Pikuniku

14 Achievements

1,000

4-5h

Xbox One

Xbox Series

Dancing machine

100% score against the dance king

100

0.87%

How to unlock the Dancing machine achievement in Pikuniku - Definitive Guide

Fl0ydPinkert0n

TrueAchievements

24 Mar 2020 22:52

The "Dance King" is located in the Sunshine Club at the top of the Forest. When you try to go in, a robot will reject you for not having enough swag / style. All you have to do is go to the shop, buy the pair of sunglasses, put them on, and then you will be able to enter the club.

Once your in, just go over to the left and challenge him. For the actual challenge you just have to press the correct button at the right time. It's fast, and will likely take several tries, especially the last part. Be patient and try not to spam the buttons too fast.

NOTE - If you make any mistakes and continue on with the game, then you will have to start a new game because the robot will breakdown and you won't be able to challenge it again. I recommend pressing the Xbox button to bring up the guide and quitting out of the game. You'll be able to continue from the checkpoint right before the dance.

Mr Splash did a video for this one, but it doesn't explain how to get in the club. It just shows the actual gameplay. I'll provide it anyways in case people are wondering what that is like.

24 Mar 2020 22:52

57 Comments

So close... but so far...

By ALoneWolf42 on 25 Apr 2024 03:03

I'm going to have this damn song stuck in my head for how long it took me to get this. I found it easier to use a keyboard in the end, the last part especially is easier to do with the arrow keys I think

By TangerineGamer on 27 Mar 2020 20:02

Good comment above: " I recommend pressing the Xbox button to bring up the guide and quitting out of the game. You'll be able to continue from the checkpoint right before the dance." Press Xbox button, then Start button over the game name, and scroll down to Quit. This worked for me. I did it maybe like 10 times. The dance is SO not hard. Hardest part is the last step: it goes AYAYAYAYAYAYA (not sure how many times). But I was just able to do it by just flip flopping those buttons as fast as I could. Don't worry about any pace. It's as fast as you can do it. I just scored 100% with this tehnique!

By skittlebiz on 03 Apr 2020 00:25

This achievement is so hard I keep messing up

By ArctikTV on 04 Apr 2020 01:40

Spamming Y and A at the end didn’t work for me... man this is lame

By Ryn0 L on 05 Apr 2020 06:19

A keyboard worked so much better

By JulioRosino on 23 Apr 2020 01:51

Really annoying to quit then reload. When I messed up early I would stop playing completely so I could quickly retry. After many attempts of missing one or two presses, I used a headset and I got it immediately. Maybe the immersion helped me focus better.

By marknocturnal on 26 Apr 2020 00:50

It's not that hard but the end is easy to mess up. You'll likely be too fast.
Got it on 3rd try.

By Gerbasgamer on 30 Apr 2020 09:28

Don't spam. That shit doesn't work. I'll help by saying hitting fucking extra notes will cause a fail too, in addition to missing them. This wasn't immediately apparent.

By buttmudBrooks on 05 May 2020 00:18

The fact that TA has only given this achievement a TA score of 239 is a joke.

By Buachaill Dona on 05 May 2020 18:14

God, this was really annoying. Reminds me why I suck at rhythm games.

End bit was always messing me up but literally, just go slower. Definitely not fast. I tapped the YA button's pretty much at the same pace as all the other buttons leading up to it.

Also, if you mess up, rapidly tap loads of buttons to make your rating go down. That possibly means your score rating will be lower than the robot, so you can just retry without having to quit out of the game.

By gobey17 on 19 May 2020 15:09

I did it first try. Didn't seem very difficult at all...

By Lockie on 10 Jun 2020 07:35

@gobey17 does tanking the routine like that mess up the achievement at all?

By TweeKING KEV on 03 Jul 2020 04:22

I cant stress this enough. At the end with the A/Y, go slowly. Slower than you think. I spent days thinking i was going too slow so was going far too fast. You have to press them so its about a third of a second between each press. It feels like you're late but you are not.

