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Rhythm Heaven/Unused Audio
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When the majority of your game is based around audio, there's bound to be some stragglers left sitting unused.
Music
While there's only a small amount of music in this game that goes unused, what's here is indeed interesting. Something to note is that while a good chunk of music in this game is typically stored as streams (meaning the music is being played back like a CD player), the following tracks are stored as sequences (meaning the music is played back in real time, like a live orchestra).
BGM_TAP
A jolly sounding track that most likely originates from a scrapped "tapping" rhythm game. Adding to this, there exists another track intended for this rhythm game.
VOICE_TAP
A series of voices, some of which go unused. Something to note is that one of the voice clips was later repurposed for Board Meeting in Rhythm Heaven Fever. As stated before, this track was meant to be paired up with BGM_TAP, and when we pair them, we get...
BGM_TAP + VOICE_TAP
The full TAP experience. VOICE_TAP might've been made first, and served as a basis for BGM_TAP, which might explain why these two were separated.
BGM_AMBIENT
A relaxing track. This probably wasn't intended for a rhythm game, as it would be far too slow paced for one. Perhaps a rhythm toy?
Japanese OST Leftovers
Additionally, the Japanese versions of Karate Man and Karate Man 2 can be found unused in the American version of the game. These tracks could've been remnants of an ability to switch between the Japanese and American audio (a feature that would later be implemented in both the European version of Rhythm Heaven Fever, and all localized versions of Rhythm Heaven Megamix) that was scrapped due to space constraints.
Sound Effects
In direct contrast to unused music, there are plenty of unused sound effects lurking here. A rhythm game typically stores its sound effects in SEQARC files (SEQuence ARChive), so those are where we'll be snooping around in.
Rhythm Games
Some rhythm games have sound effects in their SEQARC files that normally go unused.
Shoot-'Em-Up
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_SHOOTING_HIT3 | A thinner sounding version of the enemy hit sound. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_MISSILE | A sound intended for a missile object. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_SHOT1_TR | An alternate shooting sound. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_MISS | A miss sound for the player. The used miss sound is "SE_SHOOTING_MISS_RED". | |
| SE_SHOOTING_ENEMY_UP | A weird sound intended for the enemies. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_ENEMY_MOVE | A moving sound for the enemies. They never move in the game though, aside from spawning. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_ENEMY_FLY | A sound intended for the enemies flying. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_HIT1_TR | An alternate, more retro sounding enemy hit sound. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_HIT2_TR | Another retro sounding enemy hit sound. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_HIT3_TR | A third retro sounding enemy hit sound. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_TAME | A warning sound. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_ALERT | An alert sound. | |
| SE_SHOOTING_GATE3 | A third gate opening sound for the intro. Only the first two are used, although this one would go on to be used in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. |
Moai Doo-Wop
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_MOAI_KONNITI | A man saying "こんにち" (konnichi). | |
| SE_MOAI_GOKURO | A man saying "ごくろう" (gokurō). | |
| SE_MOAI_SAYONA | A man saying "さような" (sayōna). | |
| SE_MOAI_SUAN_SU | An unused hold sound for a third moai. | |
| SE_MOAI_SUAN_AN | An unused release sound for a third moai. | |
| SE_MOAI_SAN | An unused shout sound for a third moai. |
Something to note is that SE_MOAI_KONNITI, SE_MOAI_GOKURO, and SE_MOAI_SAYONA all appear to cut off prematurely. This is intentional, as the gaps are supposed to be filled in by the moai's shouts. This becomes apparent when you look at how these sounds are ordered internally. In the SEQARC file, SE_MOAI_KONNITI is followed directly by SE_MOAI_WA (the player's shout). SE_MOAI_GOKURO is followed by SE_MOAI_SAN (the unused third moai's shout), and SE_MOAI_SAYONA is followed by SE_MOAI_RA (the CPU's shout). With this in mind, we now know that the words spoken are "こんにちは" (konnichiwa, meaning hello), gokurōsan, and "さようなら" (sayōnara, meaning goodbye).
