Sunday, August 30, 2020

Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodon RPG Pack! song list


Announced worldwide in a Nintendo Direct Mini broadcast in late August 2020, this is the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise's first collection of previous Taiko games in one title, grouping together the last two games released for the Nintendo 3DS: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken and Dokodon! Mystery Adventure. The game was also set for a localized worldwide release as a digital-only game under the title of Taiko no Tatsujin Rhythmic Adventure Pack, with the two Taiko 3DS titles getting the really imaginative localized named of Rhythmic Adventure 1 and Rhythmic Adventure 2 respectively. It's also possible to purchase any of the two games separately through the eShop.

This game collection is essentially a port of the two 3DS games, with a few modes and features getting select modifications from the original games. More specifically, every Streetpass/Spotpass and multiplayer feature got removed from both games, alongside a song quartet from Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Senbonzakura, Funa Funa Funassyi, Karl no Uta: Autumn Pondside Version and Katte Rock), while a trio of new licensed songs from the more recent Taiko titles got added to both games in return. In addition to these, even the Funassyi customization elements and the respective titles' DLC catalog (mainly songs and the 3DS2 extra chapters) were erased for this release.

Saturday, August 29, 2020

First Video: Dogbite

 


Title
GV
Dogbite
  t+pazolite
★4★6★7★10
(817)
-

Today's Saturday contenter is definitely one that's not "all bark and no bite", albeit not being heavily peppered with notes enough not to leave some free rest portions. Beneath the jumpscare drumproll markers lie your average mixture of aggressive 1/16 charting with frequents 1/24 quads and tempo signature cluster hybrids.

Song of the Week! 29 August 2020


Last week, we've had the "problem" of finding a different song topic to tie in the latest Weekend Warrior artist with something that is not a former Taiko song or a related composing colleague of sorts... which definitely is not the case for this week's creator- there are several t+pazolite tracks we can still talk about!
 
Today's tune, in particular, also bears one interesting tidbit we failed to discover, earlier this month.

Friday, August 28, 2020

Namco Taiko Blog (August 28th, 2020) - Nijiiro's Summer Weekend Warriors, Round 3

  

Another week, another Saturday challenger for Nijiiro Version! Its creator is quite the Taiko veteran, too.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Introducing the Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodon RPG/Rhythmic Adventure Pack!

https://i.imgur.com/hME7vlc.png    https://i.imgur.com/WkWIxYA.jpg
 
It's been quite a while since the Taiko no Tatsujin series was advertised throughout the Nintendo Direct video lineup, and once again it was for a region-exclusive news broadcast at that. That changes today, with both the Japanese and overseas branch joining their hands together in unveiling a brand new Taiko no Tatsujin game release for the Nintendo Switch!
 
Perhaps, the 'brand new' label is best suited for the not-Asian audience, as you're about to read...

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Site Announcement: Yes, We Mod The Comments (now partially automated)


For those who have been with us for some time, you are probably aware that the comment sections to our posts are not necessarily filled with insightful Taiko no Tatsujin discussions. Like we said last time, some of those are spam messages that try to get you to click links to whatever [kat] they are selling.

...okay, scratch that, a majority of them are spam messages. Thankfully the spammers probably are not going to read actual post contents so we can throw [ddkat kat ddkat kat ddkat] at them without worry.

With the proportion of spam escalating, we have decided to turn on comment moderation function on Blogger, especially on posts older than 3 days. If you don't see your comment immediately reflected, it would be because it is held awaiting moderation. We will check the holding pen from time to time to release legitimate comments to public view.

We'll see how it turns out for us, but we might further escalate to nuclear options if it doesn't work, which may or may not include completely axing the comment section here while crossposting on platforms that have better moderation tools (like Twitter or Reddit) for those who want to discuss.

Saturday, August 22, 2020

First Video: waitin' for u



Title
GV
waitin' for u
  Jun Kuroda
★5★6★6★10
(762)
-

No more waitin' for u(s), today's HQ recordings of the new song are finally out! Its Oni mode plays around the easier side of the difficulty spectrum with a lighthearted chart with select scrolling speed bumps spicing things up just by a little notch.

Song of the Week! 22 August 2020

 

As we've already talked about Jun Kuroda's Taiko debut last year, today we're left on a bind if we want to make a song/artist-related feature...
 
To that end, here's a double feature with a song that is all chart and no trivia talk, while for the latter we can serve you the opposite scenario. How does that sound?

Friday, August 21, 2020

Namco Taiko Blog (August 21st, 2020) - Nijiiro's Summer Weekend Warriors, Round 2

 

A new weekly arcade invader is upon us! Learn about it with today's Taiko Team blog entry while also mourning the future loss of a trio of tracks...

