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faq \_____/
ver.1.00
.25nov99
DJ Syndrome: Beatmania [Arcade & Append Discs] FAQ
by J.T.Kauffman
ver.1.00
25nov99
Contents:___________________________________________________
0.01: Intro
0.02: Stage Flow
0.03: Hidden Songs
0.04: Hidden Modes
0.05: Song List
0.06: Outro
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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 original Playstation version
of Beatmania (although a good deal of the info should work for the
arcade version as well). 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 first Playstation release Beatmania (the later Append discs, 3rd
Mix, Gottamix, and 4th Mix, are _not_ covered).
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.
_____Beatmania (Arcade & Append Discs):
Title: Beatmania
System: PSX
Intro: The Playstation game that started it all, the first Beatmania
release includes songs from the original Arcade release (1st Mix, if you
will) and the 2nd Mix Arcade release, as well as original Playstation
tracks. The first disc, entitled 'Arcade' are the tracks from the
arcade, and the second disc, entitled 'Append' (the first of many as it
turns out...) has nine non-arcade and 3rd Mix tracks, including a remix
of the Metal Gear Solid Main Theme. The Append Disc serves as a sort of
add-on disc, as you must first insert the original Arcade Disc. This 2-
disc set recently went Platinum (one million copies sold).
0.02: Stage Flow___________________________________________
Arcade Disc:
Practice:
Stage 1:-----Stage 2:-----Stage 3:
practice hip~hop reggae
Normal:
Stage 1:-------Stage 2:-------Stage 3:-------Stage 4:
hip~hop break-bts house* soul
reggae ballade minimal techno rave
ambient (jazz soul) mix* house spiritual mix
reggae funky techno dj battle ska
mix hip~hop drum'n bass mix*
street mix hard tekno*
japanese rave (2nd mix)*
hip~hop*
konamix*
Expert Classic:
Stage 1:-----Stage 2:-----Stage 3:-----Stage 4:-----Stage 5:
break-bts techno soul house rave
*rave 2nd
Expert Vocal:
Stage 1:-----Stage 2:-----Stage 3:-----Stage 4:-----Stage 5:
japanese reggae house ska ballade
hiphop funky mix
Expert Techno:
Stage 1:-----Stage 2:-----Stage 3:-----Stage 4:-----Stage 5:
techno minimal konamix ambient drum'n bass
techno *hard tekno
Append (Yebisu Mix) disc:
Stage 1:-------Stage 2:-------Stage 3:-------Stage 4:
funk funk funk funk
styl garage styl garage styl garage styl garage
bossa groove bossa groove bossa groove bossa groove
asian trad'l asian trad'l asian trad'l
spd garage spd garage spd garage
funky jazz funky jazz
groove groove
hard house hard house
bigbeat mix
bossa groove (french)
*hidden song
0.03: Hidden Songs_________________________________________
Requirements to get the hidden songs:
Arcade Disc:
In order to get: score at least: in this (or one of these) genre(s):
Stage 1:
japanese hip-hop 60,000 any genre
konamix 90,000 any genre
Stage 2:
house 40,000 ballade
house 45,000 break-bts
house 50,000 techno
house 60,000 hip-hop street mix, konamix
house 85,000 japanese hip-hop
minimal techno 70,000 ballade, break-bts
minimal techno 80,000 konamix, techno
minimal techno 90,000 hip-hop street mix, japanese hip-hop
Stage 3:
drum'n bass mix 50,000 dj battle
drum'n bass mix 65,000 house
drum'n bass mix 70,000 minimal techno mix
hard tekno 90,000 dj battle, minimal techno mix
hard tekno 85,000 house
rave (2nd mix) 90,000 dj battle
rave (2nd mix) 100,000 house, minimal techno mix
Append (Yebisu Mix) Disc:
This disc works a little differently from the others. As far as I can
tell you merely have to play certain songs to get the full set, not
score a certain number of points. The following combination will open up
all the songs:
1st Stage-----2nd Stage-----3rd Stage-----4th Stage
funk asian trad. bossa groove rest...
That should leave you with all of the rest of the songs (Styl Garage,
Spd Garage, Funky Jazz Groove, Hard House, Bigbeat Mix, and Bossa Groove
French Version) to choose from in the fourth stage. I'm not positive
that this will work every time (at this point it still needs checked a
bit) but it's the one that I got to work...
