Beatmania IIDX - You are the DJ of the Gig!

(up) a beatmania IIDX arcade  from http://2dera.net/iidx_map/view_pict.php?shop_id=1894                        

(down) keyboard and disc for scratching
   
   Yeah~After the ambiguous explanation last week, let's see what beatmania IIDX is. To begin with, let me separate the phrase "beatmania IIDX" first.

beat, mania, II, DX

   beat: 節拍

   mania: craziness

   II: two

   DX: deluxe

   Now, you might be curious whether beatmania I exists. Yes, it existed long time before (1997~2002), and it was called "beatmania" then. Beatmania IIDX (IIDX for short) is the sequel to it released in 1999 in Japan. Both two games are developed by Konami.
   The amount of arcade in Taiwan is only 26. Compared to that of jubeat, it's only a little.

Distribution: http://2dera.net/iidx_map/index_map.php (4 in Taipei, 9 in Kaohsiung)

Basic Introduction

The latest version is 21th, SPADA

Lunatic Rave 2, LR2 is a simulator of IIDX. It's impossible for me to record this video on arcade, so I decided to record on LR2.

Accuracy

PGREAT (Shining GREAT): perfect

GREAT (Yellow GREAT)

GOOD

BAD: stop combo, gauge drains a little

POOR: stop combo, gauge drains a lot

1P&2P, Single play(SP)&Double play(DP)

   Disc on the left is 1P; on the right is 2P. I'm a 1P player. SP means playing either 1P or 2P; DP means playing both 1P and 2P together. Not to mention, DP is far more difficult than SP.

Special Feature of IIDX

1. Key Sound: A particular sound, often with regard to the melody of music. Let's why Konami states, "You are the DJ of the gig!"

2. The density of notes: IIDX is the rhythm game with the highest density I have ever seen. Some difficult beatmaps have 1000 notes per minute, which is about twice of jubeat. 

3. MV: You can enjoy MV while playing if you could. :-3

4. Scratch: This is what simulates DJ. It's not easy, particularly when scratch notes and key notes appear at the same time.

This movie is for introducing key sound.

A scratching song. I'm really a novice!

Thank you for visiting. Next week you will learn more about playing technique, but again, I'm a novice!!

Acknowledgement

NTU music game club: provided instrument and allowed to shoot videos