Pump
It Up - The Funbox Collection
It's
finally here!
The
Funbox Collection has arrived. After two years of working
on this thing, starting with it being a weak Perfect Collection
mod and culminating into what it is now, with countless
delays and hundreds of hours of work, Funbox and Hozzckharr
have completed work on the game.
For the uninformed. Funbox Collection is a modified version
of Prex 3 PC with a song list unlike any other out there.
This is an old-school Korean mix, with tons of new flavor.
It was designed to have all the songs from Pump you know
and love from previous mixes, primarily ones that have been
taken away from the current lineup of songs in recent mixes,
playable for you all. This game was meant to be the polar
opposite of Prex 3 and to be played as an alternative to
Prex 3. You won't find recycled songs like Funky Tonight,
Another Truth, Love Is A Danger Zone, and so on here. What
you'll find are old-school songs like Black Cat, Hatred,
Sad Salsa, and OK? OK!, Rebirth and Extra songs, Prex 3
song revivals where each song has additional never-before
seen stepcharts, Exceed 1 songs and Exceed 2 Banyas, and
last but not least, 14 brand new songs. Each song is playable
on Easy, Hard, Crazy, and Double, with tons more available
on Half Double and Nightmare. Dozens and dozens of new stepcharts
topped with a bunch of new songs will ensure that you're
in for a damn nice treat.
Now that the game is out, download the link on the main
page of Pump Haven to download the game. It's a torrent
file, so you'll need a compatible program such as BitTorrent
to be able to download it. While you download, here are
some treats to pique your interest - the song list, as well
as two reviews by beta testers of the game, bse523 and BlueballFragginCrunch.
Enjoy!
SONG LIST :: BSE'S REVIEW :: BLUEBALL'S
REVIEW :: GAME CREDITS
FUNBOX
COLLECTION SONG LIST
New
songs:
1)
Banya - Arch of Darkness
2) Banya - Let Me Break It Down
3) Seo Taiji - Live Wire
4) Seo Taiji - F.M Business
5) Seo Taiji - To You (Hardcore Version)
6) Seo Taiji - 1996
7) Seo Taiji - Take Five
8) Taiji Boys - Regrettable Time
9) Turbo - History
10) Jinusean - A-Yo!
11) O.P.P.A - Patriotism
12) Crash - Discipline
13) Novasonic - Bad Girl
14) Novasonic - Empire of the Sun (Original Version)
Old-school:
15) Fin.K.L - Forever Love
16) Turbo - Black Cat
17) Monocrom - What Do U Really Want?
18) Novasonic - Hatred
19) Lee Kang Shin - Rewind
20) Sechskies - Mobius Strip
21) Hans Band - Curiosity
22) Jo Sung Mo - Heart Break
23) Jinusean - Tell Me
24) DJ DOC. - OK? OK!
25) Baek Ji Young - Sad Salsa
26) Roo'Ra - Summer of Love
27) Park Ji Yoon - I Will Accept You
28) Taiji Boys - I Know
29) Taiji Boys - Unforgettable Memory
30) Taiji Boys - Hayuga
31) Taiji Boys - My Fantasy
32) Taiji Boys - Certain Victory
33) Seo Taiji - Ultramania
Rebirth/Extra:
34) Banya - Emperor
35) Banya - Point Break
36) Banya - Top City
37) Banya - Till the End of Time
38) Banya - Miss's Story
39) Kim Gun Mo - Zzanga
40) C.B. Mass - A Whistle
41) Park Jin Young - Swing Baby
42) Can - My Best Day Is Gone
43) Turtles - Let's Boogie
44) People Crew - Flower of Night
45) Tin Tin Five - Move Your Head
46) N.EX.T - Trash Man
47) B.O.K - Funky Jockey
48) O.P.P.A - Wayo Wayo
49) U'Two - Guilty Conscience
50) Honey Family - The Rap: Act 3
51) F2 Original - Holiday
52) Deux - Out of the Ring
53) Yu Seung Jun - Wish You Could Find
54) DJ DOC. - Ferry Boat
55) Clon - First Love (Techno Mix)
Exceed
1 & 2:
56) Banya - Final Audition 3 U.F
57) Banya - Naissance 2
58) Banya - Monkey Fingers
59) Banya - Blazing
60) Banya - Pump Me Amadeus
61) Banya - X-Treme
62) Banya - Get Up!
