What is a rhythm game?A rhythm game is a game that involves music and hitting notes or another object charted to the song. Many of these were made in different countries, some for the arcade, some for home, and some on the PC. Some involve playing with your hands, while some involve your feets, and SOME involve full body movements (not dance central or just dance).
Rhythm Game Series (that are well known and good)
Dance Dance RevolutionGames (in order)Arcade: Dance Dance Revolution (1998), Dance Dance Revolution 2ndMix, Dance Dance Revolution Best of Cool Dancers, Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix, Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix Plus, Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix, Dance Dance Revolution Kids, Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix Plus, Dance Dance Revolution 5thMix, DDRMAX/Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix, DDRMAX2/Dance Dance Revolution 7thMix, Dance Dance Revolution Extreme, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2, Dance Dance Revolution X, Dance Dance Revolution X2, Dance Dance Revolution X3, DanceDanceRevolution (2013)
PlayStation: (most of the games listed above, google it)
Game Boy Color: Dance Dance Revolution GB, Dance Dance Revolution GB2, Dance Dance Revolution GB3, Dance Dance Revolution GB Disney Mix
Nintendo 64: Dance Dance Revolution Disney Dancing Museum
Nintendo GameCube: Dance Dance Revolution with Mario
Wii: Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party, Dance Dance Revolution Full Full Party, Dance Dance Revolution Music Fit
Windows: (one exists, I used to own it. Think it's just Dance Dance Revolution.)
iOS: Dance Dance Revolution S, Dance Dance Revolution S+
(there are a LOT more but I'm not going to finish this list anytime soon)
InfoOriginally started as a arcade game. Created and developed by Konami. Help or created (?) by Bemani.
How to playFour arrows are on screen, as well as on the pad. Arrows will move up the screen. When a arrow hits one of the arrow receptors, step. Hold notes are also in the game, and are green and have long like notes. Hold them until they reach the end. Mines are not introduced until DDR X, which are shock arrows. On these, you must NOT hit them or your health will be dropped drastically. Hit notes to gain health. Keep your health up and you will pass the song. Missing too many notes will cause your health to drop. If it depletes completely, you will fail the song and the game is over.
Modifiers In the arcade, these require codes. Some can do things like reversing, removing freezes, or speedmods. On consoles, most of the time you only need to hit a certain button to open the options menu, and you can change options from there.
Pump It UpGames (in order)Arcade: Pump It Up 1st Dance Floor, Pump It Up 2nd Dance Floor, 3rd O.B.G Dance Floor, 3rd S.E (Season Evolution), Pump It Up The Collection, Pump It Up Perfect Collection, Pump It Up Extra, Pump It Up The Premiere, Pump It Up The Premiere 2, Pump It Up The Premiere 3, Pump It Up Exceed, Pump It Up Exceed 2, Pump It Up Zero, Pump It Up NX (New Xenesis), Pump It Up Pro, Pump It Up NX2 (Next Xenesis), Pump It Up NXA (NX Absolute), Pump It Up Pro 2, Pump It Up Fiesta 2010, Pump It Up Fiesta EX 2011, Pump It Up Fiesta 2 2013, Pump it Up Infinity 2013
PC: Pump It Up The Fusion/1st & 2nd Dance Floor
PS1: Pump It Up 3rd O.B.G. SE, Pump It Up The Collection, Pump It Up Perfect Collection, Pump it Up Extra, Pump It Up Evolutionary Dance Floor
PS2: Pump It Up The Premiere, Pump It Up The Prex, Pump It Up Rebirth, Pump It Up Premiere 2, Pump It Up Prex 2, Pump It Up Premiere 3, Pump It Up Prex 3, Pump It Up Exceed, Pump It Up Exceed 2, Pump It Up Exceed SE, Pump It Up NX, Pump It Up NX2, Pump It Up NXA
PSP: Pump It Up Exceed
Xbox: Pump It Up Exceed SE
InfoOriginally an arcade game. Published by Andamiro. Created by Andamiro, F2, Freevolt, and Nexcade.
