|explain=Fellow Martians, I've encountered<br>an Earthling! I'm going to attempt to<br>translate what it says.
|Image = [[File:Return_of_Interpreter.png|280px]]
|No Practice=1}}
|Name = Second Contact
{{RhythmGame
|Debut = Rhythm Heaven Megamix
|number={{Console|3DS}} 46
|Number = 46
|version={{ver|Long}}
|Reward = N/A}}
|gift={{Console|3DS}} [[Flow Ball]]
'''Second Contact''' (かえってきた通訳者 ''Kaettekita Tsuyakusha'' "Return of Interpreter") is a Rhythm Game that appears in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]. The point of the game is to translate what is being said to the rhythm. It is similar to [[First Contact]]. In this game, the player controls an alien translating a human.
|stage={{Stage|3DStower4}}}}
{{Nihongo|Second Contact|かえってきた<ruby>通訳者<rt>つうやくしゃ</rt></ruby>|Kaettekita Tsūyaku-sha}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of [[Citrus Tower]] (46th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The short version, [[First Contact]], appears in [[Citrus Land]].
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Second_contact_gameplay.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Second Contact.png|thumb]]
In this game, the player controls the [[Martian]], whose mission is to translate what [[Farmer Bob]] is saying. This is done by repeating the pattern of [[Farmer Bob]]'s speech. The patterns have more complex rhythms than [[First Contact]].
Second Contact's gameplay focuses on repeating a pattern by hitting the A button or directional pad. The character will start by speaking to a rhythm represented by a symbol (a picture of a person) and then give the player a cue to repeat that same rhythm, translating the symbols to words.
== Dialog ==
'''''Good dialog (return)'''''
Hi, people of Mars!
How do you do?
I am an Earthling.
...And single!
Don't get your hopes up...
Not all humans...
look as good as me!
...Ladies!
Let's get some tea...
and talk planets.
I'm going to...
work up my courage to say...
to [''A different three-syllable name may appear here each time.'']...
for oh...
so, so...
long I have been...
very much in love with...
yummy PORK RICE BOWLS!
Ummm...yeah.
I should head back soon...
for my tentacle graft.
...Kidding!
'''''Bad dialog (return)'''''
==Controls==
==Controls==
*A or D-Pad: Translate
{{Controls|AorDt=Translate}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing
|just=The [[Martian]] translates [[Farmer Bob]]'s words properly. Farmer Bob nods. Mars Control is amazed.
|miss=The [[Martian]] translates properly, but in a high-pitched voice.
|through=The [[Martian]] fails to translate, and a red question-mark is displayed instead. If the player fails from the beginning, an alternate translation is given, which devolves into nonsense. Farmer Bob then shakes his head in disapproval. Mars Control falls asleep. Some lines change if the played messed up a translation before them.}}
Hit: Proper translation of the human's words occurs.
{{Results
|Console=3DS
Barely: The alien translate the human's words in a high-pitched voice.
|caption=Mars Control to Farmer Bob
|cp_DEF_Ng=What was that? We wait with bated breath!<br>Didn't quite catch that--not sure we wanted to.<br>Yikes?
Miss: A question-mark is displayed over the failed section, and the rest of the sentence is not translated. If a sentence is missed from the beginning, dialogue from the "Bad dialog" section appears instead.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Yup, definitely heard you loud and clear...<br>Even when things got awkward, you nailed it.<br>We were feeling the love...unfortunately.}}
==Epilogue==
== Rating Notes ==
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
*[[Try Again]]: ''"Tell me again what a 'verb' is?"''
|NG=Tell me again what a "verb" is...?
*[[OK]]: ''"Friendship."''
|OK=Friendship.
*[[Superb]]: ''"Welcome to Mars!"''
|HI=Welcome to Mars!}}
==Rating Screens==
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Mars
|title=Foreign Food
|explain=Everyone was surprised at<br>how quickly we started a<br>culinary exchange with Mars,<br>but they shouldn't have been.<br>Look at it! It's basically a<br>space meatball!}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the line "...Ladies!"
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Game Gamble: Intermediate]]
*[[Copycats]]
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Interpreter Try Again.PNG|"Um... did I translate it wrong?"
