{{Nihongo|'''Sick Beats'''|バイキンはかせ|Baikin Hakase}} is the 10th game in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 18th game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. In this rhythm game, you are a [[Sick Beats Doctor|doctor]] protecting a yellow micro-organism by stabbing viruses with forks. This minigame appears in Gate 2 in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The player uses the D-Pad to shoot the viruses from one of four directions, depending on their placement on the map. If even one virus gets to the end, the organism will pop.
This game is uniquely set up like a tower defense game. The player controls a [[Sick Beats Doctor|doctor]] protecting a yellow micro-organism by stabbing viruses with forks. They use ✚ to shoot the viruses from one of four directions, depending on their placement on the map.
|just=The virus is stabbed by a fork. The doctor gives a V sign and blushes. If done in succession, a star appears next to the doctor as he blushes.
==Timing Notes==
|miss=The virus is stabbed at its edge.
*Hit: The viruses will be stabbed by one of the 4 forks. The doctor will turn to the camera and blush.
|through=The virus gets through and kills the yellow organism, causing the doctor to turn blue in shock. In the Trials and the [[Endless Game]], losing all organisms causes the game to be over, otherwise they respawn. Missing the virus is only counted if it gets through the last tube, giving the player multiple chances to vanquish it.}}
*Barely: The viruses will be stabbed, but barely touched, by the fork.
*Miss: The virus will continue on its way. The player has multiple chances to vanquish the virus; however, when it reaches the organism, the latter will make a worried noise, then pop, causing the doctor turns blue in shock. Normally it respawns, but it doesn't in the Trials and the [[Endless Game]] where the amount of organisms represent how many lives the player has before the game is over.
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results
{{Results
|Console=GBA
|Console=GBA
|caption=助手から ひとこと ''(A Word from the Assistant)''
|caption=助手から ひとこと
|cp_DEF_Ng=当たりそこねが 多かったですね。''(You missed a lot of them.)''<br>けっこう にがしちゃいましたねぇ…''(We lost quite a few...)''
|cp_DEF_Ng=当たりそこねが 多かったですね。<br>けっこう にがしちゃいましたねぇ…
|cp_DEF_Hi=とても あざやかな退治でした！''(That was a brilliant extermination!)''}}
|cp_DEF_Hi=とても あざやかな退治でした！
|caption Alt=A Word from the Assistant
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=You missed a lot of them.)''<br>''(We lost quite a few...
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=That was a brilliant extermination!}}
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
<gallery>
{{Epilogue
DR. Bacteria Try again.PNG|"研究は失敗だ。" (The research was a failure.)
|Console=GBA
DR. Bacteria OK.PNG|"失敗は成功のもとカモ！" (Failure might be the origin of success!)
|NG=研究は失敗だ。
Dr. Bacteria.png|"ものすごいクスリができた！！" (A fantastic medicine was produced!!)
{{Nihongo|Sick Beats|バイキンはかせ|Baikin Hakase}}, also known as {{Nihongo|Baikin Hakase SP|バイキンはかせSP|Baikin Hakase SP}} in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', is the 2nd [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', unlocked with 10 [[Medal]]s, and the 18th [[Rhythm Game]] seen at [[The Second Gate]] and can be unlocked as an [[Endless Game]] by beating the [[Gatekeeper Trio]]'s trials in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
{{Nihongo|'''Sick Beats'''|バイキンはかせ|Baikin Hakase}}, known as {{Nihongo|'''Baikin Hakase SP'''|バイキンはかせSP|Baikin Hakase SP}} in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' is the second [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. It can be unlocked by obtaining 10 [[Medals]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' or beating the [[Gatekeeper Trio]]'s trials in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. The game is an endless version of the original, ending once a single virus gets through to the end without being stabbed. The game gets faster as it progresses, and new variations of viruses are introduced. Pink viruses will take two hits, and will continue to a different direction, meaning a player can't use the same side of the D-pad twice when vanquishing a pink one. A black virus has three hits, and follows the same properties as the pink.
===Difficulty===
The game is an endless version of the original, ending once a single virus gets through to the end without being stabbed. The game gets faster as it progresses, and new variations of viruses are introduced. Pink viruses take two hits, and black virus take three hits. Each time a virus is hit, the yellow organism releases a variety of objects, with a larger quantity and variety of objects as the game goes on. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', each successful stab awards the player with 200 points while each mistimed stab awards 100 points, with the maximum possible score being 999900<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdUiJSX_heg Sick Beats Endless - Max Score (Rhythm Tengoku)]</ref>. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', each stab awards 1 point, up to a maximum of 999 points.
