Regrettably, I realized that we forgot to offer coverage for the one Taiko debut of this ending week from the licensed song pool... so you know what? That's going to be our next Song of the Week instead!
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Namco Taiko Blog (November 11th, 2021) - Sharks and Bunnies and Take It Easy, Oh My!
Just like why any clickbait-y title worth their salt is being put for for, only delving into today's post will actually find out what's the link with all the things on the title for the next Nijiiro Version update, going live November 17th in Japan and the day after overseas. And then some more...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Taiko Time 11th Anniversary Quiz: The Answers
Question 1
Among the following four tracks that were introduced between the last
Anniversary Quiz and this one, which is introduced into Taiko no Tatsujin
the earliest?
Answer: C. The respective dates of
introduction for each option are:
A. twinkle night (feat. somunia) (2021/04/21)
B. Into the Unknown (2021/05/17)
C. Aka to Shiro Bara no Majo (2021/03/25)
D. Usseewa (2021/04/21)
Question 2
Which of the following Diverge Notes notecharts has the most number of
fork points?
Answer: B. Fork points are signified by a yellow bar line in-game,
including the forced switch points. The respective number of fork points
for each option are:
Question 3
For each part, pick the track that has the most difficult Futsuu notechart
(order first by star rating, then by note count). Of course, it is no fun
to just give you the straight track titles, so expect different wrenches
for each part...
3a. By SongID (曲ID)
A. naraku
B. 2no92
C. puzdr6
D. thakeb
Answer: A. The respective track titles and Futsuu stats for each
option are:
A. Abyss of hell (★7, 354 notes)
B. MOIL (★2, 69 notes)
C. Holding Hands (★5, 195 notes)
D. Akeboshi Rocket (★5, 200 notes)
3b. By the official English title
A. We Be Pirates!
B. WA ARUDO HERITE IJI - JO
C. Is There Still Anything That Love Can Do?
D. The ephemeral dances in the primordial
Answer: D. The respective track titles we use and Futsuu stats for each
option are:
A. Oresama Pirates (★5, 207 notes)
B. World Heritage: Prelude (★5, 197 notes)
C. Ai ni Dekiru-koto wa Mada Aru Kai (★2, 102 notes)
D. Hakanaki wa Gensho ni Mau (★5, 275 notes)
3c. By the translated Play/Full Combo Titles on 3rd and 4th generation
arcade
A. Perfect Parfait
B. Master Wielder of Umbrella
C. Time Flies Like a Roller Coaster
D. Limit Breaker
Answer: A. The respective track titles and Futsuu stats for each
option are:
A. Magical Parfait (★7, 205 notes)
B. D-zettai! SAMURAI In The Rain (★4, 207 notes)
C. Youthful Coaster (★6, 187 notes)
D. RAGE v. self (★4, 156 notes)
3d. By a literal translation of the official Chinese title
A. Little Doggie Boqi
B. Selfish First Mistress
C. The Dragon Cat Next Door
D. Laughable and Roarable 2000
Answer: D. The respective true track titles and Futsuu stats for each
option are:
A. Puchipochi (★7, 363 notes)
B. Ego Ego Atakushi (★7, 260 notes)
C. Tonari no Totoro (★3, 106 notes)
D. Waraeru 2000 (★7, 386 notes)
Question 4
Which of the following Taiko no Tatsujin tracks has the lowest product
of the in-game BPM × notecount in Muzukashii?
Answer: A. The respective stats and product for each option are:
A. OK I’m blue rat (128 BPM × 411 notes = 52,608)
B. super star shooter (170 BPM
× 506 notes = 86,020)
C. DIMENSIONS (252 BPM × 354 notes
= 89,208)
D. The Carnivorous Carnival (168 BPM
× 460 notes = 77,280)
Note that DIMENSIONS's actual in-game BPM (as seen in Don-chan's and
dancers' erratic movement) is a very-high 252 BPM but runs at only 0.55x
scroll speed, making it look like it was 138 BPM.
