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Beatmania 7thMix Keepin' Evolution
(styled as ''beatmania'') is a rhythm video game developed and distributed by Japanese game developer Konami and first released in December 1997. It contributed largely to the boom of music games in 1998, and the series expanded not only with arcade sequels, but also moved to home consoles and other portable devices, achieving a million unit sales. The Bemani line of music games from Konami is named after the series, was first adopted in the arcade release of ''Beatmania 3rdMix'' and kept ever since. The series came to an end with the last game being ''Beatmania The Final'', released in 2002. ''Beatmania'' gave birth to several spinoffs, such as the '' Beatmania IIDX'' series (a more advanced version featuring 7 keys and higher difficulty levels, and to this day still receiving new version updates) and the other being '' Beatmania III'', a remake of the 5-key series which featured a more modern hardware platform, a pedal for optional effects and a 3.5" floppy disk drive to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bemani
, stylized as BEMANI, is Konami's music video game division. Originally named the Games & Music Division (G.M.D.), it changed its name in honor of its first and most successful game, ''Beatmania'', and expanded into other music-based games, most notably rhythm games such as ''Dance Dance Revolution'', ''GuitarFreaks'', and ''DrumMania''. Current Bemani games Since 1997, Konami has released many different series of music games under the Bemani brand. Each series has a unique way of playing the game and detaches players from the typical Gamepad, hand held controller of modern game systems by using their whole body to control the game. ''Dance Dance Revolution'' lets players dance with their feet, ''Beatmania'' gives players a DJ style mixing board complete with turntable, ''ParaParaParadise'' is controlled with the players hands and arm by setting off motion sensors during the dance routine, and ''GuitarFreaks'' & ''DrumMania'' let players use simplified instruments to create mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Maeda (composer)
Naoki Maeda may refer to: * Naoki Maeda (composer) (born 1969), Japanese composer * Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1994), Japanese footballer * Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1996), Japanese footballer {{hndis, Maeda, Naoki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile System GB
The was a short-lived peripheral developed by Nintendo that allowed the handheld Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance consoles to connect to a mobile phone and utilize its cellular network. The accessory used a proprietary networking service called operated by KDDI to exchange data. Following delays, the device and service launched in Japan on 27 January 2001. Together, they enabled online functionality for roughly 20 games, most notably ''Pokémon Crystal'' and ''Mobile Golf''. Nintendo and Konami formed a joint venture, Mobile21, to create games that utilized the service. Nintendo ultimately chose not to release the adapter outside Japan, citing international wireless incompatibilities and market differences. Its high costs and limited game compatibility hindered widespread adoption, with only 80,000 units sold in its first year. The service was discontinued after less than two years on 18 December 2002, marking an early, albeit unsuccessful, attempt at handheld Online game, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
