Playdate: Taiko No Tatsujin - Drum 'n' Fun! (10/10/2018)

Would be cool to see them attempt a Guinness World Record like Game Informer did back in the day.

Dan's reaction to the art in this game was so pure. It warmed my heart.

@tefari: that was me and i was dying too!! i felt bad because i was memeing but then him saying that killed me lol

Damn, Dan liked The Blue Hearts. Made me strangely happy.

Vinny's translation was spot on.

I was already kinda sold when Abby started things off with TT, but then for it to also have a bunch of classic video game and anime tracks - this is a pretty solid lineup. Hopefully it comes out with that tracklisting unchanged for the Western release!

Dan has convinced me, I think I'm going to try for one of these gaming marathons records - hardest thing by far seems to be finding people willing to be your witnesses.

Sparkin'

Cha-la head Cha-la in this.... fuck makes me want to buy this

I need this game in my life.

It brings back memories of visiting Japan a few years ago and playing it in arcades - and watching an "American Idol" style program on Japanese TV, where the contestants just played the arcade game (with amazing levels of skill and to enormous fanfare). Good times :)

Vinny:It’s like Angels knocking on my head

Chat really just wanted to play Evangelion intro

Anpanman!!! Whoo!!

This looks really fun. I kind of wish there were more vertical lines marking the beat, some of the rhythms seem syncopated in a way that's hard to read just from the spacing of the notes.

@bakoomerang: That shark level is kind of hell, but otherwise the music is amazing and it's also great that it covers such a wide range of genres! You got jazz, samba, RnB, shredding guitar. What an awesome game.

@alex There is a Rock band drumming marathon record. It's only 26hr 40min

TRAIN-TRAIN was a real banger.

First song and it is immediately TT. Couldn't have been a better start. ;)

They didn't play it but there is a song from Your Name. in this game.

Hikakin Tv on YouTube is the Channel where the dude got a kitten and recently got another one. I speak no Japanese but watching him love the kittens is adorable.

To be clear I have no idea if it's connected to the song they played.

"Sometimes, Dan's hubris works out for us" omg.

Also Alex and Dan, the Japanese arcade versions have Kazuchika Okada's classic "Rainmaker" theme as a playable song as well.

Marathon Guinness records are just them saying "Well this is the longest time we know about." You have to assume 24 straight hours have been played of most big games. Also, I refuse to believe Dan went a whole hour without going to the bathroom.

Fingernails are very easy to keep clean once they get to a moderate length, but I don't know about more extreme situations. The yellowing is probably unavoidable without special treatment.

I want this.

ayyy never thought i'd hear a Twice song on GiantBomb lmao

korean version is better, but still. Fun!

Chat has good taste, good recommendations lol. Glad cruel angel's thesis made it. I really want this too.

I'm considering sending some old Potshot albums to Dan so he can utilize his newfound love of Japanese ska

At any time, I can walk into an arcade around these parts, and there will always be someone on Taiko no Tatsujin with their own drumsticks. They seem to be able to do a bounce-back technique that allows them to hit 3-4 strikes in one down swing with one stick. There are so many people doing this that it's either fairly easy to pick up, or this game is just huge in a way that's preposterous.

Clear!

This looks so fucking cool. Importing the drumkit is pricey it seems, hopefully we get a bundle at some point too.

Really loved watching this, even if one of my ears might be bleeding now!

LINDA!!!! (16:16 mark)

There is a demo of this on the eShop now... definitely on the Christmas list!

Now that I've seen their Gitaroo Man stream, I can agree with all this.

Yu-Tu-Bu, oh yeah :D

Dan's face lighting up before the "hard on" line at 15:50 is perfect.

Had no idea this game existed and missed this stream at the time... I've now ordered it!

This game is on sale for $15 right now.