Co to je a k čemu je program Stepmania ?

Stepmania je volně šiřitelný program pro simulátor pro hry z rodiny DDR a jim podobných. Funguje pod Windows, na Linuxu i na Xbox konzoli.

Domácí stránka programu je www.stepmania.com a zde si ji můžete stáhnout. Na adrese najdete i pár bonusů jako songy, fotky, videa, návody a manuály. Samozřejmě nechybí ani odkazy na další stránky a aktuální informace o vývoji programu. Poslední stabilní verze je 3.9, takže doporučujeme začít s ní.

Samotný program Stepmania (dále jen SM) Vám k hraní stačit nebude, potřebujete písničky. Ty označujeme anglickým slovem "songs" a nahrávají se do adresáře /songs. Více o nich, kde je sehnat, vytvořit a nahrát, najdete pod klíčovým slovem "songs".

Doporučuji program nainstalovat do kořenového adresáře, například X:/DDR. Budete mít k SM rychlejší přístup a spousta malých souborů zabere méně místa.

Další informace, rady, instalaci a řešení problémů s programem najdete v této části našeho fóra .

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Jaké adresáře v Stepmanii najdete a co do nich můžete nahrát?

Announcers - Tenhle adresář slouží pro nahrání komentátora, co vám bude "kecat" do hry. Říkat jak dobře nebo špatně potvrzujete šipky, jak velké máte combo, a jaké jsou vaše závěrečné výsledky.
Cache - Adresíř pro cache songů, pro příští rychlejší start aplikace. Pokud budete mít pár tisíc songů, stejně si chvilku počkáte, než se SM spustí.
Characters - Řekněme tanečníci. Jedná se o figurky, co se hýbou a tancují za šipkami a před pozadím. Někdy rozptylují, někdy pobaví.
Data - Adresář pro nastavení a statistiky. Najdete zde jak nastavení programu Stepmania (soubor stepmania.ini), tak vaše statistiky (adresář LocalProfiles) i statistiky celé mašiny, SM (MachineProfile). Můžete se podívat na doporučené nastavení souboru Stepmania.ini, nebo si SM můžete nastavit přímo v programu. Náročnější hráči si v souboru stepmania.ini nastaví JudgeWindow nebo PerfectScore, ale to normální hráče zatěžovat nemusí.
Notekins - Adresář pro uložení grafiky - noteskinů - dalších vzhledů šipek. Oni totiž ani šipky nemusí vypadat pořád stejně. Existuje větší množství těchto noteskinů.
Program - Adresář obsahující knihovny a spouštěcí soubor stepmania.exe
Screenshots - Ve Stepmanii můžete kdykoliv stisknout klávesu PrintScreen, a do tohoto adresáře se uloží jpeg s aktuálnám obrázkem v rozlišení 640x480. Dobré na ukládání obrázků z výsledné obrazovky. Plno lidí takto své výsledky porovnává.
Songs - Hlavní adresář pro hudbu. Sem dáváte všechny songy, které chcete v Stepmanii hrát. V adresáři Songs je další adresář s názvem alba, v něm adresáře s názvy jednotlivých songů a v tomto jsou už jednotlivé soubory (hudba ve formátu MP3, soubor se šipkami zvaný stepchart, případné titulky k hudbě označované jako lyric, animace, pozadí, obrázek songu a autora a podobně). Nemůžete sem tedy nakopírovat vaše oblíbené album s MP3, nemáte u nich vytvořené stepcharty. Buď šipky uděláte sami, nebo si seženete požadovanou hudbu jinde.
Themes - Jiný kabát pro vaší Stepmanii. Jako program Winamp můžete i SM převléci a dát jí jiný vzhled. Neliší se jen barvy, ale může jít o kompletní změnu programu k novému obrazu. Každému vyhovuje něco jiného, každý themes může ukazovat více či méně informací o dané skladbě, o výsledcích a může mít u různé zvukové efekty.
BackgroundEffects, BackgroundTransitions, BGAnimations, RandomMovies ...a podobné adresáře jsou pro videa a efekty k nim. Videa mohou být také přímo v adresáři Songs u hudby.

