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"『リズム天国』は流れる音楽に合わせてシンプルなアクションを繰り返すリズムゲーム。複雑なルールや操作は一切ありません。ノリとリズム感が生み出す"ノリ感"だけで、趣向を凝らした「リズムゲーム」に挑戦。"
"(Rhythm Tengoku is a rhythm game in which simple actions are repeated in time with the music. There are no complicated rules or controls. Just a sense of "flow" created by the player's groove and sense of rhythm, and a challenge to the elaborate rhythm games)"
— リズムでゲーム！？ (A rhythm game!?) (excerpt)

Rhythm Tengoku (リズム天国てんごく^?, Rizumu Tengoku; lit. 'Rhythm Heaven') is the first game in the Rhythm Heaven series released for the Game Boy Advance on August 3, 2006 in Japan. It was the last first-party game developed by Nintendo for the system.

An arcade version, co-developed by Sega, was released a year later.

Rhythm Games (リズムゲーム^?, Rizumu Gēmu; lit. 'Rhythm Game') goes to the Game Select menu, where all of the unlocked Stages and the Omake Corner are accessed.
Rhythm-kan Check (リズム感チェック^?, Rizumu-kan Check; lit. 'Sense of Rhythm Check') is a replay of the test given at the start of the game. The player can Pause and Quit this time.
Rhythm Shiryō-Shitsu (リズム資料室^?, Rizumu Shiryō-Shitsu; lit. 'Rhythm Reference Room') is where the player can read various things, received as a Gift from the Perfect Campaign on certain games.
Studio (スタジオ^?, Sutajio; lit. 'Studio') meanwhile allows the player to listen to the music they've received also as Gifts, as well as drum to them.
Options (オプション^?, Opushon; lit. 'Option') is where the player can change their sound preference to "stereo" (for headphones or DS speakers) or "mono" (for GBA speakers), or delete all of their saved game data.

Rhythm Games

Rhythm Games are the main core of Rhythm Tengoku. The core gameplay of all of the Rhythm Games is based on rhythm, with every minigame having its own set of rules. Games are controlled using ,  and sometimes . The object here is to clear all the games by achieving a decent score. After every five games, a Remix appears that combines those games into one. Clearing the Remix unlocks the next Stage.

Once a "Superb" rank is achieved on a game, a chance to go for a Perfect appears at random times. Other things can also be accessed through the Omake Corner. Everything unlockable in this area can be obtained by earning Medals.

ステージ１

ようこそ！

STAGE 1

Welcome!

ステージ２

たのしんでチョ！

STAGE 2

Have fun!

ステージ３

ノッてますか？

STAGE 3

Keeping the beat?

ステージ４

ヘンテコゲームズ

STAGE 4

Weird Games

ステージ５

ガンバレー！！

STAGE 5

Do your best!!

リバイバル

リベンジャラス！！

REVIVAL

Revengers!

After Remix 6 is cleared, the Staff is shown.

テクニシャン

キミならできる！！

TECHNICIAN

You can do it!

ラストテクニシャン

これがさいご！！

LAST TECHNICIAN

It's the last one!

Trailer

Official Website

リズム天国 (Rhythm Tengoku)

Gallery

Main image gallery: Gallery:Rhythm Tengoku

Rhythm Tengoku Taikenban

Rhythm Tengoku Taikenban (リズム天国てんごく体験版^?, Rhythm Tengoku Trial Version) is a demo version of the game, which was playable in kiosks up until the game's release^{[citation needed]}. It reminds the player of the price of the final game, the price being 3,800 yen (or 33.53$ in USD), in virtually all accessable parts of the game. It consists of a single Stage called Otameshi (おためし^?, Trial), which contains three games (Karateka, Rhythm Datsumō and Pachi Pachi Sanninshū) and a shortened version of the Rhythm-kan Check named Rhythm-kan Sokutei.

Although the player can obtain Medals, there is no Omake Corner, and therefore nothing to unlock with them.

おためし

おそんでみてネ！

Otameshi

Try it out!

