{{Quote|The captain might seem a<br>little intense. He'll get mad<br>if you mess up, but just let<br>it roll off you like water<br>off a duck's back.|Blue Birds Description (Rhythm Heaven)}}
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{{Quote|The captain is a little intense. He'll<br>get mad if you mess up, but just let<br>it roll like water off a duck's back.|Blue Birds Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)}}
|title=Blue Birds
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|Minigame_infobox/Data = Shoot-'em-up 2
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|title=Blue Birds
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'''Blue Birds (ブルーバーズ burūbāzu)''' is the 8th rhythm game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 24th game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. In this game, the player controls a member of the [[Blue Birds (Characters)|Blue Birds]], following orders from [[Captain Blue Bird]], a duck. A sequel is later unlocked in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' called [[Blue Birds 2]].
{{Nihongo|Blue Birds|ブルーバーズ|Burūbāzu}} is the 3rd [[Rhythm Game]] of the second stage (8th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 2nd of [[Songbird Land]] (24th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The arrange version, [[Blue Birds 2]], appears in the eight stage of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
The objective of this game is to remain in sync with the other [[Blue Birds (Characters)|two birds]] when Captain Blue Bird says "peck your beak" or "stretch out your neck!" React just in time to make the rightmost blue bird peck his beak to the ground together with the other two blue birds. Hold down to make him hold his beak to the ground, and then flick the stylus/release the A button/the tap to stretch up his neck along with the other two. When Captain Blue Bird slides out of the player's view, flashbacks can be seen above the blue birds, showing the three members undergoing training, among other things.
In this game, the player controls a member of [[The Blue Birds]], following orders from [[Captain Blue Bird]]. The objective of this game is to remain in sync with the other two birds. The captain has two commands:
*{{Nihongo|Peck your beak!|つっつき|tsuttsuki}} calls for the birds to peck three times in quick succession.
*{{Nihongo|Stretch out your neck!|ふんぞり|funzori}} asks them to peck into the ground for a bit before stretching out both their necks and their wings.
*Hit: The Captain looks pleased. On the neck stretches, the Captain blushes.
*Barely: The blue bird stretches his neck too early or late and will cramp his neck. A "boink" sound can be heard when the player doesn't peck in time. The Captain gets angry and huffs. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''
*Miss: If the blue bird pecks when not supposed to, a sweat drop will appear on his head. Otherwise, a miss will appear the same as a barely.
|just=The player pecks or stretches in sync with the others. While pecking, a hit spark with stars appears. After a stretch, the captain blushes while stretching out his own wings.
*"Your stretching was a bit of a reach."
|miss=The player pecks out of sync, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, the player's neck gets a cramp. The captain gets angry and huffs. In the international version of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the animation for mistiming a stretch instead has the bird pose awkwardly.
===OK===
|through=The player either does nothing, or pecks when they're not supposed to, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, they either do nothing or stretch when they're not supposed to. The captain gets angry and huffs.}}
*"Eh. Passable."
==Results==
===Superb===
{{Results
*"Nice pecking, waaugh!"
|Console=DS
*"Nice stretching, rookie!"
|caption=The captain says...
|cp_DEF_Ng=Where's your team spirit?<br>That last part didn't look too good.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Nice pecking, waaugh!<br>Those last three were good.
|caption Alt=The captain says...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Where's your team spirit?<br>That last part didn't look too good.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Nice pecking, waaugh!<br>Those last three were good.}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=The Captain Barks
|cp_DEF_Ng=Where's your team spirit?<br>Your stretching was a bit of a reach.
|explain=It's too bright! There's pollen in<br>the air! I just yawned! I am NOT <br>crying! I'm not hiding behind <br>sunglasses! Your hard work and<br>dedication did NOT move me to<br>tears! Get back to your station!}}
|item = Sunglasses.png
==[[Skill Star]]==
|header = A Tender Moment
The Skill Star appears at the very end on the last stretch.
|desc = It's too bright! There's pollen in the air! I just yawned! I am NOT crying! I'm not hiding behind sunglasses! Your hard work and dedication did NOT move me to tears! Get back to your station!}}
==[[Challenge Land]]==
==Skill Star==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
At the very end of the game, the player has to hold the A button or stylus after Captain Blue Bird says "stretch out your neck!" and release it at the right moment to collect the star.
Screenshot 3DS Blue Birds.png|[[Blue Birds]]<br>[[Right-Hand Remix]]
BlueBirdsDS.gif|Gameplay of Blue Birds.
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==Video==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Missing any of the last three "Stretch out your neck!" cues will cost the player the [[Superb]].
*This game is similar to [[Marching Orders]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', in that the player is part of a group that takes orders from a captain who gets angry when they mess up, and that the player's character keeps a diary detailing events from the game.
