Dance Maniax
Encyclopedia
Dance Maniax is a game from the Bemani
series of rhythm game
s, published by Konami
, with songs mostly from the Dancemania
series of music, and shares many songs with Dance Dance Revolution
. Instead of using physical contact to activate sensors, it uses optical switches to allow hands, feet and legs to be used in gameplay by passing them above or below the sensor.
In-game, the songs are played immediately in sequence: as soon as. Notes scroll in a similar fashion to Dance Dance Revolution: four circles ascend and the player must move their hand over or under the appropriate sensor in time to receive an "OK!" The outer "blue" lanes are the lower sensors, and the inner "pink" lanes correspond to the upper sensors. Should they miss or not hit the sensor in rhythm with the song, their life meter will immediately decrease. Play continues until either all songs in the course have been passed, or it ends as soon as the life meter is fully depleted.
The life meter have been modified and thus, giving a more difficult gameplay. The player starts with his life meter set to full. Should he miss the notes or not hit the sensor in rhythm with the song, their life meter will decrease, similar to the other game modes. However, in order to regain the life meter, the player should earn 1000 combo.
series of compilation albums. Through a deal with Toshiba-EMI
, Konami was allowed to freely license tracks from Dancemania albums in exchange for advertising the albums in the games where the licensed tracks were used. For more information, see Bemani artists.
Korean Release:
Note: Unlike most other Bemani games, no home versions of Dance ManiaX have been developed. This is likely due to the expense and difficulty of constructing an arcade-accurate peripheral controller. As well, Konami has stopped active development of the Dance ManiaX series.
Bemani
is Konami's music video game division. Originally named the Games & Music Division, or simply G.M.D., it changed its name in honor of its first and most successful game, Beatmania, and expanded into other music-based games.-Bemani video games:...
series of rhythm game
Rhythm game
Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. Games in the genre typically focus on dance or the simulated performance of musical instruments, and require players to press buttons in a sequence dictated on the screen...
s, published by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
, with songs mostly from the Dancemania
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
series of music, and shares many songs with Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
. Instead of using physical contact to activate sensors, it uses optical switches to allow hands, feet and legs to be used in gameplay by passing them above or below the sensor.
Gameplay
Dance Maniax is a dance game that uses four optical sensors to determine player movements. Sensors are positioned such that there are two top and two bottom sensors on each side. In addition, special options (such as center play, doubles, speed modifiers, etc.) are accessible by holding the left arrow button, the right arrow button and the start button after credits have been inserted but before the game has begun. Center play is where one player controls the middle two pairs of sensors. Also, doubles play is where one player controls all eight sensors at once. By default, players are presented with a set of predefined courses, and are able to select one per game, or should they have started the game into the "options" menu (by pressing both select buttons and the start button), they may also choose to define their own course, pre-set Internet Ranking, or pre-set Marathon courses.In-game, the songs are played immediately in sequence: as soon as. Notes scroll in a similar fashion to Dance Dance Revolution: four circles ascend and the player must move their hand over or under the appropriate sensor in time to receive an "OK!" The outer "blue" lanes are the lower sensors, and the inner "pink" lanes correspond to the upper sensors. Should they miss or not hit the sensor in rhythm with the song, their life meter will immediately decrease. Play continues until either all songs in the course have been passed, or it ends as soon as the life meter is fully depleted.
Marathon Course
In Dance Maniax 2nd Mix, its Marathon course contains songs only in Dance Maniax 2nd Mix. In Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Append J-Paradise, songs in Dance Maniax 1st where included and only one of the 3 series titles can only be chosen for Marathon Course in one playing session. Marathon courses have long playing times unless altered by the arcade operator. There are 25 stages for the Dance Maniax 1st Mix course, 28 stages for the Dance Maniax 2nd Mix course, and 14 stages for the Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Append J-Paradise course.The life meter have been modified and thus, giving a more difficult gameplay. The player starts with his life meter set to full. Should he miss the notes or not hit the sensor in rhythm with the song, their life meter will decrease, similar to the other game modes. However, in order to regain the life meter, the player should earn 1000 combo.
