GBA is the best one. Bought it from Lik-Sang years ago after seeing it featured on the 1up show and never regretted it. So good. Nearly every single game and song on that one is pure love and refined goodness.
If you've got a GBA version, don't forget to check out the english rom hack translation Rhythm Heaven Silver as well.
A special mention goes to the games soundtracks for this game thay are godly, i love listening to them even when im not playing. Funnily enough you can tap along to the songs and play the game in your head. Once you have learned the game they stay with you forever.
The thing with these soundtracks is that they are only the background music of the minigames and most of the time don't include the sounds generated by the player. It feels weird listening to them.
The thing with these soundtracks is that they are only the background music of the minigames and most of the time don't include the sounds generated by the player. It feels weird listening to them.
The Wii game's OST actually includes "Perfect" mixes of all the songs in the game, with the player sounds included. I don't believe the GBA or DS ones have anything of the sort, though.
Amazing series, I love minigame compilations like this one.
Why isn't the thread called Rhythm Tengoku/Rhythm Heaven Community btw?
The thing with these soundtracks is that they are only the background music of the minigames and most of the time don't include the sounds generated by the player. It feels weird listening to them.
The Wii game's OST actually includes "Perfect" mixes of all the songs in the game, with the player sounds included. I don't believe the GBA or DS ones have anything of the sort, though.
Huh, that's a strangely arbitrary selection, lol. Having both Rap Men and Rap Women over, say, Rap Men and Space Dance is odd.
Is there any Rhythm Tengoku like game? The only thing I can find is this: http://fizzd.itch.io/rhythm-doctor
Also is there any particular reason why the original GBA game didn't get an English release? Coming from the Wario Ware team I would've thought Nintendo would have more faith in it doing well overseas.
Also is there any particular reason why the original GBA game didn't get an English release? Coming from the Wario Ware team I would've thought Nintendo would have more faith in it doing well overseas.
Basically, because it was a 2006 GBA game. Western branches of Nintendo had already shoved the GBA out the door.
Rap Women is superior :^)Huh, that's a strangely arbitrary selection, lol. Having both Rap Men and Rap Women over, say, Rap Men and Space Dance is odd.
Also is there any particular reason why the original GBA game didn't get an English release? Coming from the Wario Ware team I would've thought Nintendo would have more faith in it doing well overseas.
Basically, because it was a 2006 GBA game. Western branches of Nintendo had already shoved the GBA out the door.
Yup, Rhythm Tengoku came out in Japan in August 2006. The original DS had already been out in America for nearly two years by that time.
The DS game is probably the hardest (or the hardest to get into at least) because of the touch screen controls. I found the GBA game to be the easiest, but the most varied of the three.Amazing OP, superb work! As you know I'm terrible at these games but I'm slowly trying to improve my Rhythm. I've only played the DS version; is the GBA iteration considered a bit easier?
The DS game is probably the hardest (or the hardest to get into at least) because of the touch screen controls. I found the GBA game to be the easiest, but the most varied of the three.
Wii is the best one imo though.
Where's the 3DS and Wii U games?
I'm a fan of a lot of Rhythm games, but I would say that Rhythm Tengoku is the purest. It's the only game where playing with my eyes closed actually improves my performance since I can focus entirely on keeping the rhythm. I think a blind person could play it and do well in it.This is the thing. I love DJMax Technika Tune, Theatrhythm, Bust a Groove, etc. But I never understood the premise of RH. To me it looks like a "Simon Says" kind of game. Like the gameplay and songs are very simplistic, nicely presented, but it doesn't seem too hard. Am I missing something here?
This happened to me when I was in Japan. I noticed the machine just as we were leaving the arcade and I thought I'll be back tomorrow.. I never returnedThe arcade machine deserves a mention as well, sure it used the levels of the GBA game but it added some extras in there too. Just look at the thing, i don't know how anyone would be able to pass that by & not want to play hehe.
My biggest gripe with the series is how it became less gamey with each sequel. the GBA game had minigames like that baseball one or the ninja one that you wouldn't see in the DS and Wii games. Seems like the series drifted more into challenging players in listening to vocal cues than testing their ability to tap to a rhythm.
The Tengoku series is my most favorite, if you have the opportunity to play the games in the original Japanese form, by all means do that.
The rehashes that were released to the US were terrible and should not be played, ever.
Great OP! The first is still the best, the only one I 100ed. Even dusted off the original GBA for the drum lessons, the controls were much better than in the SP or Micro for them. And it came with stickers!
Loved the second one, but as the songs got longer perfecting them became tedious and didn't bother. The Wii version is enjoyable, but its quirkiness whore out fast, so I didn't try to even unlock all the extras.
A gaffer in the shmup thread has an arcade machine, maybe he'll show around.
oh right, lists are always where to start
DS>Wii>GBA is my personal list.
To start, I'm not really huge on Tengoku's look going back on it. There's an argument that can be made for the eclectic styles that the game has, very much taking root in the WarioWare series, but I'm honestly a bigger fan of the more unified, smoother look of the later games. I don't really miss stuff that looks like Air Batter or Hopping Road. Ko Takeuchi's art really shines in the less abstract, imo. It's what I loved about WarioWare character art, but cranked up.