Trivia

Front of mentioned strategy guide

This is the only Rhythm Heaven game to:
- Have 5 Rhythm Games and a Remix in each Stage.
- Have only 8 Stages, unlike the 10 in Rhythm Heaven and Rhythm Heaven Fever.
- Have only 8 Remixes instead of 10.
- Not have a variant of Munchy Monk.
- Not have any vocals in its Staff Credits theme, although the international version of Classmate is also instrumental.
A strategy guide for this game was released by Shogakukan (under their Wonder Life Special label) several months after the game released^[1].
Some copies of the game had slightly different boxart that advertises the games compatibility with the Nintendo DS^[2].
Rhythm Tengoku Taikenban has leftover data for everything else from the final version. There are some things that go unused exclusively in this version.
- Marcher has the "リズム天国おねだん ¥３,８００" text appear on the conveyor belt at the end, while in Air Batter, it appears on the last zoom-out. Marcher 2 has glitchy sprites instead of the actual text, while Air Batter 2 does not have any text. Karateka 2 has the text in the background the same way the original does.
- Marcher and Air Batter are also set to unlocked in Rhythm Tengoku Taikenban, despite being inaccessible.
- Although none of the games in Rhythm Tengoku Taikenban have a Rank by default, they are shown to have an OK rank after they are played, even if the player got a Try Again - which normally wouldn't change the game's Rank.
- Although the Menu can be accessed through Sequence Test, the Stereo/Mono options are non-functional. The game is locked to Mono sound regardless of which option is chosen.

Development History

Main article: Rhythm Tengoku/Development

In Other Languages

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Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リズム天国てんごく	Rhythm Heaven
English^NOA	Rhythm Tengoku^[3]
English^NOE	Rhythm Tengoku^[4]
French	Rhythm Tengoku^[5]
Spanish^NOA	Rhythm Tengoku^[6]
Spanish^NOE	Rhythm Tengoku^[7]
German	Rhythm Tengoku^[8]
Italian	Rhythm Tengoku^[9]
Dutch	Rhythm Tengoku^[10]
Portuguese^NOA	Rhythm Tengoku^[11]
Portuguese^NOE	Rhythm Tengoku^[12]

References

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The Cutting Room Floor has an article on Rhythm Tengoku.

Rhythm Tengoku (GBA/Arcade)
Rhythm Games	Omake Corner	• • • • •
	STAGE 1	• • • • •
	STAGE 2	• • • • •
	STAGE 3	• • • • •
	STAGE 4	• • • • •
	STAGE 5	• • • • •
	Revival	• • • • •
	Technician	• • • • •
	Last Technician	• • • • •
Arcade Only (1P)	Extra	• • • • •
Arcade Only (2P)	STAGE 1	• • •
	STAGE 2	• • •
	STAGE 3	• • •
	STAGE 4	• • •
	STAGE 5	• • •
	Extra	• • •
Rhythm Omocha		• • •
Endless Games		• • •
Miscellaneous		Title • • Rhythm Shiryō-Shitsu • Studio • Perfect Campaign • Characters • The Rhythm League Development History • Sequence Test • Metronome • Dance Lesson 1 • Tanuki & Monkey • Taikenban

Rhythm Heaven series

2006, GBA • 2007, Arcade	2008-2009, DS	2011-2012, Wii • 2016, Wii U	2015-2016, 3DS	2026, Switch

[1] Rhythm Tengoku (Wonder Life Special - Nintendo Official Guide Book)

[2] Rhythm Heaven marketed as DS game | The GoNintendo Archives | GoNintendo

[3] Iwata Asks : Rhythm Heaven : Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance

[4] Iwata Asks | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata Asks: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo

[5] Iwata demande | 1. Rhythm Tengoku sur Game Boy Advance | Iwata demande : Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo

[6] Club Nintendo Año 18 Nº 07 (Venezuela), page 19

[7] Iwata pregunta | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata pregunta: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo

[8] Iwata fragt | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata fragt: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo

[9] Iwata Chiede | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata Chiede: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo

[10] Iwata vraagt | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata vraagt: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo

[11] Nintendo World, no. 123, page 59

[12] Iwata Pergunta | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata Pergunta Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo

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