Rhythm Heaven (DS) games in Rhythm Heaven Megamix DS/3DS comparison 

"WHERE is the eighth note in Captain Blue Bird's hat?" He learned that to be a rock-solid leader, one must never quaver.

"Press A to close your yap" will never be as good as "tap to close your yap"

Circle for "correct" is a Japan thing so better for them to use something more global. Fun fact: a red circle on an exam paper means wrong answer in China, and I got confused when seeing full of circles on correct answers in a Japanese comic book

Fun fact: Jumpin' Jazz is actually shorter than Frog Hop by 2 seconds. The song contains more bars, but the higher tempo means that it's shorter.

There's a point where it becomes difficult to tell if you're a channel that happens to fill time between productions with shitposts or if you're just a cool variety channel.

Fan Club's Japanese music has been re-recorded by a different singer for the 3DS, due to personnel changes of the (real-life) idol group involved in this song. Character design is also changed to match the new singer.

The DS Version of Rhythm Rally reminds me of that one episode of Phineas and Ferb where they play table tennis for so long and for such a continuous rally that they create some kind of portal to a white void.

Lockstep now changes the background color on the offbeats to purple, to differentiate it better from the main beat, which is pink. Also, also. Those new Dazzles give me nightmares, I suppose.

6:00 in fact, the game is called Rhythm Paradise here in Europe!

I swear to god Every Time i find a new and interesting video on a random topic it's ALWAYS YOU. I got 16 minutes in and you mentioned the unfocused nature of your channel so i glanced down and I was like "JAN MISALI?? AGAIN?" anyway I stan you I guess.

Once I figured out how to change to offbeat, lockstep became one of my favorite rhythm games. I think it can be a useful skill too!

You should do a multilingual comparison between English and Japanese versions of the game, seeing as your channel also covers languages!

Lockstep in Megamix has the JPN Palette. And Big Rock Finish has the JPN Title in Megamix. Edit: Karate Man on DS only gets on the right direction on Lefty mode.

this is giving me so much nostalgia i love rhythm heaven

I like to think that they are implying that the Munchy Monk was growing up from between Rhythm Heaven DS, Rhythm Heaven Fever, and Megamix.

4:47 This desync actually sounds pretty cool!

a few more: 13:01 there's a cue missing in the english version of frog hop on the ds, but not any other version. 16:10 munchy monk has sleeves and (16:16) a thicker mustache 16:48 he also doesn't stop blushing 17:03 in the 3ds version, the background changes color between cues 28:30 the bombs explode 29:24 "hit 3" cue added

“Thrilling! Is this a rave?”

Why are Rhythm Heaven videos appearing in my feed Why RU-vid , you already know i don't want to be addicted in this game agai--- *looks at old save file* *there are still 7 minigames for me to perfect* Why know, maybe that is not a bad ideia

0:18 Fillbots 2:01 Glee Club 3:37 Shoot ‘Em Up 5:25 Airboarder 7:03 Rhythm Rally 8:33 Blue Birds 9:36 Dog Ninja 11:03 Fan Club 12:07 Frog Hop 14:22 Freeze Frame 16:05 Munchy Monk 16:51 Lockstep 18:23 Fan Club 2 20:41 Jumpin’ Jazz 22:59 Cosmic Rhythm Rally 25:07 The Dazzles 26:40 Big Rock Finish 28:22 Karate Man Kicks

I haven’t seen any comments on this yet but the usage of the cute fraud comment chain as struck by the rain lyrics is amazing

The “spin it boys!” Bubble and the Mic make it hard to notice the Blue Frog spin his saxophone, dang it!!

I prefer the Japanese 3ds fan club too Also; THRILLING! IS THIS A RAVE?

I've noticed most people really have trouble with Lockstep! It's super interesting to me to see different people having trouble with different games, like, I struggle with tap trial but Lockstep is a breeze

In fan club 2 (20:24), it says “Even more than before!” And thats true!

Still breaks my heart that we couldn't get DJ School in HD. It's baffling that they didn't make use of the 3DS stylus and the touch screen.

2:04 brought back memories of Flipnote Hatena, lol

i havent got megamix yet but i know an early/late counts as a miss _uh oh_ EDIT: Lockstep wasn't too bad but the go for perfect and Lockstep Lockdown _ohohohohohoho_

11:43 if you look on the left, she’s t-posing

Agh I feel bad because I perfected Lockstep first try in Megamix because it was my fave game (before Moai Doo-Wop 2 came over and said yes)

I just wanna do something. who else still has nightmares about rhythm rally 2? on the ds of course

once I was going for a perfect at lockstep but missed near the final

nice thing at the end of the video is that you put a reference to the shittiest comment in your channel

I REALLY want a rhythm heaven game on the switch.