How to playLike DDR, except five arrows are on screen. Hold arrows are slightly different in this game. If you hold onto them, your combo goes up a lot. However, releasing them will deplete your health if you don't keep holding them. Mines are in this game on some charts, hit them and your life will deplete. Instead of dying once your health is depleted, you will fail if you do not hit 50 notes in a row.
ModifiersThese can only be accessed in Full Mode on later versions (Fiesta or later), but in earlier versions you can step a certain code to turn on speed mods or other modifiers.
In The GrooveGames (in order)Arcade: In The Groove, In The Groove 2, In The Groove 3 (vaporware)
PS2: In The Groove
PC: In The Groove PC, In The Groove 2 (patch for ITG PC)
InfoOriginally an arcade game. Developed and published by RoXoR Games. Runs using the Stepmania engine. RoXoR was sued by Konami and can no longer make the In The Groove Series.
How to playExactly like DDR. Mines will deplete your health. Other gamemodes are in this such as Marathon, Survival, and Battle. In Marathon, there are courses with multiple songs that have modifiers that change the playfield layout. Some may make the notes fade out, some make the receptors bump left and right to the beat, and many others. In Survival, it is exactly like Marathon. However, there is a timer. Fantastics will add time to the timer by 0.2s. Excellents do nothing. Greats (?) or lower will deplete the timer. If the timer runs out, the game is over. In Battle, you play against another player or the CPU. If you continue stepping accurately without missing, modifiers will be added to the other player. The more you step, the higher the "level" of modifiers sent to the other players will be. There is a meter at the top that shows who is winning more. Missing will cause you to move to the left (P2 winning) or to the right (P1 winning). Using a USB on In The Groove 2 will save stats to the USB drive and allow customs songs from Stepmania using oggs and a SM file. Banners, backgrounds, LUA, and animated movies are disabled for custom songs.
ModifiersMany are included in this game. By hacking the machine, noteskins and themes can be added to change how the game looks. Different modifiers are in different sections that can add notes, remove items, hide items, speed mods, and other assorted playfield and speed changers.
Beatmania IIDXGames (in order)Arcade: beatmania IIDX, beatmania IIDX Club Version, beatmania IIDX Substream, Beatmania IIDX 2nd Style, Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style, Beatmania IIDX 4th Style, Beatmania IIDX 5th Style, Beatmania 6th Style, Beatmania 7th Style, Beatmania IIDX 8th Style, Beatmania IIDX 9th Style, Beatmania IIDX 10th Style, Beatmania IIDX 11 IIDXRED, Beatmania IIDX 12 Happy Sky, Beatmania IIDX 13 Distorted, Beatmania IIDX 14 Gold, Beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers, Beatmania IIDX 16 Empress, Beatmania IIDX 17 Sirius, Beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem, Beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle, Beatmania IIDX 20 Tricoro
PS2: Beatmania IIDX 3rd Style, Beatmania IIDX 4th Style, Beatmania IIDX 5th Style, Beatmania 6th Style, Beatmania 7th Style, Beatmania IIDX 8th Style, Beatmania IIDX 9th Style, Beatmania IIDX 10th Style, Beatmania IIDX 11 IIDXRED, Beatmania IIDX 12 Happy Sky, Beatmania IIDX 13 Distorted, Beatmania IIDX 14 Gold, Beatmania IIDX 15 DJ Troopers, Beatmania IIDX 16 Empress + Premium Best
InfoOriginally an arcade game. Developed and published by Konami.
How to play2 modes are available. 5 Keys Mode, and IIDX Mode (7 keys). Notes will scroll down the screen and you must hit them when they hit a red line using one of the white and black keys. There are 4 white keys on the bottom, and 3 black keys on the top. In Sirius, 2 notes are added. Charge notes, or Hold-me notes require you to hold onto the key until the note ends. Another note, called the back spin scratch, requires you to spin the scratch note on one direction continuously and spin it again to the opposite site at the end of the note. The health bar is different than most rhythm games, as there is a pass mark (red area on the bar). If you do not reach this part by the end of the song, you fail the song and the game is over. However, if you DO get to the red area, you pass and the game will continue.
