We're one month away from the release of the port-compilation of Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodon RPG Pack/Rhythmic Adventure Pack ("NS-RPG" hereafter) on 2020/11/26 (Japan/Asia). Have you decided to get on the adventuring train with Don-chan? Basing off of our "Console Taiko Gaming - Where to Start?" article from just before NS1/PS4 release in the West, let's discuss some points you may want to note.
1) Control Schemes
Current info suggests that NS-RPG features mostly the same control schemes as the original Nintendo Switch Version for the normal performance mode, with the Joy-Con (including Furi-furi/motion control), Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and the Taiko drum peripheral confirmed to be supported. Touchscreen controls have not been explicitly mentioned as of now.
Do note that the Taiko drum peripheral is NOT supported outside of normal performance mode. This is understandable as the story modes need more varied input than just the four input (including Don-chan's movement, NPC interaction, menu navigation, Katsu Attack in RS2 etc.).
Addendum (2020/11/05): Subsequent trailers reveal that button control (on Joy-Cons or Pro Controllers) is the ONLY supported control scheme for the story modes. Touchscreen control and Furi-furi/motion control are also exclusive to the regular Performance Mode.
Addendum (2021/03/11): Version 1.0.4 update added support for drum peripheral in story modes (only during drum performance). The drum peripheral has to be connected as Player 2, and you still need button controls (like Joy-Con) on Player 1 for other controls. See full details here.
2) Signature Features
True to the name, the main selling point for NS-RPG are the two story modes as previously featured in 3DS2 and 3DS3, now in higher definition. This is the first time that a Taiko no Tatsujin story mode be available in English and legitimately outside of Asia (NB. 3DS2 had a Korean release and PSVita had a Chinese release). The main mechanic of the story modes lies with collecting various battle units and assembling a team for battle, then taking on random encounters and event/boss battles through Taiko no Tatsujin drumming (sometimes with obstructions).
The ability to customize Don-chan also returns (only on colors and two outfit items), but the outfit items are not just for cosmetic looks and actually provide useful skills to Don-chan in the story modes as well.
On the other hand, NS-RPG loses multiplayer action as from the other Nintendo Switch title, being explicitly stated to be a one-player-only experience.
3) The Song List
NS-RPG boasts to feature "over 130 songs" (actually 137), which is just the base song lists of 3DS2 and 3DS3 minus a few tie-in songs (with Meiji Foods and Funassyi) and the controversial Senbonzakura. There will not be DLC support for NS-RPG, so the number is pretty much fixed.
Your actual new-track mileage may vary if you already own other Taiko games especially the legitimately worldwide NS1 and PS4. Thanks to the age of the original games, you would get more tracks that were topical around 2014-2016, which those two games (especially NS1) is already past for.
We have prepared comprehensive comparison list after the jump, but in summary NS-RPG will have:
- (if you only own NS1) 11 dupes with the NS1 base list plus 17 more with NS1 DLC
- (if you only own PS4) 16 dupes with the PS4 base list plus 27 more with PS4 DLC
(plus one more if you count Sotsu Omeshiki) - (if you own both NS1 and PS4) 24 dupes with either base list plus 32 more with their DLC
With this discussion, hopefully you are more informed to your purchase decisions. See you as we inch closer to release for more hands-on updates.