I'm also glad the games have gotten more difficult. I might not be the best judge of this, as the order i played the series in was DS->Wii->GBA, but I find the GBA game exceptionally easy. Like, I think I perfected everything on either the first or second try, and on my second runthrough of the game, everything on the first try thus far. That's not to say difficulty is a judge of quality of these games. I've just come to really appreciate the the tension and dread that comes from attempting perfects on difficult stages, anticipating the heart-shattering sound (literally, thanks to very appropriate iconography) indicating you fucked up. That sort of thrill is one of my favorite parts of the games, and I always really looking forward to going for all-perfect whenever I play a new one.
I may go more into how I feel the series has improved since, specifically when it comes to variety of game types, but I don't want to sound too negative. I really do love the GBA game a lot. Hell, I'm replaying it right now, despite all the newer games I should be playing.
Wii and DS feel pretty similar, so it's hard to pinpoint why I prefer DS. It could be argued that it's bias due to it having been my first, but I'd like to think I prefer it from a more objective standpoint too. One thing that shifts things in DS's favor, imo, is touch controls, which I'm well aware is considered a negative for a lot of people, lol. I've gone into this in the past, but I just much prefer the tactile feedback received from a touch screen than that of a button, but...
A button has several points where it "clicks", first when you actually touch the button if you finger was off it before, then the point where the switch is triggered and the input is read, then the point where it's fully suppressed, and then that in reverse as it's unsuppressed. Obviously I'm over-complicating things in my description, but when I play rhythm games with buttons, I know that I feel more than one point of feedback. With a touch screen, the only thing you feel is the exact point when you hit the screen, and I like that. The tactile feedback from that is a very unconvoluted measure of exactly when the input was triggered and read, and just makes for a much more "clean" experience, imo. So that's my spiel about something nobody cares about, lol.
I'll probably go into this more later but oh shit rad daydreaming also likes DS best, cool. I feel like a lot of people say it's their least favorite and that bums me out, lol. I've talked a lot about silly minor things and haven't really touched on the rhythm games themselves, so I'll probably go into that more at a later time and try to analyze why I like DS over Wii. So, awesome thread, thanks for posting it! I plan to post a lot, lol.
Awesome thread, I was just talking extensively about this series with a colleague! Surely a new version is coming, right? Considering how well the Wii one sold in Japan? I'd love to see it, or even better... a mash-up with Ouendan!
The arcade machine deserves a mention as well, sure it used the levels of the GBA game but it added some extras in there too. Just look at the thing, i don't know how anyone would be able to pass that by & not want to play hehe.
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Love this series the one on GBA enchanted me, weird and addicive all at the same time i also love how rhythm based they are you really need to get into the songs to play it well but when you are in sync with them it's immensly satisfying, the series has improved with each game. Would really love more of them but at the same time because they release them so infrequently the do feel special when another comes out.
Even now after all this time the wordplay joke made in jaPAN on the bon odori song makes me giggle.[/QUOTE]
The arcade machine looks awesome, and yes, I'm a big fan of the wordplay myself. :D
[quote="jbueno, post: 137682295"]Paging Yes Boss!, the biggest fan of the game I know. Hell, the man owns the arcade machine.[/QUOTE]
Oh man, he should stop by (and post some pics)!
[quote="StarCreator, post: 137688787"]And I immediately have the Bon Odori stuck in my head. Again.[/QUOTE]
Welcome to my life.
[quote="doraemoe, post: 137689876"]Is there any Rhythm Tengoku like game? The only thing I can find is this: [url]http://fizzd.itch.io/rhythm-doctor[/url][/QUOTE]
I can't think of anything that combines the structure of RT with its gameplay in the same way. Aside from Bankslammer's recommendations, I would also like to mention Beat Sneak Bandit (on iOS) and Crypt of the Necrodancer as (partial) rhythm games with a lot of character and style.
[quote="maxcriden, post: 137699203"]Amazing OP, superb work! As you know I'm terrible at these games but I'm slowly trying to improve my Rhythm. I've only played the DS version; is the GBA iteration considered a bit easier?[/QUOTE]
Thanks, Max! :) Like you mentioned, I do think the Wii version might be a better introduction to the series for you. If you check the post by Bankslammer I quoted, he makes a case for the GBA one being the easiest. I'm not sure if I agree, yet, but I think he's on to something. (It's gonna be a tad more costly than the Wii version, however. Not by much, though!)
[quote="Hedgey, post: 137701372"]The arcade version is a lot of fun with a friend =D[/QUOTE]
I hope I get the chance to check it out one day!
[quote="drgambit, post: 137706724"]The Tengoku series is my most favorite, if you have the opportunity to play the games in the original Japanese form, by all means do that.
The rehashes that were released to the US were terrible and should not be played, ever.[/QUOTE]
I absolutely agree. It was great that the Wii version featured Japanese since importing would have been tricky. Just between us, I don't own the EU version of the DS game. I vastly prefer the Japanese songs and sound cues. I should probably pick up a PAL copy to complete the collection, haha.
[quote="Mista Koo, post: 137716141"][URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhLTdYy4OYs"]This is the perfect place for me to post this live performance of my favorite (vocal) song from the series <3[/URL][/QUOTE]
A legendary performance, for sure!
[quote="Hours Left, post: 137722627"]Great OT daydreaming!
I love this series so much. A truly amazing and woefully underrated Nintendo IP.[/QUOTE]
Thanks HL! :D What's your favourite entry?