Beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS location testing | Gold CS released

cj iwakura

IIDX 16, aka EMPRESS, is now location testing.

Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of new songs, but the interface and design is... unique, if nothing else.

All info and imagery comes from Bemanistyle.com, and their assorted sources.






[NEW SONGS]

[HARDCORE] GUHROOVY fw. M-PROJECT - ALL I NEED YOUR LOVE - 145bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N6/H7]
[RECKLESS RAVE] remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la mode - B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) - 170bpm SP[N6/H11] DP[N7/H11]
[HAPPY☆JIG] S.S.D. FANTASICA with ななっち - BRIDAL FESTIVAL!!! - 160bpm SP[N4/H7] DP[N5/H8]
[DREAM TRANCE] Sota Fujimori - Fly Above - 150bpm SP[N5/H6] DP[N5/H8]
[HARDCORE] L.E.D.-G fw.Eriko Tanzawa - JEWELLERY STORM - 176bpm SP[N5/H9] DP[N5/H9]
[TRANCE] PINK PONG - MY FUTURE - 148bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H9]
[TECH BREAKBEAT] DJ Mass @ MAD izm - naughty girl@queens palace - 145bpm SP[N?/H?] DP[N5/H8]
[E-DANCE POP] 上野圪市 aka baby weapon, DJ SWAMI feat.星野奏媐 - Punch Love 仮面 - 172bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H9]
[BIG BEAT] 猫叉Master+ - Queen's tragedy - 152bpm SP[N4/H8] DP[N4/H8]
[TECH PARA] good-cool ft. CHiCO - secrets - 150bpm SP[N6/H9/A11] DP[N5/H9]
[CANDY RAVE] kors k - smooooch･∀･ - 177bpm SP[N4/H8] DP[N5/H8]
[UK HARDCORE] L.E.D. remixed by kors k - THE SHINING POLARIS (kors k mix) - 172bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H7]
[ELEMENTAL CHANT] Zektbach - Turill -PENTA RHEI- - 148bpm SP[N4/H9] DP[N4/H8]
[PROGRESSIVE] TAKA - V2 - 150bpm SP[N6/H11] DP[N5/H10]
[IRON CONCERT] Seiya Murai - 鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- - 160bpm SP[N4/H7] DP[N5/H9]
[DRAGON'BASS] IDEA NOTE - アタック No.3 - 170bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N6/H9]
[J-DANCE POP] HHH+H - まほろば - 149bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N5/H8]
[POP TECHNO] Dr.Honda - ミッドナイト媕天使 - 150bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N5/H8]

[REMOVED SONGS]

3rd [3]　IS THIS LOVE? - never let you down -　Sense
4th [2]　Nasty! -　JIVE INTO THE NIGHT
5th [1]　Time is money
6th [1]　Freestyle
7th [3]　2002 -　Spooky - Secret Tale
8th [1]　Blown My Heart Away
9th [3]　CHARLOTTE -　ECHOES -　昪和企楪戦士荒山課長
10th [2]　CARRY ON NIGHT -　Smell Like This
RED [3]　Fly Away To India -　awakening -　INJECTION OF LOVE
DD [5]　Tonight? -　Crazy K.I.N.O. -　tiger yamato -　Ubiquitous Fantastic Ride -　Winning Eleven9 Theme
GOLD [3]　GHOSTBUSTERS - Red Rocket Rising - Come On

Also, IIDX GOLD CS came out some time ago, and should be fun times. I haven't tried it yet, since I wasn't familiar with the songs like I was with Distorted.

Beatmania IIDX14 GOLD CS



Old news, but here's a songlist anyway if you want to pick it up (~$64.99, much like 13 was at launch)