Key
✘ - Absent✔ - Present
- Present as unlockable (base game/Online Ranking missions)
- Present as DLC
Space-time Adventure Mode/Rhythmic Adventure 1
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Other Region- free Games |
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Mottai Night Land
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu もったいないとらんど／きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ |
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Koisuru Fortune Cookie 恋するフォーチュンクッキー |
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PSVita |
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Saraba, Itoshiki Kanashimi-tachi Yo
Momoiro Clover Z サラバ、愛しき悲しみたちよ／ももいろクローバーZ |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Ima, Saki-hokoru Hana-tachi Yo 今、咲き誇る花たちよ |
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RPG | ▶ | ✔ | ✔ | PSVita |
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Linda Linda リンダリンダ |
▶ | ✘ | ✔ | PS2-5, DS2, PSPDX⬇ |
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Ikenai Taiyou イケナイ太陽 |
▶ | ✘ | ✔ | DS2, PSPDX⬇ |
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Marigold マリーゴールド |
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JUST LIVE MORE
Kamen Rider Gaim 「仮面ライダー鎧武」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Ressha Sentai ToQger 烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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SHINING LINE* 「アイカツ！」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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V (Volt) Pokémon XY V （ボルト）／「ポケットモンスター XY」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Kimi o Nosete Castle in the Sky 君をのせて／「天空の城ラピュタ」より |
▶ |
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✘ | PSPDX⬇ |
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Guren no Yumiya Attack on Titan 紅蓮の弓矢／「進撃の巨人」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✔ | PSVita |
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Kimi ni 100 Percent Crayon Shin-chan キミに100パーセント／「クレヨンしんちゃん」より |
▶ | ✔ | ✘ | |
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Wake up! One Piece 「ワンピース」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Happiness Charge PreCure! WOW! ハピネスチャージプリキュア！WOW！ |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Geragerapo no Uta
Yokai Watch ゲラゲラポーのうた／「妖怪ウォッチ」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Rokuchounen to Ichiya Monogatari 六兆年と一夜物語／kemu |
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✔ | PSVita |
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Kagerou Daze Jin カゲロウデイズ／じん |
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Yi-er Fan Club MikitoP いーあるふぁんくらぶ／みきとP |
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Noushou Sakuretsu Girl
Rerulili 脳漿炸裂ガール／れるりり |
▶ | ✘ |
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PSVita |
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Eccentric w
GingahoumenP エキセントリックw／銀河方面P |
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Matryoshka Hachi マトリョシカ／ハチ |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSPDX⬇ |
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Charles
Balloon feat. flower シャルル／バルーン feat.flower |
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Roki
MikitoP feat. Kagamine Rin ロキ／みきとP feat.鏡音リン |
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Amachan あまちゃん |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Kumamoto Surprise!
Kumamon Gymnastics くまもとサプライズ！／くまモン体操 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Carmen Prelude Georges Bizet カルメン 組曲一番終曲／ビゼー |
▶ | ✘ | ✔ | PS2-3, TDM, PSP1⬇, PSP2, DS2 |
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Ninth Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven 第九交響曲／ベートーヴェン |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PS2-2, DS3, PSPDX |
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Orpheus in the Underworld Overture Jacques Offenbach 天国と地獄 序曲／オッフェンバック |
▶ | ✔ | ✔ | PS2-5, DS1 |
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Republic Sanka リパブリック産科 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSP2⬇ |
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Pavane pour une infante défunte ~Kimi no Kodou~ 亡き王女のためのパヴァーヌ／～きみのこどう～ |
▶ | ✘ |
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PSPDX |
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Flight of the Bumblebee Nikolai Rimsky‑Korsakov 熊蜂の飛行／リムスキー＝コルサコフ |
▶ | ✔ | ✘ | DS1, PSP2⬇ |
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Dokadoka 弩蚊怒夏 |
▶ | ✘ |
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PSVita |
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Funiculi Funicula フニクリ・フニクラ |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PS2-4, DS3 |
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ONLY MY NOTE
The Idolm@ster 「アイドルマスター」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | im@sMS |
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Monster Hunter 4 Medley モンスターハンター4 メドレー |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Night And Day 「ACE COMBAT 2」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Oshiete Kumotomo
Kumatomo Theme Song おしえて くまとも／「クマ・トモ」テーマ曲 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSVita |
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Koi wa Mizuiro
