Marching Orders
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| Ready, march! Following orders as a unit builds a sense of camaraderie. Also, rhythm. |
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Marching Orders (マーチャ?, Marcher), is the 3rd Rhythm Game in Stage 1 (3rd overall) in Rhythm Tengoku and the 1st of Comet Land (67th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
The arrange version, Marcher 2, appears in Technician in Rhythm Tengoku.
Gameplay
In this game, a team of Squadmates is undergoing marching training while following Sarge's orders. The player controls the rookie at the end of the line. There are four commands that Sarge gives:
Although the voice clips are more complicated, the player must perform these with proper timing along with the other squadmates. Just before the game ends, the squadmates move offscreen, still marching as the game ends.
Controls
- Ⓐ/Tap: March
- Ⓑ/Tap: Halt
- ✚/Tap: Face left or right (depending on the pressed direction)
Timing Display
- Perfect!/Ace!?: The player does the action at the proper time with the other squadmates.
- Early!/Late!?: The Sarge becomes angry.
- Miss...?: The Sarge turns red with rage while steam puffs out of him.
Results
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隊長の判断 | (Captain's Judgment) |
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きほんが できてないな。 | (Focus on the basics.) |
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う～ん．．． まぁまぁ、 かな。 とりあえず．．． よしと します。 |
(Hmm...) (Well, I wonder.) (For now...) (All right.) |
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なかなか よろしい！ すばらしい判断力だ！ |
(That was very good!) (Excellent judgement!) |
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Sarge Says |
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Mushy marching! Do you hate halting? Your turns need more tuning. |
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Eh. Passable. |
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Stone-solid stepping! You stopped like a pro! Fair turnabout! |
Epilogue
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| わぁっ！おいてけぼりされた！ | 今日の任務は、おそうじでーす♪ | 宇宙人の救出、大成功！！ |
| (Waa! We got left behind!) | (Today's mission is cleaning~♪) | (Alien rescue is a huge success!!) |
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| わぁっ！おいてけぼりされた！ | 今日の任務は、おそうじでーす♪ | 宇宙人の救出、大成功！！ |
| (Waa! We got left behind!) | (Today's mission is cleaning~♪) | (Alien rescue is a huge success!!) |
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| Back to basic training... | This is what we trained for! | Mission success! I'm glad we drilled so hard! |
Rhythm Item
| Marching Helmet | Watch It! |
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The colors on this helmet make it super obvious if you're not marching in sync with your squadmates. So you better toe the line, rookie! |
Skill Star
The Skill Star appears on the fourth halt, which has a longer gap between "Attention!" and "Halt!" than usual.
Challenge Land
Marching Orders appears in the following Challenge Train courses:
Appearances
Marcher 
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Marcher (マーチャ ?, Mācha ) is the 3rd Rhythm Game of Extra (51st overall) in Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).
Here, all the squadmates look more feminine than usual, as they are wearing purple skirts and have flowers on the top of their helmets, while their Sarge's uniform is purple. The gameplay is the same, but the tempo is sped up, with a more vibrant synth for orchestration.
Epilogue
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| たいきゃく！たいきゃくでーす！！ | あっ、まいごちゃん 発見で一す！ | まいごちゃんを助けたヨ！やった！！ |
| (Retreat! Turn back!!) | (Ah, we found the lost puppy!) | (We helped the lost puppy! Hooray!) |
Marcher 2P
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Marching Orders (マーチャ?, Marcher), is the 3rd Rhythm Game in Stage 1 (3rd overall) in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).
The arrange version, Marcher 2 2P, appears in Stage 4 in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).
It plays the same as the 1P version, but the two players control the two middle Squadmates in the lineup.
Marcher 2P
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Marcher 2P (マーチャ 2P ?, Mācha 2P ) is the 3rd Rhythm Game of Extra (23rd overall) in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).
It plays the same as the 1P version, but the two players control the two middle Squadmates in the lineup.
Video
Commentary
The following is commentary given on the STAFF'S VOICE section of the booklet included in Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu.
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| つんく♂ 『リズム天国』にとって、とてもエポックな作品ですね。このゲームができるまでは、かなり試行錯誤を繰り返していたんですけど、これができてからは、どんどん応用が広がつていって、いろんなゲームができていったんです。「マーチャ」でまさに革命が起こったと言っていいでしょようね。 | Tsunku♂: This is a very epochal work for "Rhythm Tengoku". We went through a lot of trial and error before we were able to make this game, but after it was made, the applications became more and more extensive, and various games were created. I think it would be fair to say that "Marching Orders" was truly a revolution. |
| 小黒 このゲームができたのは、任天堂のスタッフのみなさんに、ダンスレッスンを受けていただいたのがキッカケだったんですよね。 | Oguro: The reason we were able to make this game was because everyone at Nintendo took dance lessons. |
| 米 つんく♂さんのダンスレッスンは、本当に参考になりました。そもそも僕らはダンスに関しては素人ですし、踊るのがもともと苦手なメンバーもいましたし。で、リズムに合わせて踊って、かみんなで最後にキメポーズ！というときに、何度やってもタイミングがずれちゃうスタッフがいたんです。あ、またすれちゃってるみたいな（笑）。でも、それを見ていると、絵的にすごく楽しかったんです。そんな楽しさをフィーチャーできないかと考えて、つくったのが「マーチャ」です。ダンスレッスンで学んだ一体感の楽しさも、このゲームで表現できたのではないかと思います。 | Yone: Tsunku♂-san's dance lessons were really helpful. We were all amateurs when it came to dancing, and some of us were not very good at it to begin with. So we danced to the rhythm, and then we all did the finishing pose! At the time, there was a staff member whose timing was off no matter how many times they tried. It was like, "Oh, I'm off again!" (Laughs) But it was so much fun to watch them do it, from an artistic point of view. I thought, "Why don't we feature that kind of fun," and created "Marching Orders". I think we were able to express the fun of togetherness that we learned in the dance lessons in this game. |
Trivia
- In Rhythm Heaven's Shoot-'Em-Up 2, the Shoot-'Em-Up Radio Lady is dressed like a squadmate.
- This is one of the few games in Rhythm Tengoku that has more than or equal to 3 commands - this one has 4 commands.
- This is the one of a few games in Rhythm Heaven Megamix to use every button (Ⓐ, Ⓑ and ✚). The other being Super Samurai Slice. It is, however, the only to give a unique action to every button, as Super Samurai Slice uses the Ⓐ and ✚ buttons for the same purpose.
Development History
- Main article: Marching Orders/Development
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
マーチャ | Marcher |
 EnglishNOA |
Marching Orders | |
 EnglishNOE |
Marching Orders | |
 French |
En avant, marche! | Forward, march! |
 Spanish |
Marcha marchosa | Funky march |
 German |
Marschbefehle | Marching orders |
 Italian |
Marcia ritmata | Rhythmic march |
 Korean |
행진 | March |
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