Keyboardmania
| Keyboardmania | |
|---|---|
 Keyboardmania 3rd Mix cabinet | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players simultaneously |
| Arcade system | Firebeat |
Keyboardmania (alternately KEYBOARD MANIA, and abbreviated KBM) is a rhythm video game created by the Bemani division of Konami. In this game up to two players use 24-key keyboards to play the piano or keyboard part of a selected song. Notes are represented on-screen by small bars that scroll downward above an image of the keyboard itself. The goal is to play the matching key when a note bar descends to the red play point line. The arcade cabinet has two screens - one for each player.
There is also a simulator called DoReMi Mania,[1] which uses *.pms files, but the players can use a MIDI-to-pms converter to simplify editing.
Arcade release
Keyboardmania has three Japanese arcade releases:
- Keyboardmania (February 6, 2000)
- Keyboardmania 2ndMIX (October 6, 2000)
- Keyboardmania 3rdMIX (March 15, 2001)
Super linking session
Keyboardmania 3rdMIX has a linking feature with Drummania 4thMIX/GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX and Drummania 5thMIX/GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX with a dozen songs.
Home version
Keyboardmania has 2 home versions for PlayStation 2:
- Keyboardmania (September 21, 2000)
- Keyboardmania II (2ndMIX & 3rdMIX) (February 28, 2002)
The home version of the game has modified controller similar to the arcade keys.
One other notable version is for Windows PCs and is shipped with the Yamaha EZ-250i Keyboard, which is used to play:
- Keyboardmania Yamaha Edition (July 23, 2003)
Song lists
Keyboardmania
| Song | Genre | Artist | Video description | BPM | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All the love | R&B | LaLa Moore | Aya, the song character, dances slowly. | 106 | |
| ARMAJIRO | Progressive | Bunmei | Cybernetic guy exercises with jumping rope, in the middle he trips over and he resumes after his recovery. | 184 | |
| Brain Child | Retro Techno | Logic System | As the girl watches the television, a gifted boy practices with pulling ups and dish washing. He balances two dishes while walking through the forest and log bridge. A stray dog barks, casing the dishes to fall and break. The boy cries, but suddenly a circus clown arrives with a "New Dish", giving him new pair. It causes him to fly to the sky and to the outer space. | 120 | |
| BURNIN' | B3-HARD | Bunmei, Ryo | With burning backgrounds and choreography, the solo rocker performs the song with a vacuum cleaner instead of a metal guitar. | 173 | |
| Confusion | Mixed Beat | Thomas | 131 | ||
| CRISIS OF LOVE | HI-ENERGY | T.R.S.R. featuring MIHO-F | 139 | ||
| Dicky's Theme | Trenchcoat Jazz | Naya~n Big Band | 160 | ||
| Fairy Tale | Dream | Q-mex | Shining blue flashes, crystal-like patterns and water-like backgrounds. | 140 | |
| gymnopedie (skip over MIX) | Sky Walk | Mitsuto Suzuki | Home version of Keyboardmania only | ||
| Henry Henry | Cathedral | Bunmei | 180 | Also in pop'n music 10 | |
| Keyboard Man | A.O.R'N BASS | simon | 165 | ||
| kimi ni ai ni yukou | HIPHOP | Pictures of Lily | 123 | Unavailable in Keyboardheaven | |
| Let's go back home (for Christmas) | SWEETLY | Larry Caorin | The girl (same character from "Brain Child") drives into the city, and on the highway during sunset. | 138 | |
| Mighty Guy | Maximum | CHIHOMI | Aya dances rhythmically and lively in the fast-paced background. | 156 | Also in pop'n music 16 PARTY; Unavailable in Keyboardheaven |
| Mighty Guy -Long Version- | Maximum | CHIHOMI | 156 | Home version of Keyboardmania only | |
| morning music | K-CLASSIC | Bubble System | Looping warm up sequence for Konami's Bubble System arcade hardware. | ||
| MR. C.C | DETUNE | N.R.B | Keyboardmania's principal character named "Usao-kun", the purple-furred rabbit, walks along the path, ignoring his breakthrough wall. He sleeps on his bed at the end of the video. | 200 | Also in pop'n music 10 |
| My Love | Love Ballad | Q-mex & CHELSEA | Various footage of love-themed videos with on-screen song lyrics. | 87 | |
