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BrokenPipe writes "When I was in Japan last summer I bought a PlayStation 2 in anticipation of a game that was just released a couple of weeks ago. It is only available in Japan and it will probably never be released in the US. It is called "Taiko no Tatsujin". The game has been in the arcades in Tokyo for a while but it has just been released for the PlayStation 2. Apparently it is the number 3
game in Japan right now and many places
are sold out. Luckily, mine arrived this past Monday.
So what is the hype all about? Well, the game is based on Japanese traditional drums which are called 'taiko' drums. Basically, you need to
drum along with a song, hitting the drum at just the right moment. Most of the songs are either Japanese pop songs (J-Pop) or more traditional Japanese songs. It is a great game for all ages.
The
official website is here."
For more information, here are several more sites to puzzle over:
one, two,
three,
four,
five.
Its like DDR for you finger tips.
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Came out in the US a year or so ago called Frequency.
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This game sounds familiar. It reminds me of some game called something like "Dance Dance Revolution". Can anyone help me out with this?
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...Samba de Amigo on Dreamcast? Much more fun.
...is this doing on Slashdot!?
Amazing! A game that's popular that doesn't have you beating the crap out of things with guns or swords!
Unless you get to beat someone to a pulp with your drumsticks?
Dance Dance Revolution for fat, uncoordinated otaku? And why didn't you just chip your PS/2? What kind of self-respecting importer are you, kowtowing the (Little Japanese) Man like that?
This isn't the first game of this type by far.
It looks like a knock off of Samba de Amigo for the Dreamcast. In that game you have to buy maracas and shake them to the music.
Not that this means that we'll see Taiko no Tatsujin brought over, but you never know.
This is supposed to be fun? People buy this stuff? This must be the ADA version of Dance Dance Revolution.
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I'm not sure exactly what the point of this news item is exactly (isn't there some similar super-popular hip-hop dance-on-the-right-squares games making waves in malls across america right now), but I would like to express my sheer surprise and joy that Mozilla rendered the Japanese characters absolutely beautifully in not only the browser area but the title bar (Mac OS X).
Umm, at least I think they were rendered right.
I was in Japan last month and saw this game in arcades everywhere. It's fun, but it's the same idea as the million other hit-the-button-at-the-right-time music theme games.
I liked it better the first time I played it, when it was called "Simon".
so i beat the drums lull the enemy to sleep then eliminate them with the rocket launcher?
I doubt this will crossover if it was ever tried. The Japanese culture is entertained in a much different way, I won't even try to clarify that comment. Just to say that could you ever see PaRappa the Rapper crossing over to Japan???
Where the Music Matters
*shudder*
why the hell is this a /. story!!!
Thanks!
Got any more?
- DDR 1/2/3/Disney/Whatever
- Frequency
- PaRappa The Rappa (1 and 2)
- UmJamma Lammy
- Am I leaving some out? Almost certainly
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i also like samba de amigo and the nes keyboard.
of couse then theres the snes bike and the...
I want 2D games back.
I am waiting for Timothy to say that this game is "a step in the right direction"
Can I have some schoolgirl underwear please?
I mean, eyecandy is nice and all, but if its like lets say britneys dance beat, you have to focus on one corner of the screen where the symbols you have to press pop up, and you become totally unaware of what goes on on the screen. If you do, you forget to press X another time for example and you lose points. Whats the whole point of this ? might as well just display symbols you have to press.
... wondering why he didn't just buy some drums?
If you haven't played it yet, you must go out ands get your hands on a copy of Rez... easily the most innovative, mind-blowing game to come along in at least a decade. It was released in the United States, to a small, select but appreciative audience. Larger electronics stores (e.g., Best Buy, Fry's) will likely carry it.
It is a shooting game where your actions add to the beat of the techno music that's playing and to the surreal on-screen display. Learn to play in harmony with the game, and you will be rewarded with amazing sights and sounds.
I bought the game a couple of months ago, and it still continues to blow my mind.
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There are dozens of similar games out there... Maybe not in the U.S. but at least here in Hong Kong, I've seen at least a dozen of these variants. I guess there must be more of these in Japan.
