Beatmania is a rhythm game developed by Konami. It is the first game in the BEMANI series ( which it was named after: BEatMANIa ). It is one of the few music games developed by the internal studio GMD (Game Music Division). Beatmania is played with a controller with one turn table and 5 keys, three white and two black. On the screen you will see bars moving from the top to bottom in columns representing each of the keys and the turntable. When the bars reach the judgement line it is time to scratch. The game contain 7 songs, which is the lowest number ever in the BEMANI franchise.
Crackin’ DJ is a DJ simulation machine where you have to scrach to the music. Your controls include 2 turntables and a fader. There are 20 songs including a lesson tune and 2 hidden songs. One of the bonus tunes is a remake of the « outrun » theme song. The « Beats » fall down in columns on the left and right side. When the beat hits the horizontal line, that is when you start scraching. The music is accompanied by animated videos that are shown in the background. The game is very « ghetto ». Most of the tunes are generic Rap and R&B songs created by « Hiro » from Sega’s music development team. Crackin DJ was only released as a dedicated cabinet in very limited numbers in Japan. There are less 5 than Crackin DJ machines in the USA as of July 2003.
DanceDanceRevolution World is the 19th installment of the Dance Dance Revolution arcade series in Japan (and the 10th outside of Japan). The game was released as a software upgrade for LCD-based arcade cabinets on June 12, 2024, in Asia, Australasia, and the United States. It is the sequel to Dance Dance Revolution A3, and is currently the most recent release.
The first series of the Beatcraft brand, a rhythm game developed by Nurijoy in 2014. On May 6, 2014, it was released under the working title of "Project736T", and on May 29, the original project name, "Beatcraft Cyclon", was revealed. Participating composers were NieN, Paul Bazooka, Mr. Funky, ND Lee, PlanetBoom, Electronic Boutique, 3rd Coast, Makou, Nauts, and other artists who had previously submitted songs to the DJMAX series. Also, Takahiro Eguchi, a composer and BMS producer belonging to Super Sweep/Nano Sounds, participated as a new artist. According to the phrase 'ARCADE THE FIRST' in the PV, it was first released as an arcade. However, due to the failure of the game, it is unknown whether the Beatcraft brand will continue to other models.
Synchronica is an arcade rythm and music game. The cabinet is build with 2 touch screen and the goal is to touch circles on the screen and the player must touch them at the right moment. This is a 2 players game, the partners must be synchronised to complete game missions.