| Pf Concerto NO. 2 | MAESTRO | Prokochsky | Usao-kun's majestic conducting performance in fantasy-themed scene. | 180 | |
| Shake! | 50's | Bunmei | A bowling ball player (in paper animation) shakes by beat along with his back-up dancers on bowling center. | 175 | Also in pop'n music 9 |
| Shining Dream | STYLISH | Magic project | Flashy lights, zooming seascape and skies. | 155 | Unavailable in Keyboardheaven |
| しりとり (Shiritori) | STRAIGHT | Fantastic Factory | 187 | Also in GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX and Pop'n music 8; Unavailable in Keyboardheaven | |
| The 24th D | Goa Trance | SPARKER | 145 | ||
| TRUTH | Fusion | Home version of Keyboardmania only |
Keyboardmania 2ndMix
| Song | Genre | Artist | Video description | BPM | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKUMAJO DRACULA MEDLEY | K-CLASSIC | 矩形波倶楽部 (kukeikakurabu) | Scenes of Transylvania and horrific creatures based on Castlevania game series. It features Simon Belmondo. | 102-142 | also in Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX3 and pop'n music 9 |
| Beyond the Ocean | ASIAN | WORLD SEQUENCE | 122-124 | Also in pop'n Music 19 TUNE STREET | |
| Cycletron | Fingering | HIROYUKI NAMBA | 176 | ||
| Hear My Love Song | POWER | SAKI | Two boxers on the boxing ring, the thin man with red gloves and a buffed man with blue gloves. After the thin man gives several punches, the buffed man then uses a machinegun-like lightning punches until the thin man faints. | 120 | Licensed song |
| HEAVEN'S GATE | Brilliant | NAHJEE & HATA | 152 | ||
| INSPECTOR N. | DANDY | III | Scenes based on detective stories within investigation, gambling, suspense and crimes. | 125 | |
| Journey to the Wonderland | Polka Dots | N.P.B | Three little elves dance for the welcome to the "wonderland", which is a toy world. | 130 | |
| Manhattan Sports Club | TURBAN | simon | Two alien twins, Apsara and Seijin, and their race perform their dance. It features a crossed dance pad similar to Pump it Up. | 178 | Also in pop'n music 8 |
| まっさら (MA-SSA-RA) | Lite Pop | natural bear | 164 | Also in pop'n music 8 | |
| Memories | Dramatic | Naya~n | Inspirational, relaxing live sublime messages, the goldfish, the autumn forest, the clouds and old train. | 80 | |
| Motion | ELECTRONICA | SPARKER | Sky-blue background detailed with electronic patterns and texts based on electronic variants. | 160 | |
| Onion Ring | 60's | HIROYUKI NAMBA | 132 | ||
| Presto | Piano Ambient | Osamu Kubota | 135 | Also in beatmania IIDX 3rd Style AC | |
| REGRET | HAMMER | Ryo & Q-Mex 5 | 132 | ||
| Ride on the Light | Formula | Mr. T | In 3D-animated video, the green Cyber Bird, launched from her Duck Ship, confronts the blue Cyber Shark on the skies. She takes damage from her opponent, so she summons the heavy weapon to retaliate the Cyber Shark. She calls the Duck Ship to crash him away. As the struggling ends, Cyber Bird dynamically poses with "Ride on the Light" title. | 160 | |
| Sabre Dance | Fight | A.Khachaturian | Usao-kun and the green bear races across the obstacles and urban city, fighting each other with kitchen utensils. | 185 | |
| SNOW AFTERNOON | EZ Listenin' | UNIVERS 6 | ???-136 | ||
| STEAM AND DREAM | EU-TECH | V.C.O | Tree atomic balls, linear wormhole, and vast cloudy city. | 135 | |
| SUN BEAM | Hyper Latin | Nahjee | On the beach, Usao-kun mambo-dances with his dog pet. | ||
| USAO-KUN | KIDS | THE RABBITS | Usao-kun writes his diary about visiting his friend, the green bear, to buy carrots, but his wallet is lost after he finds his shirt ripped. The dog returns his found wallet and Usao-kun is happy, and gives him a bone. Green bear and his pet cat joins the strolling happily. | 140 | |
| VITALIZE | PWM | SPHINX | 138 |
Keyboardmania 3rdMix
| Song[4] | Genre | Artist | Video description | BPM | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing | Sanctity | Q-mex | Silent and snowy town as if it is a Christmas theme. | 72 | Also in Pop'n Music 14 FEVER CS |
| Carezza | Swing | Osamu Kubota | 128 | ||
| CASSANDRA | Ska | Annetai Maji SKA Bakudan | Generic video | 190 | Supported in session play; from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
