Big Rock Finish

"These ghosts are rockingout at a late-night show. Bedtime's coming, though, so they have to keep the songs on the short side."

- Big Rock Finish Description

Big Rock Finish (ショートライブ) is the 22nd minigame in Rhythm Heaven and the 95th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. This game is all about three Tiny Ghosts who are rocking out at a late-night show on a table.

Gameplay
The player portrays one of the tiny ghosts: Ecto (the white ghost), who is in the front towards the right next to Boo-boo, a green one. The play is supposed to strum and jump in sync with the other tiny ghost in front. The drummer, Spooky, in the back, will count to 3 (although he sometimes goes 1, 2, 1, 2, 3), giving you the cue to start strumming. The signal is usually near the climatic ending of the background song. There are 8 songs in total, named "Big Rock Finish A" through "Big Rock Finish H". The first and fourth strums are worth two beats, while the second and third are worth one. There are a total of four strums.

Rhythm Heaven

 * Hold Stylus: Preparing to strum
 * Flick: Strum guitar

Button Mode

 * A button: Strum guitar

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: Strum guitar

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The crowd will applaud loudly and Boo-boo will shout out an appreciative "thank you!"
 * Barely: The crowd will applaud and Boo-boo will say "thank you." The notes for a barely will sound slightly off key.
 * Miss: The crowd will boo the Tiny Ghosts and Boo-boo will clear his throat.

Header

 * "Spooky says..."

Try Again

 * "Boo! Were you even listening!?"
 * "Your strumming was a little loose."
 * "That was not a big rock finish..."

OK

 * "Hm..."
 * "I don't know..."
 * "Good enough..."
 * "I guess that was all right."

Superb

 * "You're right on the count!"
 * "Your guitar work was tight!"
 * "You rocked solid at the end!"

Header

 * "After-Show Notes"

Try Again

 * "Boo! Were you even listening!?"
 * "...You'd better work on the fast songs."

OK

 * "Eh. Passable..."

Superb

 * "You're right on the count!"
 * "Your fingers were on fire for the fast songs!"

Skill Star
During the Big Rock Finish E music (Which is played randomly) when the spotlights go blue and the green ghost will say one, two three, perfect the fourth strum to collect the star.

Trivia

 * The crowd consists of ghosts of many different kinds, one of which is a Sneaky Spirit.
 * The songs "Big Rock Finish B" through "Big Rock Finish G" are played in random order, but "Big Rock Finish A" is always first, and "Big Rock Finish H" is always last.
 * The music in Remix 7 is an extended version of "Big Rock Finish A".
 * Unlike in Rhythm Heaven, the "Yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah!" cue during sturmming presents its English dub in the German, Spanish, French and Italian versions in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, but Spooky's voice kept it's different dubs.
 * The Japanese version has a different opening banner. Instead of ghosts on the letters, It is a spotlight on an empty table. The title screen used in Rhythm Heaven Megamix is based on the Japanese one.
 * Big Rock Finish contains the fastest song in the franchise, with Big Rock Finish C having a BPM of 290.