Beatmania rocks

an arcade around here has finally gotten a clue, and is starting to get into more Bemani games... a few months after they got a DDRMAX2 (with the memory card slots!) out of nowhere, now they have a Beatmania Complete Mix 2. I've never really gotten to spend much time with Beatmania, but god damn it's a lot of fun. Hard though, definitely harder than DDR. I'm getting some 5-stars down on Hard, but I can't keep up with any of the 6-star stuff even on HS1.

I know those that have played IIDX will say it destroys regular Beatmania, but it's okay by me since I'm still getting 5-key down. 7-key makes my head hurt (I've tried on a simulator, it was ugly)

So yeah, I know there's a few DDR players around here, but I'm just curious as to how many people on the forums are into Beatmania / IIDX also.

Sonic1687 and I played beatmania down at the shit arcade. Yeah it was fun... good songs. But when you suck at the game, The music sucks. And having all those people around... yeah embarrassing.
If they keys were actually together like a piano, it would be easy, but since they're not it's harder to hit the right keys. But it is a fun game... I hope thats what beatmania is lol.

i love beatmania...
recently bought beatmania iidx 3rd style for ps2
its damn tough....

Bemani games aren't my cup of tea, but I did try one the day after the SATX Neo:Geo Gathering for KOF 2K2. I just can't keep up with the pace of that... I figured it be easy since I was pretty good a mashing buttons on Parappa but I got my ass handed to me by some bloke who's a freggin' Bemani expert. Like I said, not my cup of tea but I do like the concept, it's a hellva' way to work up a sweat... but then again I'd rather do that fuckin' the GF.

I play BeatMania occasionally, but I suck at it...

I can't wait to get a PS2 so I can play KeyBoardMania and ParaPara...

I have every bemani release on PS2...from Para Para Paradise to pop n'music 7...I'e got every PS2 home release of Beatmania IIDX...6th and 4th styles are my fav mixes

I love IIDX..I've been playing for a about a year...I can do every light 7 song in every mix...I'm working on 7-key mode...I can do up to 5 starson 7 key mode...and with every new release of IIDX, it get harder...and I love that...


I can't wait till 7th styles comes out for PS2...

I shall get a Beatmania machine I after all Bemanisuperstar.