Pump It Up, commonly abbreviated as PIU or shortened to just Pump, is a music video game series currently developed by Nexcade and published by Andamiro, a Korean arcade game producer. The game is typically played on a dance pad with five arrow panels: up-left, up-right, bottom-left, bottom-right, and a center panel. Additional gameplay modes may utilize two five-panel pads side-by-side. These panels are pressed using the player's feet, in response to arrows that appear on the screen in front of the player. The arrows are synchronized to the general rhythm or beat of a chosen song, and success is dependent on the player's ability to time and position his or her steps accordingly.
The original version of the game was originally released in South Korea in August 1999. The game has also been released in other markets, such as North America and South America and in Europe. The current version of the game, Pump It Up Fiesta EX, was released on March, 2011. Pump it Up has tried to cater more to Freestyle players than "technical" players with more freestyle-friendly charts, as a result the game has more of a culture in the freestyle and breakdancing disciplines. However, the game still caters well to technical players with a vast array of high difficulty songs and stepcharts.
The core gameplay involves the player moving his or her feet to a set pattern, stepping in time to the general rhythm or beat of a song. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over stationary arrows near the top (referred to as the "guide arrows" or "receptors"). When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform. Players receive a judgment for each step based on the accuracy of the step. Judgments include, from best to worst, Perfect, Great, Good, Bad and Miss. The size of these judgments vary from version to version, and sometimes depend on the difficulty of the machine set by the machine operator. Longer arrows referred to as "holds" must be held down for their entire length (with them adding additional Perfects to the combo, and in addition - holds can be held on to before the hold passes through without penalty).
Successfully hitting the arrows in time with the music fills a life bar, while failure to do so drains it. If the bar is fully depleted during gameplay with Stage Break mode turned on, the player fails the song, usually resulting in a game over. If Stage Break is off, players only fail the song (and cause play to stop) by getting a combo of 51 consecutive misses. Otherwise, the player is taken to the Results Screen, which rates the player's performance with a letter grade and a numerical score, among other statistics. The player may then be given a chance to play again, depending on the settings of the particular machine. The amount of songs in a credit is 3 songs + bonus on all versions other than Extra Mix and NX2. Extra allows changing the game to 2+1 while NX2 is 2+1 by default on Arcade Station (3 songs in all other Stations). If the player gets an S or A ranking on all songs in a game, the player earns a "bonus stage".
Depending on the version of the game, dance steps are broken into varying levels of difficulty - as of the current version, these modes are known as Normal, Hard, and Crazy for single pads, and Freestyle and Nightmare for doubles. However, the all-new "Full Mode" changes that by breaking the levels into numbers that range from 1 to 27, which are also divided between Singles, Doubles and Single/Double/Triple Performance (mostly freestyle). Older versions contained modes such as Half Double, Division (which used two stepcharts that could be switched between using special arrows acting as a form of switch). Other modes on some versions include Battle modes, long versions and themed mixes, and mission modes containing different challenges with specific criteria. The steps for the various levels of difficulty available for a particular song are ranked using a scale, the format of which varies from version to version - usually using either numbers, symbols, or both. On some versions, songs with higher difficulties do not even have ratings, and are represented with a level of "??".
The steps for the various levels of difficulty available for a particular song are ranked using a scale, the format of which varies from version to version.
Before Exceed was released, the difficulty for all game modes ranged from 1 to 10, with the exception of "Vook", a song introduced on The Premiere 2, which was level 12 on Double mode. These difficulty ratings were only useful with respect to other songs in the same mode: a level 5 Crazy song will likely be easier than a Crazy song ranked 8, but is probably more difficult than a 7 on Hard. With Exceed's debut, all levels were reworked, in a unified range from 1 to 15 for Crazy mode and ranging as high as 20 for Nightmare mode.
The rating system was again slightly reworked for the upper level songs with Exceed 2's release, raising the range to 20 for Crazy and going even higher for Nightmare mode, with a high of 22. Exceed 2 also added the infamous "??" rating for the truly top-tier songs. With Zero's release, the difficulty was scaled from 1 to beyond 20, with the highest at 23. Some unrated songs were arguably more difficult than the level 23, including some of the "another step" songs, which were all given a level of "??". The release of New Xenesis saw a return to representing levels symbolically. It uses a star scale to measure the lower levels, which goes up to 8 in half increments (for a maximum level of 16). The higher levels are measure by a skull scale which goes up to 8 in whole increments. On NX2 and NX Absolute, this scale is modified with a line of circles that go up to 8 in whole increments. Higher difficulties replace these circles with stars and even higher difficulties replace the stars with skulls. This scale is also accompanied by a number. Starting with Fiesta, the Normal / Hard / Crazy / Freestyle / Nightmare modes are replaced by prefixing the difficulty level with either single or double.
The difficulty ratings are subjective by nature and are therefore not always deemed accurate.
The way the difficulty rating appears on screen also varies a bit, depending on the version's interface: on The Premiere, The PREX, The Premiere 2, Exceed, Exceed 2 and Zero, the difficulty is indicated by a natural number, like "3" or "8"; on all other versions, they are indicated by a line of circles, with as many circles as the level of the song.
Since the first release, all game modes accept modifiers which are enabled by using special codes. The effects vary from speeding arrows up, changing the design of the arrows all together, making them fade as they go up, or making them appear in random places instead of their pre-defined column (while still being on the same beat).
Most players, after a starting period, get used to applying the modifiers to make arrows faster, which makes them more spaced. This is a matter of personal preferences, but top tier players generally prefer to apply these modifiers to make the arrows scroll towards the top of the screen at a very fast pace. Some (not all) step codes for the specific version are contained on a sticker affixed to the machine.
Release Date: October 1999 Available For: MKI Arcade System
- Songs List
- 101.BanYa - Ignition Starts
- 102.BanYa - Hypnosis
- 103.Fin.K.L - Forever Love
- 104.Yu Seung Jun - Passion
- 105.Turbo - Black Cat
- 106.Sechskies - Pom Pom Pom
- 107.Honey Family - The Rap
- 108.Clon - Come To Me
- 109.Clon - Funky Tonight
- 110.Monochrome - What Do U Really Want?
- 111.Novasonic - Hatred
- 112.Novasonic - Another Truth
- 113.Drunken Tiger - I Want U
- 114.Uhm Jung Hwa - I Don't Know Anything
- 115.Park Mee Kyung - No Particular Reason
- 116.Fin.K.L/Cleo/Park Mee Kyung - 1st Diva Remix
- 117.Uhm Jung Hwa/Jo Sung Mo/Park Mee Kyung - 1st Disco Remix
- 118.Kim Gun Mo/Clon/Sechskies - 1st Techno Remix
- 119.Turbo - Turbo Remix
- 120.BanYa - Battle 1 Hip-Hop
- 121.BanYa - Battle 2 Disco
- 122.BanYa - Battle 3 Techno
- 123.BanYa - Battle 4 Hard Core
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Release Date: December de 1999 Available For: MKI Arcade System
- Songs List
- 201.BanYa - Creamy Skinny
- 202.BanYa - Hate
- 203.BanYa - Koul
- 204.BanYa - Final Audition
- 205.BanYa - Extravaganza
- 206.Lee Kang Shin - Rewind
- 207.H.O.T - I-yah!
