beatmania IIDX
Arcade Releases
1st - substream - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th
8th - 9th - 10th - 11 IIDX RED - 12 HAPPY SKY
13 DistorteD - 14 GOLD - 15 DJ TROOPERS
16 EMPRESS - 17 SIRIUS - 18 Resort Anthem
19 Lincle - 20 tricoro - 21 SPADA - 22 PENDUAL
23 copula - 24 SINOBUZ - 25 CANNON BALLERS
26 Rootage - 27 HEROIC VERSE
28 BISTROVER - 29 CastHour - 30 RESIDENT
31 EPOLIS - 32 Pinky Crush
Foreign Arcade Releases
beatmania IIDX (China) - tricoro (China)
Home Releases
Sony PlayStation 2
3rd - 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th - 9th - 10th
beatmania (2006) - 11 IIDX RED - 12 HAPPY SKY
13 DistorteD - 14 GOLD - 15 DJ TROOPERS
16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST
PC Releases
INFINITAS - INFINITAS (2020)
Mobile Releases
i-αppli - IIDX i-αppli - ULTIMATE MOBILE

General Information

  • Release Date: August 30, 2007
  • Features three collaboration songs by dj TAKA vs DJ YOSHITAKA, Ryu vs. SOTA and L.E.D. vs kors k. This is also the only Japanese style which features the 5-key songs from the original beatmania with new 7-key charts for all three difficulties.
  • Revamped Options Menu to replace the one from CS RED and CS Happy Sky.
  • Newly designed Free Mode options set-up screen, which has been using the same design ever since CS 3rd style.
  • First CS style to implement the Regul-Speed feature in GOLD, however, this feature is only be available in Training Mode.
  • Introduces new speed adjustments that are directly linked to the songs are also a new feature in Training Mode.

Song Information

Regular Songs

SAMBA DE JANEIRO is not included due to licensing issues.

Returning Songs

†RUGGED ASH has never appeared on a home version before. It was originally from AC Substream but was not included with CS 3rd style.

CS Original Songs

Preview Songs

Bemani 10th Anniversary Commemoration Songs

Unlock Information

Cardinal Gate

To access the CARDINAL GATE folder in Standard Mode, use the methods below, and on your last stage, you can get to CARDINAL GATE using a simple formula:

On your Final Stage, clear the stage and succeed in doing one of the following:
-On a Level 5/6 song, clear the song and Full Combo it
-On a Level 7 song, clear the song and have 100% on the Groove Gauge
-On a Level 8 song, just clear the song.
You can use three different methods to unlock different difficulty modes:


To Unlock CARDINAL GATE and all 4 songs with their NORMAL difficulties:
-Pass your first two songs and get a DJ LEVEL of B or higher.
-On your final song, get a DJ LEVEL A or higher, and follow the Extra Stage criteria.
-HARD is not required, and you are permitted to use EASY. RANDOM/AUTO-SCRATCH/5KEY is not allowed.


To unlock CARDINAL GATE and all 4 songs with their NORMAL and HYPER difficulty modes:
-Pass your first two songs and get a DJ LEVEL of A or higher.
-On your final song, get a DJ LEVEL AA or above on a Level 7 (on Single Mode) or higher, or a Level 6 (on Double Mode) or higher, and follow the Extra Stage criteria.
-HARD is not required. EASY/RANDOM/AUTO-SCRATCH/5KEY are not allowed.
-All songs must be on HYPER or ANOTHER.


To unlock CARDINAL GATE and all 4 songs with all of their difficulty modes:
-Pass your first two songs and get a DJ LEVEL of A or higher.
-On your final song, get a DJ LEVEL A or above ona Level 10 (on Single Mode) or higher, or a Level 9 (on Double Mode) or higher, and follow the Extra Stage criteria.
-HARD is required. EASY/RANDOM/AUTO-SCRATCH/5KEY are not allowed.
-All songs must be on HYPER or ANOTHER.

To access CARDINAL GATE in Free Mode:
Press and hold both Start + Select when selecting Start Game.
The folder will only be available once, but you can exit Free Mode and do it again.


To obtain the One More Extra Stage, first obtain marks for all four Cardinal Gate songs. To obtain a mark for a song, Hard Clear that song in Cardinal Gate mode on ANOTHER and earn at least an A. Once you have earned all four marks, the next time that you Hard Clear a song in Cardinal Gate mode on ANOTHER with an A, you will earn the One More Extra Stage.

Hidden Songs

  • To unlock CALDERA, play it in the "beatmania" backside expert course.
  • To unlock DRUNK MONKY, play any three beatmania songs for 1st-3rd stages in Standard Mode. Provided that you satisfy the requirements for a fourth song (clear an 8, 100% a 7, etc.), it will show up on your extra stage.
  • To unlock Hybrid Landscape, play one round of Standard, Expert, or Dan modes.
  • To unlock Infinite cave, play three rounds of Standard, Expert, or Dan modes.
  • To unlock QUANTUM TELEPORTATION, play five rounds of Standard, Expert, or Dan modes.
  • To unlock The Hope of Tomorrow (OST cut), play it in the "Sota Fujimori" backside expert course, or in DP 10-dan.
  • To unlock Back Into The Light (OST cut), play it in the "Sota Fujimori" backside expert course.

