I tried every rhythm arcade game in Japan (as a music producer)

[@dimbolt]

So which one would you like to try? 👀

[@EastCoastStardomCrew]

Dancerush Stardom is great imo

[@hogin1421]

my place has one dancerush machine bit it's broken lmao

[@Riprider_Music]

As a gamer, I'd wanna try Ongeki and MaiMai..... as an aspiring rhythm game musician, I'd play SDVX and BetaMania iiDX.

[@iceboy1053]

I used to play DANCERUSH STARDOM as my main but now beatmania IIDX is my new main rhythm game, tho I play every BEMANI series.

[@sixsixonefour]

taiko no tatsujin.. 😢

[@2764BEMANI]

I’m Funamushi, a Japanese rhythm game player who mainly plays Dance Dance Revolution & GuitarFreaks (guitar part of GITADORA). Any rhythm games require the players to get used to the devices, charts, UI, and judges in order to get better scores on them, so it could be natural that you couldn’t get A and better easily. In other words, the more you play & enjoy the game, the better at it you can get. Also I think that rhythm game skills don’t always tell the skills as a musician. I listened to your track “Mine”, and I liked that. It made me think your skill as a musician should be greater than C+. But if you enjoyed the games you played in Japan, I’m so happy.

[@dimbolt]

Thank you so much for checking my music "Mine", I'm really grateful

[@HProtagVtuber]

well said!

[@MatthueLoose]

An entire comment section full of helpful, carefully worded support and "corrections?" Has hell frozen over? A breath of fresh air! I'm surprised Japan's only made 8 rhythm arcade games though... ;P

[@dimbolt]

I know right ! Even though I'm terrible and missed some games, people seem to understand :)

[@yoshisarethebomb]

They also have DDR, Dancerush Stardom, Groove Coaster, and Taiko No Tatsujin

[@l4rkdono]

Well there are rhythm games being released all the time but if they don't get popular enough within a few years the games just get discontinued. Only a few games like this thrive.

[@MelodyLoveQueen]

I'm glad you liked Maimai actually. I've been playing it for over a year in a British arcade and I love it

[@dimbolt]

It's really addictive for real

[@shane_itg]

Freeplay City or Arcade Club?

[@MelodyLoveQueen]

@@shane_itg An arcade in Barnsley, Yorkshire called Retrodome ^^

[@SQWERLY]

Nostalgia and Chunithm hurt your fingers because you played them with your fingertips. Try playing more flat handed with your fingerprints, ooh and most people wear gloves with the games so that will help too :)

[@dimbolt]

That's the secret sauce! I guess when you're less crispated, and more relax, you stop smashing the keys 😂

[@baerishlyakita3711]

If Nostalgia is hurting your fingers, you might just be hitting too hard. The keys are almost literally feather-touch sensitivity. It doesn’t need nearly as much pressure as actually piano keys.

[@niji_k]

As a Chunithm player, no. I believe that at higher levels fingertips definitely help a lot more for spatial precision. Can't say for sure with Nostalgia but it should go with a similar gist. I do agree that he's pressing the machine a bit too hard. You need a lot less pressure compared to a piano.

[@SQWERLY]

@@niji_k agree, but hes just casually playing!

[@niji_k]

@@SQWERLY Yes, you are right. I'm merely pointing it out that the fingertips aren't the problem.

[@deadlyunknown]

3:17 every first impression on RASIS I have to say this as a rhythm gamer, playing these type of games requires commitment. We all start horribly when we first try on any rhythm game we play on, but once you have the muscle memory, reading fast notes, familiarizing weird chart patterns, etc., you'll definitely get there.

[@sodapone]

Gitadora actually came before Guitar Hero - though back in the day GuitarFreaks only had three fret buttons, not five, so I guess both kinda took after each other.

[@dimbolt]

Oh I didn't know that, thanks for the anecdote !

[@TheBaxes]

I'm surprised he didn't liked Sound Voltex. It looks incredibly fun to play

[@naolyss2322]

It is !

[@AHOGE-TAN]

Imo its the most popular in the asian sphere besides maimai and etc.

[@dimbolt]

I wanted to like it but after Ongeki, it kinda felt meh. But maybe if you're better than me (which isn't difficult) I'm sure it is funnier.