- 208.H.O.T - Fighting Spirits
- 209.S.E.S - Love
- 210.Kim Gun Mo - Please
- 211.Sechskies - Com'back
- 212.Sechskies - Mobius Strip
- 213.Cho PD - Fever
- 214.Hans Band - Curiosity
- 215.Click-B - Love
- 216.S#arp - Tell Me, Tell Me
- 217.Jo Sung Mo - Heart Break
- 218.Jo Sung Mo - Jo Sung Mo Remix
- 219.Uhm Jung Hwa - Uhm Jung Hwa Remix
- 220.Drunken Tiger/Honey Family - Drunken Family Remix
- 221.H.O.T/S.E.S - SM Town Remix
- 222.BanYa - Techno Repeatorment Remix
- 223.Clon/Sechskies - 2nd Hidden Remix
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Release Date: May 2000 Available For: MKI Arcade System
- Songs List
- 301.BanYa - Final Audition 2
- 302.BanYa - Naissance
- 303.BanYa - Turkey March
- 304.BanYa - With My Lover
- 305.BanYa - An Interesting View
- 306.BanYa - Nightmare
- 307.BanYa - Close Your Eyes
- 308.BanYa - Free Style
- 309.BanYa - Midnight Blue
- 310.BanYa - She Likes Pizza
- 311.BanYa - Pumping Up
- 312.Tashannie - Don't Bother Me
- 313.Seung Jun - Love Song
- 314.GOD - Lover's Grief
- 315.6 Mill. Bionic Juno - To the Top
- 316.Kim Hyun Jung - Separation With Her
- 317.U.P - Puyo Puyo
- 318.Deux - We Are
- 319.So Chan Hwui - Time To Say Goodbye
- 320.Jinusean - Tell Me
- 321.DJ DOC - OK? OK!
- 322.Fin.K.L/S#arp/Hans Band - 3rd O.B.G Diva Remix
- 323.Park Mee Kyung - Park Mee Kyung Remix
- 324.BanYa - BanYa Hip-Hop Remix
- 325.Park Jin Young - Park Jin Young Remix
- 326.Novasonic - Novasonic Remix
- 327.BanYa - BanYa Hard Mix
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Release Date: September 2000 Available For: Sistema Arcade MK3
- Songs List
- 401.BanYa - Oh! Rosa
- 402.BanYa - First Love
- 403.BanYa - Betrayer
- 404.BanYa - Solitary
- 405.BanYa - Mr. Larpus
- 406.Baek Ji Young - Sad Salsa
- 407.Roo'Ra - Summer of Love
- 408.Country Kko Kko - Kiss
- 409.Cool - Man & Woman
- 410.Clon - First Love
- 411.Baby V.O.X - A-Trap
- 412.Kim Hyun Jung - Disco Bus
- 413.Novasonic - Run!
- 414.DJ DOC - Run to You
- 415.Sechskies - Sechskies Remix
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Release Date: November 2000 Available For: MK3 Arcade System
Release Date: December 2000 Available For: MK3/Pc Arcade Systems
- Songs List
- 501.BanYa - Pump Jump
- 502.BanYa - N
- 503.BanYa - Rolling Christmas
- 504.BanYa - All I Want For X-mas
- 505.BanYa - Beethoven Virus
- 506.Park Ji Yoon - I Will Accept You
- 507.Deux - Come Back to Me
- 508.Kim Sung Jae - As I Told U
- 509.Taiji Boys - I Know
- 510.Taiji Boys - My Fantasy
- 511.Taiji Boys - Unforgettable Memory
- 512.Taiji Boys - Hayuga
- 513.Taiji Boys - Certain Victory
- 514.Seo Taiji - Ultramania
- 515.Nazca - Bonaccia
- 516.Novasonic - Slam
- 517.E-paksa - Space Fantasy
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Release Date: Febrero de 2001 Available For: MK3 y UMB2 Arcade Systems
- Songs List
- 701.People Crew - Flower of Night
- 702.Crying Nut - Circus Magic
- 703.Tin Tin Five - Move Your Head
- 704.N.E.X.T - Trash Man
- 705.B.O.K - Funky Jockey
- 706.Duke - Starian
- 707.X-Teen - Big Money
- 708.O.P.P.A - Wayo Wayo
- 709.U'Two - Mistake/Guilty Conscience
- 710.Honey Family - The Rap: Act 3
- 711.BanYa - Chicken Wing
- 712.F2 Original - Holiday
- 713.F2 Original - Ladezky Can Can
- 714.Yu Seung Jun - Wish You Could Find
- 715.T.T.Ma - Loner
- 716.E-paksa - Monkey Magic
- 717.Deux - Out of the Ring
- 718.O-24 - Blind Faith
- 719.N.E.X.T - Lazenca, Save Us
- 720.DJ. DOC - Ferry Boat
- 721.Lee Hyun Do - Pierrot
- 722.BanYa - Final Audition Episode 1
- 723.Clon - First Love (Techno Mix)
- 724.People Crew/Honey Family - Extra Hip-Hop Remix
- 725.E-paksa - E-paksa Remix
- 726.O-24/X-Teen - Extra Disco Remix
- 727.Deux - Extra Deux Remix
- 728.BanYa - Extra BanYa Remix/F.A Ep.1 + Chicken Wing Remix
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Release Date: June 2001 Available For: MK3 Arcade System
- Songs List
- PA01.Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again
- PA02.Nsync - Bye Bye Bye
- PA03.Marc Anthony - I Need To Know
- PA04.Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud
- PA05.Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
- PA06.A-ha - Take On Me
- PA07.Skank - A Cerca
- PA08.Jota Quest - De Volta ao Planeta
- PA09.Cidade Negra - Pensamento
- PA10.De Falla - Popozuda Rock 'n Roll
- PA11.Mr. Jam - Rebola Na Boa
- PA12.Jota Quest - Sempre Assim
- PA13.Braga Boys - Uma Bomba
- PA14.Limao Com Mel - Vaqueiro Bom Demais
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Release Date: November 2001 Available For: MK3 Arcade System
Release Date: January 2002 Available For: MK 3 Arcade System
- Songs List
- 801.BanYa - Dr. M
- 802.BanYa - Emperor
- 803.BanYa - Get Your Groove On
- 804.BanYa - Love is a Danger Zone
- 805.BanYa - Maria
- 806.BanYa - Mission Possible
- 807.BanYa - My Way
- 808.BanYa - Point Break
- 809.BanYa - Street Show Down
- 810.Top City - Top City
- 811.BanYa - Winter
- 812.BanYa - Will o' the Wisp
- 813.BanYa - Till the End of Time
- 814.BanYa - Oy Oy Oy
- 815.BanYa - We Will Meet Again
- 816.BanYa - Miss's Story
- 817.BanYa - Set Me Up
- 818.BanYa - Dance With Me
- 819.To-Ya - Go Away!