**Missing all three of them will give the player a [[Try Again]].
*In the middle of the game, [[Captain Blue Bird]] slides out of the player's view, and flashbacks are shown above the birds. While the game itself doesn't elaborate on them, the [[Blue Bird Diary]] serves to explain them.
*This game has "Fin." in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' instead of "To be continued." like in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' at the end of the game because the [[Blue Birds 2|sequel]] does not appear in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
**In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', this sequence ends with "To be continued." on screen. This is changed to "Fin." in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' as [[Blue Birds 2]] does not appear in that game.
**Ironically in [[Samurai Slice (Wii)|Samurai Slice]], it still says "To be continued..." despite its [[Samurai Slice 2|sequel]] not appearing either.
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', [[Captain Blue Bird]] has a yellow music note on his hat, but this detail is missing in the flashbacks during the game and on the [[Try Again]] epilogue, and is absent in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' as a whole.
*Blue Birds is one of the only two games whose songs are imported to ''Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS/Wii U'' in the Miiverse stage, the other being [[Monkey Watch]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
*This game's music can be played in [[Hi-Hat]], where it is known as "Hi-Hat (Bluebirds)".
*The miss animation for when the Blue Bird stretches his neck too late or early was redrawn for the international versions for unknown reasons. All versions of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' use the original Japanese animation.
*The song for this game appears in ''[[ssbwiki:Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' on the [[ssbwiki:Miiverse|Miiverse]] stage and in ''[[ssbwiki:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', where it can play on [[ssbwiki:Summit|Summit]], [[ssbwiki:Hanenbow|Hannenbow]], [[ssbwiki:Balloon Fight|Balloon Fight]], [[ssbwiki:Living Room|Living Room]], [[ssbwiki:Find Mii|Find Mii]], [[ssbwiki:Tomodachi Life|Tomodachi Life]], [[ssbwiki:PictoChat 2|Pictochat 2]], [[ssbwiki:Duck Hunt (stage)|Duck Hunt]], [[ssbwiki:Wrecking Crew|Wrecking Crew]], [[ssbwiki:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]] and [[ssbwiki:Wuhu Island|Wuhu Island]], i.e., stages in the "Other" category. This version loops to the beginning when it ends.
**This was also done for [[Remix 2 (DS)|Remix 2]] and its [[Blue Birds 2|sequel]].
==Development History==
* While the captain has a yellow music note in ''Heaven'', it was removed in Megamix for unknown reasons. However, the sprite is still in the game files.
{{Main|Blue Birds/Development}}
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== Gameplay Video ==
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|[[File:Rhythm Heaven - Blue Birds (Perfect) (English)-0|300px]]
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==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp=ブルーバーズ ''Blue Birds''
|jp=ブルーバーズ
|rojp=Burūbāzu
|mnjp=Blue Birds
|us=Blue Birds
|mnus=Pun on "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebird Bluebird]"
|fr=Les trois bleus
|fr=Les trois bleus
|du=Blaukäppchen
|mnfr=The three blues
|es=Aves marciales
|es={{Console|DS}} Aves Marciales<br>{{Console|3DS}} Aves marciales
In this game, the player controls a member of The Blue Birds, following orders from Captain Blue Bird. The objective of this game is to remain in sync with the other two birds. The captain has two commands:
Peck your beak! (つっつき?, tsuttsuki) calls for the birds to peck three times in quick succession.
Stretch out your neck! (ふんぞり?, funzori) asks them to peck into the ground for a bit before stretching out both their necks and their wings.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player pecks or stretches in sync with the others. While pecking, a hit spark with stars appears. After a stretch, the captain blushes while stretching out his own wings.
Early!/Late!?: The player pecks out of sync, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, the player's neck gets a cramp. The captain gets angry and huffs. In the international version of Rhythm Heaven, the animation for mistiming a stretch instead has the bird pose awkwardly.
Miss...?: The player either does nothing, or pecks when they're not supposed to, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, they either do nothing or stretch when they're not supposed to. The captain gets angry and huffs.
Results
The captain says...()
The captain says...()
Where's your team spirit? That last part didn't look too good.
Where's your team spirit? That last part didn't look too good.
Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Nice pecking, waaugh! Those last three were good.
Nice pecking, waaugh! Those last three were good.
The Captain Barks
Where's your team spirit? Your stretching was a bit of a reach.
It's too bright! There's pollen in the air! I just yawned! I am NOT crying! I'm not hiding behind sunglasses! Your hard work and dedication did NOT move me to tears! Get back to your station!
This game is similar to Marching Orders from Rhythm Tengoku, in that the player is part of a group that takes orders from a captain who gets angry when they mess up, and that the player's character keeps a diary detailing events from the game.
In the middle of the game, Captain Blue Bird slides out of the player's view, and flashbacks are shown above the birds. While the game itself doesn't elaborate on them, the Blue Bird Diary serves to explain them.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Japanese
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Aves Marciales
German
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