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More Fun Than You Can Shake A Stick At

Posted by timothy on from the don't-eat-the-drumsticks dept.

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.

15 of 235 comments (clear)

  1. I feel better by CatWrangler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somebody has less of a life than me.

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  2. I liked it better... by Hirofyre · · Score: 5, Funny

    I liked it better the first time I played it, when it was called "Simon".

  3. i think i get it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    so i beat the drums lull the enemy to sleep then eliminate them with the rocket launcher?

  4. Re:VARY interesting by The+Original+Yama · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is a great way for geeks that are too fat for Dance Dance Revolution to get some exercise. All without having to get off the couch, too.

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  5. these games are a stoner's paradise by PissedOffGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    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"?

  6. Re:I've seen this... by Mark+Garrett · · Score: 2, Funny
    Its like DDR for you finger tips.

    Thanks for the info, but my fingers have all the RAM they need.

  7. Next Year's Most Popular Game by DasBub · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

  8. Slashdot Alerts needed! by spazoid12 · · Score: 2, Funny

    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.

  9. Re:I've seen this... by G-funk · · Score: 5, Funny

    What, typing in that url?

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  10. Summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Summary:
    • 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.
  11. Shit by TheOnlyCoolTim · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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  12. Re:thats cool by Skidge · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was just reading about the Rez Trance Vibrator. Chicks dig it.

  13. Now here's an *interesting* japanese game by RichardX · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

    Here's some shots and info... ... a wired article.. and a Register article

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  14. Bet you aren't enjoying Rez as much as this chick by bogie · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2002/10/26 /sex_in_games_rezvibrator.html

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  15. Guess I was ahead of my time... by RobertB-DC · · Score: 2, Funny

    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?

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