- 820.Jewelry - I Love You
- 821.Hanul - Gotta be Kidding
- 822.Kim Gun Mo - Zzanga
- 823.Park Jin Young - A Prison Without Bars
- 824.C.B. Mass - A Whistle
- 825.C.B. Mass - Gentleman Quality
- 826.To-Ya - Run Away
- 827.Park Jin Young - Swing Baby
- 828.Harisu - Temptation
- 829.Kim Gun Mo - Y
- 830.Diva - Perfect!
- 831.Turtles - Let's Boogie
- 832.Can - My Best Day is Gone
- 833.UN - The Waves
- 834.Boy Club - Always
- 835.BanYa - Vook
- 836.BanYa - Csikos Post
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Release Date: March 2002 Available For: MK3 Arcade System
Release Date: November 2002 Available For: Sistema Arcade MK3
Release Date: May 2003 Available For: MK3 Arcade System
- Songs List
- 901.Papa Gonzales - Bambole
- 902.BanYa - Bee
- 903.B-Legit, 2Wice, & 4Tray - Burning Krypt
- 904.2Wice - Can You Feel Dis or Dat
- 905.Scoop feat. Joyce Lyle - Clap Your Hands
- 906.Queen Latin - Conga
- 907.BanYa - D Gang
- 908.Rodney O & Joe Cooley - DJ Nightmare
- 909.Mozquito - Eres Para Mi
- 910.DJ Paula - Fiesta Macarena Pt. 1
- 911.BanYa - Hello
- 912.Kay Kent - On Your Side
- 913.Carlos T. Quila - Everybody
- 914.Gans - Join the Party
- 915.Fresno - Lay it Down
- 916.Lisa Cool & the South Spirit - Let the Sunshine In
- 917.Down Low - Lovething
- 918.Mozquito - Mexi Mexi
- 919.Rodney O & Joe Cooley - You Don't Wanna Runup
- 920.BanYa - Beat of the War
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Release Date: October 2003 Available For: MKIII/MKV - PC Arcade Systems
- Songs List
- 921.Novasonic - Empire of the Sun
- 922.Pink - Let's Get the Party Started
- 923.BanYa - Come To Me
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Release Date: April 2004 Available For: MK5 Arcade System
- Songs List
- A01.BanYa - Final Audition 3 U.F
- A02.BanYa - Naissance 2
- A03.BanYa - Monkey Fingers
- A04.BanYa - Blazing
- A05.BanYa - Pump Me Amadeus
- A06.BanYa - X-Tream
- A07.BanYa - Get Up!
- A08.Crash - Dignity
- A09.OneTwo - Shake That Bootie
- A10.BoA* - Valenti
- A11.Crash - What Do You Really Want?
- A12.U;Nee - Go
- A13.Oliver - Flamenco
- A14.Debbie Scott - Kiss Me
- A15.Kaoma - Essa Maneira
- A16.Kristeen - Ba Be Loo Be Ra
- A17.Los Ninos de Sara - La Cubanita
- A18.Rod - Shake it Up
- A19.S'Max - One Love
- A20.Victoria - Power of Dream
- A21.Victoria - Watch Out
- A22.El Cuba - Fiesta
- A23.General Grant - Soca Make Yuh Ram Ram
- A24.P. Hernandez & B. Thomas - Born to be Alive
- A25.Los Del Ritmo - Xibom Bombom
- A26.BanYa - Oh! Rosa (Spainsh)
- A27.BanYa - First Love (Spainsh)
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Release Date: December 2004
- Songs List
- B01.Lexy - Greenhorn
- B02.1TYM - Hot
- B03.Som2 - Pray
- B04.BMK - Go Away
- B05.Eun Ji Won - Drunken In Melody
- B06.Som2 - Deja Vu
- B07.Ju Dain - U
- B08.Lee Hyun Do - Sajahu
- B09.Lee Hyun Do - Typhoon
- B10.Uhm Jung Hwa - Eternity
- B11.Harisu - Foxy Lady
- B12.Shyne - Too Late
- B13.WAX - I'll Give You All My Love
- B14.Y*Me - Huu Yah Yeah
- B15.Asoto Union - We Don't Stop
- B16.BanYa - J Bong
- B17.BanYa - Hi-Bi
- B18.BanYa - Solitary 2
- B19.BanYa - Canon-D
- B20.Manresa - Le Code de Bonne Conduite
- B21.Novasonic/Crash - Novarash Remix
- B22.1TYM/Lexy - 1TTY Lexy Remix
- B23.BanYa - Tream-Vook of the War Remix
- B24.BanYa - BanYa Classic Remix
- B25.Deux - Exceed2 Deux Remix
- B26.BoA*/Shyne/Y*Me - Exceed2 Diva's Remix
- B27.Down Low/Mozquito/B.M.K/Uhm Jung Hwa - World Pop Remix
- B28.Crash - Dignity Full Remix
- B29.Novasonic - Novasonic Remix (2nd)
- B30.Turbo - Turbo Remix (2nd)
- B31.Clon/Sechskies - 2nd Hidden Remix (2nd)
- B32.Drunken Tiger/Honey Family - Drunke Family Remix (2nd)
- B33.BanYa - BanYa Hip-Hop Remix (2nd)
- B34.BanYa - Canon-D Full Song Mix
- B35.BanYa - Tream-Vook of the War Remix Another
- B36.BanYa - Exceed2 Opening
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Release Date: February 2006
- Songs List
- C01.BanYa - Beat of the War 2
- C02.BanYa - Moonlight
- C03.BanYa - Witch Doctor
- C04.BanYa - Love is a Danger Zone 2
- C05.BanYa - Phantom
- C06.BanYa - Papa Gonzales
- C07.BanYa - Jump
- C08.Drunken Tiger - Emergency
- C09.Cho PD - My Friend
- C10.Eugene - Wuthering Heights
- C11.LazyBone - Do It Yourself
- C12.Turtles - What's Goin' On?
- C13.Eun Ji Won - All Famy
- C14.Louis - Chung Hwa Ban Jeom
- C15.Spooky Banana - Mr. Fire Fighter
- C16.T.O - Footprints
- C17.Jang Yoon Jung - Oh My!
