The Bemani Pocket (ビーマニポケット) series is a short-lived attempt by Konami to capitalize on the market of portable entertainment in the late 1990s. They were introduced in the Japanese market during 1998 and they featured versions of most Bemani games, usually with an existing brand or franchise attached as advertisement. The most common releases were based on Beatmania with sixteen releases, with pop'n music and Para Para Paradise only receiving a single release.
| Bemani Pocket | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Bemani |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Handheld game console |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Music, rhythm |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Beginning in 1998, Bemani Pocket games were used by Nintendo in collaboration with St.GIGA as prizes for national Satellaview competitions and events.
On April Fools in 2018, Konami published a joke announcement of a jubeat pocket on Twitter.[1]
Releases
edit| Name | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beatmania Pocket | 1998-12-23 | First Bemani Pocket release. |
| Beatmania Pocket 2 | 1999-03-25 | Features a rounder design than the original Beatmania Pocket. Most future Bemani Pocket's would follow this design. |
| Bemani Pocket Summer Mix | 1999-07-25 | |
| pop'n music Pocket | 1999-08-26 | |
| Dance Dance Revolution Pocket | 1999-09-09 | |
| Bemani Pocket Anime Song Mix ~Go Nagai and Dynamic Pro Edition~ | 1999-09-16 | Featuring the songs of anime series created by Go Nagai. |
| Bemani Pocket Tokimeki Memorial | 1999-10-28 | Based on the dating simulation series Tokimeki Memorial. |
| Dance Dance Revolution Pocket Hello Kitty | 1999-12-23 | Based on the multimedia franchise Hello Kitty. |
| Dance Dance Revolution Pocket Dear Daniel | 2000-02-03 | Based on the Sanrio character Dear Daniel. |
| Bemani Pocket Anime Mix 2 ~Ishinomori Shotaro Edition~ | 2000-02-03 | Featuring the songs of series created by Shotaro Ishinomori. |
| Bemani Pocket 2000 | 2000-04-20 | |
| Bemani Pocket Hello Kitty | 2000-05-18 | Based on the multimedia franchise Hello Kitty. |
| Bemani Pocket Anime Mix 3 ~Matsumoto Leiji Edition~ | 2000-06-15 | Featuring the songs of anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto. |
| Bemani Pocket ~Hanshin Tigers Attack~ | 2000-07-27 | Based on the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. |
| Bemani Pocket Cawaii! | 2000-08-10 | Based on the gyaru fashion magazine Cawaii! |
| GuitarFreaks Pocket | 2000-09-28 | First Bemani pocket based on GuitarFreaks. |
| Dance Dance Revolution Pocket Winnie The Pooh | 2000-10-26 | Based on the multimedia franchise Winnie The Pooh. |
| Bemani Pocket Tokimeki Memorial 2 | 2000-12-14 | Second Bemani Pocket to be based on Tokimeki Memorial. |
| Bemani Pocket Love Stories | 2000-12-14 | Songs are all themed around love. |
| Bemani Pocket KONAMIX | 2001-01-18 | Featuring songs from various Konami games. |
| Bemani Pocket BEST HITS 2000 | 2001-02-15 | |
| GuitarFreaks Pocket 2 | 2001-05-24 | Second and final GuitarFreaks Pocket release. |
| Para Para Paradise Pocket | 2001-06-28 | First and only Bemani Pocket to be based on Para Para Paradise. |
| Bemani Pocket ~Hanshin Tigers Great Attack~ | 2002-07-25 | Second Bemani Pocket to be based on the Hanshin Tigers baseball team and the final Bemani Pocket release. |
References
edit- ^ "jubeatスタッフ on X: 【あのシリーズ最新作が…！？】ビーマニポケット..." Twitter. 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Konami Toy & Hobby -- Bemani Pocket". 2003-02-23. Archived from the original on 2003-02-23. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
External links
edit- Fanmade page with information and pictures (in Japanese)
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