A good spot to practice the timing is with the 5 Y's that appear half way. Test how slow you need to be there. This way you don't have to do the whole song to practice.

I'm so relieved i finally did this lol

By AhmayzingPedro on 07 Jul 2020 00:41

"100%" doesn't necessarily mean perfect. 110 button presses and I literally screwed up on the very 1st one! 109/110 is apparently close enough to 100% to round up and pop the achievement.
So if you screw up, you can let the score show at the end, press the guide button, highlight the game, press start and select Quit. Then relaunch the game. Takes you right before you challenge the robot.

By Puffro on 24 Jul 2020 06:11

Would like to reply that after about 10 fails I tried to turn the audio off and did it second try with no sound. It could be because I'd already remembered the buttons but I do think that they rhythm is a little confusing during that last AY part. So kudos to the post to turn audio off it worked for me.

By HXT 71 on 09 Aug 2020 15:13

Just can't get the timing right on the last bit - its a nightmare aha

By DanPalf1991 on 20 Aug 2020 16:22

Finally did it on my 100th true. Sound off and slowed down and made sure I tapped in a rhythm for the AYAYA section at the end. Doable but definitely frustrating!

By DanPalf1991 on 21 Aug 2020 12:25

Congrats, glad to see you were able to get it after all. I agree, this achievement was frustrating. It takes several tries to get the rhythm down. Like some of the comments have been saying, I also had a hard time with the last part because I kept hitting the AYAY buttons too fast.

For anyone having trouble, just keep trying. Take a break if you have to, and try again later. Eventually you'll get that rhythm.

By Fl0ydPinkert0n on 22 Aug 2020 04:44

This achievement is killing me. I 100% hit every button twice now and it's still failed me.

By Lord RoAlJo on 22 Aug 2020 11:52

Got this one much quicker than i would have thought. About 7 tries or so. Don't spam the buttons at the end. It's not that fast.

By bassodutch on 28 Aug 2020 14:13

Quick question. I can easily do the final section just spamming YA really fast, but will that void the achievent, as it also resets the little counter?
I guess I'm asking do you need exactly 110 button presses, or doesn't it matter as long as you don't miss any?

By Opus Taki on 18 Oct 2020 15:29

I suggest muting your headset when doing this achievement, the last part (AYAYAY) does not seem to match with the music imo, having it muted made it easier for me. Also using fingers instead of my thumb made it more doable.

By DarkDragonEye7 on 15 Nov 2020 14:02

Spamming does void the progress, even with all the button presses youll end up with around 80% at the AYAYAYAY part. My suggestion would be to slow it down and have controlled presses. It's actually not as fast as it appears.

By Born Again Gen on 21 Dec 2020 05:27

This achievement is painful, and I give up.

To anyone who thinks this game is an easy game Pass 1000G: no, it's not. Not unless you're actually really good at rhythm games.

By Permanganate on 16 May 2021 16:11

I got this on the first try as a DDR player, hahaha, is hard for begginers because you can't retry in one playthrough, i got this using just one thumb up and down in the end, is better turn the controller to 90º and press A and Y with two thumbs.

By Bostengaable on 06 Jun 2021 06:00

i did the one on the toryst could imagine any harder one

By MC simo on 13 Jul 2021 16:05

I can fully confirm that there is room for error but by one button press. I missed one button press during the Y's section and hit everything else and still made it to 100%. Still a cute game.

Hail Kova!

By NeimadTheNomad on 28 Aug 2021 23:57

Actually not to bad. Managed to do it on my second try.

By Don Nielson on 03 Sep 2021 18:20

Phew, did it on my first try! Was kind of dreading this after I saw it had 6 guides here.

By EarthboundX on 14 Mar 2022 04:45

Can we do it later in the game, or even after the ending credits? I'm stuck at this achievement, and I want to move forward a bit. If I can do all the rest and come back later, I'd appreciate. Thanks for the reply.

