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|explainUS=With taps on their shoes<br>and boxes on their heads,<br>this quartet dreams of<br>stardom. We understand the<br>taps, but the head boxes...?
| Name = Tap Troupe
|titleUK=Tap Troupe
| Debut = Rhythm Heaven Fever
|explainUK=This tapping quartet<br>dream of stardom and<br>practise every day.<br>The road to fame is long<br>but pulling off a routine<br>feels so good!}}
'''Tap Troupe''' (タップスター ''Tap Star'') is the thirty-first game in [[Rhythm Heaven Fever|''Rhythm Heaven Fever'']]. It's about a Tall Tapper, (you) auditioning for the Tap Troupe, a tap dancing group. Getting a [[Perfect|perfect]] on this game earns the [[Gift|gift ]]"At the Auditions" to read.
|gift={{Console|Wii}} [[At the Auditions]]
|stage={{Stage|Wiistage7}}}}
{{Nihongo|Tap Troupe|タップスター|Tap Star}} is the 1st [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 7 (31st overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Taptroupe.jpg|right|thumb|Gameplay of Tap Troupe]]
[[File:Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe.png|thumb]]
In this game, the player controls the fourth Tall Tapper in line (far right), with their face being visible near the bottom-left of the screen. When the game starts, the members of the troupe will start stepping at a steady beat. The player needs to step along with them. At certain parts of the game, a voice will say "Rea-dy!", and the tappers get on their toes and continue tapping. When this happens, the speed of tapping increases to a triplet. After a while, a voice will say "Tap, tap, tap!", requiring the player to tap on those beats, then go back the the original beat.
In this game, the player controls one of [[The Tall Tappers]]. The tappers' legs occupy most of the screen, while their faces are seen in the bottom left. The player must maintain a steady beat of tap dancing with the rest of the tappers.
At certain parts of the game, a voice says "Rea-dy!" indicating a rhythm change. The player must shift to a 4:3 polymeter rhythm. This continues until the voice says "Tap, tap, tap!", signaling the rhythm is going to change back. The final "tap" is always on the next available beat in the original groove, regardless of where the previous two land, meaning the distance between the second and third tap may vary.
==Controls==
==Controls==
*A: Step
{{Controls|A=Tap}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
==Timing Notes==
{{Timing
*Hit: The Tall Tappers continue their routine. After the female voice's complex tap cues, the Tall Tappers will gleefully yell out "Okay!". Additionally, halfway through the game the Tall Tapper on the left of the group will bring out a confetti popper which launches confetti. During the last few moments of the rhythm game, the Tall Tappers will wave their arms up with their hands in an OK sign.
|just=The player taps in time with the others. When changing back to the regular rhythm, the player taps extra hard, and [[The Tall Tappers]] gleefully say "OK!". Halfway through the game, the tapper on the left also brings out a confetti popper, and a little after tappers wave their arms up with their hands in an OK sign.
*Barely*: A small 'tick' sound is heard when tapping off beat. The other Tall Tappers will glare at the player's Tall Tapper, annoyed. During practice, the Tall Tappers will glance over at the player. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''
|miss=The player taps off the beat, making a "tick" sound. The others look annoyed at the player. During [[Practice]], they glance over with embarrassed looks on their faces instead.
*Miss*: The other Tall Tappers will blow a raspberry and make a pouty face at the player's Tall Tapper. During practice, the Tall Tappers will glance over at the player.
|through=The player taps at the wrong time or doesn't tap at all. The others blow a raspberry and make a disapproving face at the player. During [[Practice]], they glance over with embarrassed looks on their faces instead.}}
==Results==
==Rating Notes==
{{Results
===American Version===
|Console=Wii
*[[Try Again]]: ''"We're better than this! Aren't we?"''
|caption=Friendly Feedback
*[[OK]]: ''"We did it! Didn't we?"''
|cp_DEF_Ng=Your tapping was out of sync.<br>Your changeovers were kinda clumsy.<br>Your changeover combos need work.
*[[Superb]]: "''We're real stars now! ...Right?"''
|cp_DEF_Hi=You kept time really well.<br>You handled changeovers well.<br>We got to say "OK!" a lot!
===European Version===
|caption Alt=The tap team says...
*[[Try Again]]: ''"I thought we'd be better than this."''
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=You need to get your legs together.<br>Your changeovers were clumsy.<br>Your moves weren't even "OK"!
*[[OK]]: ''"I think we did it, didn't we?"''
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You kept time really well.<br>You handled changeovers well.<br>We got to say "OK!" a lot!}}
*[[Superb]]: ''"We're real stars now, right?"''
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
==Rating Screens==
|Console=Wii
|NG=We're better than this! Aren't we?
|OK=We did it! Didn't we?
|HI=We're real stars now! ...Right?
|NG alt=I thought we'd be better than this.
|OK alt=I think we did it, didn't we?
|HI alt=We're real stars now, right?}}
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Tap Troupe Try Again.png|"We're better than this! Aren't we?"
Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe.png|[[Tap Troupe]]<br>[[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]]
Tap Troupe OK.png|"We did it! Didn't we?"
Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe Remix 7.png|[[Remix 7 (Wii)|Remix 7]]
Tap Troupe Superb.png|"We're real stars now! ...Right?"
