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* STANDARD Mode | * STANDARD Mode | ||
** As the name implies, this is the standard gameplay mode in which you pick songs and play them. Most machines are set to three stages, plus Extra Stage if the player qualifies. | ** As the name implies, this is the standard gameplay mode in which you pick songs and play them. Most machines are set to three stages, plus Extra Stage if the player qualifies. | ||
** To open up the | ** To open up the modifier menus, hold your START button. | ||
** To switch difficulties, hit the VEFX button. Beginning in SPADA, you may also press 1 on the numeric keypad to change difficulties. | ** To switch difficulties, hit the VEFX button. Beginning in SPADA, you may also press [1] on the numeric keypad to change difficulties. | ||
** In SPADA onwards, you may switch between Single Play and Double Play during the song select screen by pressing 3 on the numeric keypad. | ** In SPADA onwards, you may switch between Single Play and Double Play during the song select screen by pressing 3 on the numeric keypad. | ||
** Unlike prior games, you can pick '''any song'''; however, chart availability for the first two stages are limited dependent on the Class rank and how many plays achieved: | ** Unlike prior games, you can pick '''any song'''; however, chart availability for the first two stages are limited dependent on the Class rank and how many plays achieved: | ||
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** If EXTRA STAGE is enabled, you may earn an EXTRA STAGE on your FINAL STAGE by fulfilling one of the following requirements: | ** If EXTRA STAGE is enabled, you may earn an EXTRA STAGE on your FINAL STAGE by fulfilling one of the following requirements: | ||
*** Single Play: | *** Single Play: | ||
**** Achieve a PERFECT COMBO (all Greats or Perfect Greats) on a Level 4 chart or lower. | **** Achieve a PERFECT COMBO (all Greats or Perfect Greats) on a Level 4 chart or lower. BEGINNER charts also count. | ||
**** Achieve a FULL COMBO on a Level 5 or 6 chart | **** Achieve a FULL COMBO on a Level 5 or 6 chart | ||
**** Finish with 100% Groove Gauge on a Level 7 chart (even if using HARD or EX-HARD) | **** Finish with 100% Groove Gauge on a Level 7 chart (even if using HARD or EX-HARD) | ||
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** An online matching mode where four players compete against each other on a four-song set. | ** An online matching mode where four players compete against each other on a four-song set. | ||
*** Only Local Match is selected outside Online periods. | *** Only Local Match is selected outside Online periods. | ||
** Players are awarded points similar to the [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]], with points awarded each round based on what place they came in, calculated by EX | ** Players are awarded points similar to the [[KONAMI Arcade Championship]], with points awarded each round based on what place they came in, calculated by [[EX Score]]. The player with the most points at the end of the fourth round wins. | ||
** Players may change options in-between songs. Anyone playing with RANDOM or similar options on will have the same randomization pattern used by the other players. | ** Players may change options in-between songs. Anyone playing with RANDOM or similar options on will have the same randomization pattern used by the other players. | ||
*** Players playing the 2P side will have their randomization pattern mirrored. | *** Players playing the 2P side will have their randomization pattern mirrored. | ||
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* TIME HELL Mode (''introduced in CANNON BALLERS, hidden mode'') | * TIME HELL Mode (''introduced in CANNON BALLERS, hidden mode'') | ||
** Like TIME FREE, except that | ** Like TIME FREE, except that you play on either HARD or EX-HARD gauge that cannot be recovered during gameplay. | ||
** Sessions last eight minutes. | ** Sessions last eight minutes. | ||
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** Uses a special HARD groove gauge that starts at 100%. When the gauge hits 0% at any point, it is a game over. | ** Uses a special HARD groove gauge that starts at 100%. When the gauge hits 0% at any point, it is a game over. | ||