63) Crash - Dignity
64) OneTwo - Shake That Bootie
65) BoA* - Valenti
66) Crash - What Do You Really Want
67) U;Nee - Go
68) Oliver - Flamenco
69) S'Max - One Love
70) Banya - J Bong
71) Banya - Hi-Bi
72) Banya - Solitary 2
73) Banya - Canon-D
Prex
3 Revivals:
74) Banya - Ignition Starts (Guitar Version): new EZ/HDB/NM
75) Banya - Turkey March (Original Version): new EZ,
Exceed NM
76) Banya - Beethoven Virus (Original Version): new
HDB
77) Deux - Come Back To Me: old-school steps
78) Kim Sung Jae - As I Told U: old-school steps
79) Lee Hyun Do - Pierrot: old-school steps
80) Banya - Hypnosis: new EZ/HDB
81) Deux - We Are: new EZ/NM
82) Novasonic - Slam: Exceed NM
83) Banya - Bee: Exceed NM
84) Banya - D Gang: new NM
85) Banya - Beat of the War: new NM
86) F2 Original - Can Can: new EZ/HD/HDB/NM
87) Banya - Final Audition Episode 1: new EZ, Exceed
NM
Hidden
Songs:
88) ???
89) ???
90) ???
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REVIEW
1: BSE'S REVIEW:
First off, let me say this: for those that have seen the demos
and my videos, and know that there’s a lot of insane/ridiculous/whatever
you want to call it stuff on this mix, let me say that it’s
really no different than any mix Andamiro has put out. Plus
even though this is meant for home pad use, I’m pretty sure
a very good portion of the people that download this are going
to using a keyboard to play this. And guess what, even on
a keyboard, there’s a lot of fun stepcharts to be found. Over
this review I’ll be discussing the good, the bad, and even
the ugly.
Let’s start out by showing the final songlist. 14 brand new
songs that have never been seen on an official Pump mix before,
which is about par with what AM has done recently. In fact,
most of the people that have been around a while will remember
him constantly asking what songs we wanted in the game. And
Seo Taiji/Taijiboys were always near the top. So we got a
lot of it. Also, a lot of classics that have been sorely missed
in the new mixes were brought back, and given new stepcharts
where needed. Like Forever Love, I Will Accept You, etc. Very
impressive stuff if you ask me.
The interface is simple: if you’ve played Premiere 3 or Prex
3, then you’ll feel right at home. Speed mods/other codes
are entered just like they would be in the arcade (QEQES or
79795 for 2x). But what was added are the Exceed sound effects
and grade fonts during the song.
Now onto the meat of the game, the songs/stepcharts themselves.
I’m sure there’s a lot of people that’d wish that Can Can
would have Hard/Normal/etc. steps and think the same for many
other songs. For the most part, they’re here. You’ll have
Can Can, Holiday, and many others on every mode (yes including
Half Double which obviously since it is Prex 3, is in the
game). And most of them are actually very well done. Some
of the better “rebirths” I saw were these: Guilty Conscience
Crazy, Wayo Wayo Crazy, Forever Love Crazy, and Curiosity
Crazy. If you find Com’back crazy even remotely fun, these
4 are like it with some alterations. There’s many more that
probably deserve to be considered steps very well made but
those came straight to my mind.
There are some bad stepcharts in here but like I said before,
AM has done their share of crappy steps to good songs. Thing
is, that most of the bad stuff go into the insane/ugly catergory.
But stuff like Bad Girl HD and LiveWire HD are going to give
your fingers a workout. Bad Girl is actually on course with
its level 11 rating, you’re going to have some insanity but
it’s insanity that fits. If Slam crazy were fit into a Half-Double
stepchart and slightly toned, it’d be similar to this.
Now onto the ugly/insane. Read the warning when you first
load the game. What he says about Beat of the War NM is true.
