While the Rhythm Heaven Series boasts a large number of Rhythm Games, there also also many that did not make the cut. Below is a list of these scrapped games.
Rhythm Tengoku
During an interview with Hobonichi, the developers shared ideas for Rhythm Games that were not implemented in the final version of Rhythm Tengoku. It is mentioned that there are over 20 games cut from the game, which are listed below. Some games have remnants in the final game, while others were removed completely.
- Shibaku (『しばく』?, Shibaku) was a Rhythm Game where the player would press a button to swing a stick, then release it to return the stick back. However, the act of releasing the button to the rhythm was found to be unexpectedly difficult to understand, leading to the game being cut.
- Kuma (『くま』?, Bear). This game has leftover sound effects, labeled "s_kuma_hit", "s_kuma_miss" and "s_kuma_sakana" (Sakana meaning "fish"). The last of these was repurposed for Iai Giri.
- Fighter (『ファイター』?, Faitā).
- Rhythm Batting (『リズムバッティング』?, Rizumu Battingu). This game has one leftover sound effect, labeled "s_rythm_bat_miss".
- Awakudaki (『あわくだき』?, The Awakening).
- Drum Robo (『ドラムロボ』?, Doramu Robo).
- Pickupper (『ピックアッパー』?, Pikkuappā).
- Phrase (『フレーズ』?, Furēzu).
- Box Man (『ボックスマン』?, Bokkusu Man).
- Happa (『はっぱ』?, Happa).
- Rhythm Taisō (『リズムたいそう』?, Rhythm Gymnastics).
- Rhythm Cooking (『リズムクッキング』?, Rizumu Kukkingu).
- Block (『ブロック』?, Burokku). This game has leftover sound effects, labeled "s_block_gotin", "s_block_hit" and "s_block_walk". The second of these was repurposed for Showtime and Sick Beats.
- Block 2 (『ブロック２』?, Burokku 2). This game has leftover sound effects, labeled "s_block2_block" and "s_block2_fast".
- Yurikago (『ゆりかご』?, Cradle). This game has leftover sound effects, labeled "s_yuri_naki" and "s_yuri_yurasi". The former was repurposed as one of the results sounds in Rhythm-kan Sokutei.
- Uki (『ウキ』?, Float). This game has leftover sound effects, labeled "s_uki_water1", "s_uki_water2" and "s_uki_water3".
- Rhythm Art (『リズムアート』?, Rizumu Āto)
- Heartbeat (『ハートビート』?, Hātobīto)
- Guardman (『ガードマン』?, Gādoman)
- Kawasemi (『かわせみ』?, Kingfisher). This game has leftover music, labeled "s_kawasemi_bgm" and "s_kawasemi_frase".
- Key Toy (『キートイ』?, Kī Toi). This game has leftover sound effects, labeled "s_keytoy_count1" and "s_keytoy_count2". These sound similar to the timer sound effects used in Quiz Show.
- Rockband (『ロックバンド』?, Rokkubando).
- Tanooki & Monkey (『たぬき＆モンキー』?, Tanuki & Monkī). This game is the only one from this group to be partially implemented, but innacessible.
- Don to Tan no Kankei (『ドンとタンの関係』?, Releationship Between Don and Tan). This game has leftover sound effects, labeled "s_dontan_count" and "s_dontan_water". The former was repurposed as the cowbell noise used in Night Walk, which has since been used as a counting sound in various other games.
The following games are found within the game's debug menu, and are not mentioned by the developers.
- Dance Lesson 1 (ダンスレッスン １?, Dansu Ressun 1) is an eariler version of Remix 1, where Tap Trial replaces Rhythm Datsumo and the remix itself is much longer[1].
- Rhythm o Shuji 2 (リズムお習字 ２?, Power Calligraphy 2). This game is mentioned in an unused gameplay history screen in Rhythm Tengoku, accessable only through the debug menu, which lists all the games and things in the Omaku Corner, the average score the player currently has (using a numbering system from 0 to 1000 which is hidden from the player in normal gameplay), and the amount of plays. Among the games is a string for this game, however no other content exists for it.
- Rap Women (by KAZU) (ラップ ウィメン（ｂｙ ＫＡＺＵ）?, Rap Women (by KAZU))[2] is a version of Rap Women which contains many more offbeats. The used version in contrast is named Rap Women (by YONE) (ラップ ウィメン（ｂｙ ＹＯＮＥ）?, Rap Women (by YONE)) in the debug menu.
- Metronome (メトロノーム?, Metoronōmu)[3]. Here, the player must press Ⓐ as the needle passes over the bird on the top, playing basically the same as the first test in Rhythm-kan Sokutei. It was reworked into Mr. Upbeat in the final game.