- C18.JTL - Enter the Dragon
- C19.Perry - Storm
- C20.Mina - Turn Around
- C21.Pandera - I Love You Baby
- C22.Cachy Huang - Up Up
- C41.BanYa - Love is a Danger Zone 2: Try to B.P.M
- C42.JTL/Perry/Drunken Tiger/Eun Ji Won - K-Hip-Hop Mix
- C43.Turtles/Cho PD/Harisu/Jang Yoon Jung - K-House Mix
- C44.BanYa - Love is a Danger Zone 2 Another
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Release Date: December 2006, February 2007
- Songs List
- D01.Yahpp - Witch Doctor #1
- D02.Yahpp - Arch of Darkness
- D03.Yahpp - Chimera
- D04.Dynamic Duo - Go Back
- D05.Epik High - Fly
- D06.DJ. DOC - One Night
- D07.Hyun Jin Young vs. Yahpp - U Inside My Dim Memory
- D08.Jiny - Free!
- D09.Kim Jong Kook - Lovely
- D10.Ururbu Project - Terminal Depository
- D11.N.E.X.T - For You
- D12.Apple Jam - Snow Dream
- D13.May - Handsome Character That Pass
- D14.BanYa Production - 2006 Love Song
- D15.BanYa Production - Do You Know That -Old School-
- D16.BanYa Production - Gun Rock
- D17.BanYa Production - Bullfighter's Song
- D18.BanYa Production - Ugly Dee
- D19.Hyun Jin Young - Hyun Jin Young Go Jin Young Go
- D20.Park Hyang Lim vs. Yahpp - My Brother is Street Singer
- D21.Typhoon - So
- D22.Cho PD & B.E.G - Hold the Line
- D23.DJ Dookie - Hybs
- D24.Andrew Kim - Throw 'Em Up
- D25.DVS - Bust Back
- D26.Sam-I-Am - Haley
- D27.Gyfted - We Goin' Fly Remix
- D28.Yahpp - Final Audition Episode 2-1
- D29.Yahpp - Fire Game
- D30.Yahpp - Final Audition Episode 2-2
- D31.DJ DOC/Epik High - K-Pop Dance
- D32.Tashannie/Clon - Groove Party
- D33.Kristeen/Scoop feat. Joyce Lyle/Fresno - Pop House Mix
- D34.Yahpp - Wi-Ex-Doc-Va
- D35.Yahpp - Bemera
- D36.BanYa Production - BanYa-P Classic Mix
- D37.DVS/Andrew Kim/Sam-I-Am/Gyfted - Chicago Club Mix
- D38.Hyun Jin Young vs. Yahpp - U Inside My Dim Memory [Full Song]
- D39.Yahpp - Fire Game [Full Song]
- D40.Kim Jong Kook - Lovely [Full Song]
- D41.Yahpp - Love is a Danger Zone 2 [Full Song]
- D42.Yahpp - Beat of the War 2 [Full Song]
- D43.Cho PD & B.E.G. - Hold the Line [Full Song]
- D44.Novasonic/Crash - Novarash Remix (2nd)
- D45.BanYa - Tream-Vook of the War Remix (2nd)
- D46.BanYa - BanYa Classic Remix (2nd)
- D47.Deux - Exceed2 Deux Remix (2nd)
- D48.BoA*/Shyne/Y*Me - Exceed2 Diva's Remix (2nd)
- D49.Crash - Dignity Full Remix (2nd)
- D50.Turbo - Turbo Remix (3rd)
- D51.Clon/Sechskies - 2nd Hidden Remix (3rd)
- D52.Drunken Tiger/Honey Family - Drunke Family Remix (3rd)
- D53.BanYa - BanYa Hip-Hop Remix (3rd)
- D54.BanYa - Canon-D Full Song Mix (2nd)
- D55.BanYa - Love is a Danger Zone 2: Try to B.P.M (2nd)
- D56.JTL/Perry/Drunken Tiger/Eun Ji Won - K-Hip-Hop Mix (2nd)
- D57.Turtles/Cho PD/Harisu/Jang Yoon Jung - K-House Mix (2nd)
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Release Date: August 2007
- Songs List
- PE01.Onyx - !
- PE02.Corporation - Aliens in Our Midst
- PE03.Banzai - Anubis
- PE04.Virgill - Art City
- PE05.Lagoona - Be My Friend
- PE06.Alphadelta - Blow My Mind
- PE07.Le Bruj - Boogie Land
- PE08.Sonic Dimension - Chopstix
- PE09.Inspector K - Clockwork Genesis
- PE10.Playmaker feat. Robin - Coming Out
- PE11.Oscillator X - Dance All Night
- PE12.Elpis - Dance Vibrations
- PE13.KaW - Dawn (Perpetual Mix)
- PE14.Smiley - Destiny
- PE15.Oscillator X - DJ Superstar
- PE16.Playmaker - Do What You Wanna Do
- PE17.ZiGZaG - Energizer
- PE18.KaW - Esperanza
- PE19.Banzai - Exotica
- PE20.Eskimo & Icebird feat. Maria Merete - Feels Just Like That Night
- PE21.Money Deluxe - Funk Factory
- PE22.Sonic Dimension - Groovin’ Motion
- PE23.Onyx - Hasse Mich
- PE24.KURi-ZiLL - Heel and Toe
- PE25.Inspector K - Incognito
- PE26.Inspector K - Infection
- PE27.Lagoona - Into My Dream
- PE28.Virgill - It’s Over Now
- PE29.js14 - July -Euromix-
- PE30.When Machines Dream - Love Eternal
- PE31.Affinity - Monolith
- PE32.Virgill - Moonstone
- PE33.Playmaker - Nightmoves
- PE34.KaW - Oasis
- PE35.KURi-ZiLL - Radius
- PE36.Banzai - Ra
- PE37.KURi-ZiLL - RE-RAVE
- PE38.Andreas Viklund - Riders, Unite!
- PE39.Kbit - Robotix
- PE40.Eskimo & Icebird - Round and Round
- PE41.Onyx - STOP! & Go
- PE42.Smiley - Summer ~Speedy Mix~
- PE43.Playmaker - Sunshine
- PE44.KaW - Take Me Back
- PE45.Alphadelta - Take My Time
- PE46.Smiley - Utopia
- PE47.Inspector K - Virtual Emotion
- PE48.ZiGZaG - VVV
- PE49.KaW - Who
- PE50.Smiley - Xuxa
- PE51.Affinity - Y2Z
- PE52.Banzai - Zodiac
- PE53.When Machines Dream - Epilogue
- PE54.KaW feat. Smiley - Euphoria
- PE55.Coconut - Kitty Cat
- PE56.Coconut - Ladybug
- PE57.SCI Guyz - London Bridge
- PE58.KaW feat. Sam I Am - Move It Groove It
- PE59.Coconut - Shooting Star
- PE60.Oscillator X - Style On My Speed Dial
- PE61.Inspector K - Tension
- PE62.KaW - Tribal Style
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Release Date: December 2007
- Songs List
- E01.Yahpp - Solitary 1.5
- E02.BanYa Production - Beat the Ghost
- E03.BanYa Production - Caprice of Otada
- E04.BanYa Production - Money
- E05.BanYa Production - Monkey Fingers 2
- E06.Bae Chi Gi - Nice to Meet You
- E07.015B - Very Old Couples
- E08.Mina - Get My Phone Call
- E09.Joanne - Shiny Day
- E10.Gil Gun - A.U Ready?
