List of Bemani series
Bemani (Japaneseビーマニ, Bimani ) is Konami's music game division. Originally Games & Music Division or in abbreviated form gmd, she changed her name in honor of their first and most successful game, Beatmania. The name expanded to other music- based games.
Bemani video games
Since 1997, Konami has released steadily new versions of different games.
Different parts of the same game series contain new songs, settings, game modes and graphics.
The nomenclature for a new game tends to follow the pattern
List of arcade games
Beatmania series
Beatmania is played with a turntable and five buttons. The series began with the release of Beatmania / Beat days / Hip Hop Mania in 1997 to went with Beatmania: The Final in 2002 to an end.
Beatmania is known under the name of Hip Hop Mania in the U.S. and as a beat days in the UK.
Beatmania IIDX - series
Beatmania IIDX is played with a turntable and seven buttons. The series began with the release of Beatmania IIDX in 1999 and continues to this day, the recent publication is Beatmania IIDX 15:. DJ TROOPERS from 2008, the so-called Location Test for the successor, Beatmania IIDX 17: SIRIUS is running, currently in Japan. Beatmania IIDX is often abbreviated as IIDX, and English / tu ː di ː eks / pronounced. The term ' IIDX ' is derived from the version 2 ( II) and the symbol ' DX' for Deluxe. The first version was originally as ' Beatmania II' with a simpler cabinet available, but this was hardly spread and has already been set soon.
Beatmania III series
Beatmania III is played with a turntable, five buttons, and a bass pedal. The series began with the release of Beatmania III in 2000 went with Beatmania III: The Final in 2003 to an end. Beatmania III Beatmania pronounced 3.
- 2000 - Beatmania III
- 2000 - Beatmania III Append 6th Mix
- 2000 - Beatmania III Append 7th Mix
- 2000 - Beatmania III Append Core Remix
- 2003 - Beatmania III: The Final
Dance Dance Revolution series
Dance Dance Revolution is played with sensor base plates, on which one enters with his feet. The series began with the release of Dance Dance Revolution in 1998 and continues until today, the recent publication is Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova from the year 2006. DanceDanceRevolution is often abbreviated as DDR. DDR is known as Dancing Stage in Europe or DS. A complete list of DDR games can be found at the Dance Dance Revolution games list.
Pop'n Music series
Pop'n Music is played with nine large buttons which are arranged as in Beatmania IIDX or. The series began with the release of Pop'n Music in 1998 and continues to this day, the recent publication is Pop'n Music 20 Fantasia from the year 2011. Pop'n Music is usually abbreviated as Pop'n. The series used conventional cardinal numbers in place of the aforementioned scheme.
Drummania-/Guitar-Freaks-Reihe
Also known as GitaDora series. Guitar Freaks came first, and is played with a guitar- shaped controller that has a pick and three buttons, as well as an effects knob, but does not affect the gameplay. The publication of the second part was also the beginning of the Drum Mania series, which is a simplified version of the electronic drum kit Yamaha DTX: three drum fields, a pool, a hi-hat and bass pedal. Not only is the track list identical, they can also be a so-called "session link" be coupled together, so that can be played together as a band. So often spoken together about them, although they are separate machines. The recent publication is DrumMania V2/Guitar Freaks V2 in November 2006.
Toy 's March: Toy 's March is a drum game for two participants in the style of Drum Mania. However, each player has only one drum and a cymbal. Because of his childlike graphics the game on children seems to lead, even though it contains many young anime songs.
- 2005 - Toy 's March
- 2005 - Toy 's March II
Bemanikünstler
Depending on the game can be a Bemaniveröffentlichung have a large number of widely known licensed title or mostly consist of specially produced music. For example, most Dance Dance Revolution games have original music by Konami, and licensed music in roughly equal proportions. The abundance of licensed titles came about through a lucrative agreement between the record company Toshiba EMI and Konami; in exchange for free publicity for the dance music albums Dancemania series of Toshiba EMI Konami allowed to use any songs from Dance Mania free.
Konami has probably named as a tribute to the characters in Dance Dance Revolution "Toshiba Emi ". Emi is one of the most popular characters in the GDR.
Several different Konamikünstler are involved in the composition of songs for Bemani. They often use pseudonyms when they sign their works. Remixes and re-use of titles from other games are not uncommon.