Don Point ranks

From Taiko PS2 4 to PS2 7 and the first two PSP Taiko games, a points system was implemented to unlock the various hidden songs and Taiko sounds in those games. The points are awarded for every minigame and song you clear. Difficulty and your own performance will determine how many points you get for it.

Each time a certain number of points is achieved, you gain one rank until you reach the highest one, and the number of points required to reach each rank is different fpr PS2 and PSP. The Don Point system has been terminated from Taiko DS1 onwards in favor of newer methods to unlock stuff.

The following are the ranks for each game and the number of points to get to them.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumare! Matsuri da! Yondaime
Taiko no Tatsujin: Go! Go! Godaime
Taiko no Tatsujin: Tobikkiri! Anime Special
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wai Wai Happy! Rokudaime
Taiko no Tatsujin: Doka! to Oomori Nanadaime

0 points           へたっぴ ('hetappi' - Unskilled)
500 points       素人 ('shirouto' - Amateur)
1200 pints       初心者 ('shoshinsha' - Beginner)
2200 points     見習い ('minarai' - Apprentice)
3500 points     駆け出し ('kakedashi' - Novice)
5000 points     修行中 ('shugyouchuu' - In training)
6800 points     半人前 ('hanninmai' - Half a man)
8800 points     一人前 ('ichininmai' - Full man)
12000 points   腕きき ('udekiki' - Capable person)
16000 points   すご腕 ('sugoude' - Remarkable person)
22000 points   玄人 ('kurouto' - Expert)
30000 points   名人 ('meijin' - High expert)
42000 points   鉄人 ('tetsujin' - Strong expert)
58000 points   達人 ('tatsujin' - Master)
76500 points   大達人 ('dai-tatsujin' - Grandmaster)

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable
Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2

0 points           初心者 ('shoshinsha' - Beginner)
500 points       見習い ('minarai' - Apprentice)
1200 points     駆け出し ('kakedashi' - Novice)
2200 points     修行中 ('shugyouchuu' - In training)
3500 points     半人前 ('hanninmai' - Half a man)
5000 points     一人前 ('ichininmai' - Full man)
6800 points     腕きき ('udekiki' - Capable person)
8800 points     すご腕 ('sugoude' - Remarkable person)
12000 points   玄人 ('kurouto' - Expert)
16000 points   名人 ('meijin' - High expert)
22000 points   鉄人 ('tetsujin' - Strong expert)
30000 points   達人 ('tatsujin' - Master)
42000 points   大達人 ('dai-tatsujin' - Grandmaster)

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Don Point cheat

In the same way the game modifiers are used in the PS2/PSP games, the Don Point counter can be sent straight to 99999 without any effort by just opening a new profile and entering a specific name. No Action Replay needed!

Taiko Drum Master is the only Taiko game with Don Points that doesn't have this cheat.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumare! Matsuri da! Yondaime- Set your player name to 'Master' (ますたぁ), then play one song
Taiko no Tatsujin: Go! Go! Godaime- Set your name to 'Taikono' (たいこの), then change it again to 'Tatsujin' (たつじん), then play one song
Taiko no Tatsujin: Tobikkiri! Anime Special- Set your name to 'Taikono' (たいこの), then change it again to 'Tatsujin' (たつじん), then play one song
Taiko no Tatsujin: Wai Wai Happy! Rokudaime- Set your name to 'Taikono' (たいこの), then change it again to 'Tatsujin' (たつじん), then play one song
Taiko no Tatsujin: Doka! to Oomori Nanadaime- Set your player name to 'Point' (ぽいんと) then change it again to 'Max' (まっくす), then play one song
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Taiko no Tatsujin Portable- Set your name to 'Taikono' (たいこの), then change it again to 'Tatsujin' (たつじん), then change it again to 'Portable' (ぽたぶる), then play one song
Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2- Set your name to 'Taikono' (たいこの), then change it again to 'Tatsujin' (たつじん), then change it again to 'PortaTwo~' (ぽたつ～), then play one song

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