GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V (Arcade)

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GuitarFreaks V & DrumMania V are notably the first Konami games to run on their Python 2 hardware, which is... really just a PS2.
It introduced many quality-of-life changes, such as higher-resolution graphics, proper video support for songs, and a new, improved chart format which allows for very precise syncing.

NOTE: All of the paths take in consideration the filesystem extracted from each of the game's .pak files.

Unused Graphics#

Placeholder Textures#

''NOTE: All of these can be found within data\product\d3\model.

IDX_COT is a placeholder nametag texture. It can be found in multiple files, as follows:

• tex_gf_hitchart.bin
• tex_gf_information.bin
• tex_gf_result.bin
• tex_gf_result_total.bin
• tex_gf_scoreranking.bin
• tex_gf_select_music.bin

In a similar vein, IMG_COT is a placeholder banner texture. It can be found in two files; tex_gf_result.bin and tex_gf_select_music.bin.

Overdump Data#

Many early banners, both for songs and categories, can be found inside of unreferenced files in the filesystem.

Hash 141240cc#

Contains graphics that are roughly equivalent to those in the final tex_gf_idx_image_05.bin, tex_gf_idx_image_06.bin and tex_gf_idx_image_07.bin, starting from ID 0836 (Daikenkai). Aside from the early banners listed below, several more things are notable:

• Ringo to hachimitsu‍ '​s banner is completely missing in the early package.
• In the early package, there is a gap between the banners of the songs Ukifune and Yakenogahara. Following the series' master song list IDs, the song meant to be there is super "shomin" car, which was removed from this release.

	Early	Final	Notes
GuitarFreaks 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX Songs
MODEL DD5			The early graphic has the text placed one pixel further to the left.
Suishou ~hitomi no naka no mirai~			The name of the artist, Miyuki Kunitake, is written together in the early graphic.
Agnus Dei			The shade of red seen in the banner is much brighter in the early variant.
Kagonotori			The early graphic is merely the song's original banner from GuitarFreaks 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX, but stretched to comply with the new banner resolution.
mint candy citrus drop			The text was not redrawn yet - the early graphic fully resembles a stretched variant of the song's original banner from GuitarFreaks 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX.
RISE			The cliffs are slightly darker in the early banner.
Himawari			The early graphic is merely the song's original banner from GuitarFreaks 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX, but stretched to comply with the new banner resolution.
Shower of Love			The early graphic is merely the song's original banner from GuitarFreaks 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX, but stretched to comply with the new banner resolution.
Timepiece phase II			The early graphic is merely the song's original banner from GuitarFreaks 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX, but stretched to comply with the new banner resolution.
Mr.Bobby			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
island in the sun ~GFdm Ver.~			The early graphic is merely the song's original banner from GuitarFreaks 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX, but stretched to comply with the new banner resolution.
Handsome Jet L-Project			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
Taisetsunamono			The line near the text is thinner in the early banner.
Hikari he			The early banner uses brighter colors.
GET IT ALL			The text organization is completely different.
ee'MALL 2nd avenue songs
Bari bari boogie ~namida no fruit punch~			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
Munagoto no umi			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
Junbenka			The song's title is written differently (純勉歌 rather than 純勉夏), though the pronounciation remains the same. The artist text is much lighter as well.
Aithon			The early banner has some traces of dithering.
Chotto			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
brave!			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
Waru agaki			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
GuitarFreaks 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX song
My Friend			The early banner uses brighter colors.

Hash dd08db29#

Contains graphics that are roughly equivalent to those in the final tex_gf_idx_image_07.bin, tex_gf_idx_image_08.bin, tex_gf_idx_image_09.bin and tex_gf_idx_image_11.bin.