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V Stepmanii můžete používat i klávesové zkratky. Uvádím je zde jen pro úplnost, protože běžnému hráči stačí šipky, enter, a esc. Zde je tedy jejich přehled:

Kdykoliv:

F1 = vložení mince

F2 = zvonunačtení metrik a textur

Alt-Enter = přepnutí do nebo z fullscreenu

PrintScreen = vytvoří screenshot obrazovky a uloží jej do adresáře Screenshots

Držet Tab = zvýší rychlost hry 4x. Používá se pro rychlejší pohyb v menu a výběru songů

Držet Tildu (~) = naopak sníží rychlost hry na 1/4x

Držet Tab a Tildu (~) = sníží rychlost na 0x

V menu:

Směrové šipky slouží pro pohyb v menu

Enter = Start

Escape = zpět

Ještě před vlastním hraním - attract obrazovka:

Left nebo Right = další obrazovka

F3 = přepnutí CoinMode

V hlavním menu:

Escape = vrácení o obrazovku zpět

Během hry:

F6 = přepnutí AutoSync módu

F7 = přepnutí assist tick (tleskání do rytmu hudby)

F8 = přepnutí AutoPlay (počítač hraje sám za vás)

F9 = sníží offset

F10 = zvýší offset

F11 = sníží BPM současného segmentu (držte ALT pro větší citlivost)

F12 = zvýší BPM současného segmentu (držte ALT pro větší citlivost)

Držet Escape = ukončí hraní

V editoru:

Escape = menu

Up/Down = předchozí/další řádka

Left/Right = změna kroku

1 až 0 = přidá/smaže notu

Enter - nastaví počáteční značku pro označení oblasti

Space - nastaví značku pro konec výběru oblasti

P - přehrání označené oblasti (pokud není nic označeno, přehraje celý song)

R - spustí nahrávání do označené oblasti (pokud není nic označeno, přehraje celý song)

V menu pro výběr songu:

F9 = změna překladu názvů (například pro japonské názvy skladeb)

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Během výběru songu můžete zadat určitou sekvenci kláves a provede se příslušná akce. Tyto sekvence jsou sice závislé na tom, jaký themes používáte, nicméně se autoři snaří dodržet tyto zvyklosti:

Přepnutí na lehčí úrověň:

Easier1=Up,Up

Easier2=MenuUp,MenuUp

Přepnutí na těžší úrověň:

Harder1=Down,Down

Harder2=MenuDown,MenuDown

Změna seřazení songů na další způsob:

NextSort1=MenuLeft-MenuRight-Start

NextSort2=MenuLeft+MenuRight

NextSort3=Left-Right-Start

NextSort4=Left+Right

Změna seřazení songů:

SortMenu1=Up,Down,Up,Down

SortMenu2=MenuUp,MenuDown,MenuUp,MenuDown

Modifikace songu (udělá obvykle hru težší):

Mirror=Up,Left,Right,Left,Right

Left=Up,Down,Right,Left

Right=Up,Down,Left,Right

Shuffle=Down,Up,Down,Up

SuperShuffle=Down,Up,Left,Right

Změna rychlosti šipek:

NextScrollSpeed=Up,Left,Down,Left,Up

PreviousScrollSpeed=Down,Right,Up,Right,Down

Další modifikace:

NextAccel=Left,Right,Down,Up

NextEffect=Left,Down,Right

NextAppearance=Left,Up,Right

Reverse=Down,Left,Right,Left,Right

HoldNotes=Right,Left,Down,Up

Zrušení všech modifikací:

CancelAll=Left,Right,Left,Right,Left,Right,Left,Right

Změna astavení Stepmanie:

NextTheme=Left,Left,Left,Right,Right,Right,Left,Right

NextTheme2=MenuLeft,MenuLeft,MenuLeft,MenuRight,MenuRight,MenuRight,MenuLeft,MenuRight

NextAnnouncer=Left,Left,Right,Right,Left,Left,Right,Right

NextAnnouncer2=MenuLeft,MenuLeft,MenuRight,MenuRight,MenuLeft,MenuLeft,MenuRight,MenuRight

NextGame=Left,Right,Left,Left,Right,Right,Left,Right

NextGame2=MenuLeft,MenuRight,MenuLeft,MenuLeft,MenuRight,MenuRight,MenuLeft,MenuRight

NextBannerGroup=MenuUp,MenuRight,MenuRight

NextBannerGroup2=MenuUp,MenuDown,MenuUp,MenuDown

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No a pokud se Vám Stepmania nevlíbí, zkuste podobné simulátory jako DWI, Pydance, Flash Flash Revolution.. .