Song List

GOLD AC Songs

2hot2eat
Air Bell
ANDROMEDA II
Blind Justice ～Torn souls, Hurt Faiths ～
Candy Galy
CaptivAte～裁き～
CaptivAte～誓い～
Come On
CROSSROAD
Cyber Force
Dreaming Sweetness
earth-like planet
Fascination MAXX
FIRE FIRE
four-leaf
GHOSTBUSTERS
GOLD RUSH
GRID KNIGHT
HALF MOON
heaven above
High School Love
HONEY♂PUNCH
KAMAITACHI
LASER CRUSTER
Love Again...
Make Me Your Own
METALLIC MIND
My Only Shining Star
never…
op.31　叙情
PHOTONGENIC
Play back hate you
Red Rocket Rising
Roulette
Second Heaven
Sense 2007
smile
snow storm
So Real
STARS☆☆☆（Re-tuned by HΛL） - IIDX EDITION -
the shadow
The Smile of You
TRANOID
VANESSA
Watch out!!
With your Smile
X-rated
Yabis Starlight
カミロ・ウナ・メンデス
クルクル☆ラブ～Opioid Peptide MIX～
シティ・エンジェル
ヨシダさん
花吹雪 ～ ⅡDX LIMITED ～
鬼言集
星をこの手に
電人、暁に斃れる。
零 - ZERO -

Old Songs

19,November
20,November
AVE DE RAPINA
Don't Stop!
Drivin'
GET ON BEAT (WILD STYLE)
Halfway of promise
I Was The One (80's EUROBEAT STYLE)
JIVE INTO THE NIGHT
Last Message
LOVELY STORM
Luv 2 Feel Your Body
No.13
QQQ
R5
RIDE ON THE LIGHT(HI GREAT MIX)
thunder
革命
雪月花
ピアノ協奏曲第1番”蠍火”

CS Original Songs

FULL ON / Chain of Pain / kors k vs 猫叉Master+
SHINING RAVE / Guilt & Love / The Plastic Ambition (jun & DJ YOSHITAKA)
EPIC TRANCE / The Story Begins / SADA & SOTA
DANCE POP SPEED / Treasure x STAR / NAOKI & Ryu☆ fw. Sachimayu
TECH HOUSE / Playball / sanodg
HARDCORE / Welcome / Uraken
TECHNO / GOLDEN CROSS / dj REMO-CON VS dj TAKA
TECHNO / SEQUENCE CAT / SLEDLAKE(SLAKE & L.E.D.)
5-Key Transplant Songs
AMBIENT / Beginning of life / QUADRA (technically this was on IIDX but not since 2nd style)
TECHNO / DENIM / SLAKE
HOUSE / Feeling of love / youhei shimizu
LATIN SKA / Turning the motor over / Delaware feat. Jeff Coote
Unlockable songs
ELECTRO / Electrified / SySF.
ALTERNATIVE ETHNO POP / PentaCube Gt.(AX-Ver.S.P.L.) / 高田雅史
NU STYLE GABBA / THE DETONATOR / teranoid VS L.E.D.-G
TECHNO / Beginning of life (THE GROUND PULSE MIX) / QUADRA Remixed by QUADRA
DRUM'N'BASS / SHOX / RAM
PROGRESSIVE / The least 100 sec / Sasaki Hirofumi
JAZZ HOUSE / mnemoniq / youhei shimizu

IIDX 15: DJ Troopers [arcade]


Kind of outdated info, since the AC mix is already old news, but worth reading for the songlist and all that.

Music

([Genre] song - artist (bpm) - difficulties)

[TECH TRONICA] beatonic nation - Sota Fujimori (165bpm) | SP 5/8/- DP 5/7/-
[TRANCE] Blue Rain - dj TAKA Vs. Ryu☆ (144bpm) | SP 6/8/- DP 6/8/-
[HANDZ UP] Dazzlin' Darlin - HHH (149bpm) | SP 4/7/10 DP 4/7/11
[TECH-BREAKBEATS] Digitank System - DJ Mass MAD* Izm (128bpm) | SP 6/9/- DP 5/10/-
[FRENZY HOUSE] end of world - 猫又Master+ (162bpm) | SP 6/9/- DP 5/10/-
[PROG] evergreen - kors k (133bpm) | SP 5/7/- DP 5/8/11
[TRANCE] I'm In Love Again -DJ YOSHITAKA REMIX- - Remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA (??bpm) | SP 6/8/- DP 6/9/-
[WORLDGROOVE] JOURNEY TO "FANTASICA"(ⅡDX LIMITED) - S.S.D. FANTASICA feat.EMI with ARATA (??bpm) | SP 4/8/- DP 5/9/-
[PROGRESSIVE HOUSE] madrugada - PINK PONG (??bpm) | SP 4/7/9 DP 5/9/10
[UK HARDCORE] Rising in the Sun -original mix- - kors k feat. Rie (172bpm) | SP 5/9/- DP 4/8/-
[OVERTÃœRE] Ristaccia - Zektbach (160bpm) | SP 6/10/- DP 5/11/-
[RAGGA ROCK] ROCK ME NOW - GUHROOVY fw. NO+CHIN (220bpm) | SP 6/9/- DP 5/9/-
[TECHNO] SHIFT - AKIRA YAMAOKA (130bpm) | SP 5/8/- DP 5/9/-
[WALTZ BEAT] soldier's waltz - DAJI (186bpm) | SP 5/9/- DP 4/9/-
[NU STYLE GABBA] THE DEEP STRIKER - L.E.D.-G (173bpm) / | SP 6/11/- DP 8/12/-
[ETHNOTRONICA] the trigger of innocence - Seiya Murai (??bpm) | SP 5/7/- DP 4/5/7
[POST RENAISSANCE] 少年A - Remixed by 少年ラジオ (90-192bpm) SP 6/12/- DP 7/12/-

