Konami's short-lived handheld game console series | Bemani Pocket

Konami's Bemani Pocket is knowledge most Bemani rhythm game fans are aware of. Today we'll be looking at a few of the pockets (Beatmania Pocket, Dance Dance Revolution Pocket, Guitar Freaks Pocket) themselves and talking a bit of the history behind them. Although there won't be any theorising to why Konami stopped making them, it's most likely because the hype died and they wanted to focus on the arcade games themselves.
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[@Bro3256Films]

I can imagine one person out there in the current year who seriously puts time into getting really good at one of these pockets.

[@theenemy333]

Compared to the actual games these are based on, these are significantly easier and skills from the original version transfer over so I wouldn't be surprised to see someone totally destroy these games.

[@TheBenjaboyy]

... me. I have 100% on 2 pockets

[@lilacKurage]

@@TheBenjaboyy do you think you could record yourself playing it? No face or anything, I'm just really curious!

[@SandroFrancisMiranda123]

Hello, are you talking to me?

[@SandroFrancisMiranda123]

No joke, I really would want one of these. They look so cool

[@Medlek]

*> I can't imagine a bunch of highschool girls playing beatmania, but then I exist* Lmao

[@Metroidam11]

This had me laughing!

[@Medlek]

@@Metroidam11 Oh yeah, and let's not forget the _In general, Konami is no stranger to making things that makes you go_ *_w h y_*

[@thetallone5637]

Oof

[@yumika4877]

This is the handheld to assert dominance to switch lite users.

[@psychedelicsunrise6397]

ROASTED

[@soundvolsehgs]

Switch lite user here, dominence has been asserted successfully

[@dawxx5223]

as a lite user... W

[@zentii5883]

Now we actually hear butterfly on a toy thats not a 5 second loop

[@yoshisarethebomb]

Why do they loop DDR Butterly?

[@DJruslan4ic]

​@@rkxd1337 ai ai ai I'm your little butterfly ai ai ai I'm your little butterfly ai ai ai I'm your little butterfly

[@dawxx5223]

@@yoshisarethebomb ai ai ai I'm your little butterfly ai ai ai I'm your little butterfly ai ai ai I'm your little butterfly

[@mizu_yt]

Can we just appreciate the bemani pocket's audio quality for a second

[@mizu_yt]

@@iamwoke322 ask tokaku, not me

[@JoPit]

Every chinese toys: AY AY AY IM YOUR LITTLE BUTTERFLY

[@xdYama]

GREEN BLACK AND BLUE LIKE THE COLORS IN THE SKY

[@Bos_Meong]

ring ring How are you ring ring Woof woof ring ring *AYAYAYA*

[@portland4660]

*bark*

[@EIDimension]

I was at an anime convention last year and someone had some vintage handhelds for sale including a game and watch that was falling apart being sold for 50 bucks They were selling beatmania and DDR handhelds for 20

[@comet3928]

i've never NOT seen a video from you where you're vocally monotone but then your text gives you and the video expression and emotion. it actually gives me a partial existential crisis tokaku, i don't get it but it's a good thing i think? LOL

[@tokaku]

wait wha, my voice is monotone? oops

[@crikhard]

@@tokaku not super monotone but kind of, just comes from not having english as first language I think

[@tokaku]

CRikhard ahaha English is my first language, I have a Singaporean accent. Though I remember my English teacher telling me once that the way I say things have extra intensity or stress on the words that aren't supposed to be stressed randomly, and I always cut my sentences off in the middle before continuing

[@crikhard]

@@tokaku u h o h I should've looked up dominant languages in singapore i assumed it wasn't English 😔 Idk I'm pretty sure that the person who commented is just used to KZbinrs who overexaggerate everything your videos are kinda refreshing ngl

[@KINGBublepop]

@@tokaku You speak in uwu; Hewoo evwybody :3

[@Bepsip_Kanyu]

7:36 if you hear it closely you can actually hear Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down

[@Medlek]

No wonder it sounded familiar to me, goddammit

[@DanAdamKOF]

The only way I can play these effectively is by taping them to a table, then using some tape as towel/sudden+ for the harder songs lol. Great video about these interesting games!

