Taiko no Tatsujin 3

Taiko no Tatsujin 3
Developer(s)	Taiko Team
Publisher(s)	Namco (now Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Release date(s)	March 15, 2002
Platform(s)	Arcade
Genre(s)	Rhythm

Taiko no Tatsujin 3 (Japanese: 太鼓の達人3, Taiko no Tatsujin Surī) is the third Taiko no Tatsujin arcade game released on March 15, 2002.

Gameplay

Along with the additional songs, the 3rd arcade release is the first to introduce balloon note, as well as the battle mode between two players. Instead of having their own Tamashii gauges, both player shared one and hitting the notes will increases the tamashii meter while misses notes will have tamashii meter reduces. The player who have the longer tamashi gauge meter at the end of the song win.

Starting from this arcade, logo of the difficulty is shown on the gameplay screen.

Song list

Music/song name Original Artist	Note(s)	Genre(s)	Extra
Aye-Aye Seiichiro Uno アイアイ 宇野誠一郎		Children & Folk	No	1			1
Tankou Bushi 炭坑節		Children & Folk	No	3			1
Anpanman no March Dreaming アンパンマンのマーチ ドリーミング	Opening theme song for TV anime Soreike! Anpanman.	Animation	No	1	4		2
Radio Taizou Dai Ichi ラジオ体操第一		Exercise	No	4			2
Classical Medley (Sport Event) Yuji Masubuchi, Tomoko Tatsuta クラシックメドレー(運動会編) 増渕裕二、辰田朋子		Classical	No	5			2
Susume! Driller Mitsuko Horie すすめ！ドリラー 堀江美都子	First Opening theme for Mr. Driller video game series.	Namco	No		3		2
Ai no Uta ~Pikmin no Theme~ Strawberry Flower 愛のうた ～ピクミンのテーマ ストロベリー・フラワー	Theme song for video game Pikmin.	J-Pop	No	2	1		3
Piece of a Dream Chemistry PIECES OF A DREAM CHEMISTRY		J-Pop	No	3	3	2	3
Minimoni. Telephone! Ring Ring Ring Minimoni ミニモニ。テレフォン！リンリンリン ミニモニ。		J-Pop	No	3	2		3
Don-chan Ondo Yuri Misumi どんちゃん音頭 みすみゆり	Song from Taiko no Tatsujin 2	Ondo	No				3
Hello! Don-chan Yuri Misumi ハロー！どんちゃん みすみゆり	Song from Taiko no Tatsujin.	Pops	No				3
Guts Taze! Ulfuls ガッツだぜ！！ ウルフルズ		J-Pop	No	3	4	1	4
Mappy Ondo Nobuyuki Ohnogi (Original), Yuri Misumi (Arrange) マッピー音頭 大野木宣幸 (原曲)、みすみゆり(編曲)	Remix of music from video game Mappy.	Ondo	No				4
Doraemon Ondo Nobuyo Ohyama, Koorogi '73 ドラえもん音頭 大山のぶ代・こおろぎ'73	Insert song of TV anime Doraemon (Second series).	Ondo	No	1	1	1	5
Moonlight Legend DALI ムーンライト伝説 DALI	Opening theme song for TV anime Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon.	Animation	No	3	2	2	5
traveling Hikaru Utada traveling 宇多田ヒカル		J-Pop	No	4	3	5	5
Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~ Morning Musume Mr. Moonlight ～愛のビッグバンド～ モーニング娘。		J-Pop	No	4	3	2	5
WE ARE THE CHAMP 〜THE NAME OF THE GAME〜 The Waves	Cover song of the song "Olé, Olé, Olé (THE NAME OF THE GAME)" by The Fans.	Soccer Cheering	No	4	3	2	5
Dai-chan Kazoe Uta Yoshimi Tendoh 大ちゃん数え唄(いなかっぺ大将) 天童よしみ	Opening theme song fo TV anime Inakappe Taishō.	Animation	No		3	2	5
Don-chan Ekaki Uta Fushigi Yamada どんちゃんえかき歌 山田ふしぎ	Song debut in Taiko no Tatsujin 3.	Drawing Song	No				5
Taiko no Tatsujin - Ai no Theme Argie Phine 太鼓の達人･愛のテーマ Argie Phine	Song debut in Taiko no Tatsujin 3.	Namco	No				5
Hamtaro Tottoko Uta Hamchanz ハム太郎とっとこうた ハムちゃんず	First opening theme song for TV anime Hamtaro (first series).	Animation	No	2	2	3	6
