List of Scrapped Rhythm Games

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

Several ideas for Rhythm Games that were not implemented in the final version of Rhythm Tengoku are known to exist. It is mentioned that there are over 20 games cut from the game, which are listed below. These games were rejected because regardless of how well-made they are, if the rhythm doesn't feel right, they had to go. Some games have remnants in the final game, while others were removed completely.

• Shibaku (「しばく」^?, Strike): The player would press a button to swing a stick to strike things, 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. Ninja Bodyguard in Remix 5 and Ninja no Shison show a character that slices rocks with a stick, which may have been inspired by this idea.
• 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』^?, Awakudaki)
• 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 Check.
• 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): This game may have been developed from the initial prototype for Rhythm Tengoku, in which the player would drum in a rockband. The prototype itself was reworked into Drum Lesson in the final game, with Rockband possibly being reworked into Live.
• Tanuki & 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 Sequence Test, and are not mentioned by the developers.

• Dance Lesson 1 (ダンスレッスン　１^?, Dansu Ressun 1): This game is an earlier version of Remix 1, where Tap Trial replaces Rhythm Datsumo and the remix itself is much longer.
• Rhythm o Shuji 2 (リズムお習字 ２^?, Rhythm Calligraphy 2): This game is mentioned in an unused gameplay history screen in Rhythm Tengoku, found in the Sequence Test, though it does not have an entry of its own. From the name, it would have been the arrange version of Power Calligraphy. The save file does keep track of the player's score on this game, and there is a description for the Game Select, reusing the description from Power Calligraphy as a placeholder, however no playable content exists.
• Rap Women (by KAZU) (ラップ　ウィメン（ｂｙ　ＫＡＺＵ）^?, Rap Women (by KAZU)): This game is a different 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 Sequence Test.
• Drum Girls (ドラムガールズ^?, Doramu Gāruzu): An unused version of Live, in which the Drum Girls play the song from Bunny Hop. It also contains a graphic not used anywhere else, reading "BUSY", used during the eight-beat rests in the latter half of the song.
• Metronome (メトロノーム^?, Metoronōmu): 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 Check. 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 (Ska^?): Presumably this game would've been based around playing a brass instrument.

SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_D
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_D
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_D
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_F
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_F
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_F
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_G
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_G
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_G
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_Am
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_Am
SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_Am
SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_L
SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_C
SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_R
SE_SKA_BRASS_MISS

• SEQARC_TAP1 (Tap 1^?): Some of the voice clips here where repurposed for Space Soccer, and later Board Meeting. There is a BGM track as well as an accompanying voice track, "BGM_TAP" and "VOICE_TAP" respectively. "VOICE_TAP" makes use of some of the voice clips found here, giving an idea of what kind of cues may have been used.
  • Curiously, Tap Troupe in Rhythm Heaven Fever has a set of unused sprites in the same art style as Rhythm Heaven, which may be related to this game.

SE_TAP_STAMP
SE_TAP_TOE
SE_TAP_HEEL
SE_TAP_V_DOWN
SE_TAP_V_KICK
SE_TAP_V_TOE
SE_TAP_V_AND_UP
SE_TAP_V_AND_DOWN
SE_TAP_V_ISSHONI
SE_TAP_V_MINNADE
SE_TAP_V_GOISSHONI
SE_TAP_V_HI
SE_TAP_V_MOHITOTU
SE_TAP_V_MAENI
SE_TAP_V_USIRONI
SE_TAP_V_NOMAMADE
SE_MONKY_GOOD
SE_MONKY_NORMAL
SE_MONKY_BAD

• SEQARC_TAP2 (Tap 2^?): Additional voice clips for the above game. Some of the voice clips here where later repurposed for Karate Man 2 in Rhythm Heaven Fever and Pajama Party in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

SE_TAP2_YOTU
SE_TAP2_TAMETE
SE_TAP2_UUN_TEI
SE_TAP2_UTON
SE_TAP2_IKUYO
SE_TAP2_N_TEI
SE_TAP2_KEIKAI
SE_TAP2_TOTOTO
SE_TAP2_COUNT1
SE_TAP2_COUNT2
SE_TAP2_COUNT3
SE_TAP2_COUNT4
SE_TAP2_KAZU1
SE_TAP2_KAZU2
SE_TAP2_KAZU3
SE_TAP2_KAZU4

• SEQARC_PAPET (Puppet^?)