Rhythm Heaven
There are multiple Rhythm Games referenced in the sound banks of Rhythm Heaven, with multiple sound effects, which are never used in the game.
| SEQARC_SKA
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_D
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_D
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_D
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_F
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_F
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_F
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_G
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_G
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_G
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_Am
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_Am
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_Am
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_L
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_C
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_R
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| SE_SKA_BRASS_MISS
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| SEQARC_TAP1
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| SE_TAP_STAMP
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| SE_TAP_TOE
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| SE_TAP_HEEL
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| SE_TAP_V_DOWN
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| SE_TAP_V_KICK
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| SE_TAP_V_TOE
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| SE_TAP_V_AND_UP
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| SE_TAP_V_AND_DOWN
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| SE_TAP_V_ISSHONI
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| SE_TAP_V_MINNADE
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| SE_TAP_V_GOISSHONI
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| SE_TAP_V_HI
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| SE_TAP_V_MOHITOTU
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| SE_TAP_V_MAENI
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| SE_TAP_V_USIRONI
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| SE_TAP_V_NOMAMADE
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| SE_MONKY_GOOD
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| SE_MONKY_NORMAL
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| SE_MONKY_BAD
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| SEQARC_TAP2
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| SE_TAP2_YOTU
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| SE_TAP2_TAMETE
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| SE_TAP2_UUN_TEI
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| SE_TAP2_UTON
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| SE_TAP2_IKUYO
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| SE_TAP2_N_TEI
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| SE_TAP2_KEIKAI
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| SE_TAP2_TOTOTO
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| SE_TAP2_COUNT1
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| SE_TAP2_COUNT2
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| SE_TAP2_COUNT3
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| SE_TAP2_COUNT4
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| SE_TAP2_KAZU1
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| SE_TAP2_KAZU2
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| SE_TAP2_KAZU3
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| SE_TAP2_KAZU4
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| SEQARC_PAPET
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| SE_PAPET_LION_GA
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| SE_PAPET_LION_OU
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| SE_PAPET_RAT_CHU
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| SE_PAPET_RAT_CHUU
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| SE_PAPET_FISH
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| SE_PAPET_CAT
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| SE_PAPET_DOG_WOO
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| SE_PAPET_DOG_WAN
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| SE_PAPET_SPACE_MAN
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| SE_PAPET_RAKKO
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| SEQARC_TONTS
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| SE_TONTS_TON1
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| SE_TONTS_TON2
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| SE_TONTS_TON3
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| SE_TONTS_TO1
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| SE_TONTS_TO2
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| SE_TONTS_TO3
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| SE_TONTS_TOO
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| SE_TONTS_N
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| SE_TONTS_PIN1
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| SE_TONTS_PIN2
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| SE_TONTS_QUHA
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| SEQARC_PICK
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| SE_BASS
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| SE_STL_GTR
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| SE_DIS_GTR
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| SE_DIS_GTR2
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| SEQARC_EFFECT1
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| SE_TEST_AWA
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| SE_TEST_KURK
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| SE_TEST_KURK_LOOP
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| SE_TEST_FUKIDASI
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| SE_TEST_KAMI
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| SE_TEST_KANZUME
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| SE_TEST_KEY
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| SE_TEST_KINZOKU
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| SE_TEST_MOLES
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| SE_TEST_PISI
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| SE_TEST_RENGA
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| SE_TEST_SENNUKI
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| SE_TEST_TARAI
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| SE_TEST_WATER
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| SE_TEST_WATER_INTO
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| SE_TEST_WATER_JABA
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| SE_TEST_WATER_SOSOGI
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| SE_TEST_WINDOW
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| SE_TEST_WOOD
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| SE_TEST_YUMI
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| SE_TEST_CAR
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| SE_TEST_WIND
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| SE_TEST_SCRATCH
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| SE_TEST_KARATE_BGM
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| SE_TEST_KARATE_HATI
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| SE_TEST_KARATE_HIT
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| SE_TEST_KARATE_MISS
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| SE_TEST_KARATE_PUNCH
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| SEQARC_EFFECT2
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| SE_TEST_BALL_RALLY
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| SE_TEST_BALL_ATTACK
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| SE_TEST_GT_NONE1
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| SE_TEST_GT_EF1
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| SE_TEST_GT_NONE2
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| SE_TEST_GT_EF2
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| SE_LAUGH
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| SE_LAUGH_RELOAD
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| SE_TEST_VOICE_A
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| SE_TEST_VOICE_O
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| SE_TEST_VOICE_E
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| SEQARC_NAWA_TOBI
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| SE_NAWA_JUMP
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| SE_NAWA_JUMP_COM
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| SE_NAWA_DON
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| SE_NAWA_KICK
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| SE_NAWA_FLOWER1
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| SE_NAWA_FLOWER2
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| SEQARC_AMBIENT
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| SE_GTR1
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| SE_GTR2
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| SE_GTR3
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| SE_VOICE_AH
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| SE_VOICE_STOP
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| SEQARC_SNOW
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| SE_SNOW_PUSH
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| SE_SNOW_BALL
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| SE_SNOW_MISS
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| SE_SNOW_MISS_DOG
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| SEQARC_KAO
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| SE_KAO_KISS_LONG
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| SE_KAO_KISS
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| SEQARC_VOLLEY
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| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE1
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| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE1_ADD_A
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| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2
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| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2_LONG
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| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2_FADE
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| SE_VOLLEY_RECEIVE
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| SE_VOLLEY_TOSS
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| SE_VOLLET_ATTACK
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| SE_VOLLEY_ATTACK_SARU
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| SE_VOLLEY_SUKA
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| SE_VOLLET_ONCE_MORE
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| SE_VOLLET_SONOMAMA
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| SE_VOLLET_BALL_NET
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Rhythm Heaven Fever
There are multiple Rhythm Games referenced in the sound banks of Rhythm Heaven Fever, with multiple sound effects, which are never used in the game.
