ParaParaParadise 1stMIX PLUS

ParaParaParadise 1stMIX PLUS
Developer: Konami AMD Publisher: Konami Platform: Arcade (Konami FireBeat) Released in JP: December 26, 2000 This game has unused areas. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused text.

ParaParaParadise 1stMIX PLUS introduced some of the hardest charts in the series, at the cost of the background animation budget.

Unused Graphics

The following graphics are found between the background animation sprites of the song ROMEO & JULIET, but are not displayed.

BGPLUS/ROMEO2/1.GCZ
Although most of the sprites in this sheet are used, these three hearts are not called in the folder's animation file.

BGPLUS/ROMEO5/1.GCZ
This one is particularly interesting, as the file itself is completely unused, uncalled by the folder's animation file. It depicts an earlier version of the song's ending animation, without an overlaying mist layer.

(Source: tikal.)

ParaParaDancing Leftovers

Songs

Songs from ParaParaDancing are referenced in several of the game's graphics and even in the main executable, HIKARU.EXE. Their charts and difficulty ratings are also intact, although music data is not present. Interestingly, their titles appear translated.

Song	Graphics	Text
Go H.O.T -super euro version-		0x307E8 GO HOT
Haengbog -super euro version-		0x307D4 FULL OF HAPPINESS
Neoleul salanghae -super euro version-		0x307F0 I LOVE YOU
Oh My Love -super euro version-		0x307FC OH MY LOVE
SARA -super euro version-		0x30808 SARA
We Are The Future -super euro version-		0x307C0 WE ARE THE FUTURE

The "Candy" icon from ParaParaDancing is also here.

SM Icon

The SM icon that is displayed when one of the Korean licenses is selected in ParaParaDancing is also leftovered here.

(Source: tikal.)

Other Unused Graphic

This graphic would be displayed in the gameplay screen if Enjoy Mode was the selected game mode. However, this mode is not present.

(Source: tikal.)

Development-Related Text

Build Date

A build date is present in the title of the game's main ISO file:

VOL_20001229091253

Security String

The file gqa11-ja contains a set of security strings, the last of which forms the message:

MoDe:SeRViCe/PRoGRaMeD BY USR01979(HaJiMe SaiTo)

This string is present in most Konami FireBeat games, and refers to Hajime Saito, who worked as a programmer at the time.

(Source: tikal.)