| Citta' del sole | Vivace | Q-mex | Red roses and crimson patterns. | 140 | Also in pop'n music 12 いろは |
| CLASSIC PARTY 3 | Classic Medley | Hideyuki Ono | Generic video | 76-240 | Supported in session play; from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
| COSMIC COWGIRL | Rock | Toshio Sakurai | Generic video | 145 | Supported in session play; from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
| DEAR MY FRIEND | J-Pop | Maki | Generic video | 133 | Supported in session play; licensed song |
| DEPEND ON ME | Pops | THOMAS HOWARD with AMSD BAND | Generic video | 129 | Supported in session play; from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
| EE-AL-K | Far East | Shinji Hosoe [Remix] | Usao-kun walks like kung-fu warrior with an arrow (a controller) below him. He makes his adventure through oriental world, China. | 120 | Remix of Yie Ar Kung Fu's main theme. |
| ERIZE NO TAMENI (Für Elise) | Classic | L.V. Beethoven | Generic video | ??? | Unlockable song |
| Frozen Ray | Trance | dj TAKA | Arctic, cold and icy patterns, rays and lights. | 156 | Its remix, "Frozen Ray ~For Extreme", appears in Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME |
| Illegally Sane | Dangerous | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | 131 | ||
| Klungkung 1655 | Gamelan | simon | 180 | Also in pop'n music 12 いろは | |
| Labyrinth | Cool | Nahjee | Generic video | 154 | Supported in session play; also in GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX |
| Limitation | Theme | Seiya Murai | 150 | Original version of Keyboardmania 2ndMix's title theme | |
| Midori no Kaze (Winds of Green) | Cure | Naya~n | 72 | Also in pop'n Music 15 ADVENTURE | |
| Monkey Magic | J-Pop | Gary Adkins | Generic video | 116 | Supported in session play; licensed song |
| Mr. Moon | Dance Pops | Julie Ann Frost | Generic video | 150 | Supported in session play |
| NEW CENTURY GENERATION | Spark | Magic Project | 131 | Also in pop'n music 10 | |
| Parade of the Wooden Soldiers | Classic | LEON JESSEL | Generic video | 125 | Unlockable song |
| Pink Rose | Heart | Kiyommy+Seiya | 145 | Also in pop'n music 5 CS, Beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY, and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME | |
| Q no tameno SONATA | Noble | J.S.Mech | 147 | ||
| SENSATION -from Salamander 2- | K-Generation | Shinji Hosoe [Remix] | 200 | Remix of Salamader 2's main theme | |
| SHOW THEM THE WAY | Relax | Nahjee | 115 | ||
| Smoky Town | Quartet | Q.U.A.D | 189 | ||
| Threshold Label | Chaos | Tatsuya Nishiwaki | Generic video | 184 | |
| To the 44883 | Walky | Mr. T | 100 | ||
| The Least 100sec | Progressive | Hirofumi Sasaki | 264 | Supported in session play; from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX | |
| Three Worms | New York Funk | Jimmy Weckl | Generic video | 140 | Supported in session play; from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4rdMIX |
Notable songs
These songs were later featured in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme and every subsequent Dance Dance Revolution arcade release, excluding Dancing Stage Fusion:
- Frozen Ray - also in Beatmania IIDX 6th Style
- Pink Rose - also in Pop'n music 5 (for the Japanese PlayStation) and Beatmania IIDX 12.HAPPY SKY
- The Least 100sec - one of the dozen songs that can be played in the Super linking Session. This song also appears in Pop'n music and the Beatmania series, including III and IIDX.
Trivia
- Since there are 24 keys, the range is C3-B4.
External links
- keyboardmania Official homepage in Japanese
- keyboardmania 3rdMIX Official homepage in Japanese
- keyboardmania 2ndMIX Official homepage in Japanese
- Bemanistyle in English
- keyboardmania Hong Kong FanClub in Chinese
References
- ^ "Unofficial English Site for Doremi Mania"
- ^ "Keyboardmania 1st/2nd/3rd Mix OSTs". Tricoro. May 19, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013
- ^ "Keyboardmania FAQ". DDRFreak. Retrieved August 27, 2013
- ^ Keyboardmania II ~Keyboardmania 2nd Mix & 3rd Mix~ PS2 FAQ (Version 1.0). GameFaqs. June 10, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2013