Pop’n’Stage EX

This music game is an updated version of Pop’n’Stage, called Pop’n Stage EX, and it was released on December 20th, 1999, a few months after the original, that included two extra songs, several Pop’n Music 3 songs, and more difficulties.

It shares a development between Bemani’s most popular rhythm game, DanceDanceRevolution, and South Korea’s popular dancing game, Pump It Up. Unlike the original Pop’n Music series, Pop’n Stage includes ten “switches” (four diagonals and a center on each side, just like Pump It Up’s panel placement). This only supports one player at a time; six-switch and ten-switch modes are available (corresponding to Pump It Up’s half double and full double; in other words, 6-switch mode doesn’t use the four outer corners).