<s>
(	O
styled	O
as	O
beatmania	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
game	O
developer	O
Konami	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contributed	O
largely	O
to	O
the	O
boom	O
of	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
expanded	O
not	O
only	O
with	O
arcade	O
sequels	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
moved	O
to	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
other	O
portable	O
devices	O
,	O
achieving	O
a	O
million	O
unit	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bemani	O
line	O
of	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
Konami	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
adopted	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
release	O
of	O
Beatmania	B-Application
3rdMix	O
and	O
kept	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
being	O
Beatmania	B-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
gave	O
birth	O
to	O
several	O
spinoffs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
series	O
(	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
version	O
featuring	O
7	O
keys	O
and	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
still	O
receiving	O
new	O
version	O
updates	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
5-key	O
series	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
more	O
modern	O
hardware	O
platform	O
,	O
a	O
pedal	O
for	O
optional	O
effects	O
and	O
a	O
3.5	O
"	O
floppy	O
disk	O
drive	O
to	O
save	O
play	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
never	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
unlicensed	O
hard-drive	O
copies	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
's	O
keyboard	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
with	O
a	O
modded	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
and	O
its	O
variants	O
have	O
a	O
following	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Beatmania	B-Application
cabinets	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
arcade	O
collectors	O
and	O
Bemani	O
enthusiasts	O
,	O
and	O
consequently	O
,	O
are	O
a	O
rare	O
sight	O
at	O
many	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featured	O
in	O
Beatmania	B-Application
2ndMix	O
and	O
Beatmania	B-Application
,	O
inexperienced	O
players	O
can	O
go	O
through	O
a	O
training	O
stage	O
with	O
DJ	O
Konami	O
,	O
a	O
voice-over	O
that	O
walks	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
the	O
basics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
over	O
was	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
Beatmania	B-Application
series	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
similarly	O
formatted	O
Tutorial	O
mode	O
was	O
recently	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scoring	O
rules	O
follow	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
beatmania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
major	O
styles	O
of	O
the	O
Beatmania	B-Application
cabinet	O
were	O
originally	O
created	O
,	O
the	O
standard	O
cabinet	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mini-style	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
offers	O
many	O
musical	O
genres	O
from	O
different	O
disciplines	O
of	O
electronic	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Beatmania	B-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
arcade	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
are	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
other	O
console	O
ports	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
Beatmania	B-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
also	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
key	O
mixes	O
were	O
never	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
or	O
portable	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
Beatmania	B-Application
7thMix	O
and	O
Beatmania	B-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatstage	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
:	O
Logo	O
is	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
Beatmania	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
actually	O
2ndMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatstage	B-Application
3rdMix	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
"	O
Believe	O
again	O
(	O
Hyper	O
Mega	O
Mix	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Luv	O
to	O
me	O
(	O
Third-Mix	O
)	O
"	O
are	O
the	O
English	O
versions	O
from	O
Complete	O
Mix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatstage	B-Application
completeMix	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
"	O
tokai	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Find	O
Out	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Believe	O
Again	O
'	O
Hyper	O
Mega	O
Mix	O
 '	O
(	O
Japanese	O
Version	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Luv	O
to	O
me	O
(	O
Japanese	O
Version	O
)	O
"	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatstage	B-Application
4thMix	O
-the	O
beat	O
goes	O
on	O
-	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
No	O
removed	O
songs	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatstage	B-Application
5thMix	O
-Time	O
to	O
get	O
down	O
-	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
Gauge	O
method	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
Beatmania	B-Application
5thMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
HARD	O
gauge	O
in	O
the	O
beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
released	O
three	O
Beatmania	B-Application
games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
HipHopMania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
releases	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
apart	O
from	O
one	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
(	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
console	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
2ndMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
Yebisu	O
Mix	O
:	O
Append	O
disc	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Beatmania	B-Application
containing	O
all-new	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
3rdMix	O
(	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
stand-alone	O
append	O
disc	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
3rdMix	O
Mini	O
:	O
Append	O
disc	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
3rdMix	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
GottaMix	O
(	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
second	O
stand-alone	O
append	O
disc	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
19	O
songs	O
made	O
by	O
KCEJ	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
three	O
songs	O
from	O
4thMix	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
preview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
4thMix	O
(	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
Append	O
disc	O
and	O
complete	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
4thMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
5thMIX	O
(	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
Append	O
disc	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
5thMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
featuring	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
Come	I-Application
True	I-Application
(	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
Key	O
disc	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Best	O
Hits	O