[@repingers9777]

​@@dimbolt have you seen higher level sdvx gameplay? Its crazy and as someone who loves sdvx since it came to my local round1 and i have recently bought my own 400$ controller to play at home 😅. I will say its not the best rythm game especially for beginners and recquires a stupid amount of money and time to get good lol. I want to play ongeki so bad 😂

[@k4zuh1r0]

@@dimbolt I think you may have enjoyed it more if you increased the speed. The default speed is painfully slow and makes it not fun.

[@nandobenrlitom8851]

IIDX is one of the best and yet the hardest rhythm game in the arcade since it has tighter judgement and it uses "key sounded notes". so it leaves you with excitement feel after accomplishing some music with A score and upper (max is AAA) for once i got AAA on Initiation SPH (IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS) and left me with hype and sore fingers. lmao. and the easiest one is maimai. simple yet forgiving note judgement area, but it's a fun game if you play SYNC mode with friends or someone.

[@H1meno_]

Music producer don’t make really difference in rhythm game, instrument player, makes a difference on a rhythm game

[@dimbolt]

True that ! I learned it the hard way haha

[@yurifanatic3147]

Instruments player also doesn't really make a difference in all Rhythm games, it depends on which game it is. Maimai you're kinda fucked, same with stuff ONGEKI and SDVX.

[@Ashura96]

Don't feel too bad about the performance on beatmania IIDX and Gitadora. These are older series dating back to the late 90's and have always had very strict and rigid input timing. However, I really enjoy the music in both of them and enjoy the challenge they bring.

[@dimbolt]

Aaaah thanks for the cheer up, I guess these old games are mastered by people who played it for 10+ years :')

[@yoshisarethebomb]

Same with Pop’n Music except it’s marketed at all ages so the visuals and songs aren’t as intense

[@reikahime]

IIDX is definitely the hardest, been playing since 2000s (💀) at this point but its satisfying because the notes are keysounded - same with Pop'n! You can hear it clearly when you're messing up the music ahaha. Please play more~

[@KozaiDesign]

I personally think Maimai and Chunithm are the best ones! They are so addictive

[@t-kaardo]

maimai is for sure the best one out of all of these. It’s a life changing rhythm game in my opinion and since Ive left Japan, I’ve missed it more than ever. Luckily there’s the old FiNALE version, but something about DX was so good.

[@salad2357]

Just found this channel surprisingly rlly underated for editing and video quality damn. subscribed and i look forward to future vids :)

[@dimbolt]

Thank you so much for the kind comment, it really made my day ! I try to improve with every video, so hopefully it'll only be better each video :)

[@FOHGeek]

1:24 Actually Konami had released a more realistic piano simulation arcade, KeyboardMania, long before Nostalgia's debut. The arcade cabinet of KBM had two sets of 25 full-size black and white keys and also included a "REAL" mode in which you play exactly as what's written on the original music score.

[@SomeoneCalledFlora]

Oh, hey, finally getting this video in my recommended!! Just a little heads up that others have said, I always recommend gloves for Maimai, Chunithm and another game, Wacca, due to their screens not exactly complying with grippy, oily human fingers. I ESPECIALLY recommend gloves for Wacca, if you ever try it!! It may be dead (since it's online is very dead, has been since around August 2022, it's widely considered a dead rhythm game), but still a fun casual experience, in my eyes. And hey, if you find yourself an private server online cab, then most songs and old features are usually restored. But, you kinda gotta know what you're looking for to track down those (and most are in private arcades and/or personal cabs. I just got lucky with my local arcade). But still, some cheap cotton gloves work fine for any of these games, just something to break the friction of their surfaces helps a lot with pain.

[@Amewa_Takahashi]

Hmmm rhythm games are called rhythm games for a reason, they depend heavily on not just your note chain but also how accurate you are with those notes much like playing an actual instrument, your score will be deducted if you get a bunch of Greats or Goods, you would want to aim for the highest timing judgement which is a Perfect (Some rhythm games may name their Perfects as Justice, Cool, Critical, ect.) Also just like any computer, these arcades tend to fall victim into the audio latency issue so if you haven't messed around with the note timing setting, you could align the ingame note hit sound with the music instead of aligning the actual physical button sound

[@iceboy1053]

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania(shorten as GitaDora) released far early than Guitar Hero / Rock Band series, which is July 10th, 1999(as GuitarFreaks 2ndMIX & DrumMania).

