- "Coming from beatmania III, we're in the mood to play like it's TwinBee! Go! Go!!"
- ―Music Comment
Twin Bee ～Generation X～ is a song that debuted in beatmania III, and is an eurobeat medley of the classic KONAMI shooter game, TwinBee. This song crossed-over to pop'n music 10 on December 17, 2003 via ee'MALL 2nd avenue.
Twin Bee ～Generation X～ also appears in the console release of pop'n music 13 カーニバル, where it is part of the default songlist.
Lyrics[]
Some vocal samples can be heard.
Song Connections / Remixes[]
- The game version of Twin Bee ～Generation X～ sounds very different from the OST version of the song.
- beatmania, beatmania IIDX, beatmania III, and pop'n music all use the game version of the song.
- DanceDanceRevolution, Dance Maniax, and Toy'sMarch use the OST version.
- Twin Bee ～Generation X～ is a remixed medley of two tunes; TwinBee's Home Town Song and Fantastic Powers from the original TwinBee game.
- A portion of Fantastic Power appears in the re-arranged medley メモリー・オブ・シューティング, from the KONAMI arcade game 極上パロディウス ～過去の栄光を求めて～.
- A game size cut of メモリー・オブ・シューティング appears in ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2.
- A remix of Twinbee's Home Town Song by スーパースィープ, titled TWINBEE'S HOME TOWN SONG （「ツインビー」より）, appears in the KONAMI Xbox 360 game Otomedius Gorgeous.
- A game size cut of TWINBEE'S HOME TOWN SONG （「ツインビー」より） appears in ミライダガッキ FutureTomTom Ver.2.
- Another remix of Twinbee's Home Town Song and Fantastic Power by Sota Fujimori, simply titled Twinbee's Home Town Song, appears in BeatStream アニムトライヴ.
Trivia[]
- This song is infamous for its tight timing window in the pop'n music series, making it harder to either full combo or perfect combo.
- Before pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE, Twin Bee ～Generation X～'s songwheel genre was Twin bee ～Generation X～ (with the exception of pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS).
- Before pop'n music 16 PARTY♪, and also in beatmania THE FINAL, Twin Bee ～Generation X～'s title was capitalized in-game as Twin bee ～Generation X～.
- In pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE, Twin Bee ～Generation X～ received a new banner, background, and character (TwinBee), replacing Rupa, who was Twin Bee ～Generation X～'s character since pop'n music 10. TwinBee has since then been available in the TV/ANIME character category.
- pop'n music 19 TUNE STREET placed TwinBee on the pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE character category.
- Because of this, Twin Bee ～Generation X～ is currently the only ee'MALL song in pop'n music with a unique character.
- Before pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE, the background used by Twin Bee ～Generation X～ was from pop'n music 9's Tower of the Sun.
- Twin Bee ～Generation X～ is currently the only song from beatmania III in the pop'n music arcade games.
Difficulty & Notecounts[1][]
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards.
Old Scale (1~43)[]
| Game | Standard | Battle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | N | H | EX | N | H | |
| Notecounts | 194 | 253 | 148 | 514 | 271 | 315 |
| pop'n music 10→13 カーニバル (via ee'MALL) | 11 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 15 |
| 15 ADVENTURE | 11 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 15 |
| 16 PARTY♪→20 fantasia | 11 | 16 | 25 | ↓33 | 13 | 15 |
| pop'n music 13 カーニバル CS | 11 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 15 |
New Scale (1~50)[]
| Game | Standard | Battle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E/L | N | H | EX | N | H | |
| Notecounts | - | 253 | 148 | 514 | 271 | 315 |
| pop'n music Sunny Park→Present | - | 22 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 15 |
Gallery[]
Sound Files[]
Twin Bee ～Generation X～ (without keysounds)
Twin Bee ～Generation X～ (OST version)
References[]
Citations[]
External Links[]
- Twin Bee ~Generation X~ in the Beatmania Wiki
- Twin Bee ~Generation X~ in the DanceDanceRevolution Wiki