[@pcostel1]

I actually recognized the tracks you played from beatmania. I’m impressed by the quality.

[@dracomeister7684]

Those things look like the kind of stuff I used to own when I was very young, feels nostalgic

[@rafaelclarenceherlino7472]

14:50 brings back memories

[@pelziig]

I immediately think of Joel’s 500 in 1 NES stream when I hear this lol

[@HeyImEevee]

20:45 the people i see at the arcades

[@kerokerocola99]

Woah, japanese pocket machines had really neat packaging.

[@auricarev.]

Finally, a first big video about these damn near obscure smol rhythm thingies. Very nice.

[@M0RAX]

Man I never knew stuff like this existed, it must be pretty nice to have some as a part of a collection

[@Galafador]

Wow these are keysounded?! They really went above and beyond huh

[@couquedasse3217]

WOW! I never seen this actually works!! That's so cool!! Thanks for uploading this video!!

[@victordanielblandoncarrasc7845]

Awesome never new about these. Imma gonna buy some of these soon.

[@isabelleritter4637]

Same

[@seiikei]

Same

[@actuallyasriel]

Jolene I love this so much This is like, exactly in my niche I'm so happy to know these exist

[@TWKIC]

Excellent video! I was obsessed with LCD games as a kid (family couldn't afford a Gameboy or game gear) and I would've loved these back then.

[@oldsora5396]

Nice video and nice Channel! LOVE the pocket version!

[@jeypi__]

I miss playing guitarfreaks, the community was so niche that some arcades got rid of the guitarfreak games in my city.

[@oakisatree]

Oh! These are really cool, I really want one!

[@Fulmine243]

I really like your videos ^w^ thank you

[@christophercabrera8137]

Beatmania gameboy is amazing! Really cool chiptune versions of well known songs

[@wonwayTV]

Wow, great collection!!!

[@FongZiBarclay]

I used to own a wonderswan with beatmania. It has this attachment that acts as the spin disc. And it got some songs from the actual beatmania game as well. Pretty neat

[@cattusfattus6369]

One of your best videos :)

[@edouardo2666]

OMG NEW TOTAKU'S VIDEO IT'S BEEN TOO LONG (1 week...).

[@sefhighwind380]

Not gonna lie, I have always wanted to pick one of these up for my game collection!

[@RameshKumar-mv3jd]

I liked this documentary-style video, I'd watch more

[@DDenDeeen]

was a owner of beatmania I and II handheld, very good memories, thanks.

[@joelnoriega9665]

Great video

[@0xssff]

thank you for this video

[@M4TTYN]

tokaku uploaded! pog

[@MrBlakBunny]

OMG! I had that watch when i was a kid, it wasn't an official one, but i remember the game with the scatch disk

[@twochainsandrollies]

Man i wish i had this back in the day.

[@sickibrah1781]

This is so good

[@DancerZone]

amazing

[@DrBox]

Cool stuff

[@gritss4270]

these are so dope

[@memersoda]

Peppy after watching her video : we must to made osu!mania pocket and osu!taiko pocket

[@Hexqbe]

imagine osu!pocket (Standard)

[@TheCerbron]

I like this new type of content

[@Taxideas]

these type of handhelds remind me of the thing my parents would get me as a kid since we didn't have the money for a real console. never knew these existed!

[@deedot2802]

“I can’t imagine a bunch of high school girls playing beatmania, but then I exist”

[@lelluc]

The fact that this even exists is mindblowing.

[@hadorean]

8:21 is that tritone substitution I hear? That song is such a jam wtf

[@imstupid880]

Wish we could've gotten to see the pop'n pocket. Man, it'd be so cool if they actually had a jubeat pocket, or a SDVX pocket...

[@yoshisarethebomb]

Or a Nostalgia OP 3 pocket! O_O

[@poundpound]

15:20 The DDR pocket sounds like it has been blended in The Blender for 3 times XD

[@86kid.]

Had one of these back in high school 98/99 I think, My friend from Japan student gave it to me.

[@AgentHiroshi]

What background music are you using in... the video?