Other information:
New songs are green-colored on the songlist
The SUD+ lane cover design is camoflauge
The 5KEYS modifier now uses keys 3-7 instead of 1-5 when playing on the 2P side
The result screen shows the name of the song played
The song select interface has a lot of camoflauge and green, obviously
THE DEEP STRIKERS has 1528 notes on Hyper (rated 11), and is a 12 on Double Hyper. Shounen A is a 12 on SP/DP Hyper but only has 1301 notes on SP Hyper.

Eliminated Songs:
in motion
FUNKTION
mind the gap
PATRIOTISM
SEXYSEXYCHEVY
tant pis pour toi
TOE JAM
PERFECTWORLD
More Move
listen to yourself
惑
NO DOUBT GET LOUD
platonic-XXX
Think of me
bag
BREEDING
FESTA DO SOL
I can fly, I've got reason
The end of my spiritually
u gotta groove -extend joy style-
Your Body
tablets
DIAMOND JEALOUSY
Cold Pulse

Last but not least, the second-to-last CS release, and one of the best ever:

IIDX 13: DistorteD CS info

Official webpage: http://www.konami.jp/bemani/bm2dx/gs/13distorted/


Songlist
(c/o Bemanistyle/ Konami's website/ Konamistyle):

New updates are bolded.

CS Exclusives
(song / artist [genre] )

零 -ZERO- (preview song from 14 GOLD)
Go Beyond!! / Ryu☆ Vs. Sota [Trance Core]
quell -the seventh slave- / dj TAKA Vs. DJ YOSHITAKA [Trance]
HARDSTYLE / SOLID STATE SQUAD / kors k Vs. L.E.D. [Hardstyle]
Bleeding Luv ～Immorality act～ / Xephia(Tatsh+Yuta) [Providence R]
breathless / Studio Bongo Mango feat.Tomoko Kataoka [Dist. Lounge]
Shoot'Em All / Manabu Namiki [Detroit Techno]
VANISHING POINT / DJ CHUCKY [Nu Style Gabba]
EWaterCube Pf.(RX-Ver.S.P.L.) / 高田雅史 [Ethno Pop]