Question 5
How many tracks does the Taiko no Tatsujin series have playable on the
PlayStation 3? Please include all DLCs and timed releases in your
count.
A. 3
B. 286
C. 346
D. 376
Answer: A. With no official standalone PS3 Taiko no Tatsujin game, Taiko
no Tatsujin is only playable as a minigame within Yakuza 5 on that
system, with only Mappy Ondo, From the New World and Nijiiro Yumeiro
Taikoiro available. The other options are the count for (B) PlayStation
4, (C) PlayStation Portable and (D) PlayStation 2, using the consoles'
actual Taiko no Tatsujin releases.
Question 6
From the following four Taiko no Tatsujin characters, pick the odd one
out based on their anatomy.
A. Yatsushika
B. Mimizu Wada
C. Toramai
D. Gigadon
Answer: The intended answer
is B. Mimizu Wada is a worm and has no limbs; the other three each has
two visible limbs (Yatsushika and Toramai has two legs and no arms;
Gigadon has two arms and no legs)
Question 7
For each part, identify the track being played on these screenshots.
(We are not reproducing the screenshots and choices here; please
refer to the
question post for them)
7a.
Answer: C. The screenshot shows the beginning of the third part of
the Oni notechart of JOIN THE PAC -Taiko no Tatsujin Ver.-
7b.
Answer: B. The screenshot shows the beginning of the last chorus
of the Oni notechart of Roki under 1.5× scroll speed.
7c.
Answer: D. One of the rare times that we don't use the Oni notechart
for a screenshot quiz, this screenshot shows the Muzukashii notechart
of Byoushin o Kamu, as the first track in the Third Kyu (三級) trial of Nijiiro 2021 Ranking Dojo. The other choices are also used in Third
Kyu trials of Ranking Dojo in Nijiiro ver. (either 2020 or 2021), but
the Pops genre and the goals should give good hints.
7d.
Answer: A. Here are what each screenshot is showing:
B. Seigaitten Oni
Question 8
Which of the following video game characters is the ace? (yes, this
has something to do with Taiko no Tatsujin)
A. Annie (Skullgirls)
B. Samus Aran (Metroid)
C. Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
D. Ai (Puyo Puyo Tetris)
Answer: D. The Japanese voice actor for Ai is Yuuki Tai (泰勇気), also
the vocalist for the Namco Original song
BE THE ACE.
Question 9
In the earliest documented proposal for Taiko no Tatsujin, who were
the protagonists instead of Don-chan and Kat-chan?
A. Tetsuo and Hana
B. Tetsuo and his unnamed older brother
C. A man and a woman, both unnamed
D. Two grown men, both unnamed
Answer: D. Partial scans of the original patent application can be
found in articles on the Asobimotto column of Bandai Namco, including
this about five games back in their patent application days
and
an exclusive interview with Taiko Team members both past and current. It is also hinted at on the
loading screen of Nijiiro ver.'s AI Battle Performance mode.
Question 10
For each part, you will be given a partially completed appearance
summary table like the ones we use for our Song of the Week columns.
Identify the missing information in the designated blank ([???*], with an asterisk and colored red).
(We are not reproducing the SotW tables and choices here; please
refer to the
question post
for them)10a.
Answer: C. It is directly taken from the
actual Song of the Week feature of KING
a few months back.
10b.
Answer: B. The track is Angel Dream (the Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls version). While Hopes and Dreams and Kabukimono, Maki-tooru! also has
694 notes on Oni, only the Derem@s Angel Dream is put in the Anime
genre in Nijiiro ver.
10c.
Answer: D. The track is The Impression That I Get, exclusive to only
the two versions of English-dubbed Taiko Drum Master. The genre for
this track in the TDM games is "Pop" (no -s), instead of the "Pops"
(ポップス) in modern Taiko games.
10d.
Answer: A. The track is Colorful, being the only ★10 track with a
739-note count on Oni.
