A BEMANI soundtrack with a game!

In November 27, 1998, is when Konami released the game soundtrack of the third installment of beatmania, the beatmania 3rdMIX complete. 

beatmania 3rdMIX complete front cover

This one disc soundtrack is not an ordinary because aside from the soundtrack, it includes a preview disc PlayStation version of beatmania 3rdMIX. The game only has 4 playable songs. Because it's an append game, users have to boot the key disc first. The game can be also used for DISC CHANGE to boot other APPEND beatmania games. The actual home version was released a month later. 

beatmania APPEND 3rd mini disc

Soundtrack songlist and playable songs.

beatmania 3rdMIX complete x beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX

DDR Japanese versions for Wii! (Photos)

Box art (HOTTEST PARTY ~ MUSIC FIT). For me, HOTTEST PARTY has good box design

Game front cover art (HOTTEST PARTY ~ MUSIC FIT)

Konami Official Controller dance pad for Nintendo Wii

DanceDanceRevolution titles written in katakana. BEMANI games are rated CERO A. On top of the FURUFURU PARTY box.

Wii LOVE  DANCE! Back box art from DDR HOTTEST PARTY

Music licenses featured in DDR MUSIC FIT

DDR HOTTEST PARTY coincides with BEMANI 10th Anniversary

Sharp's 20 inch LCD TV from 2009!

A few weeks ago, looking around from the stores, south of Manila. I stumbled a used TV surplus. They are selling unwanted TV from Japan. 

A Sharp Aquos LC-20D50 Television

While looking inside, I was enticed by this small monitor. I thought it was a monitor, but its a 20 inch Television produced by Sharp for the Japanese market. It's an Aquos product line produced back in 2009. As every Japanese knows, the Aquos line of TV's was designed by renowned Japanese designer, Toshiyuki Kita. Aside from the 20 inch the store also sells a 32' and 40' inch Aquos TV and CRT's from other brands.

Inputs at the back

Inputs at the side

By the checking the TV, I was shocked that it has a lot of inputs, 3 HDMI ports, an S-Video, D-Video,  a LAN port, an RCA, and VGA for PC. It also has a B-CAS card slot for Digital TV for Japanese broadcast.

Produced in 2009

I know it's an old TV and scuffs are very prominent all over the body, but still works! I chose this TV because its minimalist design and size and variety of inputs. Right now,  I am using it for gaming and as a second screen for my laptop. By the way, I bought it for only 2,000PhP without the remote!

B-CAS slot with B-CAS card

For more information about the product I bought (in Japanese), please click the link.