IIDX 13 tracks / revivals

321 STARS / DJ SIMON
Alfarshear - TЁЯRA
Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~ - Zektbach
ay carumba!!! - teranoid & MC Natsack
Ballad The Feathers - S.S.D. Fantasica feat. Naomi Koizumi
Bloody Tears (IIDX Edition) - DJ Yoshitaka [some of you might like knowing this is a Castlevania remix]
bluemoon - Ono Hideyuki
Boom Boom Disco Night - Y&Co.
Broadbanded - Sada
Concertino In Blue - Sasaki Hirofumi
Crazy K.I.N.O. - Shoichiro Hirata
D.C.fish - DJ Murasame
Deep Roar - Naoki & Tatsh
Double Loving Heart - Tatsh feat. Junko Hirata & Sayaka Minami
Due Tomorrow - Mr. T
Enjoy Your Life - Mr. T plus H
Euro-Romance - K-MASERA
Harmony and Lovely - Ryu☆
Heavenly Sun (IIDX Version) - Akira Yamaoka
iFUTURELIST - Akira Yamaoka
Inferno - caldeira feat. Hoshino Kanako
Kago No Tori - Daidaiiro Tokubetsushitsu
Leaving... - Seiya Murai meets "eimy"
LIGHT MOTION - RAM
Look To The Sky (cyber True Color) - Sota Fujimori
Melody Life - Noria
MINT - Slake
Moon - dj TAKA feat. Erika Mochizuki
Niji Iro - DJ Yoshitaki feat. G.S.C. License
Parasite World - TЁЯRA Underground
Power of Love - kors k feat. PSY
Pretty Punisher - baby weapon feat. Asuka M
Samba De Janeiro - remixed by Lion Musashi
So Fabulous!!! - HHH(Ryu☆ & Dai)
Sun Field - MH Sequence
Tashikanamono - Hoshino Kanako
The Dirty of Loudness - Tatsh Assault X
This is Love - D-crew feat. Makoto
tiger yamato - tiger yamato
Tonight? - DJ Remo-con
tripping contact - kors k vs. teranoid
tripping contact(teranoid & MC Natsack remix) - kors k vs. teranoid
Type Mars (G-Style Mix) - L.E.D.
Ubiquitous Fantastic Ride - Elektel
Wana - good-cool
Why did you go away ~Boy's Reason~ - jun with Tahirih
Why did you go away ~Girl's Sight~ - jun with Tahirih
Winning Eleven9 Theme (IIDX Edition) - Sota Fujimori
wish - DJ Yoshitaka feat. Sugimura Kotomi
Wish (Eurobeat Mix) - DJ Yoshitaka feat. Sugimura Kotomi
with you... - Sota Fujimori
Zenius -I- Vanisher - Tatsh

Extra Stage [Cardinal Gates]
Contract - Suzaku
Ganymede - Genbu
Kachoufusetsu - Byakko
Nageki no ki - Kinjishi
waxing and wanding - Seiryu


CS Revivals
Digital MinD (A/T Libra Mix) - TaQ
dual control - Mr. T
era (nostalmix) - TaQ
I Was The One - Good-cool
Is This Love? - Asuka M.
Karma - TaQ
Mei - Amuro vs Killer
Presto - Osamu Kubota
quasar - OutPhase
Red Zone - Tatsh & Naoki
Rugged Ash - Symphonic Defoggers
Sakura - Reven-G
Schlagwerk - TaQ
Sphere - Tatsh feat. K. Nayuki
stoic - TaQ


Regular: $64.90.

Bartholamue

I'll be getting this either way.

Speakeasy

Distorted easily has the best overall songlist out of the whole series. I cannot wait.

...even though I can only do up to Hyper 8.

Also surprise! No V! But the revivals aren't great.

BiggNife

I wish it didnt cost a thousand dollars (more like over $100 but still) to softmod my PS2 and buy this game with the controller.

Bloody Tears IIDX Edition is fucking amazing. If youtube wasnt down right now I'd link to a video.

slurpeepoop

Whoa whoa wait a minute.

Mr. T isn't.......Mr. T, is he?

cj iwakura

The Beatmania US bundles are only $30 now. Getting a controller is almost too easy thanks to how badly that game sold. Buy that, sell the game, get far superior import versions, profit.

And no, not that Mr.T... at least I very much doubt it.

He's a Konami artist, so no. I forget his real name.

Speakeasy

slurpeepoop wrote: »

Whoa whoa wait a minute.

Mr. T isn't.......Mr. T, is he?

No.

Also I got mine for $10, cj.

Bartholamue

Mr. T is an alias of a guy who did a lot of song tracks for the Gradius series.

cj iwakura

Speakeasy wrote: »

slurpeepoop wrote: »

Whoa whoa wait a minute.

Mr. T isn't.......Mr. T, is he?

No.

Also I got mine for $10, cj.

I paid full price for mine. :x It was my first Beatmania game, so I guess that makes it okay.

I made up for it a few months later by getting 10th Style, and I've never looked back.

Where on earth was it $10 at? I've been meaning to get a second to pick up 14k.
(And I can barely pass 7s, so I still have a lot of practice to do.
Love Is Dreaminess can rot.)

Bartholamue

cj iwakura wrote: »

(And I can barely pass 7s, so I still have a lot of practice to do.
Love Is Dreaminess can rot.)

Heh, I just AAA'ed it recently. :P

Speakeasy

cj iwakura wrote: »

Speakeasy wrote: »

slurpeepoop wrote: »

Whoa whoa wait a minute.

Mr. T isn't.......Mr. T, is he?

