<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
spawned	O
three	O
international	O
sequels	O
;	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
,	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengokus	I-Application
gameplay	O
focuses	O
on	O
audio	O
cues	O
rather	O
than	O
visual	O
cues	O
to	O
convey	O
information	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
its	O
simplistic	O
controls	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
being	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Orbulon	O
's	O
Alien	O
Bunnies	O
or	O
also	O
known	O
originally	O
as	O
Space	O
Hares	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Squadmates	O
from	O
the	O
minigame	O
Marching	O
Orders	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
for	O
Marching	O
Orders	O
,	O
Marching	O
Orders	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
features	O
eight	O
sets	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
six	O
rhythm	O
games	O
each	O
(	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
drum	O
controls	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
different	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
control	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
drums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
receive	O
tutorials	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
release	O
now	O
have	O
practice	O
sessions	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
began	O
sometime	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Rhythm	O
IQ	O
,	O
when	O
Kazuyoshi	O
Osawa	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
where	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
a	O
drum	O
kit	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
being	O
designated	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
drum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
due	O
to	O
Osawa	O
's	O
desire	O
for	O
a	O
smaller	O
screen	O
and	O
portability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
is	O
sequenced	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
space	O
to	O
put	O
streamed	O
music	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
save	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
cartridge	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
is	O
stored	O
as	O
MIDIs	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
uses	O
its	O
own	O
soundfont	O
for	O
its	O
instrument	O
samples	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
the	O
in-game	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
Kiosk	O
Demo	O
named	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
:	O
Trial	O
Version	O
was	O
playable	O
in	O
shops	O
,	O
allowing	O
people	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
during	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
release	O
also	O
features	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
first	O
main	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
game	O
to	O
have	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
licensed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Naomi	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
very	O
few	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
designer	O
Frank	O
Lantz	O
listed	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
amongst	O
his	O
five	O
favourite	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
while	O
he	O
and	O
fellow	O
Eurogamer	O
staff	O
member	O
James	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
at	O
least	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
(	O
which	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
reception	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
at	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
(	O
CVG	O
)	O
gave	O
praise	O
to	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
Pocket	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
WarioWare-like	O
humour	O
and	O
its	O
quality	O
music	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
's	O
Brian	O
Ashcraft	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
most	O
interesting	O
(	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
)	O
titles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Chris	O
Schilling	O
used	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
overlooked	O
if	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
region-locked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
called	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
great	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
injustices	O
of	O
2006	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireds	O
Chris	O
Kohler	O
noted	O
that	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
games	O
)	O
should	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
or	O
WiiWare	O
services	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
has	O
since	O
received	O
three	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
titled	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
it	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
5	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
button	O
controls	O
and	O
had	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
stages	O
that	O
originate	O
from	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
titled	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
and	O
Beat	B-Application
the	I-Application
Beat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rhythm	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
titled	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
and	O
features	O
rhythm	O
games	O
from	O
Tengoku	O
,	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Fever	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
rhythm	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
also	O
gets	O
referenced	O
frequently	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
were	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
independent	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Beat	B-Operating_System
Sneak	I-Operating_System
Bandit	I-Operating_System
and	O
Karateka	O
Mania	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Flesser	O
(	O
designer	O
of	O
Beat	B-Operating_System
Sneak	I-Operating_System
Bandit	I-Operating_System
)	O
cites	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengokus	I-Application
artistic	O
design	O
and	O
mixture	O
of	O
beats	O
and	O
back	O
beats	O
as	O
influences	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
THQ	O
released	O
a	O
game	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
called	O
Beat	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
