Slide, tap, hold: Why ‘maimai’ keeps attracting new players 10 years on

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Released in 2012 by Japanese gaming giant Sega, the arcade video game maimai is often referred to affectionately as a washing machine by fans, owing to its unusual shape. The game is very popular in Hong Kong, where traditional arcade-style venues, which have largely disappeared from other places, still exist. Hong Kong university student Leung Wang-hoi started playing in April 2022, enchanted by the game’s unique eight-button design. The maimai aficionado, who has since achieved a near-perfect completion score, showed Post reporter Connor Mycroft how to play maimai like a pro.
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@lillyie Год назад

the reporter deadass picked a level 14+ map while trying out the game for the first time

@kuroshi_anaki Год назад

He just had to pick Regulus, the very technique-heavy song with spins and trills 💀

@davidscann Год назад

bet the other guy picked it to force the interviewer to suffer woulda picked something like pandora instead though 💀

@t-kaardo Год назад

I see newcomers make the same mistake except for Expert level songs on like 2.0 speed 💀

@cheyyy4048 Год назад

aint no way regulus for a newbie

@helper_bot Год назад

thanks for the heads up

@Clazzette Год назад

him seeing play regulus on master and 2.0 speed is truly a game journalist moment

@YesMyMahiru Год назад

Fun fact: The game journalist ask my friend (yeah, the one who get interviewed) to let him try the hardest song in the game and that's why my friend tells him to try Regulus

@Clazzette Год назад

@@YesMyMahiru man's got guts to try regulus this guy has potential

@YesMyMahiru Год назад

@@Clazzette my frd said he have mercy on the journalist already, he was trying to let him try pandora remas rofl

@legoidiot69 Год назад

this is why game journalists cant play rhythm games. Worst mistakes of their life.

@kuroshi_anaki Год назад

@@YesMyMahiru if not pandora remas, then give him world's end loneliness or Solips 💀

@tintaspidol14 Год назад

1:49 The reporter picking Regulus at MASTER difficulty for first time playing MaiMai 💀

@the7guy Год назад

My favourite rhythm game of ALL time. Everyone in the world deserves to try it at least once

@livetochange974 Год назад

@t-kaardo Год назад

Fellow maimai player here, I absolutely agree! Best rhythm game ever :D

@StevenSenjaya Год назад

Pump It Up is the best for me Fun, easy to play, looks cool, and beneficial (physical workout)

@the7guy Год назад

@@StevenSenjaya Oh i can never get the hang of that game LOL, it makes me tired easily Will definitely give it another try 100% though

@t-kaardo Год назад

@@StevenSenjaya Imo ddr is easier than pump it up, I like the simple four arrows lol

@The_Musical_Ghost Год назад

I've been playing maimai for a long time now and I'm happy to see that the community is still growing (at least from where I am). It's a fun game and I definitely recommend people to try it. Also Regulus Master lol

@desubakker369 Год назад

I've been playing mobile rhythm games for years and only got into maimai for about 6 months now. It's honestly difficult to play well but with regular practice and help from friends i can see gradual improvement. Glad to see this wonderful game getting the coverage it deserves

@monolinny1817 Год назад

Fr 3 yrs experience of rhythm mobile games but still struggling on maimai 10+ expert songs We'll keep going

@ZhadTheRad Год назад

Same here, been playing rhythm games on mobile for a few years and got into maimai in I think July last year. I don't get to play it very often though as I've not been not able to go to the local arcade much recently, but I can do 7s and 8s pretty well. Well, I'm quite a fan of rhythm games, so I can relatively quickly get into new ones. I legit have six different ones installed on my tablet (though I only play one actively, one semi-actively and the rest on occasion) and play four out of the seven rhythm games at my local arcade (the ones I play there being maimai, SDVX, Jubeat and Groove Coaster). My local arcade is getting Nostalgia in a couple of months and I will be getting into that too XD

@alyssaenobio Год назад

It took me months and spend all my money 💀 I see myself improving tho it's very slow

@Neru_Mikamo Год назад

"The eight-button design is what makes it different from other games" wait until he hears about chrono circle

@mloepostle62 Год назад

chrono was just beside on the wacca machine

@lovelymayapop Год назад

well in 2012 it was the first of its kind

@Anticlimaxers Год назад

I mean it released 9 years after maimai so i'm not surprised that it's no longer completely unique. There's also Wacca.

