[1] In 2016, TCA Regional News reported that the Beatmania III is a rare find, with only five machines available throughout the United States.

The chosen effector can be applied to just the background track, just the sounds created by the player, or both, and the intensity of the effect can be adjusted with two parameter knobs.

While the original 5-keys-and-turntable layout remains unchanged, beatmania III adds a foot pedal for each player.

After playing, the disk is then removed from the drive for later repeated use in beatmania III, or for looking at scores using one's personal computer.

No console releases were ever produced even though both Japanese and North American IIDX controllers have input ports for a bass pedal.