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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

Final thoughts (for now), this event was phenomenal, and for my first time traveling out for anything gaming related, this truly was the single best week of my life. I hope to have more, but there really is no telling if I'll be able to. Love you all 💖

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

Shoutouts to RAM for the beautiful artwork on the acrylics that the winners and active volunteers received (as well as the LiGHTHOUSE jacket)! As well, thanks to aromelon and ViViDS for making various artworks handed out at the event!

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

And of course Sightread tourney went incredibly well! A lot of incredible emotions throughout the room, especially heading into LiGHTHOUSE by Lundy and the bracket reset afterwards. I genuinely don't know if it'll be possible to top this, but it's worth trying.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

And of course, the players brought their all. Shoutout @sheepsquared.bsky.social for winning both WACCA brackets and yonokid for winning the CHUNITHM bracket. All pools had a lot of good win trains going, and a lot of surprising upsets!

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

Aside from some human errors, there were very few technical issues with the stream or cabinets! One instance of a WACCA cab restarting and pushing an update, but otherwise the whole event ran very smoothly. Having all of the tech fit under "KISS" helps a lot haha.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

The community as a whole seemed to really like the layouts, and compared to TDI1 I love having the extra info on screen, especially for non-live viewing afterwards in edited VODs. I plan to make edited videos for the WACCA Reverse, WACCA Sightread, and CHUNITHM tournaments!

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

Like always, the graphics were built using NodeCG, integrating a custom song picker to the stream. I also played with OCR for the first time to get custom graphics for the score + judgements on the WACCA layouts. Definitely jank, but for a first go, it worked really well!

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

As for the layouts, the art assets were made by @saintsfgil.bsky.social and put together for stream myself. It was an interesting challenge working in an art style I'm really not used to, but I'm very happy with the results! I made custom layouts for WACCA 4p, WACCA 2p, and CHUNITHM 2p.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

The machines were all moved for Wednesday, although we didn't do any production setup until Thursday, mostly routing display splitters and capture cards to the production PC in the center of the room. Various little routing issues stopped us leaving until like 3:30am lol.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

Hilariously, there were a lot of random objects people brought in to have everyone sign. Most normal, a cutout of Crafty's character, but there was also a WACCA license plate and (most hilariously) a copy of The Lorax on DVD.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

Firstly, I'd like to shoutout nb1rs for organizing the full event, and Dj / @pokeyis.gay for TOing. This event wouldn't exist at all without you three. 💖 And of course, Arcade Legacy for hosting the venue, this arcade rules and had everything I could've wanted.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/09/2026

Time for the Devil Incarnate 2: Lily Edition megathread/behind the scenes. I have a lot to say about the event and week surrounding it (positively), and like with other events, I'd like to reflect over the production and community! #wacca #chunithm #tdi2 #rhythmgames

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 13/09/2026

Rhythm games are BACK.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 08/08/2026

hit rainbow in chunithm

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 31/03/2026

Late in the stream we got a welcome surprise with @starrodkirby86.bsky.social hopping in! Definitely exciting to see the face of maimai in the US on our little stream (and yes, referencing our game capture issues too). And of course, thank you for the shoutout on Twitter as well. (7/X)

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 31/03/2026

We wanted to use real captures for the game, but we were unprepared for the ALLS not having the ports we thought, like the video for a side being DP, not HDMI. We just used a headphone jack for the audio, which wasn't ideal, since volume changes meant bass boosting. (6/X)

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 31/03/2026

This was actually my first IRL event I've done tech for, everything over the past 5 years has been online. The graphics were built using NodeCG with a custom set picker for matches. P2 cam was wired, with P1 being wireless using an iPad with vdoninja by xyster. (5/X)

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 31/03/2026

Of course this event wasn't possible without everyone from the flmai community coming down, about half of which came from the Jacksonville area! Next tourney we'd like to host in CFL so that drive isn't as awful for them, maybe a rotation between north, south, central? (3/X)

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 31/03/2026

I want to give a huge thank you to the owners of Arcadia in West Palm Beach for letting us host the event, and with a full stream setup, even with two other parties scheduled for that day. If you're in WBP and are looking for an arcade to go to, be sure to check out there! (2/X)

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 31/03/2026

The maimai FLORiDA Community Tournament is all over now, and I'd like to reflect over the weekend, both with the community and event itself, as well as the production and some of the mishaps we had with it. (1/X) #maimai #maimaiでらっくす #maimaiDX

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 30/03/2026

Edited VOD and long retrospective post coming soon, I am INCREDIBLY happy with how the tourney went and am 🤏 this close to starting to plan the next one.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 28/03/2026

maimai FLORiDA’s first official tournament is now underway! Come watch at twitch.tv/flmaimai !

