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Jam with the Band
Rhythm series started in 2004
A series of rhythm games when the player can choose from a variety of songs, ranging from Japanese pop music to classical orchestral music, and can play as one of the instruments in the selected song. The series was planned as far back as 1999 under the title "Game Boy Music" but wouldn't release until 2004 on the Nintendo DS.
Daigassou! Band Brothers
Release date:
JP: 02 Dec 2004 - 大合奏!バンドブラザーズ
System: Nintendo DS
Developer: Nintendo R&D2 and Nintendo SPD
Genre: Rhythm
Transform your Nintendo DS into a musical instrument. Featuring a vast array of instruments and a large range of difficulty levels, even beginners can easily play the preloaded songs by tapping buttons along to the rhythm.
Daigassou! Band Brothers:
Tsuikakyoku Cartridge
Release date:
JP: 04 Feb 1985 - 大合奏！バンドブラザーズ 追加曲カートリッジ
System: Nintendo DS (DS Option Pak)
Developer: Nintendo R&D2 and Nintendo SPD
Genre: Rhythm
Available exclusively via mail order, this Game Boy Advance cartridge adds 32 songs to "Daigassou! Band Brothers" when both cartridges are inserted into a Nintendo DS console simultaneously. These songs are mostly music from other Nintendo games. This cartridge cannot be used without "Daigassou! Band Brothers".
Jam with the Band
Release date:
JP: 26 Jun 2008 - 大合奏!バンドブラザーズDX
(Daigassou! Band Brothers DX)
EU: 21 May 2010
System: Nintendo DS
Developer: Nintendo SPD
Genre: Rhythm
An expanded version of "Daigassou! Band Brothers". Enjoy music by using the Nintendo DS as an instrument, or connect to a Wii and use your TV as a loud speaker. Not only does this game include over 30 preloaded songs, but you could also download and play up to 100 downloadable songs by connecting to Wi-Fi.
Photo Stand Tsuki Band Brothers DX Radio
Release date:
JP: 01 Apr 2009 - フォトスタンド付き バンブラDXラジオ
System: Nintendo DS (DSiWare)
Developer: Nintendo
Genre: Other
By connecting to Wi-Fi, you can download and listen to songs from the Japanese version of Nintendo DS game "Jam with the Band", with Barbara the Bat providing actual voice-acted radio commentary between songs. Various radio segments are broadcasted at different times.
Daigassou! Band Brothers P: Shimo Be Tsuuru
Release date:
JP: 01 Oct 2013 - 大合奏!バンドブラザーズP しもべツール
System: Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Genre: Other
A downloadable teaser of the "Composition" feature from the main release "Daigassou! Band Brothers P". Up to 10 songs can be saved after composition and music composed in this version of the game can be carried over to the full game.
Daigassou! Band Brothers P
Release date:
JP: 14 Nov 2013 - 大合奏!バンドブラザーズP
System: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Genre: Rhythm
Enjoy music by using your Nintendo 3DS as an instrument and tap buttons along to the rhythm. The game features mainstay game modes like the "Karaoke" mode where you sing using the console's microphone and the "Jam Session" multiplayer mode, where the number of participants has been increased from 8 to 10 players.
Daigassou! Band Brothers P: Debut
Release date:
JP: 22 Jul 2015 - 大合奏!バンドブラザーズP デビュー
System: Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Genre: Rhythm
A more simplistic budget version of "Daigassou! Band Brothers P", which has most of the main game modes and features intact, but lacks the "Composition" mode. This version is recommended for people who want to try the game out or for people who simply enjoy the basic rhythm gameplay.
