----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************* VIB RIBBON ********************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playstation Music Game released 2000 UK (PAL) English Language FAQ (Final Version) Author - falsehead (Sophie Cheshire). Contact me at falsehead@aol.com vib ribbon is a music game that allows you to play any music CD as a game. Inserting your music CD in when prompted will caue the sophisticated music programme to analyse the music and created a line of shapes based on the rhythm, tempo and melody of the song or instrumental track. The line is made up of four basic shapes, block, pit, wave and loop, plus combinations of two different shapes. Along this line dances a rabbit called vibri, by timing you button presses she clears obstacles on the line and increases your score. This FAQ is being written for all of those people struggling with the Japanese version and who may want to know what all the menu screens mean and just what darling little vibri is telling us all! Plus some friends and me have attempted to translate some of the songs so I hope you find our efforts at the lyrics and inspiration for you to try and figure them out yourselves. This FAQ is copyright Sophie Cheshire 2001. If you want to use it you can but email me first for politeness sake. Check out Sony Europe's Official Vib Ribbon site at this address (you'll need Flash though) http://www.playstation-europe.com/games/mini_sites/vibribbon/vibflash/english/vib_ribbon.html I also have the Vib Ribbon songs as MPEGS email me if you would like them!! ***************************************************************************** FAQ Q1: What is Vibri? A: Vibri is the rabbit you guide along the ribbon created by the music. Q2: Argh she just turned in to a Frog, then a Worm! A: Make nine mistakes in one form and you will be devolved down into the next form. Keep devolving and the game will end. The evolutionary stages are evolve up from rabbit to queen-angel vibri, evolve back down to rabbit, frog and worm. Make nine mistakes as the worm and it's game over. Q3: So I'm a stinking, dirty Frog then, how do I get back? A: Clear twenty shapes without messing up and you will evolve up one level. Behind you is a circle of dots, each shape cleared adds to that circle. Mess up and the circle clears. Q4: Ok so what's so special about Queen-angel vibri? A: Your score goes up big time as the Queen. Look at the shapes (coupons) that swirl behind you, each shape cleared as worm, frog or rabbit adds only one piece to the row of shapes. Clear shapes as the queen and the shapes fill in much quicker! Q5: But what do the shapes mean? A: The better you do the more spectacular shapes you'll have when you finish. These translate into your score. You start off with thin purple crosses and lines and these gradually build into bright yellow hexagons and double triangles etc. At the end these are added up to form your score. Q6: Whats this bonus about? A: Depending on what state your in when you finish you'll get a clear bonus added to your score. If you are the Queen you get about a quarter of your score again added on. Vibri gets about a fifth, the frog about a seventh and the Worm a big fat zero. NOTE: In the Vib ribbon game songs there are two per level. At the end of the first song no matter what you state you start the next song as vibri. However your score coupons are carried over and your end bonus for finishing the previous song is added to them. Q7: How else can I get points? A: A few more points can be gained though freestyling. If you perform a move on the line before a shape that did not require that move to clear it you will get a small freestyle bonus if you then clear the shape successfully. Eg. You see wave coming up, but do a move for clearing a block just before then quickly clear the wave. Just doing a wave move before would get you nothing. Q8: Who is responsible for this madness? A: The company are called Nana On Sha. The fellow behind that company is Masaya Matsuura who also gave us the brilliant Parappa the Rapper and Un Jammer Lammy. Q9: Wibble, why didn't it come out in the US? A: Well although it was critically well received on import in the US the poor sales of Parappa and Um Jammer must have put them off making the effort to market it over there. Lucky old Europe won out this time usually we have to put up with non-releases and look at America with