Sneaky Spirits/Development

Rhythm Tengoku

Shiroi Obake consists of the following versions in Rhythm Tengoku:

No.	Image	Used in
00		Shiroi Obake
01		Remix 2 Remix 6 Remix 7
02		Shiroi Obake 2

Early Builds

This game was inspired by Tsunku♂'s dance lessons for the development team, where they would do a "finishing pose" after dancing in unison with long rests in between. The feeling of posing in sync, which was found to be completely different from dancing to a fixed rhythm, led to the game being about stopping the ghosts on a specific beat, with the second half requiring the player to count in their head to hit the ghosts even without being able to see or hear them.

Miscellaneous

Version 01 of Shiroi Obake uses the same graphics as version 00, with the only difference being the slowing down that occurs when hitting a ghost does not occur in version 01. This allows remixes to retain their natural flow even when Shiroi Obake is being played.

Rhythm Heaven Fever

Sneaky Spirits consists of the following versions in Rhythm Heaven Fever:

Internal Name	Image	Used in
agbGhost/ver0		Sneaky Spirits

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Sneaky Spirits consists of the following versions in Rhythm Heaven Megamix:

Internal Name	Image	Used in
ver_short		Sneaky Spirits
ver_long		Sneaky Spirits 2 Right-Hand Remix
ver_remix04		Barbershop Remix

Unused Content

Sneaky Spirits 2 introduces a new mechanic not found in Sneaky Spirits, that being the music fading out as the ghosts hide behind the wall. There is no Practice section for this, but there is an unused audio track for one.

There are unused patterns for the ghosts' movement behind the wall leftover from Shiroi Obake 2 in Rhythm Tengoku, as well as a completely new one where the ghost stays fully hidden for the entire pattern.

In Barbershop Remix, there is an unused animation, "ghost_step_", which is an early version of the used "ghost_step" (used for the ghosts popping up from behind the fence). The unused animation uses a much shorter, brown haircut. There is a sprite for the freeze-frame used during the Practice section with an arrow pointing to the ghost, which has the final version's haircut applied. There are new unused sprites, including a white square, duplicates of each sprite used when successfully hitting the ghosts (with the ghosts replaced with invisible parts, which no longer exist on the sprite sheet), duplicates of the ghosts making it through to the other side and laughing at the player without the haircut, and a placeholder for the final haircut, with an odd face.

References

ExpandRhythm Tengoku (GBA/Arcade)
Rhythm Games	Omake Corner	• • • • •
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	STAGE 5	• • • • •
	Revival	• • • • •
	Technician	• • • • •
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Arcade Only (1P)	Extra	• • • • •
Arcade Only (2P)	STAGE 1	• • •
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	Extra	• • •
Rhythm Omocha		• • •
Endless Games		• • •
Miscellaneous		Title • • Rhythm Shiryō-Shitsu • Studio • Perfect Campaign • Characters • The Rhythm League Development History • Sequence Test • Dance Lesson 1 • Tanuki & Monkey • Taikenban

ExpandRhythm Heaven Fever
Medal Corner	• • • •
Rhythm Games	• • • •
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Two-Player Menu	• • • • • • • •
Endless Games One Player	• • • • •
Endless Games Two Player	• • • •
Rhythm Toys	• • •
Extra Games	• • •
Miscellaneous	Title Screen • Rhythm Test • Music Corner • Reading Material • Perfect Campaign • Characters • The Rhythm League • Rhythm Heaven • Live House OGU • Development History • Seika Relay • •