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''DJMAX'' is a [[Rhythm Game]] franchise by Pentavision spanning three different series:
'''''DJMAX Online''''' -- The original game, released as a freeware game on PC with additional pay-to-play content. The game plays suspiciously like ''[[Beatmania]]'', though this is due to be being a [[Follow the Leader|clone]] of ''Ez2DJ'', which was even more like ''beatmania'' (complete with turntable) to the point where [[Konami]] [[Screwed by the Network|stepped in and sued]]. Suffers from a partial case of [[No Export for You]]; you couldn't play the Korean version since you need a Korean residence number (which is a ''crime'' to falsify); you could play the Japanese and Chinese versions, but the Japanese version... is... well... [[Captain Obvious|in Japanese]], with mostly Japanese players (which means good luck communicating to other players if you don't speak nihongo), and the Chinese version ran on a rather slow server. The latter two versions shut down some time ago.
''DJMAX Online'' got a brief revival through ''DJMAX Trilogy'', a recent PC games with music from ''DJMAX Online'' and early ''DJMAX Portable'' games, but due to some [[Executive Meddling]] (namely, its producer, Forte Escape, leaving Pentavision), updates to it have been put on hold indefinitely, and the inclusion of certain features and bugs further drove it into the ground.
'''''DJMAX Portable''''' -- By far the most popular ''DJMAX'' series, partly for being one of the first--if not ''the'' first--successful portable [[Rhythm Game]] series. Originally released on ([[Super Title 64 Advance|as its title implies]]) the [[PSP]] in 2006, it saw success not only in Korea, but [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|non-Korean countries]] as well, leading to an "International" release with English text (albeit with [[Sound Effect Bleep|poorly-censored songs]] and the replacement of a song whose background animations mocked former U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]).
''Portable'' eventually spawned several sequels. ''DJMAX Portable 2'' was released in 2007 and held up its ever-growing fanbase. ''DJMAX Clazziquai Edition'' was released in 2008 as a somewhat [[Licensed Game]] with songs from the Korean band Clazziquai, and is geared towards newer players. ''DJMAX Black Square'' was released about a month and a half later, and is targeted at more experienced players. ''DJMAX Fever'' was released in late January 2009 as the first ''DJMAX Portable'' title to be released outside of South Korea, and its songlist is a mix of the first two ''Portable'' titles.
The latest edition to the line-up, ''DJMAX Portable 3'', is the first ''Portable'' game since ''Fever'' to be released outside Korea (and on the same release date, too). With around 40 songs to choose from (a mix between old returning songs, ''Technika 2'' songs, and new ''Portable 3'' songs), the game is meant to be a return to the roots of the
''Portable'' series, hence the numerical naming. The game also features a new mode that utilizes the analog nub to switch to two "turntables" at appropriate times to in a sense remix the song. It was released on October 14, 2010 for the UMD version and October 19 on the PlayStation Network.
'''''DJMAX Technika''''' -- The [[Gaiden Game]] (gameplay-wise) to ''DJMAX''. Taking a departure from its ''beatmania''-like sibling series, its gameplay is a combination of ''[[
In December of 2008, [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.konami-korea.kr%2Fannounce%2Fannounce_081224.html&sl=ko&tl=en Konami filed a lawsuit against Pentavision] for infringing on Konami's patents with the ''DJMAX'' series. While Komani had successfully used lawsuits to terminate ''Ez2DJ'' and ''[[Dance Dance Revolution|In The Groove]]'', it doesn't look like anything progressed in Konami's favor. The two corporations settled out of court, apparently letting Pentavision off the hook and Konami retaining the rights to distribute Technika in Japan.
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* [[Ascended Meme]]: Enemy Storm SP/MX in ''Technika'' was [[That One Boss|so reviled]] that in the background video for "Raise Me Up", a character can be seen screaming "ENEMY STORM SP PATTERN IS DIRTY I HATE THAT PLEASE HELP ME".
* [[Attract Mode]]: ''Technika 2'' has a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYEu5c7Hlr0 very interactive attract demo].
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* [[Dramatic Disappearing Display]] -- On some songs in ''Clazziquai Edition'' and ''Black Square'', there are note-free sections in which the HUD vanishes, giving you a clear view of a climatic part of the song's MV.
* [[Earn Your Fun]] -- ''Technika'''s unlocks are temporary; unlock a song or course via a Platinum Crew mission and you'll get three chances to play it. Once you're out of chances, you have to unlock it again, via the same manner.
