[NS2] Oldies and Goodies: June 2023 Taiko Music Pass Updates

Calling all fans of classic hits for June 2023's drop to Taiko Music Pass subscription for Taiko no Tatsujin Donderful Festival. And I mean really, reeeeeaaaally classic for some of the selection.

Taiko Music Pass New Tracks

	Title
2023/06/08
	Matsuken Samba II マツケンサンバII	★5	★5	★6	★8
	Star Mine スターマイン	★?	★?	★?	★?
	Surges	★?	★?	★?	★?
	TT	★?	★?	★?	★?
	4+1 no Sorezore no Mirai 　　Taiko de Time Travel 00's/cosMo@BousouP feat. Hatsune Miku 4+1のそれぞれの未来／太鼓 de タイムトラベル00's 　　cosMo＠暴走P feat.初音ミク	★5	★7	★8	★10
	Yoshimune Hyoubanki Abarenbou Shougun BGM 吉宗評判記 暴れん坊将軍 BGM	★3	★3	★6	★7
	Mura Matsuri 村祭り	★1*	★1*	★1*	★1*
	Youkai Douchuuki Ondo 妖怪道中記音頭	★4	★3	★3	★6	★10
	Tokyo Soda 8Bit Edit Hige DriVAN 東京ソーダ 8Bit Edit／ヒゲドライVAN	★4	★5	★7	★8
	TAIKO-TONGUE-TWISTER 　　Cory Tarrow(BNSI) feat. M.Polak, Avigail D., L.Munoz and Bryan D.	★?	★?	★?	★?

Key: red = series debut; green = subscription debut
Difficulty ratings with * are from past 1st- or 2nd-generation games and may be subject to change

Namco Taiko Blog (June 1st, 2023) - No Ordinary Pre-Summer Nijiiro Update

With the heat rising up and No.11 stocking up with his 500 dl x6 daily water supply, here's an update notice that is sure to make you feel as hydrated as drinking three liters of water twice!

Song of the Week! 27 May 2023

So here we are, the last time (hopefully) I'm keeping this "SotW improv" streak going! I have to say, though- once this task was done, it really felt like business as usual. In more than a way...

First Video Portal: May 2023

2023/05/20

	Title
	Re:End of a Dream uma vs. Morimori Atsushi 　　uma vs. モリモリあつし	★5	★5	★5	★7 (602)

2023/05/19

	Title
	NAINAINAI	★3	★4	★6	★7 (392)

2023/05/11

	Title
	Subtitle	★2	★3	★5	★7 (279)
	STONE OCEAN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean 　　「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ストーンオーシャン」より	★3	★5	★6	★7 (392)
	Daizerokan 第ゼロ感／Taiko Team cover ver. 　　「THE FIRST SLAM DUNK」より	★3	★5	★5	★7 (423)
	Yoidore Shirazu 酔いどれ知らず／Kanaria	★3	★3	★5	★8 (483)
	Xevious Taisou ゼビウス体操	★4	★5	★6	★7	★9 (683)

2023/05/10

	Title
	Tsumi to Batsu Inorazaru-mono Yo Yoko Takahashi 罪と罰 祈らざる者よ／高橋洋子	★3	★5	★6	★7 (371)

Namco Taiko Blog (2023/05/23): Ranking Dojo 2023, Livestream and Rainbow Internationalization

 

May 2023 possibly feels a bit chiller on Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. than other months, what with the Golden Week break and all. The latest Taiko no Tatsujin official blog put a few things to look forward to in the next month.

Taiko no Tatsujin Nijiiro ver. Farewell Tracks (2023/06/22)

	Title
2023/06/22 (remove from all locales)
	Tomo ni ともに／WANIMA 　　Also in: NS1, Plus	★3	★4	★5	★7
	Machigai Sagashi Masaki Suda まちがいさがし／菅田将暉 　　ACN exclusive	★1	★2	★4	★8

Farewell Timeline (all times are JST/UTC+9)

Time	Milestone
2023/06/02 00:00	Farewell Tracks unusable in Donder Hiroba tournaments and challenges
2023/06/22 02:00	Crowns and score ranks obtained from Farewell Tracks removed from totals in Donder Hiroba
2023/06/22 07:00	Farewell Tracks no longer playable  Scores and rankings of Farewell Tracks removed from view in Donder Hiroba Liked Tracks slot and Favourite Track reverted to none if Farewell Tracks was selected

Official Links

Bandai Namco Amusement FAQ portal

Taiko no Tatsujin official blog

Song of the Week! 20 May 2023

...you know what? ***k it, I give up.

It's the THIRD TIME in a row I'm getting distracted at the 11th hour by talking about something on a Saturday matter than actually adehering to the self-planned schedule, so you know what? This officially becomes a SotW themed month, right here and now! As you can see, the theme is nothing but "let's delve into how Lokamp's mind association loosely works", and see some of the weird-ass motivations that drive me out of the marked path, right as I'm about to pen the pre-ordained.

So, you might ask, "what's up this time around"?
Well, ...