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ParaParaParadise 2nd Mix

パラパラパラダイスア2ndミックス
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Description

This game places players inside a cage of infrared beams. As the ascending notes reach the top of the screen, players attempt to perform a 'parapara' dance to a selected song, or they just break the beams with whatever appendage is handy at the time.

ParaParaParadise 2nd Mix was produced by Konami in 2001.

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 ParaParaParadise 2nd Mix was produced include: GTI Club - Corso Italiano, Reflec Beat Volzza 2, Guitar Freaks 8th Mix, DrumMania V8, Pop N Music - The Movie, Beatmania 6th Mix: The UK Underground Music, Beatmania IIDX 5th Style, Beatmania IIDX 6th Style, Beatmania III Append 6th Mix, and Boxingmania: Legend Of Success Joe

Specs

Name ParaParaParadise 2nd Mix
Developer Konami (Japan)
Year 2001
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 8980
Class Wide Release
Genre Skill
Monitor
Conversion Class unique
# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 1
Game Play Single
Control Panel Layout Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls
  • Infrared Sensor - Octagonal cage with infrared sensors
  • Buttons: 2 - Select LeftSelect Right
Sound Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

Forget everything you have seen in Dance Dance Revolution, Dance Maniax, or Beatmania! This game, literally, breaks all boundaries in dancing/rhythm games by putting the player square in the middle of an infrared cage and letting him/her loose on a variety of dancing tunes, some of which are new in Paraparaparadise 2nd Mix. Select a song, then go wild trying to break each beam in time to the music. Succeed, and you can continue fail, and you will have to step down. Also, there are some new modes and secrets not previously available in the original Paraparaparadise.

Game Play

Step into the center of the octagon, select a song, and using your arms (recomended, but not required) to break the beams, thus registering hits in time to the notes on the screeen. Do well enough and you can continue on.

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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

New to the game is a secret option menu that features most of the same secret hidden features from the original Paraparaparadise, including some interesting new ones.

Trivia

While Dance Dance Revolution was based on 'nightclub dancing' or 'rave' or similar styles, and Beatmania, Beatmania IIDX, and Beatmania III were based on a DJ's turntable, ParaParaParadise was based on Japanese 'ParaPara' dancing, which was big in Japan in the 70's. Videos of 'how-to' can be found if you look hard enough in Japan, but chances are it is pretty rare to find one these days!

Cabinet Information

Features an octagonal area for the player to stand in.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op ParaParaParadise 2nd Mix Census

There are 15,333 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,697 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,268 machines (7,015 unique titles).

Scarce - There are 5 known instances of this machine owned by ParaParaParadise 2nd Mix collectors who are active members. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines.

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]

Legacy

  1. ParaParaParadise
  2. ParaParaParadise V1.1
  3. ParaParaParadise 1st Mix +
  4. ParaParaParadise 2nd Mix

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