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Two Player==
{{GameExplainWii
|titleUS=Tap Troupe
|explainUS=With taps on their shoes<br>and boxes on their heads,<br>this quartet dreams of<br>stardom. We understand the<br>taps, but the head boxes...?
|titleUK=Tap Troupe
|explainUK=This tapping quartet<br>dream of stardom and<br>practise every day.<br>The road to fame is long<br>but pulling off a routine<br>feels so good!}}
{{RhythmGame
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Wii|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Wii Tap Troupe Two Player.png|400px]]{{TabEnd}}
|number={{Console|Wii}} 7
|version={{ver|Two Player}}
|stage={{Stage|Wii2P}}}}
{{Nihongo|Tap Troupe|タップスター|Tap Star}} is the 7th [[Rhythm Game]] in the [[Two-Player Menu]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
==Appearances==
P1 controls the Tall Tapper on the far left, with cyan shoes, and P2 controls the one on the far right, with orange shoes. Aside from a spotlight appearing in the middle of the game, there are no other differences.<gallery>Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe Two Player.png</gallery>{{clear}}
*Tap Troupe
==Video==
*[[Remix 7 (Wii)|Remix 7]]
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*[[Remix 10]]
{{#ev:youtube|vAa8WhOtyzY||inline}}
==Two-Player Mode==
A version of the game can be [[File:TapTroupe2Pgameplay.png|thumb]]unlocked in the two player mode. It is the seventh game in it, and requires the completion on the original game and the previous two-player game, [[Launch Party]].
The game has the first player on the far right, wearing blue shoes, and the second player on the left, wearing orange shoes. Both players have to tap along with the other two tappers. There is no main differences from the main game's pattern, other that spotlights at certain times to obscure view.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Tall Tappers' box-headed, human-like appearance makes them look similar to the [[Space Dancers|dancers]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' 's [[Space Dance]] and the [[Paddler]]s from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' 's [[Rhythm Rally]].
*[[The Tall Tappers]]' box-headed, human-like appearance resembles the [[Space Dancers]] and [[The Paddler]]s from previous games. The troupe's leader is also [[At the Auditions|implied]] to be [[Space Gramps]], furthering the connection.
**In the reading material you receive by perfecting this game, the troupe's leader is implied to be the [[Space Gramps|leader]] of the Space Dancers, further making the connection between them.
*The "Rea-dy!" audio cue is later repurposed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' for [[Lockstep]] in [[Right-Hand Remix]], [[Flock Step]] in [[Final Remix]] and [[Tangotronic 3000]] for the finishing pose.
*The game's base play style, with four characters stepping to a beat, makes it similar to ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Marching Orders]].
==Development History==
*There is an unused variation of Tap Troupe found in the files, but more of a DS graphical format meaning Tap Troupe was originally supposed to appear in [[Rhythm Heaven]].
{{Main|Tap Troupe/Development}}
==In Other Languages==
{{Template:Lang
{{Lang
|jp = タップスター ''Tap Star''
|jp=タップスター
|it = Tip Tap Star|es = Gigantes del claqué|kr = 탭스타 Tap Star}}
|pt=Tap Troupe<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/games/oms/beat_the_beat_rhythm_paradise/dual.html Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Jogo de música | Wii | Nintendo]</ref>
|kr=탭스타
|rokr=Taeb Seuta
|mnkr=Tap Star}}
==References==
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{{Game Navigation}}
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[[Category:Rhythm Games]]
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Fever Games]]
[[Category:Remix 7 (Wil)]]
Latest revision as of 23:46, 31 August 2024
Tap Troupe
With taps on their shoes and boxes on their heads, this quartet dreams of stardom. We understand the taps, but the head boxes...?
In this game, the player controls one of The Tall Tappers. The tappers' legs occupy most of the screen, while their faces are seen in the bottom left. The player must maintain a steady beat of tap dancing with the rest of the tappers.
At certain parts of the game, a voice says "Rea-dy!" indicating a rhythm change. The player must shift to a 4:3 polymeter rhythm. This continues until the voice says "Tap, tap, tap!", signaling the rhythm is going to change back. The final "tap" is always on the next available beat in the original groove, regardless of where the previous two land, meaning the distance between the second and third tap may vary.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player taps in time with the others. When changing back to the regular rhythm, the player taps extra hard, and The Tall Tappers gleefully say "OK!". Halfway through the game, the tapper on the left also brings out a confetti popper, and a little after tappers wave their arms up with their hands in an OK sign.
Early!/Late!?: The player taps off the beat, making a "tick" sound. The others look annoyed at the player. During Practice, they glance over with embarrassed looks on their faces instead.
Miss...?: The player taps at the wrong time or doesn't tap at all. The others blow a raspberry and make a disapproving face at the player. During Practice, they glance over with embarrassed looks on their faces instead.
Results
Friendly Feedback()
The tap team says...()
Your tapping was out of sync. Your changeovers were kinda clumsy. Your changeover combos need work.
You need to get your legs together. Your changeovers were clumsy. Your moves weren't even "OK"!
Eh. Good enough.
Good try.
You kept time really well. You handled changeovers well. We got to say "OK!" a lot!
You kept time really well. You handled changeovers well. We got to say "OK!" a lot!
P1 controls the Tall Tapper on the far left, with cyan shoes, and P2 controls the one on the far right, with orange shoes. Aside from a spotlight appearing in the middle of the game, there are no other differences.
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