Dance Maniax
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | 1 player, 2 players, 1 player (Center), 1 player (Doubles) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Input | 8 optical sensors, 6 buttons |
| Arcade cabinet | Custom |
| Arcade display | Raster, standard resolution, horizontal |
Dance Maniax is a game from the Bemani series of rhythm games, published by Konami, with songs mostly from the Dancemania series of music, and shares many songs with Dance Dance Revolution. Instead of using physical contact to activate sensors, it uses optical switches to allow hands, feet and legs to be used in gameplay by passing them above or below the sensor.
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[edit] Gameplay
Dance Maniax is a dance game that uses four optical sensors to determine player movements. Sensors are positioned such that there are two top and two bottom sensors on each side. In addition, special options (such as center play, doubles, speed modifiers, etc.) are accessible by holding the left arrow button, the right arrow button and the start button after credits have been inserted but before the game has begun. Center play is where one player controls the middle two pairs of sensors. Also, doubles play is where one player controls all eight sensors at once. By default, players are presented with a set of predefined courses, and are able to select one per game, or should they have started the game into the "options" menu, they may also define their own course, or Internet Ranking or Marathon courses(In Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Append J-Paradise Songs in Dance Maniax 1st where included in Marathon Course).
In-game, the songs are played immediately in sequence: as soon as. Notes scroll in a similar fashion to Dance Dance Revolution: four circles ascend and the player must move their hand over or under the appropriate sensor in time to receive an "OK!" The outer "blue" lanes are the lower sensors, and the inner "pink" lanes correspond to the upper sensors. Should they miss or not hit the sensor in rhythm with the song, their life meter will immediately decrease. Play continues until either all songs in the course have been passed, or it ends as soon as the life meter is fully depleted.
[edit] Music
The music of Dance Maniax is varied, showing a wide array of genres and styles. The track listings for each game are comprised of songs created by Konami specifically for the Dance Maniax line of games, songs that had been created by Konami for earlier Bemani games (referred to as transplants), and songs licensed from the Dancemania series of compilation albums. Through a deal with Toshiba-EMI, Konami was allowed to freely license tracks from Dancemania albums in exchange for advertising the albums in the games where the licensed tracks were used. For more information, see Bemani artists.
[edit] Versions
Japanese Releases:
- Dance Maniax - Released in 1999, Dance Maniax featured 26 songs
- Dance Maniax 2nd MIX - Released in 2001, Dance Maniax 2nd MIX featured 28 new songs and 25 songs from the original Dance Maniax, for a total of 53 songs. The one song that was not transplanted from the original was "My Sharona" by DJ Miko.
- Dance Maniax 2nd MIX append JPARADISE -- Released in 2001, Dance Maniax 2nd MIX append JPARADISE featured 14 new songs, nearly half of which are from Dancemania presents J★PARADISE. The 53 songs present in Dance Maniax 2nd MIX are also present, for a total of 67 songs. On this version There is a secret song called "PARANOiA Jazzy Groove+TRIP MACHINE -CLIMAX-+DEAD END(Sync Edit). This song is not different from the original NONSTOP MIXES from 2ndMIX. They only differ because dance chips are custom made.
Korean Release:
- Dance Freaks - Released in 2000, and features 32 songs. 26 of these are from the original Dance Maniax - the other 6 are Korean liscensed songs exclusive to this version.
Note: Unlike most other Bemani games, no home versions of Dance Maniax have been developed. This is likely due to the expense and difficulty of constructing an arcade-accurate peripheral controller. As well, Konami has stopped active development of the Dance Maniax series.
