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{{RhythmGame
'''Octopus Machine(たこマシーン tako mashiin''' is a [[Rhythm Toys|rhythm toy]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''. It requires 11 medals to unlock. In this game, there are 3 octopi lined up in a row. You control the 3rd one, so just copy what the others do.
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==Description==
|number=[[File:Game DS B-Medal.png|24px|link=]] 4
Three pink octopi sit in front of a yellow background. You are the one at the bottom. The octopi have long mouths with corks in them that they can shoot at will. They white eyes with black pupils, and appear red when inflated.
|medals={{Console|DS}} 11
|stage={{Stage|DStoys}}}}
{{Nihongo|Octopus Machine|たこマシーン|Tako Machine}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Toy]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''. It is unlocked with 11 [[Medal]]s.
==Gameplay==
[[File:Screenshot DS Octopus Machine.png|thumb]]
There are three [[Octo-Pops]] lined up in a row. The player controls the third one, who has to copy what the others do. There are 7 patterns in a set order, all involving the Octo-Pops swelling and deflating themselves, and occasionally popping the cork. If the player clears all the patterns, the game speeds up and returns to the first pattern. After the 8th loop, the tempo stops increasing, staying at 437.5 BPM<ref name="BPM">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLoB6LkFFsA Rhythm Heaven DS - Maxing Octopus Machine's Tempo]</ref>.
==Controls==
==Controls==
* Tap/Hold: Inflate octopus
{{Controls|Th=Swell|Tr=Deflate|F=Blow}}
 
==[[Timing Display]]==
* Release: Go back to normal
{{Todo|Confirm these}}
 
{{Timing
* Flick: Pop the cork out of your mouth
|just=The Octo-Pops are happy. The game displays "Good!", and moves on to the next pattern.
==Gameplay==
|miss=N/A{{Ref needed}}
This is the order of patterns:
|through=The Octo-Pops are sad, with the player looking confused. The game displays "Wrong! Try again." and returns to the first pattern.}}
 
1. Hold hold hold, release release release
 
2. Hold hold hold, flick flick flick
 
3. Hold flick, hold flick, hold flick
 
4. Tap tap flick, tap tap flick, tap tap flick
 
5. Tap release hold, tap release hold, tap release hold, flick flick flick
 
6. (slight delay) Hold hold hold, flick flick flick
 
7. Tap flick tap flick tap flick, hold hold hold, flick flick flick
 
(Speed up and repeat)
==Timing Notes==
* Hit: The octopi will all be happy and the game will say "Good!"
 
* Miss: The octopi will all be very sad and the game will say "Wrong! Try again."
== Gallery==
<gallery>
Octopop Inflate.PNG
Octopop Flick.PNG
</gallery>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is the only rhythm toy in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' that is set up like an actual game.
*This [[Rhythm Toy]], along with [[Rhythm Fighter]], is set up like a [[Rhythm Game]].
*The game gets increasingly faster after you get past all 7 patterns. It eventually becomes nearly impossible to keep up.
**The repetitive nature of the game, fail condition, and lack of a proper end make it similar to an [[Endless Game]], although there is no score to be kept.
*While it is called "Octopus Machine," the game refers to the characters as the "Octo-Pops."
*The maximum tempo (437.5 BPM) is faster than Big Rock Finish C, the fastest song in the series (290 BPM)<ref name="BPM"/>.
*The Octo-Pops appear in the OK screen of [[Remix 9 (Wii)]].
==Development History==
 
{{Main|Octopus Machine/Development}}
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
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{{Lang
|- bgcolor="#fff7f7"
|jp=たこマシーン
!Language
|rojp=Tako Mashīn
!Name
|mnjp=Octopus Machine
|- align="center"
|us=Octopus Machine
|{{JP}} Japanese
|fr=Pieuvres bouchées
|たこマシーン ''Octopus Machine''
|mnfr=Bite-size octopuses
|- align="center"
|es=Los Pulpos
|{{FR}} French
|mnes=The octopuses
|Pieuvres bouchées
|de=Oktokork
|- align="center"
|mnde=Octocork
|{{ES}} Spanish
|it=Piovritmi
|Pulpicorchos
|mnit=Piovra (Octopus) + ritmi (rhythms)
|- align="center"
|kr=코르크 문어
|{{DU}} German
|rokr=Koleukeu Mun-eo
|
|mnkr=Cork Octopus}}
|- align="center"
==References==
|{{IT}} Italian
<references/>
|
|- align="center"
|{{KR}} Korean
|
|}
 
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[[Category:Rhythm Heaven]]
[[Category:Rhythm Toys]]
[[Category:Medel Content]]
[[Category:Trio Timing Games]]
[[Category:Medal Content]]

Latest revision as of 19:40, 13 October 2024

Octopus Machine
Image
ConsoleDS Icon.png
Game DS T-4.gif
Number
Game DS B-Medal.png 4
Medeals Needed
ConsoleDS Icon.png 11

Octopus Machine (たこマシーン?, Tako Machine) is the 4th Rhythm Toy in Rhythm Heaven. It is unlocked with 11 Medals.

Gameplay

Screenshot DS Octopus Machine.png

There are three Octo-Pops lined up in a row. The player controls the third one, who has to copy what the others do. There are 7 patterns in a set order, all involving the Octo-Pops swelling and deflating themselves, and occasionally popping the cork. If the player clears all the patterns, the game speeds up and returns to the first pattern. After the 8th loop, the tempo stops increasing, staying at 437.5 BPM[1].

Controls

  • Tap (Hold): Swell
  • Tap (Release): Deflate
  • Flick: Blow

Timing Display

Epilogue Wii Built to Scale 2 NG.png
  • Perfect!/Ace!?: The Octo-Pops are happy. The game displays "Good!", and moves on to the next pattern.
  • Early!/Late!?: N/A[citation needed]
  • Miss...?: The Octo-Pops are sad, with the player looking confused. The game displays "Wrong! Try again." and returns to the first pattern.

Trivia

  • This Rhythm Toy, along with Rhythm Fighter, is set up like a Rhythm Game.
    • The repetitive nature of the game, fail condition, and lack of a proper end make it similar to an Endless Game, although there is no score to be kept.
  • The maximum tempo (437.5 BPM) is faster than Big Rock Finish C, the fastest song in the series (290 BPM)[1].

Development History

Main article: Octopus Machine/Development

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese たこマシーン Octopus Machine
Flag of the United States.svg EnglishNOA Octopus Machine
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg EnglishNOE Octopus Machine
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French Pieuvres bouchées Bite-size octopuses
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Los Pulpos The octopuses
Flag of Germany.svg German Oktokork Octocork
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Piovritmi Piovra (Octopus) + ritmi (rhythms)
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 코르크 문어 Cork Octopus

References

Logo GBA Rhythm Tengoku.svg Game GBA T-1.gif Game GBA T-2.gif Game GBA T-3.gif Game GBA T-4.gif
Logo DS Rhythm Heaven.svg Game DS T-1.gif Game DS T-2.gif Game DS T-3.gif Game DS T-4.gif
Game DS T-5.gif Game DS T-6.gif Game DS T-7.gif
Logo Wii Rhythm Heaven Fever.svg Game Wii T-1.gif Game Wii T-2.gif Game Wii T-3.gif Game Wii T-4.gif