;-)
This kind of game is actually not new. About 1-2 years ago I played a game which you have a "carpet" to sence your feet and dance to the music on the beat. It's quite fun, and some people have even used it to attempt to lose weight
Don't quote me on this.
This doesnt sound fun at all. Id have more fun tapping the stylus on my pda making click noises.
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Anyone any idea which decade they're releasing it now?
Bust a Groove. I believe it was one of the first games of this sort, a direct lead in to DDR. I agree though, I don't see why this is on the front page...
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This is slashdot, right?
has anybody else noticed that the people who LOVE rez/frequency etc. are all potheads? and everybody else just sits and wonders "what the hell do they see in that game"?
I dropped many a 100 yen coin in TnT machines when I was in Japan. The game is fun as hell (plus arcades are the only thing open past 9 PM) so I'm glad it is finally in a form I can reasonably import to the USA. I don't know much about PS2 mod chips... can anyone tell me what kind I should get to play this?
The version they had out when I was there was Taiko no Tatsujin 3 and it has some very interesting songs. All the titles are in Japanese (which I don't read). It was very embarrassing to play this with a group of high school guys I just met and inadvertently select the Sailor Moon theme song...
you do?
its mentioned along with some other popular japanese arcade games. its an interesting read, if short.
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I used to play it at the arcade where I lived near Nagoya. Loads of fun. My friend and I got really good at it and could play the hardest levels. We sounded like professional taiko drummers. My only question is: Does the home version actually include two huge taiko drums to plug into your PS2, and if so how much would it cost to import that? +_+ It wouldn't be nearly as fun without them.
When I was in Kyoto recently, I had a chance to try the arcade version of this game out. It was certainly entertaining and, as other posters pointed out, follows the DDR formula of hitting the right pads in time with the music. While this may seem a bit formulaic, it actually is rather fun once you get into it.
It should be noted that Japanese arcades are currently graced with several other games in this same vein, including Guitar Freaks (which is nothing like playing actual guitar, as it is button and switch based), another drum game featuring a western-style drumset, and my personal favorite, a game which uses several keypads and a mock-up vinyl to "simulate" DJing. Once again, this has little to do with actual DJing (just as guitar freaks has nothing to do with playing the guitar, and DDR doesn't very much resemble dancing). Just the same, one can't help but love simple music-based games. They're a refreshing alternative to the standard arcade fare, and the highly social aspects of competition have the potential to bring in crowds of players and spectators, the likes of which the United States hasn't seen since the height of the Pacman era.
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isn't this just like DrumMania, which has been out for years?
DrumMania info
oh, btw, there is a console version.
why is it that for geeks, I was in japan == I am cool. fuckin' hell man. i was in japan, and the lobster claw game beat the shit out of the taiko game. word.
Duke Nuke Um Forever was only released in Japan ... it's all a conspiracy.
Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
The site translates into: "blah blah blah blah, etc" ;which is pretty much an international language.
Sounds lame, boring, and unoriginal.
Why is this news?
here in Japan, and I can't imagine how well it would translate on a console. The whole point is the interface in the arcades is a huge taiko drum that you bang on with drum sticks!
There are lots of games like this in Japan. A similar game has you pushing back and forth on oars in a river rafting game. Also, there's a fire-fighting game where you (IIRC) pump the water for the fire fighters...Another is a truck driving game with this HUGE almost horizontal steering wheel that you use to drive the big rigs.
Sounds like something I'd play for 10 minutes and then microwave to make a pretty coaster. Burn me a copy and send it to me. At least it would be better time spent than what I did tonight - watch the overrated Hokies take it up the ass to Syracuse, arguably the worst team in the country next to Rutgers, though not anymore I guess...
Holy crap. That sounds boring.
Rez + Trance Vibrator. check it out girls!
Are things really so slow at the geek compound that they couldn't find anything better to post than this crap? There's dozens of games out in this genre, and they're universally insipid. Go rent PaRappa the Rappa 2 for PS2 if you need any further proof that (the anime craze aside) Japanese pop culture doesn't always translate well.
You get to beat some drums. Does it compare to the mayhem you can inflict on GTA3? Is there full frontal nudity? Can you at all blow people away like in a FPS? Didn't think so. This game sucks.
What?
Is anyone else questioning the frontpage posts on slashdot now?
