Welcome to iidx.org - a guide for beatmania IIDX
This is a guide written for beatmania IIDX intended for players of all skill level.
This is part of an effort to provide a friendly introduction to the game for the English-speaking audience. Too much of English-language IIDX content is:
- not friendly to beginners new to the game,
- too verbose, documenting the entire history of IIDX instead of focusing on the current version,
- extremely outdated, or
- locked up behind walled-garden communities like members-only websites and Discord servers
This guide aims to resolve these issues by pulling from various established resources written in other languages (mostly Japanese and Korean), with a bit of original English content as well. References will be provided whenever possible.
The guide assumes that you are either playing on:
- beatmania IIDX Infinitas
- beatmania IIDX 32 Pinky Crush
Infinitas-specific sections will be denoted with [INF], and arcade-specific sections will have [AC].
Continue reading by picking an item from the menu.
What’s new
- 2023-11-04 Added DP Thumb Technique
- 2024-10-10 Various Pinky Crush updates.
- 2024-05-19 Fix links in Parts page, update springs info.
- 2024-04-26 Corrections for History page.
- 2024-03-21 Updated Infinitas DAN page.
- 2024-01-25 Updated DP 12 options page.
- 2024-01-11 Updated EPOLIS Game Mode page.
- 2024-01-10 Updated EPOLIS Class Mode page.
- 2023-12-13 Updated Shop pages with new EPOLIS items.
- 2023-12-11 Updated Optimize PC page regarding multiple monitors.
- 2023-11-15 Updated EPOLIS Class Mode page.
- 2023-11-12 Updated Optimize PC page with project affinity recommendation
- 2023-10-22 Various EPOLIS updates.
- 2023-08-20 Added Relaxation Technique and Using Finger Joints (DP)
- 2023-07-21 Updated Optimize PC page with “experts only” tips
- 2023-07-03 Updated Controller Considerations page with new DJ DAO controller revisions.
- 2023-03-30 Updated Arcade cab PC specs page with new J:E:A hardware.
- 2023-03-16 Added Skill Ceiling and Skill Floor Theory.
- 2023-03-04 Reorganized playstyles page.
- 2023-02-26 Added WN/GN/LIFT section to LR2/raja/IIDX differences page.
- 2023-02-25 Added Arcade Etiquette page.
- 2023-02-20 Added eamuse maintenance page.
- 2023-02-19 Updated Switch springs recommendation page and add Arena to Game Modes.
- 2023-02-18 Added Lightning Model page.
- 2022-12-15 Updated RESIDENT Class Mode page.
- 2022-12-15 Added Cabinet PC Specs page.
- 2022-12-14 Added RESIDENT new customization items.
- 2022-11-27 Added notes radar information to External Resources page.
- 2022-11-23 Updated RESIDENT Class Mode page.
- 2022-11-12 Added In-game controls for beginners page.
- 2022-10-19 Updated Game Modes page for RESIDENT, created another page to archive CastHour information. Added RESIDENT Class Mode page.
- 2022-09-05 Added IIDX Controller Considerations.