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. As in other games that use

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s, such as ''

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'', a player must press panels in response to scrolling arrows on the game's

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Modes

''TechnoMotion'' has three distinct gameplay modes: * Cross mode: Uses the left, right, up, and down panels (like ''

''). * Diagonal mode: Uses the corner and center panels (like '' Pump It Up''). * TechnoMotion mode: Uses all panels except the center. * Double mode (both sides), only in 4- and 5-panel modes. There is no 16-panel mode; however, an unofficial 16-panel mode was added in StepMania 5. It is possible to change the panel mode between and during songs in the game with switches on the cabinet. A player has the option to play in Single mode (one player, one pad) or Versus mode (two players, two pads). There are four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Double(one player, both pads). Each difficulty has a separate songlist, and each pattern is rated with 1 to 12 small diamond icons.

Music

All but one of the ''TechnoMotion'' songs are of the

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. TechnoMotion's songlist is mostly composed of new licenses, but there are a few veteran songs which were found in Pump It Up and Dance Dance Revolution's 3rd Mix Korean before appearing in TechnoMotion. The songs listed here that were included in Pump It Up was because after Technomotion F2 Systems paid Andamiro to use the Pump It Up license to create Pump It Up Extra Mix. TechnoMotion has four different songlists: one for each mode of play. Easy Mode with ''18 songs'' Normal Mode with ''18 songs'' Hard Mode with ''16 songs'' Double Mode with ''21 songs'' TechnoMotion Song Lists (including the 2nd Dance Floor version): A Man Tales (Nam-ja E-ya-gi) - Honey Family Another Truth (Tto-da-reun Jin-Sim) - Novasonic Ba Kkwo (Change) -

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Broken Heart (Sil Yeon, The Disappointed Love) -

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Bump - NRG C.O.C. (Choice of Cinderella) - Keoun So-young Cyber Lover -

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Dream - Hyun Seung-min Emotion - Yoo Chae-yeong First Love (Cho Ryun echno Mix- Clon Flower - Yoo Chae-yeong Freedom (Ja-yoo) - O-24 Funky Tonight - Clon Gagaai (Closer) - S#arp Get Up - Baby V.O.X. Hatred (Jeung-O) - Novasonic Heartlessness (Mu-Jeong) -

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I'm A Trashman (Na-neun Sse-rae-gi-ya) - N.EX.T Killer - Baby V.O.X. Loner - T.T.MA Love Story - See U Party Party -

Pierrot - Lee Hyun-do Recollection (Hwoe-sang) -

Shadow - NRG Starian - Duke Staring At The Sun -

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(License song) Tell Me Tell Me - S#arp Wa! (Come On!) -

Win Win - The Bros. Total: 30 Songs

Simulation

''TechnoMotion'''s 4-panel and 5-panel modes can be simulated by ''

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'', in its ''Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''Pump It Up'' modes. An add-on has been released allowing 8-panel play. It was released as a theme with new arrow skins and metrics.

Gameplay

As with most rhythm-based games, TechnoMotion's gameplay consists of scrolling objects (in this case, arrows) that rise from the bottom of the screen to the top. When the graphics reach the top, the player must contact buttons on a metal pad with their feet. To help the player determine when to step on the pad, an area at the top of the screen has a set of target arrows identical to the scrolling arrows. These arrows are arranged in a unique way. Starting from the left: * Down left * Left * Up left * Down * Up * Up right * Right * Down right The pad and the arrows are also color coordinated. The colors are: * Both diagonals down - Blue * Left and right - Green * Both diagonals up - Red * Up and Down - Yellow * Center - Pink or purple Technomotion is also unique among dance games in that many stepcharts have hidden, or "secret" steps, which do not show up until they are hit. However, there is a code which can make them appear as normal steps. Another unique feature of Technomotion is that you could challenge other players in the same way you would challenge in a fighting game.

Company

''TechnoMotion'' was created by the Korean Arcade company F2 System. F2 System still exists, though production of ''TechnoMotion'' has stopped. F2 now makes gambling style arcade games, PC MMORPG games, and standard arcade games. Many of their Gambling games center around a tropical theme, distinguishing themselves from other companies. F2 was founded in 1995, and its first offering was a coin-op "Blank n Holdem." Their MMO offerings are typical KMMO fare. One centers on a fantasy universe, another around creating an avatar in an online world to interact with others, and the final about space exploration. No mention of TechnoMotion is made on F2's website, aside from an unclickable graphic on the last page of their games list.

Versions

There are only 2 editions of TechnoMotion. The first has no subtitle, while the second is called "TechnoMotion: The 2nd Dance Floor".

External links

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