Octopus Machine

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Octopus Machine (たこマシーン^?, Tako Mashīn) is a Rhythm Toy in Rhythm Heaven which requires 11 Medals to unlock. There are three Octo-Pops lined up in a row. The player controls the third one, who has to copy what the others do.

Gameplay

There are 7 patterns in a set order, all involving the Octo-Pops inflating and deflating themselves, and occasionally popping the cork. If the player clears all the patterns, the game speeds up and returns to the first pattern. After the 8th loop, the tempo stops increasing, staying at ~420 BPM^[1].

Controls

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

Timing Display

Perfect!/Ace!^?:
Early!/Late!^?:
Miss...^?:

Gallery

Octopus Machine.png
Octopop Inflate.PNG
Octopop Flick.PNG

Trivia

This Rhythm Toy, along with Rhythm Fighter, is set up like a Rhythm Game.
If this game was a true rhythm game, The 8th part and beyond would be the fastest rhythm game at 437.5 BPM (440 BPM) internally

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	たこマシーン	Octopus Machine
English^NOA	Octopus Machine
English^NOE	Octopus Machine
French	Pieuvres bouchées	Bite-size octopuses
Spanish	Los Pulpos	The octopuses
Italian	Piovritmi	Piovra (Octopus) + ritmi (rhythms)
Korean	코르크 문어	Cork Octopus