Rhythm Tengoku/Arcade

Rhythm Tengoku (リズム天国^?, Rhythm Tengoku) is 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 in Japan.

History

SEGA approached the development team with an offer for an arcade version as the game was popular with SEGA staff. Osawa and Ko Takeuchi were impressed because they never thought Rhythm Tengoku was able to gain a following.^[1]

Gameplay

Players start the game with two hearts. Each heart is lost when starting a Rhythm 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.

List of Rhythm Games

All of the Rhythm Games from Rhythm Tengoku are available from the start. The arcade version has an Extra stage of games as well.

List of Rhythm Games

Karateka	Rhythm Datsumo	Marcher	Air Batter	Pachi Pachi Sanninshu	Remix 1
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Marcher Card.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:The Clappy Tiro.PNG	File:Remix 1 Card.PNG
Shiroi Obake	Iai Giri	Kossori Rat	Baikin Hakase	The☆Bon Odori	Remix 2
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Sammy slice.PNG	File:Cheesey Heist.PNG	File:Back Teria.PNG	File:Bon Odori.PNG	File:Remix 2.PNG
Mahou Tsukai	Showtime	Usagi Tobi	Tram to Poline	Space Dance	Remix 3
File:Wizard's Faults.PNG	File:Showtime.PNG	File:Do the Bunny Hop.PNG	File:Trampauline.PNG	File:Space Dance.PNG	File:Remix 3 (GBA).PNG
Quiz	Night Walk	Rhythm o Shuji	Polyrhythm	Rap Men	Remix 4
File:Quiz.PNG	File:Night Walk.PNG	File:Power Calligraphy.PNG	File:Hilt To Scalllleee.PNG	File:RAPMEN.PNG	File:Remix 4 GBA.PNG
Hopping Road	Ninja	Toss Boys	Hanabi	Tap Dance	Remix 5
File:Hopping Road.PNG		File:Toss boys title.png	File:The Fireworks.PNG	File:Tap Trial.PNG	File:Remix 5.PNG
Bari Bari Sanninshu	Bon Dance	Cosmo Dance	Rap Women	Super Tap	Remix 6
File:Trio on Tour.PNG	File:The Bon Dance.PNG	File:Cosmo Dance.png	File:Rapwomen.PNG	File:Turbo Tap Trial.png	File:Remix 6.PNG
Karateka 2	Rhythm Datsumo 2	Ninja no Shison	Night Walk 2	Marcher 2	Remix 7
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Ninja Reincarnate.png	File:Night Walk.PNG	File:Marcher 2.PNG	File:Remix 7 GBA.PNG
Hopping Road 2	Toss Boys 2	Polyrhythm 2	Air Batter 2	Shiroi Obake 2	Remix 8
File:Hopping Road.PNG	File:Toss Boys 2.PNG	File:Hilt To Scalllleee.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Remix 8 GBA.PNG
Karateka	Rhythm Datsumo	Marcher	Air Batter	Pachi Pachi Sanninshu	Extra Remix
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 2 Player Mode.

Karateka 2P	Rhythm Datsumo 2P	Marcher 2P	Air Batter 2P
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Marcher Card.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG
Shiroi Obake 2P	Kossori Rat 2P	Usagi Tobi 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	Rhythm o Shuji 2P	Ninja 2P	Tap Dance 2P
File:Space Dance.PNG	File:Power Calligraphy.PNG		File:Tap Trial.PNG
Karateka 2 2P	Rhythm Datsumo 2 2P	Cosmo Dance 2P	Marcher 2 2P
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Cosmo Dance.png	File:Marcher 2.PNG
Shiroi Obake 2 2P	Ninja no Shison 2P	Air Batter 2 2P	Super Tap 2P
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Ninja Reincarnate.png	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:Turbo Tap Trial.png
Karateka 2P	Rhythm Datsumo 2P	Marcher 2P	Air Batter 2P
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

Rhythm-kan Sokutei, Rhythm Shiryo Shitsu, Studio, Café, Rhythm Toys, Endless Games, Drum Lessons, Staff Credits, and Live are all absent from this version. Most of the music unique from them has been repurposed for new features in this version.
- Neko Machine and Kokuhaku Machine can be seen in the attract mode instead. The latter can also be interacted with.
- The Drum Girls make a cameo on the Player Mode menu.
- 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 (Freeplay is also available) and if the Remix is open from the start 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. All 2P games have tutorials as well.
The player doesn't receive 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 Rhythm Game, 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 leaderboard feature, tallying up the score based on the player's 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 Girl telling them to try the next stage.
After completeing a 2 player stage.
During the 2 player compatibility check.
2 player high score screen.

Trivia

File:Starcade.jpg

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)

References

↑ Iwata Asks: Rhythm Heaven, 2. Rhythm Tengoku: The Arcade Game

Rhythm Tengoku (GBA/Arcade)
Rhythm Games	Omake Corner	• • • • •
	STAGE 1	• • • • •
	STAGE 2	• • • • •
	STAGE 3	• • • • •
	STAGE 4	• • • • •
	STAGE 5	• • • • •
	Revival	• • • • •
	Technician	• • • • •
	Last Technician	• • • • •
Arcade Only (1P)	Extra	• • • • •
Arcade Only (2P)	STAGE 1	• • •
	STAGE 2	• • •
	STAGE 3	• • •
	STAGE 4	• • •
	STAGE 5	• • •
	Extra	• • •
Rhythm Omocha		• • •
Endless Games		• • •
Miscellaneous		• Rhythm Shiryo Shitsu • Studio • Perfect Campaign • Characters • The Rhythm League Development History • Sequence Test • Dance Lesson 1 • Tanuki & Monkey