SE_PAPET_LION_GA
SE_PAPET_LION_OU
SE_PAPET_RAT_CHU
SE_PAPET_RAT_CHUU
SE_PAPET_FISH
SE_PAPET_CAT
SE_PAPET_DOG_WOO
SE_PAPET_DOG_WAN
SE_PAPET_SPACE_MAN
SE_PAPET_RAKKO

• SEQARC_TONTS (Tonts^?)

SE_TONTS_TON1
SE_TONTS_TON2
SE_TONTS_TON3
SE_TONTS_TO1
SE_TONTS_TO2
SE_TONTS_TO3
SE_TONTS_TOO
SE_TONTS_N
SE_TONTS_PIN1
SE_TONTS_PIN2
SE_TONTS_QUHA

• SEQARC_PICK (Pick^?): Presumably a game based around using a guitar pick.

SE_BASS
SE_STL_GTR
SE_DIS_GTR
SE_DIS_GTR2

• SEQARC_EFFECT1 (Effect 1^?): A sound test, meant primarily to test sounds related to tapping the screen, sliding the stylus around, and flicking.

SE_TEST_AWA
SE_TEST_KURK
SE_TEST_KURK_LOOP
SE_TEST_FUKIDASI
SE_TEST_KAMI
SE_TEST_KANZUME
SE_TEST_KEY
SE_TEST_KINZOKU
SE_TEST_MOLES
SE_TEST_PISI
SE_TEST_RENGA
SE_TEST_SENNUKI
SE_TEST_TARAI
SE_TEST_WATER
SE_TEST_WATER_INTO
SE_TEST_WATER_JABA
SE_TEST_WATER_SOSOGI
SE_TEST_WINDOW
SE_TEST_WOOD
SE_TEST_YUMI
SE_TEST_CAR
SE_TEST_WIND
SE_TEST_SCRATCH
SE_TEST_KARATE_BGM
SE_TEST_KARATE_HATI
SE_TEST_KARATE_HIT
SE_TEST_KARATE_MISS
SE_TEST_KARATE_PUNCH

• SEQARC_EFFECT2 (Effect 2^?): More sound effects for the above sound test.

SE_TEST_BALL_RALLY
SE_TEST_BALL_ATTACK
SE_TEST_GT_NONE1
SE_TEST_GT_EF1
SE_TEST_GT_NONE2
SE_TEST_GT_EF2
SE_LAUGH
SE_LAUGH_RELOAD
SE_TEST_VOICE_A
SE_TEST_VOICE_O
SE_TEST_VOICE_E

• SEQARC_NAWA_TOBI (Jump Rope^?): Presumable this game would be about playing jump rope, possibly with a CPU controlled character alongside the player.

SE_NAWA_JUMP
SE_NAWA_JUMP_COM
SE_NAWA_DON
SE_NAWA_KICK
SE_NAWA_FLOWER1
SE_NAWA_FLOWER2

• SEQARC_AMBIENT (Ambient^?): This game has an accompanying BGM track, "BGM_AMBIENT".

SE_GTR1
SE_GTR2
SE_GTR3
SE_VOICE_AH
SE_VOICE_STOP

• SEQARC_SNOW (Snow^?): Presumably this game would be about snowballs.

SE_SNOW_PUSH
SE_SNOW_BALL
SE_SNOW_MISS
SE_SNOW_MISS_DOG

• SEQARC_KAO (Face^?): Presumably this game would be about a kissing face.

SE_KAO_KISS_LONG
SE_KAO_KISS

• SEQARC_VOLLEY (Volley^?): Presumably a game based on volleyball.

SE_VOLLEY_SERVE1
SE_VOLLEY_SERVE1_ADD_A
SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2
SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2_LONG
SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2_FADE
SE_VOLLEY_RECEIVE
SE_VOLLEY_TOSS
SE_VOLLET_ATTACK
SE_VOLLEY_ATTACK_SARU
SE_VOLLEY_SUKA
SE_VOLLET_ONCE_MORE
SE_VOLLET_SONOMAMA
SE_VOLLET_BALL_NET

• There is an unused sprite (the one meant to be seen on the Endless Games menu) internally named "demo_game_passboys". The sprite itself is blank.

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 (Roller^?): Presumably this game would've involved the player controlling a character in a group of roller skaters, with a "roll" and "slide" cue of some kind.