No.

Also I got mine for $10, cj.

I paid full price for mine. :x It was my first Beatmania game, so I guess that makes it okay.

I made up for it a few months later by getting 10th Style, and I've never looked back.

Where on earth was it $10 at? I've been meaning to get a second to pick up 14k.
(And I can barely pass 7s, so I still have a lot of practice to do.
Love Is Dreaminess can rot.)

Got it at KayBee Toys.

Also, just keep on trying and fail until you pass. That's how I play. Also playing Random on easier songs (like some 6's) would help a lot.

Barrakketh

BiggNife wrote: »

I wish it didnt cost a thousand dollars (more like over $100 but still) to softmod my PS2 and buy this game with the controller.

Bloody Tears IIDX Edition is fucking amazing. If youtube wasnt down right now I'd link to a video.

YouTube is working (albeit slowly) for me. Personally, I like this song better than IIDX's Bloody Tears.

Speakeasy

The songs that make up the Cardinal Gate are all great. Especially the one from Byakko (Tatsh).

cj iwakura

I love Kagonotori. And Heavenly Sun, Harmony & Lovely, So Fabulous... this has more songs I can't wait to play than any other mix ever.

Except I think they're going to be murder on Hyper.

MHYoshimitzu

I bought a second controller the other day to do just that.

I'm still mad that I didn't take advantage of that PlayAsia sale when I did... those were some cheap IIDX games.

Anyway, a modded PS2 is first on my list. I need to save money for that, and then I can start collecting.

I've heard that 8th Style through the present releases are all pretty solid, but should I narrow it down some?

Speakeasy

MHYoshimitzu wrote: »

I bought a second controller the other day to do just that.

I'm still mad that I didn't take advantage of that PlayAsia sale when I did... those were some cheap IIDX games.

Anyway, a modded PS2 is first on my list. I need to save money for that, and then I can start collecting.

I've heard that 8th Style through the present releases are all pretty solid, but should I narrow it down some?

Post-8th is all you really need. In fact, 10-13 would do you just right.

cj iwakura

I'd say look at the songlists of the various versions(Bemanistyle has them all listed in the database), and find the ones that has the most songs you like.

For me, that was 10th. Love Is Eternity, Quasar, Under The Sky, Sparker, Rottel Da Mercury, Sometime... there's a few dozen songs in that mix that're great.

I was thinking about getting HappySky from the PlayAsia sale, but it only has a few songs I like.

Speakeasy

cj iwakura wrote: »

I was thinking about getting HappySky from the PlayAsia sale, but it only has a few songs I like.

Agnus Dei
In Motion
Inazuma
Moon Race
Pollinosis
Scripted Connection
SigSig
Tant Pis Pour Toi
Vault of Heaven
Xepher
Mei

Bartholamue

I hate 10th. It's the one with awful timing and songs I'm sick of.

DarkPrimus

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE.

I wanted to make a thread about beatmania after finding the US version in a Supertarget for $25 and spending the last few weeks playing the hell out of it. But I'm not very good at making OPs and I am interested in importing another beatmania game.

So I figured this would be the thread to resurrect. Now, what do I need to get Japanese games running on my slimline?

cj iwakura

Way belated update of a ton of new songs and the (insane) contents of the Limited Edition.

DarkPrimus wrote: »

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE.

I wanted to make a thread about beatmania after finding the US version in a Supertarget for $25 and spending the last few weeks playing the hell out of it. But I'm not very good at making OPs and I am interested in importing another beatmania game.

So I figured this would be the thread to resurrect. Now, what do I need to get Japanese games running on my slimline?

You want to order something called a Swap Magic. I forget where I got it at, but it's basically three little pieces of plastic that sell for around $9. It tricks the PS2 into thinking it's still closed when you open it to swap out the boot disk(which lets it read imports) for the import disc.

You'll probably need the disc also, so I think it'd run you around $30 total.

I'd suggest 10th style offhand for the best songs, but just be warned, the difficulty curve of the import versions is nasty.

And before someone asks, no, I have no idea what Detroit Techno is.

Lord Jezo

I sure wish I didn't suck at this game. I love rhythm games but for some reason IIDX is the one that never clicked. I keep trying to figure out how to pass anything beyond a basic song but I can't manage to do a thing. It sucks, but even with all that I will end up (most likely) getting this game because even though I can't pass a thing there is something so cool about them that I need to play more.

cj iwakura

Location testing now.

