<s>
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
beatmania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
was	O
relatively	O
short-lived	O
,	O
spanning	O
only	O
2	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
five	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
being	O
Beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
cabinets	O
feature	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
10	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
mid-range	O
speakers	O
stacked	O
vertically	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
subwoofers	B-Application
located	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cabinet	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
headphone	B-Device
jacks	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
both	O
players	O
may	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
headphones	B-Device
to	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
headphones	B-Device
does	O
not	O
disable	O
the	O
external	O
speakers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
original	O
Beatmania	B-Application
features	O
simply	O
an	O
"	O
Effector	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
an	O
extensive	O
panel	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
effectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
5-keys-and-turntable	O
layout	O
remains	O
unchanged	O
,	O
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
foot	O
pedal	O
for	O
each	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
a	O
feature	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
Bemani	O
series	O
:	O
a	O
3.5-inch	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
playing	O
,	O
the	O
disk	O
is	O
then	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
drive	O
for	O
later	O
repeated	O
use	O
in	O
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
or	O
for	O
looking	O
at	O
scores	O
using	O
one	O
's	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
was	O
also	O
required	O
to	O
unlock	O
secret	O
songs	O
or	O
game	O
modes	O
on	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beatmania	B-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
release	O
added	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
Beatmania	B-Application
games	O
their	O
titles	O
refer	O
to	O
,	O
including	O
most	O
previous	O
arcade	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
