Ringside
Template:Minigame infoboxRingside is the sixteenth minigame in Rhythm Heaven Fever. The player controls a wrestler in a post-game interview. Getting a perfect will earn "Wrestler's Weekly".
Gameplay
The game has you, playing as a wrestler, getting interviewed after a match. The reporter, a young girl, will give you several cues you need to respond to:
-Wubbadubbadubba, is that true?: The player has to respond after the phrase is done.
-Woah, you go, big guy!: The player need to show off after the phrase is finished.
-Pose for the fans!: This phrase is accompanied by the screen zooming out. After it is finished, the player needs to strike a pose.
The commands will come in many different patterns, with varying distances between them.
Controls
- A = Respond
- A (Twice) = Show Off
- A + B = Pose
Hit or Miss
- Hit: With the "Wubbadubbadubba, is that true?" or "Woah, you go, big guy!" command, a camera flash will happen afterwards. With the "Pose for the fans!", multiple camera flashes will appear, as well as a radial background. On occasion, a newspaper will appear with the picture on it.
- Barely: None for this rhythm game. A barely counts as a hit.
- Miss: Missing a "Wubbadubbadubba, is that true?" or "Woah, you go, big guy!" will cause the reporter to frown and give you a look. Messing up on the "Pose for the fans!" will cause the screen to look scratchy. Using a command when not told to will either make the reporter nervous (respond command) or make her flinch back in shock (pose command).
Appearances
Two-Player Mode
A version of the game can be unlocked in the two-player mode. It requires you to beat the original game and the previous two-player game, Tambourine.
The game has the first player player playing a wrestler with blue clothing, and the second playing a wrestler with orange clothing, each marker with the number of their player. The reporter will give the commands, and the player will respond. The reporter will always ask the same thing to them, so the players just need to do the same thing.
Memedom
A strange fascination with Ringside has spread parodies of it all over the internet, particularly YouTube, showcasing a character and an odd phrase or personality trait of said character.
Trivia
- The newspaper the can pop up after a successful "Pose for the fans!" command says "Nintendo Times" on it, referencing the Rhythm Heaven series' developer and publisher company, Nintendo.
- The "Wubbadubbadubba" commands that are stated as "questions" appear to suggest that the wrestler is not actually listening to the reporter, and is just responding with the same thing each time. This is supported by the game's reading material, which has the wrestler saying "Eh" to all the questions, despite them being actual questions.
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