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 24/03/2026

Now above 13,500 rate on maimai! Arcade Time Orlando got their cab updated to CiRCLE so now I can grind a full day for extremely cheap with their day pass.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 10/03/2026

And finally (for now) a preview for released setlist DLC/YARN Pack waves! I do plan to have a whole separate set of branding and graphics for Setlist 2, making releases for that more unique compared to DLC's, collabs, or YARN Waves.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 10/03/2026

Some new social graphics I'm working on for @yarg.in, currently got a preview for new setlist DLC's and YARN Packs, new feature previews for Nightly, and a more serious post if we ever need it!

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 21/02/2026

Song difficulties will be decided based on a bias system, where certain levels have a higher chance to appear depending on what stage of the tournament it is.

Qualification Stage: See the Qualifiers Stage section for specific sets, no random level selection.
Group Stage:
12 (40% chance), 12+ (35% chance), 13 (25% chance)
Finals Stage:
Quarter-Finals: 12+ (30% chance), 13 (40% chance), 13+ (30% chance)
Semi-Finals: 13 (30% chance), 13+ (50% chance), 14 (20% chance)
Grand Finals/Third Place: 13+ (50% chance), 14 (40% chance), 14+ (10% chance)

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 21/02/2026

Qualifiers are a set of 3 songs out of a choice of 9. You can choose any three consecutive songs, meaning they have to be next to each other on the chart in the image. Scoring as based on how much rating you get for the set. You can submit as many scores as you'd like!

ダーリンダンス Master 11+ (11.8)
Abstruse Dilemma Expert 12 (12.4)
マツケンサンバⅡ Master 12+ (12.7)
On your mark (104期 Ver.) Master 12+ (12.9)
お願い！コンコンお稲荷さま Master 13 (13.2)
オーバーライド Master 13 (13.4)
snooze Master 13+ (13.7)
病み垢ステロイド Master 13+ (13.9)
シリウスの輝きのように Re:Master 14 (14.0)

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 21/02/2026

There's only one month left to qualify for my maimai DX tournament! 🌎: Arcadia (West Palm Beach, FL) 📅: Saturday, March 28th, 2025 (Qualifiers end on March 21st) 🧑‍🤝‍🧑: Top 16 qualify to Swiss -> Top 8 Single Elim More info below! #maimai #maimaiでらっくす #maimaiDX

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 01/02/2026

QUALIFIERS FOR MY MAIMAI TOURNAMENT ARE OPEN! If you live in the South Florida area, or are willing to travel, please consider participating! Qualifiers close on March 21st, and we welcome any skill level from beginner to rainbow! Info and qualifier submissions links below!

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 17/01/2026

I'M HOSTING A MAIMAI TOURNAMENT! If you live in the South Florida area, or are willing to travel, please consider participating! AFAIK this is the first maimai DX tournament in USA after the game's official launch, and we're hoping to make this event as exciting as possible! Info below! 👇👇

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 27/12/2025

Not one, but TWO of the exact same Jeopardy word search book because "I like trivia" #YIAYgift

Two copies of Brain Games' "Jeopardy! Puzzles And Games To Help You Become A Quiz Show Master".

A page from the Brain Games Jeopardy! word search book, with questions/words about Shakespeare.

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 31/10/2025

maimai rating after 2 sessions, not gonna be able to play until Thanksgiving weekend. Pretty fun though I'm really enjoying it #maimai_usa

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 29/10/2025

forgot to post this earlier when i went but YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Photo of a maimai DX cabinet at Round1 Pembroke Lakes Mall

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 10/10/2025

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY (probably wont get to play until like thanksgiving booo) but YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Zenius-i-vanisher comment by nsm1: "maimai dx added to game list. pending arrival any day"

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 27/09/2025

decided to gigachad and win a beyblade tournament today

Tournament final results, showing Jaio (4-0) winning First, GhostWithKnife (4-2) winning Second, and peekfroggit (2-2) winning Third

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Jaio @jaio.dev · 22/09/2025

hey twitch, i'd argue this is not the first genre I'd put portal 2 under (as a note, other games have multiple categories including both FPS and Strategy)