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* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first GF got a U.S. release. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. The U.S. locations of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain [=Round1=], as with other Bemani franchises, have been subverting the trope with official imports for its locations. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
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** For some reason, ''[=DrumMania=] V6 BLAZING!'' was released in Asia as ''[=DrumMania=] V6 BURNING!''. The ''[=GuitarFreaks=]'' counterpart kept its original title.
* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first two GF games got a U.S. release. GF 5th Mix and all of the V games until V6 got Asian releases, and all of the DM games from the original to V6 also got Asian releases. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. The U.S. locations of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain [=Round1=], as with other Bemani franchises, have been subverting the trope with official imports for its locations. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first two GF games got a U.S. release. GF 5th Mix and all of the V games until V6 got Asian releases, and all of the DM games from the original to V6 also got Asian releases. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. The U.S. locations of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain [=Round1=], as with other Bemani franchises, have been subverting the trope with official imports for its locations. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
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* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first GF got a U.S. release. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. The U.S. locations of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain Round1 have, as with other Bemani franchises, have been subverting the trope with official imports for its locations. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
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* BadExportForYou: The first 7 ''[=DrumMania=]'' games were localized into English for Asia, but beginning with 8th Mix even the Asian versions were still in Japanese.
* MarketBasedTitle: All of the ''[=DrumMania=]'' video games from the original to 10th Mix were released in Asia as ''[=PercussionFreaks=]'', presumably because Konami wanted to have a consistent branding with the ''[=GuitarFreaks=]'' series. ''[=KeyboardMania=]'' was also renamed to ''[=KeyboardHeaven=]''.
* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first GF got a U.S. release. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. The U.S. locations of the Japanese bowling/arcade chainRound1 have, [=Round1=], as with other Bemani franchises, have been subverting the trope with official imports for its locations. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
* MarketBasedTitle: All of the ''[=DrumMania=]'' video games from the original to 10th Mix were released in Asia as ''[=PercussionFreaks=]'', presumably because Konami wanted to have a consistent branding with the ''[=GuitarFreaks=]'' series. ''[=KeyboardMania=]'' was also renamed to ''[=KeyboardHeaven=]''.
* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first GF got a U.S. release. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. The U.S. locations of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: GF 3rd Mix looks like it may have been intended to be released internationally, or at least in the West. There are unused translations for several languages, not to mention it was the first GF to feature licensed songs, and in this case they were all classic rock songs.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Based on the DummiedOut content, GF 3rd Mix looks like it may have been intended to be released internationally, or at least in the West. There are unused translations for several languages, not to mention it was the first GF to feature licensed songs, and in this case they were all classic rock songs.
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* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: GITADORAGITADORA
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: GF 3rd Mix looks like it may have been intended to be released internationally, or at least in the West. There are unused translations for several languages, not to mention it was the first GF to feature licensed songs, and in this case they were all classic rock songs.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: GF 3rd Mix looks like it may have been intended to be released internationally, or at least in the West. There are unused translations for several languages, not to mention it was the first GF to feature licensed songs, and in this case they were all classic rock songs.
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* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first GF got a U.S. release. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. And now locations in California of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain Round1 (who recently began a U.S. expansion) actually had English versions of XG 1. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
** And now one of their locations has GITADORA ''with working e-Amusement.''
** A more plausible explanation for the lack of U.S. releases of GF/DM may actually have to do with [[ScrewedByTheLawyers patents]]: despite its only similarities being the fact that it is an arcade game with a drumset, some have said that patents related to the "game" ''MTV Drumscape'' (which in reality, is more like a [[SandboxGame jukebox with a drumset]] rather than an actual game) were broad enough to make [=Drummania=] an infringing product, despite Konami holding several rhythm game patents in the U.S. already (primarily related to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''). Activision just so happened to acquire these patents from the inventor of Drumscape after they hired him to be a consultant on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: GITADORA
