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                                              ver.0.92
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DJ Syndrome: Drummania (PS2 version) FAQ 
by J.T.Kauffman
ver.0.92
06mar00

Contents:___________________________________________________
0.01: Intro
0.02: Stage Flow 
_____Normal Mode
_____Real Mode
_____Expert Real Mode
_____Session Mode --coming later--
0.03: Hidden Songs --none--
0.04: Hidden Modes
_____Drum Modes
_____Guitar Modes
0.05: Song List
_____Practice Mode --coming later--
_____Normal Mode
_____Real Mode
_____Expert Real Mode
_____Session Mode --coming later--
0.06: Outro
_____Versions:
_____Coming:
_____Legal:
_____Contact:


0.01: Intro_________________________________________________

'DJ Syndrome' is the main tagline of the marketing campaign for 
Beatmania 4th Mix ~The Beat Goes On~. It's also now a series of guides 
to Beatmania, Dance Dance Revolution and the rest of the BEMANI series 
of rhythm games by Konami. While not comprehensive, it should begin to 
answer some of the questions that you might have about the games. 

Please note that this FAQ only covers the Playstation2 release of 
Drummania.  For a more comprehensive look at Drummania and the rest of 
the BEMANI series, including things like Soundtracks (audio CDs), 
strategy guides, portable LCD games (the BEMANI Pocket games), and much 
much more, please check out my longer work titled DJ Syndrome: The 
BEMANI Series FAQ. 

All of the information contained in this FAQ is also available in the 
longer, more comprehensive work titled "DJ Syndrome: The BEMANI Series 
FAQ". This document is merely a scaled down version that only pertains 
to the Playstation2 release Drummania (the arcade version is _not_ 
covered, although much of the info may still apply).


Title:   Drummania
System:  PS2

Intro:   Drummania is a first in many aspects for Konami. Besides the 
obvious 'first BEMANI game for PS2', the title is the first to utilise 
the link-up feature that many of the newer arcade versions feature. By 
selecting 'Session Mode', drummers can grab a friend, as well as a 
Guitar Freaks controller or two, and play together. Drummania also 
features the first high-quality standard controller. While Beatmania had 
the high-quality DJ Station PRO released around the time of Append 3rd 
Mix, Drummania has its own high-quality Drummania Controller available 
right at release, putting other standard controllers (the ASCII 
Beatmania Controller, the DDR mats, etc.) to shame. Finally, Drummania 
is the first BEMANI game to be available in a special controller/game 
package, let alone only available that way. But beside the firsts that 
the game features, it is also one of the most kinetic and fun BEMANI 
titles available. Now if we could just do something about that price...


0.02: Stage Flow___________________________________________

(note that each song is playable once per game, so if you play Ska Ska 
No.1 in Stage 1, it will not be in Stage 2 or 3, etc.)

_____Normal Mode

Stage 1-------------->Stage 2-------------->Stage 3
Eyes of kids          Cutie Pie             Good Times
I think about you     ONION MAN             Ska Ska No.1
Cutie Pie             Good Times            Happy Man
ONION MAN             Ska Ska No.1          River crossin' 
Good Times            Happy Man             HYPNOTICA
Ska Ska No.1          River crossin'        When I dream of you
Happy Man             HYPNOTICA             Ultimate Power
River Crossin'        When I dream of you   Koi no DIAL 6700
                      Ultimate Power        Across the Nightmare
                      Koi no DIAL 6700


_____Real Mode

Stage 1-------------->Stage 2-------------->Stage 3
Eyes of kids          Look at me            Look at me
Look at me            ONION MAN             ONION MAN
ONION MAN             Sunny side street     Sunny side street
Sunny side street     Ska Ska No.1          Ska Ska No.1
Ska Ska No.1          Heaven is a '57...    Heaven is a '57...
Heaven is a '57...    Cutie Pie             Cutie Pie
Cutie Pie             I think about you     I think about you
I think about you     Crunchy Nuts          Crunchy Nuts
Crunchy Nuts          Road for Thunder      Road for Thunder
Road for Thunder      River Crossin'        River Crossin'
                      LOVE THIS FEELIN'     LOVE THIS FEELIN'
                      Happy Man             Happy Man
                      Depend on me          Depend on me
                                            WAZA
                                            Eraser Engine

