<s>
,	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
Pop'n	B-Application
,	O
PM	O
or	O
PNM	O
and	O
stylized	O
as	O
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
in	O
the	O
Bemani	O
series	O
made	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
Bemani	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
interface	O
is	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
represent	O
any	O
actual	O
musical	O
instrument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
notes	O
would	O
interrupt	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
combo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
a	O
character	O
by	O
pressing	O
both	O
yellow	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
mode	O
selection	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
19	O
TUNE	B-Application
STREET	I-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
selection	O
screen	O
automatically	O
pops	O
up	O
after	O
choosing	O
a	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
modes	O
from	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
onward	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
song	O
is	O
selected	O
,	O
a	O
splash	O
screen	O
that	O
is	O
displayed	O
showing	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
banner	O
,	O
and	O
BPM	B-Application
of	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Bemani	O
series	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
games	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
Groove	O
Gauge	O
"	O
that	O
shows	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
Expert	O
Mode	O
(	O
or	O
Expert	O
Courses	O
)	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Nonstop	O
Mode	O
in	O
other	O
Bemani	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expert	O
Mode	O
was	O
removed	O
after	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
18	O
Sengoku	O
Retsuden	O
,	O
but	O
returned	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Lapistoria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
(	O
CHALLENGE	O
モード	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
not	O
only	O
scored	O
on	O
their	O
individual	O
songs	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
Challenge	O
Score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EXtra	O
stages	O
use	O
a	O
different	O
gauge	O
than	O
usual	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Stamina	O
"	O
gauge	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
life	O
bar	O
in	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
's	O
Life	O
Gauge	O
,	O
where	O
complete	O
depletion	O
means	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Normal	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
20	O
Fantasia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
portable	O
on	O
console	O
releases	O
and	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
20	O
fantasia	O
on	O
arcade	O
releases	O
,	O
"	O
Cool	O
"	O
is	O
always	O
on	O
,	O
regarding	O
to	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
and	O
Cho-Challenge	O
Mode	O
are	O
combined	O
into	O
one	O
single	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
9	I-Application
is	O
Osusume	O
( オススメ	O
,	O
Lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
removed	O
after	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Osusume	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
20	O
:	O
Fantasia	O
as	O
a	O
song	O
category	O
within	O
normal	O
mode	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
songs	O
the	O
player	O
might	O
like	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
song	O
selection	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
e-AMUSEMENT	B-Application
system	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
12	I-Application
Iroha	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
"	O
Net	O
Taisen	O
Mode	O
"	O
(	O
NET対戦	O
モード	O
,	O
"	O
Net	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
over	O
the	O
e-AMUSEMENT	B-Application
network	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
with	O
players	O
on	O
other	O
e-AMUSEMENT-ready	O
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
17	O
The	O
Movie	O
,	O
a	O
CPU-emulated	O
version	O
of	O
this	O
mode	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Taisen	O
"	O
mode	O
found	O
on	O
consumer	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
12	I-Application
Iroha	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Normal	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
standard	O
mode	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
replaced	O
instead	O
by	O
"	O
Enjoy	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enjoy	O
Mode	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Easy	O
Mode	O
"	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
20	O
Fantasia	O
,	O
and	O
removed	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Sunny	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
difficulty	O
for	O
Normal	O
Mode	O
:	O
"	O
Easy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
Bemani	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
do	O
not	O
mimic	O
an	O
instrument	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
are	O
separated	O
by	O
genres	O
like	O
Reggae	O
,	O
Disco	B-Operating_System
Queen	O
,	O
Spy	O
,	O
or	O
Anime	O
Hero	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
common	O
Bemani	O
genres	O
of	O
eurobeat	O
and	O
forms	O
of	O
electronica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
series	O
of	O
songs	O
with	O
similar	O
elements	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Classic	O
series	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
medleys	O
of	O
classical	O
music	B-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
Powerfolk	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
has	O
no	O
other	O
visuals	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
the	O
player	O
chose	O
,	O
an	O
opponent	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
scrolling	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
games	O
can	O
be	O
challenging	O
at	O
high	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
are	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
challenging	O
of	O
any	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
also	O
features	O
easier	O
content	O
for	O
beginners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
caters	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