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Following in the grand tradition of "Taiko no Tatsujin" Japanese game developers are ready to flood the market with serious tests of hardware capability and user ingenuity.
The predicted hit of the gaming year is "Peanut Butter Toast". Gamers must attempt to evenly apply a series of different peanut butters onto a diverse selection of bread products. The genius of the game is apparently in the way that peanut butter boundaries are compared with the virtual toast layout. Gamers will lose points for having large wells of peanutty goodness as well as only slightly-browned toast edges.
Developers are hard at work on a sequel said to involve drinking a glass of juice. Early reports state that a GeForce 5 will be the minimum required video adapter.
Parrapa the Rappa or, for those of us born pre-'90, Simon. Same thing, different package.
It seems that there have been and will be only four types of games... ever. And I think one of them is drinking.
What is music when you despise all sound?
why is this fucking shit on /.? Who gives a fuck?
... could they please post a review on my website?
jasp
Is this so frickin relevant ? I am sorry, but I dont see the point why this deserves the tag "News". People, (actually that should be 'editors'), cant you shuffle through that list again and come up with something better than this. If you guys were responsible for finding news, I wouldnt have blamed you for this. But I am sure there must be a thousand submissions rejected tonight in order to pick this idiotic one. Heck, I am sure even the submitter was quite surprised to find his post make it to the top ten(Pardon my sarcasm).
Look around, there are a million other things we could be discussing now.
Microsoft (I know this is being beaten to death) is trying to take over the fscking world. Lets talk about that.
Or, lets talk about the Anti war protests taking place in Florence, Italy right now. There are atleast half a million other young men and women like us who believe United States should not go to war with Iraq. Dont you think that would be a better topic to discuss ? Or are we so fscking high up in our self appointed pedestals that we just dont care ? Theres a war looming over this country people. People are sure to lose lives, innocent and guilty both. Are we waging this war because we believe in it OR (like the rest of the world believe), are we waging this war for a few people to feel good about their oil coffers ?
Lets talk about this and a million other things. Not about a game thats currently on the top list in Japan. If it were Doom III im sure we would understand.
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We need a new Slashdot feature. MT SMS messages alerting us all whenever BrokenPipe buys another game for his wonderful Playstation2 setup. The crap that is posted boggles the mind.
What about drowning?
That's generally not considered a good thing, and is mostly caused by too much water in the lungs.
when you see something like this make the front page on /. with all of my (IMO) superior, relevant to the /. theme articles being rejected. Maybe one of the editors likes Japanese drums...either way I'm stumped.
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Withdrawal before climax is very ineffective and those who try this are usually called "parents."
- guy goes to Japan last summer
- guy buys a PS2
- guy buys a game only available in Japan
- guy tells slashdot about it and gets on front page
We now return you to our regularly scheduled program.First, Suikoden III - a console-style CRPG featuring over 108 characters who can join your team... but each of them adds in ways you don't expect. It's not some Pokemon-flavored RPG series though - each one centers on how war destroys the lives of those involved, turns honest people into monsters, and brother against brother. The 108 characters in each game (mostly different who they are each game) are based on an old chinese story of 108 stars of destiny - so much of the lore and characters have a bit of a less arbitrary feel about them than most console RPG's. A great game to come back to over weeks, accomplishing little things at a time.
Then, in a little over a week, there will be Metroid Prime. The hype has been so negative for so long... and now all the positive hype - should be interesting. Perhaps I'll throw the old NES emulation disk into the dreamcast and have a go at the first game some night next week
No - it's not an insightful thing to say - I'll forget the +1 bonus on this one - but if the editors can proclaim their favorite recent games that drew them to console gaming recently, I figure I can at least let a few other people know what I've really enjoyed recently.
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I found this at a Dave and Buster's (I think that's the name) in Toronto. So yes, it is available outside Japan, and yes, it is VERY cool. It even had popular songs like Born to be Wild. If you spot it, try it, you won't be sorry (unless you really, really suck like I did).
I thought when I turned off ANIME I wouldn't have to see any stories about stupid Japanese pop culture. Fuck me.
Tim
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Check this out.. it's called Boong-ga Boong-ga, and it must be the first game to come with a finger-and-arse controller. When's the home version coming out?