ModifiersSpeed mods are available, as well as different gameplay modes. Some of these are only available in home. On the Easy modifier, the gauge doesn't decrease so quickly and rises faster than usual. On hard, however, the bar starts at 100%. However, if you miss, it will go down by 10%. Bads and extraneous hits cost 6%. However, the gauge rises by 0.16% for each great or better, and stays unchanged for Goods. In Happy Sky and later, the penalties are less harsh after 30%. If the gauge hits 0%, you immediately fail the song.
Pop'n MusicGames (in order)Arcade: Pop'n Music 1, Pop'n Music 2, Pop'n Music 3, Pop'n Music 4, Pop'n Music 5, Pop'n Music 6, Pop'n Music 7, Pop'n Music 8, Pop'n Music 9, Pop'n Music 10, Pop'n Music 11, Pop'n Music 12 いろは, Pop'n Music 13 カーニバル, Pop'n Music 14 FEVER!, Pop'n Music 15 ADVENTURE, Pop'n Music 16 Party♪, Pop'n Music 17 THE MOVIE, Pop'n Music 18 せんごく列伝, Pop'n Music 19 TUNE STREET, HELLO! POP'N MUSIC, Pop'n Music 20 fantasia, Pop'n Music Sunny Park
(I cannot find the systems for the other games. If someone could help me/inform me, that would be great!)
How to playClose to beatmania but has 9 keys mode instead of 7 keys. No hold notes. Has judgement called Cool, close to DDR's Marvelous! or In The Groove's FANTASTIC!. Has passmark, if not reached, song is failed. Has reach or fail goals, such as reaching a certain score, or not getting this amount of misses, bads or goods. These will add a bonus later on.
ModifiersSee How to play.
[/b]<br />[color=red][b]THIS IS A PC/MAC/LINUX ONLY GAME[/b][/color]<br /><br />[b]Info[/b]<br />Stepmania is now created/assisted by the Spinal Shark Collective. OpenITG is by BoXoRRoXoRs. PC only game. Supports controllers and USB pads.<br /><br />[b]How to play[/b]<br />EXACTLY like DDR. New note called the tap note, where you must keep tapping on that note repeatedly until the end. Has customizable simfiles, themes, noteskins and other items.<br />OpenITG has more features such as LUA marathons, FGChanges, and other items to enhance customizability. It is similar to In The Groove due to noteskins and themes.<br /><br />[b]Modifiers[/b]<br />Includes most of what In The Groove has plus other modifiers that are combined with other modifiers to make an effect.<br /><br />(logos on every one is bitchy so I can't put it down)<br />[b][size=25pt]Rhythm Tengoku[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b]Games (in order)[/b]<br />GBA: Rhythm Tengoku<br /><br />DS: Rhythm Heaven<br /><br />Wii: Rhythm Heaven Fever<br /><br />[b]Info[/b]<br />Originally made for GBA. Developed and published by Nintendo. Only for Nintendo systems.<br /><br />[b]How to play[/b]<br />There are several minigames through out the game that require you to use specific buttons to perform specific actions to the rhythm. At the end of each game, you will be given a score, such as Superb. If you happen to do these without messing up, you will be given a Perfect, and sometimes, new things will be unlocked. There are also Remixs, which are recollections of some of the minigames you have played, with a certain theme or no theme at all. Sometimes they can be very fast or very hard, so you have to practice them.<br /><br />[b]Modifiers[/b]<br />There are no modifiers for this game.<br /><br />[img height=300]http://www.plughitzlive.com/images/news/logos/guitarhero.png)
Guitar HeroGames (in order)PS2: Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero Encore: Rock The 80s, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, Band Hero
PS3: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, Band Hero
Xbox 360: Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, Band Hero
Wii: Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, Band Hero, Guitar Hero: World Tour
Windows: Guitar Hero 3: Legends Of Rock, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Mac: Guitar Hero 3: Legends Of Rock, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
DS: Band Hero, Guitar Hero: On Tour, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits
Mobile: Guitar Hero III Mobile, Guitar Hero III Backstage Pass, Guitar Hero World Tour Mobile, Guitar Hero 5 Mobile
Other: Guitar Hero Carabiner, Guitar Hero Arcade
iOS: Guitar Hero (iOS)
InfoFirst a PS2 game. Developed by Neversoft, Harmonix, Budcat Creations and Vicarious Visions. Published by RedOctane and Activision.