pop'n	B-Application
music	I-Application
14	I-Application
FEVER	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Mickey	I-Application
Tunes	I-Application
contains	O
Disney	O
music	B-Application
and	O
Disney	O
characters	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
characters	O
and	O
songs	O
made	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Disney	O
Tunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Animelo	I-Application
2	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
version	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
song	O
list	O
consisting	O
completely	O
of	O
anime	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
television	O
show	O
,	O
licensed	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
console	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
series	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
nine	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
main	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
while	O
two	O
spin-offs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
added	O
27	O
new	O
songs	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
46	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
Key	O
Disc	O
technology	O
to	O
allow	O
play	O
of	O
Append	O
Disc	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
3	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
44	O
songs	O
,	O
split	O
between	O
22	O
new	O
songs	O
and	O
22	O
returning	O
songs	O
,	O
though	O
eight	O
of	O
these	O
returning	O
songs	O
feature	O
more	O
challenging	O
Hyper	O
charts	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
4	I-Application
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
41	O
songs	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
five	O
are	O
returning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
for	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
Key	O
Disc	O
technology	O
,	O
allowing	O
play	O
of	O
its	O
two	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
6	I-Application
featured	O
104	O
songs	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
library	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
Key	O
Disc	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
console	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
and	O
one	O
compilation	O
,	O
all	O
released	O
from	O
2002	O
to	O
2007	O
,	O
are	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
exclusives	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
14	I-Application
FEVER	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
revised	O
controller	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Anywhere	O
was	O
a	O
mini-game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
VMU	B-Application
and	O
PocketStation	B-Application
,	O
handheld	O
memory	O
cards	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mini-game	O
can	O
be	O
loaded	O
using	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
each	O
respective	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
GB	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Animation	O
Melody	O
and	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Disney	O
Tunes	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Portable	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
console	O
release	O
for	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
15	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
the	O
song	O
list	O
and	O
interface	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Portable	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
16	O
PARTY	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
DLC	O
songs	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dancing	B-Application
game	I-Application
based	O
around	O
the	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
design	O
and	O
songs	O
,	O
with	O
ten	O
"	O
switches	O
"	O
(	O
four	O
diagonals	O
and	O
a	O
center	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
Pump	B-Application
It	I-Application
Up	I-Application
's	O
panel	O
placement	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
using	O
Pop'n-style	O
graphics	O
with	O
DDR-style	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
keysounded	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
missing	O
a	O
step	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
corresponding	O
sounds	O
in	O
the	O
song	O
not	O
being	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
breaks	O
up	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
in	O
an	O
unconventional	O
way	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
dance	B-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
the	O
default	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
uses	O
6-switches	O
(	O
corresponding	O
to	O
Pump	B-Application
It	I-Application
Up	I-Application
's	O
half	O
double	O
;	O
in	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
6-switch	O
mode	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
four	O
outer	O
corners	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
10-switch	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
2-player	O
configuration	O
on	O
"	O
Normal	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Hard	O
"	O
modes	O
(	O
corresponding	O
to	O
5-switches	O
per	O
person	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Pump	B-Application
It	I-Application
Up	I-Application
's	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Maniac	O
"	O
mode	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
single-player	O
"	O
double-play	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
upgrade	O
kit	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
this	O
franchise	O
before	O
being	O
cancelled	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
EX	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
upgrade	O
fixed	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
gameplay	O
issues	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
added	O
new	O
charts	O
and	O
"	O
Expert	O
mode	O
"	O
stages	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
songs	O
from	O
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Full	O
Moon	O
"	O
by	O
LITTLE	O
CURE	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
used	O
on	O
another	O
Bemani	O
game	O
since	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pop'n	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Wakuwaku	O
!	O
</s>
