---------------------------------------------
Title- Taiko No Tatsuijin DS- Touch De Dokodon
Format- Nintendo DS
Programmer/Developer- Bandai-Namco Games
Game Description- The latest game in the popular arcade game series "Taiko No
Tatsuijin", with special touch-screen features exclusive to the Nintendo DS.
FAQ by- Tuddy666 (AKA Tuddy on some sites)
FAQ started on- 4th of August 2007
FAQ version- 0.1
Notes- my first FAQ. Thus explaining the lack of annoying ASCII "art".
---------------------------------------------
Contents
---------------------------------------------
1. How to play this game.
2. Menu options.
3. Songs in this game (coming Soon).
4. Tricks to help you play.
5. Credits and Contact.
6. Version History.
---------------------------------------------
1. How to play this game.
---------------------------------------------
This game is pretty simple to play, all you need is two styluses (I'm CERTAIN
that 2 specially made for this game come with some copies of the game) to act
as drumsticks. You then touch these on the correct places on the touch screen.
If a note is red, you touch the drum(or press a face button if you want to use
the buttons). If a note is blue, you need to touch the area around the drum(or
press a shoulder button if you're using buttons). The size of the note is
important too. If it is a large red note, you need to touch the centre of the
drum (or press any 2 of the face buttons if you're using buttons). If it is a
large blue note, touch the outer area CLOSEST to the drum (without hitting the
drum) (or by pressing both shoulder buttons). However, it isn't that simple,
there are also "gimmick notes" these are as follows-
"Bubble Note"- Hit the drums and outer area like crazy until the bubble bursts.
"Drumroll (yellow notes)"- Just hit the drums and outer area like crazy to get
points.
"Tambourine Note"- Hit the drum THEN the outer area for the required amount of
times.
Ways to make hitting the "gimmick notes" easier are explained in section 4.
---------------------------------------------
2. Menu options.
---------------------------------------------
Starting the game-touch the screen once at the title screen, then touch one of
the 3 blocks. Enter a name (in either Hirigana or Katakana), and watch the
tutorial. You will only have to do this to start a new file. After the first
time opening a save file, you can just tap the block with your name on. The
menu after you choose a save file has 5 different options, here are my (rough)
translations, and the block's color-

Free Play Mode (Red Block)- Just choose a song, and drum. Explainations for the
menus inside the song select screen will come later.

Challenge Dojo Mode (Orange block)- Seems to be some sort of challenge mode,
though to be honest, I haven't a clue. I'll add to this later.

Multiplayer mode (green block)- Multiplayer modes. more on this when I get to
play it.

Customisation mode (blue block) change the color of your drum-person and give
him accessories you unlock(at the wardrobe), read mail you've recieved
(postbox), watch the tutorial again (green+yellow emblem) and even view the
current time (look at the clock :P).

options mode (Purple block)- I'll go into the options of this mode into detail-
option 1- Button mode change- if you use button modes, you can go here to
choose one of the 3 available modes. I prefer mode A, but it's up to you.
Please note- whenever I refer to using buttons to drum, I always go via button
mode A. Change 'em to your preferred mode if need be.

Option 2- Name change- Change the name of your save file. I use the katakana
characters for "BoBoBo", if you must know :P.

Option 3- Delete save data. Delete all your saved progress. I learnt this by
accident. Better me than you, eh?
---------------------------------------------
3. Songs in the Game.
---------------------------------------------
This section will come as soon as I find out the titles for every song in the
game. I know a few, but thats useless.
---------------------------------------------
4. Tricks to help you play.
---------------------------------------------
Ok then, so you know, this section involves some experience with using your
chosen button mode. I use button mode A throughout this section. If you use a
different mode, change the button mode to A, as some tricks ONLY work in that
mode.

Get lots of hits on a drumroll-
Pretty simple. Just move your thumb in a circular motion around the D-Pad. If
you've got it right, you should be getting 20+ hits. Once you feel confident
using the D-Pad, you can try synching your motions on both the D-pad and the
ABXY buttons.

Finish a tambourine note really quickly-
Again, really simple. just place your left thumb over L and your right thumb
over A, start pressing the sequence A,L,A,L as fast as you can.

More tricks will be added when I learn them.
---------------------------------------------
5. Credits and Contact.
---------------------------------------------
Credits-
Everything so far by- Tuddy666
Music I used to keep my sanity while writing this- Thank You! By Home Made
Kazoku and Zoku by Kishidan.

Contact-
Contact me if you ever have any questions, comments or anything to add to the
FAQ.
E-Mail and MSN - [email protected]
I would prefer if you do not flood my inbox with the same message. If you do
flood my inbox, you'll be ignored. You have been warned.
If you do have a contribution, please make sure you add what name you would
like to be called in the FAQ at the end of your contribution. For example, if
you would REALLY want to be called "the pieman", then please say so. If you
don't say so, I'll just use your e-mail (minus the @domain.whatever).

Self promotion section-
My art is at tuddy.deviantart.com should you ever feel like having a look.
---------------------------------------------
6.Version History
---------------------------------------------
0.1- First version. Almost completed, despite the fact it's a first version.
Probably because bemani games are so easy to write FAQs for :P.
---------------------------------------------
FAQ copyright Tuddy666 (2007).