@bzchnt3143 10 месяцев назад

wait until you hear about the game's release dates!

@chockie 8 месяцев назад

wait until you hear about which game is still thriving after over a decade of existing and which game was dead on arrival chrono circle was so poorly received that not even 1 month after the game came out, with tons of reports of tech breaking opening day despite being brand new, japanese arcades started shipping them out en masse to dump into round 1 arcades in the states, where nobody continued to play

@Wyrdwad Год назад

Let's not forget Sega's other two big arcade rhythm games: Chuunithm and Ongeki. Personally, I like both better than Maimai, with Ongeki being my absolute favorite -- but all three are excellent, and worth a play if you see them around. At least one of the three is guaranteed to appeal to just about any rhythm gamer.

@Jowonne Год назад

Oooh I’ve yet to try Chuunithm, been eyeing it for a while now but only a few branches have it in my country. As for Ongeki, I can only hope that an international version comes out soon

@Wyrdwad Год назад

@@Jowonne Ongeki seems to be the least popular of the three here in Japan, and it's kind of easy to see why, as it has the most "moving parts," so to speak -- it's the most complicated of the bunch, requiring moving characters around an on-screen track with an analog stick, dodging enemy fire and trying not to fall off the track while also pressing buttons and smacking pads on the side of the machine in time with the music. And there's like, character leveling, and gacha elements, and special abilities you can equip and use during the "match"... it's almost too much, yet once it clicks with you, it REALLY clicks. I can't get enough of it at this point! It's kind of like a rhythm game + fighting game + racing game + RPG hybrid designed for the ADHD generation. ;)

@Jowonne Год назад

@@Wyrdwad As a former Touhou player, everything you just said is hyping me up even more!! The characters are so cute too, I saw them while playing Ongeki songs on Maimai. Hopefully I don’t get too addicted to it when it comes out here lol. Thanks for the little intro on the game, have fun playing!

@dislodged2280 11 месяцев назад

For me, I prefer chunithm more than maimai since it's very much similar to SDVX and プロセカ

@ChrisuYT Год назад

I just started playing this around 2022 also when everything starting to be smooth again as normal. maimai hooked me really hard and it made me enjoyed rhythm games even more, I'm happy that I'm part of the community that is growing even more faster even though it's an old rhythm game. anyways, that reporter playing random 14+ though 💀

@t-kaardo Год назад

Didnt expect to see you here! Yeah the reporter was playing it on 2 speed too, WAYYY too slow 💀

@lillyie Год назад

im assuming the interviewee made the reporter play pandora paradoxxx but they cut that part out

@nuclearcracker Год назад

1:10 as a player who loves Taiko no Tatsujin in a small country, this looks like heaven.

@miyanotatchan Год назад

As a part of this community, I feel proud this game is mentioned

@lkmusc Год назад

Lezzgooo, a rhythm game getting acknowledged again, always nice

@helper_bot Год назад

arcades in my country are dying and im sad

@JWJerry Год назад

I've been playing this game since 8 years ago in South Korea. Still my best arcade rhythm game!

@Aisaka_Taiga Год назад

Started to play Maimai from 2018. I really love this game, also made lots of new friends.

@t-kaardo Год назад

Glad to see maimai got on the news! It deserves SO MUCH more attention than it has. Absolutely amazing rhythm game and I recommend anyone play it ❤️ Also going to my local gigo after doing schoolwork is really fun!

@OGGIdris 9 месяцев назад

if only sega shipped games to europe and north america

@t-kaardo 9 месяцев назад

@@OGGIdris yeah... I moved back to the US and now I'm suffering from the same thing. The R1s just removed maimai as well.

