Hyper Bishi Bashi Champ

Hyper Bishi Bashi Champ
Developer: Konami AMD Publishers: Konami (JP/US/EU), Unico (KR) Platform: Arcade (Konami System 573) Released in JP: July 1998 Released in EU: 1998 Released in KR: September 1998 Released in AS: 1998 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

The third of the mainline Bishi Bashi games. Gameplay-wise, it's not much different from its precedessors; simply just button-mashing minigames which may or may not include weird premises.

Unused Graphics

Test Graphic

A test graphic of some sorts, which doesn't appear even in the game's operator menu.

Time Up!

A "Time Up!" graphic. It is never used, and is even left untranslated in the game's localizations.

(Source: tikal.)

Unused Text

First Revisions

The first revisions of the game have a time notation after the build date text, but it's not displayed.

GQ876 ver.JAD Offset: 0xF2884	GQ876 ver.AAA Offset: 0xF17D4	GQ876 ver.EAA Offset: 0xF17EC	GQ876 ver.KAA Offset: 0xF2EF4
1998.07.04. 17:30	1998.07.05.18:20	1998.07.07.11:00	1998.07.21.18:40

Second Revisions

The second revision releases still have some text from currently undocumented earlier versions:

GX908 ver.JAA Offset: 0xF7000	GX908 ver.KAA Offset: 0xF7674
G*876 JBA VERSION 1998.07.16. 15:10	G*876 KAA VERSION 1998.07.10.17:00

(Source: tikal.)

Version Differences

There are six documented versions of the game, spanning two revisions:

• GQ876 - The first version of the game, released on a dedicated cabinet.
  • ver.JAD - The original Japanese release.
  • ver.AAA - An Asian localization, known as hyperbbca in MAME.
  • ver.EAA - An European localization, known as hyperbbc in MAME.
  • ver.KAA - A Korean localization, known as hyperbbck in MAME.
• GX908 - A version of the game meant for generic cabinets, released a year after the original.
  • ver.JAA - The Japanese release, known as hypbbc2p in MAME.
  • ver.KAA - A Korean localization, known as hypbbc2pk in MAME.

General

• While the original release loads content from flash ROMs, the revision loads from a CD.
• The dedicated cabinet version has a limit of three players per cabinet, which was shortened to two in the revision.

Title Screen/Attract

• The Konami logo was updated in the second revisions.

GQ876	GX908

• This game has a functionality which allows two machines to be connected, allowing for 6 (GQ876) or 4 (GX908) players to play together. It appears this function was going to be promoted a little more in the game's attract sequence, aside from the game's intro, but it never seems to be the case. While these graphics can be found unused in the Asian and European versions of the first release, they were completely blanked out from both Korean versions.

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  6 Players needed!

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  Perfectly completed.

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  Retry?

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• Several backgrounds in the intro sequence were altered in the localizations to remove depictions of the player characters from the HAIR minigame:

JP	AS/KR/EU
In this comic book-styled background, the character was changed to the coach from the same minigame. In addition, the color of the graphic is slightly redder.
In this illustrated background, the dancers were replaced with cats, which don't seem to be taken from any specific minigame.
This modified screenshot of the HAIR minigame was replaced with a screenshot from the EAT'EM minigame.

Name Entry

Each of the game's regional variants contain different name choices, with the Japanese version having 64, the Korean versions 60, and the Asia/Europe versions 52. The names are identical between the first and second revisions.

