Samba de Amigo - Party Central (Nintendo Switch)

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Samba de Amigo: Party Central, as Sega is calling this new Switch version, takes the infectious rhythm-action of the Dreamcast original - which sees players following on-screen prompts to furiously shake their maracas in time with the music and in the desired position - but spices things up with a bunch of new mini-game-like interludes as songs progress. Shun Nakamura, the game's director [12] and producer, was the director of Samba de Amigo, the first work he directed, and wanted to create it again. He was also interested in virtual reality hardware and noticed a trend of reusing old intellectual properties in the video game industry. As a result, he proposed a revival of Samba de Amigo, feeling it was a suitable title for virtual reality. [5] [7] He and the development team aimed to adapt the game to present times while preserving its fundamentals and have it instill happiness in its players. [5] The game was based on the concept of "silly fun", which was explained by Nakamura to TechRadar as prioritizing fun and enjoyment of music over skill, contrasted to typical rhythm games. [12] The younger developers on the team had to be adjusted to the concept due to the difference and not being familiar with the fundamentals of Samba de Amigo. [7] The game was greatly influenced by TikTok, [5] reflecting on how users would entertain others with videos of themselves performing and enjoying music so that the game could correctly execute the "silly fun" concept for the present generation, with happenings being an example. [13] The main gameplay had already been established, so not much inspiration was derived from other rhythm games. [5] Broadwell, Josh (June 15, 2023). "A new Pitbull song is coming to Samba de Amigo for Switch and VR". For The Win. USA Today. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023 . Retrieved June 16, 2023.

Sega announced the new Samba de Amigo at Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct. It’s the second surprise Dreamcast-era revival so far this year. Bevan, Rhiannon (September 5, 2023). "Samba de Amigo: Party Central Review - One Hit Wonder". TheGamer . Retrieved September 28, 2023.

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Romano, Sal (1 June 2023). "Samba de Amigo announced for Quest 2". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023 . Retrieved 2 June 2023. Samba De Amigo: Virtual Party Dances Onto Quest This Week". UploadVR. October 11, 2023 . Retrieved October 18, 2023. In a Flash version mini-game used for the promotion of the Wii version of the game, keys W, D, and C, then O, J, and N is used to tap the drums. [5] The mini game also played an introductory movie showing a family playing the Wii version of the game. Leston, Ryan (June 15, 2023). " 'Samba de Amigo: Party Central' will feature a new song from Pitbull's next album". NME. NME Networks. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023 . Retrieved June 16, 2023.In the Dreamcast version, each maraca has a cord which is plugged into a bar that lies in front of the player's feet. The bar is slightly more than two feet in length and has a sensor at each end, and each maraca has an ultrasonic transmitter mounted on its cord; this allows the system to triangulate the position of each maraca. The rattle part can be unscrewed from the top of each maraca for quieter play. [4] Included in the box is a plastic mat with two brown footprints, which helps players properly position themselves in relation to the sensor bar. a b Madnani, Mikhali (August 1, 2023). "Apple Arcade August 2023 New Games: Samba de Amigo, Kingdoms Merge & Build, finity, and Nekograms+". TouchArcade. TouchArcade.com, LLC. Archived from the original on August 31, 2023 . Retrieved August 1, 2023.