... a wired article.. and a Register article
Here's some shots and info...
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There are lots of other "original" games out there, why don't they get posted? I think it is the whole japanese-anime fetish style of nerd familiarity with things that seclude them from reality and people.
Anti socialism goes far as the front page of a place that claims to post things that "matter", well when the hell did niche video games for people who are secluded from reality matter?
Wow look you can waste some money playing puzzle games, that sure matters.
Please this may be news, but it certainly doesn't matter.
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I would guess not. I mean, people who play sniper games don't automatically become good at shooting a real sniper rifle. On the other hand, I've seen some cool drum-pad setups in arcades which are pretty much the same as your studio drum machine setup.
Of course, it's much cooler to be able to play the drums or guitar well than to have really fast reflexes and eye-hand coordination (unless you're at QuakeCon). My advice would be to try playing an instrument -- it's lots of fun if your neighbors don't mind the noise!
An article about a game where you push buttons at the right time!? Why don't we make an article about how Flame Entertainmnet tried to give free fake email to the world, but had to recall it because those damn lusers couldn't handle it!? Why not make a @#$@#$ing article about the upcoming startrek movie or how hot Ellen Feist is!?
Making an article about a rare clone of a game that has a smaller audience than My Website does with only 293,833 hits at last count.
Next week from the "I don't give a fuck" department, Star Wars Episode 3 will contain Jar Jar but will not reveal the identy of that little twerp's father.
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Lets face it. If all Slashdot has to say about the world (and seriously!!! Iraq!!!!! Saddamm!!! the EU, Russia!!!) is an editorial about a game where you have to press a button to beat a drumb, then OMG kill me now!!! Unless you have something important to say then go check out Shadowbane Shadowbane Its as much fun as real life... except you can keep your pants on if you like.
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Is this so frickin relevant ? ...
If it were Doom III im sure we would understand.
If you're gonna' be hyper sensitive about stuff, at least be consistant. "Discussing world politics is much more important than video games . . . unless it's a video game that I actually care about."
Parappa the rapper. Come on, that game was the best updated "Simple Simon" clone of the lot.
Of course on many a stoned evening with the language of toddlers, the name was reduced to Pappa the rapper, but we all knew what we meant..! Great days, what with Parappa and Abe's Oddessy. Ah!
Sorry for the regression back to 1998.
On a side note, I'm going to Japan in about 36 hours. For 6 days, a 12 hr flight and I'm going for 6 frickin days!! 3rd time I've been tho'. Ok, I'll stop now.
Nice topic, thanks
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"news Pronunciation Key (nz, nyz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television.
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New information of any kind: The requirement was news to him.
Newsworthy material: "a public figure on a scale unimaginable in America; whatever he did was news" (James Atlas)."
The event was - someone bought a neat game that only runs on Japanese consoles. This is news on several levels.
A) He bought a game and a console - thats known as a event.
B) Because of strict content control systems on game consoles even though this is a neat game we'll probably never see it in the states - thats newsworthy information.
but yet, I still see ads when I come to slashdot. This "news" is the kind of thing that I'd expect to appear in my inbox, uninvited, right next to the ads for Herbal Viagra. Go ahead and mod me down...
BTW, old versions of Connectix Virtual Game Station would play Japanese titles without mods.
Will this work on a US playstation 2? I'm guessing no, not without a mod chip. Is there a certain mod chip that's the best? Can a US resident even get one these days?
Also, does anyone know of a place on the web that helps you teach yourself Japanese, or at least will translate? I just tried babelfish.altavista.com, and the japanese bit doesn't work. It'd be nice to be able to read the messages in the game if I do wind up getting it.
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And it's not like drums haven't been done before, even.
Don't get me wrong, I like rhythm games (along with every other genre of video game), but this is not groundbreaking in any sense of the word.
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Almost meaning "a friend's rock" -- samba is a kind of Brazilian music, in which rhythm is central.
There are books and software packages that let you learn Japanese. As for your question about online materials, how hard is it to use a search engine?
I'm still patiently awaiting Parappa III!
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My point being, is this any different than Parappa, with bells, whistles, and a conspicuous lack of vibrating device?
and Cock fighting is violent too. the whole game is about catching animals and making them fight other animals... so really, if games influenced kids, we'd see animals stuck in balls being thrown around to fight other animals in balls.