- E11.Bada - V.I.P
- E12.Yahpp - Faster Z
- E13.Yahpp - Pumptris Quattro
- E14.Taiji Boys - It's My Business
- E15.No Brain - You Fall in Me
- E16.Pia - A Maelstrom
- E17.Crying Nut - Astral Song
- E18.Hot Potato - No Despair
- E19.May - Compunction
- E20.HEaDTriP - Beat # No. 4
- E21.Taiji Boys - Come Back Home
- E22.Seo Taiji - Feel the Soul
- E23.BanYa Production - Guitar Man
- E24.BanYa Production - Higgledy Piggledy
- E25.BanYa Production - Jam O Beat
- E26.Sonic Dimension - Chopstix (2nd)
- E27.Oscillator X - Dance All Night (2nd)
- E28.Elpis - Dance Vibrations (2nd)
- E29.ZiGZaG - Energizer (2nd)
- E30.Sonic Dimension - Groovin' Motion (2nd)
- E31.Wonder Girls - Tell Me
- E32.BanYa Production - BanYa-P Guitar Remix
- E33.BanYa Production - Guitar Man Full ver.
- E34.BanYa Production - Money Fingers
- E35.BanYa Production - Monkey Fingers Full ver.
- E36.U;Nee/Duke/Lee Hyun Do - NX2 K-Pop Remix 1
- E37.Eun Ji Won/Dynamic Duo - NX2 Hip Hop Remix
- E38.Crying Nut - Astral Song Full ver.
- E39.Mina/Bae Chi Gi - NX2 K-Pop Remix 2
- E40.Hot Potato - No Despair Full ver.
- E41.Lee Hyun Do/Som2 - NX2 K-Pop Remix 3
- E42.Joanne/Bada - NX2 Diva Remix
- E43.Sonic Dimension/Oscillator X - Pro Pop Remix
- E44.May - May Remix
- E45.BanYa Production - Red Remix
- E46.Taiji Boys - It's My Business [Full Song]
- E47.015B - Very Old Couples [Full Song]
- E48.Taiji Boys - Come Back Home [Full Song]
- E49.Seo Taiji - Feel the Soul [Full Song]
- E50.Bada - V.I.P [Full Song]
- E51.Pia - A Maelstrom [Full Song]
- E52.Epik High - Fly [Full Song]
- E53.Wonder Girls - Tell Me [Full Song]
- E54.Luo Zi Xiang - Fist of Fury
- E55.Wang Lee Hom - Long Live the Chinese
- E56.Karen Mok - Fire
- E57.Jolin Tsai - Wild Game
- E58.ENERGY - One Last Chance
- E59.Luo Zi Xiang - Mechanical Doll
- E60.Alex - Take It Off
- E61.Som2 - Deja Vu [Full Song]
- E62.Lee Hyun Do - Typhoon [Full Song]
- E63.WAX - I'll Give You All My Love [Full Song]
- E64.Yahpp - Beat of the War 2 (D&G ver.)
- E65.BanYa - Moonlight (Original ver.)
- E66.Yahpp - Witch Docva
- E67.BanYa Production - Phantom (Speed Up ver.)
- E68.Drunken Tiger - Emergency [Full Song]
- E69.Spooky Banana - Mr. Fire Fighter [Full Song]
- E70.Jiny - Free [Full Song]
- E71.N.E.X.T - For You [Full Song]
- E72.015B - Very Old Couples (Short Term Memory ver.)
- E73.Gil Gun - A.U Ready? [Full Song]
- E74.Yahpp - Pumptris 8bit ver.
- E75.No Brain - You Fall in Me [Full Song]
- E76.Crying Nut - Astral Song (Alternate ver.)
- E77.Hot Potato - No Despair (Alternate ver.)
- E78.HEaDTriP - Beat # No. 4 (Alternate ver.)
- E79.HEaDTriP - Beat # No. 4 [Full Song]
- E80.BanYa - Extra BanYa Remix/F.A Ep.1 + Chicken Wing Remix (2nd)
- E81.1TYM/Lexy - 1TTY Lexy Remix (2nd)
- E82.Novasonic - Novasonic Remix (3rd)
- E80.Yahpp - Final Audition 3 & Chimera Remix
- E81.Yahpp - Yasangma
- E82.Spooky Banana/Yahpp - Mr. Fire Fighter & Beat of the War 2
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Release Date: November 2008
- Songs List
- F01.Yahpp - Blaze Emotion
- F02.Yahpp - Cannon X.1
- F03.Yahpp - Chopsticks Challenge
- F04.Big Bang - LaLaLa
- F05.Eun Ji Won - Adios
- F06.45RPM - Slightly
- F07.S.E.S - I Am Your Girl
- F08.Namolla Family - Only You
- F09.Banana Girl - Chocolate
- F10.DJ Missill - Forward
- F11.Sam-I-Am - Uprock
- F12.Gyfted - Crazy
- F13.Big Metra - Panuelito Rojo
- F14.Pxndx - Procedimientos Para Llegar A Un Comun Acuerdo
- F15.Nina Pilots - Digan Lo Que Digan
- F16.Thaide & Lil V - Pump Breakers
- F17.Wang Lee Hom - Change Myself
- F18.Lee Jeong Hyun - Come On!
- F19.Jang Na Ra - Bad Character
- F20.Super Junior M - U
- F21.Steve Yoo - Breakin' Love
- F22.BanYa Production - The People Didn't Know
- F23.BanYa Production - DJ Otada
- F24.BanYa Production - K.O.A -Alice in Wonderworld-
- F25.BanYa Production - My Dreams
- F26.BanYa Production - Toccata
- F27.House Rulez - Do It!