[@mizu_yt]

i've always found bemani games (nostalgia, iidx, sound voltex, pop'n, gitadora, jubeat etc) to have extremely steep learning curves, mainly because of the navigation (iidx is a PAIN IN THE ASS to navigate inside of), the sheer amount of inputs (jubeat has a 4x4 grid of buttons!) and the fact that the games don't go easy on you regardless of the difficulty you choose other than that though, most rhythm games are REALLY REALLY fun to play also tip for chunithm, i find most players don't bang the tips of their fingers on the touch pad; try flattenning your hand a little, it should reasonably help

[@dimbolt]

I agree with you, all of these are definitely the most fun to play, but can be a bit overwhelming at first ! I had a lot of fun in the next games after this video !

[@ArekuMizuhara]

I can also recommend you StepmaniaX, which is a western successor of Dance Dance Revolution. I personally don't like much in which direct DDR evolved since DDRX... DDRAce or DDRA20 are modern versions, but the content is quite lacking. StepmaniaX has many of the old DDR favourites and a lot of music from the 90s as well, so there should be a lot of potential music for you to enjoy there. Last thing about beatmaniaIIDX: It is brutal. I managed to reach somewhere between 6 and 7 and I managed to get AAA on maximum of 30 different songs in my career... while my husband who plays already hard charts on StepmaniaX and DDR, gets smashed by 4s in beatmania.

[@dimbolt]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'm sure other people will be glad to know that too ! And yes, BeatmaniaIIDX is brutal, I learned it the hard way :')

[@TsuyoshiKK]

Here is my assumption that why the mascot of chunithm is a penguin. The mascot of maimaiDX is a polar bear.

[@dimbolt]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@yamiseka]

Ooh nice video! I'm glad you decided to try out Chunithm. Ever since I started playing since like a month ago, I've been obsessed with it. It's a shame that I can only go at most every week. At my current skill level, I can get SS on level 9 charts, S on 10's, and lower on higher level charts. Maimai on the other hand has been very difficult for me. I'm actually glad that you struggled as much as me that time I played maimai! I also got around 80% every time playing advanced charts. In general, if you decide to play chunithm and maimai again, you should get gloves (for finger protection and reduced friction) and earphones (I swear you can't hear anything without them). Also do you have an IC card? You need one of those to save progress.

[@Winterlude_Music]

I’ve always wanted to try CHUNITHM, but it’s not available at my local arcade! I do really love maimai though, and unfortunately I can only play once a week too, so I feel you!

[@dimbolt]

Thanks for the tip, you're not the first to recommend gloves, so I believe they're a really game changer !

[@hogin1421]

I've been so addicted to maimai I rlly love it

[@dimbolt]

It's really fun, and the learning curve is rewarding for real !

[@valentino7592]

The learning curve is difficult when playing master 14 or 15

[@Male_Parent]

I play Beatmania IIDX but in DP mode (where you play with both sides). Not everyone will have the effort or will power to get past the initial skill wall. But it's really fun for me at least. 💿🎹🎹💿

[@ovenwan]

Oh man Ongeki is so much fun, I played so much when I was in Asia

[@bensonplayzyt]

2:11 not him not tapping the side buttons TT

[@FOLT-benji]

I mainly play dance dance revolution (ddr), gitadora (mainly drummainia), and beatmania. beatmania and gitadora are known for being one of the more strict games in terms of timing. you did rather well in these games considering that many really don't get very far into the game itself to actually know the score they got. also gitadora came out in 1999 (guitar freaks and drum mania) so its not a arcade version of guitar hero, in fact guitar hero took the idea of guitar freaks. back at America only round1 has these rhythm games as they are exclusive to japan.

[@dimbolt]

Cool ! I didn't know that about gitadora, thanks for sharing :)

[@FOLT-benji]

@@dimbolt (: glad to see someone try rhythm games

[@lillyie]

for maimai and chunith, it's recommended to use gloves. it seems you didn't use any hence your fingers hurt

[@dimbolt]

Thank you for the tip, I didn't know that !

[@amiiboguy5357]

@@dimbolt To add on to this use gloves at are made out of Polyester and Cotton there the ones that work best with the touch screens

[@FOHGeek]

Gloves also prevents sweat contamination on screens as well as reduces friction so that the players can deal with slide notes easier with higher speed and accuracy.