(	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
First	O
console	O
release	O
to	O
drop	O
the	O
append	O
disc	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Includes	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Beatmania	B-Application
up	O
to	O
5thMix	O
and	O
GottaMix	O
,	O
chosen	O
through	O
fan	O
votes	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
GOTTAMIX	O
2	O
~	O
Going	O
Global	O
~	O
(	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
official	O
follow-up	O
release	O
to	O
GottaMix	O
,	O
again	O
,	O
featuring	O
all-new	O
songs	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Append	O
ClubMix	O
(	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
Append	O
disc	O
and	O
complete	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
ClubMIX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
THE	O
SOUND	O
OF	O
TOKYO	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2001	O
)	O
:	O
PlayStation-exclusive	O
key	O
disc	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
6thMix	O
+	O
Core	O
Remix	O
(	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2002	O
)	O
:	O
Key	O
disc	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
coupled	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Left	O
Hand	O
Scratch	O
Mode	O
and	O
the	O
Original	O
Expert	O
Course	O
Mode	O
were	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
beatmania	B-Application
IIDX	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
(	O
June	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
Beatmania	B-Application
included	O
licensed	O
songs	O
from	O
Moloko	O
,	O
Skank	O
,	O
Les	O
Rhythmes	O
Digitales	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
are	O
classic	O
beatmania	B-Application
tracks	O
from	O
various	O
mixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
color	I-Device
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
GB	O
(	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
Features	O
10	O
songs	O
selected	O
from	O
2ndMix	O
,	O
3rdMix	O
and	O
Yebisu	O
Mix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
GB	O
2	O
GatchaMix	O
(	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
Features	O
5	O
songs	O
selected	O
from	O
GottaMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
from	O
famous	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Yellow	O
Magic	O
Orchestra	O
,	O
Morning	O
Musume	O
,	O
SMAP	B-Protocol
,	O
Hikaru	O
Utada	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
animations	O
songs	O
like	O
Mobile	O
Suit	O
Gundam	O
Starship	O
Girl	O
Yamamoto	O
Yohko	O
make	O
up	O
20	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
GB	O
GatchaMix2	O
(	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2000	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Color-exclusive	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
follows	O
the	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
GatchaMix	O
with	O
console	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
other	O
popular	O
licensed	O
songs	O
from	O
real-life	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GatchaMix2	O
was	O
previously	O
going	O
named	O
to	O
be	O
Beatmania	B-Application
GB	O
Net	O
Jam	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
tracks	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
the	O
Mobile	O
System	O
GB	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
for	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
(	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
1999	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
only	O
Beatmania	B-Application
title	O
for	O
the	O
Wonderswan	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
title	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
from	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
as	O
Beatmania	B-Application
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bemani	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
line	O
were	O
portable	O
gaming	O
devices	O
with	O
a	O
monochrome	O
LCD	O
screen	O
,	O
each	O
featuring	O
a	O
:number	O
of	O
songs	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
:	O
The	O
only	O
version	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
body	O
that	O
mimicked	O
the	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket2	O
:	O
The	O
first	O
release	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
smoother	O
design	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
with	O
all	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-AnimeSong	O
Mix1-	O
:	O
A	O
selection	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
titles	O
by	O
Go	O
Nagai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
had	O
the	O
color	O
scheme	O
of	O
Mazinger	B-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Tokimeki	O
Memorial	O
Edition-	O
:	O
Songs	O
from	O
the	O
dating	O
sim	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
Skeleton	O
:	O
A	O
special	O
release	O
of	O
SummerMIX	O
with	O
a	O
clear	O
body	O
given	O
away	O
as	O
a	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-AnimeSong	O
Mix2	O
-	O
Features	O
songs	O
from	O
titles	O
by	O
Shotaro	O
Ishinomori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
2000	O
:	O
The	O
internal	O
hardware	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
improve	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
kept	O
for	O
all	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Enjoy	O
Georgia	O
Signature-	O
:	O
A	O
special	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
Georgia	O
Signature	O
novelty	O
goods	O
stores	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Hello	O
Kitty	O
Edition-	O
:	O
Hello	O
Kitty	O
's	O
face	O
is	O
molded	O
on	O
the	O
scratch	O
disc	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-AnimeSong	O
Mix3-	O
:	O
A	O
selection	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
titles	O
by	O
Leiji	O
Matsumoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Tigers	O
version	O
:	O
A	O
special	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
Hanshin	O
Tigers	O
baseball	O
team	O
of	O
Japan	O
featuring	O
cheer	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Kawaii	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Tokimeki	O
Memorial	O
2	O
edition	O
:	O
Songs	O
from	O
the	O
dating	O
sim	O
Tokimeki	B-Application
Memorial	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Love	O
Stories-	O
:	O
A	O
selection	O
of	O
love	O
songs	O
from	O
various	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-KonaMix-	O
:	O
Various	O
songs	O
from	O
classic	O
Konami	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Best	O
Hits	O
2000	O
–	O
:	O
Popular	O
songs	O
from	O
various	O
artists	O
from	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beatmania	B-Application
Pocket	O
-Tigers	O
Version2	O
:	O
A	O
special	O
edition	O
for	O
the	O
Hanshin	O
Tigers	O
baseball	O
team	O
of	O
Japan	O
featuring	O
cheer	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Beatmania	B-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1998	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
1999	O
,	O
Beatmania	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
6,700	O
arcade	O
units	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
received	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
Most	O
Popular	O
DJ-Simulation	O
Arcade	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Beatmania	B-Application
sold	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