- F28.Vassline - Dawn of the Apocalypse
- F29.Yahpp - Final Audition Episode 2-X
- F30.45RPM/Eun Ji Won - 45RPM & Eun Ji Won Mix
- F31.BanYa Production - The People Didn't Know "Pumping Up"
- F32.BanYa Production - Ugly Duck Toccata
- F33.BanYa Production - Caprice of DJ Otada
- F34.BanYa Production - Dr. K.O.A
- F35.BanYa Production/HEaDTriP - Jam O Beat # No. 4
- F36.Big Bang/Perry - YG Remix
- F37.Nina Pilots/Pxndx - Nina Pxndx Mix
- F38.Big Metra - Big Metra Remix
- F39.DJ Missill/Gyfted - NXA Hip-Hop Mix
- F40.Novasonic - Novasonic Mix ver. 3
- F41.Spooky Banana/No Brain - Mr. Fire Fighter Falls in Love With Me
- F42.BanYa Production - J Knows That Old Bong
- F43.BanYa Production - Turkey Virus
- F44.msgoon - msgoon RMX pt. 1
- F45.msgoon - msgoon RMX pt. 2
- F46.msgoon - msgoon RMX pt. 3
- F47.Yahpp - Chopsticks Challenge [Full Song]
- F48.Big Bang - LaLaLa [Full Song]
- F49.Eun Ji Won - Adios [Full Song]
- F50.Big Metra - Panuelito Rojo [Full Song]
- F51.Pxndx - Procedimientos Para Llegar A Un Comun Acuerdo [Full Song]
- F52.DJ Missill - Forward [Full Song]
- F53.45RPM ft. msgoon - Slightly [Full Song]
- F54.Lee Jeong Hyun - Come On! [Full Song]
- F55.Banana Girl - Chocolate [Full Song]
- F56.Nina Pilots - Digan Lo Que Digan [Full Song]
- F57.Big Metra - Trato De No Trabarme [Full Song]
- F58.Gyfted - Crazy [Full Song]
- F59.Super Junior M - U [Full Song]
- F60.Wang Lee Hom - Change Myself [Full Song]
- F61.JTL - Enter the Dragon [Full Song]
- F62.HEaDTriP - Beat # No. 4 [Full Song] (2nd)
- F63.BanYa Production/msgoon - Yasangma 2
- F64.msgoon - Scream Song
- F65.msgoon - msgoon RMX pt. 4
- F66.Taiji Boys - In Your Fantasy
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Release Date: February, July 2010
- Songs List
- PE301.DM Ashura - Allegro Con Fuoco
- PE302.-API- - All Of The World
- PE303.Beat Bender - Back In Boogie Town
- PE304.Wez Devine - Bang The Bass
- PE305.Stian K - Be Alive (Raaban Inc. Mix)
- PE306.Bambee - Boom Digi Da
- PE307.Zircon Feat. Jillian Goldin - Breathing You In
- PE308.DM Ashura vs Enoch - Chaotic WHITE
- PE309.MePuma - Closer to Heaven
- PE310.On Slot - Coalesce
- PE311.Sanxion7 - Concerto
- PE312.When Machines Dream - Cosmic Unconsciousness
- PE313.Bambee - Cowgirl
- PE314.CanBlaster (Miami Style) - Dawgs In Da House
- PE315.Lucky Princess - Deadbeat Boyfriend
- PE316.Blue Stahli - Disco Punks on Jolt
- PE317.Foxxie - Don’t Don’t Go Away
- PE318.Nightmare - Dream To Nightmare
- PE319.E-Racer - Elder God Shrine
- PE320.Throwdown - Electrock
- PE321.Sanxion7 - EternuS
- PE322.Celldweller - Frozen
- PE323.Sanxion7 - Gargoyle
- PE324.DM Ashura - GO! (EK Mix)
- PE325.Jenny Rom - Hanky Panky
- PE326.Diclonius Kid - Hardkore Atomic
- PE327.Diclonius Kid - Hardkore of the North
- PE328.Diclonius Kid - Hell Flame
- PE329.Jenny Rom - Ika Uka
- PE330.Ekowraith feat. Kyrn - I’m Just a DJ
- PE331.Scandalous - In The Night
- PE332.Kid Whatever - I Think I Like That Sound
- PE333.Lolitabot - Lolitabot
- PE334.Throwdown - Man vs Mountain
- PE335.Vospi - Maslo
- PE336.On - Slot - Memory
- PE337.Bjorn Fogelberg - Mind Your Matter
- PE338.Bjorn Lynne - Mission Incredible
- PE339.Zircon - Necromancy
- PE340.Fright Ranger - Oh Oh Oh Sexy Vampire
- PE341.MePuma - One Step Higher
- PE342.Bambee - Online
- PE343.Miss Papaya - Operator
- PE344.Zircon - Photosynthesis
- PE345.Wonderboy - Pink Fuzzy Bunnies
- PE346.Carlito - Poco Loco
- PE347.Nostra Cosa - Power Trip
- PE348.Sanxion7 - Rainspark
- PE349.DM Ashura feat. MC Jay and Veronica - Rave Until The Night Is Over
- PE350.SGX feat. Navi - Right Back Up
- PE351.Future Funk Squad - Rippin’ It Up
- PE352.Beltaine - Rockhill
- PE353.Oscillator X - Rock Robotic -OSX Mix-
- PE354.Damian Turnbull - Smart Optics
- PE355.Vospi - Smells Like a Chocolate
- PE356.SGX - Span
- PE357.Zircon - Star Command
- PE358.The DNC - Step On It
- PE359.KaW - Supremacy
- PE360.Miss Papaya - Sweet Senorita
- PE361.The DNC - Swing Baby Swing
- PE362.Celldweller - Switchback
- PE363.SGX - Tell Me A Story
- PE364.Sanxion7 - Terminal
- PE365.Jenny Rom - The Game of Love
- PE366.Celldweller - The Last Firstborn
- PE367.Oscillator X - The Neon Underground
- PE368.Falling Down - The Next Step
- PE369.Hi-G - Tribe Attacker
- PE370.Initial P - UFO Catcher
- PE371.Celldweller - Unlikely (Stay With Me)
- PE372.Kid Whatever - Wake Up
- PE373.Ekowraith - Wanting You
- PE374.Bambee - Wham Bam Boogie
- PE375.Throwdown - What Happened
- PE376.DJ Zombie - While Tha Rekkid Spinz
- PE377.DM Ashura - X-RaVE
- PE378.Oscillator X - You Bring The Rain
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Release Date: March 2010
- Songs List
- G01.Yahpp - X-Tree
- G02.Yahpp - Sorceress Elise
- G03.msgoon - Betrayer -Act. 2-
- G04.Drunken Tiger - Good Life
- G05.NOW - Big Beat
- G06.Dynamic Duo - Exciting
- G07.Baby V.O.X - By Chance
- G08.MAX - U Got 2 Know
- G09.Lexy - To the Sky
- G10.Roo'Ra - The Angel Who Lost Wings
- G11.Koyote - Innocent
- G12.Mu.Ga.Dang - Enjoy! Enjoy!