Just got... military beats?

BlueBlue

I am terrible at IIDX, I can't beat anything over 6 difficulty, but this is super-bought. There's no published release date, but is there some kind of idea of when it's going to be?

cj iwakura

August 30th for 13. 15 is arcade-only(for a while).

And for what it's worth, I'm not much better than that. I think I can pass one 7(Fly Through The Night).

skullie

Lord Jezo wrote: »

I sure wish I didn't suck at this game. I love rhythm games but for some reason IIDX is the one that never clicked. I keep trying to figure out how to pass anything beyond a basic song but I can't manage to do a thing. It sucks, but even with all that I will end up (most likely) getting this game because even though I can't pass a thing there is something so cool about them that I need to play more.

Well, which games have you played? I started on 6th style which had beginner mode and then the Light-7 started at difficulty 3 out of 7*, so it was pretty tough. BUT, it had a secret weapon which was on my side - drill mode! It gives you short snippets of songs with specific patterns that would normally give you trouble when they came up in the middle of playing. For each pattern, there's 3 difficulties which mix up the keys or double the amount of notes. If you play enough of that like I did, the game will pretty much be 'drill'ed into your head. The first set of drills has like, 44 of them. Then there's another with nearly 100. There's an additional set, but it's mostly a gimmick. So that's over 400 drills total to get you used to the game!

If you want something slightly easier, 5th style also has a drill mode. I don't think there's as many drills though. Or if there's a beginner mode. But the Light 7 songs do start out at 1s and such.

Another effective strategy is to just keep playing until it clicks. You really need a 'pad presence' like in DDR - you have to know where the buttons are instinctively. After that, if you can read the notes, you're golden. Try speeding the songs up to see if that helps.

If drill mode still isn't enough, take a song you're having difficulty with and put it in Training Mode. This isn't really too effective, but you can play the entire song slowed down with one of 5 speed settings. So if you play it on the slowest and gradually speed it up, maybe something will sink in.

I can do some 10s now, by the way.

Airan

The Spring Rain remix by DJ Yoshitaka is awesome, my favourite song from Distorted :^:

I'm so tempted to buy it (could use the controller for DJMAX as well), but then I'd have to mod my PS2... shame they can't release the series intact in the US.
Wait what am I talking about, I'd still be fucked :P

DarkPrimus

I am currently working on progressing from 3s to 4s on the US beatmania game... so perhaps I should put off importing the game for a little bit.

Speakeasy

DarkPrimus wrote: »

I am currently working on progressing from 3s to 4s on the US beatmania game... so perhaps I should put off importing the game for a little bit.

I'd import asap.

Your eyes will thank you.

DarkPrimus

Speakeasy wrote: »

DarkPrimus wrote: »

I am currently working on progressing from 3s to 4s on the US beatmania game... so perhaps I should put off importing the game for a little bit.

I'd import asap.

Your eyes will thank you.

I don't... what?

Speakeasy

DarkPrimus wrote: »

Speakeasy wrote: »

DarkPrimus wrote: »

I am currently working on progressing from 3s to 4s on the US beatmania game... so perhaps I should put off importing the game for a little bit.

I'd import asap.

Your eyes will thank you.

I don't... what?

The purple flashing interface is just hell for my eyes. The bgm doesn't help either.

I've found the import versions to be just better looking.

cj iwakura

Speakeasy wrote: »

DarkPrimus wrote: »

Speakeasy wrote: »

DarkPrimus wrote: »

I am currently working on progressing from 3s to 4s on the US beatmania game... so perhaps I should put off importing the game for a little bit.

I'd import asap.

Your eyes will thank you.

I don't... what?

The purple flashing interface is just hell for my eyes. The bgm doesn't help either.

I've found the import versions to be just better looking.

That, and the music is like five times better.

Mostly in terms of songlist, but the system music is usually great also.

US' is good; the interface, not so much.

Bartholamue

I played BMUS until I got to the turning point, which was Love is Dreaminess. I literally tried 225 timeson that song and I did not beat it once, and then I got 10th style and played for a week on that and bam, I cleared Love is Dreaminess L7. Importing helps if you want to get better at this game. The songlists to each game is enourmous too, which are 75-90 depending on style.

