Overview
電車で電車でGO!GO!GO!GC! -GMT remix- is the first song born from the Game Music Triangle (GMT) collaboration, a three-way crossover between Sega's maimai, TAITO's Groove Coaster, and Bandai Namco's Taiko no Tatsujin. Debuting in the maimai GreeN PLUS update on April 17, 2014, it is a rap-infused remix of the iconic commercial jingle from TAITO's long-running train simulation series Densha de GO! (電車でGO!).
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- The "GC!" in the title explicitly references Groove Coaster, TAITO's arcade rhythm game that also received this track as part of the GMT collaboration.
- COSIO (Hirokazu Koshio) of the TAITO sound team ZUNTATA arranged the song, and by his own admission, this was his fifth time arranging the Densha de GO! theme across various projects. He chose a rap direction to keep the arrangement fresh.
- Vocalist Chiharu Sawashiro reportedly spent six hours locked in a karaoke box practicing the rap delivery for this recording.
- The rewritten lyrics incorporate references to Groove Coaster gameplay ("立ち上げろアプリケーション Let's GROOVE COASTER!") and name-drop real JR East train lines: Yamanote, Chuo, Sobu, Keihin-Tohoku, Nambu, Yokohama, and Musashino lines.
- The background PV (music video) prominently features Densha de GO! logos and arcade cabinet imagery. The video's designer is uncredited.
- The Master chart note patterns are designed to evoke the visual of intersecting train tracks, a thematic touch that ties the chart design back to the source material.
- In older maimai versions (GreeN PLUS through ORANGE PLUS), the song was categorized under the COLLABO genre before being moved to GAME & VARIETY.
- In Asian English releases of maimai, the title is romanized as "Densha de Densha de GO!GO!GO!GC! -GMT remix-" and the artist line reads "COSIO(ZUNTATA/TAITO)/Chiharu Sawashiro"Densha de GO!"".
- The song originally had an even lower difficulty set: Basic 4, Advanced 6, Expert 8, Master 10, all of which have been revised upward over subsequent version updates.
- The GMT collaboration was a landmark industry event, marking one of the first times three major competing arcade rhythm game franchises simultaneously shared a single licensed track.
FAQ
- What does the title 電車で電車でGO!GO!GO!GC! -GMT remix- mean?
- The title is a remix of the Densha de GO! series' theme song. "電車で電車でGO!GO!GO!" ("Densha de Densha de GO!GO!GO!") references the train simulator's commercial jingle, while "GC!" stands for Groove Coaster. "GMT remix" denotes this is part of the Game Music Triangle collaboration between maimai, Groove Coaster, and Taiko no Tatsujin.
- Who composed and arranged 電車で電車でGO!GO!GO!GC! -GMT remix-?
- The original composition was by Dr. Haggy and PFC Nakayama of ZUNTATA/TAITO. The arrangement for this remix was handled by COSIO (Hirokazu Koshio), also of ZUNTATA/TAITO, who transformed the melody into a rap-style song.
- Who sang the vocals for this song?
- The vocals were performed by Chiharu Sawashiro, who learned to rap specifically for this recording by spending six hours in a karaoke box practicing the delivery.
- What is the Game Music Triangle (GMT) collaboration?
- The Game Music Triangle (GMT) was a cross-company collaboration between Sega (maimai), TAITO (Groove Coaster), and Bandai Namco (Taiko no Tatsujin). 電車で電車でGO!GO!GO!GC! -GMT remix- was the first song produced for this collaboration and was simultaneously added to all three games.
- When was this song added to maimai?
- It was added to maimai on April 17, 2014, as part of the GreeN PLUS update.
- What difficulty levels do the charts have in current maimai DX versions?
- As of maimai DX BUDDiES+ and later, the standard chart difficulties are: Basic 5, Advanced 7+, Expert 9, and Master 12. The Master chart was designed by はっぴー (Happy) and the Expert chart by 某S氏.
- Is this song related to Groove Coaster?
- Yes, the "GC" in the title stands for Groove Coaster, and the lyrics directly reference playing Groove Coaster on a smartphone during a train commute. The song was one of the shared tracks in the Game Music Triangle collaboration, meaning it also appears in Groove Coaster and Taiko no Tatsujin.
- What are the lyrics about?
- The lyrics paint a picture of a morning train commute: boarding crowded trains, checking a smartphone, playing Groove Coaster, hearing departure melodies, and navigating delays, all delivered as a rap. The song also name-checks several JR East train lines including the Yamanote, Chuo, Sobu, and Keihin-Tohoku lines.
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