The Official Keyboardmania Thread

duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

Oicic, never knew that....hmmm pressure modes eh? and what may the code be? lol
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duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

hm...but after its unlocked, how do you GET into pressure? cuz I remember seeing a thing on the top corner...yea...how do you get into pressure mode after its been unlocked?
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Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

Ah, sorry about not including that. As soon as you enter a credit and go to the Main Menu (where you select a difficulty), hold down the Effector Wheel. The time will start running out, but it should go down and highlight Pressure Mode.
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duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

Oicic, I must try that out next time I'm at the arcade. Sorry about all the questions, but what are the songs in the different modes? I mean, other than J-vocal one, the others aren't really obvious to me...
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Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

Courtesy of the Official Keyboardmania 3rd Mix Website...

J-VOCAL SELECTION

しりとり
Pink Rose
Shining Dream
NEW CENTURY GENERATION

RAPID SELECTION

Keyboard Man
Klungkung 1655
Sabre Dance
CASSANDRA

UPPER SELECTION

Frozen Ray
Limitation
SENSATION-from SALAMANDER2
Ride on the Light

BREEZE SELECTION

Smoky Town
To the 44883
Citta' del sole
Blessing

POPS SELECTION

Mr.Moon
DEPEND ON ME
COSMIC COWGIRL
SHOW THEM THE WAY

IMPOSSIBLE SELECTION

Qのためのソナタ
Carezza
CLASSIC PARTY 3
Three Worms

ドッキリ SELECTION

Presto
Carezza(ANOTHER)
Smoky Town(ANOTHER)
The Least 100sec
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duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

Wheee, I tried Pressure Mode. Played J-Vocal Selection twice. Failed on the last song on first time, but passed everything the second time with like 10% left. Haha, the high score at my arcade is so easy to get on because of the low scores. I'm second on J-Vocal with a score of 4,2xx,xxx...haha
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Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

Ahh, so it worked, then. I'm still in the process of trying to pass Impossible? Selection.
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duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

Ack x.X
I can't beat those songs in normal Real mode anyways, with the exception of Carezza. Ack...Man, I really wanna be able to play double better. The only song I can beat on double is Henry Henry. Light+ of course. Do you play double? any tips?
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Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

Yes, I do play double. Recent achievement being Akumajo on Real.

As for tips...well, I'm an actual piano player, so I wouldn't get through to you with my piano lingo. But here's some common things to do...

If you're looking at doing doubles long-term, keep your wrists up. Blood circulation is better that way. Try to keep your wrists parallel to the keys.

Try to keep your elbows out. If they're too close to your body, you will tire out as well.

Get used to looking ahead. Don't wait for a note to land on the red bar before you take your eyes off of it and ready the next note. Listen to the music, predict the timing, and prepare early for the next notes. This will take some time to get used to, but it's very helpful when you want to start learning harder songs.

Auto-play is fine. As a matter of fact, I recommend it. Start off with the right side playing and the left auto. The right has the melody (most of the time), so you want to get how the song goes. Also, songs played on Single may differ to that on Doubles. Always look for differences. Once you've tackled that, try to play the right side one-handed as it's curcial when you start playing both parts. If you think you've got it down, switch. Depending on what hand you are (or what hand you're good at using), the time consumption and difficulty of this process will vary. Obviously, you're not going to pick it up the first time around. But hey, that's how I went about it. Practice Practice Practice.

Above all. Relax. If you tense up, you tire easily. This applies to majority of the Bemanis as well.

Hope it helps. It sure worked for me.
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duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

Hmmm....yea, that helps. And, yea, I'm an actual piano player too. It's just, I guess you're right, I tense up too much. Especially when friends are watching. I find it so much harder on the machine. Cuz I can play Midore no Kaze real mode on a real piano with the sheet music. But I've tried it on aracade and obviously didn't work.
Haha, but thanks for the tips...
Any suggestions on what songs to start on Light+ double? Like I said, all I can beat is Henry Henry. I'm close to beating Shiritori but I always mess up near the end...
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Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

Light+? Hmmm. I jumped right into Real when I got my KBM, but here's a couple of suggestions.

Ma-Ssa-Ra: Fairly easy. You can do Henry Henry, you can do this.
Pink Rose: For the fun of it, I tried it on Light+. Almost as easy as the Real version...
Dear My Friend: Goes by simple melody + chords. Easy.

If you're ready...

Depend on Me: Melody starts jumping around, not to mention that it's an odd one.
Frozen Ray: It's consistent, but it's good practice.
Carezza: Believe me, I go back to this one many times.

There ya go.

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duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

Wow thanks. HM...I guess I'll try Ma-sa-ra next time I go to the arcade. Btw, do you play DoReMi Mania?
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Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

Yes. I played the KBM version of V, but I can't remember the last time I touched that Sim.
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duggy88 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2002 Location: Richmond, BC

icic, but yea, I play it on my keyboard attached to a laptop. It's somewhat realistic, the keys just don't match up position wise. I just dont really kno where to find kbm simfiles...haha
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Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

The site I grabbed them for is gone now, and I think many more stop hosting them. But if you search for some, I'm pretty sure you'll still find remnants.
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Faded_Memories · Vivid Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: St. Joseph, MO

Are there any codes or unlocks for KBM 2nd mix ARCADE? Please enlighten.

Thanks,

-faded

Gwok Dash · Trick Member Joined: 05 Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere

If I remember correctly, the only unlocks for 2nd Mix are songs...besides pressure mode, which works like 3rd Mix's (hold down the wheel at the mode select screen).

As for songs...

Just make a grade of SS on your first song to get these available.

Henry Henry (Long) - available 3rd Stage.
Morning Music - available 2nd Stage.
Presto - available 3rd Stage.

Our poor 2nd Mix machine never saw 1 week at our arcade.

Luckily, our 3rd Mix is here to stay

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MetallicBlueAx · Trick Member Joined: 28 Sep 2004

I can't get into this game. It never really interested me that much once I got it. Too many keys, I guess I could get used to it, but I'm fine with IIDX, or just really used to it. I guess that's what I'm selling it... Anyone interested?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260003975339

It's funny because I actually play a bit of keyboard along with some other intruments, but for some reason, this one... ehh! Oh well.

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videoCWK! · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:18 am Post subject:

Yo.
Keyboard Mania looks to me like another great Bemani game. But I must first know if there are any games you guys reccomend I get good at before I start. I think IIDX and Pop'n would help a lot before I got KBM, what do you think?