Rhythm Tengoku Trilogy - Cane & Rinse 45

[JaySevenZero]

Nintendo’s Rhythm Tengoku (Heaven/Paradise) triumvirate

Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and Josh review Nintendo Software Planning and Development’s (so far) trilogy of Rhythm Tengoku/Heaven/Paradise games for Game Boy Advance, DS and Wii. The rhythm action genre was born, to all intents and purposes, in 1996 with NaNaOn Sha’s delightful Parappa the Rapper. The so-called BeMani craze evolved with increasingly elaborate mechanics and peripherals, however in 2006 Nintendo took the genre ‘back to basics’ with a minimalist, pocket friendly take on perfectly timed button pressing in Rhythm Tengoku. The panel also take a look back at the rhythm action genre as a whole and where this series fits in. Plus of course we share your forum posts and Three Word Reviews.

Music used in this show is as follows:

Track 1: Frog Hop (Young Love Rock ‘n’ Roll) by Tsunku and Masami Yone – Rhythm Tengoku Gold/Rhythm Heaven/Rhythm Paradise soundtrack

Track 2: Donk Donk (Perfect Version) by Tsunku and Masami Yone – Minna no Rhythm Tengoku/Rhythm Heaven Fever/Beat The Beat: Rhythm Paradise soundtrack

Cane & Rinse 45 was edited by James Carter.

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[RoboticMonk3y]

Like the sound of the wii game?
Have a crispy £10 note in your pocket?
http://www.game.co.uk/en/beat-the-beat- ... the%20beat
you'll even get 2p change!

[ratsoalbion]

That's a bargain right there: nice spot!
I'll also post this in the Deals thread.

[RoboticMonk3y]

That's a bargain right there: nice spot!
I'll also post this in the Deals thread.

I was looking for that but couldn't see it!
Cheers

[dezm0nd]

Ya'll gotta play this. It's as close as we're gonna get to a non-Nintendo developed Rhythm Heaven game!

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3494 ... index.html

[Ghost World]

Ya'll gotta play this. It's as close as we're gonna get to a non-Nintendo developed Rhythm Heaven game!

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3494 ... index.html

I'm just as awful at that flash game as I am at Rhythm Heaven .... Love the NHS stuff though

[dezm0nd]

Sad news.

http://www.destructoid.com/rhythm-heave ... 2949.phtml

[ratsoalbion]

Oh no. Here's wishing Tsunku-san a speedy and full recovery.

[dezm0nd]

Look who turns up in Smash Bros for 3DS as a pesky little trouble maker

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[ratsoalbion]

Ha ha, nice!

[Simonsloth]

I finally finished Rhythm Tengoku and the Wii game after many years of trying. The Wii game in particular mandates the use of a CRT as otherwise the precise perfect rhythm is all but impossible on any HDTV I have tried it on.

Really interesting to hear the history of rhythm games and I’ve heard you all praise Gitaroo Man a lot, to the point where I feel a future pod is just around the corner for that game. Maybe next years quirky offering. I already have a panel in mind!

[ratsoalbion]

I managed to complete the Wii game on an LCD without too much difficulty, although getting outstanding high scores - let alone perfects - is a tall order.

[Simonsloth]

That’s interesting as my LG 7 year old flatscreen even in game mode makes completing even the early levels nigh on impossible. Switch it to the CRT and I was blitzing through them. It’s probably incredibly variable depending upon the tv (or you learnt to adapt better than I).

[ratsoalbion]

Doesn’t it have a calibration tool as part of the options?

[Simonsloth]

Doesn’t it have a calibration tool as part of the options?

If it does I’m an idiot! I never bothered looking as I figured it was designed for a console which came with composite as standard. I bet it does!

[ratsoalbion]

I think it might do (I don’t have my copy any more to check), that would certainly explain our different experiences.