This week it was revealed that the Taiko Team is holding a couple of week-long Twitter campaigns for the next livestream session, with the latter of the couple, #譜面ジャー組み合わせ (lit. '#MusicSentaiCombination'), being about a poll to decide which among three recurrent notecharters in Taiko games will get to collaborate for a future forked-path song.
While I'm still not that much versed on frequently using Twitter, I might as well join the voting fun by having my pick as our latest Song of the Week feature! ...will the vote count this way, too?
Since the latest update's launch last Wednesday, there have been some case reportss of Banapassport players that aren't able to access either the Dojo Ranking or the Taiko School features of Red Version after failing a Dojo Ranking course on the subsequent play; the Taiko Team has itemized the issue and is already preparing a bug fix update.
Said update, dubbed Game Version 3.02, will go live tomorrow, on Saturday 17th.
We've got one third blog entry today for the obligatory once-in-an-arcade-version-time where some of the eldest licensed songs get booted off from the arcade (and sometimes out of any other game of the franchise, period). Aside from the usual J-POP and Anime losses, this time around we have cuts for the Vocaloid and Children/Folk genre as well!
After the jump is the list of soon-to-be-departed arcade tracks.
Oh look, WCS2016 song choices are making to more console games (if you count the smartphone platform as a console)! That should keep you happy despite the fact that we posted this half a month late.
...actually not much really. Taiko no Tatsujin Dokodon Mystery Adventure (3DS3) is the main Taiko game showing on the floors this year with trial plays, with a stage event at 11:50-12:20 on September 18 at the Family Game Park (not livestreamed). Taiko no Tatsujin Plus/STH is also present with just video clips.
In the meantime, look at Taiko no Tatsujin making a cameo as a booth (2:13-2:17) at the fictional PlayStation Matsuri alongside Overwatch and Final Fantasy. This came out of the Sony PlayStation Press Conference. Thanks LefaLefa for the tip-off!
Alright I'll be looking at the Sega Booth for their new Puyo game then kthxbai
Today, one of the Taiko Team's ladies is at the helm of the weekly blog entry updates for a double dose of posts, concerning the events in schedule for September 30th's livestream and what the header picture you're seeing above is for!
On this day where all AC0 Red ver. cabinets, Japan and outside, get an update. For some reason let's have the Japan-exclusive elements first!
とんかつDJアゲ太郎 Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou (4/6/7/9, 725 notes on Oni) ‐太鼓の達人Mix‐ -Taiko no Tatsujin Mix-
DJ-ing is a very rhythm-conscious job, and hence so is this sort-of medley of the anime about barely linking DJ-ing and frying Tonkatsu pork chops. The song starts with highly mixed 4- and 6-hits with frequent offbeats, then to a 12th- and 24th-centric bridge and a resting smooth section, ending with a slightly heightened BPM (though at the same scroll speed) featuring way longer streams.
FANTASTIC BABY (3/3/5/7, 543 notes on Oni)
Mostly doubles and mixed triples 16th clusters, this song is faster than the last K-POP pick MISTER making it a more rightful ★7.
友よ～この先もずっと… Tomo Yo~Kono Saki mo Zutto (2/4/4/5, Papa Mama Support, 279 notes on Oni) 「映画クレヨンしんちゃん 爆睡！ユメミーワールド大突撃」より Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault!
The easiest Ketsumeishi song ever marks a 8th-based notechart with just isolated triples and offbeat singles.
サイレントマジョリティー Silent Majority (2/4/4/6, 284 notes on Oni)
Slow song again, but the patterns are a good selection for ★6 going onto ★7. Begins with offbeats and hanging doubles in the opening and closes with a more 3- and 5-hit centric chorus.
ブラッドサーキュレーター Blood Circulator (2/4/5/7, Papa Mama Support, 414 notes on Oni) 「NARUTO‐ナルト‐疾風伝」より Naruto: Shippuden
A higher-end ★7 with a high speed and quite hefty on the clusters for a good sweat, which go up to 5-hit ddddd.
Paradisus‐Paradoxum (3/5/6/8, 414 notes on Oni) 「Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活」より Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-
High speed is the game here, and topped with 5-hit clusters not being a rare scene and even 9-hit ddddkkkkd for four times. The selection of triples also varies much to rarer ones like kdd which might throw off new ★8s.
Abandoned Temple Final 2nd (3/4/6/9, 614 notes on Oni) 「鉄拳7 FR」より Tekken 7 Fated Retribution
Scattered 32th (actually double BPM at half scroll speed) doubles and triples all around and within its longer and highly mixed streams is not exclusive to ★10s now, I regret to tell you. While it's not as crazy as FLOWER Ura or Sou'ryuu no Ran it is still something.
仙酌絶唱のファンタジア Senshaku Zesshou no Fantasia (3/5/5/9, 701 notes on Oni) 東方Projectアレンジ Touhou Project Arrange 博麗神社例大祭コラボユニット Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai Collab Unit
The effort of various artist remixing different Touhou music is finally up onto Taiko no Tatsujin, and while parts of them are easy enough, there are enough challenge to bump it to a rightful ★9 including the final stretch of the Touhou Project main theme. Oh, and don't forget the last note after the 130+ hit balloon.
conflict (4/5/7/9, 736 notes on Oni) siromaru+cranky
Possibly the height of eye-catchingness of the day, the BMS-spawn and conqueror of five other rhythm game makers is... surprising easy on Taiko no Tatsujin? The bulk of the notechart is just hefty streams of 16th clusters. As a ★9 this late into the 3rd generation it is very devoid of 24th clusters or other gimmicks, making it arguably and significantly easier than KUSANAGI, Ryuumyaku no Ou or another handful of higher ★9s.
One day
トオリヨ Toori Yo
凛 Rin
FANTASTIC BABY (3/3/5/7, 543 notes on Oni)
友よ～この先もずっと… Tomo Yo~Kono Saki mo Zutto (2/4/4/5, Papa Mama Support, 279 notes on Oni)
Abandoned Temple Final 2nd (3/4/6/9, 614 notes on Oni)