Hardware upgrade: switches over from PlayStation-based TWINKLE hardware to PC-based system.First version with e-AMUSEMENT with magnetic card reader.Added 30% threshold for class mode DAN gauge.First version to show actual BGA from the song in DP, as opposed to a generic one – but limited to new songs onlyīeatmania IIDX 8th style (September 27, 2002).First version with ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE.Added stage fail after 50 consecutive POORs.Added class mode (dan-i-nintei) up to 10th Dan.Removed separate 5KEY mode and adds it as an in-game option.Can change between chart difficulty between LIGHT7 and 7KEY during song selectīeatmania IIDX 7th style (March 27, 2002).Options can be changed in song select previously this was only accessible in title screen and/or mode select.Added HARD gauge however, the 30% threshold for reduce damage did not exist.Added DJ LEVEL to result screen (AAA, AA, etc.).DVD-reader used for BGAs, replacing VCD reader in previous versions.SP And DP charts can have different difficulty ratingīeatmania IIDX 6th style (September 28, 2001).Expanded HI-SPEED option to HI-SPEED 1-3.Added new difficulty level - flashing 7 (commonly denoted as 7+).

In DP, first version to have 4 windows for BGA display (two on each side), although it was always a generic BGAīeatmania IIDX 5th style (March 27, 2001).

When both BATTLE and MIRROR were enabled in DP, only 1P side would be mirrored, which is effectively the first instance of DBMīeatmania IIDX 4th style (September 28, 2000).

Added LIGHT7 / LIGHT14 modes (equivalent to NORMAL difficulty charts).

Introduced “beat” based phased unlock systemīeatmania IIDX 3rd style (February 25, 2000).

Supported linked play with DDR 2nd Mix CLUB VERSION and CLUB VERSION 2īeatmania IIDX 2nd style (September 30, 1999).

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