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{{Quote|音に合わせて<br>ボタンを押そう！<br>キミのリズム感か<br>わかるかも！？"<br>"(Press the button to the sound! Do you know your sense of rhythm?!)|Rhythm-kan Sokutei description, Rhythm Tengoku Trial Version}}

The {{Nihongo|'''Introduction'''|手ほどき|Tehodoki}} is where the player is introduced to the concept of rhythm in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' and can be replayed through the [[Café]].

Unlike future games, it can be played again by selecting the "リズム感測定" option below the [[Rhythm Games]] option in the menu instead of going to the [[Café]].

In ''Rhythm Tengoku Trial Version'', a trimmed down version of Rhythm-kan Sokutei (only the first test is taken) is selectable from the Game Select. This time the player can pause and quit if they so choose.

*[[File:Rhythmtestgba.png|20px]] Rhythm-kan Sokutei

==''Rhythm Heaven:'' Practice Flicking==

[[File:Flick_Practice.png|thumb]]

Rather than testing the player's rhythm, ''Rhythm Heaven'' has the player {{Nihongo|'''Practice Flicking'''|はじく練習をする|Hajiku Renshū o Suru}}.

When the game starts, the player is greeted by the [[Bandleader]]. The frog will explain to the player about how to flick, then presents them with a target: a large [[Frogettes|Frogette]] figure. The player is required to flick a coin at the frog to hit it (tapping does nothing, and light flicking barely slides the coin). Hitting the frog enough times depletes a heart bar, reading "I give!" when fully depleted.

The next test is to hit a moving target: a car. Cars of varying speed move past the coin, and the player needs to flick at the right time to hit the car. Once a car bar is depleted, the frog gives parting words and ends the practice session.

After clearing it, the Game Select screen is opened up, with [[Built to Scale (DS)|Built to Scale]] as the only option.

The tutorial can be played later at the [[Café]], by selecting the "Practice Flicking" button.

*Practice Flicking

==''Rhythm Heaven Fever:'' Rhythm Test==

When the player starts a new save file, they play the {{Nihongo|'''Rhythm Test'''|リズム感チェック|Rizumi-kan Chekku}}.

When the game starts, the player meets [[Cam]], [[Marshal]], and [[Miss Ribbon]] standing in front of a curtain. The characters will explain what the game is about, then present the first rhythm test. The first test requires pressing the "A" button to a steady beat the game provides on a screen.

Doing it successfully makes Cam's eyes flash. After a while of pressing, the game will provide a visual representation of the player's accuracy with blocks falling. If a block lands above or below the line, the tapping was too early or late, respectively. Blocks on the line mean the rhythm was spot on.

After the first chart is done, the next test begins. A countdown from seven will pop up on a screen, going at a steady beat. The player needs to press "A" just as the countdown reaches zero, with Cam's eyes flashing if correctly done. When the chart appears, the game will pull two tricks on the player; at some points, the screen will stop beating, requiring the player to count of their own, and halfway through the test, the characters will block the chart with signs, preventing the player from using the screen to help.

After the test, the curtains are closed, and Marshal wishes the player good luck. They also mention that pressing "A" and "B" together will be needed later. Pressing them makes Cam do a weird noise to confirm the inputs were done correctly. After that, the test ends.

The test can be taken again at the [[Café]], by selecting the "Rhythm Test" button.

===Timing Notes===

*Hit: If the button is pressed exactly or one square early or late, Cam will smile and his eyes will glow.

*Barely: If the button is pressed two or three squares early or late, Cam's face will not change expression. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''

*Miss: If the button is pressed four or more squares early or late or not hit at all, Cam will show a disapproving face.

*Rhythm Test

*[[File:Remix 10 wii icon.png|32px]] [[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]]

==''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'': Introduction==

[[File:Rhythm Test Final.png|thumb|right]]

The {{Nihongo|'''Introduction''' or '''Intro'''|手ほどき|Tehodoki}} is played at the start of the game. Clearing it unlocks Honeybee Land, though only the first rhythm game, [[Karate Man]], will be available.

 

In the begining the player is greeted by a narrator, (most likely the [[Barista]]), who explains all about flow and sends the player to the introduction.

Here, the player, represented by a Mii, can try drumming. After hitting the drum a few times, two more drummers come into view and the player must drum along with them. After that, the same thing is repeated but with music to make it easier. The intro ends by explaining the [[Skill Star]]s, and allows the player to try getting one. Regardless if they get it, the game continues.

It can be replayed at the [[Café]] by selecting {{Nihongo|'''Play Intro'''|手ほどきで

あそぶ|Tehodoki de Asobu}}.

The Introduction makes another appearence near the end of [[Final Remix]].

*[[File:Locked Game 3DS icon.png|44px]] Introduction

*[[File:Final Remix icon.png|44px]] [[Final Remix]]

*An unused test-like game can be accessed through the debug menu of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', where it is known as {{Nihongo|'''Metronome'''|メトロノーム|Metoronōmu}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/u0JxoSeliqI?t=160 Video of Metronome in action]</ref>. Here, the player must press the A button as the needle passes over the bird on the top, playing basically the same as the first test in Rhythm-kan Sokutei. It was reworked into [[Mr. Upbeat]] in the final game.

*There is unused text suggesting [[Endless Remix#Chameleon|Chameleon]] was intended as an "A+B Test" of sorts for ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''<ref>"ⒶとⒷの使い方を練習しよう。" (Practice how to use Ⓐ and Ⓑ.) ~ Unused text, ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref><ref>"飛んできたハエを、Ⓐでつかまえてみて。" (Try using Ⓐ to catch the flies.) ~ Unused text, ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''</ref><ref>"tutorial" ~ directory filename for [[Endless Remix#Chameleon|Chameleon]]'s textures</ref>, similar to "Practice Flicking". The final instead has a modified version of Rhythm-kan Sokutei (with the third test dummied out) while the Chameleon game was made part of [[Endless Remix]].  

*Introduction in ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'' teaches the player the benefits of playing the game to music instead of it being done in the first [[Rhythm Game]] in previous games.