

[note: if multiple BPMs are listed, then it starts at the first number,
then changes to the next number, then the next, etc. The first number in
the Notes category is the number in notes in 1P mode, and the second
number is for 2P mode. If there is a dash instead of a number, then the
song is not available in that mode.]

Song Title         Artist         Genre           Diff.  BPM    Notes
2 gorgeous 4 U     *              break-bts       *      150    80
cat song           *              funk            *      127    155
~theme of upa
overdoser (romo    *              techno          ***    132    155
mix)
believe again      *              j-dance pop     ***    130    209
papayapa bossa     *              bossa groove    **     143    134
metalgear solid    *              bigbeatmix      ***    140    191
~main theme
Salamander Beat    *              konamix         ****   134    153
Crush mix
overdoser (driving *              minimal techno  ****   138    331
dub mix)
luv to me          *              eurobeat        *****  164    272
It's your funky    *              reggae          *      60     147
life!
kiiroi kabin       *              jazz            **     128    187
theme of rakuga    *              rakuga kids     **     140    183
kids
Feel the Beat!     *              latin           ***    110    244
Amadeus Mania      *              classic 1       ***    120    226
The Nutcracker     *              classic 2       ***    140    209
Suite
Cow Boy Star       *              country         ****   140    158
mirrorball         *              disco           **     140    226
okkasan no uta     *              e.n.k.          *****  93     178
suite no.3 air     *              classic 3       *      68     60
dj battle          *              dj battle       *      93     58

[notes: In Beatmania GB, no artists are listed in the game itself, and
there is no song list in the instruction book. Also, in DJ Battle, the
number of stars is listed as one, but instead of saying 'EASY' under the
record like it should, it says '????'.]


0.05: Outro________________________________________________

_____Versions:

v.0.99 25nov99: final release
     added all missing info except the Expert Stage Flow.

v.0.87 06sept99: still technically pre-release
     Cut and pasted info on BMgb from my BEMANI Series FAQ to
     create this document, which deals only with BMgb.


_____Trademark/Copyright Info:

Beatmania, BEMANI, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Freaks, Pop'n'Music,
Drummania, Dance!Dance!Dance!, GooGooSoundy, and all versions/mixes are
copyright/trademarked by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan. All other
copyrights are properties of their respective owners.

This document is copyright J.T.Kauffman 1999 and cannot be reproduced
for profit in any form. It can be freely distributed over the internet
as long as it is unaltered and is only distributed on free (i.e. non-
subscription) sites. If you do choose to post this document on your
site, please email me to let me know.


_____Sources:

Beatmania Consumer all Guide


_____Contact:

J.T.Kauffman
[email protected]


since 06sept99
Shibata, Japan
jtk.