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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:04 am Post subject: Beatmania US release |
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For those of you who have never played Beatmania, it was Konami's first music game series. Now, after seeing the success of DDR in America, they have finally decided to begin releasing Beatmania in the US! Check out http://ps2.ign.com/objects/748/748592.html for more info. Anyone who likes music games (which I assume you do if you are reading this) should definately check it out. |
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Drakken
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 183 Location: South Jersey
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to this one. I've unfortunately never had the opportunity to try Beatmania, but from watching vids, it looks like something I'd really enjoy and want to master. |
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jkilby99
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Tunnel Hill, GA
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: |
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I played Beatmania at in a now-defunct arcade in the Nashville area that specialized in music games. At first, it wasn't much fun and it just seemed a lot more effort (read: difficult) than it was worth. I eventually got the hang of it enough to ace the easy songs and began to have fun with it. I'll probably pick it up when it comes out.
It's definitely more for the hardcore music gaming audience... it's not as much fun to watch someone at a turntable compared to dancing, singing, playing the guitar, etc. _________________
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OtherBill
Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 65
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:40 am Post subject: |
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I'd rather see a domestic release of Pop'N, but if a successful domestic release of Beatmania paves the way for one, then I may pick it up anyway. _________________
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:55 am Post subject: |
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jkilby99 wrote: | At first, it wasn't much fun and it just seemed a lot more effort (read: difficult) than it was worth. |
It looks like the US release is going to be a LOT more beginner friendly. I have a few of the import games, and when I try to get new people to try it, they usually are stuck playing the same song or 2 over and over a few dozen times before they can start passing new songs.
The trouble with starting a game as "matured" as beatmania, is that te games start out very easy (see beatmania 1st mix in Japan), but then mature with their audiances. I am sure that the next Guitar Hero, too, will see a boost in difficulty. |
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jkilby99
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Tunnel Hill, GA
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:20 am Post subject: |
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Matt wrote: | The trouble with starting a game as "matured" as beatmania, is that te games start out very easy (see beatmania 1st mix in Japan), but then mature with their audiances. I am sure that the next Guitar Hero, too, will see a boost in difficulty. |
That makes a lot of sense. The one I played was one of the later Beatmania versions (the sixth or seventh mix, I think). _________________
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Also, were you playing Beatmania (5 keys) or Beatmania IIDX (7 keys)?
The US release, although called Beatmania, will be based on Beatmania IIDX. They will have 5 key charts for some of the songs, though, and is a great starting point for people who are new to music games. |
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jkilby99
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 9 Location: Tunnel Hill, GA
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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I honestly don't remember... even if there were seven keys, I don't remember being able to play songs that required much more than one hand for the buttons. _________________
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:08 am Post subject: |
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Incidentally, I wonder if they are going to use the original 5.1.1. charts (being 1 on hyper), or the 10th style and up charts (6 on hyper). |
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Anthony
Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 659 Location: Cali
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:27 am Post subject: |
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Kickass! I love playing this game in the arcade but I'm not really big on importing. I'll definitely be picking this up when it comes out. _________________
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:50 am Post subject: |
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Hopefully JC will make a scorekeeping site for Beatmania US as well :D |
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JDM
Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 16
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:33 am Post subject: |
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Too late! |
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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I am well aware of vjarmy (heck, I even have an account there). However, they aren't sure if they are going to track the US release of beatmania, and if they do, they won't assign proper US grades to the scores you submit (since the US release will use different cutoffs for letter grades then the JP versions) |
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Just as a kind of poll, does anyone here plan to pick the game up, and who of those people would be interested in a site similar t this one for scorekeeping? |
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Drakken
Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 183 Location: South Jersey
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I'm definitely interested in getting this. I generally don't buy games new anymore, though. I'll either wait for a really good deal, or more likely, trade for them. So, I won't have it immediately. _________________
Drakken's modest Expert drums goals (updated 2/16/08):
Top 10 on SH (9th!)
5* all songs (58/58!)
10 million (currently 10.53 million!)
FC Epic
Cyberscore - Great high scores site for other games |
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