Rhythm Tengoku/Arcade

Rhythm Tengoku was an arcade port of the video game of the same name. It was developed by Nintendo and published by SEGA. It was released on September 20, 2007.

History

According to an Iwata Asks interview apparently SEGA approached them with an offer for an arcade version as the game was popular with SEGA staff. Osawa and Ko Takeuchi was impressed because he never thought Rhythm Tengoku was able to gain a following.

List of Rhythm Games

All of the rhythm games that appeared in the GBA version can also be played in this one directly from the start. However, the arcade version has an Extra stage of games.

Karate Man Tempo Up!	Rhythm Tweezers Tempo Up!	Marching Orders Tempo Up!	Spaceball Tempo Up!	The Clappy Trio Tempo Up!	Remix 1 Tempo Up!
File:Karate Man Tempo Up title.png	File:Vegeta-Pull Tempo Up title.png	File:Marcher Tempo Up title.png	File:Air Batter Tempo Up title.png	File:CPTU.png	File:Remix 1 Tempo Up.png

Additionally, this version has a 2P Mode.

Karate Man 2P	Rhythm Tweezers 2P	Marching Orders 2P	Spaceball 2P
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Marcher Card.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG
Sneaky Spirits 2P	Rat Race 2P	Bunny Hop 2P	The★Bon Odori 2P
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Cheesey Heist.PNG	File:Do the Bunny Hop.PNG	File:Bon Odori.PNG
Space Dance 2P	Power Calligraphy 2P	Ninja Bodyguard 2P	Tap Trial 2P
File:Space Dance.PNG	File:Power Calligraphy.PNG		File:Tap Trial.PNG
Karate Man 2 2P	Rhythm Tweezers 2 2P	Cosmic Dance 2P	Marching Orders 2 2P
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Cosmo Dance.png	File:Marcher 2.PNG
Sneaky Spirits 2 2P	Ninja no Shison 2P	Spaceball 2 2P	Tap Trial 2 2P
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Ninja Reincarnate.png	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:Turbo Tap Trial.png
Karate Man 2P Tempo Up!	Rhythm Tweezers 2P Tempo Up!	Marching Orders 2P Tempo Up!	Spaceball 2P Tempo Up!
File:Karate Man Tempo Up title.png	File:Vegeta-Pull Tempo Up title.png	File:Marcher Tempo Up title.png	File:Air Batter Tempo Up title.png

Differences

The Rhythm Test, Rhythm Shiryo Shitsu, Studio, Café, Rhythm Toys, Endless Games, Drumming Lessons, Credits, and Concert Hall are all absent from this version. Most of the music unique to them has been repurposed for new features in this version.
- Cat Machine and Confession Machine can be seen in the attract mode instead.
- The Drum Girls make a cameo on the Player Mode menu.

Players start the game with two hearts. Each heart is lost when starting a game. Getting a Superb or Perfect gives you an extra heart, as well as close the game for the rest of the Stage. If the player runs out of hearts, they will need to spend a credit to continue. The player needs to clear all five games per stage with at least an OK in order to play the Remix.
- If the player enters the game's Service Mode, they can change several settings, including the number of hearts they start off with, how many coins need to be inserted for a credit and if the Remix is open or not.
The games Spaceball, Iai Giri, Sick Beats, Bunny Hop, Night Walk and Polyrhythm now have tutorials unlike the original. Bouncy Road also has a tutorial in addition to it's practice.
The player no longer receives a Try Again for getting a question wrong in the practice of Quiz Show. The game simply moves on to the next question instead.

File:Ninja Bodyguard Arcade.png

Ninja Bodyguard uses Left and Right on the D-pad, instead of D-pad and A. The arrows above the ninja are changed accordingly.
If the player has played perfectly for the first half of a minigame, the "Go for a Perfect!" notice will appear on the bottom of the screen. Obtaining it does the same as getting a Superb however.
The game has a leader board feature, tallying up the score based on the players flow at the end of a stage.
The graphics are the same as the original version. However, the resolution is larger, and the game applies a filter to smooth the visuals. Some prologue images are replaced with higher quality versions, as well.

Gallery

This screen is seen when the players completes a Stage.
If the player has a high enough flow at the end of the Stage, they register it into the leaderboard. First by selecting their gender...
Then by entering their name.
Regardless of whether or not the player gets a high score, they will always see this screen, with the Tap Trial Girl telling them to try the next stage.

Trivia

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This is one of the very few games developed by Nintendo and SEGA.
This was playable in Hyper Japan 2016 in London.
This is the first game in the series to have a Two-Player mode.
- Although, the first multiplayer game in the main series would be Rhythm Heaven Fever.

External Links

Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) Offical Site (Japanese, Internet Archive)

Rhythm Heaven Series

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