[@twoninjas20151]

Calling gitadora a version of guitar hero should be a crime 😭

[@dimbolt]

😭😭😭😂

[@GnarlyAxoltolProductions]

I wish you played Dance Dance Revolution.

[@NEKOplaysgamez]

You should also try mobile rhythm games. Imo mobile devices are the second best way to play rhythm games. Some of my recommendations (in no particular order) are Arcaea, Cytus, Deemo, Lanota, Orzmic, Phigros and Rotaeno. Mobile rhythm games tend to feel a lot more dynamic than arcade rhythm games in my opinion.

[@dimbolt]

Oh that's great news, as we don't have much arcades in Europe ! Those recommendations are welcomed for anyone that wants his dose anywhere !

[@ZackJrShiro]

I'm from Asia and I can say is that Maimai and Chunithm is definitely the best game for me, I can feel how I first started when I watch you play but after a long time playing as well using my skills from playing mobile rhythm games actually helps to improve my skill for arcade rhythm games. Sound voltex meh, I absolutely hate it so much my own personal opinion. I would absolutely die to travel to Japan for ongeki, I've been wanting to try the game as it's just so unique where you have to dodge obstacles as well pressing multiple buttons while fighting anime girls my god Japan is amazing. You can get better the more you play and learn the pattern and techniques, that's all I can say so have fun rhythm gaming my dude.

[@dimbolt]

You're not the first one to mention mobile rythm game, I should give these a try ! But yeah, Ongeki was honestly my favorite, can't recommend it enough !

[@darkshortyx]

Beatmania IIDX is amazing!

[@dimbolt]

I used to love it, now I think there's different and better options, but that's just my opinion

[@darkshortyx]

@@dimbolt hey, everyone has their own opinions and thats OK

[@SAKnTECH]

“Gitadora the Arcade version of guitar hero” xd , guitar hero was like the CS version of guitar freaks with 2 extra buttons , now Gitadora has the 5 buttons like GH

[@ghostcowbo]

Maimai 😍

[@dimbolt]

Love it, definitely one of my favorite !

[@Matsu_jv]

BBFBAC : Bravo Bg Finalement (tu l'a ton) BAC Plus sérieusement, ca donne trop envie de tester tous les jeux que tu montre, merci :D

[@dimbolt]

Haha merci !

[@hit0midesuuue]

I ditched Chunithm and MaiMai when i Finally tried Ongeki for years

[@dimbolt]

Ongeki is the best fr fr fr, I'm so sad it's only in Japan though

[@esrohm6460]

what i would love to know know from someone who plays instruments is what he think s about the crime against humanity that are flick notes. the only thing capable of making me truly quit a rhythm game

[@sinuspiu]

Come to Korea and play rhythm games please!

[@dimbolt]

I'd love to ! Which one do you recommend ?

[@iceboy1053]

@@dimbolt Meh, pretty much same as Japanese Arcade since BEMANI series(rhythm game brand made by KONAMI), CHUNITHM and maimai, Taiko no Tatsujin are doing strong in Korea too. Although Pump It Up and EZ2AC are pretty much only Korean rhythm game recently in Korean arcade, their concept is simillar to DDR and beatmania.

[@iceboy1053]

온게키나 라원 한정기기 없는 거 빼고는 일본하고 별 차이 없는데 굳이?

[@TsuyoshiKK]

I think you can buy an arcade card for ¥300 if you want to try all the rhyme games. It totally worth it since most of the games can give you one free play if you use the card instead of putting so many coins to the machines😂.

[@zinu8081]

Where's Taiko no Tatsujin??

[@corazon_42]

BITE mania

[@dimbolt]

ZGEG

[@dyltan]

As a sound voltex lover, you had no right to disrespect my first love and favorite game ever.

[@blahblahgdp]

Jubeat always takin the L lmao

[@TempestStation1]

I Wanna Play Chunithm So Bad .-.

[@premiumgarbage]

Nice

[@dimbolt]

Thanks!

[@kyousakee]

I guess the Drum version of Gitadora is pretty intimidating to a lot of people. I don't see people covering it T_T

[@dimbolt]

Haha I did try it off camera after this video, and it was so difficult for me ! I believe it's a rewarding learning curve

[@kyousakee]

@@dimbolt Hey glad to know! It's true that it's hard to get into for starters. I had to play 1 year on auto bass pedals before I got used to playing it in full manual.

