Taiko no Tatsujin 12.5 (the widely accepted short form of the 12 Zoryoban machine) was released in July 2009, a month after Asia 12. It's not a fully new version, instead 12.5 succeeds at what the original Taiko 12 failed to do- provide compelling reason to come back to the arcade to play compelling new songs. 'Zoryoban' means 'expanded version' which is very true, as it included a whopping 145 songs on debut and 155 after all the secret codes were revealed, a far cry from the minimalist approach by the original. 12.5 is almost completely different from 12 in terms of fun.

Taiko no Tatsujin 12.5 (the widely accepted short form of the 12 Zoryoban machine) was released in July 2009, a month after Asia 12. It's not a fully new version, instead 12.5 succeeds at what the original Taiko 12 failed to do- provide compelling reason to come back to the arcade to play compelling new songs. 'Zoryoban' means 'expanded version' which is very true, as it included a whopping 145 songs on debut and 155 after all the secret codes were revealed, a far cry from the minimalist approach by the original. 12.5 is almost completely different from 12 in terms of fun.