Love Lizards
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_GUIRO_VOICE_TEST | A lengthy audio file used for testing the female lizard's voice. |
Dog Ninja
 | This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: This sound is used. |
Sequence Name Sequence Description SE_NINJA_YASAI
A sound for a cut object of some type. Yasai means vegetable in Japanese.
Karate Man
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_KARATE_PUNCH_HIT1 | Leftover pot hit sound from Rhythm Tengoku. | |
| SE_KARATE_HATI_BREAK | Leftover pot break sound. | |
| SE_KARATE_LIGHT_BREAK | Leftover light break sound. | |
| SE_KARATE_VOICE_3TU1 | An earlier version of the "Hit 3!" cue. |
Airboarder
| This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: This sound is used and just appears to be incorrectly rendered. |
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_AIR_TAME | A funky sounding bell. |
Scrapped Rhythm Games
Aside from the unused sound effects found in used SEQARC files, this game also contains many SEQARC files that go completely unused. It is most likely that these SEQARC files once belonged to various scrapped rhythm games, and that said files are all that remain of them.
SEQARC_SKA
This file contains loads of different brass instruments. "SKA" could be referring to the genre of music, which might be an explanation for this.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L | A brass instrument panned left playing a short note. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C | A brass instrument panned center playing a short note. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R | A brass instrument panned right playing a short note. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_D | A brass instrument panned left playing a short note in the key of D. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_D | A brass instrument panned center playing a short note in the key of D. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_D | A brass instrument panned right playing a short note in the key of D. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_F | A brass instrument panned left playing a short note in the key of F. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_F | A brass instrument panned center playing a short note in the key of F. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_F | A brass instrument panned right playing a short note in the key of F. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_G | A brass instrument panned left playing a short note in the key of G. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_G | A brass instrument panned center playing a short note in the key of G. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_G | A brass instrument panned right playing a short note in the key of G. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_L_Am | A brass instrument panned left playing a short note in the key of A minor. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_C_Am | A brass instrument panned center playing a short note in the key of A minor. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_SHORT_R_Am | A brass instrument panned right playing a short note in the key of A minor. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_L | A brass instrument panned left playing a long note. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_C | A brass instrument panned center playing a long note. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_R | A brass instrument panned right playing a long note. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_L_F | Duplicate of SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_L. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_C_F | Duplicate of SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_C. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_R_F | Duplicate of SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_R. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_L_G | Duplicate of SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_L. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_C_G | Duplicate of SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_C. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_R_G | Duplicate of SE_SKA_BRASS_LONG_R. | |