Mizuiro Blood 恋はみずいろ／「みずいろブラッド」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | DS2 |
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L・O・V・E | ▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PS2-Anime 2 |
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SAMURAI ROCKET 「RIDGE RACER V」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Brave Sword, Braver Soul
Soul Calibur II 「ソウルキャリバーII」より |
▶ |
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✘ | PS2-3, TDM, PSP1⬇, PSP2, DS2 |
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Choujikuu Adventure 超時空アドベンチャー |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Sacred Ruin セイクリッド ルイン |
▶ | ✘ |
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super star shooter blue marble |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Purupuru Simple ぷるぷるしんぷる／Her Ghost Friend |
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Mahou no Kissaten 魔法の喫茶店 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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春竜 ～Haryu～ | ▶ | ✘ |
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PSVita⬇ |
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Sotsu Omeshiki そつおめしき／feat.unmo |
▶ | ✘ | Full | PSVita⬇ |
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Hyakka Ryouran 百花繚乱 |
▶ | ✔ | ✘ | DS2, PSPDX⬇ |
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Saitama 2000 さいたま2000 |
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✔ | PS2-3, TDM, PSP1⬇, PSP2, PSPDX⬇, PSVita |
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Lightning Passion らいとにんぐ ぱっしょん |
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Reviver リバイバー |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Metalpolis めたるぽりす |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSPDX⬇ |
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Xastur no Madousho ザストゥールの魔導書 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSPDX⬇ |
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Oresama Pirates オレサマパイレーツ |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Nightmare Survivor ナイトメア・サバイバー |
▶ | ✘ |
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PSVita⬇ |
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The Carnivorous Carnival | ▶ |
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PSPDX⬇ |
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Time to dine | ▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Donkama 2000 ドンカマ2000 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSVita |
Mystery Adventure Mode/Rhythmic Adventure 2
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Title | NS1 | PS4 |
Other Region- free Games |
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Nai Mono Nedari ないものねだり |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Hikaru Nara 光るなら |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Watashi Igai Watashi Ja Nai No 私以外私じゃないの |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Sugar Song to Bitter Step シュガーソングとビターステップ |
▶ | ✔ | ✔ | PSVita⬇ |
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Himawari no Yakusoku ひまわりの約束 |
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360°
Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes 映画「ドラえもん のび太の宇宙英雄記」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Koioto to Amazora 恋音と雨空 |
▶ | ✘ | ✔ | |
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Silent Jealousy | ▶ | ✔ |
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PSVita⬇ |
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Pretender
Official HIGE DANdism Official髭男dism |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Jinsei Dramatic
Yokai Watch 人生ドラマチック／「妖怪ウォッチ」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Warera Omou, Ue ni Warera Ari
Kamen Rider Ghost 我ら思う、故に我ら在り／「仮面ライダーゴースト」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Hard Knock Days
One Piece 「ワンピース」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Korokoro Cocotama!
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama ころころここたま！／「かみさまみならい ヒミツのここたま」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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XY&Z Pokémon XY&Z 「ポケットモンスター XY & Z」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Untaka Dance Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 Special Support Song ウンタカダンス／「映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の日本誕生」 スペシャル応援ソング |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Umi no Mieru Machi Kiki's Delivery Service 海の見える街／「魔女の宅急便」より |
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QUESTION 「暗殺教室」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Yokai Taisou Dai-ichi Yokai Watch ようかい体操第一／「妖怪ウォッチ」より |
▶ | ✔ | ✘ | |
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Gurenge Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 紅蓮華／「鬼滅の刃」より |
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Setsuna Trip セツナトリップ／Last Note. |
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Happy Synthesizer ハッピーシンセサイザ／EasyPop |
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Lost One no Goukoku ロストワンの号哭／Neru |
▶ | ✘ | ✔ | PSVita |
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Gigantic O.T.N GigaReol ギガンティックO.T.N／ギガれをる |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Children Record Jin チルドレンレコード／じん |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Inochi ni Kirawareteiru.
