{{GameExplain3DS|title = Rhythm Rally|explain = Return the ball to the beat! The trick <br>is knowing how quickly the ball is <br>coming at you. Good luck!}}
{{About|the short version of [[Rhythm Rally 2|Rhythm Rally]] from [[Rhythm Heaven]]|the [[Rhythm Rally 2|long version]] also in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}
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|Minigame_infobox/Data = Sneaky Spirits
|title=Rhythm Rally
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Flipper-Flop}}
|explain=Return the ball to the beat! The trick<br>is knowing how quickly the ball is<br>coming at you. Good luck!}}
'''Rhythm Rally''' (ピンポン pin pon "ping pong") is the 20th minigame that appears in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', and it's a story variant of [[Rhythm Rally 2|Rhythm Rally]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''. In this game, the player controls one of the [[Paddler]]s playing a table-tennis rally game together. In this variant, the Paddlers play a rally match on a flower with a ladybug.
|number={{Console|3DS}} 20
|version={{ver|Short}}
|gift={{Console|3DS}} [[Flow Ball]]
|stage={{Stage|3DSland5}}}}
{{Nihongo|Rhythm Rally|ピンポン|Ping-Pong}} is the 2nd [[Rhythm Game]] of [[Barbershop Land]] (20th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
A sequel later appears in Barbershop Tower under the title [[Rhythm Rally 2]].
The long version, [[Rhythm Rally 2]], appears in the second stage of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and [[Barbershop Tower]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
== Gameplay ==
The paddlers are playing a table-tennis rally on a big flower, and you are playing as one of them. To hit the ball, you have to press A button to serve it to your rival. There are two speeds of served balls: normal, which bounce at a standard pace, and slow, which bounce higher.
The arrange version, [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]], appears in the eighth stage of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and [[Tibby's Mom]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
Each cue goes at the same speed, but there are different intervals and mixes of them. Note that the fast ball set does not appear in this variant.
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Rhythm Rally.png|thumb]]
The game takes place on a giant flower. The player takes control of a [[Paddler]], who is playing a table tennis match with their rival. The rival serves a ball, and the player must hit it back. There are two speeds of served balls: The normal ball, which bounces on every beat and the slow one, which bounces higher on every two beats.
==Controls==
==Controls==
====Button Mode====
{{Controls|At=Paddle Ball}}
*A: Paddle Ball
==[[Timing Display]]==
====Simple Tap Mode====
{{Timing
*Tap: Paddle Ball
|just=The player hits the ball, and the rally continues.
|miss=The player hits the ball in such a way that it bounces off the table to the side (right if early, left if late), making a "doink" sound. The rival serves a new ball afterwards.
==Timing Notes==
|through=The player never hits the ball. The rival serves a new ball.}}
*Hit: The player will successfully continue the rally.
==Results==
*Barely: The player hits the ball off the table. '''A barely counts as a miss'''.
{{Results
*Miss: The ball falls into the players side. The coach will bring out another ball.
|Console=3DS
== Results ==
|caption=Ref's Call
{{Results|Console = 3DS|caption = Ref's Call|cp_DEF_Ng = You don't seem to grasp the basics.<br>You're not a good judge of distance.|cp_DEF_Hi = You've nailed the fundamentals!<br>You have a good eye for distance.}}== Epilogue ==
|cp_DEF_Ng=You don't seem to grasp the basics.<br>You're not a good judge of distance.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You've nailed the fundamentals!<br>You have a good eye for distance.}}
<gallery>
==Epilogue==
Rhythm Rally Story Try Again.PNG|"Sometimes it hurts to lose..."
{{Epilogue
Rhythm Rally Story OK.PNG|"That was a great match!"
|Console=3DS
Rhythm Rally Story Superb.PNG|"Nothing beats a good rally!"
|NG=Sometimes it hurts to lose...
</gallery>
|OK=That was a great match!
==Rhythm Item==
|HI=Nothing beats a good rally!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
=== Table-Tennis Paddle ===
{{item
{{Template:Item
|name=Table-Tennis<br>Paddle
|item = Table-Tennis Paddle.png|header = Sales Pitch #1|desc = Welcome to Rhythm Table Tennis! Our special today is the standard paddle. Regular, vanilla, nothing special about it whatsoever...except the price! How can you resist?!}}
|item=Table-Tennis Paddle
|title=Sales Pitch #1
==Skill Star==
|explain=Welcome to Rhythm Table<br>Tennis! Our special today is<br>the standard paddle. Regular,<br>vanilla, nothing special about<br>it whatsoever...except the<br>price! How can you resist?!}}
In the middle of the game, there will be two slow rallies in a row. You have to perfectly hit it the second time to collect the star.
==[[Skill Star]]==
==[[Challenge Train]]==
The Skill Star appears on the two slow rallies at the middle of the game.
*Pattern Play
==[[Challenge Land]]==
*Monster Maw 2
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
Rhythm Rally DS.gif|Gameplay of the DS version (Low quality.)
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Video==
==Trivia==
{{#ev:youtube|D9jyHSBipyk||inline}}
*This is the shortest game in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]], lasting only 30 seconds. It is also the shortest game in the entire franchise, beating [[Showtime]] by 7 seconds and [[Munchy Monk]] by 12 seconds.
==Development History==
* Both this minigame and [[Rhythm Rally 2]] have the same superb message: "Nothing beats a good rally!"
{{Main|Rhythm Rally/Development}}
* Rhythm Rally is included in the [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix Demo]].
The game takes place on a giant flower. The player takes control of a Paddler, who is playing a table tennis match with their rival. The rival serves a ball, and the player must hit it back. There are two speeds of served balls: The normal ball, which bounces on every beat and the slow one, which bounces higher on every two beats.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player hits the ball, and the rally continues.
Early!/Late!?: The player hits the ball in such a way that it bounces off the table to the side (right if early, left if late), making a "doink" sound. The rival serves a new ball afterwards.
Miss...?: The player never hits the ball. The rival serves a new ball.
Results
Ref's Call
You don't seem to grasp the basics. You're not a good judge of distance.
Eh. Passable.
You've nailed the fundamentals! You have a good eye for distance.
Welcome to Rhythm Table Tennis! Our special today is the standard paddle. Regular, vanilla, nothing special about it whatsoever...except the price! How can you resist?!
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