A rhythm game devoted to dancing duels against multi-colored screen-faced aliens or robots.The first game has you play as spunky reporter Ulala as she tries to save the day from the Morolians while getting the big scoop, and dancing well enough to keep her ratings up and stave off being cancelled. Along the way she'll meet local dreamboat Jaguar and her Rival from Channel 42, Pudding. You'll take them on multiple times to win the scoop.The second game has a new threat to the galaxy: Purge and his Rhythm Rogues! Even worse, Jaguar seems to have disappeared while searching for information about Purge! It's up to Ulala and her co-worker Noize to save Jaguar and stop Purge from forcing the Galaxy to dance for him! Along the way she'll meet Pine, a beautiful woman who is the head of the Space Police; President Peace, the President of the Galaxy who has the Power of Song; and Shadow, Purge's second in command and ground leader of the Robo.There was a series of cell phone games also released in Japan known as Ulala's Channel J. Most of them were minigames except for Purge's game, which took place after he was sent into space and gave him the title of Anti-Hero. The games have since been discontinued.One of the most cameo-able SEGA games, it is famous for its infectious and memorable soundtrack, odd gameplay and even odder premise.It's also known for its rather bright colours, making it look like a 60s psychadellic view of space. The first game even has a message which warns about epileptic seizures in one level.The console games were originally developed for the ill-fated Sega Dreamcast, but were eventually ported to the Playstation 2. Part 2 is now available in high definition as part of the Dreamcast Collection, along with Dreamcast hits like Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi, and can be downloaded on the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade or Steam.As per The Wiki Rule, Space Channel 5 has its own wiki here.Now has a Character Page.
Both of Ulala's adventures contain examples of:
Akira Ishida: He voices Purge in the Japanese version.
And Your Reward Is Clothes: Part 2 has various unlockable outfits for Ulala (though some "outfits" actually turn Ulala into other characters). You can also unlock different items to replace Ulala's microphone, including a lollipop, a frying pan, and a rose (from Jaguar).
Batman Can Breathe In Space: Ulala does this in the first game, but she wears a helmet in the 4th mission of the second game.
Best Boss Ever: The boss from the fourth mission of the second game is a giant, apish, speaker-handed robot piloted by a mad scientist, and you have to use the power of Space Michael Jackson (voiced by Michael Jackson) to defeat him.
Beware the Silly Ones: Well let's see here, we have an evil genius who's ridiculous and a bit too fabulous at times. Surely Purge can't be that too big of a threa- HOLY CRAP, DID HE JUST KILL ULALA!?
Big Bad: Blank in the first game and Purge in the sequel.
The Dragon: Respectively, the Morolians or Evila and Shadow.
Big "NO!": Ulala does this twice in under a minute after Fuse is shot down by Purge
Bilingual Dialogue: Space Micheal only speaks in English, even in the Japanese version.
Black Cloak: Purge wears a black cloak with platform shoes. Somehow, he's able to run pretty fast with said cloak and platform shoes.
Calling Your Attacks: Both the enemies and Ulala say their cues ['left', 'right', 'down', 'up', 'hey' and 'chu'/'shoot']. If they didn't, the game would be unwinnable.
The Coats Are Off: Purge loses his coat before challenging you to the Final Dance-off.
Combining Mecha: The boss of 4th report in Part 2 starts as a Dual Boss eventually merges into one.
Conspicuous CG: Well, it's a video game so it's obviously CG-I; but in the final moments of the first game, it becomes pretty obvious that the crowd behind Ulala is pre-rendered.
Cool Shades: Blank in the first game; his were pink variants of the classic Kamina 'boomerang' shades. His 'turn' icon even had a glint next to the glasses!
Cute and Psycho: Purge is childish and playful at first... But then he starts going insane. This is especially shown in the English dub, in which he has an insane laugh that's reminicent of THE JOKER'S.
Damn You, Muscle Memory: Sometimes if you mess commands up, they throw different commands at you.
Not to mention, on the PC version, the directional-commands are handled with the directional pad on the keyboard...which is on the right half of the computer.
Dead Guy Junior: Purge Junior. Until you remember that Purge isn't dead, and the extra reports are in the same time as the normal ones...
Defeat Means Friendship: Beating rivals such as Pudding or Jaguar has them join you later in the game.
Disc One Final Dungeon: The fourth stage in Part 2 is set up in a similar fashion to the fourth and final stage of the first game. But after a turn of events for the worst, it takes two more stages to get to the true final battle.
