Monkey Watch
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| This new watch works differently from most. You might want to read the manual to learn how to use it... |
 Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Monkey Watch (さる時計?, Saru Dokei) is the 4th Rhythm Game of Stage 2 (9th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Fever and the 2nd of Shop No. 6 (107th overall), costing 10 Flow Balls, in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
Gameplay
In order to operate the monkey watch itself, the player controls a Small Monkey holding onto the watch's hand. As the hand is ticks around the clock, other monkeys come out to greet the main monkey with a high-five to represent the time change on the wrist watch. On occasion, two consecutive pink monkeys appear instead of yellow ones, cued by an "Oookii oook-ook!" sound. These act as offbeats.
In the middle of the game, the screen zooms out to show the whole watch on a man's arm (also showing a monkey face in the middle), making it much harder to see the monkeys. After this, a monkey in a balloon appears, flying around waving at the screen.
Controls
- Ⓐ/Tap: Swing hand (hi-five monkeys)
Timing Display
- Perfect!/Ace!?: The player high-fives the monkeys, who proceed to cheer.
- Early!/Late!?: The player mistimes their high-five with a "tick" sound, making the other monkeys upset.
- Miss...?: The player fails to high-five the monkeys, making them hang their heads in shame. High-fiving when the player is not supposed to causes the man's arm to shake during the zoomed out. The monkey face on the clock also makes a hurt expression.
Results
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Monkey Watch Impressions( )
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How was I supposed to tell the time? The dial seemed a bit hard to read. |
How am I supposed to tell the time? It's impossible to read from a distance. |
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Eh. Good enough. | Good try. |
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It kept time really well! It was easy to read, even far away! |
This is a great watch! It's easy to read from a distance. |
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How was I supposed to tell the time? Seemed a bit hard to read at the fast parts. |
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Eh. Passable. |
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It kept time really well! It was easy to read, even the fast parts! |
Epilogue
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| I'm so sorry I'm late! It was the monkeys' fault! |
Lunch should be ready right... now! |
This is without a doubt the cutest watch I've ever owned. |
I'm so sorry for being late! |
Lunch should be ready right...now! |
Unique men wear unique watches. |
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| I'm so sorry I'm late! It was the monkeys' fault! |
Lunch should be ready right... now! |
This is without a doubt the cutest watch I've ever owned. |
Rhythm Item
| Monkey Watch | Wait, What Time Is It? |
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My parents bought me a monkey watch when I started high school. The monkeys are so cute that I forget about time and just stare at them. Kind of useless as a watch, isn't it? |
Skill Star
The Skill Star appears on the six offbeat monkeys near the end of the game.
Challenge Land
Monkey Watch appears in the following Challenge Train courses:
Appearances
Video
Trivia
- The furigana on the prologue in Minna no Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+ is, for stylistic reasons, placed only above the second kanji rather than the whole word. If corrected, it would be written as さる時計.
- The girl that appears on the Try Again epilogue to this game has the same hairstyle as Pop Singer in Rhythm Heaven's version of Fan Club.
- The Monkey Watch gets referenced in A Musical Term, where Mr. Upbeat is talking to one about his problems[1].
- Monkey Watch is also mentioned in Bossa Nova at one point in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise[2].
- In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the particles that come out when the monkeys high-five are stars instead of smack symbols. Due to this, the purple monkey's particles no longer fall off-screen.
- The song for this game appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on the Miiverse stage and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where it can play on Summit, Hannenbow, Balloon Fight, Living Room, Find Mii, Tomodachi Life, Pictochat 2, Duck Hunt, Wrecking Crew, Pilotwings and Wuhu Island, i.e., stages in the "Other" category. This version has been edited to loop and it features the sound effects of the high-fives of the Small Monkeys integrated into the actual track.
- The Monkey Watch doesn't run in seconds, as the tempo of the song is 160 BPM. It would run in seconds at 120 BPM.
Development History
- Main article: Monkey Watch/Development
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
さる時計 | Monkey Watch |
| EnglishNOA |
Monkey Watch | |
| EnglishNOE |
Monkey Watch | |
 French |
Singe moins le quart | A quarter to monkey |
 Spanish |
Monorreloj | Monkey Watch |
 German |
Äffchen-Uhr | Monkey-Watch |
 Italian |
Monkey Watch | |
 Dutch |
Monkey Watch[3] | |
 Portuguese |
Monkey Watch[4] | |
 Korean |
원숭이 시계 | Monkey Watch |
References
- ↑ "Do you ever have problems like this? Do people just look at you and assume that you're into, I dunno, copying what people do?" "Oookii oook-ook!" "Right, right. My therapy is about me and my problems, not you." ~ A Musical Term, Rhythm Heaven Fever.
- ↑ "Nova went out shopping after lunch. Recently, her Monkey Watch had worn out so she went to get the monkeys changed." ~ Bossa Nova, Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise
- ↑ Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Muziekspel | Wii | Nintendo
- ↑ Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Jogo de música | Wii | Nintendo
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