Beatmania IIDX

Description

Follow along with the song by scratching the turntable and pressing the keys as the bars reach the bottom of the screen. If you manage to successfully hit each note on-key perfectly, a combo meter will go up, increasing your score. Do well enough by the end of the song, and you can progress to the next level.

Beatmania IIDX was produced by Konami in 1999.

Konami released 434 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period Beatmania IIDX was produced include: NBA Play by Play, Battle Tryst, Dark Horse Legend, Winning Spike, Teraburst, Hiphopmania Complete Mix 2, Beatmania 3rd Mix, Beatmania 4th Mix ~Time To Get Down~, Beatmania 5th Mix: The Beat Goes On, and Dance Dance Revolution

Specs

Name	Beatmania IIDX
Developer	Konami (Japan)
Year	1999
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7077
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Skill
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: TV Monitor Color: Color HDTV-style display, features an L.E.D. readout underneath that displays the title of the song that is currently being played.
Conversion Class	unique
External Device	DVD - Provides in-game video sequences.
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Either
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Turntable Piano Keyboard: 7 keys (4 white, 3 black) Sound level slider(s) - Volume
Sound	Amplified Stereo with Subwoofer (three channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

The beat is back! Konami returns with Beatmania IIDX which adds to the five key/turntable setup by adding an extra white and black key to the keyboard. Also of note is the bass-pounding subwoofer under the players feet. Now you can 'feel the music' ... literally!

Game Play

Start by selecting the desired options, then a song, and attempt to match the notes by pressing the keys and scratching the turntable in time to the music. Perform well enough, and you can continue to the next stage!

Beatmania IIDX KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

Multiple options can be selected before your game begins, which will affect gameplay in various ways, like changing the speed of the falling notes high speed 1, 2, or 3, or changing where notes appear random or other options.

Images

Trivia

This is an update to what has been called the most popular arcade DJ game by the "Guinness Book of World Records."

If you wish to play a freeware PC version of the game, go to http://members.tripod.com/prjb/entr.htm which has a section for the simulator.

Cabinet Information

The title appears on the marquee as 'beatmania IIDX' Additionally, a large subwoofer under the players' feet sends the game's music vibrating throughout your whole body! Also, the second player's controls are opposite of those of the first player i.e. the keys are on the left, the turntable on the right.

Miscellaneous

Another Bemani series game.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Beatmania IIDX Census

There are 15,268 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,671 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,977 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Beatmania IIDX collectors who are active members. Of these, 4 of them are original dedicated machines.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

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Technical

Starting with IIDX 9th Style, Konami dropped the dedicated hardware for a Windows XP based system. It was blamed for quirky timing for 9th style, but was tweaked to near perfection and even more stringent timing in the later styles.

Fixes

Sometimes in worst-case scenarios, the DVD or the drive itself that provides the in-game video becomes so worn out or scratched that it needs replacement.

Legacy

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