Quick question about Pop'n 8

[zodiacjay]

How does the song unlocking system work in Pop'n 8. I play a few songs then an X or O pops up and sometimes I get to play a Mario Party-esque board game that unlocks songs.

Did I mention I can't speak Japanese, that's important.

[EvangelionUnit03]

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[Kanpachi]

Right when you enter Arcade mode, you'll get a requirement to fill at random; for instance, score 80,000 points or more on any song, or clear a song using Random. If you can't read Japanese (I can't), try exiting out of Arcade mode and reentering until you can get a requirement you can understand. If you get a number such as 70,000 or 80,000, it probably means to score above those respective numbers, and if you see the name of a modifier, it probably means to use a certain modifier, such as Beat Pop or something.

If you fill the requirement, you will see a circle indicating that you fulfilled it, and you get a roll on the Suguroku de 8.

[Cao Landoku]

I have a question, will the board unlock all songs, characters, and courses or are there a few unlockables that must meet another condition?

[Kanpachi]

The board will unlock all the songs, courses, and characters for you. However, I'm pretty sure CG Art, Movie Clips, and EX Stages must all be unlocked one at a time through Challenge Mode. Someone feel free to correct me on this if it's wrong.

[mappyman]

Isnt PopN 8 the one where you can get an EX by getting "69" challenge points? that was the best!
69 dude!!

[treehurst]

Originally Posted by EvangelionUnit03

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bemanistyle proves it's worth once again.

[Loserbait]

Originally Posted by treehurst

bemanistyle proves it's worth once again.

It's more like, there's a really damn good FAQ on Pop'n 8 on GameFAQs which pretty much answers all questions contained in this thread and, as such, there's no use parroting well-written information.

Tyma's Pop'n 8 FAQ

[Arkaaito]

...and GameFAQs.com blocks direct external links, so "gameFAQs.com" is pretty much as specific as you can get.

Do a search on GameFAQs for "Pop'n Music 8" and it should come up as the first hit, however.