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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 1:24AM Keithustus said

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Hmm, call me ignorant but I thought Parappa the Rapper started all this.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 1:39AM PetriesLastWord said

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Parappa helped get the ball rolling, but Konami and their Bemani collection of games are what made them the cultural phenomenon, instead of a passing fad.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 1:42AM Keithustus said

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Ah, so like how the Odyssey was soon outperformed by Atari.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 1:53AM (Unverified) said

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I'm a Pop'N fan, but that shirt just doesn't look that good.

And Parappa did come out a little bit earlier than Beatmania, but Beatmania is what made it a 'cultural phenomenon' (I think that's the part you're trying to pick out). Not only did it make a bigger splash, but the multiple scrolling notes display is an important part of making a game like this more than just a jukebox with requirements.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 1:54AM PetriesLastWord said

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Exactly, they didn't invent it, but they helped to perfect the genre. I mean look where poor Parappa ended up.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 2:13AM (Unverified) said

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Meanwhile, the M in "Bemani" shouldn't be capitalized.
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Posted: Jan 24th 2007 12:39AM (Unverified) said

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I just accidentally broke my PaRappa PS CD when I was moving. So sad. I will no doubt purchase a PS3 the very instant I can download and play the PS version of PaRappa on it.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 3:04AM (Unverified) said

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That pop'n shirt is kinda ugly :(



needs more 2dx and drummania.
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 3:37AM DarkTetsuya said

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#6: Why not? it *is* short for 'beatmania' after all. (Though if you want to be technical, the entire thing is actually capitalized, like on the official trademark that appears in every bemani game ever. and 'beatmania' is lowercase as well, so perhaps none of it matters anyway.)
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Posted: Jan 23rd 2007 6:26AM (Unverified) said

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But the point was the capitalization was incorrect all around.
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