By vegansound on 16 Mar 2022 15:43

@vegansound As far as I understand, it can't be done later in the game. If you choose to continue past the dance section, then the robot breaks down and you will not be able to challenge it again.

You would have to start a new game just for this achievement.

By Fl0ydPinkert0n on 20 Mar 2022 15:06

You have to fight it to continue, it's part of the main story. There's no way to avoid it.

By EarthboundX on 20 Mar 2022 23:16

@vegansound Oh sorry, I misunderstood your question. But like EarthboundX said, you have to do the dance battle to progress further in the game.

By Fl0ydPinkert0n on 21 Mar 2022 01:12

Damn. The note I'll give the game once finished will grandly depends on this achievement. And it's gonna be bad.

I hope I'll get it before it leaves Game Pass one day! 😅

Thanks for the reply.

By vegansound on 21 Mar 2022 04:08

Just got this achievement, truly horrible. Got 99% SO many times. Glad it is over

By PhantomLions on 25 Mar 2022 00:07

I'd highly recommend playing it a few times to get the hang of the timing and to memorise the song, then turning the volume off and when on the AY section using both thumbs on the A and Y and not rushing.

By LVGranty on 05 Jun 2022 19:33

Got this after a couple hours, highly recommend sitting close to your TV/Monitor and using the largest one you have available to allow you as much time as possible to see the upcoming sequences and make it easier when hitting the buttons. As for the final A/Y button section I actually found it easier to quickly alternate with just my one thumb as when I used two thumbs I found myself pressing the buttons too fast, but do whatever works as you practice. Good luck to anyone else still hunting this achievement!

By Flying Walrus 8 on 25 Sep 2022 06:49

I feel like this is impossible. I can’t get past 95%

*update*. I did it the next morning on my 5th try. Maybe I just need a good nights rest lol

By Pudmoney on 10 Nov 2022 03:49

Echo others' solution to muting the game. I've tried for a few hours normally listening to beats, but finally got it my 2nd try while muting the game.

By readyash55 on 11 Nov 2022 17:45

I have a whole lot of achievements and I'm so musically stupid this may actually be the hardest one

Edit: You're kidding, all those tries and finally get it to say 100% and it just didn't pop
Edit 2: Twice now

By TriggerOfTime on 19 Feb 2023 11:01

I can't even get through the third line

By BigBanjo K on 18 May 2023 23:11

just got it with my own music playing. Did not work on the intro just waited for the ending to catch the correct tempo. it is really slow, it felt like almost half a second between each one. I think there will be differences depending on the controller used and the tv. Also at the end it said i got 109/110 which was weird because i don't remember missing one. but it still unlocked.

By SunkissedEye on 08 Jun 2023 08:58

If you're having trouble, I find eye position is key. Depends on you, but I usually keep my eye a circle ahead of the input circle.

By GoogleTrix on 10 Jul 2023 23:06

if anyone is getting 99% and you have the combo of 110, you're most likely pressing a or y one more time at the end of the ayayayay

By peytonthegreat0 on 15 Aug 2023 08:33

This achievement took way more attempts than I care to admit 🙈🤣

By Reelbiggerfish on 19 Apr 2024 22:35

I got the achievement this morning after 30 minutes and 2 cigarettes, don't rush it and keep trying

By ShaneBigFella22 on 22 Apr 2024 19:17

In case that helps anybody I just wanted to add that the music is 136bpm. I used a metronome app on my phone set to 272bpm to help me, and quickly turned the sound off for the final AYAYAY bit, and just followed the metronome.

By Oo Sullivan oO on 22 Apr 2024 19:19

Yeahhh... no, just no. I think I'm good lol. Not worth the aggravation for me. I'm sure I could do it but I just don't think it's worth the energy and time to try it over and over. I'm fine with 900/1000 on this one.