Thursday, August 20, 2020

First Video: PHOENIX and 1・2・3


The Nintendo Switch's latest DLC debutants both cather to Anime fans this time around, with similar max notecounts and charting trends of a slightly-differing difficulty degree from each other just enough to mark a small difference for their Oni mode.

Be it with the Pokemon song's speedy mood or the Haikyuu! OP's chained-up cluster combos, the chance for an error is always behind the corner!


Title
PHOENIX Hakyuu!! TO THE TOP
  「ハイキュー!! TO THE TOP」より
★3★4★5★8 (462)
-
1・2・3 After the Rain (Soraru x Mafumafu)/Pokemon
  After the Rain(そらる×まふまふ)
  「ポケットモンスター」より
★2★4★5★7 (436)
-

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

[NS1] Online Ranking Match: Weekly Battle Songs for 2020/08/20~08/26

Thanks to Nedmara from the Taiko no Tatsujin Discord for the info!


Title
One Night Carnival★3★5★6★8
POP TEAM EPIC Pop Team Epic
  TVアニメ「ポプテピピック」OPテーマ
★2★3★4★8
Odore Dore Dora Doraemon Ondo
踊れ・どれ・ドラ ドラえもん音頭
★2★1★3★4
Odoru Pompokolin Chibi Maruko-chan
おどるポンポコリン/「ちびまる子ちゃん」より
★1★2★3
★4
Iro wa Nioedo Chirinuru o Touhou Project Arrange/Yuuhei Satellite
色は匂へど散りぬるを/東方Projectアレンジ 幽閉サテライト
★2★4★5★8
Assault BGM1
アサルト BGM1
★3★5★6★8X
World Heritage: Prelude feat. Yako Danchinomiya
和有るど経りて維持・序/feat.団地ノ宮弥子
★3★5★7★8
Dokidoki Mune-kyun Omatsuri Time
ドキドキ胸きゅん おまつりタイム
★4★6★6★9
Let It Go ~Ari no Mama de~ Frozen
Let It Go~ありのままで~/「アナと雪の女王」より
★2★2★2★4
Hataraku 2000
はたラク2000
★5★7★8★10
Key: blue = unlockable; purple = DLC song (lower chance if not owned); red X = difficulty not used

Saturday, August 15, 2020

First Video: ALiVE



Title
GV
ALiVE
  REDALiCE
★3★4★6★9
(830)
-

From wanting its players dead (or die) to wishing for them to be alive, there's one star rating of difference between their Oni modes! As notecharter Marimo herself already gave a piece of her mind about this charting job yesterday, we'll just leave you with the latest REDALiCE song release the Taiko series has just welcomed.

Song of the Week! 15 August 2020


It's another month-long marathon of back-to-back Saturday newcomers for Taiko arcades, so let's see if we can keep up with song features about tracks that are related to each of the newcomers!

Friday, August 14, 2020

Namco Taiko Blog (August 14th, 2020) - Weekend Warriors (of the Week!) for Nijiiro Version


New songs are coming for Nijiiro Version, and one per week at that! Starting from tomorrow, we're going to have four 'Weekend Warrior' additions in a row, each getting announced on the official blog one day ahead of its release. We're starting up with...

[NS1] Online Ranking Match: Weekly Battle Songs for 2020/08/13~08/19

Thanks to Nedmara from the Taiko no Tatsujin Discord for the info!


Title
R.Y.U.S.E.I.★3★4★5★8
Silent Jealousy★4★6★7★8X
Doko Made Mo ~How Far I’ll Go~ Moana
どこまでも~How Far I’ll Go~/「モアナと伝説の海」より
★2★3★5★6
A Cruel Angel's Thesis Neon Genesis Evangelion
残酷な天使のテーゼ/「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン」より
★4★4★6★7
X
Onigiri wa Doko Kashira♪ Yomii
おにぎりはどこかしら♪/よみぃ
★5★7★8★9
YouTube Theme Song
YouTubeテーマソング/HIKAKIN & SEIKIN
★3★4★5★7
Kirby's Dream Land Medley Kirby's Return to Dream Land
星のカービィメドレー/「星のカービィ Wii」より
★2★4★5★8
Racing the Storm Critical Velocity
  「クリティカルベロシティ」より
★4★5★7★8
Pastel Dream
パステル ドリーム
★4★6★7★8
Ladystar Wandering
  Touhou Project × NAMCO SOUNDS/Junichi Nakatsuru
  東方Project×NAMCO SOUNDS 中鶴潤一
★4★6★7★8
Key: blue = unlockable; purple = DLC song (lower chance if not owned); red X = difficulty not used