Japan [Translation]	Korea [Translation]	Asia/Europe
さくら [Sakura]	갑순이 [Gabsun-i]	Rose
三四郎 [Sanshirou]	갑돌이 [Gabdol-i]	Jack
イチロー [Ichiro]	삼손 [Samson]	Hank
あらし [Arashi]	타잔 [Tarzan]	Colt
ハカセ [Doctor]	게임박사 [Game Doctor]	Doc
マリリン [Marilyn]	향단이 [Hyangdan-i]	Marilyn
ソリマチ [Sorimachi]	놀부 [Nolbu]	Leo
ヒロスエ [Hirosue]	흥부 [Heungbu]	Diana
ロドリゲス [Rodriguez]	이몽룡 [Yi Mongryong]	Texan
アントニオ [Antonio]	성춘향 [Seong Chunhyang]	Newyorker
九州男児 [Kyushu man]	싸모님 [Madam]	Ace
江戸っ子 [Tokyoite]	사장님 [Boss]	Big Boss
関西人 [Kansai person]	왕비 [Queen]	Queen
道産子 [Hokkaido child]	왕자 [Prince]	King
エースのジョー [Joe the Ace]	구미오 [Nine-tailed fox]	Gaia
鉄心 [Thunderleg]	왕서방 [Mr. Wang]	Samurai
ガメッツ [Gamets]	황진이 [Hwang Jini]	Axl
西川くん [Nishikawa-Kun]	우주제왕 [Space Emperor]	Napoleon
ビジュアル系 [Visual kei]	아기공룡 [Baby dinosaur]	John Doe
いいひと [Good person]	영구 [Yeong-gu]	Bikini Queen
飯野 [Iino]	어우동 [Eowudong]	Martian
監督 [Manager]	변강쇠 [Byeon-gangsoe]	Stud
社長 [President]	옥녀 [Ongnyeo]	Caligula
女王様 [Queen]	땡칠이 [Ttaengchil-i]	Grizzly
王様 [King]	팔등신 [Well-proportioned figure]	Atlas
王子様 [Prince]	서울뜨기 [Seoul hillbilly]	Geek
オレ様 [Me (arrogant)]	육체파 [Glamour]	Brutus
風林火山 [Furinkazan]	개구장이 [The mischievous]	Cobra
借金王 [Debt King]	이쁜은정 [Pretty Eunjeong]	Magnum
宇宙帝王 [Space Emperor]	땡칠이 [Ttaengchil-i]	Joy
外人 [Foreigner]	뺑덕어멈 [Ppaengdeogeomeom]	Medic
宇宙人 [Alien]	비서 [Secretary]	Secretary
オッパイ星人 [Man Overly Obsessed With Boobs]	신용 [Credit]	Honey
スケベ男 [Lewd Man]	허리케인 [Hurricane]	Love Hunter
スケベ女 [Lewd Woman]	악마 [Demon]	Angel Heart
ヘンタイ [Pervert]	꺼벙이 [Idiot]	First Lady
オタク [Otaku]	시오리 [Shiori]	Pudding Eater
絶倫 [(Sexual slang of man) vigorous,unequaled]	콩쥐 [Kongjwi]	Dog Lover
名器 [(Sexual slang of woman) The famous thing]	안방마님 [The mistress]	Hunk
馬なみ [Big-dicked]	얼큰이 [Spicy]	Lisa
剛毛 [Bristles]	똘이장군 [General Ttol-i]	Pepperoni
ハナ毛 [Nose hair]	밤순님 [Thief]	Rice Cooker
まいっちんぐ [Maicching]	짜장맨 [Jjajangman]	Android
ナイスバディ [Nice body]	당근이지 [Of course]	Chapter 2
ラブラブ [Love Love]	물산아씨 [Ms. Mulsan]	Sleeper
テクニシャン [Technician]	촌놈 [Country man]	Angel
へたくそ [Unskilled]	불가사리 [Starfish]	Muse
武闘派 [Martial-type]	개구리 [Frog]	Dancer
頭脳派 [Brain-type]	뚱보아짜 [Fat dad]	Discotic
肉体派 [Body-type]	연과장 [Senior Manager Yeon]	Jazz Man
ゴッドハンド [God Hand]	차대리 [Assistant Manager Cha]	King of Pop
ビートマニア [Beatmania]	바람둥이 [Playboy]	Punk Rocker
パンゲア [Pangaea]	천사 [Angel]
ハルキゲニア [Hallucigenia]	백조 [Swan]
アバンギャルド [Avant-garde]	공주병 [Princess complex]
インドメタシン [Indomethacin]	왕자병 [Prince complex]
ルーズソックス [Loose socks]	안달족 [Andals]
ファッチューチョン [Buddha Jumps Over the Wall]	뽀뽀뽀 [Kissing]
エロマンガ [Erotic manga]	대원군 [Daewongun]
ビッグマグナム [Big Magnum]	아소짱 [Aso-Chan]
はんごろし [Half-dead]
ヒゲボイン [Beard and big breasts]
初心者 [Beginner]
2回目 [Second time]

Minigames

Gameplay

• Before each minigame begins, a splash screen displaying its title appears. While in the Japanese release the background of this screen consists of a simple texture displaying the game's title, it was changed to a slightly rugged texture with no text in the localizations.

JP	AS/KR/EU

• The Japanese releases highlight certain words in the minigame splash graphics, mostly using yellow text, though other colors such as cyan and red can also be seen. The localizations, however, seem to have their own rules regarding how should text be colored in these splash screens:
  • In the Asian and European releases, all upper-case letters are highlighted in yellow. The lower-case letter "a", numbers, and lone exclamation marks/interrogation points are highlighted in magenta. In the case of double exclamation marks, the first one is highlighted in yellow and the second one in magenta.
  • In the Korean release, the first character of each section of a minigame's title is highlighted, always in an alternating order of magenta, then yellow. Exclamation marks and interrogation points are also highlighted in the order after the initial character, though it is always "reset" a new section is reached (e.g. if the last character of the first section is a yellow exclamation mark, the first character of the second section will also be yellow, rather than magenta).

