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Dance Maniax 2ndMIX

Developer: Konami AMD
Publisher: Konami
Platform: Arcade (Konami System 573)
Released in JP: December 5, 2000


GraphicsIcon.png This game has unused graphics.
MovieIcon.png This game has unused cinematics.
MusicIcon.png This game has unused music.
TextIcon.png This game has unused text.


Dance Maniax 2ndMIX is the sequel to Dance Maniax. More songs, new theme, etc.

Unused Graphics

All the following graphics can be extracted from GAME.DAT.

Unused CD Title Graphics

s_album_03_license.tim and s_album_08_license.tim are unused CD title graphics, the first being a generic Dancemania graphic, while the second being for the album ZIPmania III. It's worth to mention a song from the previous game, MY SHARONA, appeared in the latter album, though it was removed from this game.

Dancemaniax2nd-dancemania.pngDancemaniax2nd-zipmania3.png

(Source: tikal.)

Placeholder Images

nochara.tim and playback.tim are simple placeholder textures. The second one has the same resolution as the game's background movies.

(Source: Catastrophe)

PARANOiA jazzy groove

The files D0067.DAT and D0129.DAT, located in the folder DAT, when decrypted, consist of audio data for a standalone version of the medley-exclusive track PARANOiA jazzy groove. The sample in the very end of the main music track is "CMの後も、まだまだ続きます", and roughly translates to "More to come after the commercial".

Music - DAT/D0067.DAT

Preview - DAT/D0129.DAT

(Source: Catastrophe)

Unused Text

Starting from offset 0xEDA in ja_mdb.bin, which can be extracted from GAME.DAT, is a listing of artist names, two of which are unused:

0x111F - ZIPPERS
0x115F - 200-10

A process of elimination reveals that the song meant for the first artist string is BUFFALO BILL (MOMO Re-edit), while the second string was likely meant for the aforementioned PARANOiA jazzy groove.

(Source: Catastrophe)

Unused Split Difficulty Feature

Dance Maniax 2nd unused3.png

In Dance Maniax 2ndMIX, it is not possible for two players to play simultaneously at different difficulty levels. In the previous game (and other DDR games of the time), this was possible. There exist separate graphics and palettes which indicate that this should be possible, but it's just not for some reason. Shown is an example of the extracted HUD graphics with their palettes set to 'mild' for P1 and 'wild' for P2.

(Source: Catastrophe)

Unused Videos

Of the 204 videos found in the folder MOV in the game's CD, a whopping 35 go unused. These include duplicates and variations of used videos.

(Source: tikal.)

Duplicates

The following unused videos are duplicates of other existing videos, and are absent from the Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE data:

  • N_OTABT0.BS - duplicate of N_OTUBT0.BS
  • N_VEC011.BS - duplicate of N_VQEC11.BS
  • N_VEC021.BS - duplicate of N_VQEC21.BS
  • N_VTR012.BS - duplicate of N_VQTR12.BS

Later used in Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE

N_IN0018.BS

A textless variation of N_ORUSS2.BS, which is a video associated with the song Happy-hopper. While unused here, this video would later be used in Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE, in the song Odoru Ponpokolin.

N_LN0084.BS

A movie which depicts spinning yellow lines alongside increasing green circles from the top and bottom portions of the screen. While unused here, this video would later be used in Dance Maniax append JPARADISE, in the song BE TOGETHER.

N_LPK011.BS

A movie which depicts a spinning dish with the words "Do you like it?" and "Yes, I like !!" appearing at the beginning and end, respectively. While unused here, this video would later be used in Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE, in the song THE TWIST (Double Pump MIX).

N_LQM092.BS

A textless variant of N_LQM090.BS, which depicts an entry passageway. It would later be used in Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE, in the song RHYTHM AND POLICE (Hyper K Mix).

N_VQP020.BS

An unused video, which shows some wiring on what looks like a gate. In Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE, it is used in the song B4U.