| SE_SKA_BRASS_MISS | An unpleasant sound most likely made when missing a cue. |
SEQARC_TAP1
This file contains sound effects for the aforementioned scrapped tapping rhythm game.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_TAP_STAMP | A sound of someone stepping. | |
| SE_TAP_TOE | A sound of someone stepping on their toes. | |
| SE_TAP_HEEL | A sound of someone stepping on their heels. | |
| SE_V_DOWN | Duplicate of a voice clip used exclusively in both the practice and Remix 9 variations of Space Soccer. | |
| SE_V_KICK | Duplicate of a voice clip used in Space Soccer. | |
| SE_V_TOE | Duplicate of a voice clip used in Space Soccer. | |
| SE_V_AND_UP | The announcer saying "And". | |
| SE_V_AND_DOWN | The announcer saying "And" again. | |
| SE_V_ISSHONI | The announcer saying "Isshouni". This would later be repurposed for Board Meeting in Rhythm Heaven Fever. | |
| SE_V_MINNADE | The announcer saying "Minnade". | |
| SE_V_GOISSHONI | The announcer saying "Goisshoni". | |
| SE_V_HI | The announcer saying "Hai". | |
| SE_V_MOHITOTU | The announcer saying "Mohitotu". | |
| SE_V_MAENI | The announcer saying "Maeni". | |
| SE_V_USIRONI | The announcer saying "Usironi". | |
| SE_V_NOMAMADE | The announcer saying "Nomamade". | |
| SE_MONKY_GOOD | A crowd of monkeys cheering happily. Might've been used when the player performs well. | |
| SE_MONKY_NORMAL | A crowd of monkeys cheering. Might've been used when the player performs OK. | |
| SE_MONKY_BAD | A crowd of monkeys booing. Almost certainly used when the player performs badly. |
SEQARC_TAP2
Lo and behold, there is yet another file for the scrapped tapping rhythm game.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_TAP2_YOTU | The announcer saying "Yotsu". The "Yo" was repurposed in Rhythm Heaven Fever as Karate Man 2's "Hit 4" cue. | |
| SE_TAP2_TAMETE | A girl saying "Tamete". | |
| SE_TAP_UUN_TEI | A girl saying "Uun... tei". The "Tei" part was repurposed in Rhythm Heaven Megamix as Pajama Party's pillow throw cue. | |
| SE_TAP2_UTON | A girl saying "U, ton, U ton ton". It sounds similar to the "Go go go!" cue in Figure Fighter in Rhythm Heaven Fever. | |
| SE_TAP2_IKUYO | A girl saying "Ikuyo... seno". The "Ikuyo" part was also repurposed in Rhythm Heaven Megamix for Pajama Party's pillow throw cue. "Seno" would later go on to be used in Tap Troupe in Rhythm Heaven Fever and various games in Megamix. | |
| SE_TAP2_N_TEI | A girl saying "Nn, tei, hu, down". | |
| SE_TAP2_KEIKAI | A girl saying "Keikaini". | |
| SE_TAP2_TOTOTO | A girl saying "Tototonnn, tei". It sounds similar to the "Pu-pu-pu-punch!" cue in Space Dance in Rhythm Tengoku. | |
| SE_TAP2_COUNT1 | Duplicate of a voice clip used in Remix 4. | |
| SE_TAP2_COUNT2 | Duplicate of a voice clip used in Remix 4. | |
| SE_TAP2_COUNT3 | Somebody saying "Three". | |
| SE_TAP2_COUNT4 | Somebody saying "Four". | |
| SE_TAP2_KAZU1 | Somebody saying "Ichi". | |
| SE_TAP2_KAZU2 | Somebody saying "Ni". | |
| SE_TAP2_KAZU3 | Duplicate of a sound effect used in The Dazzles. | |
| SE_TAP2_KAZU4 | Duplicate of a sound effect used in The Dazzles. |
As you can see, this rhythm game has had quite the amount of content developed for it (in terms of audio), which means that it probably got a fairways into development before getting scrapped. Not all was lost though, as some sound effects were later recycled for other rhythm games in the series, and the general idea was recycled for Tap Troupe in Rhythm Heaven Fever. Ironically, some of the sprites intended for this game would later be found in that very game.
