Rhythm Tengoku/Arcade

Rhythm Tengoku

Image

File:Arcade Title.png

Developer

Nintendo SPD
JP Room

Publisher

Nintendo
Sega

Platform

Arcade

Release date(s)

July 2007

Ratings

CERO:

- All ages

Modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Games

78 (53 + Extra + 2P)

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Rhythm Tengoku is an arcade port of the video game of the same name. It was developed by Nintendo and published by SEGA. It was released on September 20, 2007.

History

SEGA approached the development team with an offer for an arcade version as the game was popular with SEGA staff. Osawa and Ko Takeuchi were impressed because they never thought Rhythm Tengoku was able to gain a following.

Gameplay

Players start the game with two hearts. Each heart is lost when starting a Rhythm Game. Getting a Superb or Perfect gives you an extra heart, as well as close the game for the rest of the Stage. If the player runs out of hearts, they will need to spend a credit to continue. The player needs to clear all five games per stage with at least an OK in order to play the Remix.

List of Rhythm Games

All of the Rhythm Games from Rhythm Tengoku are available from the start. The arcade version has an Extra stage of games as well.

Karate Man	Rhythm Tweezers	Marching Orders	Spaceball	The Clappy Trio	Remix 1
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Marcher Card.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:The Clappy Tiro.PNG	File:Remix 1 Card.PNG
Sneaky Spirits	Iai Giri	Rat Race	Sick Beats	The★Bon Odori	Remix 2
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Sammy slice.PNG	File:Cheesey Heist.PNG	File:Back Teria.PNG	File:Bon Odori.PNG	File:Remix 2.PNG
Mahou Tsukai	Showtime	Bunny Hop	Toran to Porin	Space Dance	Remix 3
File:Wizard's Faults.PNG	File:Showtime.PNG	File:Do the Bunny Hop.PNG	File:Trampauline.PNG	File:Space Dance.PNG	File:Remix 3 (GBA).PNG
Quiz Show	Night Walk	Power Calligraphy	Polyrhythm	Rap Men	Remix 4
File:Quiz.PNG	File:Night Walk.PNG	File:Power Calligraphy.PNG	File:Hilt To Scalllleee.PNG	File:RAPMEN.PNG	File:Remix 4 GBA.PNG
Bouncy Road	Ninja Bodyguard	Toss Boys	Hanabi	Tap Trial	Remix 5
File:Hopping Road.PNG		File:Toss boys title.png	File:The Fireworks.PNG	File:Tap Trial.PNG	File:Remix 5.PNG
The Snappy Trio	Bon Dance	Cosmic Dance	Rap Women	Tap Trial 2	Remix 6
File:Trio on Tour.PNG	File:The Bon Dance.PNG	File:Cosmo Dance.png	File:Rapwomen.PNG	File:Turbo Tap Trial.png	File:Remix 6.PNG
Karate Man 2	Rhythm Tweezers 2	Ninja no Shison	Night Walk 2	Marching Orders 2	Remix 7
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Ninja Reincarnate.png	File:Night Walk.PNG	File:Marcher 2.PNG	File:Remix 7 GBA.PNG
Bouncy Road 2	Toss Boys 2	Polyrhythm 2	Spaceball 2	Sneaky Spirits 2	Remix 8
File:Hopping Road.PNG	File:Toss Boys 2.PNG	File:Hilt To Scalllleee.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Remix 8 GBA.PNG
Karate Man	Rhythm Tweezers	Marching Orders	Spaceball	The Clappy Trio	Extra Remix
File:Karate Man Tempo Up title.png	File:Vegeta-Pull Tempo Up title.png	File:Marcher Tempo Up title.png	File:Air Batter Tempo Up title.png	File:CPTU.png	File:Remix 1 Tempo Up.png

Additionally, this version has a 2P Mode.

Karate Man 2P	Rhythm Tweezers 2P	Marching Orders 2P	Spaceball 2P
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Marcher Card.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG
Sneaky Spirits 2P	Rat Race 2P	Bunny Hop 2P	The★Bon Odori 2P
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Cheesey Heist.PNG	File:Do the Bunny Hop.PNG	File:Bon Odori.PNG
Space Dance 2P	Power Calligraphy 2P	Ninja Bodyguard 2P	Tap Trial 2P
File:Space Dance.PNG	File:Power Calligraphy.PNG		File:Tap Trial.PNG
Karate Man 2 2P	Rhythm Tweezers 2 2P	Cosmic Dance 2P	Marching Orders 2 2P
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Cosmo Dance.png	File:Marcher 2.PNG
Sneaky Spirits 2 2P	Ninja no Shison 2P	Spaceball 2 2P	Tap Trial 2 2P
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Ninja Reincarnate.png	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:Turbo Tap Trial.png
Karate Man 2P	Rhythm Tweezers 2P Tempo Up!	Marching Orders 2P Tempo Up!	Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!
File:Karate Man Tempo Up title.png	File:Vegeta-Pull Tempo Up title.png	File:Marcher Tempo Up title.png	File:Air Batter Tempo Up title.png

Differences

• The Rhythm Test, Rhythm Shiryo Shitsu, Studio, Café, Rhythm Toys, Endless Games, Drum Lessons, Credits, and Live are all absent from this version. Most of the music unique from them has been repurposed for new features in this version.
  • Neko Machine and Kokuhaku Machine can be seen in the attract mode instead. The latter can also be interacted with.
  • The Drum Girls make a cameo on the Player Mode menu.
  • If the player enters the game's Service Mode, they can change several settings, including the number of hearts they start off with, how many coins need to be inserted for a credit (Freeplay is also available) and if the Remix is open from the start or not.
• The games Spaceball, Iai Giri, Sick Beats, Bunny Hop, Night Walk and Polyrhythm now have tutorials unlike the original. Bouncy Road also has a tutorial in addition to it's practice. All 2P games have tutorials as well.
• The player doesn't receive a Try Again for getting a question wrong in the practice of Quiz Show. The game simply moves on to the next question instead.

File:Ninja Bodyguard Arcade.png

• Ninja Bodyguard uses Left and Right on the D-pad, instead of D-pad and A. The arrows above the ninja are changed accordingly.
• If the player has played perfectly for the first half of a minigame, the "Go for a Perfect!" notice will appear on the bottom of the screen. Obtaining it does the same as getting a Superb however.
• The game has a leader board feature, tallying up the score based on the player's flow at the end of a stage.
• The graphics are the same as the original version. However, the resolution is larger, and the game applies a filter to smooth the visuals. Some prologue images are replaced with higher quality versions, as well.

Gallery

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  This screen is seen when the players completes a Stage.

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  If the player has a high enough flow at the end of the Stage, they register it into the leaderboard. First by selecting their gender...

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  Then by entering their name.

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  Regardless of whether or not the player gets a high score, they will always see this screen, with the Girl telling them to try the next stage.

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  After completeing a 2 player stage.

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  During the 2 player compatibility check.

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  2 player high score screen.

Trivia

File:Starcade.jpg

• This is one of the very few games developed by Nintendo and SEGA.
• This was playable in Hyper Japan 2016 in London.
• This is the first game in the series to have a Two-Player mode.
  • Although, the first multiplayer game in the main series would be Rhythm Heaven Fever.

External Links

• Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) Offical Site (Japanese, Internet Archive)

References

Rhythm Heaven Series
2006, GBA • 2007, Arcade	2008-2009, DS	2011-2012, Wii • 2016, Wii U	2015-2016, 3DS