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[[File:mendes-blackanother_5248.png|frame|The over 2000 notes in under 2 minutes. That's beatmania IIDX, [[Gratuitous English|It's too cool!]] ]]
''beatmania'' is a popular [[Rhythm Game]] developed by [[Konami]]. Considered by many to be one of the forerunners of the modern music game. Of course when they realized how popular the arcade version was, Konami would milk the genre for all its worth with spin-offs (involving [[Dance Dance Revolution|dance]],
The basic game is simple, players are armed with a 5-key piano-styled keyboard and turntable, and must press keys or scratch the turntable when notes cascade down the screen corresponding to them. This fills up a Groove Gauge; if the gauge finishes above a certain threshold, you pass, it's just that simple. While the game's core is simple enough, things can get [[Nintendo Hard|real idiotic, real fast]].
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