Deusfaux

can someone point me in the best place to get a 2nd pad for US beatmania?

are there any more US PS2 entries planned?

Bartholamue

Deusfaux wrote: »

can someone point me in the best place to get a 2nd pad for US beatmania?

are there any more US PS2 entries planned?

Unfortunately not. BMUS didn't sell very well.

DarkPrimus

Yeah, I'm pretty much at an impasse here with some of the 4s and most 5s giving me difficulty. The stuff that is getting me stuck are the very close together notes that are right next to each other- I'm just not getting my fingers dancing back and forth there fast enough. Fast sequences of changing simultanious key-strokes are kind of hard too, but I find them easier than single-notes, oddly.


(My least favorite song has to be Snow... and while I enjoy the actual song for era(nostal mix), but the beat pattern can suck a dick. I'm not exactly pleased to see it's in DistorteD.)

can someone point me in the best place to get a 2nd pad for US beatmania?

Buy another copy. It's $35 on Konami's website, and I really doubt you're gonna be able to import a pad for less than that.

cj iwakura

Last I checked, BM US was $25 in stores. Might even be cheaper now.

If it goes to $20 or less and I find one, that's when I start learning 14k.

DarkPrimus

Yeah, but there aren't any actual physical copies in the stores around here anymore.

And I wanted to pick up a second controller, too.

cj iwakura

Rise from your DJ booths, or something. IIDX16 is on the way, and Gold CS is out, so I updated the OP with some assorted info, and details & songs from one very pink upgrade.





IIDX 16, aka EMPRESS, is now location testing.

There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of new songs, but the interface and design is... unique, if nothing else.

All info and imagery comes from Bemanistyle.com, and their assorted sources.





Songlist

[NEW SONGS]

[HARDCORE] GUHROOVY fw. M-PROJECT - ALL I NEED YOUR LOVE - 145bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N6/H7]
[RECKLESS RAVE] remixed by DJ YOSHITAKA with Michael a la mode - B4U (BEMANI FOR YOU MIX) - 170bpm SP[N6/H11] DP[N7/H11]
[HAPPY☆JIG] S.S.D. FANTASICA with ななっち - BRIDAL FESTIVAL!!! - 160bpm SP[N4/H7] DP[N5/H8]
[DREAM TRANCE] Sota Fujimori - Fly Above - 150bpm SP[N5/H6] DP[N5/H8]
[HARDCORE] L.E.D.-G fw.Eriko Tanzawa - JEWELLERY STORM - 176bpm SP[N5/H9] DP[N5/H9]
[TRANCE] PINK PONG - MY FUTURE - 148bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H9]
[TECH BREAKBEAT] DJ Mass @ MAD izm - naughty girl@queens palace - 145bpm SP[N?/H?] DP[N5/H8]
[E-DANCE POP] 上野圪市 aka baby weapon, DJ SWAMI feat.星野奏媐 - Punch Love 仮面 - 172bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H9]
[BIG BEAT] 猫叉Master+ - Queen's tragedy - 152bpm SP[N4/H8] DP[N4/H8]
[TECH PARA] good-cool ft. CHiCO - secrets - 150bpm SP[N6/H9/A11] DP[N5/H9]
[CANDY RAVE] kors k - smooooch･∀･ - 177bpm SP[N4/H8] DP[N5/H8]
[UK HARDCORE] L.E.D. remixed by kors k - THE SHINING POLARIS (kors k mix) - 172bpm SP[N5/H8] DP[N6/H7]
[ELEMENTAL CHANT] Zektbach - Turill -PENTA RHEI- - 148bpm SP[N4/H9] DP[N4/H8]
[PROGRESSIVE] TAKA - V2 - 150bpm SP[N6/H11] DP[N5/H10]
[IRON CONCERT] Seiya Murai - 鉄甲乙女 -under the steel- - 160bpm SP[N4/H7] DP[N5/H9]
[DRAGON'BASS] IDEA NOTE - アタック No.3 - 170bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N6/H9]
[J-DANCE POP] HHH+H - まほろば - 149bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N5/H8]
[POP TECHNO] Dr.Honda - ミッドナイト媕天使 - 150bpm SP[N5/H7] DP[N5/H8]

[REMOVED SONGS]

