Beatmania III **HIGH RES PICS**

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

I've heard some weird stuff about BMIII, and there wasn't any "official BMIII" thread so I started this one. What's the difference between BM3 and BM/BMIIDX? Thanks in advance.

Here are the pics:

Full Machine
Controls

They're pretty big (1600x1200, 300KB) so I posted a link. Plus, the server is being weird right now so you might have to wait for the pics to load.
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Baka of the Orochi · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Chicago area

BM III is closer to regular BM 5-key than IIDX. The only real differences are

-New hardware
-Higher-res graphics
-MUCH better sound quality (mainly due to way better speakers)
-More memory to hold much more songs than BM (I think it has a bigger HD), BM III usually has BM Core, Complete Mix 1, Complete Mix 2, and all the previous Mixes installed (i.e. if you have BM 7th, it'll also have BM6th and BM Core; BM The Final has BM6th, BM7th, and BM Core Remix).
-Effector pedal, which some songs actually use as part of the gameplay (think of DrumMania's bass pedal). Also tons of other effector options to screw around with and mess with your sound settings while you play.
-A 3.5" floppy drive. Maybe to save scores, but I don't know anyone that's done it yet.
-Turntable and keys have a much better feel to them (turntable: smoother and easier to turn than BM or IIDX's, the keys are a bit lower profile I believe...unless I just played on machine like such).

I can't think of anything more =P

Overall, I love BMIII machines~
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cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Awesome. The pics are at the top of the page.
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santAAA · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject:

Hmm, I was wondering what BM III was. Thanks.
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SPF5.DannyBoy · Trick Member Joined: 01 Feb 2004

dog$ · Trick Member Joined: 02 Jul 2003

Where is this machine?

Please don't say Boston (just cuz I'm way too far away from that)...

By the way, here is a sample save file that's generated from the BM3 floppy save. The machine makes pure .txt files, isn't that nice? : )

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

The machine is at Funworld in Nashua, NH.
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dog$ · Trick Member Joined: 02 Jul 2003

Oh goody.

1000 miles and 15 hours away from me. *screams*

Well, thanks, and I hope you play the living hell out of that machine.

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

About the floppy save - I played BMIII at my local arcade, put in a blank floppy disk, but when I got back home the disk was still blank. Is there a certain way I need to save scores? BTW I failed my last song, would that affect the save?
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Andy the happy mod-man · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:44 am Post subject:

Been to that machine in Funworld - it was having a few key problems on that day, but I heard they were fixed since then.

The headphone jacks work beautifully - every fucking Bemani game should have these - ESPECIALLY Pop'n Music ;_;
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cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Their keys work beautifully now. But, what about saving on floppies?
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SPF5.DannyBoy · Trick Member Joined: 01 Feb 2004

mck: It should save onto the floppy disk, even if you fail your song.

That a first I heard about this problem. Try it again with a different floppy and don't auto format it before hand. Just use it as it is. If the same thing happens again, than replace it another floppy drive.

Philipio · Trick Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Location: Texas

It has a headphone jack AND an effector pedal?! *runs to arcade to play*

Personally, this is the only Beatmania machine I have ever played on.
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DDRecall

DJ sephi spin those discs · Trick Member Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Location: Austin, TX

jesus, that machine is beautiful!

ugh i wish my arcade had it.

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cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Clay0K · Staff Member Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Location: Out.

It should also be noted that beatmania III has some pretty rockin' exclusive tunes.

The "How to play" track with dj Konami kicks much ass.

Baka of the Orochi · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Chicago area

Best mode : I think it was called Tsunagi mode (4 song nonstop).

Also, it has some pretty kick @$$ songs from IIDX 3rd Style as well (Reincarnation [a] = BLEAH, 5 key hell).
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GR · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:57 pm Post subject: Whoah.

Holy mother of god and all else that is holy.......
That thing looks awesome. I want one of those. Does anyone else know where one of those is? Why the hell is there not a sticky about this machine?
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A Xanga.

MegaTokyo, PennyArcade, 10K, Mac Hall, Applegeeks, and Ctrl+Alt+Del.

cockmaster 2000 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Location: boston

Yes, it was the cleanest, best beatmania machine i've ever seen.
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Baka of the Orochi · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Chicago area

I've seen others, if I can find 'em, I have pics of BM III Append 6th, BM III (the first), BM III Append Core, and BM III Append 7th (lighting up, the entire machine setup, including the pedals).

Core Remix is the only one I didn't play, but the others were. Loved 'em.
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