Beat Mania 3rd Mix Mini - Strategy Guide (Page 02)
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Pocket Beatmania Songlist (This is the list in the instructions, some songs are
different mixes if their names are repeated)
1. Reggae "Jam Jam Reggae"
2. DJ Battle
3. Rave "E-motion"
4. Reggae "Jam Jam Reggae"
5. Break Beats "2 gorgeous 4U"
6. DJ Battle
7. Rave "E-motion"
8. Funky Jazz Groove "Stop the violence"
9. Eurobeat "Luv to Me"
Disc 3 is a seperate disc from the double disc set of Beat Mania
Arcade Mix, but disc 3 is a add-on and is not meant to be a
seperate game, Disc 4 is a seperate game so you can play it as a
seperate game. You need disc 1 to use disc 2 & 3, although disc 2
comes with disc 1 as a set. Disc 3 is a seperate add-on of mixes. You
can just change back and forth between discs by using the "Disc Change"
option. Just leave the power on, open the lid and change discs then
press start. Don't completely turn the system off you have to leave it
on to change discs. If you turn the system off and try to put in disc
2 or 3 it will have some Japanese writing and say "disc 1 arcade"
"disc 2 append" or "disc 3 append". So when changing discs it's safe to
leave the power on.
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10. THE REST OF THE SONGS AND HOW TO GET THEM
Well these songs aren't really secret but you have to either simply
pass the previous songs or do exceptionally well in previous songs on
the list to get them.
*IMPORTANT*
There are two factors in getting all of the songs for all 4 discs.
Basically if you do very well in the normal difficulty songs harder
songs will appear. Since I can't read the instructions this is my
observation from playing Beatmania for a long time.
To get the other songs you must PLAY HARDER songs too, when you beat the
game. For example, start off by playing a "normal" difficulty song and
play progressively difficult songs. If you only play the easy songs and
a few normal here and there you will not get all of the songs. So if you
notice that you are still missing some songs when you go to training
mode to practice. Play all normal mode songs, then a harder one for the
final stage. You can also play all easy songs then a normal or hard one
for the finale to get different songs.
The second factor I've noticed is your PERFORMANCE on certain difficulty
songs. For example if you get almost all "GREATS" on a normal mode song
like Japanese Garage Pop you will then get Nonstop Megamix and so forth.
The songs you get from doing exceptionally well on normal difficulty
songs are usually hype.
Both factors go hand and hand. Don't get confused and think that you have
to get all "GREATS" in a normal mode song. Just get as many "GREATS" as
you can.
Here's how to get the other songs (and it works all the time):
Here are some examples of the factors I talked about....
Disc 1:
Konamix - Your performance is key here (not just simply passing the
stage, it's how well you did). Try not to get any "BAD" or
"POOR" notes. The worst I've had in a performance is 2 BAD
and 1 POOR when getting Konamix, so you are allowed some
leway but you have to try to get as less "BAD" and "POOR"
notes as possible.
Japanese Hip-Hop - You get Japanese Hip-Hop along with Konamix.
Disc 2:
NOTE FOR ALL DISCS: Once you play a song it will disappear from your DJ
Booth so you must play any of the remaining songs to progress.
ie. You start with Bossa Groove, Style Garage and Funk. Say you pass
Bossa Groove you will then have Style Garage, Funk, and Speed
Garage. Pass Funk for example and you'll then have Style and Speed
Garage, Asian Traditional and Funky Jazz Groove. Pass Asian
Traditional for example and you'll get both Hard House and Big Beat
Mix "Metal Gear Solid" Main Theme added. After that you beat Disc 2.
Speed Garage - Pass any of the first 3 songs
Asian Traditional - Pass any remaining songs on your DJ Booth of records
Funky Jazz Groove - Comes with Asian Traditional
Hard House - Pass any remaining songs on your DJ Booth of records
Big Beat Mix "Metal Gear Solid" - Comes with Hard House
NOTE:
If you perform just well enough you will only get Konamix without
Japanese Hip-Hop. The same goes for the remaining songs. If you perform
very well though you will get both songs at the same time.
Bossa Groove French Version "La Bossanova de Fabienne" has the same
stipulations as Nonstop Megamix on Disc 4. You have to perform well on
Normal difficulty songs then the others will become available to you.
Disc 3:
The songs aren't that hard to get and I haven't seen any difficult
"stipulations". There is a fair amount of songs on this disc.
Disc 4:
Beatmania Append Gotta Mix is a great addition to the series. The songs
are very good and they are more challenging than the previous CD'S.
