cards, accounts & networks · Wiki

the "why does my card work here but not there" page.

the cards#

aime (sega)#

used for maimai and chuni (and ongeki)
one card holds your profiles for all sega games
the access code (20 digits) is the real identity, the card is just a way to send it
you can link it to a SEGA ID for the net sites (maimai DX NET, CHUNITHM-NET)

e-amusement pass (konami)#

used for sdvx (and every other bemani game)
also holds your profile per game
links to a KONAMI ID for e-amusement site/app access

banapass (bandai namco)#

not used for my three games, but it's in the wallet for taiko and wangan

the cursed card stack#

i carry: 1× aime, 1× e-amusement pass, 1× banapass, 1× the backup aime that i registered and forgot about. the backup aime has a level 4 maimai profile on it. we don't talk about the backup aime.

networks & regions#

this is where it gets annoying.

maimai DX / chuni#

JP: the main version, gets updates first
international (asia): separate servers, runs a version or so behind, english menus
NA: cabs in the US mostly run on the international setup (round1 being the big operator). song lists differ from JP because of licensing
china: entirely separate (舞萌DX / 中二节奏), separate cards and servers

practical: your aime profile on a US cab lives on the international server. it does NOT carry to a JP cab. a JP trip = a fresh profile or a separate card.

sdvx#

konami's official cabs are mostly in JP and select asian regions
sdvx in the US is a mess historically: some cabs ran on official network, some didn't. check ZIv comments before you go, and ask the operator if unsure
e-amusement profile is tied to the network the cab is on

why NA is cursed#

licensing means song lists differ from JP
versions lag
some games are only available through specific operators
half the community knowledge (constants, chart notes) is written for JP versions
kiroku has to handle "this chart exists in JP but not on my cab." the song DB has a region availability flag for this

the paid courses#

maimai DX NET / CHUNITHM-NET standard course: monthly fee, unlocks full score history and the data that score importers need
e-amusement basic course: same idea for konami
worth it if you track scores. kiroku can work without them (manual + photo logging), which is half the point