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#agameaday That other, other, other drum game? First DrumMania, then Taiko Drum Master, after Rock Band and finally Donkey Konga. Donkey Konga and Donkey Kong’s Jungle Beat series was Nintendo’s entry into making their own musical rythem game with a dedicated accessory. In true Nintendo style (good or bad) the accessory is constructed for a specific and limited use only having 3 buttons and a “clap” sensor (microphone). Nevertheless the few games made for the devices we very well produced. …

#agameaday What is round, cute and at its happiest when you are beating it in the face? Answer: Taiko Drum Master! The adorable mascots of the series are actually drums with super cute faces, and they are oh so happy when you drum all over them. This installation for the PlayStation 2 was the only version ever localized despite having close to 50 releases across PS2, PSP, VITA, DS, 3DS, WII, WII U and IOS. *NAMCO seems to have overly stressed caution on the super big warning on the back. 5 …

#agameaday Dance Dance Revolution Disney’s Rave for Playstation One was released the same day as the arcade machine in Japan. BEMANI opted to remix classic Disney songs instead of keeping them original like they did in the release of their Nintendo 64 release of the Disney DDR crossover. Example Track List: “Mickey Mouse March (Eurobeat Version)” “IT’S A SMALL WORLD (Ducking Hardcore MIX)” “Johnny B. Goode” preformed by Chip ‘n’ Dale “Let’s Twist Again” actually produced by Chubby Checker an …

#agameaday Nintendo 64 Dance Dance Revolution: Disney’s Dancing World Museum. In the 90’s Konami owned software developer BEMANI seemed to own the musical rythem genre publishing volume after volume of games like Dance Dance Revolution, BeatMania, GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, Pop'n Music, Para Para Paradise and many more. When given the chance to use the Disney license, BEMANI did not hold back releasing a Disney DDR game on almost every console including this unusual Nintendo 64 version featuri …

#agameaday The Last Atari… before the last Atari The Atari Jaguar is essentially the last home video game console produced and released by the Atari Corporation. (3rd party developers are still making the Flashback models) The system featured robust FMV abilities, a matrix keypad on each controller and would eventually lower it’s price to be extremely competitive. However, it would feel like Atari of estimated what it’s brand is worth, expecting people to take a chance on this system when th …