Music
The music of Dance Maniax is varied, showing a wide array of genres and styles. The track listings for each game are composed of songs created by Konami specifically for the Dance Maniax line of games, songs that had been created by Konami for earlier Bemani games (referred to as transplants), and songs licensed from the DancemaniaDancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
series of compilation albums. Through a deal with Toshiba-EMI
Toshiba-EMI
(formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...
, Konami was allowed to freely license tracks from Dancemania albums in exchange for advertising the albums in the games where the licensed tracks were used. For more information, see Bemani artists.
Versions
Japanese Releases:- Dance ManiaX - Released in 1999, Dance ManiaX featured 26 songs.
- Dance ManiaX 2nd MIX - Released in 2001, Dance ManiaX 2nd MIX featured 28 new songs and 25 songs from the original Dance ManiaX, for a total of 53 songs. (The one song that was not transplanted from the original was "My Sharona" by DJ Miko.)
- Dance ManiaX 2nd MIX append JPARADISE -- Released in 2001, Dance ManiaX 2nd MIX append JPARADISE featured 14 new songs, nearly half of which are from Dancemania presents J★PARADISE. The 53 songs present in Dance ManiaX 2nd MIX are also present, for a total of 67 songs. This version features a secret song called "PARANOiA Jazzy Groove+TRIP MACHINE -CLIMAX-+DEAD END(Sync Edit)". This song is not different from the original NONSTOP MIXES from 2ndMIX; they only differ because dance chips are custom made.
Korean Release:
- Dance Freaks - Released in 2000, Dance Freaks features 32 songs. In addition to the entire 26 song Dance ManiaX library, there are an additional 6 licensed Korean songs exclusive to this version.
Note: Unlike most other Bemani games, no home versions of Dance ManiaX have been developed. This is likely due to the expense and difficulty of constructing an arcade-accurate peripheral controller. As well, Konami has stopped active development of the Dance ManiaX series.
Dance Maniax 1st Mix
| Song Title | Artist | From | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROKEN MY HEART | NAOKI feat.PAULA TERRY | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 160 |
| PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME ~SATURDAY NIGHT MIX~ | UZI-LAY | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 120 |
| GORGEOUS 2012 | THE SURRENDERS | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 135 |
| Ain't It Good (Original Vocal Mix) | Tomoki Hirata | beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA | 134 |
| All Night featuring Angel (Original Mix) | Tomoki Hirata | beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA | 134 |
| Body featuring JBraithwaite (I.C.B. Club Vocal Mix) | Tomoki Hirata | beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA | 134 |
| Dr.Love | Asuka M. | beatmania SuperMIX | 123 |
| KEEP ON MOVIN' ~DMX MIX~ | N.M.R-typeG | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 131 |
| ALL MY LOVE | Tomosuke x SABRINA | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 132 |
| Heaven is a '57 metallic gray ~gimmix~ | Hiro feat. Sweet little 30's | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 190 |
| AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL | 8bit | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 200 |
| MEANING OF LIFE | K.Wit feat. GARY | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 112 |
| jane jana | T.E.M.P.O. feat. Mohammad & Emi | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 125 |
| GET IT ALL | BRASS TRICKS | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 139 |
| BAILA! BAILA! | DANDY MINEIRO | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 129 |
| Mobo☆Moga | Orange Lounge | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 172 |
| MAD BLAST | THE INFECTION | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 180 |
| IN MY DREAMS | REBECCA | Dancemania DELUX 4 | 139 |
| DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) | NAOKI | Dancemania SPEED 4 Dancemania Speed Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs... |
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| LOCOMOTION The Loco-Motion "The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 "The... |