Scared Gerbil, I chose you!
Sick looking bunny Rabbit, go!
Bob's Pitbull, I chose you!
and so on.
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When I was in Taiwan recently (all of August) I happened upon a rather dirty arcade (not hard to do) which consisted mostly of betting games, some pirate driving games, and this one. I've actually taken taiko lessons so I had to try this one, and besides I'm a big fan of DDR, EZ2Dancer, etc (in fact, I recently bought a modded PS2 to play DDR at home).
...
Anyway, this game is quite fun, though in the arcade version the drums are at a fixed height and angle, one that was less than ideal for my 6'7" body.
From seeing the home version equipment, I'm wonder how I'd get the drum pad to a reasonable height. And I'm wondering how much it costs too
And why was this submitted (and accepted) here? This sounds like a rejected Fark.com submission.
But buying this game (importing it, even) will not increase your chances of getting that Asian girl to notice you.
Let's get drunk and delete production data!
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I played this game the last few times I went to Japan. It is a lot of fun, especially with two players. I have pictures of my brother and I playing this in Tokyo. I doubt it could be as much fun though on a console without the actual drums, as well as the fun of doing this in public.
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With just one word different and basically the same meaning. That site wasn't exactly socially conservative and was prominantly featured in a signature of a frequent slashdot user.
just in the process of returning from korea (sitting at a free public terminal at the incheon airport. god bless korean ubiquious broadband). it seems to be all the rage with the korean kids too. if you happen to watch a semiprofessional player, watching the music score scroll by and listening to the drummer is actually quite entertaining. how long until they port these even more popular dancing games from the arcades to playstation?
The predicted hit of the gaming year is "Peanut Butter Toast". Gamers must attempt to evenly apply a series of different peanut butters onto a diverse selection of bread products.
Back in high school in the '80s (crap, that sounds like a long time ago now), I had a nowhere job bussing tables. Since there was little mental effort required to place the big plates in the tub just so, and the bowls like this, and the cups here, etc... I was bored outta my skull.
So I spent the time thinking how I might write a "Busboy!" video game. Your goal would be to pack as many tables' dishes into your bus tub as possible without them falling out. The beginner level would be "Breakfast", which is mostly small plates and oatmeal bowls. But watch out for "Wednesday Night" -- those oblong Steak Platters will bite you in the butt every time!
True story: I got p1ssed off one night and quit. Walking out the door, I ran into the prettiest girl in the Junior class. I told her how I'd Stood Up To The Man, and she said that was cool. Wow. Too bad I was now completely freakin' broke. When are they going to make *that* into a video game?
Stressed? Me? Of course not. Stress is what a rubber band feels before it breaks, silly.
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Creationists are a lot like zombies. Slow, but powerful and numerous. And they all want to eat our brains.
This game *has* been in the arcades for quite a while now. And to tell the truth, it's one of the more, shall I say, 'normal' games.
One of the best that I played when I was there was a boxing game, there were six pads around a screen, you grabbed a 'boxing glove'/padded paddle and smacked away at them. It was based on 'the Fist of the North Star' so you could blow up people's heads and stuff. Pretty groovy.
Still, this taiko game has actually been pretty popular on variety television (which is approx. 40% of commercial prime-time over there) with a lot of celebrities duking it out, smashing these massive drums relatively close when they're told to on the screen. Air hockey's still the old favourite tho.
One of the less common - but popular - games basically involves a big suited butt in front of the screen. It's supposed to represent the boss - how the game works is that the game insults you, and you get your retribution by delivering one up the arse. You should see some of the Japanese guys get into it. And girls too.
I reckon Japanese society's going to explode someday, and all the office workers'll walk the streets with bits of wood & bricks, smashing up windows and cars, when the tolerance threshhold of society in general is breached. There's just so much shit human beings can take, and office workers in Japan take a lot.
they made me do it
Do you know what I find a little hypocritical or funny depending on the way you look at it?
Didn't everyone get mad at Microsoft when they had their "grassroots" movement and planted ads? Or how about that woman in some marketing department who "switched"?