S_IY0050.BS

A textless variation of S_IY0040.BS, which depicts Papio (the worm character) running. In Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE, this video is used by the song KICK THE CAN (HYPER KCP MIX).

Also unused in Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE

N_LN0034.BS

A textless variation of N_OSTAY2.BS, which is a video associated with the song STAY (Mod bouncy Version).

N_LQGN10.BS

A movie which depicts a gun being fired at the screen. A variation of this movie, N_LQGN20.BS, which has more guns in different colors, is used in several songs, for example TOGETHER AND FOREVER (KCP Euro Mix).

N_LQST18.BS

A variation of N_LQST14.BS, in which the silhouette spins faster.

N_OGORG0.BS

An unused video associated with the song GORGEOUS 2012, which depict the sun, moon, and windmills, as seen in the song's animations in the original Dance Maniax. In the final game, that song has no associated videos at all.

N_VN0048.BS

A textless variation of N_OEATY1.BS, which also has the video multiplied on a 2x2 grid.

N_VQNK10.BS

An unused variation of N_VQNK30.BS, which displays several cityscape shots.

N_VQP041.BS

An unused video which shows a building with overlaid text.

N_VQSQ10.BS

The second part of J_VQOP03.BS, which is one of the videos that can be seen upon starting a song, and depicts a several lines forming rhombuses.

N_VQTH11.BS

A video depicting several rows, with the words "ENERGY PLAY", lines, and lightning bolts scrolling by. A very similar video, N_OQUIC1.BS, is associated with the song Quickening.

N_VQTH41.BS

A different version of N_VQTH31.BS, which depicts lightning bolts.

S_LMSS10.BS

A variation of S_LMSS00.BS, which depicts an UFO. In this variation, it is flying over a planet, rather than a black and white tunnel.

S_LQCI20.BS

A variation of S_LQCI14.BS, which depicts machine circuitry documents. In this variation, this documentation appears over a flashing blue and red background, rather than a black one.

S_LQGI10.BS

A video depicting colorful silhouettes and shapes, alongside text of the game's title and flavor text.

S_LQMR14.BS

A textless variation of S_OPETI4.BS, which is a video associated with the song PETIT LOVE, and depicts a blue orb drawing several circles over a rainbow background.

S_VMBM10.BS

An unused variation of S_VMBM00.BS, which depicts a blurred, rainbow background. This version also depicts several rotating blue rings.

S_VMBT20.BS

An unused video which depicts the same blue rings seen in S_VMBM10.BS, albeit over a black background instead.

S_VMBT30.BS

A video which depicts the same blue rings again, this time overlaid over several semispheres, as seen in the S_VMBT00.BS video.

Absent from Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE

N_LQAN18.BS

A lower quality rendition of S_LQAN18.BS, which depicts a headbobbing gorilla.

N_LQM000.BS

A movie which depicts a fish in an aquarium, with the word "NATURE" overlaying it during the beginning and end.

N_OBROK0.BS

An unused variation of N_OBROK1.BS, which is associated with the song BROKEN MY HEART. The text displayed is "Baby! broken my heart.", rather than the song's title, and it comes from the top left of the screen before fading away at the end, unlike the used variation, which displays the text at all times.

N_ODISC0.BS

An unused variation of N_ODISC2.BS, which is associated with the song ALL MY LOVE. The vinyl lacks the graphic of a person, and the camera is much zooemd out.

N_ODISC1.BS

Another unused variation of N_ODISC2.BS. The person graphic was added in comparison to N_ODISC0.BS, but the camera is still zoomed out.

N_VQFR14.BS

An unused variation of N_VQFL14.BS, which lacks the circular waves seen when an explosion happens.

N_VQP021.BS

A variation of the aforementioned N_VQP020.BS, which has a darker background and brighter text. Unlike that video, however, it cannot be found in Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE.

N_VTR011.BS

An unused variation of N_VQTR12.BS, which depicts a metro station with overlaid text. This version has the background fade in and out to black at the beginning and end of the video, respectively.