Tap Trial

Think you've got what it takes to tap-dance with the monkeys?

— Tap Trial Description

Template:Game-NavTemplate:Minigame infobox Tap Trial (タップダンス^?, Tappu Dansu) is the twenty-ninth game in Rhythm Tengoku. The game is about a girl who is learning to tap dance like the monkeys. A sequel is unlocked later on called Tap Trial 2.

Gameplay

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The girl (the character played in this game) dances simultaneously with the two monkeys and must follow their signals. If the monkeys let out a small cry, it signals to tap once right afterwards. If they make two noises, then it signals to tap twice quickly afterwards. If the monkey yells as all the characters raise their arms, it signals to tap three times quickly afterwards. If the monkey yelps, it signals to tap the moment the girl and monkeys have landed a jump.

Controls

• A: Tap

Timing Notes

• Hit: The girl taps on the beat.
• Barely: A quick "dink" sound is heard. A barely counts as a hit.
• Miss: The girl taps off beat, causing the Giraffe to huff sadly. If missed on where the monkeys yelp, the girl will incorrectly land.

Rating Notes

• Try Again: "Disappointing..."
• OK: "Pretty good...for a human."
• Superb: "It feels good to belong!"

Rating Screens

• Tap Trial Try Again.PNG

  "Disappointing..."

• Tap Trial OK.PNG

  "Pretty good...for a human."

• Tap Trial Superb.PNG

  "It feels good to belong!"

Trivia

• This game was graphically updated for Rhythm Heaven Fever as an Extra Game, which is unlocked after accumulating 44 Medals.
• This game has the most variations and graphical changes out of all the games in the entire series, having five different variations- the original, the sequel variant in Tap Trial 2 with MAN-K, the Remix 5 variant featuring "delinquent" monkeys and a blonde woman, and two other variants used in Remix 7 and Remix 8- one with a Chinese theme and yellow monkeys taking place in the sky, and one with pigs instead of monkeys, taking place inside a kitchen.
  • Rhythm Heaven Megamix introduces two more variants to Tap Trial in the Songbird Remix, featuring the girl and the monkeys all dressed up like birds while tap dancing inside a birdcage, as well as in the Challenge Train mission Wario...Where? which replaces the girl with Ashley and has Red riding the Giraffe. This brings the total of variations for this minigame to 7.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	タップダンス Tap Dance
French	Claquettes
Spanish	Claqué simiesco