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Bishi Bashi Special - PAL version
For Sony Playstation
Konami
Basics FAQ
Version 1.2
By chandlerbing
Wing_pui@hotmail.com
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This Basics Guide was started on: 24 July 2001
This Basics Guide was updated on: 5 August 2001

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Bishi Bashi Special is copyright 2000 by Konami
This guide copyright 2001 chandlerbing

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REVISION UPDATE
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= 29/7/2001

Version 0.1 posted - General controls, Tips for 20 mini-games, credits. FAQ 
size 16k.

= 30/7/2001

Version 0.2 - 7 more mini-game game tips added, credits updated. FAQ size 
20k.

= 1/8/2001

Version 0.8 - 19 more Super Bishi Bashi mini-game game tips added, updated 2 
Super Bishi Bashi mini-games, minor corrections. Section 4 on Hyper Bishi 
Bashi has begun, 11 Hyper Bishi Bashi included. Added Credits to the 
contents section. FAQ size 40k.

= 2/8/2001

Version 1.1 - Minor corrections to mini-game titles, added a new section 
'Differences Between SUPER and HYPER Bishi Bashi'. 10 new Hyper Bishi Bashi 
mini-game tips added. FAQ size 47k.

= 5/8/2001

Version 1.2 - Revised the Introduction section. Corrected mini-game name 
from 'Drive Thru 1 to 9' to 'Step on 1 Thru 9'. 3 new Hyper Bishi Bashi 
mini-game tips added. Differences Between SUPER AND HYPER Bishi Bashi 
updated. Credits updated.

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Contents
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1. Introduction * REVISED *
2. General Controls
3. Basics Guide to Super Bishi Bashi
4. Basics Guide to Hyper Bishi Bashi * UPDATED *
5. Differences Between SUPER and HYPER Bishi Bashi * UPDATED *
6. Credits * UPDATED *

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1. Introduction   * REVISED *
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Welcome everyone to my guide to the ultimate party game on the Playstation. 
As you may know, Bishi Bashi Special is a unique yet bizarre party game 
created only by the imaginative minds of Konami. This compilation consists 
of two games in one disc. Super Bishi Bashi and Hyper Bishi Bashi. Both of 
which were sold separately in Japan, so we are getting quite a value for our 
money here! And now that the game has been re-released in the budget range 
'Value', there's no reason not to experience this game! It'll be the 
highlight of any party I guarantee it.

The purpose of this Basics Guide is to help beginners get started and 
acquainted with Bishi Bashi Special - how it is played and how to get the 
most out of each of the mini games offered in this pack. Obviously, there's 
nothing quite like first-hand experience of your own, but this guide points 
out what you should also be aware of, the traps, the functions and so on.


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2. General Controls
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Many of the mini-games in Bishi Bashi Special do share common controls. So 
don't worry about having to learn different controls for different games! 
However, there are some mini-games that do have unique control systems. 
These shall be covered during the guide to the games itself.

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2.1 Multiple Choices
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Controls: Square (Left choice), Cross (Middle choice), Circle (Right choice)


A lot of the mini-games do consist of this method of control and includes:

Examples from SUPER BISHI BASHI
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Dice, Dice, More Dice
Facing Which Way
No Cheating
Is That A UFO?
Me Find Mistake!

Examples from HYPER BISHI BASHI
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Dice, Dice, Even More Dice
Facing Which Way
What's Different

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2.2 Button Bashing
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Controls: All Buttons (except START and SELECT)


NOTES: Your LEFT thumb should cover the directional pad (left, right, up, 
down) and you LEFT fingers covering both the L1 and L2 buttons.
Your RIGHT thumb should cover the circle, square, cross, triangle, and you 
right fingers should cover the R1 and R2 buttons. The button bashing games 
usually involves hitting the buttons as quickly as possible but there are 
variations to the rules however.

Examples from SUPER BISHI BASHI
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Burst The Balloon
Shake The Can To Outer Space
Mechanical Pencil Basher
Eat-o-rama

Examples from HYPER BISHI BASHI
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Building Tear Down
Flower Bloomer

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2.3 Racing Controls
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Controls: Triangle - accelerate the car


Do not keep hold of the accelerate button for longer than necessary. This is 
essentially important in the mini-games such as 'Knock 'Em All Off' and 
'Race Or
Fall' because you may find yourself falling off the cliffs or building tops 
if you don't slow it down!