Enfant Terrible: One of the children you rescue in the first game is a genius. However, his parents think he's studying everyday, but in reality he's plotting their demise.
Evil Albino: Purge, who actually shows signs of being an albino. He wears goggles for most of the game, presumably to help with his eyesight and is never seen in sunlight.
Evil Laugh: Purge's is 'nyeh-heh-heh-heh' in English, and 'ah-HAH-hah-hah-HAH' in Japanese. The first game's Blank doesn't laugh, save for an 'ah-HA!'
In the Japanese version, Blank does laugh. It sounds a lot like King Dedede's laugh from the Japanese dub of Kirby of the Stars.
Evil Plan: Purge is trying to make the galaxy dance for him.
Evil Twin: Obviously, Evila. Padding and Texas of SC 5 P 2 aren't really evil, just... alternates.
Well, then there's Purge Jr. who is actually evil.
Fake Difficulty: The second boss, but in the Dreamcast version. The second boss fight throws rescuing children in, the only boss to have rescuable hostages. During the first phase, it's rather easy to tell the Space Children from the Morolians because the boss thrusts them in the player's face, making it quite easy to see them. However, during the part where you rescue them, the boss is notably further away and the space children look VERY similar to the aliens at a glance, causing many players to accidentally shoot the children or fire the rescue beam at aliens. The fact that in the first game, "Chu" was used for both the hostages and the aliens didn't help. The Playstation 2 version thankfully improves this by making the children glow blue. It's also obvious in the Game Boy Advance version, too.
Famous Last Words: "Dance yourselves to hell, see if I care!" Even though Purge doesn't really die, as shown in the credits...
Fate Worse than Death / And I Must Scream: Purge is trapped in the giant metallic P as he is sent flying into deep space. Of course, this doesn't last long, as you see in the credits.
Foil: Ulala and Purge are mirror opposites. Even the way they get their Dance Energy is opposite from each other. Ulala's energy comes from love and friendship, and she needs people's support to make it stronger. Purge's energy however stems from his anger and hatred towards everyone, and he can absorb people's energy to make it stronger.
Freudian Excuse: The fact alone that Purge doesn't understand love or happiness kinda shows how crappy his life must've been as a child.
Gadgeteer Genius: Purge is only 18 years old, and yet he makes most of the enemies you face off.
Some of the outfits. In a bonus mission in Part one, Ulala says, "They got a boy toy!".
Of course, there was also the second boss of the first game, who elicited an equally suggestive-sounding "Oh, it's slimy!" from Ulala upon wrapping her in its tongue.
The fact that Blank and Cecil are always together in Part 2. ALWAYS. Just let that sink in for a moment...
Giggling Villain: Purge, especially in the Japanese version. In parts where the English version would be in full out insane laughter, all you hear is this sadistic giggle.
Going for the Big Scoop: Ulala will brave robots, aliens, and even naughty-tentacle plants to get the scoop/save the world/save the president. Seriously, she should get paid more.
Hypnotize the Princess: And how. "Oh, no! The _____ is being forced to dance!" Replace the blank with 'Space Bird Mistress/Space Dog Trainer/Space Tour-Guide/Space Michael' etc...
Hopeless Boss Fight: The first time you take on Purge the Great, you can only dodge his attack barrage. However Ulala can only dodge for so long, and she is killed by Purge.
Hulk Speak: Plant boss in report 2 of Part 2 says things like "Throw star at you"
In Game TV: The Moro Channel 5 cutscenes in Part 2, which would be interrupted by Purge as he gives you information about his plan without completely giving it away.
Insufferable Genius: Purge may brag about how he's a genius and amazes himself, but he really is smarter than the average villain in the series. He has a plan for everything, should you beat him here, he'll have a backup idea at the ready. That is, until the ending, when Ulala has him beat.
Hmmm... when you take on Shadow to rescue Space Michael, you can hear Jaguar's battle theme in the backround from the first game, and Shadow does the same commands from the first game. But surely that doesn't mean a thing.
In the End, You Are on Your Own: The final boss in both games starts off as this, then everyone joins Ulala to save the day.
Intrepid Reporter: These people will brave alien invasions, meteor fields, giant mechs, and more to get their reports done.
Karma Houdini: Sure, he may have threatened the galaxy, but that doesn't stop Mr. Blank from appearing in Part 2 and having everyone perfectly fine with it!
