Ringside

Ringside (レスラー会見) is the sixteenth minigame in Rhythm Heaven Fever  popularized by YouTube. The game is about a wrestler who is having a post-game interview with a reporter after a match in Rhythm Arena. Getting a perfect will earn "Wrestler's Weekly".

This game returns in Songbird Tower in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay


The game has you, playing as a wrestler, getting interviewed after a match. The reporter, the young girl, will give you several cues you need to respond to:


 * "Wubbadubbadubba, is that true?" (Japanese: テキテケテキですか？ tekiteketekidesuka?): The player has to respond after the phrase is done. To respond, press A button.
 * "Woah, you go, big guy!" (Japanese: え、すごい ですね！ Eh, sugoi desu ne!) : The player needs to show off after the phrase is finished. To show off your muscles, press A twice at the same time.
 * "Pose for the fans!" (Japanese: こっち見て！ Kotchi mite!) This phrase is accompanied by the screen zooming out. After it is finished, the player needs to strike a pose. To pose for the fans, press both A and B together.

The commands will come in many different patterns, with varying distances between them.

In Megamix, the gameplay's controls were changed to use B button to pose for the fans, rather than pressing both A and B together.

Rhythm Heaven Fever

 * A: Respond
 * A (Twice): Show Off
 * A + B: Pose

Button Mode

 * A: Respond
 * A (Twice): Show Off
 * B: Pose

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: Respond or (Twice): Show Off or even Pose

Timing Notes

 * Hit: With the "Wubbadubbadubba, is that true?" or "Woah, you go, big guy!" command, a camera flash will happen afterwards. With the "Pose for the fans!", multiple camera flashes will appear, as well as a radial background. On occasion, a newspaper will appear with the picture on it.
 * Barely: Messing up on a "Wubbadubbadubba, is that true?" will cause the wrestler to cough when answering. Messing up on a "Woah, you go, big guy!" will cause only one part of the showing off to be done. Messing up on the "Pose for the fans!" will make only one person take a photo, which will be grayed and scratchy.
 * Miss: Missing any command will cause the reporter to frown and give you a look. Using a command when not told to will either make the reporter nervous (respond command) or make her flinch back in shock (pose command).

American Version

 * Try Again: "Oh no! Not the mask!"
 * Ok: "Go, go, go! Take him down!"
 * Superb: "No question (or opponent) is too tough for this guy!"

European/Australian Version

 * Try Again: "Wrestler, don't give up! Keep your mask on!"
 * OK: "Come on! You can do it! Wrestler, take him down!"
 * Superb:"He's big and tough! And his name is Wrestler!"

Appearances

 * Ringside
 * Remix 4
 * Remix 9
 * Remix 10

Two-Player Mode
A version of the game can be unlocked in the two-player mode. It requires you to beat the original game and the previous two-player game, Tambourine.

The game has the first player player playing a wrestler with blue clothing, and the second playing a wrestler with orange clothing, each marker with the number of their player. The reporter will give the commands, and the player will respond. The reporter will always ask the same thing to them, so the players just need to do the same thing.

Trivia

 * Parodies of Ringside has appeared all over the Internet, particularly YouTube, showcasing a character and an odd phrase or personality trait of said character. This is documented at its page on Know Your Meme.
 * The newspaper that can pop up after a successful "Pose for the fans!" command says "Nintendo Times" on it, referencing the Rhythm Heaven series' developer and publisher company, Nintendo.
 * The "Wubbadubbadubba" commands that are stated as "questions" appear to suggest that the wrestler is not actually listening to the reporter, and is just responding with the same thing each time. This is supported by the game's reading material, which has the wrestler saying "Eh" to all the questions, despite them being actual questions.
 * In the Japanese version, while reading the practice. The reporter will say 「〜〜〜ですか？」 ("〜〜〜desuka?") the 〜 probably meaning the words that he isn't listening to
 * In the Japanese version, the blue squares with the star say "YONE" while in the American, European and Korean version of the game they simply have a star.
 * In the Korean version, the red and yellow Japanese-style background is changed to orange and yellow for unknown reasons.