Arcade Belgium - IC cards index

IC cards

For some years many arcade games support IC or magnetic card usage to save your progress. The advantage when compared to the PIN code system also used is of course that you can continue your game on another machine than the one you started it on. Here are some of those cards...
Note: Pictures below depict blank cards, game printed data as well as serial and identification numbers were erased.

Derby Owners Club World Edition EX
DVS Quest of D The Battle Kingdom
e-Amusement Pass
Ghost Squad
Half-Life 2 Survivor Ver2.0
Initial D 4
Joypolis
Mario Kart Arcade GP

MJ4
Sega Edy
Tekken 5
Tekken 6
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Striker 4
Virtua Tennis 3
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3

Derby Owners Club World Edition EX - 2006 Sega (From: Funland - London )

DVS Quest of D The Battle Kingdom - 2007 Sega (From: Sega Amusement Dept 2 - Nara )
DVS is the fourth version of Quest of D. A role playing game played with cards, this can represent weapons, potions and other bonuses. Click here to see the game in action.

e-Amusement Pass - 2006 Konami (From: Taito Hey - Tokyo )
This card is supported by all the latest Konami titles as long as they're connected to the net. From beatmania IIDX 16 to GTI Club 3 and Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2008. The card keeps your score and allows you to enter the online ranking. Depending on the game, it can also be used to continue your game from where you left it (Silent Hill), build and join teams for Team Battle mode (DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA 2) or access special game modes and win items (GuitarFreaksV5). Until 2008, only japanese machines featured card readers. The first european titles to offer e-Amusement support are DrumManiaV4 and GuitarFreaksV4. On the other hand, the european version of Silent Hill - The Arcade lacks this feature.

Ghost Squad - 2004 Sega (From: Jeux Américains )
This is the international version of the card which exists in only one unique model while on the japanese edition, the agent picture is not the same on all cards. The Ghost Squad IC card keeps your character's experience points which increases after each game. This experience makes him progress through grades (there are 17 levels, from Private to Marshal). As he progresses, uniforms and weapons are unlocked as well as alternate paths giving access to new game scenes. If you successfully finish a mission, its difficulty level will be increased the the next time you start it again making the game harder and harder. The IC card can be used for 100 times then you'll have to transfer your data to a blank card (the machine does it as long as you provide it with the new card). It gives you access to the worldwide online ranking (the password you have to enter on the website is displayed at the end of each game). This card is supported by Ghost Squad (Asia and Europe) and Ghost Squad Version A (released in Asia only). Pay attention that once the card is used with Version A, you can't insert it in the original game anymore. American version of the game doesn't include card readers which limits access to the base weapon, uniform and default path. Therefore a big part of the game content and value is cut off. This was corrected in 2007 with the release of Ghost Squad Evolution where the operator can unlock all paths, weapons and suits right from the start.

Half-Life 2 Survivor Ver2.0 - 2007 Taito (From: Nakano Tiger Plaza (CLOSED) - Tokyo )
This card grants you access to Taito NESYS (Net Entry SYStem). The following data are kept: your progress in one player mode (cleared stages), your character's characteristics (name, skin, level, equipment), unlocked and purchased objects, records, etc... It of course allows you to enter the online ranking but also to build or join a clan. If a clan is deleted from the game, all its members' cards become useless.

Initial D 4 - 2007 Sega (From: Funland - London )
This is the international version of the card. At the beginning of your first game, you type in your name and select your gender (male or female). You name is then printed on the card with a drawing of a boy or a girl. Game areas, the number of time you cleared them and a unique key number are also visible on the card. Other kept data are your favorite car and times accomplished. These data are used for both machine and internet ranking if the cabinet is online. Warning: this card cannot be used with Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Limited.

Joypolis - 2008 Sega (From: Joypolis - Tokyo )
Access card to the Tokyo Joypolis park. It allows you to play "attraction" versions of popular video games such as Burnout Running, The House of the Dead 4 Special, Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Limited, Let's Go Jungle! Special, OutRun2 Special Tours SDX, Power Sled et Sky Cruising. You charge the card at dedicated machines and each time you play, game price is substracted from the amount remaining on your card. It's possible to use it in its one day or annual passport formula. In this case, you play as much as you want for one day or one year depending on the chosen option. You gain 1 JoyPoint per 100 ¥ transfered to the card. These points can be exchanged for gifts.