The deluxe versions of the arcade machines were bulked up with larger displays, a platform for players to stand on and literally feel the bass of the music, and other amenities.

The game has changed little since its introduction but has come a long way in terms of musical selection and visual appearance.

It is marketed as a shuffle dancing simulator, and encourages the players to learn several real-life moves, such as the running man, the crab step, the SpongeBob, and the Charleston.

Also known as Gitadora in Japan, the combined series of GuitarFreaks and DrumMania are games that use simplified instruments after their namesake.

Modeled after modern digital drum kits, the player strikes the appropriate piece with the drumsticks on cue with the music and failure to do so causes the song to sound incorrect.

Announced on December 22, 2007, Jubeat (pronounced "you beat", title changed to UBeat and Jukebeat in the American test releases) is similar to Whac-A-Mole, where players must tap the square-shaped panels on a touch screen when they light up.

After two separate testing phases Konami canceled all plans to release the game in North American Arcades.

NOSTALGIA (ノスタルジア, Nosutarujia) was first released on March 1, 2017, available as an upgrade kit for BeatStream cabinets or as a new machine.

The game serves as a spiritual successor to Keyboardmania, with its gameplay involving a keyboard-esque controller used to hit notes coming from the top of the screen.

Similar to Keyboardmania, "Real" charts requires players to know how to play the piano in order to easily pass the songs.

With larger, colorful buttons, no turntable, and easier note patterns, Pop'n Music presents players with a more childlike appearance.

However Pop'n Music is viewed as every bit as difficult as Beatmania IIDX, with modes that use up to nine hand buttons at once, and having some songs that aren't keysounded.

While the white and orange buttons are simply pressed or held, the knobs must be adjusted on cue with blue and pink lasers which quickly move left and right across the track.

Similar to beatmania, this gameplay is meant to mimic a DJ controller, but places more focus on layering effects over the music.

Modeled after nightclub DJs and mixing boards, Beatmania, known as Hip Hop Mania in North America and Beatstage in Korea, allows the player to "spin" the music with five activator keys and a turntable.

With numerous releases in arcades and on video game platforms Beatmania set itself as a role model for future Bemani titles.

Released on July 17, 2014, and discontinued on March 1, 2017, its gameplay involves hitting notes that come from eight directions to an octagonal judgment lines within a wide touch panel.

Similar to Beatmania IIDX, the player starts with 30% clear gauge (represented by a ring in the middle of the screen) and have to obtain at least 70% by the end of the game to pass the stage.

Dance Maniax is an arcade video game controlled by two pairs of infrared motion sensors that detect movement of arms and legs.

The game featured a song list from Konami's in-house artists and Dancemania music label.

[4] A Kinect-based game called Dance Evolution Arcade is also considered a part of Bemani series, previously being exclusive to Xbox 360.

Keyboardmania features a mini-musical keyboard and players create the primarily piano based music by striking the keys to the note patterns on the screen.

Keyboardmania saw only three major releases before being canceled but features exceptionally difficult and unique gameplay for the Bemani series of games.

First released on December 10, 2015, after five location tests, MÚSECA's gameplay involves a pedal and five spinners which can be pressed, held or rotated, depending on the note type.

GIFTs include Life Support, Score Gain, Play Risk, and Item Collect.

Polaris Chord is an arcade rhythm game whose controller is made up of a slider consisting of a row of 12 shallow-pitch buttons, and a pair of levers that can be pushed to either side.

Some prominent VTubers whose songs are featured in the game are Houshou Marine, Tsunomaki Watame, Gawr Gura, and Calliope Mori.