Large Ham: There are several to say the least, who pull it off rather well.
"My name is..." "JAGUAAAAR~"
Leitmotif: Purge, Pine and President Peace get their own unique themes.
Even Ulala has one (Mexican Flyer becomes a Recurring Riff at times).
Let's Dance Like Gentlemen: When Ulala finally gets a chance to fight against Purge, he blocks off Ulala's friends with an invisible wall so they can't help her. It's only him and Ulala, nobody else can interfere. But just because Purge uses this trope, doesn't mean that he won't go back to his cheating ways AFTER the fight...
One would think that, but in actuality, "Ulala", while being the official English spelling of her name, is simply a romanization of "Urara", which is a common Japanese girl's name. It's even spelled in Hiragana ("うらら") when written in Japanese.
Mysterious Past: When putting all the pieces together, it's revealed that Jaguar Originally worked for Space Channel 5, and saved Ulala when she was a child. He sensed that something wasn't right with Blank however, and soon left.
Naughty Tentacles: In the end of Report 2 of the second game, a huge tentacle monster grabs Ulala. It would just be normal tentacle use if it wasn't for Ulala's quote following her 'abduction'...
Fuse:Look, tentacles! Can you handle it, Ulala?
[Camera falls off stand and goes static]
Ulala, held up by tentacles:Ah... Not there!
The character bio even states that the boss is "A dirty-minded robot that attacks Ulala with its tentacles and tongue."
Nintendo Hard: The game looks deceptively easy... until you play it. 'I didn't know it had to be at the same moment too!' indeed.
Nobody Can Die: Nobody dies in the console games. Averted however in Purge's Cell Phone game, where he can die by running out of time, or being electrocuted to death. This makes his deaths the only time someone can actually die in the games.
Non-Standard Game Over: Missing the final 3 chus/shoots in the games. Looks like it's back to the beginning of the report for you!
The Other Darrin: In the English version of Part 2, all of the returning characters except Ulala (and Space Michael) have different voice actors.
Flashback With The Other Darrin: The intro of Part 2 shows several scenes from the first game. The voiceovers for these scenes have been redone by the Part 2 voice cast.
Our Presidents Are Different: President Peace sings to purge evil and sadness of people's hearts, and he's used as a core for some of Purge's robots.
Psycho Electro: You learn in the second part of Report 6 that Dance Energy isn't the ONLY thing Purge can control...
Psychopathic Manchild: Purge takes this to a slightly disturbing level in Report 6. He goes so far as to charge up the Ballistic Groove Gun to not only destroy everyone there, but himself as well. To see a cheerful villain up to this point suddenly take a dark tone somewhat throws people off.
Rule 34: It exists, and that's all that needs to be said.
Say My Name: Ulala does this in the first game respectively for Pudding and Jaguar when they get smacked by the final boss.
In Part 2, Ulala does this for Fuse after his Heroic Sacrifice and Ulala and Purge start their final confrontation by just saying each other's names a couple of times.
Scarf of Asskicking: Shadow has a Red Scarf that flaps regardless of if there's wind or not.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Purge, if some of the profiles for the Rhythm Rogues are to be believed.
"He created his first robot at just nine years old."
This is especially shown when one of the Bosses you interview in the profiles reveals that they're forbidden to give any information about Purge that he doesn't want you to know, and that the little amount that you have is personal information on his past.
Underwear of Power: The Super Ulala Suit's description says "Rumored to be just underwear." That said, it doesn't really look like any underwear This Troper has seen.
We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties: Happens in both games, but most noticeably in Part 2 when the loading screen is replaced with this right after Ulala is killed by Purge.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Purge believes he's been given a holy mission to lead the Brutish and Unhappy masses of the Galaxy to the heavens by dancing.
Who Forgot The Lights?: One section in Part 2 has Ulala and friends trapped in a pitch black room. It lights up to reveal that they're surrounded by robots.
Widget Series: Let's see, we have a space reporter who defeats aliens with song, dance, and Micheal Jackson; not to mention that the entire thing looks like the Jetsons on liberal amounts of acid.
You Can't Thwart Stage One: Report 4 in the second game has Purge successfully steal the Space Broadcasting Satellite.
And practically parodied earlier in report 2, where, immediately after you've saved President Peace from the Waltzing Robot, Shadow teleports in and abducts him AGAIN with no trouble.
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