First Contact

Mission control, we encountered a Martian! I'm going to attempt to translate what it says.

— First Contact Description

First Contact (通訳者 Interpreter) is the 13th minigame introduced in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. In this game, the player controls an astronaut, whose mission is to translate what the Martian is saying.

A sequel later appears in Citrus Tower under the title Second Contact.

Gameplay

As is expected, the gameplay is around translating what the Martian says. This is done by hitting the button in the same way that the Martian shows, as the alien will say something in a beat, and you must match said beat to translate him properly.

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Dialog

Good dialog

People of Earth, how do you do? I live on Mars. ...Right? We're glad you made it. You want to meet my leader? ... Gotcha. Last time... Earthings visited... You left... behind PORK RICE BOWLS!! Mars will never... be the same. Kidding! Don't be a stranger! ...Gotcha.

Bad dialog

Hey, carbon blobs! You are weird looking! I am your ruler now. Moohoohaha! Hoping for... mercy? Not a chance. Bow, worms! Now I am... hungry! Are you done? Hurry up and leave! I care not for... your species. But I hunger. So hungry. Begone, insects!

Controls

Button Mode

• A or D-Pad: Translate

Touch Mode

• Tap: Translate

Hit or Miss

• Hit: Proper translation of the Martian's words occurs.

• Barely: The astronaut will translate the Martian's words in a high-pitched voice. 

• Miss: A question-mark is displayed over the failed section and fails to translate the rest of the sentence. If it is a fail from the first word then a different sentence will pop up in blue, this text says something that will make the Martian look bad.

Rating Notes

• Try Again: "Was it something you said?"
• OK: "Fun is the universal language."
• Superb: "Welcome to Earth!"

Rating Screens

• Interpreter Story Try Again.PNG

  "Was it something you said?"

• Interpreter Story OK.PNG

  "Fun is the universal language."

• Interpreter Story Superb.PNG

  "Welcome to Earth!"

Rhythm Item

Pork Rice Bowl

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Skill Star

The second time you have to wait before you can say one thing press the button at the right to collect the star.

Trivia

• If one listens closely during the crowd amusement, they can hear the "call" command from Nintendogs which is another game from the Nintendo Series.
• The Spaceball alien makes a cameo in OK rating screen.
• The Superb Rating Notes say "You built the bridge between Earth and Mars.", as well as the notes being sent from "Ground Control to Translator Tom", which makes a reference to a song called Space Oddity by the late David Bowie.