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What are Lamps?

Lamps are a term borrowed mainly from Arcade rhythm games.

Their name is derived from the visual implementation in IIDX and DDR, where a lamp would light up a specific colour depending on how you cleared the chart.

A synonym for this that might make more sense is "clear type", and some games use this name internally.

Examples

In most games, you have a "FULL COMBO", which means you didn't miss. That would be a different lamp to a "CLEAR", which would generally refer to clearing the chart normally.

Another common lamp is "FAILED", which is exactly what you think it would be.

Why Bother?

Some players like to go for lamps, especially in games like BMS and IIDX, where scoring and lamping1 are fairly separate skills. Keeping track of your lamps is important for a lot of games, and generally a cool thing!

  1. Lamping is the colloquial term for 'going for lamps' rather than going for score. ↩