Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7tsu no Shima no Daibouken

There's a new Taiko No Tatsujin game out for DS! My copy is in the post, it hasn't arrived yet. There's a list of songs on Wikipedia here, though it says it's incomplete and I don't know how accurate it is.

Oh no! Not "Linda Linda", that's an annoying song... (though the cover versions seem to be better than the original song!)

Some of the songs seem to be repeats of tracks from other Taiko no Tatsujin games.

The official Japanese site is here.

It took a very long time to load for me, as it's in flash, but at least it sings to you. ^_^ I only watched one trailer because my internet connection is being quite slow. It seems to have a big story mode and some extra instruments... I hope it's not too distracting with the visual effects and things while I'm trying to play. I find these games hard enough as it is!

Taiko No Tatsujin DS

Yay! Taiko No Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon! is out! The first Taiko No Tatsujin game that UK gamers can happily import to play without having to get round region restrictions or trade restrictions (grr Sony, I'm the only person in the world who still wants to buy PSP games and yet you don't want me to...!). Comes with 2 cute mini drumstick stylus (styli? stylee? styluses?) too. ^_^

So... what does Taiko No Tatsujin DS have that the other Taiko No Tatsujin games don't?

* You can enter your name in katakana.

* there's the option to play with touch screen and with direction / shoulder buttons.

* There's a daily play dojo, presumably in the vein of other self-improvement DS titles

* You can dress up your taiko drum. It's so cute! (*^_^*)

* 4 player wireless multiplayer (apparently; I haven't tried it)

* There's an option to make the faces fly across the screen fast, and an option to make them fly super-fast!

* Mekadon no longer explodes!

Entering your name in katakana is not important, but is something I always wanted to do. I'm a foreigner, after all. ^_^;;

Being able to use the touch screen and control pad both at once means you can play it the way you want to, switching back and forth whenever you want. So, for example, you can play the main tune with the touch screen and then use the control pad / buttons for the rapid-hit score-boosting parts (the long yellow strips where you just get as many hits in as you can).

Some of the songs available:
Anime:
* Touch - 1st OP theme from "Touch" ^_^
* Together - Pocket Monster Diamond Pearl Opening Theme
* Gekiranger OP theme ^_^
* Smile go go - Yes! Precure 5 OP theme
* Doraemon no uta (1st OP - the Oosugi Kumiko song) ^_^
* Meitantei Conan Main Theme
* Anpanman no theme

Game Music:
* Super Mario Brothers <- this is lots of fun!
* GO MY WAY!! - THE IDOLM@STER
* Namcot Melody <- this made me feel happy & nostalgic T_T

Classical:
* Beethoven's 7th
* William Tell Overture
* um... the "Can Can", I forgot it's real name
* Flight Of The Bumblebee
* Classic Medley - contains Wagner's "Wedding March" & Grieg's "In The Hall Of The Mountain King".

I'm not going to go through and list the J-Pop, Namco Originals or the children's songs... I want to go back to playing... ^_^

(BTW you can get a copy from either YesAsia or Play-Asia, my copy comes from YesAsia because they were slightly cheaper)

Zambot 3 model kit & Taiko No Tatsujin 3

Ah! I got some stuff in the post! It's stuff I bought on Yes Asia; a Zambot 3 model kit and the 3rd Taiko No Tatsujin game. ^_^



Taiko no Tatsujin 3 is the *easy part*...

I've never assembled a model kit before... well, not seriously, or in the last few decades... and the first thing I notice on opening the box is there are no red parts, therefore it needs painting.

Wow, this model is bigger than I expected!

Taiko No Tatsujin DS

I forgot to post about this a few days ago...

Taiko No Tatsujin DS hs been announced by Namco-Bandai via Famitsu magazine. Source.

There are also magazine scans and a partial tracklisting on this site:

Taikods1 J-Pop:
Natsumatsuri (Summer Festival)
Won't Be Long
Mata Aimashou (Let's Meet Again)
Dance2 Featuring Soy Sauce [Pocky Chocolate Commercial Song]

Children's/Folk Music:
Mori no O-Kumasan (Bears in the Forest)
Inu no O-mawarisan (Dog and the Policeman)

Game Music:
Super Mario Bros.

Taikods2_2 Classical:
Beethoven's 7th (partial)
William Tell Overture
Heaven and Hell (Offenbach)
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Classic Medley (Wedding Songs)

Namco Originals:
Kimi ni Touch!
Mojipittan Medley
Kagekiyo
Pachi O-Sensei

and more hit songs!

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No external (to Namco/Nintendo) licensed music, I guess they need to sort out the licenses before any further announcements...