Nonstop Megamix has the same stipulations as Bossa Groove French
Version "La Bossanova de Fabienne".
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11. SOME RECOMMENDED SONGS TO PRACTICE WITH TO GET BETTER
Here are some songs that seem difficult at first but are actually
moderately easy and sound good too. These are from all 4 discs.
Rave (both mixes) "E-Motion"
Bossa Groove "Papaya Bossa"
Funk "Cat Song - theme of UPA"
Techno "Expert Mode"
Ballade "Do you love me"
Trance
Eurobeat (on disc 3 & 4)
Gabbah (disc 4)
Funky Jazz Groove
Nonstop Megamix
These songs have multiple notes that drop at once in the middle
and near the end of the song. Rave just sounds cool because of the
record scratches. The scratches in Rave will help you alot too when
you progress in the game to other harder songs. There are a few other
earlier songs in the game that are good practice. The key is to
practice. The songs don't change, you can pick up on your mistakes
and be able to practice and go over the parts you have problems with
in practice mode.
Here is a list of songs that sound very, very good in "Free" mode:
Rave - Emotion (both mixes)
Nonstop Megamix
Japanese Garage Pop
DJ Battle (Naha Naha & Gattchooon DJ Duel)
Big Beat Mix ---- Metal Gear Solid Main Theme
Bossa Groove French Version "La Bossanova de Fabienne"
R&B (Hard Version)
These are just a few of my favorites. They sound really cool when
playing in free mode.
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12. BEATMANIA APPEND 3RD MIX (DISC 3)
The third disc has 20 songs on it with wide variety. All I have to say
is practice, practice, practice the first 2 CD's on the 2nd Arcade Mix
game before diving into this one because these are really tough songs.
As a reminder the 3rd Mix is just a add-on Append disc and isn't
meant to be a seperate game. If you get just the 3rd Mix without
the first game, 2nd Arcade Mix, you'll be in for a rude awakening and
big surprise when the Playstation asks for Disc 1 from the game. So
get the 2nd Arcade Mix first then get the Append 3rd Mix.
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13. BEATMANIA APPEND GOTTA MIX (Disc 4)
Disc 4 is actually a whole seperate game. The new songs are very cool.
The songs are very challenging this time and have some pretty nice
hooks. One thing I noticed is in some songs near the middle, the song
speeds up and the notes fall faster which is a new feature. One example
is DJ Battle. Where two of the game creators Naha Naha and Gattchooon
battle it out in a "DJ Battle". The original DJ Battle makes a cameo
appearence at the beginning of the song. There are other songs that
have the "speed up" feature in them too.
I don't know if there are two versions or what, but the one I have
doesn't need need disc 1 or the "disc change" option to play like
the other Append mixes. I have seen some that require disc 1 (2nd mix)
so just get all the mixes, they are all cool.
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14. TIPS AND TRICKS
Studio/Room Effect: Normally in the options mode you can choose this
feature under "Effect". If you press the "select" button during play
you can toggle between the two effects. If you look to the middle of
the screen right underneath the screen with the pictures there is
a small spinning record. It will change colors when you activate the
toggle effect.
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15. PUTTING IT ALTOGETHER
Taking all you have read and learned here, try it out and incorporate
it into your own play style. I basically explained the game in as
much detail as I possibly could. This game is a simulator so it is
somewhat of a challenge and is a pretty good representation of DJ'ing.
If there is something anyone wants to add, feel free to email me at
aknight@frontiernet.net. If your information is usefull I'll print it
into my faq and give proper credit.
The biggest thing about this game is you must practice harder songs
over and over, they will become seemlessly easy after a while. Konami
did a excellent job with the Beatmania series and have a wide range of
other cool music games as well like Dance, Dance Revolution which
has the same play style as Beatmania except you play 70's and mid
80's music (you don't DJ though there is a Disco Dancer in the middle
of a dance floor). Unlike Beatmania if you begin to slump and fail,
the game will make fun of your rythmn and the dance club doors will
close which is sort of a slap in the face, but it's funny. Konami
also has Guitar Freaks which you play a guitar and play music just
like in Beatmania, although I read this in a magazine and have seen
pictures of it from the Tokyo Game Expo I don't know much about it.
It sounds pretty cool. Konami also has Drum Mania and another I have,
Pop n' Music which is almost identical to Beatmania with some familiar
characters. Music/Dance games are very popular in Japan and they are
making them so fast. There are a few more music games like Stolen
Song and Dance, Dance, Dance but they aren't as good as the previous
ones listed. There are controllers abundant for the more popular music
games like Beatmania and Dance,Dance Revolution. The one for Dance,
Dance Revolution looks just like the old Power Pad for the Nintendo
Entertainment System, it just has different controls on it.
