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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 5th Mix: The Beat Goes On was produced by Konami in 1999.

Konami released 434 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 5th Mix: The Beat Goes On was produced include: NBA Play by Play, Battle Tryst, Dark Horse Legend, Winning Spike, Teraburst, Hiphopmania Complete Mix 2, Beatmania 3rd Mix, Beatmania 4th Mix ~Time To Get Down~, Beatmania IIDX, and Dance Dance Revolution

Specs

Name Beatmania 5th Mix: The Beat Goes On
Developer Konami (Japan)
Year 1999
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 7075
Class Wide Release
Genre Skill
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play 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

The beat goes on, can you keep up? 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!

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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).

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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

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

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Beatmania 5th Mix: The Beat Goes On Census

There are 15,220 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,649 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,619 machines (6,982 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 3 known instances of this machine owned by Beatmania 5th Mix: The Beat Goes On collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit). 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.

This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

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

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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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