ALEXIA | Dancemania BASS #6 | 134 |
| MY SHARONA | DJ MIKO | ZIPmania 3 | 144 |
| IT'S A PARTY | BASTAMIKE & RASHAD | Dancemania BASS #5 | 145 |
| TOGETHER FOREVER | CYDNEY D | Dancemania BASS #5 | 134 |
| LET'S GET DOWN (MO FUNK MIX) | JT PLAYAZ | Dancemania BASS #5 | 145 |
| BUTTERFLY Butterfly (Smile.dk song) "Butterfly" is one of Smile.dk's most popular songs and featured on their 1998 album Smile.The song gained popularity outside of Sweden when it was included on the first version of Konami's music video game, Dance Dance Revolution and Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix... (KCP KUNG-FU MIX) |
smile.dk Smile.dk Smile.dk is a Swedish bubblegum dance group with Veronica Almqvist and Cecilia Reiskog as the current members. The band is well-known around the world partly due to their many songs in Dance Dance Revolution, including "Butterfly", "Golden Sky", "Boys", "Mr... |
Dancemania BASS #6 | 135 |
| Jet World + DROP OUT + PARANOiA MAX TYPE 2 | Non Stop Mix Special | KONAMI ORIGINAL | Unidentified |
Dance Maniax 2nd Mix
| Song Title | Artist | From | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOODAH! (K.O.G. Re-edit) | CARTOONS Cartoons (band) Cartoons, also known as Cartoons DK are a technobilly/glam pop band from Denmark, best known for their 1998 Eurodance cover of the 1958 novelty song, "Witch Doctor" by Ross Bagdasarian, as well as for their outlandish plastic costumes and wigs used in live performances as caricatures of 1950s... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 150 |
| UPSIDE DOWN (Hyper Euro Mix) | COO COO | Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 150 |
| MEET MY FRIEND (B4 ZA BEAT Mix) | EDDY HUNTINGTON | Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 154 |
| TOKYO ALL READY | JUDY CRYSTAL | Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 154 |
| PETIT LOVE | SMILE.dk Smile.dk Smile.dk is a Swedish bubblegum dance group with Veronica Almqvist and Cecilia Reiskog as the current members. The band is well-known around the world partly due to their many songs in Dance Dance Revolution, including "Butterfly", "Golden Sky", "Boys", "Mr... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 155 |
| CAT'S EYE (Ventura Mix) | E-ROTIC E-Rotic E-Rotic is a German Eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.-History:... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 159 |
| TOGETHER AND FOREVER (KCP Euro Mix) | CAPTAIN JACK Captain Jack (band) Captain Jack is a musical duo, specializing in Eurodance music, originating from Germany.- History :Its members were Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez , and Sunny... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 150 |
| BOYS (Euro Mix) | SMILE.dk Smile.dk Smile.dk is a Swedish bubblegum dance group with Veronica Almqvist and Cecilia Reiskog as the current members. The band is well-known around the world partly due to their many songs in Dance Dance Revolution, including "Butterfly", "Golden Sky", "Boys", "Mr... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 155 |
| TUBTHUMPING Tubthumping "Tubthumping", informally known by its prominent lyric "I Get Knocked Down", is the title of a song released by the Anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba on 11 August 1997 through Universal Records and EMI Electrola. It was their most successful single, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart... (KCP Happy Mix) |
CHUMBAWAMBA Chumbawamba Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 140 |
| BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (Red Monster 2000 Mix) | KING KONG & D.JUNGLE GIRLS King Kong & D. Jungle Girls King Kong & D. Jungle Girls is a three-person Italian eurobeat group featuring Andrea , Alexandra and Roberta . Several incarnations of their song Boom Boom Dollar have been featured in the Dance Dance Revolution video games and Dancemania compilation series and its sub-series including Speed... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 155 |
| SYNCHRONIZED LOVE (Red Monster Hyper Mix) | JOE RINOIE | Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 150 |
| EAT YOU UP (Phat k Mix) | ANGIE GOLD | Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 155 |