Result Picture Gallery

  1. AAA rank (Yuz)
  2. AAA rank (Tekka)
  3. AA rank (Shi-Low)
  4. AA rank (Duel)
  5. A rank (Ereki)
  6. A rank (Zilch)
  7. Finish an expert course on Monday with 100% meter (Sakura)
  8. Finish an expert course on Tuesday with 100% meter (Nyah)
  9. Finish an expert course on Wednesday with 100% meter (Iroha)
  10. Finish an expert course on Thursday with 100% meter (Lilith)
  11. Finish an expert course on Friday with 100% meter (Tsugaru)
  12. Finish an expert course on Friday with 100% meter (Xiatian)
  13. Finish an expert course on Saturday with 100% meter (Erika)
  14. Finish an expert course on Sunday with 100% meter (Celica)
  15. Finish a song on expert/class mode with 100% meter (Tran)
  16. Finish a song on expert/class mode with 80-98% meter (Tran)
  17. Finish a song on expert/class mode with 60-78% meter (Tran)
  18. Finish a song on expert/class mode with 40-58% meter (Tran)
  19. Finish a song on expert/class mode with 20-38% meter (Tran)
  20. Finish a song on expert/class mode with 2-18% meter (Tran)
  21. Unlock the CARDINAL GATE folder in Standard Mode
  22. Earn the One More Extra Stage in Standard Mode
  23. Pass 7-kyu in single play (Girl from EURO-ROMANCE)
  24. Pass 6-kyu in single play
  25. Pass 5-kyu in single play
  26. Pass 4-kyu in single play
  27. Pass 3-kyu in single play (Acty Aries from Crazy K.I.N.O.)
  28. Pass 2-kyu in single play
  29. Pass 1-kyu in single play
  30. Pass 1-dan in single play
  31. Pass 2-dan in single play
  32. Pass 3-dan in single play
  33. Pass 4-dan in single play
  34. Pass 5-dan in single play (Girl from Zenius -I- vanisher)
  35. Pass 6-dan in single play
  36. Pass 7-dan in single play
  37. Pass 8-dan in single play
  38. Pass 9-dan in single play
  39. Pass 10-dan in single play
  40. Pass Kaiden in single play
  41. Pass 5-kyu in double play
  42. Pass 4-kyu in double play
  43. Pass 3-kyu in double play
  44. Pass 2-kyu in double play
  45. Pass 1-kyu in double play
  46. Pass 1-dan in double play
  47. Pass 2-dan in double play
  48. Pass 3-dan in double play
  49. Pass 4-dan in double play
  50. Pass 5-dan in double play
  51. Pass 6-dan in double play
  52. Pass 7-dan in double play
  53. Pass 8-dan in double play
  54. Pass 9-dan in double play
  55. Pass 10-dan in double play
  56. Pass Kaiden in double play
  57. Fail a Dan course in single play
  58. Fail a Dan course in double play
  59. Pass an expert course (courses #1-8)
  60. Pass a backside expert course (courses #9-16)
  61. Pass the CARDINAL GATE expert course (course #17)
  62. Pass a Dan course
  63. Unlock pictures #59-#62
  64. Unlock picture #64
  65. Earn 1000 DJ Points

Note also that for pictures #1-14, there exists both monochrome and color versions of each picture like those of 10th style. When you first obtain each picture, you will receive the monochrome version. On subsequent times that you receive the picture, there is a 1/4 chance that you will receive the color version instead. You can switch between the color and monochrome versions if you have obtained them both in the Gallery Collection by pressing the Start button.

Customization Options

  • Frames

Seiryu: Play Seiryu in Standard Mode using the Cardinal Gate system.
Suzaku: Play Suzaku in Standard Mode using the Cardinal Gate system.
Byakko: Play Byakko in Standard Mode using the Cardinal Gate system.
Genbu: Play Genbu in Standard Mode using the Cardinal Gate system.
Kinjishi: Play the One More Extra Stage in Standard Mode using the Cardinal Gate system, OR clear the CARDINAL GATE course.
Original: Play all of the CS Original songs.
pop'n: Available from the start.

  • Turntables

200 DJP or more to unlock JOJO
500 DJP or more to unlock Delta
750 DJP or more to unlock Orange Disk
1000 DJP or more to unlock DistorteD

  • Explosions

CLEAR 3 KYU or higher to get "9th"
CLEAR 1 DAN or higher to get "Orange"
CLEAR 4 DAN or higher to get "Gekitsui" (Shoot)
CLEAR 8 DAN or higher to get "DistorteD"

  • Music Select Background BGM

TAKA: Play quell -the seventh slave-.
Tatsh: Play Bleeding Luv.
Yoshitaka: Play quell -the seventh slave-.
L.E.D.: Play SOLID STATE SQUAD or QUANTUM TELEPORTATION.
Sota Fujimori: Play Go Beyond!! or Hybrid Landscape.
Ryu☆: Play Go Beyond!!.
kors k: Play SOLID STATE SQUAD.
9th style: Play a 9th style song (quasar or Karma).
四天王: Enter the CARDINAL GATE folder in Standard Mode.

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