For those that’ve seen the Exceed 2 version, this takes that
to a whole new level. Your normal insane NM/crazies are here
as well: Dignity, PMA, FAE1, etc. But new additions to the
insane family include Trash Man Nightmare, Discipline Crazy/Nightmare
(both of these play like Dignity), To You Hardcore Version
(arguably some of the toughest stepcharts I’ve seen period,
even on Hard mode! The BPM change will hurt). There’s plenty
more though, I’ll let you find them.
I’m sorry if this review does seem short but there are other
good points. The work that was done into the BGAs for the
new songs overall is incredible. Discipline will look very
familiar in that it took clips from the Novasonic Remix BGA,
for those that played Bad Girl, they made an animation on
it, and it’s wonderful. Not to the point where you’ll be distracted
(unless you find the “bad girl” on the disc image irresistible)
but it is eye candy. Take Five (also a song very well done
step-wise, one of the best all-around songs in the game) is
just pretty to watch, especially on a summer day. FM Business
is also well done. Overall you can tell that a lot of effort
was put into these.
Also, even though the videos are not up anymore, if you’d
like to take a look at my thoughts on some of the stepcharts
I had recorded, go visit here.
Thoughts on them have not changed.
REVIEW 2: BLUEBALL'S REVIEW
The Funbox Collection is finally here, and your wait is more
than worth it. 90 songs in total, several of your Pump It
Up favorites, and tons of KIU originals, with a brand new
Nightmare made just for this special release. This is the
mother of all games here, and I can tell you all about it.
There are 14 brand new songs in the list, all originals from
your favorite stepmakers, and have all 6 modes to enjoy. Among
them are artists like Novasonic, Banya, and even a few Taijis.
None of these are in any PIU mixes, so these are Funbox Collection
only. You'll just have to find out what the other ones are
for yourself.
There are a whopping 73 PIU songs here. 19 of the best old-school
songs, 22 Rebirth and Extra songs, 18 essential Exceed 1 and
2 songs, and 14 Prex 3 revival songs. Each Prex 3 revival
features brand new stepcharts on one or more of its modes,
and includes a few other little surprises dropped in the basket.
You'll find old favorites from Banya, Crash, Deux, Novasonic,
and too many more to possibly list here. Remember, there's
73 of just these songs, you probably won't even figure them
all out for a few weeks, unless you go nuts and play them
all 8 hours a day...
As far as backgrounds go, you'll see all the old pre-Exceed
videos in their original form, all in high quality beauty.
All the originals come with an extremely good original video
as well. They were made by Turkeyslam, Dalitro, and Hozzckharr,
and let me tell you, they are AMAZING. There's no way you
could ask for better. As far as Exceed videos go, those will
have to wait a little while, but don't you worry: they'll
be coming VERY soon.
What are you still reading this for? Go download this baby
and start playing. If you don't like The Funbox Collection
you might as well not even be a Pump fan. Oh, and also, this
is a REALLY GOOD reason to go out and buy some Pump mats,
because everyone of these songs is paddable (except maayyyybe
one). Enjoy!
GAME CREDITS:
Funbox/Turkeyslam - project leader, stepmaker
Hozzckharr
- graphics guru, stepmaker
Pachuco
- content contributor: files/tools
Ahnada
- content contributor: files/tools
Valius
- content contributor: files/tools
Dalitro
- content contributor: videos
Mr.
Scar - stepchart contributor
Bluestreak
- stepchart contributor
Seoul_Man,
bse523, WayneC02, RexFury - beta testers
Special
thanks goes to the PumpXtreme communiuty for helping us narrow
down the song list, giving us ideas, insight into what should
be added to the game, and generally keeping this project alive
with their interest in the game. Thanks to all of the contributors,
because without their efforts, this game would never have
reached completion. And lastly, thanks goes to Andamiro and
the Freevolt team for the development of the Prex 3 engine
and for the development of Pump in general. Please support
Andamiro and purchase the home versions of the game, especially
the mats, because you need them to play this game the way
it's meant to be played... this project was made to keep the
Pump spirit alive, and it's up to you guys to let it go on
from here.
That's
about it. Enjoy the game and Pump on! |
