DRUMMANIA
OFFICIAL TITLE  Drummania
COMMON TITLE  Drummania
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPM-62001
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Rhythm / Music.

DEVELOPER  Konami.
PUBLISHER  Konami.
DATE RELEASED  4 March 2000
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER		 DISC 1

SLPM-62001
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPM-62001
MEDIA CD
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  4988602747430  - 
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

DrumMania is a drumming music video game series produced by Bemani, the musical division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. Drummania was first released in 1999 as an arcade game, then subsequently ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 in Japan in 2000 as a launch title. Subsequent mixes have been released approximately once a year. In 2010, a series XG was introduced, adding a floor tom, left cymbal and left pedal to the cabinet setup. To focus on the new game, development ceased for the original version, with the last mix V8 released in 2011. The most recent arcade version is DrumMania XG2, which was released on March 9, 2011.

The game can be linked to its guitar-version sibling Guitarfreaks, allowing for cooperative play as long as they are from the same release. Earlier versions of the game could also be linked with Keyboardmania. From 7th mix onwards, the game has been linked to Konami's e-Amusement system, allowing for online competitive play.

GAMEPLAY:
DrumMania simulates real life drumming. It is played using a controller designed to imitate a drum set. Five pads are arrayed from left to right for the hi-hat, snare drum, high tom, low tom, cymbal and bass drum. On XG series, a left cymbal, left pedal and a floor tom are added. During play, the player presses the pads and steps on the pedal in sync with the notes falling vertically from the top of the screen in time with the music.

The player's accuracy is judged for each note played, and while the individual note judgments have changed throughout the series, the current system uses Perfect, Great, Good, Poor, and Miss to evaluate performance of each note. Ratings of Poor or Miss will deplete the player's "Excite Gauge", while accurate play will replenish it.

If the Excite Gauge is emptied completely, the game ends. Players will be able to play anywhere from three to five songs depending on the game's configuration, with the potential to earn one or two additional stages in certain versions of the game if performance is good enough.

At the completion of a song, players are given a letter rank for their performance which can range anywhere from E to A, as well as S and SS depending on how well the song was played, and how the particular release of the game being played computes ranks.

CONTROLS:
DrumMania uses a modified DTXPRESS electronic drumkit. This drumkit is used for players for gameplay and navigating through select screens. Navigating can also be done by pressing Select and Start button on the right side of the machine. On home releases, a drum controller made by Konami can be used, although rather than separating each buttons on their own pads, home controllers place the pads on a single place, more resembling a palette. PlayStation 2 Dualshock Controllers may also be used.

GAME MODES:
- Normal Mode
- Real Mode
- Expert Real Mode
- Session Mode

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

Drum simulation of popular appeared to PS2 Arcade! And played the song hit a timely, the bass drum or pad that corresponds to the chip flowing from the top of the screen. Original mode of only PS2 version also features. I realize also play session and the "Guitar Freaks", to enjoy the atmosphere of the session as they play arcade.

  FEATURES:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Music theme.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1-3 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  52 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )		  Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )		  None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )		  None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )		  Drum Kit Controller.
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = Yes / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.2.1
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5334 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5324 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 DRUM CONTROLS:
 Snare -  Square Button or D-Pad Left
Bass drum -  X Button or D-Pad Down
High-Tom -  Triangle Button or D-Pad Up
Low-Ton -  Circle Button or D-Pad Right
Hi-Hat -  L1 or L2 Buttons
Cymbal -  R1 or R2 Buttons


 GUITAR TYPE A CONTROLS:
 R-Button -  L2 Button
G-Button -  L1 Button
Wailing -  R1 or R2 Button
Picking -  Right Analog Stick or Circle Button
B- Button -  D-Pad Right

 

MISC CODES:

At the mode selection screen, press the following code to achieve the desired effect:
Drum - Expert real mode -   Hi-Hat, Hi-Hat, Snare, Snare, High Tom, Low Tom, High Tom, Bass, Bass. Highlight the real option and them hit the Low Tom 
Drum - Hidden Mode -   Low Tom, High Tom, Low Tom, High Tom, Low Tom, Bass 
Drum - Mirror Mode -   Snare, Snare, High Tom, Low Tom, High Tom, Bass 
Drum - Speed up Mode -   Hi-Hat, Snare, Hi-Hat, Hi-Hat, Snare, Hi-Hat, Bass 
Guitar - Extreme Mode -   Red, Blue, Pick, Green, Red, Blue, Pick, Green 
Guitar - Fast-Flow Mode -   Red, Green, Blue, Pick, Pick 
Guitar - Hidden Mode -   Red, Blue, Green, Blue, Red, Green 
Guitar - Random Mode -   Blue, Green, Green, Red, Green, Pick 
Guitar - Screen Mode -   Red, Blue, Green, Blue, Red, Green, Red, Blue, Green, Blue, Red, Green 
Guitar - Super Fast-Flow Mode -   Red, Green, Blue, Pick, Pick, Red, Green, Blue, Pick, Pick 


RAW CODES:

Infinite bar Player 1 -  
202DD100 00000100
202DD1A4 00000100 
Excite gauge does not decrease -  
10B50B60 00002710 
It is not a mistake without having to press a button Code -  
20235804 1000003B 
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