Second Contact
| Second Contact |
| Fellow Martians, I've encountered an Earthling! I'm going to attempt to translate what it says.  |
 Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Second Contact (かえってきた 通訳者 Kaettekita Tsuyakusha "Return of Interpreter") is the 46th minigame and it's a sequel to First Contact in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. The point of the game is to translate what is being said to the rhythm. It is similar to First Contact. In this game, the player controls a Martian translating a human named Farmer Bob.
Gameplay
Second Contact's gameplay focuses on repeating a pattern by hitting the A button or directional pad. Farmer Bob will start by speaking to a rhythm represented by a symbol (a picture of a person) and then give the Martian a cue to repeat that same rhythm, translating the symbols to words. It is also played the same way like in prequel, but this time it's more complex and a bit tricky having symbols appearing really fast to hit.
Dialog
Good dialog
Hi, people of Mars!
How do you do?
I am an Earthling.
...And single!
Don't get your hopes up...
Not all humans...
look as good as me!
...Ladies!
Let's get some tea...
and talk planets.
I'm going to...
work up my courage to say...
to [A different three-syllable name may appear here each time.]...
for oh...
so, so...
long I have been...
very much in love with...
yummy PORK RICE BOWLS!
Ummm...yeah.
I should head back soon...
for my tentacle graft.
...Kidding!
Bad dialog
Blah, blah...
Garble, snarble.
Guess who I am?
Hahahaha!
Watermelon, watermelon.
Rutabaga, rutabaga...
You guys look like octopuses!
Ahahaha!
I want a taco.
Where are the donuts?
Niagara Falls.
Are you gonna eat that?
Did I say something wrong?
(unintelligible)
(unintelligible)
(unintelligible)
(unintelligible)
(boring stuff)
Blah, blah...
Turnip.
Achoo!
Ahahaha!
Controls
- Ⓐ or ✚/Tap: Translate
Timing Display
- Perfect!/Ace!: Proper translation of Bob's words appears. He then nods.
- Early!/Late!: The Martian translates Farmer Bob's words in a high-pitched voice.
- Miss...: A question-mark is displayed over the failed section, and the rest of the sentence is not translated. If a sentence is missed from the beginning, dialogue from the "Bad dialog" section appears instead, making Farmer Bob look sad. Bob then shakes his head.
Results
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Mars Control to Farmer Bob |
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What was that? We wait with bated breath! Didn't quite catch that--not sure we wanted to. Yikes? |
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Eh. Passable. |
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Yup, definitely heard you loud and clear... Even when things got awkward, you nailed it. We were feeling the love...unfortunately. |
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| Tell me again what a "verb" is...? | Friendship. | Welcome to Mars! |
Rhythm Item
| Mars | Foreign Food |
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Everyone was surprised at how quickly we started a culinary exchange with Mars, but they shouldn't have been. Look at it! It's basically a space meatball! |
Skill Star
The Skill Star appears on the line "...Ladies!"
Challenge Land
Second Contact appears in the following Challenge Train courses:
Appearances
- Story interpreter gameplay.png
- Second Contact Left-Hand.png
Second Contact
Left-Hand Remix - Second Contact Citrus.png
Trivia
- When the Martian scientists are shown, the alien from Spaceball can be seen.
- When the Martian badly translates the Earthling's language, his high-pitched voice is a sped up version of the Wrestler when he does poses to the fans in Ringside.
Video
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
かえってきた通訳者 | Return of Interpreter |
 French |
Interprète terrien-martien | |
 Spanish |
Segundo contacto | |
 Italian |
Secondo Contatto | |
 Korean |
돌아온 통역사 | Return of Interpreter |
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