By DoomScott on 28 Apr 2024 13:00

this is not nearly as bad as people are making it sound (just make sure you are counting the last part and not just button mashing because if you press any button at the wrong time you void your 100% and if you are button mashing you are most likely going to screw it up)

By evorgnayr on 08 May 2024 18:22

Didn't work for me either on a controller, using a USB keyboard was easier to do the end at the right pacing

By TangerineGamer on 05 Apr 2020 10:22

I don't know if this will help anyone else, but the only part I was having trouble with was the ending "AY" sequence. I found I was spamming AY too fast which was causing me to fail. What finally got me the 100% in this was to not spam AY, but to hit AY when I heard the piano notes.

By TriggerMitt on 16 Apr 2020 11:22

This has to be one of the worst achievements I have done I tried everyone's advice but all i can say is just do what you are comfortable doing it as if its sound on or off.. the only advice I will give is.. if you mess something up keep going get used to the other buttons yet to come you can finish the dance and still have time to dashboard and load back up again so if you miss a button keep going get the feel for the others and also you can get 109/110 and the achievement will pop!! GOOD LUCK

By F34R X L3G3ND on 24 Nov 2020 00:38

I struggled with the final section also - until I counted how many sets of AY presses there were (there are 8).

As you hit the AYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY section just count on the A hits in your head to the beat.. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and as soon as you hit 8 you should only have a Y press left to finish.

Did it first try once I followed this. I also used my fingers rather than thumb.

By corpirate on 09 Jan 2021 20:30

Yes I know it breaks after the battle if we beat it, Fl0ydPinkert0n. But my question was if I don't 'fight' it, how far can I go until I'm stuck? Apparently we can't finish the game witout beating it, it's part of the story (beating it perfectly or not). I'd like to continue the story, putting the fight aside for a moment, until I'll be obliged to defy it. I fought it was a side quest, but I saw that we'll have to beat it to continue the story.

By vegansound on 20 Mar 2022 15:16

Muting the sound and using a metronome helped me. For me, however, the correct metronome speed was more like 122/244bpm. You can sync your metronome relatively easily to the speakers in the two top corners of the screen.

By pfnorz on 28 Apr 2024 09:47

This was far harder than I would have expected - I just couldn't get the speed right for the last 16 notes. However, my kids could do that part no problem (but not the rest) so I set up Copilot to use two joypads (possibly could have just handed the joypad at the right time or used the keyboard, I suppose) and happily it popped after a few attempts.

Copilot had to be switched off after every failure and turned on again in the club as the game didn't like choosing a profile with it on.

By coldntired on 28 Apr 2024 19:11

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Kol Magius

TrueAchievements

13 May 2020 03:22

Fl0ydPinkert0n’s guide has the details pretty well, but I’m embarrassed to say it still took me a few hours to grab this one. It sounds like people with keyboards get through more easily, but I was stubbornly using my controller. Oh well, at least the song is catchy.

For those stuck on the AYAYs at the end, I recommend trying with volume off. I found it easier to get the timing right on the button presses when I didn’t have the rapidfire keyboard notes playing in the background. Admittedly the music helped for the rest of the dance, but I ended up playing with sound off and got through in far fewer attempts than I had failed with the music on.

Cheers, I know this is a tough one and different people will have better luck with different approaches. I’m just hoping this helps some of you out.

13 May 2020 03:22

3 Comments

Thumbs up. Great guide. The video helps get your timing right. I just replayed the short segment beginning at 20'27'' in part 2 of the walkthrough to get the timing of that last pesky segment right. It was certainly a lot easier than replaying the dance sequence in the game and having to dashboard each time. This is the URL of part two beginning at the 20'27" mark for those who want to go directly there: https://youtu.be/Vj7gn2Gxgfk?t=1227. The dance itself begins at the 19'29" mark at URL https://youtu.be/Vj7gn2Gxgfk?t=1169.

