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Taiko No Tatsujin DIY Tatacon

A DIY Tatacon for Taiko No Tatsujin to give a similar experience to a modern arcade version

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This project was created on 08/09/2021 and last updated 4 years ago.

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Taiko No Tatsujin is a Japanese arcade game that uses Taiko drums in an amazing rhythm game. Think Rockband and Beatsaber combined. Here's a video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jxNTD84Ko

Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of Taiko No Tatsujin arcade cabinets in the NA. The newest ones are in LA, and they are even out of date. In Seattle, there are two cabinets, both in disrepair.

There are several home versions of Taiko No Tatsujin, including for the Nintendo Switch, Wii, PS2, PS4, etc... However, they don't really replicate the entire experience of standing in front of a big Taiko drum and throwing your arms at it!

The best home replica is the Taiko Force LVL5 (https://world.taobao.com/item/560834032433.htm). I would love to buy it from this person, but shipping it from Japan is a hassle.

So my best option to enjoy the closest thing to the modern Taiko No Tatsujin arcade machines in Japan is to build my own Tatacon that is similar to Taiko Force LVL5!

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  • Some Initial Research

    Eugene Seubert • 08/09/2021 at 10:49 • 0 comments

    Just dumping some links and notes from some initial research I've done:

    An already existing pretty extensive guide to do exactly what I'm trying, want to improve it though:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/taikonotatsujin/comments/llig53/how_i_made_my_taiko_controller_knockoff_taiko/

    GitHub Repo to using an Arduino to ADC basically:

    https://github.com/LuiCat/ArduinoTaikoController

    Somebody detailing maintenance and the mechanism of the Taiko Force LV5:

    https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/taikonohirose/diary/200806040000/

    Somebody in Japan who did what I want to do essentially:

    https://twitter.com/mybati_kanna/status/1240665866879942656

    Picture of the sensor on a custom taiko force:

    https://twitter.com/miyaneko1489/status/1214450840263524352/photo/1

    Picture of Taiko Force LVL5:

    https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/taiko-no-tatsujin-setup-help.7365/

    /u/Limeaway510 suggesting using gum rubber and giving some tips about which rubber to use:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/taikonotatsujin/comments/m9q8k5/diy_tatacon_is_coming_along/gsp2846?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

    Video with gum rubber:

    https://streamable.com/l5gwyg

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