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:Similar to Standard/Arcade mode, with the exception that there is no limit on the which songs can be picked for any particular stage. On home versions, play in Free Mode will continue endlessly until the player chooses to return to the main menu. On arcade versions, Free Mode allows for the player to play two stages, but the player can pick any song for either stage without limits on difficulty and without having to worry about Game Over if a song is failed. A variant of this mode is TIME FREE, introduced in [[AC SINOBUZ|SINOBUZ]] (and removed in [[AC RESIDENT|RESIDENT]]), whereas the two stages is changed to five minutes. The alternate name for the mode is 修 (練 prior to [[AC DistorteD|DistorteD]]).

:A variant of arcade versions' FREE mode, but exclusively for two players and with three stages. A variant of this mode introduced in [[AC SINOBUZ|SINOBUZ]] (and removed in [[AC RESIDENT|RESIDENT]]) is TIME FREE PLUS, which was set to seven minutes instead.

:A variant of FREE mode, but with four stages and a new restriction: if you break combo at any point, you fail the song instantly. In arcade versions, it is accessed by highlighting FREE on the mode select screen and pressing the three black keys simultaneously. In console versions, it is a GAUGE modifier accessed by holding down the key to change gauge modifier as you select HARD gauge. A variant of this mode introduced in [[AC SINOBUZ|SINOBUZ]] (and removed in [[AC RESIDENT|RESIDENT]]) is TIME HAZARD, which was set to eight minutes instead. The alternate name for the mode is 極.

:An arcade-exclusive variant of FREE mode that allows you to play as many songs as you wish for a specified amount of time, similar to console versions' FREE mode but with a time limit; by default, 6-, 8-, and 10-minute modes are available (and these can be extended by the arcade operator up to 30 minutes maximum). You can quit or retry a song any time by pressing the EFFECT and VEFX buttons. Prior to [[AC RESIDENT|RESIDENT]], PREMIUM MODE is initially a [[PASELI]]-only mode, but has been added in cabinets that does not support non-PASELI and costs at least two credits of other play modes in exchange for this convenience. The alternate name for the mode is 時.

:Introduced in [[AC CANNON BALLERS|CANNON BALLERS]] and removed in [[AC RESIDENT|RESIDENT]], it is a variant of FREE mode available on every Thursdays, replacing HAZARD. The player is given 8 minutes, and is forced on a special HARD/EX-HARD gauge where it cannot be recovered, similar to the PRESSURE gauge seen in pre-[[AC DDR SuperNOVA2|DDR SuperNOVA2]] EXTRA STAGE system. This kind of gauge was earlier debuted on [[AC copula|copula]] when playing [[NZM]] during the ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE on their first try. The alternate name for the mode is 獄 (極 prior to [[AC Rootage|Rootage]]).

:Introduced in [[AC tricoro|tricoro]], it is an achievement system where players can earn medals for completing certain in-game criteria. Tran Medals have five different colors: bronze, silver, gold, platinum (introduced in SPADA) and black (introduced in SINOBUZ). A variant of this achievement system is Badges, which introduced in [[AC RESIDENT|RESIDENT]].