The player has the option to select which difficulty they want in ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''.
===Trials===
[[Saffron]] Trial: Only blue viruses are in this version. There are 3 organisms.
The player has the option to select which difficulty they want in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
[[Saltwater]] Trial: The blue may skip a section. Pink viruses are added. There are 2 organisms.
*[[Saffron]] Trial: Only blue viruses are in this version. There are 3 organisms.
[[Paprika]] Trial: The blue ones may skip 1-3 sections. Pink ones may skip 1-2 sections. Black viruses are added. There are 2 organisms.
*[[Saltwater]] Trial: The blue viruses may skip a section. Pink viruses are added. There are 2 organisms.
==Rhythm Items==
*[[Paprika]] Trial: The blue viruses may skip 1-3 sections. Pink viruses may skip 1-2 sections. Black viruses are added. There are 2 organisms.
{{Item
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Radio
|name=Radio
|item=Radio.png
|title=Offbeat Prescription
|title=Offbeat Prescription
|explain=This item is surprisingly<br>important to the doctor's work.<br>You just can't cure diseases<br>as well without some groovy<br>tunes.}}
|explain=This item is surprisingly<br>important to the doctor's work.<br>You just can't cure diseases<br>as well without some groovy<br>tunes.}}
(High Score: 120)
(High Score: 120)
{{Item
{{item
|name=Boom Box
|name=Boom Box
|item=Boombox.png
|title=Who Could Guess?
|title=Who Could Guess?
|explain=Turns out that louder music<br>allows for healthier patients.<br>Can't say I would have<br>guessed.}}
|explain=Turns out that louder music<br>allows for healthier patients.<br>Can't say I would have<br>guessed.}}
|[[generasia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]]: The game that I enjoyed the most on the GBA version is this one...the feeling I get when I beat three viruses almost simultaneously, or rather, in succession... it gives me goosebumps. This is a basic rhythm game, but the adrenaline rush I get when I beat the three viruses in rapid succession is the best for me. But I have no idea why they let the viruses run through the capsule (laughs).
|[[niwanetwork:Masami Yone|Yone]]: The story is that a certain researcher discovered bacteria that get into the flow when they listen to music. The researcher is in the groove, partly due to the effects of the bacteria, but bad bacteria appear and try to interfere with the research, so the purpose of this game is for the researcher to look through the microscope and try to get rid of them.
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10236295/ Oguro]: I didn't know there was such a story! (Laughs) That's why there's a radio for listening to music on the desk.
|}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Sick Beats Arcade Star.png|thumb|240px]]
*This is the first game to not use Ⓐ in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
*This is the first game not use the A button in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
* This game is unique for being set up like a tower defense game.
*While stabbing a virus, followed by an off-beat virus, a star will appear next to the doctor.
*Although only blue viruses appear in the normal version of the game, a black virus appears in [[Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]].
*Although only blue viruses appear in the normal version of the game, a black virus appears in [[Remix 7 (GBA)|Remix 7]].
*The music used in the Endless Game in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' is a slightly remixed version of the normal music. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the music is the same as the original, except for the addition of an ending note in the [[Gatekeeper Trio]]'s Trials.
*The music used in the [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' is a slightly remixed version of the normal music. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the music is an arrangement in the same style as the original, except for the addition of an ending note in the [[Gatekeeper Trio]]'s Trials.
*This is one of the few games that doesn't feature a practice session in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
*This is the only [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' whose Trial goal isn't to reach a certain score, but rather to reach the end. The trials last two loops of the game's music, just as long as the [[Rhythm Game]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''. However, the arrangement of the viruses doesn't match it in any of the trials.
**This was changed in the [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|arcade]] version and in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
*This is one of the few games that doesn't feature a [[Practice]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
*This is the only [[Rhythm Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' to return as it's [[Endless Game]] instead of the original. [[Quiz Show#Quiz Special|Quiz Show]], [[Shoot-'em-up 2#Endless Game|Shoot'-Em-Up]] and [[Bossa Nova#Endless Game|Bossa Nova]] also have [[Endless Games]], none of which were in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
**It was given a How to Play demonstration in the [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|arcade version]] and a [[Practice]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', all of the [[Endless Games]] have an unused description intended to be seen at the [[Museum]]. Normally they are the same as that of the [[Saffron]] Trial, but for Sick Beats, it matches that of the [[Paprika]] Trial in the Japanese and Korean versions, and is unique in every other language.