*** The Expert groove gauge has a slower drop compared to the regular one. | *** The Expert groove gauge has a slower drop compared to the regular one. | ||
** From PENDUAL | ** From PENDUAL to CANNON BALLERS, EXPERT mode was not available at launch, but added later as an update. | ||
*** Players can also choose their courses to be generated randomly (RANDOM), or pre-customized (ORIGINAL). | *** Players can also choose their courses to be generated randomly (RANDOM), or pre-customized (ORIGINAL). | ||
*** Players can even unlock any hidden songs after playing the course a certain number of times under the SECRET folder (introduced in PENDUAL) | *** Players can even unlock any hidden songs after playing the course a certain number of times under the SECRET folder (introduced in PENDUAL) | ||
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# You cannot freely toggle between difficulties before IIDX RED, or play styles (Single, Double) before SPADA. | # You cannot freely toggle between difficulties before IIDX RED, or play styles (Single, Double) before SPADA. | ||
# In HAPPY SKY and later, you can press the '''VEFX''' button to switch difficulty. Pressing '''VEFX''' switches to a harder difficulty, and then wraps back around to | # In HAPPY SKY and later, you can press the '''VEFX''' button to switch difficulty. Pressing '''VEFX''' switches to a harder difficulty, and then wraps back around to the easiest available difficulty. | ||
#* In IIDX RED and earlier, you must do the following to change difficulties: | #* In IIDX RED and earlier, you must do the following to change difficulties: | ||
## To play a song at a harder level than you currently have selected (that is, to play 7KEYS/14KEYS songs during LIGHT7/LIGHT14 mode or to play ANOTHER(7)/ANOTHER(14) songs during 7KEYS/14KEYS mode), hold the '''VEFX''' button down as you select the song. | ## To play a song at a harder level than you currently have selected (that is, to play 7KEYS/14KEYS songs during LIGHT7/LIGHT14 mode or to play ANOTHER(7)/ANOTHER(14) songs during 7KEYS/14KEYS mode), hold the '''VEFX''' button down as you select the song. | ||
## To play a song at an easier level than you currently have selected (that is, to play LIGHT7/LIGHT14 songs during 7KEYS/14KEYS mode), hold down the '''EFFECT''' button as you select your song. | ## To play a song at an easier level than you currently have selected (that is, to play LIGHT7/LIGHT14 songs during 7KEYS/14KEYS mode), hold down the '''EFFECT''' button as you select your song. | ||
# To change difficulty only on your side in a 2-player BATTLE game (GOLD and onwards only), hold '''VEFX''' and press your corresponding '''START''' button, or simply press | # To change difficulty only on your side in a 2-player BATTLE game (GOLD and onwards only), hold '''VEFX''' and press your corresponding '''START''' button, or simply press [1] on your corresponding keypad. | ||
# To switch between SINGLE and DOUBLE, press | # To switch between SINGLE and DOUBLE, press [3] on the keypad. This feature is only available in SPADA onwards. | ||
# Just like Arcade mode at home, not all songs are available during each stage. Only easy songs are available at first, then the harder songs begin to become available during subsequent stages. | # Just like Arcade mode at home, not all songs are available during each stage. Only easy songs are available at first, then the harder songs begin to become available during subsequent stages. | ||
# To choose gameplay options, hold down your '''START''' button (1P Start for left side, 2P Start for right side). The options menu will stay up as long as you keep the button held down. | # To choose gameplay options, hold down your '''START''' button (1P Start for left side, 2P Start for right side). The options menu will stay up as long as you keep the button held down. | ||
#* Since tricoro, it is possible to keep the window up by just pressing START. | #* Since tricoro, it is possible to keep the window up by just pressing START. | ||
# If you're browsing a sorting category (style, alphabet, etc.), you can close the current category and return to the master list by pressing the '''VEFX''' and '''EFFECT''' buttons simultaneously, or simply press | # If you're browsing a sorting category (style, alphabet, etc.), you can close the current category and return to the master list by pressing the '''VEFX''' and '''EFFECT''' buttons simultaneously, or simply press [2] on your corresponding keypad. | ||
== Effector Usage == | == Effector Usage == | ||
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* During mode select, using the e-amusement keypad on the side of the machine, type in 7, 0, 4, 6, 9, □. | * During mode select, using the e-amusement keypad on the side of the machine, type in 7, 0, 4, 6, 9, □. | ||
* In later games, simply press [8] on the keypad while in the Game Options screen. | |||
==== ALL-SCRATCH ==== | ==== ALL-SCRATCH ==== | ||