3rd [3]　IS THIS LOVE? - never let you down -　Sense
4th [2]　Nasty! -　JIVE INTO THE NIGHT
5th [1]　Time is money
6th [1]　Freestyle
7th [3]　2002 -　Spooky - Secret Tale
8th [1]　Blown My Heart Away
9th [3]　CHARLOTTE -　ECHOES -　昪和企楪戦士荒山課長
10th [2]　CARRY ON NIGHT -　Smell Like This
RED [3]　Fly Away To India -　awakening -　INJECTION OF LOVE
DD [5]　Tonight? -　Crazy K.I.N.O. -　tiger yamato -　Ubiquitous Fantastic Ride -　Winning Eleven9 Theme
GOLD [3]　GHOSTBUSTERS - Red Rocket Rising - Come On

Also, IIDX GOLD CS came out some time ago, and should be fun times. I haven't tried it yet, since I wasn't familiar with the songs like I was with Distorted.

Beatmania IIDX14 GOLD CS



Old news, but here's a songlist anyway if you want to pick it up (~$64.99, much like 13 was at launch)

Songlist

GOLD AC Songs

2hot2eat
Air Bell
ANDROMEDA II
Blind Justice ～Torn souls, Hurt Faiths ～
Candy Galy
CaptivAte～裁き～
CaptivAte～誓い～
Come On
CROSSROAD
Cyber Force
Dreaming Sweetness
earth-like planet
Fascination MAXX
FIRE FIRE
four-leaf
GHOSTBUSTERS
GOLD RUSH
GRID KNIGHT
HALF MOON
heaven above
High School Love
HONEY♂PUNCH
KAMAITACHI
LASER CRUSTER
Love Again...
Make Me Your Own
METALLIC MIND
My Only Shining Star
never…
op.31　叙情
PHOTONGENIC
Play back hate you
Red Rocket Rising
Roulette
Second Heaven
Sense 2007
smile
snow storm
So Real
STARS☆☆☆（Re-tuned by HΛL） - IIDX EDITION -
the shadow
The Smile of You
TRANOID
VANESSA
Watch out!!
With your Smile
X-rated
Yabis Starlight
カミロ・ウナ・メンデス
クルクル☆ラブ～Opioid Peptide MIX～
シティ・エンジェル
ヨシダさん
花吹雪 ～ ⅡDX LIMITED ～
鬼言集
星をこの手に
電人、暁に斃れる。
零 - ZERO -

Old Songs

19,November
20,November
AVE DE RAPINA
Don't Stop!
Drivin'
GET ON BEAT (WILD STYLE)
Halfway of promise
I Was The One (80's EUROBEAT STYLE)
JIVE INTO THE NIGHT
Last Message
LOVELY STORM
Luv 2 Feel Your Body
No.13
QQQ
R5
RIDE ON THE LIGHT(HI GREAT MIX)
thunder
革命
雪月花
ピアノ協奏曲第1番”蠍火”

CS Original Songs

FULL ON / Chain of Pain / kors k vs 猫叉Master+
SHINING RAVE / Guilt & Love / The Plastic Ambition (jun & DJ YOSHITAKA)
EPIC TRANCE / The Story Begins / SADA & SOTA
DANCE POP SPEED / Treasure x STAR / NAOKI & Ryu☆ fw. Sachimayu
TECH HOUSE / Playball / sanodg
HARDCORE / Welcome / Uraken
TECHNO / GOLDEN CROSS / dj REMO-CON VS dj TAKA
TECHNO / SEQUENCE CAT / SLEDLAKE(SLAKE & L.E.D.)
5-Key Transplant Songs
AMBIENT / Beginning of life / QUADRA (technically this was on IIDX but not since 2nd style)
TECHNO / DENIM / SLAKE
HOUSE / Feeling of love / youhei shimizu
LATIN SKA / Turning the motor over / Delaware feat. Jeff Coote
Unlockable songs
ELECTRO / Electrified / SySF.
ALTERNATIVE ETHNO POP / PentaCube Gt.(AX-Ver.S.P.L.) / 高田雅史
NU STYLE GABBA / THE DETONATOR / teranoid VS L.E.D.-G
TECHNO / Beginning of life (THE GROUND PULSE MIX) / QUADRA Remixed by QUADRA
DRUM'N'BASS / SHOX / RAM
PROGRESSIVE / The least 100 sec / Sasaki Hirofumi
JAZZ HOUSE / mnemoniq / youhei shimizu