Screenshot 3DS First Contact.png|[[First Contact]]
Interpreter OK.PNG|"Now we've become good friends."
Screenshot 3DS Second Contact.png|[[Second Contact]]<br>[[Left-Hand Remix]]
Interpreter Superb.PNG|"Welcome to Mars!"
Screenshot 3DS Second Contact Citrus Remix.png|[[Citrus Remix]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Rhythm Item==
==Video==
Second Contact's Rhythm Item is Mars, available for 10 coins in the shop.
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== Skill Star ==
The Skill Star for this game can be collected when the human says "...Ladies!"
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In Returns, when the alien scientists are faced at, the [[Air Batter]] alien can be seen.
*[[Space Umpire]] from [[Spaceball]] can be seen among Mars Control.
*One of [[Farmer Bob]]'s lines has him mention a woman's name. There are ten variations randomly selected for this part, being:
**"to Katherine..."
**"to Dorothy..."
**"to Jennifer..."
**"to Julianne..."
**"to Katrina..."
**"to Lillian..."
**"to Marianne..."
**"to Marilyn..."
**"to Mary Sue..."
**"to Natalie..."
==Development History==
{{Main|Second Contact/Development}}
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
|jp=かえってきた 通訳者
|rojp=Kaettekita Tsūyaku-sha
|mnjp=Interpreter Returns
|us=Second Contact
|fr=Interprète terrien-martien
|mnfr=Earthling-martian interpreter
|es=Segundo contacto
|mnes=Second contact
|de=Der zweite Kontakt
|mnde=The second contact
|it=Secondo contatto
|mnit=Second contact
|kr=돌아온 통역사
|rokr=Doraon Tong-yeoksa
|mnkr=Interpreter Returns}}
{{Game Navigation}}
{{Game Navigation}}
[[Category:Rhythm Games]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Megamix Games]]
[[Category:Remix 4 (3DS)]]
Latest revision as of 04:54, 1 August 2025
Second Contact
Fellow Martians, I've encountered an Earthling! I'm going to attempt to translate what it says.
In this game, the player controls the Martian, whose mission is to translate what Farmer Bob is saying. This is done by repeating the pattern of Farmer Bob's speech. The patterns have more complex rhythms than First Contact.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The Martian translates Farmer Bob's words properly. Farmer Bob nods. Mars Control is amazed.
Early!/Late!?: The Martian translates properly, but in a high-pitched voice.
Miss...?: The Martian fails to translate, and a red question-mark is displayed instead. If the player fails from the beginning, an alternate translation is given, which devolves into nonsense. Farmer Bob then shakes his head in disapproval. Mars Control falls asleep. Some lines change if the played messed up a translation before them.
Message
Correct Message
Correct Message (After Incorrect Message)
Incorrect Message
Hi, people of Mars!
Blah, blah...
How do you do?
Garble, snarble.
I am an Earthling.
Guess who I am?
...And single!
Gwahaha!♥
Hahahaha!
Don't get your hopes up...
Watermelon, watermelon.
Not all humans...
Rutabaga, rutabaga...
look as good as me!
You guys look like octopuses!
...Ladies!
Gwahaha!♥
Ahahaha!
Let's get some tea...
I want a taco.
and talk planets.
Where are the donuts?
I'm going to...
Niagara Falls.
work up my courage to say...
Are you gonna eat that?
to Katherine...
Did I say something wrong?
for oh...
(unintelligible)
so, so...
(unintelligible)
long I have been...
(unintelligible)
very much in love with...
(unintelligible)
yummy PORK RICE BOWLS!
There's nothing better!
(boring stuff)
Ummm...yeah.
Blah, blah...
I should head back soon...
Turnip.
for my tentacle graft.
Achoo!
...Kidding!
Gwahaha!♥
Ahahaha!
Results
Mars Control to Farmer Bob
What was that? We wait with bated breath! Didn't quite catch that--not sure we wanted to. Yikes?
Eh. Passable.
Yup, definitely heard you loud and clear... Even when things got awkward, you nailed it. We were feeling the love...unfortunately.
Everyone was surprised at how quickly we started a culinary exchange with Mars, but they shouldn't have been. Look at it! It's basically a space meatball!