{{GameExplainDS|title = Love Lab|explain = The research scientists of<br>Love Lab intend to get to<br>the bottom of this whole<br>"love" thing. Just make sure<br>there aren't any accidents!}}
{{GameExplainDS
|title=Love Lab
|explain=The research scientists of<br>Love Lab intend to get to<br>the bottom of this whole<br>"love" thing. Just make sure<br>there aren't any accidents!}}
{{RhythmGame
{{RhythmGame
|name=Love Lab
|number={{Console|DS}} 19
|number=19
|version={{ver|Long}}
|gift=Lab Journal
|gift={{Console|DS}} [[Lab Journal]]
|image=[[File:Love_lab.png|192px]]
|song=Love Lab
|bpm=103
|stage={{Stage|DSstage4}}}}
|stage={{Stage|DSstage4}}}}
{{Nihongo|'''Love Lab '''|恋の実験室|Koi no Jikken-Shitsu|"Laboratory of Love"}} is the 19th minigame of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''. The playable character is a scientist student who has a crush on her senior lab partner, and she, her senior partner and another student are conducting an experiment about the science of love. When getting a [[perfect]], the [[gift]] "Lab Journal" will be available to read in the [[Café]].
{{Nihongo|Love Lab|恋の実験室|Koi no Jikken-Shitsu}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of the fourth stage (19th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Love_Lab_gameplay.png|thumb|192px]]
[[File:Screenshot DS Love Lab.png|thumb]]
The male scientist student gets a flask tossed to him. He will shake the flask a number of times and toss it to the female student (the character played in the game). The flask must then be shaken the same number of times he shook it by relying on the tone of rhythm in the game. The player then must toss the flask to the other student in the lab. If the flask was shaken correctly and in time, all of the hearts made by both students will be combined and fall into the white bag.
This game concerns the [[Research Scientists of Love Lab]] who are studying the science of love in the lab. The boy receives a flask from off-screen, which he grabs, causing a blue heart to appear. He then tosses it over to the girl (controlled by the player), who must grab the flask, causing a red heart to appear, and toss it over to the [[Mysterious Lab Tech]] in rhythm, who takes the flask away. If done correctly, the hearts connect into pink hearts, which are promptly collected in a bag. Sometimes, the boy shakes the flask, making more hearts appear, before throwing it. The player needs to shake in the same rhythm.
==Controls==
==Controls==
{{Controls|Th = Grasp flask|Tr=Let go of flask (counts as a miss)|S = Shake flask|F = Toss flask}}
*'''Perfect!/Ace!''': The flask is successfully grabbed, shaken and then tossed to another scientist. If shook perfectly, the player will look at the senior lab partner and blush. The hearts will combine and fall into the white bag.
{{Timing
*'''Early!/Late!''': Grabbing the flask too early or too late will result in a heart either not coming out or floating away. If throwing the flask too early or late, it will cause the hearts to float away even if shaken correctly.
|just=The flask is successfully caught, shaken and thrown. The girl quickly glances at the boy with a blush upon throwing. The hearts combine and fall into the white bag.
*'''Miss...''': The flask is not grabbed nor tossed, instead falling onto the counter and breaking into pieces. If the player holds the flask and does nothing, or shakes off beat, their hearts will not combine with the senior lab partner's hearts and float away instead. The senior's hearts, if left uncombined, will dissipate into skull shaped vapors.
|miss=Grabbing the flask too early or too late results in a heart either not coming out or floating away. If throwing the flask too early or late, it causes the hearts to float away even if shaken correctly.{{ref needed}}
|through=The flask isn't grabbed or tossed, instead falling onto the table, shattering. Shaking off the beat does not make any hearts appear. If the player keeps holding the flask when they should throw it, any hearts that were emitted continue floating off-screen. Any unconnected hearts simply disappear in a skull-like vapor.}}
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results|Console = DS|caption = Lab Notes|cp_DEF_Ng = Were the flasks slippery?<br>You need to mix the flasks better.<br>Your lobs were lacking in rhythm.|cp_DEF_Hi = Nice job catching those flasks!<br>You shook the flasks like a pro!<br>You sure can fling a flask.}}
{{Results
|Console=DS
|caption=Lab Notes
|cp_DEF_Ng=Were the flasks slippery?<br>You need to mix the flasks better.<br>You need to work on your toss timing.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Nice job catching those flasks!<br>You shook the flasks like a pro!<br>You sure can fling a flask.
|caption Alt=Lab Notes
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Were the flasks slippery?<br>You need to mix the flasks better.<br>Your lobs were lacking in rhythm.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Nice job catching those flasks!<br>You shook the flasks like a pro!<br>You sure can fling a flask.}}
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=DS
|Console=DS
|NG Image=Epilogue DS Love Lab NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue DS Love Lab OK.png
|HI Image=Epilogue DS Love Lab HI.png
|NG=Are they talking about me!?
|NG=Are they talking about me!?
|OK=See you tomorrow!
|OK=See you tomorrow!
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Love Lab Remix 10.png|Love Lab (Practice)<br>[[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10236295/ Oguro]: Out of all the games in the DS version, this is my favorite. When the actual game begins, the school building suddenly turns to dusk, and I can't help but feel my heart pounding.
|[[generasia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]]: This game is really bad (laughs). I shake the flask saying "shukoshuko, hu" (laughs). The background music used in this game is actually [[generasia:Morning Musume|Morning Musume]]. It's a song I kept in stock, thinking that I'd like them to sing it someday. It was a half-finished song, but the melody was really good, and I was going to add the lyrics. So, when I asked for an arrangement for the DS, it came back with an acappella in it, and when I gave it to Nintendo, it turned out to be a very heartbreaking game... I figured why not leave it like that. At first I was going to have the girl sing, but then I thought it would be a bad idea to put lyrics to this song. By the way, who is the one receiving the flask thrown by the girl?
|[[niwanetwork:Masami Yone|Yone]]: The person receiving the flask is a squirrel character. You can see his face in the ending, but I didn't know until I saw that (laughs).
|}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This game takes place in the daytime during the [[practice]] and [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]], and at sunset during the real game.