How to playThis is playable using the guitar accessory or a controller, or in Guitar Hero World Tour and some others, other instruments such as a mic and drums. On Guitar, there will be a track with 5 receptors. One green, one red, one yellow, one blue, and one orange. These correspond to the buttons on your guitar controller. On the regular controller, they have different controls. For the PS2 and PS3 (I assume), L2 is Green, L1 is Red, R1 is Yellow, R2 is Blue, and Orange is X. For other systems, go read the manual. Notes will scroll towards the receptors, and you must hit them when they reach the receptors. You can not use a regular controller on World Tour or some other versions. Completely white notes that are colored are considered "stream" notes, and you can hit them without strumming. Missing will cause the guitar/instrument to go away, and the ROCK meter to go down. To keep the ROCK meter up, hit notes accurately and continuously. There are 3 areas on the meter. Green means you're doing great and doing the song right. Yellow means you've just started the song or you're doing slightly bad. Red mean's you're doing bad and you need to try harder. If it's blinking red, you need to start playing better now or you're going to fail. If it reaches the end, you fail the song. A mechanic called "Star Power" is in the game. You get it by hitting the stars that come down the track that are in a pattern, and you must hit all of them. Getting more Star Power increases the time you can use it. During this time, your multiplier is multiplied by 2. If you have 4x, it is 5x. 3x becomes 6x, 2 becomes 4x. In Guitar Hero III and others, there are different modes. Co-Op allows one person to play guitar, and one person to play bass. They share the same ROCK meter and score, and must work together. In Face-Off, 2 players compete against eachother with different difficulties to get a higher score at the end of the song. Face-Off Pro is pretty much the same thing except you both must pick the same difficulties. In World Tour this was made so the lower your difficulty, the more score you get, for fairness. Battle Mode is like In The Groove 2's battle mode. There are certain notes where if you hit them all, you will get a power up. Raising your guitar will send the modifier to the other player. Some can cause people to lose a note to tap, and must regain it by tapping it over and over. Some make the playfield bouncy and the notes blink. If one person does not fail the song by the end, it switches to Sudden Death. All powerups are now health drain power ups, and drain the player's rock meter. Messing up will drain it even more. Whoever loses their ROCK meter, loses, and the other player wins. There are 4 difficulties, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Expert.
ModifiersThere are some, but they are considered Cheats. You must find the code for them and enter them in the cheats menu. One is autoplay, and some are speedmods.
FAQsWhat can I discuss here?
Talk about ANYTHING rhythm game related. This includes posting screenshots, videos, simfiles (stepmania or in the groove customs), and other items related to it.
Where can I locate arcade machines?Zenius-i-Vanisher's arcade locator is a good start. It includes other games for other genres as well besides rhythm games. Pump Haven's locator is also good if you're specifically looking for Pump It Up machines. It will show when the location was last updated, so don't go for it if you don't know it's still there.
Are some of the games multiplayer?DDR, In The Groove, FoFix (not Frets on Fire) and Pump It Up are both local multiplayer. Stepmania, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, osu! and OpenITG are online multiplayer and local multiplayer. Connect to Stepmania Online's servers (stepmania-online.com) by using either the In The Groove 3 Encore theme for OpenITG, or the default theme for Stepmania. Rock Band and Guitar Hero require a Wii or PS3 with internet, and on the Xbox you require Xbox Live Gold to play online (which is stuffty). osu! is free and only requires a registration to play multiplayer.
Where can I download simfiles and themes and noteskins?For all those, go to
Divinelegy's simfile archive. These also work for Stepmania, OpenITG and In The Groove 2. I would recommend downloading them as they are fun and some are good for beginners.
Where can I download Stepmania and/or OpenITG?OpenITGStepmania 5Stepmania 3.9 (for the old skool kidz)I CAN'T ADD GAMES. CHAR LIMIT'S REACHED.
