beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro (AC) (Japan)

They might be unlocks for later. I know Liberation was a 12 at the location test.

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Illegal Function Call sure made a grand entrance to IIDX. It's by U1, cool song, and an awesome and creative homage to the original beatmania. Love everything about it.

So far from what I've seen, beatmaniaIIDX20 tricoro is a big ball of awesome. I still feel like it's a new chapter for IIDX, especially with the massive changes to the interface.

I'm still hoping that DJ Mass MAD Izm* shows up later.

They did this with Lincle too, withholding the 12s until a later date. Those two, along with Little Star and Devilz Starcase, will probably have their [A] unlocked in a few months.

APPEND: A few more changes to the Single Dan courses:
China Express [N] in 7-kyu
Kagerou [N] in 6-kyu
Far East Nightbird, Drive Me Crazy and Niiso [N] in 5-kyu
4-kyu was completely changed:
-Mermaid Girl -AKBK Mix-
-LOVE B.B.B
-Broken
-Seijin no Tou

In the To My Star video, I'm pretty sure Kanoko Hoshino plays all three parts. The studio manager is obviously her with glasses. The recording engineer has a ridiculously fake mustache. I'm pretty sure that's her again with her hair tucked under her hat.

Konami posted a video some time in the last year which was Kanoko Hoshino and Mitsuru on a date. I didn't understand a word of it, but it was obviously silly. It was promoting something, I forget what. That's funny that they 'meet' again and that he apparently inspired her lyrics.

That's Mayumi in the Fly You to the Star video. Such confusing names. Totally different person. (That's also Mayumi singing in 狂イ咲ケ焔ノ華.)

There are 4 locked SPA charts and 5 locked DPA charts. We saw all 9 of them at the location test, and they're all 12s. Ever since 10th Style there has been this tradition of making the players wait for or earn the "12s" (before they were called 12s).

EDIT: We know of 34 Tricoro songs. I've been saving every video I find, and I noticed that I wasn't seeing a lot of generic videos. Of the first 34 songs, only 7 have generic videos. Furthermore, 18 have unique videos. That's a lot of BGA work! Very above average for IIDX. It's the first 30-odd songs which are most likely to have generic videos. Because the next 30-odd songs we unlock to bring the game up to 70+ songs are going to be boss songs, DLC, and crossovers. And bosses always have videos or "unique enough" layers. But then again, of course they raised the BGA budget on the game in which they switch to HD.

Fly You to My Little Star DREAM. They want me to be confused.

I don't know about DLC but yeah I think they bumped up the number of BGAs to show off the HD.

The only song left I want to see is LOVE CAN SAVE U. But so far my most loved songs are ZED, Illegal Function Call, and Spinning Around.

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Ascalon - Qrispy Joybox

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18935009

First impressions:

* Fly you to the star's BGV looks so 80's. It's funny; I like it.
* Illegal Function Call is just awesome.
* I'm liking the 猫叉Master+ in the song list. portal would be his first Electro song, right?
* Howling seems like it would be Mystic Moon (NU RAVE) but PON dropped the alias for some reason.

Still hoping for recordings of 405nm, BLUE STRAGGLER, and portal soon.

Apparently, More Move from CS 8th style has finally been transplanted to the AC!

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No, it must be revived. It was on RED AC. Along with a few other 8th CS songs.

And speaking of LUV CAN SAVE U...
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18934743

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http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18946725

Ganymede on low speed. Also really dig LUV CAN SAVE U.

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hahaha I suspected that.


Yep, it was a video to promote Kanako Hoshino's album Articulation and Mitsuru's album ONLY ONE ACT. They pranked Mitsuru to eat spicy food (he doesn't like spicy food, and his sushi was stuffed full with wasabi) and IIRC there was a highly concentrated juice. Taka and Yoshitaka laughed their asses off seeing Mitsuru's reaction.

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MUCH clearer version of ZED...



WATCH THIS SHIT!

In Heaven You got Wubs in my trance...

LUV CAN SAVE U

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With upgrade cabinets out yesterday lineout modu activated.

[youtube]v=2o9TlCFApOQ[/youtube]

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Illegal Function Call is.... strange...

Can't wait for Spinning Around, and ZED line-outs.

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Why do I feel Illegal Function Call is supposed to be the new Max Period/SAGA or something?
It's definitely going to be making its way into the next DDR, BGAs look epic, also.

I just came across some full 1280x720 screenshots of the game if anyone is interested:
http://www.4gamer.net/games/153/G015366/20120917003/screenshot.html?num=001

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Thanks for those HD screenshots, KKiONI, I'll be saving them all.
Man, tricoro looks so damn good AND the songs are veryyyyyyyy great so far!!
Man, too bad it's Japan only! This is seriously payback for Hiroshima! ><
...but I still have hope for the single dream:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQmO13RECjU

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Wow the game looks GORGEOUS.

This is an absolutely terrible thing to say.

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