Channel Hop: Nintendo SPD developed Tengoku.Ascended Fanon: 'First Contact' was a Fan Nickname created well before Megamix received an official translation.Ko Takeuchi, the lead character designer for the series, left an appreciative comment on the 'Rhythm Heaven Reanimated' Multi-Animator Project, reading, 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart.'.Although Nintendo initially thought Sega was joking when they proposed the arcade version of Tengoku, they eventually gave their approval towards the port once they realized that they were serious and how much Sega's staff loved the game, with Iwata being ecstatic about the idea.