@mrlegitz5812 Год назад

Rhythm games can be so addicting! 🔥

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@Jowonne Год назад

Going to Hong Kong later this week, will definitely go here

@ZackJrShiro Год назад

Chunithm and Wacca??? These 2 need attention as well since it's pretty underrated

@not_vinkami Год назад

Well wacca is dead so I'm not sure if they'll talk about it

@ZackJrShiro Год назад

@@not_vinkami Yeah I heard the online service has ended and now is available to play on offline mode but still the gameplay is pretty fun tho, basically chunithm but goes round and is definitely easier than maimai

@chocolatemuuse5257 Год назад

Ive been playing rhythm games for a few years now, and I've been aware of MaiMai for a while. Unfortunately i live in the us where arcades are extremely scarce and typically dont have games like taiko or maimai. Ive always wanted to try maimai.

@kenx9984 Год назад

Its getting hard to find a full variety of games at the arcade. Even cyber cafe (pc cafe) was getting less

@verifeli Год назад

Eventually, everyone could afford a better PC, that's why cyber cafe is getting less. But arcade games, even though it could be emulated, has exclusive online official feature which makes it different than PC games.

@chengyiq3066 Год назад

Trying out a highly advanced level for a first timer.. he definitely bite more than he can chew

@YukioMY Год назад

I love how this got on my reccomended

@imtme Год назад

Rhythm games like maimai n pump it up kinda underrated,, glad to see maimai shown

@elesissieghart Год назад

I like how the news is simply about a game

@ferdiankhu Год назад

Just replay this Mai2 few days ago. Love to play this better than Danzbase (i never play DB), and i think in Indonesia, it needs regular update for the machine to keep relevant these days

@tsvkunqru Год назад

maimai made it to scmp!! YATTAAAAA

@chadliu5005 Год назад

Rhythm games are fun, dynamix (mobile rhythm game) is probably my favorite

@peekatchu921 Год назад

literally just started playing it recently and this video comes up

@vierizona5772 Год назад

I'm happy with Maimai, fun game at Arcade but create a crowd during covid. The management not install another unit Maimai but they choose to retired the unit. Really shame move

@daviddevlogger Год назад

If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough

@yukko_parra Год назад

No way... maimai?! on SCMP?! A News Channel?!

@sharaineworlds Год назад

Pop 'n Music has 9 buttons and the songs are just as nice and fun to play! Pop 'n Music needs more love T_T

@YummersYttrium 5 месяцев назад

Reporter: Ultimate gaming moment

@dr_flaming Год назад

i enjoy maimai alot but where im from theres a lack of machines and the queues for those one or 2 machines is so long i gave up trying to play anymore :(

@alyssaenobio Год назад

Peeps comparing maimai to osu? 💀

@davidscann Год назад

legit 💀

@lemin9343 Год назад

Deadasses comparing a pc rhythm game to an arcade rhythm game 💀💀

@keiv54 Год назад

Hope you guys can make a video about Gundam Vs series, it's really popular in japan

@s.danielpie5304 Год назад

0:52 Well, that's actually made by Konami.

@verifeli Год назад

As expected from non-gaming journalist.

@bwnzix Год назад

No you guys misunderstood. He said “if you like ddr”. That doesn’t meant sega made ddr

@bwnzix Год назад

No you guys misunderstood. He said “if you like ddr”. That doesn’t meant sega made ddr

@darrel727 Год назад

Dude is playing for the first time and straight up chose Regulus master💀

@zwyeow Год назад

Who plays MaiMai here? 🤔

@SkipperReu Год назад

Ah yes we washing the glove in a spin cycle

@YohansRelationshipAdvice Год назад

ive seen guys play this in shinjuku and boy they fast!

@kkslicez Год назад

i have really liked to try maimai for a long time but there arent any in my location 😭😭

@bagelbagelbagelbagelbagelbagel Год назад

they played swift swing and regulus based af

@lemonlime8635 Год назад

Always wanted to try it but the pro people were always hogging them everytime i went to the arcade

@nuclearcracker Год назад

Agreed. Rhythm games aren’t really big in my country so there is at most like 3 rhythm games with 2 sets of equipment for each. The three games being Mai Mai, Taiko no Tatsujin and Dance rush stardom. Luckily, Taiko no Tatsujin isn’t really liked compared to other games so I usually can hog it all the time.

