Taiko no Tatsujin - Rhythm Da-Don! (太鼓の達人 光ってたたいてリズムだドン!) is a tabletop game resembling an arcade machine. It was released in 2014 by Asovision (a subsidiary of Bandai) exclusively in Japan.
Gameplay[]
The game plays similarly to Whac-A-Mole. There are five different-colored drums holding lanterns, which will light up to the beat. The player must hit the lit-up lanterns with the drumsticks before they go out.
There are four difficulty levels, and 15 different songs. The songs are instrumental, and played in a MIDI-like format. The full list of songs are:
- Natsu Matsuri
- Senbonzakura
- Mori no Kuma-san
- 10,000 Feet Up in the Alps
- The Alphabet Song
- Overture from 'Orpheus in the Underworld'
- Carmen Suite No. 1
- William Tell Overture
- Dodon ga Do~n
- Hello! Halloween
- Taiko Time
- Rumble Ranbu
- Black Rose Apostle
- Don-chan Ekaki Uta
- Hataraku 2000
The game also has 6 additional minigames, including one similar to Simon, and a lucky color game.