0.04: Hidden Modes_________________________________________
I found these while looking around on the web one day - I haven't had a
chance to try them out, so I can't confirm that they work, or give you
any help with them... Anyway, here they are, copied and pasted directly
from gamewinners.com - knock yourself out...
Hidden Mode 1:
Hold L + R (the two back keys on the Beat Mania controller) and press
Start when the menu with the "Press Start Button" selection appears.
Release those buttons and press Left + X (the two white keys on the left
and right side). A sound will confirm correct code entry. The "Hidden
Mode 1" option will now be available.
Double play mode:
Hold Left + Square + X (the three white keys) and press Start when the
menu with the "Press Start Button" selection appears. Release those
buttons and press L + R (the two black keys). A sound will confirm
correct code entry. An option for double play mode will now be
available.
- from gamewinners.com
0.05: 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.]
_____Arcade Disc:
Song Title Artist Genre Diff. BPM Notes
u gotta groove dj nagureo hip-hop * 100/94/96 80/99
jam jam reggae jam master'73 reggae * 90 62/78
Beginning of life quadra ambient ** 110 80/115
jam jam reggae crunky boy reggae funky ** 90 157/178
(Funky jam Cookie mix) mix
2 gorgeous 4 U prophet-31 break~bts (1P) ** 150 79/-
greed eater dust fathers break~bts (2P) ** 112 -/74
Do you love me? reo-magumo ballade ** 100 149/244
OVERDOZER(romo mix)mirak techno (1P) *** 132 164/-
OVERDOZER mirak techno (2P) *** 132 -/224
(ambient mix)
u gotta groove dj mazinger hip~hop street *** 94 143/359
(Triple Mazin Dub) mix
tokai dj mazinger japanese hip~hop**** 97 139/206
(performed by co-key)
Salamander Beat nite system konamix **** 134 171/177
Crush mix
LOVE SO GROOVY lovemints soul (1P) **** 141 169/-
LOVE SO GROOVY lovemints soul (2P) **** 141 -/227
(12inch version)
e-motion e.o.s rave **** 145/140 96/125
LOVE SO GROOVY nite system house spiritual **** 131 249/430
(Nite's After Love mix) mix
20.november dj nagureo house (1P) ***** 130 301/-
(single mix)
20.november dj nagureo house (2P) ***** 130 -/352
(radio edit)
OVERDOZER quadra minimal techno ***** 138 340/656
(Driving Dub mix) mix
SKA a go go the bald heads ska ****** 160/144/160 359/514
Deep Clear Eyes quadra drum'n bass mix ****** 155 276/307
Acid Bomb dj fx hardtekno ****** 140 334/569
e-motion (2nd MIX) e.o.s rave ??? 145/140 148/241
dj battle * dj battle ??? 93 changes
_____Append Disc (Yebisu Mix):
Song Title Artist Genre Diff. BPM Notes
Cat Song UPA&NORA funk * 127 154/258
- Theme of UPA
Body tomoki hirata styl garage * 134 87/162
PAPAYAPA BOSSA staccato two-J bossa groove ** 143 143/310
-remixed by r24bm
Changing the ASIA cheap forest asian ** 95 140/181
traditional
Ain't it Good tomoki hirata spd garage *** 134 119/191
-remixed by r24bm
Stop Violence! Herbie Hammock funky jazz **** 113 123/191
& His Band groove
I.C.B. tomoki hirata hard house **** 140 197/367
-remixed by r24bm
METAL GEAR SOLID ESPACIO bigbeat mix ***** 140 175/176
~Main Theme BROTHERS
La Bossanova staccato two-F bossa groove ***** 143 213/341
de Fabienne french version
0.06: Outro________________________________________________
_____Versions:
v.1.00 25nov99: final release
added the remainder of the missing infomation.
v.0.87 06sept99: still technically pre-release
Cut and pasted info on BM from my BEMANI Series FAQ to create
this document, which deals only with the first PSX BM.
_____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 Konami Official Guide
Beatmania Press Mix
Beatmania Consumer all Guide
http://www.konami.co.jp
http://gamewinners.com
_____Contact:
J.T.Kauffman
[email protected]
since 06sept99
Shibata, Japan
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