- G13.SHK - Destination
- G14.Turbo - Twist King
- G15.2NE1 - Fire
- G16.Kara - Wanna
- G17.Doin - Vacuum
- G18.Pxndx - Narcisista Por Excelencia
- G19.LTJ X-Perience - No Rhyme No Reason
- G20.Energy Presents - 80's Pop
- G21.BanYa Production - Do It -Reggae Style-
- G22.BanYa Production - Xenesis
- G23.BanYa Production - Arirang
- G24.BanYa Production - Tek -Club Copenhagen-
- G25.BanYa Production - Hello William
- G26.BanYa Production - Turkey March -Minimal Tunes-
- G27.BanYa Production - Get Up (And Go)
- G28.BanYa Production - Phantom -Intermezzo-
- G29.BanYa Production - Mission Possible -Blow Back-
- G30.BanYa Production - Pumping Jumping
- G31.BanYa Production - B.P Classic Remix 1
- G32.BanYa Production - K-POP Mix (Old & New)
- G33.BanYa Production - PaPa Helloizing
- G34.BanYa Production - B.P Classic Remix 2
- G35.BanYa Production - Hard Core Rock Mix
- G36.BanYa Production - Pro POP Mix
- G37.BanYa Production - Set Up Me2 Mix
- G38.msgoon - msgoon RMX Pt. 5
- G39.msgoon - msgoon RMX Pt. 6
- G40.msgoon - msgoon RMX Pt. 7
- G41.msgoon - History: We Are The Zest
- G42.Som2 - Deja Vu [Full Song] (2nd)
- G43.Pxndx - Narcisista por Excelencia [Full Song]
- G44.Vassline - Dawn of the Apocalypse [Full Song]
- G45.2NE1 - Fire [Full Song]
- G46.Kara - Wanna [Full Song]
- G47.msgoon - Pump It Up With You
- G48.BanYa - Final Audition 2 [Short Cut]
- G49.BanYa - Final Audition 3 U.F. [Short Cut]
- G50.Yahpp - Final Audition Episode 2-X [Short Cut]
- G51.BanYa - Love is a Danger Zone [Short Cut]
- G52.BanYa - Love is a Danger Zone 2 [Short Cut]
- G53.BanYa - Extravaganza [Short Cut]
- G54.BanYa - Chicken Wing [Short Cut]
- G55.BanYa - Winter [Short Cut]
- G56.BanYa - Solitary 2 [Short Cut]
- G57.BanYa - Moonlight [Short Cut]
- G58.BanYa - Witch Doctor [Short Cut]
- G59.BanYa - Exceed2 Opening (2nd)
- G60.Yahpp - NX Opening
- G61.BanYa Production - K.O.A. -Alice in Wonderworld- [Short Cut]
- G62.Yahpp - Bemera [Short Cut]
- G63.Yahpp - Pumptris 8Bit ver. [Short Cut]
- G64.SHK - Destination [Short Cut]
- G65.Pxndx - Procedimientos Para Llegar A Un Comun Acuerdo [Short Cut]
- G66.Get Up (And Go)
- G67.Danger Zone Twins
- G68.Horse Mix
- G69.Witch Core
- G70.BPM Collection 3 (Pumptris)
- G71.Monkey-rang
- G72.Whimera
- G73.Trato X4
- G74.Solitary Elise
- G75.Turkey Mix
- G76.Beatreme of the Wisp
- G77.Pumping Jam
- G78.4-X
- G79.Chicken Doctor
- G80.Cannon X tree
- G81.DJ. Moon
- G82.KM pop Mix
- G83.Final Danger Sticks
- G84.To.Jam.Fa
- G85.BPM Collection 2 (Solitary)
- G86.Amadeustreme
- G87.BPM Collection 1 (Audition)
- G88.Pumpster Zone 2-1
- G89.Hamera
- G90.Bee-mera
- G91.World Pop Mix
- G92.Ladimera
- G93.BPM Collection 4 (etc. Mix)
- G94.Doin - Tepris
- G95.Doin - Napalm
- G96.Nina Pilots - Dieiseis
- G97.Yahpp - Final Audition 3 & Chimera Remix (2nd)
- G98.Yahpp - Yasangma (2nd)
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Release Date: March 2011
- Songs List
- H01.Doin - Cleaner
- H02.Doin - Interference
- H03.SHK - Reality
- H04.SHK - Take Out
- H05.MAX & Rorychesell (SID-Sound) - Butterfly
- H06.MAX - Overblow
- H07.MAX - We Got 2 Know
- H08.Secret - Magic
- H09.4minute - Hot Issue
- H10.Orange Caramel - Magic Girl
- H11.SHINee - Ring Ding Dong
- H12.B2ST - Shock
- H13.Big Bang - Last Farewell
- H14.Norazo - Superman
- H15.Mighty Mouth - Energy
- H16.1TYM - Mother
- H17.Bae Chi Gi - No. 3
- H18.Outsider - Like a Man
- H19.Crash - Crashday
- H20.Throwdown - What Happened (2nd)
- H21.Sanxion7 - Gargoyle (2nd)
- H22.DM Ashura - Allegro Con Fuoco (2nd)
- H23.BanYa Production - Hungarian Dance V
- H24.BanYa Production - The Devil
- H25.DM Ashura - X-Rave (2nd)
- H26.SHK - Native
- H27.Vospi - Smells Like a Chocolate (2nd)
- H28.Zircon - Necromancy (2nd)
- H29.Secret/Orange Caramel/4Minute/2NE1 - K-Pop Girl Group RMX
- H30.B2ST/Big Bang/SHINee - K-Pop Boy Group RMX
- H31.Doin - Vacuum Cleaner
- H32.MAX - Everybody Got 2 Know
- H33.BanYa Production - Pump Classic Remix A
- H34.BanYa Production - Pump Classic Remix B
- H35.Doin - Interference [Full Song]
- H36.Orange Caramel - Magic Girl [Full Song]
- H37.SHINee - Ring Ding Dong [Full Song]
- H38.B2ST - Shock [Full Song]
- H39.Mighty Mouth - Energy [Full Song]
- H40.Outsider - Like a Man [Full Song]
- H41.Bae Chi Gi - No. 3 [Full Song]
- H42.Crash - Crashday [Full Song]
- H43.4minute - Hot Issue [Full Song]
- H44.Doin - Pump Classic Full Mix (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
- H45.Doin - Trotpris [Short Cut]
- H46.Doin - Cleaner [Short Cut]
- H47.SHK - Take Out [Short Cut]
- H48.MAX - Overblow [Short Cut]
- H49.DM Ashura - X-Rave [Short Cut]
- H50.4minute - Hot Issue (Alternate ver.)
- H51.A.V - Night Duty (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
- H52.V.A - Pavane
- H53.Doin - Pine Nut (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
- H54.Doin - ASDF (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
- H55.Big Bang - Last Farewell (Alternate ver.)
- H56.Doin - Says (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
- H57.Mighty Mouth - Energy (Alternate ver.)
- H58.Vospi - Smells Like a Chocolate (Ending ver.)