_____Expert Real Mode

Stage 1-------------->Stage 2-------------->Stage 3
Eyes of kids          Heaven is a '57...    Heaven is a '57... 
Heaven is a '57...    HYPNOTICA             HYPNOTICA
HYPNOTICA             Ultimate Power        Ultimate Power
Ultimate Power        Road for Thunder      Road for Thunder
Road for Thunder      Koi no DIAL 6700      Koi no DIAL 6700
Koi no DIAL 6700      Across the Nightmare  Across the Nightmare
Across the Nightmare  LOVE THIS FEELIN'     LOVE THIS FEELIN'
LOVE THIS FEELIN'     Happy Man             Happy Man
D.M. "Powerful" Mix                         WAZA
                                            Eraser Engine


_____Session Mode  --coming later--


0.03: Hidden Songs_________________________________________


No hidden songs have been found as of yet.


0.04: Hidden Modes_________________________________________


All of the hidden modes are revealed in the instruction book that ships 
with the game. These should be entered on the Mode select screen 
(Practice, Normal, Real). Just to be safe, here are the modes once 
again:

_____Drum Modes

(note - the controller pads are as follows:
          _____  _____  ______
     ____/     \/     \/      |     ___
    /     hitom lowtom  cymbal|    /   \
   | hihat                    |   |bass |
   |                       ___|    \   /
   |____/\ snare_________/         |   |
          \____/                    \_/

__Expert Real:

  Hi-Hat   -->  Hi-Hat   -->  Snare    -->  Snare    -->  High Tom  -->  
  Low Tom  -->  High Tom -->  Bass     -->  Bass

   --after hitting bass for the second time, you'll hear a chime. hit 
     the low tom while on Real to switch Real to Expert Real.--

__Mirror:  

  Snare    -->  Snare    -->  High Tom -->  Low Tom  --> High Tom  -->
  Bass  

  --after hitting bass, you'll hear a chime, and 'Mirror' will appear 
    in the upper right of the screen--

__Hidden:

  Low Tom  -->  High Tom -->  Low Tom  -->  High Tom -->  Low Tom  -->
  Bass
 
  --after hitting bass, you'll hear a chime, and 'Hidden' will appear 
    in the upper right of the screen--

__Speed Up:

  Hi-Hat   -->  Snare    -->  Hi-Hat   -->  Hi-Hat   -->  Snare    -->
  Hi-Hat   -->  Bass

  --after hitting bass, you'll hear a chime, and 'Speed Up' will appear 
    in the upper right of the screen--


_____Guitar Modes:

  (notes: key is as follows: R=Red button, G=Green button, B=Blue 
button, P=Picking)

__Fast Flow:        R -> G -> B -> P -> P

__Super Fast Flow: (R -> G -> B -> P -> P) x 2

__Hidden:           R -> B -> G -> B -> R -> G

__Screen:          (R -> B -> G -> B -> R -> G) x 2
  (note: in Screen mode, no notes appear whatsoever)

__Random:           B -> G -> G -> R -> G -> P

__Extreme:          R -> B -> P -> G -> R -> B -> P -> G



0.05: Song List____________________________________________

[note: Max Score is the score achieved when all Perfects are gotten, and 
includes the bonuses recieved at the end of the level. And yes, I let 
the computer get those scores through auto-play; I'm not _that_ good... 
;]