*This is the only [[Rhythm Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' to return as its [[Endless Game]] instead of the normal [[Rhythm Game]]. [[Quiz Show#Quiz Special|Quiz Show]], [[Shoot-'em-up 2#Endless Game|Shoot'-Em-Up]] and [[Bossa Nova#Endless Game|Bossa Nova]] also have [[Endless Games]], none of which appear in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
{{GameExplain3DS
==Development History==
|title = gate_agbVirus00_info_museum
{{Main|Sick Beats/Development}}
|explain = We've got an outbreak of an<br>unknown virus! Help us, Dr. Cutlery!}}
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = バイキンはかせ
|jp=バイキンはかせ
|rojp = Baikin Hakase
|rojp=Baikin Hakase
|mnjp = Dr. Virus
|mnjp=Dr. Virus
|us = Sick Beats
|us=Sick Beats
|fr = Tempo labo
|mnus=Pun on "sick" (slang for awesome, very cool, amazing) and the literal definition of "sick"
This game is uniquely set up like a tower defense game. The player controls a doctor protecting a yellow micro-organism by stabbing viruses with forks. They use ✚ to shoot the viruses from one of four directions, depending on their placement on the map.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The virus is stabbed by a fork. The doctor gives a V sign and blushes. If done in succession, a star appears next to the doctor as he blushes.
Miss...?: The virus gets through and kills the yellow organism, causing the doctor to turn blue in shock. In the Trials and the Endless Game, losing all organisms causes the game to be over, otherwise they respawn. Missing the virus is only counted if it gets through the last tube, giving the player multiple chances to vanquish it.
Results
助手から ひとこと
(A Word from the Assistant)
当たりそこねが 多かったですね。 けっこう にがしちゃいましたねぇ…
(You missed a lot of them.) (We lost quite a few...)
う～ん．．． まぁまぁ、 かな。 とりあえず．．． よしと します。
(Hmm...) (Well, I wonder.) (For now...) (All right.)
とても あざやかな退治でした！
(That was a brilliant extermination!)
Epilogue
研究は失敗だ。
失敗は成功のもとカモ！
ものすごいクスリができた！！
(The research was a failure.)
(Failure might be the origin of success!)
(A fantastic medicine was produced!!)
研究は失敗だ。
失敗は成功のもとカモ！
ものすごいクスリができた！！
(The research was a failure.)
(Failure might be the origin of success!)
(A fantastic medicine was produced!!)
Endless Game
Saffron Trial
We've got an outbreak of an unknown virus! The only treatment it responds to is tiny forks in rhythm!
The game is an endless version of the original, ending once a single virus gets through to the end without being stabbed. The game gets faster as it progresses, and new variations of viruses are introduced. Pink viruses take two hits, and black virus take three hits. Each time a virus is hit, the yellow organism releases a variety of objects, with a larger quantity and variety of objects as the game goes on. In Rhythm Tengoku, each successful stab awards the player with 200 points while each mistimed stab awards 100 points, with the maximum possible score being 999900[1]. In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, each stab awards 1 point, up to a maximum of 999 points.
Trials
The player has the option to select which difficulty they want in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
Saffron Trial: Only blue viruses are in this version. There are 3 organisms.
Saltwater Trial: The blue viruses may skip a section. Pink viruses are added. There are 2 organisms.
Paprika Trial: The blue viruses may skip 1-3 sections. Pink viruses may skip 1-2 sections. Black viruses are added. There are 2 organisms.
Tsunku♂: The game that I enjoyed the most on the GBA version is this one...the feeling I get when I beat three viruses almost simultaneously, or rather, in succession... it gives me goosebumps. This is a basic rhythm game, but the adrenaline rush I get when I beat the three viruses in rapid succession is the best for me. But I have no idea why they let the viruses run through the capsule (laughs).
Yone: The story is that a certain researcher discovered bacteria that get into the flow when they listen to music. The researcher is in the groove, partly due to the effects of the bacteria, but bad bacteria appear and try to interfere with the research, so the purpose of this game is for the researcher to look through the microscope and try to get rid of them.
Although only blue viruses appear in the normal version of the game, a black virus appears in Remix 7.
The music used in the Endless Game in Rhythm Tengoku is a slightly remixed version of the normal music. In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the music is an arrangement in the same style as the original, except for the addition of an ending note in the Gatekeeper Trio's Trials.
This is the only Endless Game in Rhythm Heaven Megamix whose Trial goal isn't to reach a certain score, but rather to reach the end. The trials last two loops of the game's music, just as long as the Rhythm Game from Rhythm Tengoku. However, the arrangement of the viruses doesn't match it in any of the trials.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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