- H59.DM Ashura - Rave Until the Night is Over
- H60.MAX & Seorryang (SID-Sound) - Jonathan's Dream (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
- H61.KURi-ZiLL - Heel and Toe (2nd) (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
- H62.Zircon - Star Command (2nd) (officially since v1.50, but available in Heaven Zone since the beginning)
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The songs used in Pump It Up consist primarily of Korean-based music. Premiere 3 and Exceed were the only versions to put a greater emphasis on international Pop music due to its branching into other markets such as North America. After Exceed, the focus shifted back to K-Pop as the players worldwide generally favored the game's original Korean music. Much of the music on Pump is contributed by a in-house (and mostly anonymous) collective known as BanYa. Two of the main members, Yahpp and Msgoon - recently became independent artists (and as of NX and Fiesta respectively, all of their songs are now branded using their aliases). Aside from the K-Pop licenses, most in-house songs on Pump it Up are of Korean influence. The diversity in genres is very great despite this, covering everything from general pop to heavy metal to Hip hop as well as an assortment of uncommon genres such as jazz, folk, and ska.
Some of BanYa's songs include covers of classical pieces such as Canon in D, mostly performed in a symphonic rock style.
In comparison to Konami's Bemani line-up and other arcade rhythm games, there has been negligible emphasis on electronic music in Pump, but the first instances of electronic music on Pump occurred on NX2, as five crossovers from the American-made spinoff appeared, who in contrast, has a greater emphasis on electronic music.
Several other gameplay modes have appeared throughout the series.
- Battle Mode, appearing on "Pump it Up 2nd DF", player with higher score would win the battle. On Perfect Collection and The Premiere, a player could "attack" their opponent with modifiers by creating combos, with longer combos results in more damaging attacks. On Exceed 2 there are extra bonus arrows containing power ups activated by action steps that come up later which launches the attack. The battle could be decided in only 1 song in most cases. Stage Break does not affect this mode.
- Division Mode, appearing on Premiere 2 and Rebirth, utilized special stepcharts with "switches" that could switch between a "Groove" style (for freestyling), and a "Wild" style for more advanced charts.
- Half-Double, appearing on Premiere 2 and Rebirth and remaining until Premiere 3 and Prex 3, was a mode which only used the 6 panels in the middle (both centers plus the right arrow pair on the 1p side and the left arrow pair on the 2p side).
- Zero included an Easy Mode, with a selection of easy songs and a modified interface.
- Many PIU games include modes featuring Nonstop Remixes, longer club mixes of several songs, and sometimes even long versions of existing songs.
- Mission Mode was introduced in Zero, and involves playing songs with specific conditions that must be met. On Zero, each mission is divided into three songs, or stages, and are ranked in difficulty by the number of stars shown. If a song is failed, the player is also given an option to continue the mission and attempt the stage again. The mode was expanded into the World Tour mode on NX, and the RPG-styled WorldMax on NX2.
- Some versions include Another Step versions of songs, containing tougher alternate stepcharts than in the usual game modes - sometime containing charts that are experimental with unique (and often weird or extremely difficult) elements inside unlike any other stepcharts found in the game.
- Training Mode was introduced in NX, and consists of special tutorials themed on various fundamentals of play. Lessons consist of 3 songs with special stepcharts emphasizing the theme of the lesson.
- Brain Shower was introduced in NXA. It is a new type of game that combines traditional timing of steps and arrows with mental exercises including mathematics, observation, and memory.
The first game in the series was simply titled Pump it Up, followed by 2nd Dance Floor, 3rd: O.B.G (Oldies but Goodies), 3rd: SE (Season Evolution), The Collection, Perfect Collection, Extra, and Rebirth.
The first internationally released version was titled Pump it Up: The Premiere, an adaptation of the Perfect Collection version containing 6 covers of American songs. The next version was called The Prex (combining Premiere with the Korean Extra version), and The Premiere 2, based on Rebirth. Another Prex title was released, Prex 2, followed by Premiere 3 and Prex 3.
The International and Korean releases would be unified on the 9th version, Prex 3, which was released in Korea and in the rest of the world. The series began catering to both Korea and the rest of the world starting with Exceed.
A standard Pump it Up arcade machine consists of two parts, the cabinet and the dance platform. The cabinet has a wide bottom section, which houses large floor speakers and glowing neon lamps. Above this sits a narrower section that contains the monitor, and on top is a lighted marquee graphic, with two small speakers and flashing lights on it. The dance stage is a raised metal platform divided into two sides. Each side houses a set of five acrylic glass pads arranged like the pips on the 5 side of a die, separated by metal squares. Each pad sits atop pressure activated switches, and a software-controlled cold cathode lamp illuminating the translucent pad. A metal safety bar in the shape of an "R" is mounted to the dance stage behind each player. Some players make use of this safety bar to help maintain proper balance, do tricks during Freestyle routines, and to relieve weight from the legs so that arrows can be pressed with greater speed and accuracy. The community however, places more emphasis on no-bar play, as most major Pump it Up tournaments do not allow bar usage or have a separate division allowing it.
DX cabinets utilize a large Rear-projection television as their monitor (with the lights being on the sides of the screen's enclosure instead of along the top), and FX cabinets contain a Plasma display as the monitor, LED lights, and a pair of LED vertical VU meters on the sides. As of NX2, all Pump it Up machines now include USB ports on the side of the cabinet which allow the saving of statistics and unlocks to a proprietary USB drive. All FX cabinets contain them (as NX was slated to have USB functionality, which was later shifted to NX2), and the upgrade kit for NX2 includes the external USB ports so that they can be soldered to the machine if it doesn't already have them.
Andamiro eventually released home versions of Pump it Up for PCs, coming with a CD containing the game and a special dance mat, with arrows of the same size as the arcade's pads. On Korean versions, the mat is connected through the PS/2 port, and comes with an adapter to share it with the keyboard. On international versions, the mat uses a USB plug. Exceed and Zero were also released for the PlayStation Portable.
On November 11, 2004, Andamiro released the Korean version of Pump It Up: Exceed on the PlayStation 2, which includes most of the songs from the arcade Exceed version. An American version of the game was released on August 31, 2005 for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 under the title Pump It Up Exceed SE This version includes most of the songs from the Korean PS2 version, six US licensed songs as well as revivals and removals from Exceed 2. Exceed SE also uses the updated engine from Exceed 2
PIU can be simulated by the programs Kick It Up, Direct Move and StepMania.
- Andamiro Entertainment Website - Makers Of PIU (In Korean and English)
- PIU Official Website
- Pump Haven – Fan site featuring an international Pump community, simfiles, game music and videos, and various other PIU media.
- PH's PIU Master Song List 1, 2, 3, & 4 - Statistics on all released Pump It Up songs from all games, mix appearances, levels, artists, etc.
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