Keyboardmania


Keyboardmania is a rhythm video game created by the Bemani division of Konami. In this game up to two players use 24-key keyboards to play the piano or keyboard part of a selected song. Notes are represented on-screen by small bars that scroll downward above an image of the keyboard itself. The goal is to play the matching key when a note bar descends to the red play point line. The arcade cabinet has two screens - one for each player.
There is also a simulator called DoReMi Mania, which uses *.pms files, but the players can use a MIDI-to-pms converter to simplify editing.

Arcade release

Keyboardmania has three Japanese arcade releases: Keyboardmania Keyboardmania 2ndMIX
  • '''Keyboardmania 3rdMIX'''

Super linking session

Keyboardmania 3rdMIX has a linking feature with Drummania 4thMIX/GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX and Drummania 5thMIX/GUITARFREAKS 6thMIX with a dozen songs.

Home version

Keyboardmania has 2 home versions for PlayStation 2:Keyboardmania Keyboardmania II
The home version of the game has modified controller similar to the arcade keys.
One other notable version is for Windows PCs and is shipped with the Yamaha EZ-250i Keyboard, which is used to play:
  • '''Keyboardmania Yamaha Edition'''

Song lists

''The list is incomplete''

Notable songs

These songs were later featured in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme and every subsequent Dance Dance Revolution arcade release, excluding Dancing Stage Fusion:Frozen Ray - also in Beatmania IIDX 6th StylePink Rose - also in Pop'n music 5 and Beatmania IIDX 12.HAPPY SKYThe Least 100sec - one of the dozen songs that can be played in the Super linking Session. This song also appears in Pop'n music and the Beatmania series, including III and IIDX.

Trivia

  • Since there are 24 keys, the range is C3-B4.