Octopus Machine

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Octopus Machine（たこマシーン tako mashiin is a rhythm toy in Rhythm Heaven. It requires 11 medals to unlock. In this game, there are 3 Octo-Pops lined up in a row. You control the 3rd one, so just copy what the others do.

Description

Three pink Octo-Pops sit in front of a yellow background. You are the one at the bottom. You need to copy the patterns of the top and middle Octo-Pops.

Gameplay

This is the order of patterns:

Hold hold hold, release release release
Hold hold hold, flick flick flick
Hold flick, hold flick, hold flick
Tap tap flick, tap tap flick, tap tap flick
Tap release hold, tap release hold, tap release hold, flick flick flick
(slight delay) Hold hold hold, flick flick flick
Tap flick tap flick tap flick, hold hold hold, flick flick flick

(Speed up and repeat)

Controls

Tap (Hold): Inflate
Tap (Release): Deflate
Flick: Pop cork

Timing Display

Perfect!/Ace!: The Octo-Pops will all be happy and the game will say "Good!"
Early!/Late!: N/A
Miss: The Octo-Pops will all be very sad and the game will say "Wrong! Try again." The player Octo-Pop will also make a confused face.

Gallery

Octopop Inflate.PNG
Octopop Flick.PNG

Trivia

This is the only rhythm toy in Rhythm Heaven that is set up like an actual rhythm game.
- Two future Toys, Rhythm Fighter and Figure Fighter VS, are also set up like rhythm games.
The game gets increasingly faster after you get past all 7 patterns. It eventually becomes nearly impossible to keep up.
The max tempo for this game is approximately 420 BPM, as shown in this video here.
While it is called "Octopus Machine," the game refers to the characters as the "Octo-Pops."
The Octo-Pops appear in the OK screen of Remix 9 (Wii).