jealous eyes. Q10: I don't Understand what you are supposed to do on the Speed Courses? A: Well this is not quite so clear cut. You must have your own CD for this, select speed option and choose a difficulty. Now the ribbon will only move towards you at a slow rate from one direction. You have to clear the obstacles to speed the ibbon up, the faster you clear the obstacles, the quicker the timer hand at the top moves towards the goal. The line gest faster th more shapes you complete with out messing up. To get really good scores yo must perform freestyle moves inbetween shapes, that increases the lines speed futher. ************************************************************************** MENUS After the introduction you'll get a language menu (European version) and then a second menu - GAME, HOW TO PLAY, LANGUAGE. Then after choosing GAME you'll get four options: - Play With Vib Ribbon Disc - Play With Own Choice Of CD - Options - Back 1) PLAY WITH VIB RIBBON DISC. Here you can choose three difficulty levels. - Bronze (Easy) Songs are 'Polaroid' and 'Sunny Day' - Silver (Normal) Songs are 'Laugh and Peace' and 'Universal Dance' - Gold (Hard) Songs are 'Overflowing Emotions' and 'Roll Along' - High Scores - Back HIGH SCORES (Vib Ribbon Disc) BRONZE 1) 6000 2) 4000 3) 2000 SILVER 1) 6000 2) 4000 3) 2000 GOLD 1) 5500 2) 3500 3) 1500 * If you beat the 3rd score Vibri will sing a little song for you on completion of the track. Beat the 2nd or 1st score and her song will be a little longer and congratulate you more. FAILING A SONG WILL MAKE VIBRI UNHAPPY!!!! She will cry, or feign suicide or even run at the screen yelling "GRRRRRR". So don't let her down OK? These apply to all high scores including the free plays with you own CDs. 2) PLAY WITH OWN CHOICE OF CD. Insert any music disc and choose from the following. - Single Track (choose one track to play though) - All Tracks (tackle the whole album in one go) - Speed (take the speed challenge) - Auto (let Vibri demonstrate for you) - High Score - Back (return to previous menu) HIGH SCORES (PLAY WITH OWN CD) SINGLE 1) 6500 2) 4500 3) 2500 ALL 1) 50 000 2) 35 000 3) 20 000 SPEED COURSE DIFFICULTIES AND HIGH SCORES BRONZE 50/60/70 SILVER 55/65/75 GOLD 65/75/85 ***************************************************************************** LYRICS TO THE VIB RIBBON SONGS. Well these aren't exactly the lyrics, sung as they are in slightly impenetrable japlish. But we've had abit of a stab at figuring them out. Only the last GOLD track ('Roll Along')isn't included as its all in Japanese! BRONZE TRACK ONE - 'POLAROID' Walking by the ribbon Up its spiny side Raindrops falling me I have no umbrella Search in my car Search in my house I can't find just anything I want Search in my heart Search in my hopes There's no rules so Any time, any place Walking by the ribbon Up its spiny side Raindrops falling me I have no umbrella Walk until I find it Such a happy time Please say "Good night" to me I feel all alone Ready for you Ready for me I don't know what I'm just looking for Ready for life Ready for death There's no rules so Any time, any place Looking for my answer Looking for my dreams Starting over Looking for my answer Looking for my future Hey, I gotta watch, I know Step by step Walk through mountains Step by step Walk through oceans Step by step Walk forever I'll be running Jumping down Walk through mountains Jumping down Walk through oceans Jumping down Walk forever I can guess everything *************** BRONZE TRACK TWO - 'Sunny Day' Sunny days every morning I wake up and see it's so fine day Whenever I hop out of bed Greet you and always you're very kind After a long time I'll see you today Over a long distance Now you're coming to me much There's no time Hurry up Everything's so fantastic There's no time Hurry up Don't be late Just be on time Somehow I go up my house There is smoke It's too special Like my bus still spin their wheels So fast, so fast Boy, I don't have time Same town, same streets Same shopping as usual Anything and everything Make me happy and tendentious There's no time Hurry up There comes a time We're growing up now There's no time Hurry up Don't worry, I'll come soon There's no time Hurry up Everything's so fantastic There's no time Hurry up There will be someone There's no time Hurry up You will play before you go, you There's no time Hurry up Get up and be ready for your happy life ******************** SILVER