Rhythm Heaven/Development: Difference between revisions

When it came time to localize the game overseas, careful consideration was made to make sure the game had the same impact on an American audience as it did for the original Japanese demographic. This included dubbing the songs into English, with the original development team overseeing and approving the new vocals. The staff in Japan would first translate the lyrics directly, and the staff at Nintendo of America would localize them. They took extra care to maintain the flow behind the gameplay<ref>"As for the changes to song lyrics in the American version, the staff in Japan translated the songs into English, staying as close as they could to the meaning of the Japanese. Then the staff at Nintendo of America localized them for an American audience, and the lyrics as they are now were completed. Our main concern, though, was maintaining the flow and emphasis in the songs that enable all of the game's tapping and button-pressing. There would be no point in the game if we sacrificed the rhythmic gameplay just to make the meaning of the English and Japanese lyrics match, so we had the localizers take extra care with this." ~ [[wikipedia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]], [http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/04/qa-japans-pop-i.html J-Pop Producer Tsunku Perfects Music Games With Rhythm Heaven]</ref>. At one point, there were plans to include the Japanese vocals as an unlockable, but this was cut due to memory constraints<ref>[https://www.destructoid.com/gdc-09-chatting-with-nintendos-rich-amtower/ GDC 09: Chatting with Nintendo's Rich Amtower – Destructoid]</ref>. A remnant of this can be found in the ROM of the North American version, where two files labeled "STRM_072" and "STRM_073" can be found, these being the Japanese versions of [[Struck by the Rain]]. The idea of including a dual soundtrack would later be realized in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'' (exclusively in the European version) and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' (in all overseas releases).

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