First Contact

First Contact (通訳者 Interpreter) is the 13th minigame introduced in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. In this game, the player controls Translator Tom, whose mission is to translate what the Martian is saying.

A sequel later appears in Citrus Tower under the title Second Contact.

Gameplay
As is expected, the gameplay is around translating what the Martian says. This is done by hitting the button in the same way that the Martian shows, as the alien will say something in a beat, and you must match said beat to translate him properly.

Dialog
Good dialog (Japanese)

People of Earth,

how do you do?

I live on Mars. (I am a Martian.)

...Right?

We're glad you made it. (I want to become,)

You want to meet (really good friends)

my leader? (with you all.)

...Gotcha. (...Kidding.)

Last time... (Recently,)

Earthings visited... (I became aware.)

You left... (Katsudon)

behind PORK RICE BOWLS!! (is crazy delish!)

Mars will never... (And so)

be the same. (everyone,)

Kidding! (until)

Don't be a stranger! (our paths cross again!)

...Gotcha. (...Kidding.)

Bad dialog (Japanese)

Hey, carbon blobs! (Hey, you pricks!)

You are weird looking! (Sup?)

I am your ruler now. (It's me, of course!)

Moohoohaha!

Hoping for... (With you pricks,)

mercy? (I wanna be)

Not a chance. (crappy friends with ya.)

Bow, worms! (Pfft! (losers))

Now I am... (How can I put it...)

hungry! (I'm hungry.)

Are you done? (It's a pain in the ass though,)

Hurry up and leave! (Pfft! (you losers))

I care not for... (I mean, whatever,)

your species. (you scumbags.)

But I hunger. (How can I put it,)

So hungry. (I'm hungry.)

Begone, insects! (Pfft! (losers))

Button Mode

 * A or D-Pad: Translate

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: Translate

Timing Notes

 * Hit: Proper translation of the Martian's words occured.


 * Barely: Translator Tom will translate the Martian's words in a high-pitched voice.


 * Miss: A question-mark is displayed over the failed section and fails to translate the rest of the sentence. If it is a fail from the first word then a different sentence will pop up in blue, this text says something that will make the Martian look bad.

Header

 * "Ground Control to Translator Tom"

Try Again

 * "Our new friend looks...dissatisfied."
 * "Who what now?"
 * "Erm, we couldn't quite make that out..."

OK

 * "Eh. Passable."

Superb

 * "You've bridged the gap between Earth and Mars!"
 * "We even caught the mumbly bits."
 * "They like pork rice bowls? Hey, WE like those too!"

Skill Star
When you translate the phrase "...Gotcha." at the perfect time, you will get the star.

Challenge Train

 * Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!
 * Copycats (Super Hard!)

Trivia

 * If one listens closely during the crowd amusement, they can hear the "call" command from Nintendogs, which is another game from the Nintendo Series.
 * The Space Umpire makes a cameo in the OK epilogue screen.
 * The Superb Rating Notes say "You built the bridge between Earth and Mars.", as well as the notes being sent from "Ground Control to Translator Tom", which makes a reference to a song called Space Oddity by the late David Bowie.
 * There are unused sprites of some glasses in the sprites for both this game & the Citrus Remix variant.