Iori Kanzaki feat. Hatsune Miku 命に嫌われている。／カンザキイオリ feat.初音ミク |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Nameko no Uta なめこのうた |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Honnouji no Hen
EGU-SPLOSION 本能寺の変／エグスプロージョン |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Night of Knights
Touhou Project Arrange/BeatMARIO ナイト・オブ・ナイツ／東方Projectアレンジ ビートまりお |
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✔ | PSVita⬇ |
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Cirno's Perfect Math Class Touhou Project Arrange/ARM+Yoshimi Yuuno (IOSYS) feat. miko チルノのパーフェクトさんすう教室 東方Projectアレンジ ARM+夕野ヨシミ(IOSYS) feat.miko |
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Ephemeral, Great and Splendid Land of Grief Touhou Project Arrange/Yuuhei Satellite 泡沫、哀のまほろば／東方Projectアレンジ 幽閉サテライト |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Utsukushiku Isogashiki Danube 美しく忙しきドナウ |
▶ | ✘ |
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William Tell Overture Gioachino Rossini ウィリアム・テル序曲／ロッシーニ |
▶ | ✘ | ✔ | PS2-2, TDM, DS1 |
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Ride of the Valkyries Richard Wagner ワルキューレの騎行／ワーグナー |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSP1 |
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Mars Gustav Holst 火星／ホルスト |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Surfside Satie サーフサイド・サティ |
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PSP2, PS2-7 |
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Chikochiko 千鼓千鼓 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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TraBelna ~from Monster Hunter Cross~ Reo Uratani feat. Cat Girl Katy (CV: Reina Ueda) トラベルナ ～モンスターハンタークロスより～ 裏谷玲央 feat.ネコ嬢カティ(CV:上田麗奈) |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy Medley 逆転裁判123メドレー |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Ghosts 'n Goblins (Overworld BGM) 魔界村 (平地BGM)／Remixed by ARM (IOSYS) |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Outride a Crisis 「SUPER HANG-ON」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Good-bye my earth
Dariusburst 「ダライアスバースト」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Rising Warrior Blade 「ウォリアーブレード」より |
▶ | ✘ |
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Lightning Dance
Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 「湾岸ミッドナイト マキシマムチューン」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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New World Synchronica 「シンクロニカ」より |
▶ | ✘ |
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AWAKE ~Muscle Awakening Theme~
Muscle March AWAKE ～マッスル目覚めのテーマ～／「マッスル行進曲」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Dragon Saber Submerged City ドラゴンセイバー 水没都市 |
▶ | ✘ |
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PSP2⬇ |
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New Legend
Soul Calibur III 「ソウルキャリバーIII」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PS2-7 |
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DRIVE A LIVE
The Idolm@ster SideM 「アイドルマスター SideM」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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NAMCOT Medley ナムコットメドレー |
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✘ | DS1, PSP2⬇ |
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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 |
▶ | ✔ | ✘ | |
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Sekai wa Itsudemo Mystery 世界はいつでもミステリー |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Hoshikuzu to Linear to Boku feat. Yuu (pLumsonic!) 星屑とリニアと僕／feat.結羽(プラムソニック) |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Diet Fighter ダイエットファイター |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Theremin Rhapsody No. 42 "Pathetique" テルミン狂想曲／第42楽章「悲愴」 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Alexander no Theme アレキサンダーのテーマ |
▶ | ✘ |
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Lisdoonvarna no Tasogare リスドンヴァルナの黄昏 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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DON'T CUT | ▶ | ✘ |
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PSPDX |
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秋竜 ～Shiuryu～ | ▶ | ✘ |
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Gunslinger Cinderella ガンスリンガーシンデレラ |
▶ | ✘ |
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PSVita⬇ |
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Audio de Ka! From Audio Suspense Drama "Audio Deka" オーディオ de カッ！／音響サスペンスドラマ「オーディオ刑事」より |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Shoutoku Taiko no "Hi Izuru Made Asuka" Yuuya Kobayashi (IOSYS) feat. miko 聖徳たいこの「日いずるまで飛鳥」 コバヤシユウヤ(IOSYS) feat.miko |
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Yamatai★Night Party Yuuya Kobayashi (IOSYS) feat. Chiyoko ヤマタイ★ナイトパーティー／コバヤシユウヤ(IOSYS) feat.ちよこ |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | PSVita |
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Yami no Mahou Shoujo
Silver Forest feat. Aki 闇の魔法少女／Silver Forest feat.アキ |
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Mahoujin -Summon Delta- 魔方陣 -サモン・デルタ- |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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KUSANAGI aran |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Kagutsuchi カグツチ／Massive New Krew |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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SORA-III Heliopause SORA-III ヘリオポーズ |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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SORA-VI Hinotori SORA-VI 火ノ鳥 |
▶ | ✘ |
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Aka no Senritsu 朱の旋律 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Sou'ryuu no Ran Xeami 双竜ノ乱／世阿弥 |
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Heaven's Rider | ▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Mada Saitama 2000 まださいたま2000 |
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Madou Gensoukyoku 魔導幻想曲 |
▶ | ✘ | ✘ | |
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Crazy Beauty クレイジービューティー |
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Ryuumyaku no Ou 龍脈の王 |
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