These "not-ads" are just as phoney. If you're going to put up an advertisement, just come out and say it. We can all see it anyhow.
Because Americans, by and large, are morons. Low-MTBF Mexican-manufactured "Sony" TV, anyone?
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Is this how /. makes money? By planting fake newspostings that are actually ads?
Yuioup
I was just in Hong Kong and it was in the popular arcade just upstairs from Time Square.. so if you're in that neck of the woods, check it out. It's cool to watch the synchronised drumming!
:)
The same arcade also had Typing of the Dead... a horror style game where you kill monsters by speed-typing on a keyboard. Two Sega Dreamcast keyboards, in fact. I did pretty well, but not well enough to get past the first stage -- of course, typing in Chinese isn't so easy when you don't speak it
This game was going strong back in mid-2001. I took a photo of some people playing the game. It's in the second row of photos here: http://japanomatic.com
In Japan, they like innovative games, in the US, we just want the next best FPS or RTS. An innovative game is one that uses better 3d graphics as opposed to one that makes you think in a completely new style.
because as we all know, most Americans would rather die than think. I should know, I live here.
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Great game. The system requirements at the back of the box say "Windows 3.1 or higher". I wonder if it would work under WINE. :)
There is not very much infor about this game in the web. The best I could find was this. It seems that this was also released for Playstation. I think there was supposed to be more PC-games based on the VPick, but I've never heard about any.
I think that makes it a lot cooler than tapping buttons on your controller. Smash hits to bang along with include the "Anpan Man Theme Song" - Anpan Man is sort of like a gingerbread man in a superman outfit.
So...from posting 0-day warez to discussing old playstation games ?
Where is the 'add this to your cart' button ?
Life starts at the end of your comfort zone.
Show me a game that isn't basically about tapping buttons in some sequence...
In the arcades of Tokyo, This is the game that they stick out front, the one to draw people in. Whenever someone is half-decent at it, a crowd gathers around to admire their skill.
(Taiko is actually a big deal over here - most of the summer festivals prominently feature a taiko player or two, playing along to the {often pre-recorded} music while people dance.)
Inside the arcades, they have the games with the impressive 3D graphics and surround sound, yet this dumb taiko game is the one that gets people to come through the door...
But then again, playing Tetris is just like being a bricklayer, isn't it...
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Faggots. Gay Lame Rat-Jap-Bastard electro-pop neo-tribal music fuckshit! Death to the homoification of America! Sit on you ass and grow, like feed your tomigatchi fuckfacery instead of going out and living. Play this game when you tire of the Sims you faggot.
Seens when is slashdot a place for adds?
This is intresting in.. what way?
Fuzion Frenzy has a part like this.
if you combine it with DDR, then you can do some real Taiko including the funky dance moves that are necessary for the ancient art.
~ kjrose
A drum game?!
Heres an idea... stand up.. throw away the potato chips... toss the PS2 out the window...
Buy a drum.. learn something...
Whats next? Crapper2k?
While you're waiting around for the vaporware title "Peanut Butter Toast," I'll be playing Bronco Trolley!
Because Americans, by and large, are morons.
Not so. This video clip (by Australians) show that the average American know a number of interesting things;
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki are famous for judo wrestling
- the major religion in Israel is islam
- the "Axis of Evil" countries are Mississippi, Florida, and Jerusalem
- Tony Blair is an actor and a skater
- the West Bank is located in New York
- Star Wars is based on a true story
We'd never know this if it weren't for Americans.
Link to the clip (RealMedia)
The 6800 yen price includes a drum controller. It looks like a miniature version of the arcade controller aparently. And they're available separately for a second player.
"Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?"
speaks for itself, really...
DO NOT LEAVE IT IS NOT REAL
I've tried submitting a few stories that were way better than this (all of which have been disapproved).. who was the drunk who approved this one?
Scientists were preparing an experiment to ask the ultimate question.
They had worked for months gathering one each of every computer that was
built. Finally the big day was at hand. All the computers were linked
together. They asked the question, "Is there a God?". Lights started
blinking, flashing and blinking some more. Suddenly, there was a loud
crash, and a bolt of lightning came down from the sky, struck the
computers, and welded all the connections permanently together. "There
is now", came the reply.
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