Question 11
We are NOT confirming the existence of 1STPAI,
but assuming that this purported recording of 1STPAI is real only for the purpose of this question. With the
exception of Requiem from Dies Irae, which of the following
Taiko no Tatsujin games contain part(s) of the recording?
A. Taiko no Tatsujin 13 (AC13)
B. Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin 7-tsu no Shima no
Daibouken (DS2)
C. Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version
(NS1)
D. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii Chou-goukaban (Wii5)
Answer: D. The "yo-yo-yo-yo" vocalization during Requiem from
Dies Irae part is also included in the fast forward/rewind noise in
Training, Tsumami-kui and Tokkun modes. Our previous feature showed some examples of us and Donders playing with the noise
by slowing it down significantly.
Monday, November 8, 2021
[RUMOR] - A Patent-Filled Dual Drumming Bout
Quite silently at the month's beginning, a couple of US trademarks have been filled out for what appear to be a couple of new downloadable Taiko no Tatsujin titles, both being listed in the WIPO Global Brand Database. The news only started to spread a few days ago while also touching other news media outletsw (Final Weapon among these) up to finally landing to our eyes and sharing the finding with our fellow readerbase.
Given how much we've waited the last time for a patent-filled Taiko title to become a real game, when are these going to be dropped, if by chance we just found ourselves the localized titles for the next official drumming experiences?
Sources:
Taiko no Tatsujin Rhythm Festival U.S. Trademark page (wipo.int)
Taiko no Tatsujin The Drum Master U.S. Trademark page (wipo.int)
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Song of the Week! 6 November 2021
The latest Namco Original is upon us! Join us to find out a couple things more about...
Friday, November 5, 2021
Namco Taiko Blog (November 5th, 2021) - Taiko de Time Travel pt.9: Heian Period
In the latest Taiko de Tima Travel entry, an even-bigger leap back in time occurs as we see two brick-stable Buddhist giants duking it out against each other! Someone's muscle heart must be beating once more in order to make it happen..
Nijiiro Version New Song: November 6th, 2021
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Byodo-in Houou-Don vs Choju-ji Ga-Katsu Taiko de Time Travel Heian/Yuya Kobayashi (IOSYS) feat. miko 平等院鳳凰ドン vs 鳥獣戯カッ / 太鼓 de タイムトラベル平安 / コバヤシユウヤ(IOSYS) feat. miko |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? |
Thursday, November 4, 2021
[NS1] Blood-Sucking Poisonous Treats: Nintendo Switch Version's November 2021 DLC
Alas, even the long-running Vocaloid song packs tradition for Drum 'n' Fun is bending its knees to the slimmer 3-songs format many other licensed DLC tropes have experienced as well, but the caviat is that two out of the three picks are fresh Nijiiro Version releases!
A couple of individual tracks are also here to both continue the Taiko de Time Travel shenanigans on consoles and introduce new licensed tunes at the same time.
A couple of individual tracks are also here to both continue the Taiko de Time Travel shenanigans on consoles and introduce new licensed tunes at the same time.
Vocaloid Pack Vol.8: November 11th, 2021 (400 yen+tax)
| Title |
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Vampire DECO*27 feat. Hatsune Miku ヴァンパイア／DECO*27 feat.初音ミク |
★3 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 | |
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Venom (feat.flower) Kairiki Bear ベノム(feat.flower)／かいりきベア |
★2 | ★4 | ★6 | ★8 | |
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Amanojaku 天ノ弱／164 |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★8 |
Individual DLC Tracks: November 11th, 2021 (150 yen+tax each)
| Title |
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Kirari Fujii Kaze きらり／藤井風 |
★? | ★? | ★? | ★? | |
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Isseifuubi Taiko de Time Travel Edo / Kakumi Nishigomi 一世風靡／太鼓 de タイムトラベル江戸 / 西込加久見 |
★4 | ★5 | ★6 | ★9 |
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