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the bookmarks bar, explained. grouped by what i actually use them for.

finding cabs#

zenius -i- vanisher (ZIv)#

what: the arcade locator. maps of arcades + which machines they have, with versions and player-submitted notes
use it for: "is there a chuni within 30 min of here," checking whether a spot updated to the new version, travel planning
tips: the per-arcade comments are where the real info lives ("left maimai screen is dead," "sdvx knobs are cooked"). check the date on entries, lots are stale
also: it has old-school forums and score tracking for older bemani stuff, but i only use it as a map

google maps (sadly)#

for opening hours and "is this place still open at all." ZIv lags reality

song / chart data#

arcade-songs (zetaraku)#

what: a searchable database of songs and charts for maimai, chuni, sdvx (and ongeki, wacca)
use it for: finding charts by level/constant, checking what's new this version, and it's the data source for kiroku
tip: the filter by internal level is the killer feature. "show me every 14.5–14.7 i haven't SSS+'d" is a real workflow

RemyWiki / SilentBlue#

RemyWiki: the bemani wiki (sdvx, plus every other konami game)
SilentBlue: the sister wiki for sega games (maimai, chuni, ongeki)
use it for: song pages, artist info, version history, unlock conditions, chart notes
tip: song pages list every revision of a chart, which is how you find out why your old score looks weird

otoge-db#

what: fast lookup for maimai/chuni songs with constants
use it for: quick "what's the cc of this" checks on my phone

official song lists#

sega publishes official song list json for maimai and chuni on their sites
konami's sdvx site has the music list
use it for: ground truth when community sites disagree

chart viewers#

sdvx.in#

what: chart previews for sdvx (and chuni + some others) rendered as scrolling images
use it for: reading a chart before i waste a credit on it. absolutely essential for chuni airs and sdvx lasers
tip: the jp site is the one to use, bookmark the level index pages

youtube#

handcams > chart videos. watching someone's hands teaches you more than watching notes fall
i keep a playlist of handcams per chart on my grind list, see goals

score tracking#

kamaitachi (kamai)#

what: community score tracker that supports a big list of games incl. maimai DX, chuni, sdvx
use it for: long-term score history, session views, folder lamp views, comparing with friends
tip: imports from various sources; for the sega games you usually go through a bookmarklet/scraper on the official net site
status: my main tracker until kiroku is real. kiroku will export in a format kamai can import

maimai DX NET / CHUNITHM-NET#

sega's official player pages (paid "standard course" for the good stuff)
use it for: full score lists, play history, friend comparisons
tip: the community bookmarklets that scrape these into kamai or rating calculators all depend on this subscription

e-amusement app / site#

konami's equivalent for sdvx. paid basic course required for detailed data
the app is fine for checking recent plays, terrible for anything else

rating calculators#

various community sites that take your net data and show your best-35/15 (maimai) or best/new frames (chuni) with "what to improve" suggestions
i use them to decide what to grind. kiroku is supposed to replace them

trackers (the other kind)#

bemaniso.ws#

private tracker for the scene. that's all i'm writing here, rule 1 and all that
note to self: keep ratio healthy, don't be the person who asks how to get an invite

community#

discord servers: the regional rhythm game servers are where cab status, meetups and "the round1 maimai got updated" news actually happens. bay area server is the one i check daily
reddit: r/maimai, r/chunithm, r/bemani. good for memes and the occasional useful post
twitter/x: for jp players, chart creators and official announcements. version news drops there first

the bookmarks bar, literally#

ZIv · arcade-songs · sdvx.in · SilentBlue · RemyWiki · kamai · maimai NET · chuni NET · e-amu · otoge-db · [tracker]

the bookmarks bar, explained. grouped by what i actually use them for.

finding cabs#

zenius -i- vanisher (ZIv)#

what: the arcade locator. maps of arcades + which machines they have, with versions and player-submitted notes
use it for: "is there a chuni within 30 min of here," checking whether a spot updated to the new version, travel planning
tips: the per-arcade comments are where the real info lives ("left maimai screen is dead," "sdvx knobs are cooked"). check the date on entries, lots are stale
also: it has old-school forums and score tracking for older bemani stuff, but i only use it as a map

google maps (sadly)#

for opening hours and "is this place still open at all." ZIv lags reality

song / chart data#

arcade-songs (zetaraku)#

what: a searchable database of songs and charts for maimai, chuni, sdvx (and ongeki, wacca)
use it for: finding charts by level/constant, checking what's new this version, and it's the data source for kiroku
tip: the filter by internal level is the killer feature. "show me every 14.5–14.7 i haven't SSS+'d" is a real workflow

RemyWiki / SilentBlue#

RemyWiki: the bemani wiki (sdvx, plus every other konami game)
SilentBlue: the sister wiki for sega games (maimai, chuni, ongeki)
use it for: song pages, artist info, version history, unlock conditions, chart notes
tip: song pages list every revision of a chart, which is how you find out why your old score looks weird

otoge-db#

what: fast lookup for maimai/chuni songs with constants
use it for: quick "what's the cc of this" checks on my phone

official song lists#

sega publishes official song list json for maimai and chuni on their sites
konami's sdvx site has the music list
use it for: ground truth when community sites disagree

chart viewers#

sdvx.in#

what: chart previews for sdvx (and chuni + some others) rendered as scrolling images
use it for: reading a chart before i waste a credit on it. absolutely essential for chuni airs and sdvx lasers
tip: the jp site is the one to use, bookmark the level index pages

youtube#

handcams > chart videos. watching someone's hands teaches you more than watching notes fall
i keep a playlist of handcams per chart on my grind list, see goals

score tracking#

kamaitachi (kamai)#

what: community score tracker that supports a big list of games incl. maimai DX, chuni, sdvx
use it for: long-term score history, session views, folder lamp views, comparing with friends
tip: imports from various sources; for the sega games you usually go through a bookmarklet/scraper on the official net site
status: my main tracker until kiroku is real. kiroku will export in a format kamai can import

maimai DX NET / CHUNITHM-NET#

sega's official player pages (paid "standard course" for the good stuff)
use it for: full score lists, play history, friend comparisons
tip: the community bookmarklets that scrape these into kamai or rating calculators all depend on this subscription

e-amusement app / site#

konami's equivalent for sdvx. paid basic course required for detailed data
the app is fine for checking recent plays, terrible for anything else

rating calculators#

various community sites that take your net data and show your best-35/15 (maimai) or best/new frames (chuni) with "what to improve" suggestions
i use them to decide what to grind. kiroku is supposed to replace them

trackers (the other kind)#

bemaniso.ws#

private tracker for the scene. that's all i'm writing here, rule 1 and all that
note to self: keep ratio healthy, don't be the person who asks how to get an invite

community#

discord servers: the regional rhythm game servers are where cab status, meetups and "the round1 maimai got updated" news actually happens. bay area server is the one i check daily
reddit: r/maimai, r/chunithm, r/bemani. good for memes and the occasional useful post
twitter/x: for jp players, chart creators and official announcements. version news drops there first

the bookmarks bar, literally#

ZIv · arcade-songs · sdvx.in · SilentBlue · RemyWiki · kamai · maimai NET · chuni NET · e-amu · otoge-db · [tracker]