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= eAMUSEMENT =

'''eAMUSEMENT''' (written as '''e-AMUSEMENT''' before February 20th, 2013) is an online service offered by KONAMI since August 30th, 2002 to enable certain games to access special locked content, as well as providing live Internet ranking. It is used by all current BEMANI games alongside other KONAMI arcade games.

Initially, players had to use one ''Entry Card'' (エントリーカード) for each game and register it to a KONAMI ID. Its replacement, the ''e-AMUSEMENT PASS'' was introduced in November of 2005. Unlike the Entry Cards, one e-AMUSEMENT PASS can be used for more than one game. On November 17th, 2010, support for mobile and BitCash was added.

The eAMUSEMENT service undergoes maintenance every weekday morning from 5:00 to 7:00 JST. An extended maintenance period occurs every third Tuesday of the month from 2:00 to 7:00 JST. During this period, arcade games that run under the eAMUSEMENT service are still playable, but any scores or progress made towards unlocks will not be saved. All eAMUSEMENT pages with the exception of the portal site are also temporarily taken down, rendering any customization options or score data that requires the web interface inaccessible.

On February 9th, 2018, it was announced that eAMUSEMENT PASSes will support unified specifications with that of SEGA's ''Aime'' and BANDAI NAMCO's ''BANAPASSPORT'' passes in summer 2018, allowing for shared compatibility between any games that support any of these services.

== List of BEMANI games currently on an active eAMUSEMENT network ==

== Registering an eAMUSEMENT Pass on an arcade machine ==

eAMUSEMENT PASSes can be purchased from your arcade operator. Registering a new card can be done on any eAMUSEMENT enabled machine. As an example, in beatmania IIDX:

[[Image:Registration1.png|thumb|center|upright=0.5|eAmusement Registration Page]]

To manage your eAMUSEMENT pass and access specific game features, you will need a Japanese KONAMI ID to login into the eAMUSEMENT homepage.

# Go to the [https://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/k/newcomer.html eAMUSEMENT registration page].

# After confirmation, you can login from the eAmusement homepage by clicking on the red "ログイン" button and fill in your user details there.

== Navigating eAMUSEMENT Homepage ==

[[Image:Eamusemain.png|thumb|center|eAmusement Tab Homepage]]

Many of the important eAMUSEMENT management and game pages can be accessed from the [http://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/p/eamusement/index.html eAMUSEMENT tab] of the eAMUSEMENT homepage.

'''Adding an eAMUSEMENT pass to your account'''

[[Image:Eamuseaddcard.png|thumb|center|Adding eAMUSEMENT Pass]]

You will need to attach your eAMUSEMENT pass to your account before you can access game-specific features such as viewing DJ Data on the IIDX website.

# Click "KONAMI IDに新規登録する" from the eAMUSEMENT tabs on the left or click [https://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/p/eamusement/attach/index.html here].

# Enter your 16-digit eAMUSEMENT PASS card number and your PIN.  

# Check "PASELIを利用する" to allow the use of PASELI on this specific eAMUSEMENT pass.  

'''Removing an eAMUSEMENT pass from your account'''

[[Image:Eamuseremovecard.png|thumb|center|Removing eAMUSEMENT Pass]]

# Click "KONAMI IDから切り離す" from the eAMUSEMENT tabs on the left or click [http://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/p/eamusement/detach/index.html here].

# Click on the red "切り離し選択" button next to the eAMUSEMENT pass you wish to detach.

'''Switching primary eAMUSEMENT passes'''

# Click "参照中のe-AMUSEMENT PASSを切り替える" from the eAMUSEMENT tabs on the left or click [http://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/p/eamusement/change/index.html here].

# Click on the red "切り替え選択" button next to the pass you wish to set as your new primary eAMUSEMENT pass.

#* You must have at least two eAMUSEMENT passes attached to your account in order to switch passes.

'''Transferring data to a new eAMUSEMENT pass'''

This feature is useful if you lose your current eAMUSEMENT pass and need to transfer onto a brand new pass. Keep in mind that you cannot transfer onto a pass that's already been attached to a KONAMI ID account or registered on an arcade machine beforehand.

# Click "データ引継ぎをする" from the eAMUSEMENT tabs on the left or click [http://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/p/eamusement/rebind/index.html here].

# Enter the 16-digit card number of your new eAMUSEMENT pass.

# Click "暗証番号を変更する" from the eAMUSEMENT tabs on the left or click [https://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/p/eamusement/passwd/index.html here].

# Click "PASELIチャージする / 利用履歴を確認する" from the eAMUSEMENT tabs on the left or click [https://p.eagate.573.jp/payment/to_mykonami.html?return_url=http://p.eagate.573.jp/gate/p/eamusement here].

* Note: Any button that has a blue tab (instead of a yellow tab) on the left can only be entered if your account has a basic eAMUSEMENT subscription.

* Note: Any button that has a lime-green tab (instead of a yellow tab) on the left can only be entered if your account has a premium eAMUSEMENT subscription (after May 1, 2016, available to Basic users until then).

** You must have a basic eAMUSEMENT subscription to be able to change your interface and category customizations.

* This feature requires a premium eAMUSEMENT subscription to use.