"とんでくる丸い玉。 あれはイイやつです。 落とさないでネ!" "(The hopping round balls. Those are good things. Don't drop them!)"
— Bouncy Road Description (Rhythm Tengoku)
"とんでくる丸い玉。 あれはイイやつです。 落とさないいようにして運んでネ!" "(The hopping round balls. Those are good things. Carry them and don't drop them!)"
— Bouncy Road Description (Rhythm Tengoku Arcade)
"See that ball bouncing down the road? You wouldn't want to let it fall...would you?"
— Bouncy Road Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)
Bouncy Road (ホッピングロード?, Hopping Road) is the 19th game in Rhythm Tengoku and the 91st in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. In this game, two Sphere Dudes need your help to bounce off the balls that bounce down the road. Don't let them roll off. A sequel appears later on in Rhythm Tengoku called Bouncy Road 2.
The game features a long, curving stretch of circular platforms. From the furthest platform, a ball spawns and begins to bounce along each of the platforms getting closer and closer to the screen. At the center and closest part of the screen is a yellow pole alongside a red pole. As the ball approaches, it will bounce along the other platforms in rhythm, until finally approaching the yellow and red ones, where the player must simultaneously use the A button and D-Pad respectfully to carry the ball across the end of the curve.
Controls
Button Mode
D-Pad: Bounce Red Pole
A: Bounce Yellow Pole
Simple Tap Mode
Tap: Bounce Either Pole
Timing Notes
Hit: The ball bounces off the platform and continues its journey.
Barely: The ball will bounce off the platform, but make a faltering noise and fall. A barely counts as a miss.
Miss: The balls hits the platform and just rolls off.
Strangely, the rating screens for this game in Rhythm Heaven Megamix have the Sphere Dudes smiling no matter what rating you get, while in Rhythm Tengoku, they have different expressions.