maimai:Challenge Track

Challenge Track (チャレンジトラック) is a game mechanic added in maimai PiNK and removed in maimai FiNALE. With this mechanic, skilled players can unlock the song up to 4 weeks before it's unlocked by default. The details have been changed several times during the course it was used.

Common

During the time period when a Challenge Track is active, if the player gets rank S or above on all tracks before the final track, he/she can enter Challenge Track on the final track. The player starts with some amount of Life, which would decrease 1 for each non-perfect note judgment. If Life reaches 0, it would be a game over, and the song would be cut short.

On the result screen, if you completed the song with Life left, "完走"(completed) would be shown. Otherwise, "無念" would be shown.

If the player completes the song on Master, he/she could unlock the song.

Game over screen descriptions

Screen	Rank (PiNK)	Rank (later)
Shutter ("おわり")	F~E	F~E
Shutter ("糸冬") + Happy ("アチャ～")	C~B	D~C
Happy ("できるか―――い!") + Shutter ("閉店")	A~AAA	B~A
Shutter ("本日の営業は終了しますた。") + sleeping Happy	S~SSS	AA~SSS

maimai PiNK

Life increase happens at 0:00 JST. Since the third day of a Challenge Track event, if playing with multiple players, and one of them has a Rating above 7.00, Challenge Track would be available from Track 1, and the song can be played to the end even if Life reaches 0.

Days since CT started	Life
0	1
7	5
14	50
21	100
28	Unlocked by default

Song	Date
アージェントシンメトリー	2015/12/10
閃鋼のブリューナク	2015/12/10
Revive The Rave	2016/01/21
After Burner	2016/02/18
7thSense	2016/02/18
GEMINI -M-	2016/03/17
スリップフリップ	2016/04/21
FEEL the BEATS	2016/04/21
Glorious Crown	2016/05/26

maimai PiNK PLUS

PiNK PLUS added time-limited Collection items. During the time Challenge Track is active, get rank S on Expert to obtain an icon, and on Master to obtain a frame.

The newly-added "track skip" option doesn't work in Challenge Track.

Days since CT started	Life
0	1
4	5
7	10
11	20
14	50
18	100
21	300
28	Unlocked by default

Song	Date
Connecting with you	2016/06/30
高気圧ねこロック	2016/06/30
Contrapasso -paradiso-	2016/07/28
Jumble Rumble	2016/08/25
Hyper Active	2016/09/22
CITRUS MONSTER	2016/10/20
Prophesy One	2016/11/17
AMAZING MIGHTYYYY!!!!	2016/11/17

maimai MURASAKi

Since MURASAKi, Collections can be obtained until one week after the Challenge Track ended.

Days since CT started	Life
0	1
2	5
4	10
6	20
8	50
10	100
12	300
14	Unlocked by default

Song	Date
いっしそう電☆舞舞神拳！	2016/12/15
Our Wrenally	2017/01/24
HERA	2017/02/21
Lividi	2017/03/28
ねぇ、壊れタ人形ハ何処へ棄テらレるノ？	2017/04/18

maimai MURASAKi PLUS

Since MURASAKi PLUS, Challenge Track will not appear if a player has a Rating lower than 7.00, except when playing with another player with a Rating higher than 7.00.

Song	Date
夢花火	2017/06/22
Maxi	2017/08/03
Ultranova	2017/09/07
Moon of Noon	2017/10/03
幸せになれる隠しコマンドがあるらしい	2017/11/21

maimai MiLK

Since MiLK, the Collection items are no longer time-limited, and it's no longer necessary to score 97% or higher on Expert before entering Challenge Track on Master. The Rating restriction added in MURASAKi PLUS is also removed.

Song	Date
Excalibur ~Revived resolution~	2018/02/20
Justified	2018/05/22

maimai MiLK PLUS

In MiLK PLUS, Life increase happens after the cabinet reboot at 07:00 JST instead.

Song	Date
larva	2018/07/24
Ragnarok	2018/09/18
花と、雪と、ドラムンベース。	2018/11/06
SILENT BLUE	2018/12/04