* [[Easier Than Easy]] -- On ''Technika'' machines with Platinum Crew enabled, charts on Lite Mode have [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvUXXSnqjE0 three lanes] instead of four.
** A fanmade chart makes fun of this by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZuiEAy8jOs having only one lane of notes].
** It may have become a [[Fake Difficulty]] due to the notes not fully on beat with the wipe, so it can get a bit difficult the first time for people who already play ''Technika'' if they decide to give Lite Mode a shot.
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* [[Fake Difficulty]] -- ''Technika'' 's Technical mode requires you to finish the first stage with more than 75% life, the second stage with more than 50%, and the third stage with more than 25%. When you combine this with a [[Life Meter]] that gets harder to recover each stage...
* [[First Kiss]] -- A song title.
* [[Game Breaking Bug]]
** In ''Clazziquai Edition'' and ''Black Square'', the current song will occasionally skip, becoming clearly out of sync with the chart. And just to make things more insulting for those who play with UMDs, these bugs don't happen if you're using an ISO to play.
*** In ''DJMAX Trilogy'', "Remember" is ''off-sync to begin with.'' Thankfully the rest of the game is very, ''very'' good at keeping the current chart on-beat with the background music, even if the game hiccups for a bit.
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* [[Gainaxing]] -- "Trip", my goodness.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKDniIlsvlA The opening] to DJMAX Portable 3 has a bit of this from the middle of the three cover girls.
* [[Get Out!]] -- A song title.
* [[Guide Dang It]] -- Unlocking Heart of Witch, one of the new(?) songs in the latest patch for ''DJMAX Trilogy.'' In Free mode, break your combo at 2011.
* [[Harder Than Hard]] -- MX (Maximum) and SC (Super Crazy) in ''Online'' and ''Trilogy'', MX and RD (Redesign) in ''Portable'', SP (Special Pattern) in ''Technika'', and WS (Workstation Set) in ''Portable 3''.
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** Remixing mode in ''Portable 3'' is full of this.
**** And yet no one has mentioned Blythe, which is probably the ultimate version of this trope. The video references (amongst others) Ask the Wind, Piano Concerto No.1, Eternal Memory, Luv Flow, Enemy Storm, Triple ZOE and OUT LAW. We even have a supposed [[EZ 2 DJ]] reference popping up.
* [[Level Grinding]] -- ''Portable 2'' had you unlocking some things (including songs) through a level system.
** ''Portable 3'' dialed this up to eleven, with the first unlockable song appearing at around ''Level 30''. Enjoy your 30-song songlist for the first 10+ hours.
* [[Licensed Game]] -- ''DJMAX Portable Clazziquai Edition''. Interestingly, like the single-band-centric ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' games, Clazziquai isn't the only licensed band to appear in the game; other licensed musicians include 015B, Garion, and Cooly's Hot Box.
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** Duo Mixing is [[Co-Op Multiplayer]], in which the screen is split into two and the two players have their own parts to play with the music. [[Self-Imposed Challenge|The option to play by one's self with both screens is available.]]
** Crew Race is [[Meta Multiplayer]], where players challenge various courses set up by other players. Crews are formed with up to 10 members each, and they all race to top the leaderboards of the best crews by earning Crew Points, which are earned for simply playing or beating a crew's course (which is created by a crew member's best Pop Mixing set and score).
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]] -- [[That One Boss|"D2"]] stands for "Dance of Death".
* [[Nintendo Hard]]
** ''DJMAX Technika 2'''s Crew Race mode. [[Complacent Gaming Syndrome|Most of the crew courses so far consist of level 8-10 songs]], so good luck passing any of them. Barring that, good luck beating any crews' scores, unless you've been playing for many months.
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* [[This Is Gonna Suck]] -- On the loading screen for ''Technika'''s Specialist Set, a [[The Men in Black|Man in Black]] appears to take on three [[The Men in Black|Men in Black]] with circular target-like things. On the screen for The Specialist Set 2, the same Men in Black faces against three monsters in suits, with sweatdrops of nervousness on his head.
** Also a common reaction for ''Technika'' players doing Randomizer whenever [[That One Boss|That One Song]] decides to show up.
* [[Title Drop]] -- ''[[DJMAX]] Technika''{{'}}s subtitle is "Beyond the Future". Late into ''Technika''{{'}}s "Platinum Crew" service, a song called "Beyond the Future" became available.
* [[True Final Boss]] -- ''Your Own Miracle'' Hard Style in ''Portable 2''. In ''Technika'' 's Technial courses, if you fulfill certain requirements, you'll get an alternate fourth stage.
* [["Wake
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