JP	AS/EU	KR

Names

...But does it make sense? The translations on this page need to be proofread. If you are fluent enough in this language, please make any corrections necessary!

Each of the localized versions have fewer minigames than the original Japanese releases, as noted below. Despite not being available, they still have their associated graphics unused in the data. The reference listed below takes in consideration the order in which these minigames appear in the "Choose Your Game" screen. For the sake of readability, the text styling applied to the Asian/European titles will not be displayed here.

Name Reference
Japan		Asia/Europe		Korea
ロボ合体 [Robot fusion]	三身！　合体！　六超神！！ [Three bodies! Unite! Six super gods!!]	ROBOT	Transform! It's a Hyper Giant Ultra Super Robot!!	로봇합체 [Robot fusion]	변신! 3단합체 로봇트!! [Transform! 3-stage combination robot!!]
ダイナマイト [Dynamite]	ダダダダッと　ダイナマイト　大爆発だ！！ [The great rumbling dynamite explosion!!]	DYNAMITE	Blow It Up! You are the Explosives Expert!	다이나마이트 [Dynamite]	꽝꽝꽝! 다이나마이트 대폭발!! [Boom boom boom! Dynamite explosion!!]
空手 [Karate]	燃えろ　空手家　危機一髮！！ [Burn! Karateka on the brink!!]	KARATE	Karate!! Karate!! Karate!!	태권 [Taekwon]	파이팅! 태권도! 위기일발!! [Fighting! Taekwondo! Close call!!]
COOK	パパの　手料理　どんな味！？ [What does dad's cooking taste like!?]	COOKING	Hey Daddy! What's for Dinner Tonight?	요리 [Cooking]	오늘의 요리 어떤맛일까!? [What will today's dish taste like!?]
ピアノ [Piano]	はいはい　ピアノの　おけいこよ！！ [Now, let's practice the piano!!]	PIANO	NOW Let's Practice Piano!!	피아노 [Piano]	피아노 레슨! 시작!! [Piano lessons! Let's begin!!]
テキパキ [Quickly]	俺たちは　バーガー屋で　テキパキ作る！！ [Preparing food quickly at the burger shop!]	BURGER	Part Time Job at the Burger Joint!!	요리사 [Chef]	햄버거가게의 척척 요리사!! [The Burger Shop's Quick Chef!]
パイ投げ [Pie throw]	ハイパー　パイ投げ　選手権！！ [Hyper pie-throwing championship!!]	PIE	Happy Wedding Athlete!!	파이던지기 [Pie throw]	하이퍼! 파이던지기 선수권!! [Hyper! Pie-throwing championship!!]
フラワー [Flower]	キレイに　お花が　咲きました！！ [The flowers have bloomed beautifully!!]	FLOWER	It's a Miracle!! The Fastest Growing Flowers ever!!	꽃 [Flower]	예쁜 꽃이 피었습니다!! [Beautiful flowers have bloomed!!]
でんわ [Telephone]	電話の　向こうは　カワイイあの娘！！ [That cute girl on the other side of the call!]	TELEPHONE	Hey boy!! Call Your Baby for Some Love!!	전화 [Telephone]	그녀에게 빨리 전화를!! [Call her quickly!!]
オーブン [Oven]	こんな　オーブン　あったらいいね！！ [I wish I had an oven like this!!]	OVEN	It's Dinner Time!! Match 3 Pictures to get Your Supper!	렌지 [Microwave]	이런오븐 있으면 좋겠네!! [I wish I had an oven like this!!]
釣り [Fishing]	今日は　入れ食い　絶好調！！ [Today the fish bite steadily!!]	FISHING	Be the Fastest Fisherman Today!	낚시 [Fishing]	오늘! 최고의 낚시꾼은 누구!! [Today! Who is the best fisherman!!]
ビル破壊 [Building destruction]	こわせ　破壊だ　デストロイ！！ [Destroy it! Destruction! DESTROY!!]	DEMOLITION	Destroy! You are the Demolition Expert!	건물파괴 [Building destruction]	부셔라! 부셔라! 파괴다!! [Destroy it! Destroy it! Destruction!!]
時計 [Clock]	目覚まし　ポッポで　おはようさん！！ [Waking up with the pigeon alarm clock!]	CLOCK	Good Morning!! It is Time to Wake Up!!	시계 [Clock]	따르릉! 좋은아침! 시간맞춰! [Bring-ring! Good morning! Right on time!]
コギャル [Kogal]	コギャルが　レストランで　やたら食う！！ [Kogals eating a lot at the restaurant!!]	EAT'EM	The Endless Insatiable Appetite!!	여고생 [High-school girl]	여고생! 빨리먹기 선수권!! [High-school girl speed eating championship!]
アッチ [There]	コッチから　アッチまで　行きたいのだ！！ [I wanna go from here to there!!]	BRIDGE	Build a Bridge with Colorful Magic Bricks!!	다리 [Bridge]	누가! 더빨리 건널까!? [Who will cross the bridge faster!?]
ビル登り [Building climbing]	登れ！　このビル　根性だ！！ [Climb! This building's got guts!!]	CLIMBER	Hurry!! Climb the Building!!	화장실 [Bathroom]	급하다 급해! 화장실로!! [Hurry, hurry! To the bathroom!]
ピンボール [Pinball]	ピピン　ピンピン　ピンボール！！ [Pipin pinpin pinball!!]	ALIEN	Let's Stop the Alien Invasion for Fun!!	핀볼 [Pinball]	우주인을 잡아라!! 잡아라!! [Catch the alien! Catch it!]
馬 [Horse]	ロケットと　馬で　ロケット馬！！ [A rocket and a horse, a rocket horse!!]	HORSE	The Horse Rocket Derby!!	말 [Horse]	초고속! 로켓트 말!! [Super fast! Rocket horse!!]
