"Jung Rhythm" is a rhythm game for the Sega Saturn, often compared to "PaRappa the Rapper" for some of its similarities, although according to records, both games were in development simultaneously.
The player takes the role of Vanilla Essence, a young girl who dreams of being a star. The story follows her quest from eating breakfast through to a duet with her favorite superstar, the earth-loving rocker, Chorking!
The gameplay itself takes the form of call-and-response dance and song duets with various characters, where the other characters will sing a line and the player is asked to repeat it. Lyrics appear at the top of the screen, while input prompts appear in the first of a pair of bars along the bottom of the screen as they sing. Ad-libbed inputs are also permitted, and there are specific ad-lib segments.
Vanilla Essence's performance is then graded in five categories and given an overall score. A score above 70 is a passing grade, and allows continuing to the next story segment. Between story segments there is a short full-motion video cutscene connecting the dots.
The game additionally includes a practice mode, as well as a two-player "BATTLE" mode, where players can compare their skills.
The latest version of this patch is 1.0.
- Patching Instructions
- Credits
- Release Changelog
- What's Changed
- About the Game
- How to Play
- Good and Bad Endings
- FMV Playlist
- Click the settings icon (appears as a gear), then enable "Checksum validation" and disable "Backup original file".
- Click the "Original file" browse icon and select the unmodified Jung Rhythm (Japan) (Track 01).bin file.
- Click the "XDelta patch" browse icon and select the XDelta patch.
- Click "Apply patch" to generate the patched .bin in the same folder containing original .bin.
- Verify that the patched .bin has an MD5 checksum of 2AD43339F89B1D093177E0F57FED8898.
- Programming / Hacking
- Derek Pascarella (ateam)
- Translation
- wiredcrackpot
- Audio / Video
- Shadowmask
- Graphics
- Malenko
- Version 1.0 (2024-04-20)
- Initial release.
- New single-byte character encoding code and a new font have been implemented.
- All text has been translated into English, including song lyrics.
- All graphics have been translated into English and re-rendered.
- All cutscene videos have been translated into English, subtitled, and re-rendered.
| Title | Jung Rhythm (じゃんぐリズム) |
| Developer | Altron Corporation |
| Publisher | Altron Corporation |
| Release Date | January 15th, 1998 |
| Supported Peripherals | Control Pad, Back-Up RAM Cartridge |
In two-player "BATTLE" mode, there are two gameplay styles to choose from: "RHYTHM JUNGLE" and "BATTLE JUNGLE". The former features a back-and-forth where each player takes turns, whereas the latter features a separate bar on the bottom of the screen for both players to sing and dance at the same time.
Throughout each single-player stage, a message appears one or more times informing players that it's time to freestyle ("Ad-libbing"). While any combination of buttons will help add to one's score, below are a list of finishing moves for the only playable character, Vanilla Essence.
| Vani-Somersault | Down + Up + C |
| Vani-Riser | Right + Down + Right + A |
| Vanilla Screw | Left + Right + Down + Left + B |
In two-player "BATTLE" mode, if selecting the "BATTLE JUNGLE" option, a gague will fill and a symbol will appear signifying that the player is able to perform a finishing move, each of which is listed below.
| Character | Move Name | Button Combination |
| Vanilla Essence | Vani-Somersault | Down + Up + C |
| Vanilla Essence | Vani-Riser | Right + Down + Right + A |
| Vanilla Essence | Vanilla Screw | Left + Right + Down + Left + B |
| Dorian Bavarois | Dori-Riser | Right + Down + Right + A |
| Mama Essence | Egg Crusher | Left + Down + Right + B |
| Picasso | Arts Bomber | Right + Left + Right + A |
| Gonzo Enka | Flower Path of Enka | C + Down + B + Down |
| Coco Pine | Funky Beat | Left + Up + Right + B |
| Mr. Chorking | Ecology Shower | Down + Left + Down + Left + A |
Additionally, an alternative final video sequence will play, dubbed as the "good ending". This version of the ending is also the only way to see the staff credits video.
If players are unable to achieve a sufficient score to see this ending during their first playthrough of the game, they can use the "LOAD" option on the main menu to replay stage six and try again. All subtitled FMVs from the game have been uploaded to YouTube and added to a single playlist. Players who are unable to achieve the good ending can watch the ENC and ED2 videos, should they so desire.
Playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzv9q1kzOXvp4K-3cyzAC20wYJunXK2A9