Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Taiko no Tatsujin (Mainland China 4th-gen) Summer 2024 Updates

To be honest, we have not been actively keeping up with the mainland China port of the 4th-generation Taiko no Tatsujin arcade since its release back in September 2023. Here we are picking up the crucial points of interest from the past month, just in time with their first content update.
 
"Drummers' Square" Mini-program (2024/06/28)
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The "Drummers' Square" (鼓眾廣場) button is finally added with actual functionality after nine months of being just a "work in progress" message. Like the Donder Hiroba companion site for the rest of the world, this mini-program provides handy functions to Donders in mainland China in regards to their Donder profile, all presented in a significantly nicer graphical design to boot.

Section Functionalities
Edit Appearance
更換形象
Customize your personal Don-chan avatar
Collection
收藏品
Check the outfit items you have unlocked, and the unlock conditions for those you haven't
Gameplay Scores
遊戲成績
Check the scores, crowns and score ranks obtained
My Settings
我的設置
Change your gameplay settings, including your Donder name and title, default modifiers, whether to dislpay Sou-uchi notecharts etc.

While a "Rankings" (排行榜) button is also present on the main menu, it is not yet operative at this moment. User-made Challenges and Tournaments are also not yet available to the mainland-China port. The official posts do leave open the possibility for new functions in the future.

Unfortunately, none of the functions will work before playing your first credit on a mainland-China cabinet, so we are unable to show you anything in further detail outside of official WeChat posts.

Summer 2024 Updates (2024/07/18 and 2024/07/31)

The mainland China port finally gets its first content update on 2024/07/18, after a pre-update livestream on 2024/07/12. This long-overdue update adds:
  • 78 tracks
    • Should be 81 tracks due to AI Performance Battle mode unlocks (show in trial play on livestream)
    • 8 mainland-China exclusive tracks (4 series debuts, 4 revived from AC12 Asia)
  • 6 Sou-uchi notecharts
  • AI Performance Battle mode (AI對戰演奏)
  • Ranking Dojo mode (段位道場)
    • At release, the 2023 trials from 5th Dan to Tatsujin (with slight modifications) is open for challenge.
    • In a video message played on the livestream, Etou confirmed it is a conscious choice to FIRST put up the complete 2023 trials for mainland Chinese Donders, in consideration that the mainland China port first began operation in 2023. The 2024 trials will be available to mainland China in the future but no fixed timeline is provided.
    • Also work in progress (no fixed timeline): Ranking Dojo Gaiden, Ranking Dojo results on "Drummers' Square" mini-program
A supplementary online update is scheduled on 2024/07/31, adding 8 more tracks and granting the Donder! World Championship 2024 special-plated titles to the participants.

Addendum (2024/08/02 onwards): Further supplementary online updates -
  2024/08/07 (link) - 6 tracks (1 exclusive)
  2024/08/21 (link) - 1 exclusive track
  2024/08/28 (link) - 5 tracks
  2024/09/11 (link) - 8 tracks

Mainland China 4th-gen. New Tracks (Exclusive)

Title
2024/07/18
Just Dance
現在不跳舞要幹嘛
★2 ★4 ★5 ★7
Fairy Tale Go La La Go!
説謊/出自「杜拉拉升職記」
★3 ★4 ★4 ★6
Wu Ren Zhi Dao
無人之島
★2 ★4 ★4 ★7
See the Light
就懂了
★2 ★3 ★4 ★6
Xiao Maolü
小毛驢
★1 ★2 ★3 ★7
Bu Yu Ge
捕魚歌
★2 ★2 ★4
★6
Ba Luobo
拔蘿蔔
★1 ★1 ★3 ★7
Xiangxia Laoshu
郷下老鼠
★1 ★1 ★2 ★3
2024/08/07
Sparrow
麻雀
★? ★? ★? ★?
2024/08/21
Yesterday ★? ★? ★? ★?
Key: red = series debut; blue = arcade debut

Mainland China 4th-gen. New Tracks (Others)
Track Addition
2024/07/18
  • Oddloop
  • Doro no Bunzai de Watashi Dake no Taisetsu o Ubaouda Nante
  • Koigeba
  • Habit
  • Jun Bride
  • Harudion
  • Bukan Cinta Biasa
  • Shukufuku
  • Tokyo Shandy Rendezvous
  • Subtitle
  • [Sou-uchi] Kurenai
  • Trust・Last
  • Zenryoku King
  • Ciki Ciki Bam Bam
  • ALIVE (Lycoris Recoil)
  • Zankyou Sanka
  • Idol
  • Kizuna no Kiseki
  • Scarlet Police on Ghetto Patrol 24PM
  • Akiba 20XX
  • Bakuretsu Thaumazein
  • Crush
  • good night baby
  • Re: End of a Dream
  • Darling Dance
  • Don-chan Shitai!
  • Fallen Angel
  • American Patrol
  • 'O Sole Mio
  • Symphony No.5 "Fate"
  • La Campanella
  • LΔchesis
  • Hater
  • Suriken Runner
  • Hakujitsumu, Kirisame ni Tokete
  • Unchained Girl!
  • Space-Time Emergency
  • RAINBOW★SKY
  • Yell Ex Machina!
  • Kyousou Kosai
  • Destination 2F29
  • Suki ni Riyuu wa Iranai Jan!
  • Koritsu Aoharu Gakuen Kouka
  • La Morena Kumonai
  • GORI × GORI × SafaRI
  • Nosferatu
  • CUT! into the FUTURE
  • Tokeru
  • Kuusou Daha
  • †††Chaos Time the DARK†††
  • Caramel Junk-it
  • Rikka no Mai
  • Linda wa Kyou mo Zekkouchou
  • Senkou Valkyria
  • Drawin'☆Dream!
  • Dodododo-donderful!
  • Warera Muteki no Dokon Dan
  • Yumeutsutsu Catharsis
  • Taiko-zamurai
  • Haikai, Gakkou ni te...
  • 23:54, Hi no Tabiji e no Prelude
  • Megamina Sekai I
  • Desert de Yakiniku (Sahara ver.)
  • Monochrome Utopia
  • Takkyuu de Dakkyuu
  • Tonde Mite
  • Fuuma Module 6768
  • Say The Word
  • Tetrarhythmosphobia
  • Central Dogma Pt.1
  • Karakuri Kairou
  • [Sou-uchi] Shunyuu
  • [Sou-uchi] Many wow bang!
  • NAKED GLOW
  • [Sou-uchi] KAGEKIYO
  • [Sou-uchi] Garakuta Doll Play
  • [Sou-uchi] Brave Sword, Braver Soul
2024/07/31

 Dokimeki Diary
 Watashi wa Saikyou
 Nagoya-bayashi
 Back to Life
 GO ON YA WAY (feat. Chougakusei)
 Crystal Hail
 AtoZ,I leave toZ
 Rat A Tat!!!
2024/08/07

 Chu, Tayousei.
 Yoidore Shirazu
 RHYTHM CONNECT
 Tsubasa Gravity
 Unwelcome School (MRM REMIX)
2024/08/28

 Cotton Candy Ei-Ei-Oh!
 CHEMY×STORY
 Mood Swing
 Saihate no Mahou-tsukai
 TENSEI -Kiyoshi ga Matsu Tsuwamono-
2024/09/11

 Watashi no Ichiban Kawaii Tokoro
 Matsuken Samba II
 Daizerokan
 Destr0yer
 Licht
 Neon Sign
 Kyoufuu All Back (feat. Ka'ai Yuki)
 Rocket Mode