Across Japan: January Facebook Tournament!

The image should be easy to read: January's Facebook Tournament for the Asia ver. of Taiko no Tatsujin Murasaki ver. uses Oni Marble Heart (★6) and Muzukashii White Rose Insanity (★6). The tournament runs from January 9 to 17 and the results comes in on the 20th.

...wait, both are only ★6s? That is way too abnormal for the tournament series that has thrown ★10 like too casually just to fish out the elites...

Tournament Mode In Action!

In which we decided to show the proceedings of a random non-official tournaments between two very top-level Donders. Well at least the fact that another cabinet has apparently been forcefully used to relay the Taiko footage is funny... kinda.

No, the main reason is to show off Tournament Mode (大会モード) added in the middle of Murasaki ver.'s lifespan with a delayed notice, which has the following possible effects:

• A big sign that covers the usual opening animations showing that the mode is on
• Timers never go down by itself and will not forcefully boot players into the next screens before they are truly ready
• Options can be pre-set by the organizers, overriding any user defaults if needed
• Results screens do not go away by itself and takes 5 rim hits to proceed, giving time for organizers/marshals time to jot down the scores
• No DonPoints and title unlocks :(

Remember that this mode is accessible only to arcade room staff, so for all the aspiring tournament organizers that want to enjoy the full extent of this mode, contact the arcade room in advance to set things up.

NB, Black strips that cover the score during the songs are a physical addition by the organizers. That is not part of the Tournament Mode.

Namco Taiko Blog (January 5 2016): Synchronica Grant Mishap! and White ver. Update G/V 2.03

 

Opening the year with a error report... oh boy whatever will we expect for 2016.

But if you did not successfully obtain Synchronicity or New World by cross-playing between Taiko no Tatsujin White ver. and Synchronica, this is the minor update you should note. The firmware for White ver. will be updated to G/V 2.03 tomorrow (January 6) to hopefully solve the failed grants that began on January 1. Those who already got the song by December 31 will of course not be affected and can continue to play them. If you just finished the Synchronica side of matter and is planning to get the song(s) in White ver., remember that only updated 2.03 cabinets can complete the grant.

This being an out-of-schedule update, the scheduled January 7 post will not be affected. See you then for new-year stuff!

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Houjou Yayoi Lyrics

Composer: Hisui (翡翠)
Lyrics: GIW (祇羽)
Vocal: Yura Hatsuki (葉月ゆら)

Don Challenge List (White Version)

Don Challenge (shortened to 'DonChare' (ドンチャレ)) was introduced in the July 2012 update of Taiko no Tatsujin (HD) for Banapassport-equipped arcade players, which is a set of 11 goals that has to be cleared by playing the game and meeting certain criteria. The challenges change on a monthly basis, and once a certain number of them are cleared, the player can unlock new songs and titles for themselves too! 10 of the goals can be cleared by individual players, and the 11th one is a group effort, contributed by all players with Banapassports.

The songs unlocked through Don Challenge will be available to all other players in the following month when the goals are renewed, so it is an incentive for regular arcade-goers to clear goals so that they may be able to play new songs earlier than everyone else and unlock more new content.

Below is the list of Don Challenge goals made for the Taiko White Version firmware and the content they unlock. These will also be listed in the related unlock article.

Contents:
Katsu-Don | Sorairo | Momoiro | Kimidori | Murasaki | White
       January 2016 | February 2016 | March 2016 | April 2016 | May 2016 | June 2016

Song of the Week! 2 January 2016

For 2016's first song feature, here's a Namco Original track which today is turning 2 years old!

2nd Tenkaichi Otogesai's Taiko Final Phase Songs

Nothing says 'Start of a New Year' better than recapping old news! Above is the song selection for the latest Tenkaichi Otogesai's Finals song selection for the Taiko division, which was held between December 19 and 20 last year.

The contestants of the Taiko division had a 'Best-of-5+ Wins' match with the AOU '15 Phase 2 song (Yoake Made Ato 3-byou) and other Namco Originals, including both recent additions (Shiny Kung-fu Revival, Shikou no Ran) and collaboration-shared boss song Kita Saitama 2000 as the 3rd fixed song to play. If after the 4th match the win results was even, further playoff matches were made with the Tenkaichi 2014's Phase 2 crossovers (in the order of Ignis Danse, Scars of FAUNA, VERTeX and FUJIN Rumble) until one of the players doesn't manage to get a bigger score than the other contestant. The songs were all played on Oni mode, with the Shin'uchi modifier on.

Now that this phase was settled down, the only event left is the last match among all finalists at the incoming JAEPO, on February 20th. After said data, it's most likely to assume that the AOU-exclusive tracks will become available in every other public arcade, as the tourney comes to an end.