@the7guy Год назад

From personal experience, line up and give it a try! Maimai players are some of the nicest people ever and they will be sure to give you a hand even when you're new. If you're not up to that, however, you can choose to play right when the arcade opens, where there are normally less people.

@Fralite Год назад

It only take little gut, just make sure to put the credits in after they done a song. Don't bother waiting for people to notice

@bzchnt3143 10 месяцев назад

all you gotta do is tell them you were lining up and if they dont follow etiquette they can posisbly be banned from their local arcade.

@vinching926 Год назад

Literally you can clean that screen with towel while playing

@toumorokoshi1619 Год назад

I prefer Sound Voltex more. Bemani Pro League and Konami Arcade Championships are fun to watch in ab eSports setting

@bwnzix Год назад

King of performai is happening soon, which is like KAC for sega rhythm game (chunithm, maimai, ongeki).

@toumorokoshi1619 Год назад

@@bwnzix oh cool i didnt know that! I might check it out for chunithm!

@davidscann Год назад

you'll love king of performai then kop 4th is happening in late Feb ish, so be on the lookout for that also, it's the first kop to ever feature international players!

@Nole2701 Год назад

I saw him load up Zankyou Sanka Basic but then heard and then saw Regulus Master. At 2 ring speed. To play that you've basically got to memorize the map.

@justemptiness8180 Год назад

Man just pick Regulus vat. How brave

@HalfBreedMix Год назад

I've played DDR, Pump-it-up, Para-Para-Paradise,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but the coolest machine would have to have been EZ2Dancer (it's basically DDR combined with Para-Para-Paradise). You had to move your hands thru sensors WHILE stomping foot tiles.

@fransuke12 Год назад

EZ2Dancer here!

@AmoreyYaoiSecks 2 месяца назад

Why did you pick an mas14+

@jerecakes1 Год назад

as a person uploading maimai scores in my yt i agree -come try the washing machine game :D- p.s. holy ugh the song and diff choices for the reporter HAHAHAHAHAHS

@madpanda9883 Год назад

My favorite game in Japan... favor song "Bad Apple"

@thebig6official575 Год назад

I am making a maimai theme for stepmania. My stepmania theme is basically a mashup of different rhythm game designs like IIDX for example.

@t-kaardo Год назад

Please provide a download link when you’re done! I’d love to use it!

@thebig6official575 Год назад

OK!

@thebig6official575 Год назад

The download link will be my open-sourced theme called Stepmania 5 Starlight Version

@syafinaardelia7586 Год назад

I hope in indonesia we have more maimai arcade game:)

@Fralite Год назад

I swear some osu players aren't actively playing osu. Don't even bother calling them osu players. Just bunch of randoms comparing 2 different gameplay.

@Gotliche4697 2 месяца назад

I stopped thinking for a few seconds thinking this is because of "That" maimai video😂

@mrkigalii Год назад

I saw Maimai the next thing I thought of was an armed rebel group from the DRC

@azizigweth2921 Год назад

You must be an African

@pjacobsen1000 Год назад

I only know the Lord's Resistance Army. Do they still exist? And are all these rebel groups concentrated in the east?

@davidscann Год назад

@yumeno69420 Год назад

THAT'S RIGHT MAIMAI BABYYYYYYYYYY

@pholrakchantaratcharoen4563 Год назад

2:17 At least he tried

@darklordnier Год назад

Don’t forget Sega also made Project Diva aka Hastune Miku

@davidscann Год назад

?? wdym by aka hatsune miku hatsune miku is a vocaloid

@IRLNero 2 месяца назад

I really want wait to go there

@Koishama Год назад

maimai is fun

@basicPROcreator Год назад

Out of the topic, why can you try to review of the 2 pandas that suffered and were mistreated in Memphis zoo? The other one named Lele died 3 days ago because of hunger. And why is China ignoring the issue of the two pandas? Thank you

@snek6769 Год назад

Poor man, who let him play regulus master

@hiyori743 Месяц назад

1:49 what song??