SEQARC_PAPET
"PAPET" is a misspelling of the word "puppet", meaning that this rhythm game might've had something to do with them.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_PAPET_LION_GA | A man imitating a lion roaring. | |
| SE_PAPET_LION_OU | A man imitating a lion biting. | |
| SE_PAPET_RAT_CHU | A main imitating a rat squeaking (Chu is the onomatopoeia for squeaking). | |
| SE_PAPET_RAT_CHUU | A main imitating a rat with a longer squeak. | |
| SE_PAPET_FISH | A man imitating a fish. | |
| SE_PAPET_CAT | A man imitating a cat. | |
| SE_PAPET_DOG_WOO | A man imitating a dog. | |
| SE_PAPET_DOG_WAN | A man imitating a dog barking. | |
| SE_PAPET_SPACE_MAN | Someone saying "hey". | |
| SE_PAPET_RAKKO | Somebody saying "Kon" while knocking on something. This would later be used for the characters in Donk-Donk from Rhythm Heaven Fever. |
SEQARC_TONTS
This file contains sound effects that may or may not be associated with the scrapped tapping rhythm game.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_TONTS_TON1 | A woman saying "Ton" very similarly to a cue from Tap Troupe in Rhythm Heaven Fever. | |
| SE_TONTS_TON2 | A woman saying "Ton" again, also very similarly to a cue from Tap Troupe in Rhythm Heaven Fever. | |
| SE_TONTS_TON3 | A woman saying "Ton" again. | |
| SE_TONTS_TO1 | A woman saying "To". | |
| SE_TONTS_TO2 | A woman saying "To" again. | |
| SE_TONTS_TO3 | A woman saying "To" again. | |
| SE_TONTS_TOO | A woman saying "Too". | |
| SE_TONTS_N | A woman saying "N" very similarly to a cue from Tap Troupe in Rhythm Heaven Fever. | |
| SE_TONTS_PIN1 | A woman saying "Pin". | |
| SE_TONTS_PIN2 | A woman saying "Pin" again. | |
| SE_TONTS_QUHA | A woman exhaling. |
SEQARC_PICK
This file contains various types of guitar instruments. One could only imagine what they were used for.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_BASS | A bass instrument. | |
| SE_STL_GTR | A steel guitar instrument. | |
| SE_DIS_GTR | A distortion guitar instrument. | |
| SE_DIS_GTR2 | Duplicate of SE_DIS_GTR. |
SEQARC_EFFECT1
This file contains a random assortment of sound effects. These weren't intended for a specific rhythm game, and instead were used for testing.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_TEST_AWA | A bubbling sound. | |
| SE_TEST_KURK | Duplicate of a sound used in Octopus Machine. "KURK" might be a misspelling of "Cork" (as in the bottle). | |
| SE_TEST_KURK_LOOP | A higher pitched version of the previous sound that loops infinitely. | |
| SE_TEST_FUKIDASI | A sort of squeaky sound. | |
| SE_TEST_KAMI | Somebody eating a chip. | |
| SE_TEST_KANZUME | Somebody cracking open a cold one. | |
| SE_TEST_KEY | Duplicate of a sound used in the Phone rhythm toy. | |
| SE_TEST_KINZOKU | A slapping sound. | |
| SE_TEST_MOLES | A button pressing sound. | |
| SE_TEST_NOMI | A metallic "chain" sound. | |
| SE_TEST_PISI | Another slapping sound. | |
| SE_TEST_RENGA | A glass bottle sound. | |
| SE_TEST_SENNUKI | A bottle opening sound. | |
| SE_TEST_TARAI | Duplicate of a sound used in the Practice Flicking game. | |
| SE_TEST_WATER | A light water splashing sound. | |
| SE_TEST_WATER_INTO | A very weird diving sound. | |
| SE_TEST_WATER_JABA | Somebody surfacing out of the water. | |
| SE_TEST_WATER_SOSOGI | Duplicate of a sound used in Fillbots. | |
| SE_TEST_WINDOW | Something banging on a window. | |
| SE_TEST_WOOD | A high pitched cowbell noise. | |
| SE_TEST_YUMI | An instrument of some sort. | |
| SE_TEST_CAR | A car driving sound. | |
| SE_TEST_WIND | A wind blowing sound. | |
| SE_TEST_SCRATCH | A sound that might've played when "scratching" the touch screen. | |
| SE_TEST_KARATE_BGM | A short snippet of the Karate Man theme from Rhythm Tengoku. What follows are a bunch of leftovers of said game. | |
| SE_TEST_KARATE_HATI | The "pot thrown" sound. | |
| SE_TEST_KARATE_HIT | The "pot hit" sound. | |
| SE_TEST_KARATE_MISS | The "punching the pot too early" sound. | |