*This game takes place in the daytime during the [[practice]] and [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]], and at sunset during the real game.
**The game shares this trait with [[Double Date]].
**The game shares this trait with [[Double Date]].
**Both time settings are used in Remix 4.
*During [[Practice]], the characters oddly do not move to the music.
*During practice, the characters do not move to the music.
==Development History==
**The characters do move to the music during Remix 10, however, despite it using the same textures as the practice.
{{Main|Love Lab/Development}}
* [[File:Love Lab Unused Sprite.png|thumb|right]]The guy in the costume has a full sprite, but most of it remains off-screen.
* The hearts that come out of the flasks also tell you whether you were early or late. If it's a bit over the heart produced by your partner on the left, you grabbed/shook the flask early. If lower, you were too late. If it's right where the heart/hearts are before, you hit it just right.
* This is only one of three games in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' to appear in only two remixes.
** The others are [[Love Lizards]] and [[Rockers]].
*There is a different opening banner in the Japanese version featuring an AIAIgasa (相合傘),which is the act of sharing an umbrella that can be considered romantic in Japanese culture. Whereas, the international versions had pink and blue abstract text spelling "Love Lab", along with a pink flask moving to the center in a choppy way.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
!Japanese
!International
|-
|[[File:RHDS_LLJ.gif|192px]]
|[[File:Love_lab.png|192px]]
|}
*A slightly different version of the "Try Again" screen exists in the game's code, with the characters' lab coats being drawn differently.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
!Unused
!Used
|-
|[[File:Epilogue DS Love Lab NG Unused.png]]
|[[File:Epilogue DS Love Lab NG.png]]
|}
{{clear}}
==Video==
[[File:Rhythm Heaven - Love Lab (Perfect) (English)-0|thumb|center|302 px]]
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = 恋の実験室
|jp=恋の実験室
|mnjp = Laboratory of Love
|rojp=Koi no Jikken-Shitsu
|fr = Labo de l'amour
|mnjp=Love Laboratory
|es = La química del amor
|us=Love Lab
|mnes = The chemistry of love
|fr=Labo de l'amour
|du = Labor Amore
|mnfr=Love lab
|it = Scienziati Pazzi
|es=La Química del Amor
|kr = 두근두근 실험실
|mnes=The Chemistry of Love
|mnkr = Exciting Laboratory
|de=Labor Amore
}}
|mnde=Love Laboratory
|it=Scienziati pazzi
|mnit=Mad Scientists
|kr=두근두근 실험실
|rokr=Dugeundugeun silheomsil
|mnkr=Exciting Laboratory}}
{{Game Navigation}}
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[[Category:Games Not In Megamix]]
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[[Category:Long Version Games]]
Latest revision as of 23:20, 31 August 2024
Love Lab
The research scientists of Love Lab intend to get to the bottom of this whole "love" thing. Just make sure there aren't any accidents!
This game concerns the Research Scientists of Love Lab who are studying the science of love in the lab. The boy receives a flask from off-screen, which he grabs, causing a blue heart to appear. He then tosses it over to the girl (controlled by the player), who must grab the flask, causing a red heart to appear, and toss it over to the Mysterious Lab Tech in rhythm, who takes the flask away. If done correctly, the hearts connect into pink hearts, which are promptly collected in a bag. Sometimes, the boy shakes the flask, making more hearts appear, before throwing it. The player needs to shake in the same rhythm.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The flask is successfully caught, shaken and thrown. The girl quickly glances at the boy with a blush upon throwing. The hearts combine and fall into the white bag.
Early!/Late!?: Grabbing the flask too early or too late results in a heart either not coming out or floating away. If throwing the flask too early or late, it causes the hearts to float away even if shaken correctly.[citation needed]
Miss...?: The flask isn't grabbed or tossed, instead falling onto the table, shattering. Shaking off the beat does not make any hearts appear. If the player keeps holding the flask when they should throw it, any hearts that were emitted continue floating off-screen. Any unconnected hearts simply disappear in a skull-like vapor.
Results
Lab Notes()
Lab Notes()
Were the flasks slippery? You need to mix the flasks better. You need to work on your toss timing.
Were the flasks slippery? You need to mix the flasks better. Your lobs were lacking in rhythm.
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 job catching those flasks! You shook the flasks like a pro! You sure can fling a flask.
Nice job catching those flasks! You shook the flasks like a pro! You sure can fling a flask.
Oguro: Out of all the games in the DS version, this is my favorite. When the actual game begins, the school building suddenly turns to dusk, and I can't help but feel my heart pounding.
Tsunku♂: This game is really bad (laughs). I shake the flask saying "shukoshuko, hu" (laughs). The background music used in this game is actually Morning Musume. It's a song I kept in stock, thinking that I'd like them to sing it someday. It was a half-finished song, but the melody was really good, and I was going to add the lyrics. So, when I asked for an arrangement for the DS, it came back with an acappella in it, and when I gave it to Nintendo, it turned out to be a very heartbreaking game... I figured why not leave it like that. At first I was going to have the girl sing, but then I thought it would be a bad idea to put lyrics to this song. By the way, who is the one receiving the flask thrown by the girl?
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