[@FOHGeek]

It's more like a real electronic drum kit with a built-in practice guidance system... and a bunch of scores written unlike what'd typically appear in real-life band drumming

[@Neitag62110]

LES TÉTÉS!

[@dimbolt]

VOILAAAAAA

[@Timutimu-xp]

Why don’t you play Taitatu?

[@dimbolt]

Never heard of it unfortunately, is it good ?

[@Timutimu-xp]

@@dimbolt it’s actually called Taiko’s tatsuzin. (Drums master) and you can hit Wadaiko like machine by sticks. However, some of those are so difficult to break perfectly.

[@aceford360]

you forgot to check out taiko no tatsujin! easily one of the best rhythm games imo… try it out sometime!

[@dimbolt]

Thanks ! I played it off camera because there was already someone on it, like Dance Dance !

[@STARFISHER111]

If you played taiko no tatsujin things will ve alot more fun and chaotic

[@DancerZone]

pop'n music

[@Rickai85]

You never played Theatrhythm or Dance Dance Revolution. Which are easily the best 2 rhythm games

[@dimbolt]

Never heard of Theatrhythm, sorry ! As for DDR, there was a huge line for it, so I couldn't film it for this video unfortunately. I love it though !

[@Rickai85]

@dimbolt Theatrhythm is basically a Final Fantasy music rhythm game. It's really fun! Understandable about DDR. It's mostly physical and very popular.

[@louisemichl4857]

Profiter de tout ce qui se présente, c'est ça le secret❤

[@dimbolt]

Exactement 😄

[@Zinkhasfallen]

Unfortunately the learning curves for nearly all these games are really steep (especially iidx) and they require accurate timing and a good sense of rhythm if you want a high score.

[@dimbolt]

Yup, accurate timing is the best skill on all of these anyway 😅

[@SigmaChikon]

Vs me in Mai Mai lol

[@Street_photography_91]

Sais-tu qu’avec ton AAA tu peux postuler comme ministre de l’économie en France ?

[@dimbolt]

Je pourrai enfin écrire les fan fictions érotiques dont je rêve tant 💜

[@keshiki27]

Good editing but.... - maimai is NOT a niche game (based on its popularity) - u can't claim u tried every rhythm game if you haven't touched a single DANCE game yet :P

[@dimbolt]

Oh Boi you don't wanna see me dance for sure 😂 actually there was a huge line for every dance game so I had to pass on those unfortunately!

[@MooncakePuff]

3:25 please do not turn the knobs like that. a good way to turn them is to grip them with your thumb and fingers and turning them similarly to opening up a soda bottle for example

[@dimbolt]

Thanks for the tip !

[@kapacino]

Mais elle a raison ... LES TETES MON POTTES

[@dimbolt]

Potes avec 2 t référence aux TT (tétés) pas mal celle là, même si assez technique

[@NatureAngel-z2i]

I want to try all of them,I am being cock blockrd from playing these games by money

[@locsenpoi]

You have a music feeling, but u dont have RHYTHM, so is kinna hard to play those games

[@raishinjiworks7388]

You must wear gloves when playing maimai or chunitihm.If you not using it,its will hurt ur hand

[@nikadancerush8815]

maimai is not niche. Its been around since 2012 and has been big since.

[@stantwitterbrainrotcore]

you didn't play taiko no tatsujin??!!? gurl BYE-

[@dimbolt]

Haha truuuue ! Usually it's not in the same floor as the other rythm game, so that's why I missed it 🙈

[@CloudyObsession]

*glances at the title* *glances at the chapters* Buddy you did not even come CLOSE to playing every arcade rhythm game in Japan lol

[@TrickyJebus]

now try out the Mobile rhythm games! no im serious. there is a treasure of mobile rhythm games in there thats NOT tap tap revenge or piano tiles. people are missing out on it because of "mobile gaming hate"

[@dimbolt]

That might be an idea for 2024 👀

[@TrickyJebus]

@@dimbolt hell yeah! I suggest these games like Arcaea or Starri.

[@akkyura00]

you calling sound voltex boring made me fume

[@PMitchell1011Real]

getting an F on iidx is a skill issue