TRACK ONE - 'Laugh and Peace' Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Don't stop now Don't stop now Laugh at things that are really Laugh and Peace Stop now Stop now Laugh at things that are really unusual Laugh and Peace Shake it out Yo, the beats are strong Yo, the beats are strong But the night is long Laugh and laugh and laugh and Things that are really there Yo, the beats are strong Yo, the beats are strong But the night is long Laugh and Peace and Peace and Peace and Peace Laugh and Peace and Peace and Peace and Peace Laugh and Peace and Peace and Peace and Peace Laugh and Pe and Pe and Pe Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Ladies and Gentlemen Yeeeoww! Don't stop now Don't stop now Laugh at things that are really Laugh and Peace Stop now Stop now Laugh at things that are really unusual Laugh and Peace Shake it out Yo, the beats are strong Yo, the beats are strong But the night is long Laugh and laugh and laugh and Things that are really there Yo, the beats are strong Yo, the beats are strong But the night is long Laugh Laugh Really, really, really, wow! And And that are Really, really, really Don't stop now Don't stop now Laugh at things that are really Laugh and Peace Stop now Stop now Laugh at things that are really unusual Laugh and Peace Yo, the beats are strong Yo, the beats are strong But the night is long Laugh and laugh and laugh and Things that are really there Yo, the beats are strong Yo, the beats are strong But the night is long Waaaaaaaaaah ************ SILVER TRACK TWO - 'Universal Dance' One, two! One, two, three, four! I just want to shake my head Can't get rest; stop hurting each other! I just want to stomp my feet Can't get peace; stop arguing! I just want to shake my hips Can't get rest; stop fighting! I just want to clap my hands Can't you see; go get some for me Do you want to shake your head? And get you hurting each other! Do you want to stomp your feet? And get bored; stop arguing! Do you want to shake your hips? And get bored; stop fighting! Do you want to clap your hands? And get big; don't stop for your Don't stop now for all bitter and sad things Don't do things that master didn't; it's spreading Let's go home You can love, baby; it's gonna be happy You can give a friend reason so don't stop Don't stop; don't stop; it's gonna be crazy You can give a friend rhythm so don't stop Some day, every day Everything, anything, anywhere We're having fun Now's the time for all bitter and sad things Now do things that master didn't; it's spreading Let's go home You can love, baby; it's gonna be happy You can give a friend reason so don't stop Don't stop; don't stop; it's gonna be crazy You can give a friend reason so don't stop Some day, every day, everything Every life, everyone Vib Ribbon Everything has its day Everything, anything, got to move! We're having fun ******************* GOLD TRACK ONE - 'Overflowing Emotions' CHORUS: You're not the baby of my heart I'm not the mommy Do you know? Can't you see? (Verses are in Japanese) ***************** VIBRI'S SPECIAL SONG (If you choose "How to Play in the first menu Vibri will sing and demonstrate the game, here are the lyrics for non-english version owning players) la la la la oh what fun whoops that was close (jumps block) Vib Ribbon is a game where you press the buttons that match the sound generated shapes WAAGH!! This is what happens when you make a mistake! (devolves) Don't worry you can still make it (evolves back) Vib Ribbon only uses 4 buttons L1, R1, d-pad down and X It's really simple! Look out there's a lot coming this way Press L1 and you'll jump right over it! Here comes a block Press L1 for Blocks Press L1 for Blocks Here comes a Loop Press R1 for loops Press R1 for Loops Next comes a Pit Press d-pad down Press d-pad down Next is a Wave Press X for Waves Press X for Waves Phew, I'm shattered. But it's not over yet. Hang on.. Hey what's this shape? It's a Block with a Pit so press L1 and d-pad down together I see, Oh no there are loads coming! Check the instructions for more OK time to try the Bronze course +****************************************************************** So I hope you get a chance to try this excellent game. Any comments, corrections, lyric suggestions should be sent to me at falsehead@aol.com Thanx to all at www.gamefaqs.com for being such a laff and giving me the push to actually start contributing my own work.