I love how whenever the two songs go out of sync and back in sync it creates this flanging effect

16:59 "they do not understand the pain that comes with Lockstep" I'm still mad about the time where I was just about to get a perfect and then missed the LAST FRIGGIN STEP

my homeland is ...a cake?

tl;dr I like to headcanon that Fan Club 1/2 in Megamix take place after Fan Club 1/2 in the original in the timeline I like to headcanon the reason for the redesign in Fan Club (3DS) is that it’s actually taken place after Fan Club 2 (DS), in the original FC1 something about it feels like it’s a local show, very cozy and down to earth. In the 3DS FC1 it feels like it’s the big time just like the original FC2. Like she’s performing an old favorite for the fans who’ve been there since the beginning before mixing up a little by remixing it for 3DS FC2 hence the new arrangement of “Thrilling! Is this love?”.

What i learned with rhythm heaven: frogs like rock

In Karate Man 2/Kicks, the bomb on ODS illuminates Karate Joe's body, whereas in 3DS it does not. Also, in ODS, the bomb simply fades into the distance whereas the bomb explodes in the background of 3DS.

Tbh I like the chunkiness of the DS ver, and it seems the 3DS is more for visual cues, even though the games punishes you for relying on visual cues

I prefer the DS version of Fan Club, I suppose. Seriously, now, the singer/idol/she is better if we talk about anatomy (her legs), but subjectively I like the DS version best. Also, I don't like 3DS monkeys, I mean, look at them D:

Video Idea: Comparison between songs in Rhythm Heaven and songs made by Toby Fox but every 10 seconds you change what language you’re speaking

I found your channel through your video essays and was incredibly chuffed to find that you’re also a fan of rhythm heaven, I love these videos! Thank you for making them even if they’re not what most of your subscribers are here for

this vid got me to check out your other vids, and subsequently got me back into my love of languages. Thanks, man :)

16:24 maybe he is on a boat, the ground looks like water 🛶

Honestly, you could make a vlog now and I wouldn't even question it

I agree, lockstep is the bane of my existence

I feel like a lot of the games lost their charm as a part of the transition from touch screen to buttons purely because the flicking was no longer there and though i don't know how the parts that were originally flicked work with buttons (I'm assuming you hold the button until the flick originally was supposed to happen and let go) and that to me takes away from the charm of the DS game. i think that you should have an option to flip the DS games sideways but i guess that's just something i wish was a thing but i haven't played it so idk

It is really funny that some of the base versions of these are in megamix as sequel games, especially ones that show up early in ds like glee club and rhythm ralley

Some stuff you didn't mention. There's a comment here that states some, so i'm gonna list some others too 5:26 the Airboarder's designs are more athletic and tall than the DS ones 15:32 the Space Dancers and the monkeys watching the race are copy pasted with different colors 16:52 Lockstep uses the original bright shades of pink and purple of the japanese version, apparently changed to softer shades in other regions since it could cause seizures. 26:45 Big Rock Finish uses the original japanese title card. Also, all of its songs have a slightly new arrangement

It's weird that they edited 'fin' to Megamix Blue Birds because BB2 wasn't included but they left 'to be continued' into Samurai Slice even thoe its sequel isn't in Megamix.

you are the reason I got rhythm heaven DS, so thank you fellow rochestarian edit: thank you once more uwu

It took me SO DAMN LONG to figure out the cue on how to change beats in Lockstep. I feel vindicated knowing I wasn’t the only one that struggled with it to start 😂

Finally, good content~ Yeah, I unironically subscribe to this channel for this (and that certain letter W) but I end up enjoying the conlang videos~

It's such a relief to hear that I'm not the only one who had serious trouble with Lockstep.

do another one of these! idk why i like them so much but i guess every rhythm heaven related is gonna be fun for me

The Italian song for fun club sounds better. I liked the ping pong match in space on the ds because you could see the glow coming from the platform reflecting on the players and the table from below. Since I was a kid I would sometimes play karate man only to listen to the song. I now realize it gives me both Persona and City Pop vibes, which explains a lot. Funny how you make videos on different topics but they all interest me. Sadly, math has to be the only exception, though, because I only studied it in Italian so it's hard to follow in English.

I was super frustrated by lockstep on the DS, but the song itself was always one of my favorite's. I practiced it so much because of that to the point where it's now probably my easiest song to not miss on.

Those who have not played Lockstep do not know what pain and suffering it causes.

3:04 Fact: the left rocker thinks that in ds the dude with a baton isnt real and probably a piece of paper and the real one is watching off screen

I like how in Munchy monk, they say "ONE!", "TWO!" or "THREE!" to indicate what type of "candy"(???) is delivered. "ONE!" - Single "TWO!" - "Twice Twice" "THREE!" - Street

Awesome vid!

18:16 the pic is creepier in the DS version of Lockstep

Thank you jan Misali, very cool!

in megamix, when he turns to punch kick, you can see a split second of the "one toed foot" to have actually five toes. so he IS a normal person, having 10 toes.