@ame_lia Год назад

MAIMAIIIIIIIIIIII

@completelyrandomstuff4829 Год назад

The washing machine has been covered.

@piko_kyunnchannel5372 Год назад

even myself wont dare to touch Regulus-

@suntemple3121 Год назад

Very interesting Game.

@theeraphatsunthornwit6266 Год назад

Oh that is not a washing machine 😯

@hxess1 Год назад

ayo are we mainstream gamers now? 👀

@mohrezap Год назад

The Arcade machine still exists on here btw

@alyssaenobio Год назад

Bro playing Regulus master

@bawk2boom Год назад

Well at leat they can finally cop-a-feel

@weegeethedancer5300 Год назад

Oohh yea, my favorite rhythm game.

@Hana-oo6nz Год назад

bro made the decision to play regulus with the guy in basic speed difficulty 14+ like what

@MVH5150 Год назад

Now let's see we get taiko no tatsujin on here

@RaveilleArcade Год назад

No way this game looks like osu! a free-to-play rhythm game primarily developed, published, and created by Dean "peppy" Herbert.

@Reihynn Год назад

raveille

@SkipperReu Год назад

expected better from a professional washing machine user

@takodrew6043 Год назад

Osu! is just a copy of the nintendo DS game. Osu! Tatakae Ouendan. Or Elite Beat agents in the west. Is like stepmania was for DDR.

@junkokonno Год назад

pepster

@azrilazim3970 Год назад

Can i have your autograph sir

@veryredfumoze Год назад

I have to compromise with Osu for now because there isnt a cabinet here

@Oniontrololol Год назад

Sad to see how empty the arcade is, used to be crowded

@not_vinkami Год назад

You sure? I'm still waiting 10+ mins per game of maimai. It's crowded af

@yukko_parra Год назад

it'll be crowded again

@RobertsBrainIsGone Год назад

It still gets crowded, they must have shot this early in the day. Even have to queue for old games like Dance Evolution.

@rickymickey8517 Год назад

So how come Maimai never common in america? I wanna play it

@polkadi 6 месяцев назад

You can find offline versions of Maimai FiNALE around America, as SEGA dump their old cabinets from Japan. New versions aren't available because SEGA doesn't feel like it.

@djlanidance Год назад

There's a lot more other arcade rhythm games from here :))

@boybawang1981 Год назад

So...Dance Dance Revolution, but 4 ur hands!?

@d0sky 2 месяца назад

California Gurls

@rapfaelezio6282 Год назад

Man, my attention is in that jubeat arcade system in the bg instead. i know maimai looks flashy, since i played both, but iprefer jubeat

@alyssaenobio Год назад

My school allowance goes to playing maimai

@Jowonne Год назад

Same

@weegeethedancer5300 Год назад

Ditto

@Kalteis_ Год назад

Same

@yukko_parra Год назад

wallet prohibits daily login.

@scharelbrown9027 Год назад

See that game on tik tok it's 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@reikahime Год назад

surprised maimai got featured in this channel w

@majibento Год назад

I thought this was a laundromat

@professorpick Год назад

Is this a Japanese game? Or just a copy of one

@davidscann Год назад

originally japanese, licensed internationally (also the reason why the international version of the game gets updates a few months late)

@iesx_imchocomint Год назад

finally, SCMP becomes a washing machine tapper

@htnchairmaimai Год назад

Where 舞神

@belugaowo Год назад

my friend beat mope mope on maimai

@rhythm3742 Год назад

saltify number one in maimai but why his not ranked man? 🤓

@feinchan Год назад

3:41 laur

@djlanidance Год назад

1:50 💀

@WiseOwl_1408 Год назад

That's cool

@starryskyhighway9628 Год назад

i tried maimai , i doesnt like it that much compared to taiko but each people have different preference and taiko is realistically impossible to play with drum and stick i like the arcade version but PC is dope..since keyboard can register quicker PC version taiko can go even faster and you will be amaze how top player can see the incoming note. Sadly it might be equipment based unlike arcade where everyone have common equipment PC with better spec have advantages to reach higher in ranking.