| SE_TEST_KARATE_PUNCH | The "punching nothing" sound. |
SEQARC_EFFECT2
This file is a continuation of the above file.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_TEST_BALL_RALLY | Audio of someone who clearly sucks at Rhythm Rally. | |
| SE_TEST_BALL_ATTACK | A ping pong ball sound effect, also used in Rhythm Rally. | |
| SE_TEST_GT_NONE1 | A rock guitar instrument. | |
| SE_TEST_GT_EF1 | Another rock guitar instrument. | |
| SE_TEST_GT_NONE2 | A regular guitar instrument. | |
| SE_TEST_GT_EF2 | Yet another rock guitar instrument. | |
| SE_LAUGH | An oddly unsettling laugh that loops infinitely. | |
| SE_LAUGH_RELOAD | Somebody gasping for breath, probably after all that laughing. | |
| SE_TEST_VOICE_A | A man saying "AAAAAAAAAA". | |
| SE_TEST_VOICE_O | A man saying "OOOOOOOOOO". | |
| SE_TEST_VOICE_E | A man saying "EEEEEEEEEEE". |
SEQARC_NAWA_TOBI
This file contains quite a few "retro" sounding sound effects.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_NAWA_JUMP | A jumping sound, intended for the player. | |
| SE_NAWA_JUMP_COM | A jumping sound, intended for the CPUs. | |
| SE_NAWA_DON | Some kind of timpani sound. | |
| SE_NAWA_KICK | Another timpani sound, except it's higher pitched. The file name implies someone is kicking something. | |
| SE_NAWA_FLOWER1 | Duplicate of a sound effect used in Octopus Machine. | |
| SE_NAWA_FLOWER2 | A higher pitched version of said sound effect, with an additional sound on top of it. |
SEQARC_AMBIENT
This file contains sound effects that were likely intended to be paired with BGM_AMBIENT.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_GTR1 | A guitar instrument. | |
| SE_GTR2 | Another guitar instrument. | |
| SE_GTR3 | Another guitar instrument. | |
| SE_VOICE_AH | A woman sighing. | |
| SE_VOICE_STOP | A woman saying "Stop". |
SEQARC_SNOW
This file contains sound effects for a scrapped rhythm game that seemingly had something to do with snow (if the file name is of any indication).
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_SNOW_PUSH | A really weird "push" sound. | |
| SE_SNOW_BALL | Somebody making or throwing a snow ball. | |
| SE_SNOW_MISS | A sound effect that might of been used when failing a cue. | |
| SE_SNOW_MISS_DOG | A dog getting hurt. Poor dog. |
SEQARC_KAO
This file is pretty short when compared to the others.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_KAO_KISS_LONG | Somebody giving something a really big kiss. | |
| SE_KAO_KISS | Somebody giving something a kiss. |
SEQARC_VOLLEY
This file contains sound effects for a scrapped rhythm game that had to do with the sport "Volleyball". Some of the sounds are similar to the Endless Remix basketball game in Rhythm Heaven Fever.
| Sequence Name | Sequence | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE1 | Someone serving the ball. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE1_ADD_A | Someone grunting. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2 | Someone serving the ball again. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2_LONG | Similar to the above sound effect, except the first syllable is drawn out more. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2_FADE | Similar to SE_VOLLEY_SERVE2_LONG, except it fades in on the first syllable. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_RECEIVE | A lady receiving the ball. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_TOSS | A monkey tossing the ball. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_ATTACK | A lady spiking the ball ("spiking" meaning "hitting it very hardly"). | |
| SE_VOLLEY_ATTACK_SARU | A monkey spiking the ball. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_SUKA | Duplicate of a sound effect used in various rhythm games. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_ONCE_MORE | A crowd requesting an encore. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_SONOMAMA | Someone saying something. | |
| SE_VOLLEY_BALL_NET | The ball hitting a net. |