Beatmania is one of the best games I've played on the Playstation and
is very addicting. You've gotta practice and if you don't already have
some.....get yourself some rythmn. Heh. This game is all about rythmn,
timing and patience. Once you have put all of that together and you've
got the hang of the game you'll have more fun. Also if you don't
already have a turntable controller, get one. It will help you out
tremendously and retails for about $45-104. One of the controllers,
DJ Man includes "Rumble Compatibilty" which vibrates just like the
Dual Shock controller. You can have a video game import store import
it for you. Otherwise just use your Dual shock and have fun and play
the beats.
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16. WHERE TO FIND THIS FAQ
An updated version of this faq can be found at:
Sove Interactive --
Gamefaqs --
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17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This faq is a compilation of all of my Beatmania knowledge. I really
enjoyed writting this faq which took some time because of all the
changes I had to make, to make the guide precise. There are many sites
on the internet about Beatmania but 99% of them are Japanese websites.
I wanted to make this guide as complete as possible so if you can't
understand what the sites are talking about you can look to this guide
for all the information you need. I haven't found any codes or anything
for this game and I don't know if there are any codes for Beatmania,
except for some Gameshark codes. Please feel free to email me any
questions about Beatmania. I am pretty busy nowadays so if I answer
your emails too slow I apologize. I will try to get back to you as
soon as I can.
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18. BEATMANIA MERCHANDISE
There is so much Beatmania merchandise available in Japan I can't
remember them all but here is a short list of things I've seen and
I have or plan on getting soon.
1. Beatmania T-Shirts
2. Pocket Beatmania (I have)
3. Beatmania Zippo Lighters
4. Beatmnia Books
5. Beatmania Videos
6. Beatmania Keychains
7. Beatmania GameBoy (I have)
8. Beatmania Wonderswan
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19. POCKET BEATMANIA & BEATMANIA WONDERSWAN
I just got Pocket Beatmania and it's a trip. The sound quality for
a little LCD keychain game is phenomenal. You can pick out the songs
from the various mixes automatically. The songs come from the 2nd Mix
and the Append 3rd Mix. The funny thing is the record scratching is
alot better than the Beatmania Controller, heh. Plus the record
actually has grooves in it to make it look like a "real" record. The
features are about the same as the Playstation version. The little
Konami logo to the left of the game lights up when you get "GREAT"
ratings for the beats you play. It won't light up for "GOOD", "BAD"
or "POOR". The modes available are: Normal, Practice, Auto Play
and Free Play. If you get confused at how to play when you first see
the game. It's the same format as the Playstation version. The
little blue area is for the black keys while the others are for the
white keys and the far right is for record scratching. There is
a "Groove Gauge" to the bottom right and the "action" window to
the upper right.
Pocket Beatmania is also headphone compatible. The game retails for
40,000 won which is $38.
Beatmania Wonderswan retails for 60,000 won which is about $58.
I haven't tried it out yet nor do I have it, but I have seen it on
display at the Electonics Market in Yongsan. I plan on getting it
later after I come back from leave, maybe in August 1999. Until
then you'll have to wait for detailed info later.
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20. CREDITS
Konami of Japan for making such a phenomenal game. You guys should
make more games of this genre. No other game company has utilized
Dual Shock so well as Konami has recently. Great Job......One thing
though, what's up with these crappy fighting games? I bought Deadly
Arts of the Nintendo 64 when I was on leave from the Army back in
November I traded it in for $15 when I paid $51 for it, every place I
went said the game was so bad that it doesn't sell often I got jipped
$36 bucks on the trade cause the game wasn't even 24 hours from being
opened; mint condition. Magazines rate most of your fighting games real
low come on guys. I remember my Contra days from way back when in the
late 80's let's get some exceptional fighting games produced like
Namco.
Electro Mart in Seoul, S.Korea for having American and Japanese games
for the N64 and Playstation as well as full supplies of Dreamcast
systems. This place is awesome, I never thought I'd be in Korea.
The service is pretty good, but knowing a little Hangul (Korean
language) doesn't hurt either. Taking a Korean Cab is cool, you
can learn Hangul from the drivers who are mostly friendly. I
learned a little Hangul from them which is a great experience.
I am almost finished up here, I leave in November. This place has
tons of things to do cause Seoul is the second largest city in the
world, New York City is the largest. New York baby!!! Home sweet home.
I'm from Northern New York though, heh.
I'll let you guys in on new Beatmania games as I see them.
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