Beatmania DaDaDa!!

beatmania DaDaDa!! beatmania typing groove, now with weird peripheral action. Why couldn't the developers just release this for home PCs?

Source Code and Related Things#

Source CodeWait, it's all in uncompiled C?!

All of the game's scripts can be found in SCRIPT/SCRIPT.DAT, uncompiled, and filled with hidden credits and stubbed out code. There are also several lines relating to scrapped Windows/Mac OS releases of the game, which include support for mouses.

Crash Handler#

BEATUTIL.SCT is code for a crash handler.

//*************************
// エラー表示
//*************************
long Error_Display( inErr )
{
    str theFontName;
    if ( IsMacOS( ) ){
        theFontName = "Osaka";
    }
    else{
        theFontName = "ＭＳ Ｐゴシック";
    }

    sprintf1( string[0], "%d : エラーっす！", inErr );
    Paint( 0, 0, 640, 480, RGB( 0, 0, 0 ) );
    TextOut( 100, 100, string[0], 24, theFontName, RGB( 255, 255, 255 ) );
}

Unused Graphics#

Cursor graphics can be found between the images in IMAGE/IMAGE.DAT. According to the game's scripts, these would be set to appear if the platform in which the game is running is identified as not being a PlayStation 2. However, the game was never released outside this console.

BEATM2.BMP

BEATMSEL.BMP

BEATS1P1P5.BMP

BEATS2KEY.BMP / BEATS2S2.BMP / BEATSEL.BMP

BEATSET.BMP

Unused Sounds#

The following sounds, present in SOUND/SOUND.DAT, are not mentioned by any of the game's scripts:

112_01.VAG

112_02.VAG

112_03.VAG

112_05.VAG

112_07.VAG

120_01.VAG

120_02.VAG

130_02.VAG

CANCEL.VAG

F_ENTER.VAG

HEYDJ.VAG

hideBGM.VAG

hideCALL.VAG

Early Opening#

DUMMY.DAT is actually a .PSS video file. Its content? An early rendition of the game's opening cinematic.

Unlock Code#

Referenced in SCRIPT/SCRIPT.DAT/BEATSEL.SCT is an unlocking code: inputting TEKUMAKUMAYAKONPARANOIAWODASHITENE@ on the song selection menu unlocks all hidden songs.

This text is a reference to the classic magical girl anime Himitsu no Akko-chan, in which series protagonist Atsuko Kagami uses a mirror compact and the spell "Tekumakumayakon Tekumakumayakon" to shapeshift.

Broken Breakout#

Clicking the Credits option in the main menu while holding the X key would trigger a secret Breakout minigame, presumably, the same as the one featured in beatmania BEST DA!! and pop'n music DA!!. While the code for this screen exists, as SCRIPT/SCRIPT.DAT/BEATJOY.SCT, it tries to load a graphics file that does not exist, freezing the game.

References#