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Beatmania 2nd Mix Beatmania 2nd Mix - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

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Description

Follow along with the song by scratching the turntable and pressing the keys as the bars reach the bottom of the screen. If you manage to successfully hit each note on-key perfectly, a combo meter will go up, increasing your score. Do well enough by the end of the song, and you can progress to the next level.

Beatmania 2nd Mix was produced by Konami in 1998.

Konami released 433 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period Beatmania 2nd Mix was produced include: Konami System 573, Tokimeki Memorial Oshiete Your Heart, Terraburst, Total Vice, Solar Assault, Beatmania, Evil Night, Fighting Bujutsu Fighting Wu-Shu, Fisherman's Bait: A Bass Challenge, and Gradius IV - Fukkatsu

Beatmania 2nd Mix - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet
(Contributed by: Dre Kalinowski)

Specs

Name Beatmania 2nd Mix
Developer Konami (Japan)
Year 1998
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 7072
Class Wide Release
Genre Skill
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Either
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Piano Keyboard: 5 keys (3 white, 2 black)
  • Turntable
Sound Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

Do you have what it takes to be a master DJ? Then show your stuff in this music-simon says game by Konami, which spawned several spinoffs and updates with new music (denoted with "2nd Mix," "3rd Mix," etc.) such as Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Freaks, and Drum Mania.

Game Play

Start by selecting a song, then attempt to match the notes by pressing the keys and scratching the turntable in time to the music. Perform well enough, and you can continue to the next stage!

Beatmania 2nd Mix KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

Different codes may be entered to enable harder modes such as 'hidden' (notes disappear 1/3 of the way from the bottom) or 'sudden' (notes appear 1/3 of the way from the bottom) or 'Stealth' (notes are invisible, a combination of the two).

Trivia

This is the most popular arcade DJ game according to the "Guinness Book of World Records."

If you wish to play a freeware PC version of the game, go to http://www.vintagegaming.com/ which has a section for the simulator.

Cabinet Information

The title appears on the marquee as 'beatmania' (all lowercase).

Miscellaneous

First of many updates to the classic 'beatmania' series.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Beatmania 2nd Mix Census

There are 14,717 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 4 known instances of this machine owned by Beatmania 2nd Mix collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Legacy

  1. Beatmania
  2. Beatmania 2nd Mix
  3. Beatmania 3rd Mix
  4. Beatmania 4th Mix ~Time To Get Down~
  5. Beatmania 5th Mix: The Beat Goes On
  6. Beatmania 6th Mix: The UK Underground Music

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