By Allgorhythm on 27 May 2020 14:44

Muting the game was definitely he way to go, I think the AYAYAY part does not match the music and thats what made it so hard. With your suggestion it only took me a handful of tries to get it

By DarkDragonEye7 on 15 Nov 2020 14:03

Noise off is such a great tip. The music is honestly good so I didn't wanna turn it off but this helped so much.

For any elite controller owners: Map a paddle to be A / Y. I mapped my lower left paddle to A and that helped me avoid switching between A and Y with just my thumb

By BearlyComplete on 16 Dec 2021 05:32

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AussieG17

TrueAchievements

07 Apr 2020 23:01

Attached is a playlist for my 100% Walkthrough on YouTube, I show you how to complete the game and pick up all of the achievements, you do need a second controller but all of the co-op achievements can be done with only one person.

07 Apr 2020 23:01

5 Comments

First of all, I don't want to watch a video... LET ALONE a 27 minute walk through that doesn't even have the specific achievement listed!

Second of all, the text in your "guide" doesn't even mention this specific achievement.

By Gruber Hof on 12 Apr 2020 17:24

Maybe this isn't the guide for you mate. But ALL achievements in the game are covered in it.

By AussieG17 on 18 Apr 2020 01:55

The walkthrough is great mate, I used it for the entire game. Though I think for this specific achievement you may end up with more negative than positive votes.

By Legohead 1977 on 20 Apr 2020 10:44

A keyboard worked so much better

By JulioRosino on 23 Apr 2020 01:50

@Gruber Hof this is only part 1 so you need to go to another part for this specific achievement.. i believe @AussieG17 should put the correct part and give the time stamp for this specific achievement but i agree with @Legohead 1977 that this video guide is very good

By evorgnayr on 08 May 2024 18:23

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ExtendedSpice3

TrueAchievements

23 May 2021 14:04

Just a couple of tips for the AYAYAYAY part.
- Mute game audio and set a metronome for 136 bpm
- The rest of the song is quite doable with a single thumb but you need to switch to both thumbs just for the ending part.

Good luck!

23 May 2021 14:04

Quinto Max

TrueAchievements

08 Jun 2020 01:22

UntilTammaroYT

TrueAchievements

20 Apr 2021 23:49

If you complete the dance battle without a perfect score, you will need to start a new game as the dance battle is not replayable. To avoid this issue, if you make a mistake back out to the home screen and close the game. Reopening the game will start you back just before the dance battle.

The dance battle is a required part of the story in the Forest. You will need to purchase sunglasses at the shop, so you are cool enough to enter the club. Now, challenge the Dance King and get ready to boogey. This is a rhythm mini game, where you need to push the correct face buttons as they enter the circle on the left side of the screen. The button pattern is always the same and you can keep replaying this using the method mentioned earlier until you get a perfect score.

20 Apr 2021 23:49

UntilTammaroYT

XboxAchievements

*MISSABLE*

If you complete the dance battle without a perfect score, you will need to start a new game as the dance battle is not replayable. To avoid this issue, if you make a mistake back out to the home screen and close the game. Reopening the game will start you back just before the dance battle.

The dance battle is a required part of the story in the Forest. You will need to purchase sunglasses at the shop, so you are cool enough to enter the club. Now, challenge the Dance King and get ready to boogey. This is a rhythm mini game, where you need to push the correct face buttons as they enter the circle on the left side of the screen. The button pattern is always the same and you can keep replaying this using the method mentioned earlier until you get a perfect score.

See the video below for more information.

karelin74

stratege.ru

12 Nov 2023 21:25

This guide was translated automatically.

If you're like me, stuck on the latest AYAYAY... then try turning off the sound. The letters go at the same speed, but the music speeds up at the end - this gets in the way. Stuck on this challenge for a couple of hours, then turned off the sound and unlocked the achievement on the first try.

12 Nov 2023 21:25