[@kill.emdead]

It would be cool to see someone make these with today's technology

[@why4578]

Nice video, but I have to ask: How did you get yahoo auctions to send to anywhere outside japan? I live in Singapore and i want to get stuff from japan too ;_;

[@Natsukashii1111]

If she doesnt answer, try to lookup into proxy shipping or get a japanese friend and make them ship it to you x)

[@Zeigren]

Actual lofi beats to study/relax to

[@zyrusz]

I'd love to have the bemani pocket 2

[@codenameTOSTR]

What kind of batteries does the DDR Pocket use?

[@Zuorhi]

Didn't she realize that when she played Guitar Freaks the song is We Will Rock You??

[@SakamotoNeko]

I had both GuitarFreaks Pocket devices. I forgot where I put them in my house tho

[@Joeyelley]

20:39 why sis I find this clip so funny lol

[@whoqll]

do you stream on twitch and if you do whats ur twitch???

[@wanderlust360]

I have 2 items not for sale, ddr ring and guitar freak hp pouch. I still keep it in my storeroom. 😅

[@MariaPerez-qh7ju]

7:26 why does this remind me of short circuit

[@danitbh7877]

Nice

[@StAr.b0y_x.x]

I need the mini Beatmania in my life

[@warspite1494]

7:40 is calming somewhat for no reason. what is the name of the song?

[@tokaku]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ7HpX-pm7aUZ8k here's the original!

[@warspite1494]

@@tokaku Thank you so much!

[@Jamie-yp7qz]

I want one now, lol

[@cggtr]

Oddly enough I still have my Bemani Pocket Hello Kitty Edition!

[@juleg7126]

15:20 is it "im your little Butterfly"?

[@nickychu76]

All pocket game let me memorize how old I am😂 i miss those days in arcade center , no money go Arcade Center then we’ll play this pocket game😂

[@redsound9333]

I would probably get the DDR one or the gituar freak one

[@heroanjani3682]

Where can I buy this bemani

[@pev789]

I played dance dance revolution for gameboy color yesterday and i thought that was odd lol

[@TrueShotVR]

They look really cool, I wish we had beatmania in my country. I'm going to make a montage of You saying "pocket" word, it's so cute

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

Well, I want one

[@catwithahandgun3449]

New video

[@rocketrunner8063]

The weird thing is I thought of bringing it back as an actual handheld

[@watmay1]

What screwdriver do you have?

[@-Poka-]

Wow , im never know if rhythm games has a pocket version.

[@joerig96]

There was gameboy color version too btw 😎

[@-Poka-]

@@joerig96 oh , thank you for the infromation!

[@noehru]

I really want to get them but they’re kinda expensive individually, like 30 to 45 USD each wtf

[@weirdboi3375]

12:50 they want you to break the spinner thing so you would buy another one

[@takoplays191]

i mean, it's konami. Pretty sure they do anything to whatever IP they own

[@DJsuryong]

i own the first beatmania pocket and the pop'n music

[@foolpierrot]

drink a beer every time she says pocket

[@Carraway-]

No thanks, I don't want to die from liver failure. At least not yet anyways.

[@The_ArchivistG]

only song I recognize: We Will Rock You - Or whatever it's called-

[@toastbread6219]

Her voice reminds me of bmo from adventure time

[@theenemy333]

I'd kill to play Jam Jam Raggae on public transit

[@flashpowder8776]

i fucking lost it when i heard butterfly XDD

[@ShiroCh_ID]

K-sha is that what are you do in late 90's??

[@anonony9081]

I still have my beatmania pocket game!! It was awesome I used to play on the train and actually got a lot better from using jt

[@mllcg]

retro man

[@CircleSoundx]

🌻🌻🌻

[@tokumei99]

If you live in Japan there’s a ton of these on メルカリ

[@Kristufa]

I wonder how bored Tokaku was filming the Benami pocket for like 7 mins straight just walking around it like that's not weird at all

[@DJruslan4ic]

18:37 : WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU

[@user-jt9bs6do4g]

18:37WE WLL WE WLL ROCK YOU

[@M0RAX]

20:38 what the heck Hikari tf you doing ova der

[@edouardo2666]

The video : 22:05 and released since 9 min The comment : comment

[@terrawolf]

it was realesed 9mins ago but the vid is that long

[@adr.lim.]

i have the hello kitty one

[@technochroma6537]

1:40 xD