Datum poslední modifikace definice 'stepmania':
01.11.2009 00:00

<< zpět na Czech DDR portal

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Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix - Challenge Mode Guide
v.1.5 by Sailor Bacon
26 June 2001

http://www.AnimeLyrics.com/

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Warning: Please do not post this FAQ without my permission. Please do not email me asking
me to send you updates because I've got better things to do with my life. Do NOT use this
FAQ for any profit making use at all, this is MY work, not yours. If you post this FAQ it
cannot be altered in any way and cannot be displayed alongside any types of advertisements.
Dance Dance Revolution Extra Mix is copyright 2001 Konami. This FAQ is copyright Allen
"Sailor Bacon" Tyner

The newest version of this FAQ can always be found at:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/


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Revision History
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v.1.5 Added the Extra Difficulty info
v.1.0 Um... everything.

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Table of Contents
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-A quick word...
-Practice Difficulty
-Basic Difficulty
-Trick Difficulty
-Maniac Difficulty
-Final Words


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A quick word...
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Let me state the obvious here first off, this Challenge Mode is much much more difficult
than the Challenge Mode in 4th Mix. This one is at many times frustrating and annoying,
with some of the later challenges being based more off of dumb luck or supreme playing
ability that just really takes the overall fun out of the mode that it had in 4th Mix. At
the same time, the insane challenge just drives you.. making you really want to finish
the damn thing just to rub it in the game's face. Or maybe that's just me, heheh.. at any
rate, if you plan to just breeze through this mode, think again. Buckle up and enjoy the
ride...

Finally made it to Extra Mode. Apparently, Konami didn't want anyone to clear this mode
because I seriously don't see myself ever beating all 10 of these challenges... well, it
was a blast playing up through Maniac mode and I feel special for getting this far.


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Practice Difficulty
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-1-
Song: Kung Fu Fighting (Miami Booty Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : 01-17

Goal: Full combo.
Tips: This one's a piece of cake.


-2-
Song: Typical Tropical
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : 01-18

Goal: Full combo. Sudden Mode.
Tips: Another pretty easy one..


-3-
Song: Super Star
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 01-15

Goal: Finish the stage. Don't hit any two steps at the same time.
Tips: Lots of steps here, but don't let that get to you. The double steps are all easy to
spot in this one.


-4-
Song: Paranoia Evolution
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : All

Goal: Get a 50 combo.
Tips: The steps are pretty easy for this, despite the Trick difficulty.


-5-
Song: Wonda (Speed K Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : 01-26

Goal: No more than a 10 combo. (ie don't get a 11 combo). Dance Gauge doesn't go up.
Tips: Try to keep getting 10 combos with only one miss in between since the bar doesn't rise
during the stage.


-6-
Song: Theme From Enter the Dragon - Revival 2001 Mix -
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 49-54

Goal: Great or higher on only the double steps.
Tips: Watch out for steps that look like double steps but really aren't... be careful.


-7-
Song: Rhythm and Police (K.O.G. G3 Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 11-19

Goal: Good or higher on the up and down steps.
Tips: Only look in the center of the arrows and ignore the mess on the sides.


-8-
Song: Freaky
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : 01-06

Goal: Full combo.
Tips: Really easy, just an intro into the 6 panel challenges.


-9-
Song: Sky High (DJ Miko version)
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : 01-34

Goal: Full combo. "Guide" steps at the top of the screen are missing.
Tips: This song has a really easy beat to follow so you shouldn't have problems hitting the
steps at the right time.


-10-
Song: Sexy Planet
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : All

Goal: Good or better on everything except for left and right.
Tips: Just look at the inner four rows of arrows and ignore the edges.


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Basic Difficulty
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-1-
Song: Conga Feeling
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 24-30

Goal: Full combo.
Tips: Those 16th note steps are pretty tricky until you get the hang of them.


-2-
Song: Synchronized Love (Red Monster Hyper Mix)
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : All

Goal: Great or higher on all steps except the 8th note steps.
Tips: The 8th note steps are the bluish-purple ones. Don't hit 'em.


