Night Walk/Development

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Rhythm Tengoku

Night Walk consists of the following versions in Rhythm Tengoku:

No.	Image	Used in
00		Night Walk Remix 4 Remix 6 Night Walk 2 Remix 7

Early Builds

Night Walk was originally named Four Beat Keep (フォービートキープ^?, Fō Bīto Kīpu) in development to describe the gameplay, as the player keeps four beats at a time during the game^[1]. It was also originally an Endless Game, which would keep going until the player fell off. It was later decided to include it as a regular Rhythm Game instead, with the game being given an ending^[2].

Unused Content

Various sprites leftover from the Play-Yan media player for Game Boy Advance can be found, including the titular character standing, being defeated, crawling, a pink crab, and a yellow swan. In Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade), there are also leftover sprites for a word balloon with a music note in it.

Rhythm Heaven Fever

Night Walk consists of the following versions in Rhythm Heaven Fever:

Internal Name	Image	Used in
nightWalk/ver0		Night Walk Remix 10

Unused Content

The "NG"/"Miss" sprite is replaced with the word "Raté!" in the French, German, Italian and Spanish versions. While this word is used for missing in the French version (as noted below), the sprite for it is located elsewhere in the sheet due to needing more space, with the original spot keeping a smaller version of "Raté!" even in the other three languages.

Regional Differences

If the player makes a mistake while jumping, a symbol is displayed rather than a heart. In Minna no Rhythm Tengoku, this symbol is "NG", as with Rhythm Tengoku. In other regions, it is localized appropriately, being "Miss" in English, "Raté!" in French, "Daneben" in German, "Ops!" in Italian, and "Fallo!" in Spanish. In Rhythm World Wii, it is kept as "NG".

Oddly, the Japanese, English and Korean versions of the game have ever-so-slightly thicker outlines over all sprites than the European versions.

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Night Walk consists of the following versions in Rhythm Heaven Megamix:

Internal Name	Image	Used in
		Night Walk

Unused Content

Updated textures for Play-Yan depicting him standing still, and getting electrocuted, along with the Biribiriuo which appeared in Night Walk 2, are present in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, though there is no code to make use of them. The sprites for the word balloon with a music note in it also return, though it has no animations.

Regional Differences

If the player makes a mistake while jumping, the object comes out halfway and displays a symbol. In Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+, this symbol is "NG", as with previous games. In other regions, it is replaced with an "✖" symbol.

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References

↑ "『ナイトウォーク』も、４つずつビートをキープするという意味から『フォービートキープ』と呼んでいました。あ、いや、適当につけてるのは、開発中の呼び名だけですよ？" ("Night Walk" was also called "Four Beat Keep" because it means keeping four beats at a time. Ah, no, it's just a nickname that's under development, right?) ~ Kazuyoshi Osawa, ほぼ日刊イトイ新聞 - 樹の上の秘密基地。 (Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun - A secret base on a tree.)
↑ "DSやGBAで使える「プレイやん」というデジタルオーディオプレイヤーがあって、そのキャラを使いました。もともとはエンドレスのゲームだったんです。失敗して落ちるまでは終わらないみたいな。でも、１本のゲームとして入れることになって、終わりをつくらないといけないので、飛んでいくオチにしました。いいじゃないですか、飛んでも（笑）。" (There was a digital audio player called "Play-Yan" that could be used with the DS and GBA, and I used that character. It was originally an endless game. It seems like it doesn't end until you fail and fall off. But when we decided to include it as a single game, we had to create an ending, so we decided to make it a flying punchline. It's fine if it flies away (laughs).) ~ Masami Yone, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE

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[1] "『ナイトウォーク』も、４つずつビートをキープするという意味から『フォービートキープ』と呼んでいました。あ、いや、適当につけてるのは、開発中の呼び名だけですよ？" ("Night Walk" was also called "Four Beat Keep" because it means keeping four beats at a time. Ah, no, it's just a nickname that's under development, right?) ~ Kazuyoshi Osawa, ほぼ日刊イトイ新聞 - 樹の上の秘密基地。 (Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun - A secret base on a tree.)

[2] "DSやGBAで使える「プレイやん」というデジタルオーディオプレイヤーがあって、そのキャラを使いました。もともとはエンドレスのゲームだったんです。失敗して落ちるまでは終わらないみたいな。でも、１本のゲームとして入れることになって、終わりをつくらないといけないので、飛んでいくオチにしました。いいじゃないですか、飛んでも（笑）。" (There was a digital audio player called "Play-Yan" that could be used with the DS and GBA, and I used that character. It was originally an endless game. It seems like it doesn't end until you fail and fall off. But when we decided to include it as a single game, we had to create an ending, so we decided to make it a flying punchline. It's fine if it flies away (laughs).) ~ Masami Yone, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE

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