Marching Orders

"行進をするのだ. かってな行動はチーム をダメにする！ がんばりたまえ. " "(It's time to march. Wrong moves will hurt the team! Do your best.)"

- Marching Orders Description (Rhythm Tengoku)

"Ready, march! Following orders as a unit builds a sense of camaraderie. Also, rhythm."

- Marching Orders Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)

Marching Orders (マーチャ), is the 3rd minigame in Rhythm Tengoku and the 67th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. In this game, the player controls a Cadet, who is undergoing marching training with three other cadets while following their Sarge's orders. The game's sequel, Marching Orders 2, is unlocked later on in Rhythm Tengoku.

Gameplay
The player controls a Cadet at the end of the line, and must follow the Sarge’s orders. There are four commands that the Sarge will yell. The player must perform these with proper timing along with the other Cadets. Just before the game ends, the Cadets will be moved offscreen, still marching. When all of the Cadets have disappeared, the game will end.
 * ”Attention, March!”
 * ”Attention, Halt!”
 * ”Left-face, Turn!”
 * ”Right-face, Turn!”

Button Mode

 * A: March
 * B: Halt
 * Left: Left Face
 * Right: Right Face

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: Appropriate Action

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The player does the action at the proper time with the other Cadets.
 * Barely: The Sarge will angrily frown. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The Sarge will turn red with rage while steam puffs out of him.

Header

 * "隊長の判断" (Captain's Judgement)

Try Again

 * "きほんが　できてないな. " (The basics are not set.)

OK

 * "う~ん．．．" (Yeah...)
 * "まぁまぁ、　かな. " (OK, I guess?)
 * "とりあえず．．．" (Anyway...)
 * "よしと　します. " (You did your best.)

Superb

 * "なかなか　よろしい！" (That was pretty good!)
 * "すばらしい判断力だ！" (You have fantastic judgement!)

Header

 * "Sarge Says"

Try Again

 * "Mushy marching!"
 * "Do you hate halting?"
 * "Your turns need more tuning."

OK

 * "Eh. Passable."

Superb

 * "Stone-solid stepping!"
 * "You stopped like a pro!"
 * "Fair turnabout!"

Skill Star
The Skill Star can be collected when you halt the fourth time. (The fourth halt is delayed)

Marching Orders 2P
"行進をするのだ. かってな行動はチームをダメにする！ がんばりたまえ. " "(It's time to march. Wrong moves will hurt the team! Do your best.)"

- - Marching Orders 2P Description

Marching Orders also appears in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) where it is referred to as Marching Orders 2P (マーチャ 2P). It plays the same as the 1P version, but with a second player controlling the second cadet in the lineup.

Trivia

 * In Rhythm Heaven's game Shoot-'Em-Up 2, the Shoot-'Em-Up Radio Lady is dressed like a cadet.
 * Along with the rest of Stage 1, this game has a counterpart in the arcade version at 150% speed, with a more vibrant synth for orchestration and different graphics.
 * This is one of the few games in Rhythm Tengoku that has more than or equal to 3 commands - this one has 4 commands.
 * This is one of a few games to have different rating screens in both versions, except for the Superb rating screen which keeps the same style.
 * This is the one of a few games in Megamix to use every button (the D-Pad, the "B" button and the "A" button). The others are Super Samurai Slice & its sequel.
 * According to a picture in Tengoku's credits, the cadet's hair colors are red, yellow, blue, and orange.
 * This game contains unused sprites, consisting of:
 * The player characters clapping.MarchingOrdersUnused.jpeg
 * The player characters of other versions pointing like in Marching Orders 2. Although these can be seen in action by swapping the graphics in the GBA version, there is no way to activate them in the 3DS version.
 * The Alien Bunnies marching like the humans in the other versions, something similar to their dance in WarioWare, and them looking upwards with their mouths open. None of these have any animations made for them.