This is an English mod/texture pack for Rhythm Tengoku (the arcade release by SEGA for the NAOMI).
The translation work is based on Rhythm Heaven Silver/Rhythm Heaven Advance and some computer-aided translations to fill in any gaps.
For information on how to contribute, read CONTRIBUTING.md
Rhythm.Heaven.Arcade.ENG.-.Preview.mp4
To play this english patch for yourself, you need to supply your own legally obtained ROM, and do a few things:
- Download the latest version of the patch here.
- Use a BPS Patcher to apply any bps files to the files in your ROM. If your ROM is a .zip file, you'll need to unzip the files, apply the patch, and then re-zip
- Open Flycast, go into the Options and enable "Load Custom Textures". You should also enable "Preload Custom Textures" to prevent any flickering textures
- Now you can launch the game in Flycast and enjoy Rhythm Tengoku's arcade experience in english 🙂
Huge thank you to all of the following people:
- @ShaffySwitcher - Created the original Rhythm Heaven Silver
- @RHAdvance - An incredible team who still works hard every day to bring Rhythm Tengoku to western audiences
- @Tailx501 - Created the RhythmHeavenResourcesPack
- @ikyih - Started a similar project to this a few years ago (which inspired me to start this one)
This project uses AI for some of the english translations (text that is unique to Rhythm Tengoku Arcade). If you are a translator and wish to improve any of the existing translations, feel free to make a PR.
The custom tools in the tools/ folder are mostly vibe-coded to make the mundane tasks infinitely easier.
ALL ART IS MADE BY A HUMAN. NO AI GENERATED ART IS USED NOR WILL IT EVER BE CONSIDERED.
Rhythm Heaven is the intellectual property of Nintendo. All used properties of Nintendo (such as names, fonts, assets, etc.) are not intended to maliciously infringe trademark rights. All other trademarks and assets are property of their respective owners.