LOVE Namida Iro Aya Matsuura LOVE涙色 松浦亜弥		J-Pop	No	3	3	3	6
A Cruel Angel's Thesis Yoko Takahashi 残酷な天使のテーゼ 高橋洋子	Opening theme song for TV anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.	Animation	No		3	3	6
Gakuen Tengoku Kyoko Koizumi 学園天国 小泉今日子	Cover song of the song of the same name by The Finger 5.	J-Pop	No		5	3	6
Souda! We're ALIVE Morning Musume そうだ！We're ALIVE モーニング娘。		J-Pop	No	4	4	3	6
Ii Yudana The Drifters (Japanese Band) いい湯だな ザ・ドリフターズ		Owarai	No	3	3	3	6
Ashita ga Aru sa Re:Japan 明日があるさ Re:Japan		J-Pop	No		3	4	6
Naminori Johnny Keisuke Kuwata 波乗りジョニー 桑田佳祐		J-Pop	No	4	4	4	7
Fun-Filled Drum-Filled Taiko Dojo Jesahm たのしい太鼓道場 自営山	Song debut in Taiko no Tatsujin 3.	Namco	No			2	7
LOVE Machine Morning Musume LOVEマシーン モーニング娘。		J-Pop	No	3	3	4	7
Sazae-san Ikka Yuuko Uno サザエさん一家 宇野ゆう子	First ending theme song for TV anime Sazae-san.	Animation	No	2	2	5	7
Nijiiro Yumeiro Taikoiro Yoko Takahashi 虹色･夢色･太鼓色 高橋洋子	Song debut in Taiko no Tatsujin 3.	Namco	No			4	7
Marionette BOØWY Marionette　-マリオネット- BOØWY		J-Pop	No		4	5	8
Theme from Lupin III '78 Yuji Ohno ルパン三世のテーマ'78 大野雄二	1st opening theme music for TV anime Lupin the Third Part II.	Animation	No	4	5	5	8
Fly! Gundam Koh Ikeda 翔べ！ガンダム 池田鴻	Opening theme song for TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam.	Animation	No		5	6	8
Natsu Matsuri Whiteberry 夏祭り Whiteberry	Opening theme song for TV drama Fushigi na Hanashi.	J-Pop	No	4	6	5	8
Gachaman no Uta Masato Shimon, Colombia Yurikagu Kai ガッチャマンの歌 子門真人、コロムビアゆりかご会	First ending theme song and second opening theme song for TV anime Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.	Animation	No		6	5	9
UNITE! Ayumi Hamasaki UNITE! 浜崎あゆみ。		J-Pop	No	3	5	6	9
Lovely-X Yoshihito Yano ラブリーX 矢野義人	Song from Taiko no Tatsujin 2.	Namco	No				10
Go Go Kitchen Yuri Misumi ゴー･ゴー･キッチン みすみゆり	Song from Taiko no Tatsujin.	Ska	No				10
Classical Music Medley (Rock version) Yuji Masubuchi (Arrange) クラシックメドレー（ロック編) 増渕裕二(編曲)		Classical	No			7	10
Taiko Zamurai Yuji Masabuchi 太鼓侍 増渕裕二	Song debut in Taiko no Tatsujin 3.	Japanese	No			7	10
Fuun! Bachi o Sensei Go Shiina 風雲！バチお先生br> 椎名豪	Song debut in Taiko no Tatsujin 3.	Japanese	No			7	10

Trivia

A Wadaiko 3 machine.

• An English version of Taiko no Tatsujin 3 would be test-marketed in the U.S. in 2002, under the name Wadaiko 3. The English version would ultimately not enter full production; it is estimated that less than five machines were produced in total, one of which is currently held in the Digital Game Museum in California.
  • While any changes to the game software are currently unknown, artwork of Don-chan on the marquee's lanterns and instruction card has a considerably altered design compared to the Japanese version; being given smaller, further apart eyes. This may suggest there was a planned American redesign for a Don-chan character.
  • The "Wadaiko" name would later be used for the Brazilian arcade game Wadaiko Master in 2014.

External link

• Taiko no Tatsujin 3 official website (Japanese)