| ROLLER
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| SE_ROLLER_ROLL_PLAYER
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| SE_ROLLER_ROLL_OTHER
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| SE_ROLLER_SLIDE_PLAYER
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| SE_ROLLER_SLIDE_OTHER
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| SE_ROLLER_MISS_ROLL
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| SE_ROLLER_MISS_SLIDE
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| BOOMERANG
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| SE_BOOMERANG_THROW
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| SE_BOOMERANG_FLY
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| SE_BOOMERANG_CATCH
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| SE_BOOMERANG_MISS
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| SE_BOOMERANG_BALLOON
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| HEITAI
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| SE_HEITAI_FOOT1
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| SE_HEITAI_FOOT2
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| SE_HEITAI_SPEAR
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| SE_HEITAI_POSE
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| SE_HEITAI_MISS
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- Seika Relay (青果リレー?, Seika Rirē) is an unused and unfinished Endless Game in Minna no Rhythm Tengoku. It is only accessible in the Debug Menu, placed between Clap Trap and Basket.
- The three games seen exclusively in Endless Remix (Basket (バスケット?, Basuketto), Kaeru Tobi (カエル跳び?, Frog Jump) and Chameleon (カメレオン?, Kamereon)) all have unused "standalone" versions in the debug menu. They use a standard drum beat as music (also heard in Seika Relay) and are also very simple, implying they were meant for testing. Notably, Basket has a feature where it zooms in on the basket, and then zooms out, which does not occur in Endless Remix.
- There is unused text suggesting Chameleon was intended as an "Ⓐ + Ⓑ Test" of sorts for Rhythm Heaven Fever[4][5][6], similar to "Practice Flicking". The final version instead has a modified version of Rhythm-kan Sokutei (with the third test dummied out) while Chameleon was made part of Endless Remix.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
In the debug menu of Rhythm Heaven Megamix and through other sources, it can be seen that even more games were intended to be included, but for one reason or another were scrapped.[7]
For reference, the names internally use a system of categorizing games, using AGB, NTR, RVL and CTR for which installment they originate from, and S, L, A for Short, Long and Arrange games. For example, The Clappy Trio is AGBパチパチ三人衆S (agb_clap_S), The Clappy Trio 2 is AGBパチパチ三人衆L (agb_clap_L) and The Snappy Trio is AGBパチパチ三人衆A (agb_clap_A).
- File:Ninja 3DS icon.png AGB忍者S (agb_tono_S?, Ninja Bodyguard (S))
- File:Flock Step 3DS icon.png RVL鳥の大群S (rvl_birds_S?, Flock Step (S))
- File:Cheer Readers 3DS icon.png RVL図書ガールズS (rvl_book_S?, Cheer Readers (S))
- File:Double Date 3DS icon.png RVLWデートS (rvl_date_S?, Double Date (S))
- File:Fork Lifter 3DS icon.png RVLくしざしS (rvl_fork_S?, Fork Lifter (S))
- File:Board Meeting 3DS icon.png RVL重役会議S (rvl_rotation_S?, Board Meeting (S))
- File:Packing Pests 3DS icon.png RVLしわけS (rvl_sort_S?, Packing Pests (S))
- File:Micro-Row 3 icon.png RVL小さないきものA (rvl_flea_A?, Micro-Row 2 (Wii))
- File:Locked Game 3DS icon.png CTR階段キャッチA (ctr_step_A?, Unnamed Catchy Tune arrange version)
- File:Locked Game 3DS icon.png CTRザ・コマンダー (ctr_commander_00?, The Commander)
- File:Locked Game 3DS icon.png CTRカニカニリズム (ctr_crab?, Crab Crab Rhythm)
- File:Locked Game 3DS icon.png CTRハチ (ctr_hachi?, Bee)
- File:Locked Game 3DS icon.png CTRパラパラパラダイス (ctr_paradise_L?, Para-Para-Paradise)
A most curious case is Monster Tennis (モンスターテニス?, Monsutā Tenisu). Unused text strings (which, curiously, only exist in Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+ Taikenhan) show it would play differently to normal Rhythm Games, somehow requiring the player to use a Wii Remote[8], suggesting it was a scrapped project for the Wii intended to be revived in this game. The player(s) have to use a tennis racket to fight monsters. Additionally, it would've featured four stages, several bosses and multiplayer.
In the debug menu, Remixes and Gate games are after all the others.
Four of these aren't available in the Japanese version's debug menu.
Oddly, Quiz Show has three trials in this list but no Endless Game.
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