Beatmania

Beatmania (or Beatmania IIDX) is an arcade and console game, mainly known in Japan.

What is Beatmania?

Beatmania is a series of rhythm video games. It is the direct sequel to the beatmania game series, and part of the Bemani line of music games. It was fist released by Konami in 1999, in Japan. Since then Beatmania has had 25 different released games (1st Style, Substream, 2nd Style, 3rd Style, 4th Style, 5th Style, 6th Style, 7th Style, 8th Style, 9th Style, 10th Style, IIDX RED, Happy Sky, DistorteD, GOLD, DJ TROOPERS, EMPRESS, SIRIUS, Resort Anthem, Lincle, Tricoro, Spada, Pendual, Copula, Sinobuz and Cannon Ballers). Beatmania IIDX has 6 game modes; STEP UP, STANDARD, EXPERT, FREE, HAZARD and CLASS

Beatmania in Nico Nico Medleys

The first medley to use a Beatmania song is: Monogatari which was released at: 9 September 2007. It used the song Gold Rush. List of Beatmania songs that have appeared on Nico Nico medleys:

• Red Zone
  - From IIDX RED
  - Song by Tatsh
  - One of the most used songs in medleys with over 15 different medley uses
  - Mainly famous for being one of the most used songs for MADs on Nico Nico Douga
  
• Evans
  - From IIDX SIRIUS
  - Song by DJ_YOSHIKATA
  - Originally from Jubeat, which is another of the Benami line of music games
  
• Gold Rush
  - From IIDX GOLD
  - Song by DJ_YOSHIKATA
  
• SigSig
  - From IIDX Happy Sky
  - Song by Kors K
  
• Smooooch・∀・
  - From IIDX EMPRESS
  - Song by Kors K
  - Also a fad on Nico Nico Douga, where the princesses are switched to different characters
  
• Second Heaven
  - From IIDX GOLD
  - Song by RYU
  
• ULTiMΛTE
  - From IIDX RED
  - Song by TERRA (TËЯRA)
  
• Xepher
  - From IIDX Happy Sky
  - Song by Tatsh
  

More information about Beatmania

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