** And now one of their locations has GITADORA ''with working e-Amusement.''
** A more plausible explanation for the lack of U.S. releases of GF/DM may actually have to do with [[ScrewedByTheLawyers patents]]: despite its only similarities being the fact that it is an arcade game with a drumset, some have said that patents related to the "game" ''MTV Drumscape'' (which in reality, is more like a [[SandboxGame jukebox with a drumset]] rather than an actual game) were broad enough to make [=Drummania=] an infringing product, despite Konami holding several rhythm game patents in the U.S. already (primarily related to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''). Activision just so happened to acquire these patents from the inventor of Drumscape after they hired him to be a consultant on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: GITADORA
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* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first GF got a U.S. release. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. And now locations in California of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain Round1 (who recently began a The U.S. expansion) actually had English versions locations of XG 1.the Japanese bowling/arcade chain Round1 have, as with other Bemani franchises, have been subverting the trope with official imports for its locations. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
** And now one of their locations has GITADORA ''with working e-Amusement.''
** A more plausible explanation for the lack of U.S. releases of GF/DM may actually have to do with [[ScrewedByTheLawyers patents]]: despite its only similarities being the fact that it is an arcade game with a drumset, some have said that patents related to the "game" ''MTV Drumscape'' (which in reality, is more like a [[SandboxGame jukebox with a drumset]] drumset rather than an actual game) were broad enough to make [=Drummania=] an infringing product, despite Konami holding several rhythm game patents in the U.S. already (primarily related to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''). Activision just so happened to acquire these patents from the inventor of Drumscape after they hired him to be a consultant on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: GITADORA
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: GITADORA
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** A more plausible explanation for the lack of U.S. releases of GF/DM may actually have to do with [[ScrewedByTheLawyers patents]]: despite its only similarities being the fact that it is an arcade game with a drumset, some have said that patents related to the "game" ''MTV Drumscape'' (which in reality, is more like a [[SandboxGame jukebox with a drumset]] rather than an actual game) were broad enough to make [=Drummania=] an infringing product, despite Konami holding several rhythm game patents in the U.S. already (primarily related to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''). Activision just so happened to acquire these patents from the inventor of Drumscape after they hired him to be a consultant on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.
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** A more plausible explanation for the lack of U.S. releases of GF/DM may actually have to do with [[ScrewedByTheLawyers patents]]: despite its only similarities being the fact that it is an arcade game with a drumset, some have said that patents related to the "game" ''MTV Drumscape'' (which in reality, is more like a [[SandboxGame jukebox with a drumset]] rather than an actual game) were broad enough to make [=Drummania=] an infringing product, despite Konami holding several rhythm game patents in the U.S. already (primarily related to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''). Activision just so happened to acquire these patents from the inventor of Drumscape after they hired him to be a consultant on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.Tour''.
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: GITADORA
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: GITADORA
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* NoExportForYou: Subverted: the first GF got a U.S. release. GF/DM V4 got a location test at Brunswick Zone Naperville, but was never released. And now locations in California of the Japanese bowling/arcade chain Round1 (who recently began a U.S. expansion) actually had English versions of XG 1. Much like other Bemani franchises, importers get screwed over by e-Amusement on newer versions, preventing access to most unlocks.
** And now one of their locations has GITADORA ''with working e-Amusement.''
** A more plausible explanation for the lack of U.S. releases of GF/DM may actually have to do with [[ScrewedByTheLawyers patents]]: despite its only similarities being the fact that it is an arcade game with a drumset, some have said that patents related to the "game" ''MTV Drumscape'' (which in reality, is more like a [[SandboxGame jukebox with a drumset]] rather than an actual game) were broad enough to make [=Drummania=] an infringing product, despite Konami holding several rhythm game patents in the U.S. already (primarily related to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''). Activision just so happened to acquire these patents from the inventor of Drumscape after they hired him to be a consultant on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.
** And now one of their locations has GITADORA ''with working e-Amusement.''
** A more plausible explanation for the lack of U.S. releases of GF/DM may actually have to do with [[ScrewedByTheLawyers patents]]: despite its only similarities being the fact that it is an arcade game with a drumset, some have said that patents related to the "game" ''MTV Drumscape'' (which in reality, is more like a [[SandboxGame jukebox with a drumset]] rather than an actual game) were broad enough to make [=Drummania=] an infringing product, despite Konami holding several rhythm game patents in the U.S. already (primarily related to ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''). Activision just so happened to acquire these patents from the inventor of Drumscape after they hired him to be a consultant on ''Guitar Hero World Tour''.
