Proto talk:Beatmania (PlayStation, Europe)

RECORDS in Prototype and Final Game

Hey tikal, thank for writing up the article about the prototype. I documented additional differences that I observed between the prototype and the final game, this time having to do with the RECORDS screen and its subscreens.
Feel free to take any of the information and screencaps I've posted here and rewrite/reformat them as needed.
- Calpisco (talk) 02:31, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Differences

RECORDS Menu

• The backgrounds are different.
  • The prototype shares the same background as the rest of the OPTIONS menu, whereas the final game uses a unique background.
• The prototype lists an additional EXPERT course: SPECIAL.
  • Despite the ability to view the SCORE RANKINGS screen for this course, the course itself does not appear on the selection screen in EXPERT mode.
  • It is currently unknown whether there is a way to unlock or access this course in the prototype.
• MUSIC HIGH SCORE appears to be unselectable (and cannot even be highlighted) in the prototype.
  • It is currently unknown whether an actual MUSIC HIGH SCORE screen was actually implemented in the prototype.

SCORE RANKINGS Screens

• The backgrounds are different.
  • The prototype simply has a black background, whereas the final game uses diagonally scrolling gold-colored "DJ" emblems that change in brightness.
• The default DJ Levels and judgment counts are different.
  • Each screen in the prototype shows three Fs and four Gs, whereas each screen in the final game shows two Gs and five Hs.
• EXPERT MODE SPECIAL COURSE
  • The SCORE RANKINGS screen for the course contains six additional DJ names not found in any other course or in the final game.

Screencaps

Prototype	Final

Prototype	Final

Prototype	Final

Prototype	Final

Prototype	Final

Prototype	Final
	(Course is not in final game)

• Information added. Thank you!
  --Tikal. (talk) 02:57, 19 September 2022 (UTC)