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Beatmania IIDX | |
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![]() A LIGHTNING MODEL (left) and a standard (right) cabinet, both running beatmania IIDX 31 Epolis | |
Genre(s) | Music |
Developer(s) | Bemani |
Publisher(s) | Konami |
First release | Beatmania IIDX
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Latest release | Beatmania IIDX 31: EPOLIS[1]
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Beatmania IIDX (Japanese: ビートマニア ツーディーエックス, Hepburn: Bītomania Tsū Di Ekkusu) (IIDX) is a series of rhythm video games, that was first released by Konami in Japan on 26 February 1999.[2] Beatmania IIDX has since spawned 31 arcade releases and 14 console releases on the Sony PlayStation 2.[3] It is the sequel to the beatmania game series,[4] and is part of the Bemani line of music games.[5]
Initially conceived and developed as a sequel to Beatmania, Konami released Beatmania IIDX in Japan in 1999. The development team designed the game to simulate the experience of a DJ performing at a real venue, and gave the cabinet a "club Visual Jockey style."[6] While its predecessor used five keys, IIDX had seven of them, increasing the games complexity and skill ceiling.[7] The larger controller was integrated into the cabinet alongside a larger 40-inch widescreen monitor, dual speakers, and spotlights to replicate the feeling of performing at a live venue.[6]
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