	Early	Final	Notes
GuitarFreaks 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX songs
Onihime			The early graphic is merely the song's original banner from GuitarFreaks 11thMIX & drummania 10thMIX, but stretched to comply with the new banner resolution.
Ryukyu rendezvous			The artist and title texts are slightly closer together in the early banner.
WE ARE			The early banner uses brighter colors.
AHD			The early banner has some dithering.
Category/Sort Banners
Alphabetic Order Numbers, A to C			Each of the category/sort banners use much simpler borders in the early files.
Alphabetic Order D to F
Alphabetic Order G to I
Alphabetic Order J to L
Alphabetic Order M to P
Alphabetic Order Q to S
Alphabetic Order T to Z
Kana Order A to So
Kana Order Ta to Ho
Kana Order Ma to Wa
Gitadoking			The "Gitadoking" label is known as simply "Tournament" in the early banner.
Random
Random (New)			The text in the "Random" subcategory banners is also orange, whereas it is white in the final graphics.
Random (Existing)
Random (Long)
Random (All)

Hash e068f299#

Contains graphics that are roughly equivalent to those in the final tex_gf_idx_image_09.bin and tex_gf_idx_image_10.bin. All of the songs shown are new to the game. Note that some songs do not have early banner data, which are as follows:

• Taratta dance
• Fairy Tales
• Sandogasa Ponta wa kyou mo iku
• You can't do it if you try
• Plastic Umbrella
• White tornado
• Mujou no hoshi
• Die Zauber flote
• Destructive Wave

	Early	Final	Notes
NO MORE CRYING			The early banner uses a generic design. However, the background used is not shared with the other songs that have it.
Balance			The early banner has some hints of dithering.
AFTER A HARD DAY			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
You'll be a man			The text organization is much simpler in the early banner.
DOKI DOKI			The early banner uses a generic design.
Wonderful Workers			The early banner is a placeholder.
Desert Rose			The early banner uses a generic design.
Say			The early banner is a placeholder.
going up			The early banner uses a generic design.
rebirth of love			The early banner is a placeholder.
Nyanderful 55			The text organization is much simpler in the early banner.
Flow			The early banner is a placeholder.
Aishuu no korigorilla			The early banner is a placeholder.
Hitoribocchi			The early banner uses a generic design.
Akogare			The early banner uses a generic design.
ancient breeze			The early banner is a placeholder.
Mousou gakuen ino-koi gumi			The early banner is a placeholder.
Endless cruisin'			The early banner uses a generic design.
Little Prayer			The early banner is a placeholder.
Scenario			The early banner is a placeholder.
ESCAPE TO THE SKY			The early banner uses a generic design.
Street Runner			The early banner is a placeholder.
Beautiful Life			The early banner uses a generic design.
Hitorigoto mitai ni aishiteta			The early banner is a placeholder.
Kokou no hana			The early banner is a placeholder.
Handsome Kyodai made in Japan			The shade of red used in the title name is much brighter in the early banner.
Hana mogera			The background in the early banner is taken from the song's music video, while the final game opts for a crude illustration instead.
Gently, the rain sings for me			The early banner uses slightly darker colors, and has some dithering.
Summertime cruisin'			The early banner is a placeholder.
Liar			The early banner has some hints of dithering.
Panasonic Youth			The early banner is a placeholder.
NOCTURNE No.9			The early banner is much simpler, and uses a different frame from the song's video as a background.
Sakuranbo			The early banner is a placeholder.
N.G.S			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
K			The early banner is a placeholder.
Friends			The early banner uses more vibrant colors.
WILD CHALLENGER			The objects in the background are layered differently, and the title text is closer together in the early banner. Additionally, the early graphic also uses more vibrant colors.
Misirlou			The early banner is much simpler, using less text effects and a different background picture.

Unused Sounds#

Located with the announcer sound files used in the game's title (upon extraction, they are the files with the hashes a9306b40 and c832f6b6, since they don't have proper names in the filesystem) are two unused title calls.

Sound 5 - PercussionFreaks

Sound 6 - PercussionFreaks V

"PercussionFreaks" was the name used in the Asian releases of DrumMania up to 10thMIX; from V, the original "DrumMania" name is used instead.

Hidden Developer Credits#

The folder data\product\d3\package contains several package listing files. One thing notable about them is that their names refer to some of the game's graphic designers, as follows:

• fujita - Asami Fujita / hagu
• kobayashi - Takuya Kobayashi / tQy
• kono - Masanori Kono / Voijiy
• mito - Yasushi Mito
• usr02798 - Unknown.