__Practice Mode --coming later--


__Normal Mode
Song Title           Genre             BMP Diff.      Notes  Max Score
Eyes of kids         Pops BritishStyle 105 *          116    2,386,900
I think about you    90's Rock         113 *          169    4,138,750
Cutie Pie DM Mix     Pops Guitar       105 **         204    5,484,500
ONION MAN            Fusion            113 **         243    7,223,900
Good times           PopsAmericanStyle 103 ***        231    6,636,400
Ska Ska No.1         Ska               140 ***        180    4,507,500
Happy Man            Punk Rock         180 ***        305   10,773,750
River crossin'       Samba             145 ***        297   10,091,950
HYPNOTICA            Big Beat          135 ****       266    8,386,650
When I dream of you  Love Song         064 ****       321   11,397,150
Ultimate Power       Punk Rock         172 ****       365   14,347,250
Koi no DIAL 6700     Pops Retro        160 ****       376   15,158,400
Across the Nightmare Hard Punk Rock    300 *****      521   26,723,150

   
__Hard Mode
Song Title           Genre             BMP Diff.      Notes  Max Score
Eyes of kids         Pops BritishStyle 105 ***        247    7,754,200
Look at me           Funk              120 ****       310   10,877,750
ONION MAN            Fusion            113 ****       387   15,863,700
Sunny side street    PopsJapaneseStyle 120 ****       393   16,245,150
Ska Ska No.1         Ska               140 *****      361   14,023,150
Heaven is a '57      Swing Rock        190 *****      439   20,148,000
 metallic gray
Cutie Pie DM Mix     Pops Guitar       105 *****      304   10,409,000
I think about you    90's Rock         113 *****      367   14,789,200
Crunchy Nuts         Fusion            130 ******     364   14,299,500
Road for Thunder     Heavy Metal       207 ******     497   24,153,950
River crossin'       Samba             145 *******    628   37,062,900
LOVE THIS FEELIN'    Epic Rock         185 *******    528   27,313,400
Happy Man            Punk Rock         180 *******    483   23,134,900
Depend on me         Swing Rock            ********   592   33,211,200
WAZA                 Fusion            140 ********   516   26,323,900
Eraser Engine        Hard Core         177 ********   538   27,870,650


__Expert Real Mode
Song Title           Genre             BMP Diff.      Notes  Max Score
Eyes of kids         Pops BritishStyle 105 ******     355    14,269,500
Heaven is a '57      Swing Rock        190 *******    596    34,535,900
 metallic gray
HYPNOTICA            Big Beat          135 *******    448    20,105,400
Ultimate Power       Punk Rock         172 ********   500    25,018,500
Road for Thunder     Heavy Metal       207 *********  691    44,240,900
Koi no DIAL 6700     Pops Retro        160 *********  496    24,215,400
Across the Nightmare Hard Punk Rock    300 *********  770    55,075,250
LOVE THIS FEELIN'    Epic Rock         185 ********** 588    33,063,900
Happy Man            Punk Rock         180 ********** 680    42,395,000
WAZA                 Fusion            140 ********** 602    34,632,450
Eraser Engine        Hard Core         177 ********** 622    36,077,950
D.M."Powerful" Mix   Medley            190 **********1744   249,786,000

	
__Session Mode --coming later--



0.06: Outro________________________________________________

_____Versions:

v.0.92 06mar00: 
      Cut and pasted info on Drummania from my BEMANI Series FAQ to 
      create this document, which deals only with Drummania. 

_____Coming:

Coming in later versions (or what needs to be added for this document to 
achieve the full v.1.00 status):

  - Practice and Session stage flow, song lists
  - any hidden songs
  - any more hidden modes

If there's something that you'd like to see added, please let me know, 
and I'll see what I can do.

_____Trademark/Copyright Info:

Beatmania, BEMANI, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Freaks, Pop'n'Music, 
Drummania, Rap Freaks, Dance!Dance!Dance!, GooGooSoundy, and all 
versions/mixes are copyright/trademarked by Konami Computer 
Entertainment Japan. All other copyrights are properties of their 
respective owners. 

This document is copyright J.T.Kauffman 2000 and cannot be reproduced 
for profit in any form. It can be freely distributed over the internet 
as long as it is unaltered and is only distributed on free (i.e. non-
subscription) sites. If you do choose to post this document on your 
site, please email me to let me know.


_____Contact:

J.T.Kauffman
stormwalker@hotmail.com


since 04mar00
Shibata, Miyagi, Japan
jtk.


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