[edit] Song Lists
[edit] Dance Maniax 1st Mix
(song title - song name - from - bpm)
BROKEN MY HEART NAOKI feat.PAULA TERRY KONAMI ORIGINAL 160
PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME～SATURDAY NIGHT MIX～ UZI-LAY KONAMI ORIGINAL 120
GORGEOUS 2012 THE SURRENDERS KONAMI ORIGINAL 135
Ain't It Good (Original Vocal Mix) Tomoki Hirata beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA 134
All Night featuring Angel (Original Mix) Tomoki Hirata beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA 134
Body featuring JBraithwaite (I.C.B. Club Vocal Mix) Tomoki Hirata beatmania TOMOKI HIRATA 134
Dr.Love Asuka M. beatmania SuperMIX 123
KEEP ON MOVIN'～DMX MIX～ N.M.R-typeG KONAMI ORIGINAL 131
ALL MY LOVE Tomosuke x SABRINA KONAMI ORIGINAL 132
Heaven is a '57 metallic gray～gimmix～ Hiro feat. Sweet little 30's KONAMI ORIGINAL 190
AFRONOVA PRIMEVAL 8 bit KONAMI ORIGINAL 200
MEANING OF LIFE K.Wit feat. GARY KONAMI ORIGINAL 112
jane jana T.E.M.P.O. feat. Mohammad & Emi KONAMI ORIGINAL 125
GET IT ALL BRASS TRICKS KONAMI ORIGINAL 139
BAILA! BAILA! DANDY MINEIRO KONAMI ORIGINAL 129
Mobo☆Moga Orange Lounge KONAMI ORIGINAL 172
MAD BLAST THE INFECTION KONAMI ORIGINAL 180
IN MY DREAMS REBECCA Dancemania DELUX 4 139
DYNAMITE RAVE (B4 ZA BEAT MIX) NAOKI Dancemania SPEED 4 170
LOCOMOTION ALEXIA Dancemania BASS #6 134
MY SHARONA DJ MIKO ZIPmania 3 144
IT'S A PARTY BASTAMIKE & RASHAD Dancemania BASS #5 145
TOGETHER FOREVER CYDNEY D Dancemania BASS #5 134
Jet World + DROP OUT + PARANOiA MAX TYPE 2 Non Stop Mix Special KONAMI ORIGINAL ???
[edit] Dance Maniax 2nd Mix
(song title - artist - mild/wild single - mild/wild double)
DOODAH! (K.O.G. Re-edit) CARTOONS 2 5 3 6
UPSIDE DOWN (Hyper Euro Mix) COO COO 3 5 4 7
MEET MY FRIEND (B4 ZA BEAT Mix) EDDY HUNTINGTON 3 6 5 8
TOKYO ALL READY JUDY CRYSTAL 4 5 4 5
PETIT LOVE SMILE.dk 4 6 4 7
CAT'S EYE (Ventura Mix) E-ROTIC 4 7 4 5
TOGETHER AND FOREVER (KCP Euro Mix) CAPTAIN JACK 4 7 5 8
BOYS (Euro Mix) SMILE.dk 4 8 5 6
TUBTHUMPING (KCP Happy Mix) CHUMBAWAMBA 5 5 5 5
BOOM BOOM DOLLAR (Red Monster 2000 Mix) KING KONG & D.JUNGLE GIRLS 5 6 5 7
SYNCHRONIZED LOVE (Red Monster Hyper Mix) JOE RINOIE 5 7 5 7
EAT YOU UP (Phat k Mix) ANGIE GOLD 5 7 5 8
DAM DARIRAM (B4 ZA BEAT Mix) JOGA 5 8 5 8
I WILL FOLLOW HIM TAEKO + THE V.O.W 2 5 3 5
KISS KISS KISS NAOKI feat.SHANTI 4 6 4 6
ENTER THE DRAGON (G'z Island Mix) B3-PROJECT 4 7 5 7
STAY (Organic house Version) emi 5 7 5 7
VIRTUAL MIND Brian Morris feat.Thomas 5 7 5 7
DO ME (MONDO DISCO ITALO STYLE) DJ MOjo 5 7 5 8
KEEP IT GOING K.Wit feat.Anthony Shoemo 5 8 4 5
Masturi (J-SUMMER MIX) RE-VENGE 5 8 5 8
Kiss me all night long NAOKI J-STYLE feat.MIU 5 8 5 8
FUNKY MODELLING SPAKER 5 8 6 8
Happy-hopper ES44 5 8 6 8
Mind Parasite TOMOSUKE 6 8 6 8
Quickening dj TAKA 6 8 6 8
STAY (Mod bouncy Version) TOMOSUKE 5 7 5 7
Secret Song:
PARANOiA jazzy groove + TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX + DEAD END Non Stop Mix Special
[edit] Dance Maniax 2nd Mix Append JParadise
RHYTHM AND POLICE - CJ CREW FEATURING CHRISTIAN D
HOT LIMIT - JOHN DESIRE
おどるポンポコリン - CAPTAIN JACK
17才 - BAMBEE
BE TOGETHER - NI-NI
ロマンスの神様 - JUDY CRYSTAL
WONDA (SPEED K MIX) - MM
THE TWIST (Double Pump MIX) - BUS STOP
KICK THE CAN (HYPER KCP MIX) - BUS STOP
ABSOLUTE - dj TAKA
B4U - NAOKI
DXY! - TaQ
sanctus - Osamu Kubota
Twin Bee -Generation X- - FinalOffset
Notes:
Hot Limit is not in the full version present on DDR 5th Mix.
