Fillbots 2

"This factory builds robots. (What did you expect?) It's your job to fuel 'em up once they're built."

- Fillbots Description (Rhythm Heaven)

Fillbots 2 (かえってきた ロボット工場・オイル Kaettekita robotto koujou ・oiru" Return of robot factory: oil"), known in Rhythm Heaven as Fillbots (Japanese: ロボット工場 robotto koujou Robot Factory), not to be confused with the sequel in Rhythm Heaven, is the 3rd minigame in Rhythm Heaven and the 34th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. This game is about the fillbot factory where robots are made, and it's your duty to fuel them up with strawberry robo juice. Don't fuel 'em up too much. The sequel, Fillbots 2, is unlocked later on. It's also a sequel to Fillbots in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay


The object of the game is to tap and hold the stylus down against the screen at the right time to fuel up robots in order to make them functional, as well as releasing at the right time to prevent overfilling it. Filling them up too little or too much can cause them to not function at all. There are two kinds of robots you need to fill; a thin one (4 beats) and a fat one (8 beats).

Button Mode

 * Press & Hold A button: Fill
 * Release: Stop

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap & Hold: Fill
 * Release: Stop

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The robot will fly off if fueled exactly on time or do a little dance if it's not exact but still good enough for a hit.
 * Barely: The robot will appear dazed and tilts its head from side to side if underfueled. If it is overfueled, it will grab its head as if it were about to explode, with its eyes growing large and small. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The robot will continue down the conveyor belt if the player does nothing. If the player misses while trying to fuel, the robot's head will tilt. If the play fills the robot too little, it will have crosses on its eyes and appear dazed. If the player continues fueling too much, the robot will explode.

Header

 * "The chief says..."

Try Again

 * "Still need practice, huh?"
 * "That could have gone better..."

OK

 * "Hmm..."
 * "I don't know..."

Superb

 * "Good work fueling 'em up!"
 * "You've got a steady hand."

Header

 * "Performance Review"

Try Again

 * "Still need practice, huh?"
 * "You need more practice with the big ones."

OK

 * "Eh. Passable."

Superb

 * "Good work fueling 'em up!"
 * "You filled the big ones just enough."

Appearances

 * Fillbots
 * Fillbots 2
 * Remix 1
 * Remix 8
 * Remix 10
 * Fillbots
 * Honeybee Remix
 * Left-Hand Remix

Skill Star
The Skill Star can be collected when filling up the first huge robot with the right timing.

Demo
A demo was released on the Nintendo Channel around 2008 for Rhythm Heaven. Unlike the last two games in the demo, Fillbots is only playable until the end of practice mode.

Trivia

 * Fillbots gets a successsor in Rhythm Heaven Fever, with the game Screwbot Factory. Both games involve the player trying to power robots by holding down the stylus/buttons until a certain time passes.
 * In Rhythm Heaven Fever's game Cheer Readers, a Fillbot can be seen in the tutorial, appearing on the open books during the "Ok, it's on!" cheer.
 * There was going to be a Fillbot 3 in Megamix, but it got cut for some reason.
 * There is also the practice theme found in sources for this game, but since it's not present, it also goes unused.