I love what you do with the Rhythm Heaven videos and I'm trying to compare Karate Man Kicks 1 and 2 from Rhythm Heaven DS by slowing down Karate Man Kicks 2 to Karate Man Kicks 1's speed, which is proving impossible

megamix was a masterpiece

megamix cosmic rhythm rally can never come close to being as hard as ds rhythm rally 2, it was HELL trying to flick the stylus on the touchpad that quickly and consistently, buttons make it SO much easier

I remember the first time I did Lockstep, and I could completely understand the pain. Out of all the minigames in MegaMix (hell, the entire series), it has the tightest input timings in the series. I found it much better to just listen to the music rather than the visuals.

tried out rhythm heaven ds recently, im bad at it in general but im glad to know lockstep troubles weren't just a me thing lol

6:03 ahem ahem *spanish version* ahem

Ok but nobody's gonna talk about the smoke in Megamix's Freeze Frame?

I've always loved that Crazy Frog ending with Frog Hop.

Lockstep in Megamix signals the change of beats by the flashing background: going on beat gives you the normal bright pink but going off beat gives 6ou a darker pink background

When you go on a perfect for the Ds version for lockstep it’s easy if you miss they still count it as right but In mega mix if you miss you miss

I like these little videos

Rhythm Heaven GBA Characters Appear in Rhythm Heaven Deluxe Example Sneaky Spirits, Night Walk Kid, Cosmic Dancers, Bon Adori/Dance Girls, etc

Lockstep is the hardest, but immediately my most favorite after playing.

I can tell that you're a *gamer*. Have you heard of a language called Trashtalk? I really want to know your thoughts on it!

love how you fit cute fraud in at the end

here's something inconsequential you missed: the guys in rhythm rally DS 'bounce' one more time between hits than in megamix's version. in megamix it looks like he's transitioning into an idle pose before starting to bounce, where in DS he starts immediately. weird!

i knew that this man would make this video

No matter if it's in DS or 3Ds. Cosmic Rhythm Rally will always be catchy

This looks great

Tbh lockstep is one of my favorite minigames because of its challenge

i did get a perfect at lockstep on the first trie k

Another thing about Dog Ninja: The dog crouches when you hold and gets up when you flick. (I tend to hold as soon as the cue comes up). In Megamix, there's no crouch because you don't hold the A button, just press. It's a similar thing with Rhythm Rally; I hold when I'm not flicking, but the Megamix version seems to automatically prepare for the swing. I love Lockstep, but it's much harder than it looks. I blame the strict timing window.

I dont know how but I got a perfect in lockstep and when reentering that old savefile I was legitamely scared of myself

after playing both rhythm heaven ds and megamix, i do not understand how people think that lockstep is pain. i got superbs on all of them first try, its super simple. the entire 2nd column in ds is harder than both locksteps, especially shoot-em-up and moai doo-wop (both versions of moai is pain)

the music used in the intros of these is very neil cicierega-esque

I don’t understand what people are talking about with Lockstep. I don’t remember having trouble perfecting it in both versions along with the sequel in the DS version

imagine you're doing a perfect for jumpin' jazz but you miss right at the end and have to do all again

I miss the green machine game so much :/ For me.that was the best mini game in the DS version. It was the signature game for me... And got left out...

Not sure if someone’s talked about it already, but there’s one difference you didn’t note in Karate Man Kicks. In Megamix the bombs now exploded once they’re kicked.

Frog hop and jumpin' jazz are amazing!

18:29 If I remember there was a new Japanese dub for the thrilling is this love 1/2 for megamix.

My favourite megamix fact is the planet doesn't obstruct the cosmic rhythm rally playing field when the tempo is increased in the challenge train

6:00 Not too related, but in Spanish the singer literally says "El paraíso del ritmo, no existe lugar mejor" ("the Rhythm Paradise, no better place exists")

Differences you missed: [MOSTLY MINOR DETAILS] The Conveyor belt in Fillbots 2 in Megamix is faster than in DS In Shoot-Em-Up 2 The Center Console is now smiling rather than making a neutral expression In Blue Birds the ending in Megamix is slightly longer In Dog Ninja the background is darker in Megamix In Fan Club the lyrics aren’t in bubbles compared to the DS version In Fan Club and Fan Club 2 the monkeys in the DS version are yellow compared to being the normal orange color in Megamix In Frog Hop the cord attached to the microphone stand appears more torwards the front in Megamix compared to being more towards the side in DS In Freeze Frame the layout of the trees and clouds in the background is changed The Ending of Freeze Frame is slightly longer in Megamix For Munchy Monk at the end the blushing expression stays in Megamix instead of being just a minor detail in the DS version In Jumpin’ Jazz the ending is noticeably longer