間違い [Mistake]	テチガイ　マチガイ　カンチガイ！！ [Errors! Blunders! Mistakes!!]	MISTAKES	Who's Wearing the Wrong Dress?	착각 [Mistake]	앗, 착오! 앗, 실수! 앗, 착각! [Oh, an error! Oh, a mistake! Oh, a mix up!]
豆 [Bean]	おっさん　ぱくぱく　豆キャッチ！！ [Munching old man bean catch!!]	BEANS	Nice Catch!! Feed the Hungry Caveman!!	사탕 [Candy]	털보아저씨! 사탕받아 먹기!! [Hairy guy! Get this candy and eat it!!]
アフロ [Afro]	ダンスで　アフロを　デカくしろ！！ [Make your afro bigger by dancing!!]	HAIR	Saturday Night Dancers!!	펑크머리 [Punk hair]	춤을추어! 펑크머리를 더욱크게!! [Dance! Make your punk hair bigger!]
サッカー [Soccer]	ゆけゆけ　天才　ストライカー！！ [Go! Go! Genius striker!!]	SOCCER	The Great Soccer Shoot-out!!	축구 [Soccer]	GO! GO! 천재 스트라이커!! [Go! Go! Genius striker!!]
花火 [Fireworks]	やったね　今夜は　花火大会だ！！ [You did it! There'll be fireworks tonight!]	FIREWORKS	Fire in the Sky!!	불꽃놀이 [Fireworks]	야호! 오늘밤은 불꽃놀이다!! [Hooray! There'll be fireworks tonight!]
星集め [Star catching]	回転！　誰が星をたくさん　集めたか！？ [Spin! Who collected the most stars!?]	STAR	Twinkle Twinkle Star Catcher!!	별따기 [Star picking]	회전! 별따먹기 레이스!! [Spin! The star-catching race!!]
ダルマ [Daruma]	おなじみ　またまた　だるま落としだ！！ [The familiar daruma drop yet again!!]	DARUMA	Ancient Oriental Daruma Drop!!	블럭빼기 [Block removal]	아! 바로그 블럭빼기다!! [Ah! It's the block removal!!]
サイコロ [Dice]	サイコロが　サイコロで　そういうことだ！！ [Dice, dice, that's what it is!]	DICE	Dice Dice Roll the Dice!!	주사위 [Dice]	주사위가 주사위고 또주사위다!! [Dice, dice, and dice again!!]
箱 [Box]	箱が　回って　どっち向き！！ [The box turns and faces which way!?]	BOX	What's in the Mystery Box?	상자 [Box]	상자가 돌고돌면 어느것일까! [If the box spins around, which one will it be!?]

Short Title	Japan	Asia	Korea	Europe
ROBOT	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DYNAMITE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
KARATE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
COOKING	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PIANO	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BURGER	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PIE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FLOWER	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TELEPHONE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OVEN	Yes	No	No	Yes
FISHING	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DEMOLITION	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CLOCK	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
EAT'EM	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BRIDGE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CLIMBER	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ALIEN	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
HORSE	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
MISTAKES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BEANS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
HAIR	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
SOCCER	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FIREWORKS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
STAR	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
DARUMA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DICE	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
BOX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

• The HORSE, STAR, OVEN and DICE minigames are absent from the Asian release.
• The HAIR minigame is absent from the European release.
• The OVEN minigame is absent from the Korean release, leaving its associated graphics and sounds entirely unused.

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  Splash

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  Icon

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  Instructions

• Due to these changes, the order of the minigames in Time Attack mode was also altered in the Asian release:

	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
JP/KR/EU	DYNAMITE	HORSE	SOCCER	COOKING	DARUMA
AS	DYNAMITE	SOCCER	COOKING	BRIDGE	DARUMA