Munchy Monk

"Your training takes place deep in the mountains. We call it monk training, but it's really just eating dumplings all day. Enjoy!"

- Munchy Monk Description

Munchy Monk (しゅぎょう Shugyō "training")  is the 16th minigame in Rhythm Heaven and 68th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It features a Munchy Monk training in the art of eating dumplings. A sequel is unlocked later called Munchy Monk 2.

Gameplay
The Munchy Monk raises out his hand as a person continuously gives him dumplings to eat. He will give the Munchy Monk either one, two, or three dumplings in a row. The monk eats the dumplings by slapping his wrist in order to pop the dumpling in his mouth. To do this correctly, the player must time it right by only tapping the touch screen right after the person says "Go!".

The rhythm tempo will increase depending on the number of dumplings he gives him at a time. The three different tempos are:


 * "One, go!": The person gives the monk one white dumpling. These are always consecutive, and require tapping at a constant pace.
 * "Two-two! Go-go!": The person gives the monk two pink dumplings. After a slight pause, two quick taps must be made in rhythm.
 * "Three, go, go, go!": The person gives the monk three green dumplings in a row. These require faster tapping to eat them all.

Button Mode

 * A: Slap wrist

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: Slap wrist

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The dumpling flies into the mouth of the Monk and he successfully swallows it.
 * Barely: The dumpling flies and hits the Monk's nose in which he exclaims in surprise. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The dumpling falls out off the Monk's hand.

Header

 * "A Word from the Master"

Try Again

 * "The basics still elude you."
 * "You lost your flow in the middle."
 * "You must focus as the end nears."

OK

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

Superb

 * "You have mastered the basics."
 * "Your hand was steady and true."
 * "Your focus remained true to the end."

Header

 * "A Word from the Master"

Try Again

 * "The basics still elude you."

OK

 * "Eh. Passable."

Superb

 * "You have mastered the basics."
 * "Your double bits were transcendent."

Skill Star
The Skill Star can be collected when you do the second "Three, go, go, go!".

Appearances

 * Munchy Monk
 * Munchy Monk 2
 * Remix 4
 * Remix 8
 * Remix 10
 * Final Remix

Trivia

 * In the Japanese versions, when you are given three dumplings, the voice actually counts "1 2 3" in Chinese.
 * It is most likely because monks originated from China.
 * The dumplings are referred to as a bread called Manju in the Japanese version.
 * This is the shortest game in Rhythm Heaven lasting 54 seconds, though it isn't the shortest game in the franchise, as Showtime beats it by 7 Seconds and Rhythm Rally by 12 seconds.
 * Since its inception, Munchy Monk has enjoyed perfect attendance in the series, re-appearing in both Fever and Megamix. It shares a similar status as the likes of Karate Man, Samurai Slice, and Built to Scale.
 * The game has the same rhythm as Micro-Row 2.
 * The game was supposely going to be a game from Rhythm Tengoku but it got scrapped for unknown reasons.
 * The employee in Packing Pests bears a striking resemblance to the Munchy Monk, it should also be noted that both games have the characters using their hands in incredibly fast reflexes. However there is no confirmation that they are the same character.
 * The game is a parody on real ancient Monks, of which (depending on the religion) starve themselves as part of their training, while here it's the opposite.
 * Due to Rhythm Heaven 's resolution, when translating the game on Megamix, there was an abundance of empty space on both sides, so the baby was added as a way to fill in the blanks. This is hinted at during the intro when it seems like everything's the same as the DS version of the game, until the training monk slides to the left, revealing the formerly hidden baby. The left side shows off the handler's full arm, revealing that he too wears a uniform like the monk.
 * This is one of a few games to keep the same controls for tapping from Rhythm Heaven to Rhythm Heaven Megamix if you are using the stylus.
 * The others being Lockstep, Freeze Frame, Shoot-'em-up, and Fillbots.
 * There is someone who looks pretty similar to the monk from Munchy Monk which that photo comes from WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Games58b828d3d1c30cdd69568593bae5ae0d.png.