-3-
Song: Kung Fu Fighting (Miami Booty Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : 01-13

Goal: Full combo. Hidden mode
Tips: No biggie...


-4-
Song: Wild Rush
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Basic
Bar : 01-09

Goal: 15 or more Perfects.
Tips: Only 20 steps here so you gotta be accurate..


-5-
Song: Rhythm and Police (K.O.G. G3 Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : 01-19

Goal: Good or better on everything except the double steps.
Tips: Not much to say here, you've done it before.


-6-
Do Me (H.I.G.E.O. Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : 01-17

Goal: Finish with a dance gauge below 5%
Tips: Keep your gauge within the last little oval the entire time.


-7-
Song: Samba de Janeiro
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : 01-19

Goal: Finish with a score between 30000 and 40000. Can't get any Goods before 25000 points.
Tips: This one is hard. What I did was get two great/perfects then a miss pattern for the
first little bit of the song, then I switched to one between each miss, making sure
that I didn't fail out of the stage. Once reaching 25000 (with hopefully not much
stage left to go), start trying to get as many Goods as you can to keep your dance
gauge happy and to not fail out of the stage.


-8-
Song: Kiss Me (KCP Remix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 19-25

Goal: Never have more Greats + Goods + Boos than Perfects. Missing is okay.
Tips: Hope you can get lots of Perfects early...


-9-
Song: Temple of Love
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Finish the stage. Don't push the same direction twice in a row. Dance gauge starts
completely full but doesn't rise when you get great/perfect steps.
Tips: Do your best to only miss the steps you're supposed to miss. If a direction comes up
three times in a row, you can hit it the first and third time.


-10-
Song: Sky High (Lucyfer version)
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: 130 combo.
Tips: Not much I can say, either you can or you can't..


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Trick Difficulty
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-1-
Song: Afronova Primeval
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Original
Bar : All

Goal: Good or better on all except don't hit the double steps. Sudden mode.
Tips: It's an original set of steps. If you need to practice it, it's available from the
Data Bank.


-2-
Song: Kiss Me (KCP Remix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : All

Goal: Keep the dance gauge between 25% and 75% the entire song. Gauge starts at 50%.
Tips: Not too hard. Just try to keep the gauge in the middle oval. Whenever it gets past it,
miss a few steps on purpose. If it drops below it, be sure not to miss.


-3-
Song: Cafe
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 09-11

Goal: Only get Goods or Boos.
Tips: For this song, I personally turned off the music on my TV and tried it a whole bunch
of times that way until I finally lucked out and got it. This one is really a huge
frustrating experience...


-4-
Song: Don't Clock Me
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 01-18

Goal: Don't press the same direction twice in a row. Dance gauge doesn't go up. No more
than two Misses or Boos in a row.
Tips: Just takes a bit of practice, not as terrible as it may sound.


-5-
Song: Temple of Love
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : All

Goal: Finish the stage with the dance gauge below 50%. Don't Miss or Boo more than 4 times
in a row. Gauge starts at 50% and rises constantly the entire song.
Tips: This one is actually easy. Just miss 4 times, get a Great/Perfect, miss 4 times, etc.


-6-
Song: Wild Rush
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Get a Great or higher on all the 8th note steps.
Tips: Again, they are the bluish-purple steps. Focus only on those.


-7-
Song: Together & Forever (Captain Jack version)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 01-15

Goal: Full combo. Controls are reversed.
Tips: Easy enough, reverse your dance pad or turn your controller upside-down!


-8-
Song: Dream A Dream (Miami Booty Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Original
Bar : All

Goal: Full combo.
Tips: This is another song that I did with the music turned off. It was a lot easier that
way for me.


-9-
Song: That's the Way '98
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Trick
Bar : All

Goal: 95% or more Perfects. Sudden mode. No "guide" arrows at the top of the screen.
Tips: Pray. Seriously, this one is incredibly hard. It took me countless tries to finally do
it. The more you play the song and get the hang of the beat, the better. You can have
up to 9 non-Perfects out of 192 steps, so you have to get at least 182 Perfects.


-10-
Song: Sexy Planet
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Full combo. The steps move in a wave pattern as they come onto the screen.
Tips: This one is more show than anything. If you practice this song on Maniac long enough,
the wave motion shouldn't mess you up too much. It does take getting used to though
so expect to play this one a lot.