| DAM DARIRAM (B4 ZA BEAT Mix) | JOGA Joga Joga is an Italian Europop act produced by Nick Ferrando with Nathalie Aarts featured on vocals. Aarts had released four singles commercially in Europe: Dam Dariram, Bye Bye Baby Balloon, No Nobody's Love, and White Christmas. Joga is claimed to be quite popular among listeners of Toshiba-EMI's... |
Dancemania HAPPY PARADISE | 154 |
| I WILL FOLLOW HIM | TAEKO + THE V.O.W | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 148 |
| KISS KISS KISS | NAOKI feat.SHANTI | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 150 |
| ENTER THE DRAGON (G'z Island Mix) | B3-PROJECT | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 155 |
| STAY (Organic house Version) | emi | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 125 |
| VIRTUAL MIND | Brian Morris feat.Thomas | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 128 |
| DO ME (MONDO DISCO ITALO STYLE) | DJ MOjo | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 135 |
| KEEP IT GOING | K.Wit feat.Anthony Shoemo | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 100 |
| Matsuri (J-SUMMER MIX) | RE-VENGE | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 180 |
| Kiss me all night long | NAOKI J-STYLE feat.MIU | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 155 |
| FUNKY MODELLING | SPAKER | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 140 |
| Happy-hopper Korobeiniki "Korobeiniki" , also known as the Tetris song is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells of an incident between a peddler and a girl "haggling" over a price, with the details only being said in metaphor... |
ES44 | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 190 |
| Mind Parasite | TOMOSUKE | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 145 |
| Quickening | dj TAKA | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 150 |
| STAY (Mod bouncy Version) | TOMOSUKE | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 125 |
| PARANOiA jazzy groove + TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX + DEAD END | Non Stop Mix Special | KONAMI ORIGINAL | Unidentified |
Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Append JParadise
| Song Title | Artist | From | BPM |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHYTHM AND POLICE | CJ CREW CJ Crew CJ Crew are a dance music DJ duo, consisting of Chris Bucknall and John Briely. Other aliases include Big Vin & Hugh Jardon, Chi K Monkey, Chi K Munki, Connie and the Plainsman, Demanche Noir, Muff and the Munchers, Nancy and the Boys, The Orff Ki Ensemble, Pyan Issim, Pynck Hobo, Terry and the... FEATURING CHRISTIAN D |
Dancemania presents J-PARADISE | 155 |
| HOT LIMIT | JOHN DESIRE | Dancemania presents J-PARADISE | 156 |
| おどるポンポコリン | CAPTAIN JACK Captain Jack (band) Captain Jack is a musical duo, specializing in Eurodance music, originating from Germany.- History :Its members were Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez , and Sunny... |
Dancemania presents J-PARADISE | 142 |
| 17才 | BAMBEE | Dancemania presents J-PARADISE | 142 |
| BE TOGETHER | NI-NI | Dancemania presents J-PARADISE | 140 |
| Romance no Kamisama | JUDY CRYSTAL | Dancemania presents J-PARADISE | 157 |
| WONDA (SPEED K MIX) | MM | Dancemania SPEED BEST 2001 Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix, or simply Dancemania Speed Best 2001, is a greatest hits compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in 2000... |
170 |
| THE TWIST (Double Pump MIX) | LIBERTY ALL STAZ | Dancemania BASS#8 | 156 |
| KICK THE CAN (HYPER KCP MIX) | BUS STOP Bus Stop (band) Bus Stop were a British dance act best known for their single "Kung Fu Fighting", which reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1998. The song sampled the original vocals by Carl Douglas, the original being a UK #1 hit in 1974, with added rap verses. The group then released three further... |
Dancemania SPEED BEST 2001 Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix, or simply Dancemania Speed Best 2001, is a greatest hits compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in 2000... |
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| ABSOLUTE | dj TAKA | beatmaniaIIDX 4th STYLE | 140 |
| B4U | NAOKI | DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX | 155 |
| DXY! | TaQ | beatmaniaIIDX 3rd STYLE | 148 |
| sanctus | Osamu Kubota | KONAMI ORIGINAL | 160 |
| Twin Bee -Generation X- | FinalOffset | beatmaniaIII | 168 |