Pop'n music 5 (PlayStation)

pop'n music 5 (PlayStation) pop'n music 5 was the fifth port of the series to the PlayStation, and the first to not require an additional game to load since pop'n music 2. It had plenty of new songs and even previews from the next game, but it was also when the limitations of the PlayStation hardware started to become more evident. It has also gained notoriety for its strict song unlocking requirements.

NOTE: All listed offsets take in consideration the file POPDATA.PAK.

Unused Graphics#

Unused Palettes#

A couple characters have palettes that cannot be seen by normal means.

New Characters#

Hayata

The character of Drivin' High. His sprite sheet (0x530000) has an unused palette which depicts him with a mostly white and red jumpsuit.

MOE

The character of First step. Her sprite sheet (0x54C000) has many unused palettes; some of them are seemingly early versions of the 2P palette with slightly different colors, while some others don't resemble anything seen here or even in future games in which she appears.

SUIT

The character of Sweaty Guys. His sprite sheet (0x573000) contains two earlier palettes for his LOSE animation which don't apply an orange tint to the characters. This lack of tinting also reveals some lighting in the clouds.

Returning Characters#

Donna [4]

The character of Girls Riot. All of her palettes from pop'n music 3 are present in her sprite sheet (0x642800), though they are never seen by normal means.

Rave girl [4]

The character of Tap'n! Slap'n! Pop'n Music!. Oddly, her sprite sheet (0x666800) also has the 2P palette of Mary [4], which uses the same sprites.

HAMANOV [CS1]

The character of Step in Space and Concertare. His character sprite sheet (0x680800) has several leftover palettes, including 3P and 4P colors, and the palettes used in the total results screen of the PlayStation release of pop'n music 2.

BOY [CS1]

The character of Landmark. His character sprite sheet (0x697800) has several leftover palettes, including 3P and 4P colors, and the palettes used in the total results screen of the PlayStation release of pop'n music 2.

Portraits#

MOE

Oddly, the palettes for her character sprites are also stored in her portrait file (0x1239800). There's also an additional palette which could be meant for an earlier version of the 1P portrait.

GRAPPA

GRAPPA's character portrait (0x124B000) has a variation of the 2P palette which tints his mustache pink and the inner part of his suit white. Incidentally, his 2P sprites in this port have these traits due to graphic limitations.

Unused Splash Graphics#

At 0xC56800 is a title card for a HYPER chart for the song Escapes from your love, but it doesn't have one.

Arcade Leftover#

The package containing the title screen graphics (0x1351000) has a leftover from the original Arcade release, from when it was still undergoing location tests. The palette was reduced to accommodate the 16-color limit, though.

Dummy File#

The extensionless Z_DUMMY, when read as signed 16-bit PCM audio, reveals itself to be the long version of the track Life, a song which was playable in the very first pop'n music home release.

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