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Maniac Difficulty
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-1-
Song: I'm Alive (Cut N' Move version)
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Don't press the same step twice in a row.
Tips: A nice easy way to start Maniac difficulty...


-2-
Song: Super Star
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 15-44

Goal: Don't get more than a 2 combo. Don't Miss/Boo more than 2 in a row.
Tips: Gah, this one is unpleasent. The part in the middle is very uncool...


-3-
Song: Conga Feeling
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 35-48

Goal: Great or higher on all the 16th steps. Ignore the others.
Tips: 16th steps are hard to pick out from the others and it's hard to pick them out
listening to the music. Thus, this one is... hard.


-4-
Song: Paranoia Evolution
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 03-72

Goal: Clear the stage. The dance gauge goes down constantly.
Tips: Don't miss. No Goods or anything. Full combo the bad boy. Well, at least the first
half. After that things pick up enough to where you can afford a miss or two.


-5-
Song: Can't Stop Fallin' in Love
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 55-59

Goal: Finish with between 100000 and 110000 points.
Tips: Uh.. hope for luck? That's what I did. ^_^


-6-
Song: Typical Tropical
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Get Great or higher on everything except don't hit Up. Sudden Mode.
Tips: This one is deceptively difficult..


-7-
Song: Drill Instructor (C-Jah Happy Mix)
Mode: 4 panel
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Don't get more Greats than Goods. Don't get more Perfects than Greats.
Tips: Are you good at getting Goods? I certainly hope so. Try to push everything after the
arrow passes the top so you either get a Good or a Miss. Once you have a lot of Goods
under your belt, attempt to get a safety blanket of Greats in case you accidently get
some Perfects. Oh, and don't fail out of the stage. Heheh.


-8-
Song: Freaky
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Get Great or higher on everything except don't press double steps. Hidden mode.
Tips: This is another one of those you just have to practice.


-9-
Song: Celebrate Nite
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 31-49

Goal: Get 50 or more Greats and 50 or more Perfects.
Tips: This is just pure evil. There are exactly 107 steps in this set. You have to be very
good or incredibly lucky to pass this one...

-10-
Song: Love Machine
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 48-58

Goal: Get all Perfects. Song plays at roughly half the normal speed.
Tips: Another evil one. Good luck!


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Extra Difficulty
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No tips in this section. If you made it this far, you don't need them...

-1-
Song: Drop Out
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Original
Bar : All

Goal: Full combo.


-2-
Song: Cat's Eye (Ventura Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 31-51

Goal: Don't get two Greats and/or Perfects in a row or two Boos and/or Misses in a row.


-3-
Song: Rhythm and Police (K.O.G. G3 Mix)
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Full combo. 90% or more Perfects.


-4-
Song: Let the beat him em
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 19-35

Goal: Finish with 0 points. Goods count for 0 points. Keep the dance gauge above 20%.


-5-
Song: Lupin the 3rd '78
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : All

Goal: Get a Great or better on all steps except the 4th note steps.


-6-
Song: Theme from Enter the Dragon ~ Revival 2001 Mix ~
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 25-54

Goal: Full Combo. 90% or more Perfects. Sudden mode. No "guide" arrows at the top of the
screen.


-7-
Song: Strut Your Funky Stuff
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 01-24

Goal: All Perfects. Hidden mode.


-8-
Song: Get Off
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 09-19

Goal: Get a 50 combo or higher. No more than 1 Boo/Miss at a time. Stealth Mode.


-9-
Song: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing (Planet Lution Mix)
Mode: 4 panels
Lv. : Maniac
Bar : 20-53

Goal: Keep dance gauge below 10%. Finish with below 50000 points.


-10-
Song: Together & Forever (Nineball feat Atomic Gun & Julia version)
Mode: 6 panels
Lv. : Original
Bar : All

Goal: Full Combo.


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Final Words
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I'd like to thank the following:

-CJayC: Hosting the best website for game information and for hosting all of my FAQs.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/

-Konami: Creating the best game series ever.
http://www.konami.co.jp/

-Myself: Typing up this FAQ while not dancing my life away.
http://www.AnimeLyrics.com/

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