SE_ROLLER_ROLL_PLAYER
SE_ROLLER_ROLL_OTHER
SE_ROLLER_SLIDE_PLAYER
SE_ROLLER_SLIDE_OTHER
SE_ROLLER_MISS_ROLL
SE_ROLLER_MISS_SLIDE

• CHORUS MEN (Chorus Men^?): Presumably this game would've been a remake of Glee Club, or possibly a new game based on it.

SE_CHORUS_VOICE_AH_PLAYER

• BOOMERANG (Boomerang^?): Presumably this game would've revolved around the player throwing and catching a boomerang.

SE_BOOMERANG_THROW
SE_BOOMERANG_FLY
SE_BOOMERANG_CATCH
SE_BOOMERANG_MISS
SE_BOOMERANG_BALLOON

• HEITAI (Soldier^?): Presumably this game would've featured a soldier of some kind wielding a spear.

SE_HEITAI_FOOT1
SE_HEITAI_FOOT2
SE_HEITAI_SPEAR
SE_HEITAI_POSE
SE_HEITAI_MISS

• Seika Relay (青果リレー^?, Seika Rirē): This 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 only made 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, similar to "Practice Flicking". The final version instead has a modified version of Rhythm-kan Check (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, it can be seen that even more games were intended to be included, but for one reason or another were scrapped. While most of these games only have their presence on the debug menu to prove their existence, some also have unused strings for their Rhythm Items, most of which are blank or the same as another game's. Some games with unused short versions have unused text to add the word かえってきた (Kaettekita^?, Returns) to the prologue, like in the used games.

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 version 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). Note that the icons used here are of the closest applicable version, as with the exception of Micro-Row (Arrange), none of these games have icons. As such, this list will use the equivalent long version's icon if available.

• AGB忍者S (agb_tono_S^?, Ninja Bodyguard (Short))
• RVL鳥の大群S (rvl_birds_S^?, Flock Step (Short))
• RVL図書ガールズS (rvl_book_S^?, Cheer Readers (Short))
• RVLWデートS (rvl_date_S^?, Double Date (Short))
• RVLくしざしS (rvl_fork_S^?, Fork Lifter (Short))
• RVL重役会議S (rvl_rotation_S^?, Board Meeting (Short))
• RVLしわけS (rvl_sort_S^?, Packing Pests (Short))
• RVL小さないきものA (rvl_flea_A^?, Micro-Row (Arrange))
• CTR階段キャッチA (ctr_step_A^?, Catchy Tune (Arrange))
• CTRザ・コマンダー (ctr_commander_00^?, The Commander)
• CTRカニカニリズム (ctr_crab^?, Kani Kani Rhythm)
• CTRハチ (ctr_hachi^?, Hachi)
• 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+ Taikenban) show it would play differently to normal Rhythm Games, somehow requiring the player to use a Wii Remote, 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.

• CTRモンスターテニス00 (ctr_tennis_S00^?, Monster Tennis Stage 1)
• CTRモンスターテニス01 (ctr_tennis_S01^?, Monster Tennis Stage 2)
• CTRモンスターテニス02 (ctr_tennis_S02^?, Monster Tennis Stage 3)
• CTRモンスターテニス03 (ctr_tennis_S03^?, Monster Tennis Stage 4)
• CTRモンスターテニスマルチ00 (ctr_tennis_M00^?, Monster Tennis Multiplayer Stage 1)
• CTRモンスターテニスマルチ01 (ctr_tennis_M01^?, Monster Tennis Multiplayer Stage 2)
• CTRモンスターテニスマルチ02 (ctr_tennis_M02^?, Monster Tennis Multiplayer Stage 3)
• CTRモンスターテニスマルチ03 (ctr_tennis_M03^?, Monster Tennis Multiplayer Stage 4)

In the debug menu, Remixes and Gate games are placed after all the others.

• リミックスLED(旧バージョン) (remix_LEDOld^?, Remix LED (old version))
• リミックス実験10 (remix_Test10^?, Remix Experiment 10)
• リミックス実験11 (remix_Test11^?, Remix Experiment 11)

Four of these aren't available in the Japanese version's debug menu.

• remix_BB00
• remix_BB01
• remix_BB02
• remix_BB03

Oddly, Quiz Show has three trials in this list but no Endless Game.

• AGBクイズ（初級） (agb_quiz_00^?, Quiz Show (Saffron Trial))
• AGBクイズ（中級） (agb_quiz_01^?, Quiz Show (Saltwater Trial))
• AGBクイズ（上級） (agb_quiz_02^?, Quiz Show (Paprika Trial))

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