Examples from SUPER BISHI BASHI
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Race Or Fall
Mega Speed Race
Knock Down The Pins
Knock 'Em All Off
Shoot The Tank



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3. Basics Guide to SUPER BISHI BASHI
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The games will be placed in alphabetical order.

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BLASTER SODA RACE
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HOW TO PLAY: Press LEFT/RIGHT or L1/R1 over and over to rev up and speed up 
your racing car to reach the finishing line within a certain time.

For this game, It would be far easier to use the left/right buttons on the 
directional pad because your left thumb will be able to alternate between 
left and right in a flash. You can use the R1/R2 buttons if it suits you 
better.

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BUILDING CLIMBER
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HOW TO PLAY: Press LEFT/RIGHT or L1/R1 over and over to move your super hero 
up the building and to reach the top.

To qualify, you must be able to reach the top of the building within the 
allocated time. The points earned depend on how long it takes you to reach 
the top. It would be far easier to use the left/right buttons on the 
directional pad because your thumb will be able to alternate between left 
and right in a flash.
You can use the R1/R2 buttons if it suits you better.

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BURGER GIRL
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the LEFT/RIGHT directional buttons, catch the falling 
ingredients to make up each burger. There are 5 phases.

Now this game shouldn't be hard at all. However do be aware of phase 3 as 
the ingredients will fall down closer to each other and going for one side 
may mean you have to move fast to the opposite side or risk missing the 
ingredient.

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BURST THE BALLOON
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HOW TO PLAY: Bash all buttons (except START aand SELECT) over and over, as 
quickly as possible to burst the balloon in the time allocated.

If you manage to burst the balloon in less than 3.10 seconds, you are 
guaranteed top marks of 10 points. Follow the tips given in section 2.2 
under the heading 'Button Bashing'.

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CAR DESTROYER
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HOW TO PLAY: Using you bat located at the bottom of the screen, move LEFT 
and
RIGHT to hit the ball towards the moving targets.

This mini-game regurgitates the classic game Arkanoid and involves using a 
bat and ball to destroy the floating targets. Except that in Car Destroyer, 
the targets are moving too. There is no penalty if your ball falls below the 
screen but remember that time is precious and there is a slight delay for 
the ball to reappear on the screen. As you hit more targets, you will earn 
an extra ball on the playing field to help you to hit more targets.

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COLLECT A BUNCH O' STARS
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the LEFT/RIGHT directional buttons to tilt the car 
downwards, collecting stars on the way.

The quickest way to progress in this mini-game is to alternate between the 
left and right buttons really efficiently. By this, I mean that you should 
NOT tap the buttons lightly but HOLD them down to make sure the car moves 
off each ledge with power and speed. If you miss any star, IGNORE them, just 
focus on moving the car downwards because there are more stars to collect as 
you move further down.

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DICE, DICE, MORE DICE
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the buttons SQUARE (left dice), CROSS (middle dice) and
CIRCLE (right dice), select the dice with the highest value each turn.

Example: If you see the following: 2, 3, 4. Press the CIRCLE button.
All I can say is that you should be familiar with the dice format. This will 
definitely save you time...except for the numbers 7, 8, 9.

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DODGE OR DIE!!
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HOW TO PLAY: You must help a businessman reach the end of the course. You 
may use the left and right directional buttons and CIRCLE to jump) to dodge 
the many obstacles going against you.

You cannot jump over rockets, boulders or crates. You will lose far more 
energy if you bump into these than if you bump into cats or logs, and 
ultimately affects the number of points earned at the end of the round. For 
example, if you bump into a boulder just ONCE and nothing else, then you may 
earn between 6-7 points (depending on the difficulty level) if you reach the 
end of the round. But if you bump into a cat just ONCE and bump nothing 
else, then you are most certainly going to earn 9 points.

NOTE: The character has a secret move that is not explained in the demo 
screen.
It is basically a cartwheel that you may use to dodge obstacles. This move 
is difficult to pull off and the exact button presses to activate this move 
is unclear. I found that pressing LEFT, DOWN-LEFT, DOWN, DOWN-RIGHT, RIGHT 
in a semi-circular motion followed by any button pulls off this move more 
often than not, but I don't recommend using it though.


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EAT-O-RAMA
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HOW TO PLAY: Just bash all the buttons!

Follow the advice given in section 2.2 on how your hands should be 
positioned for maximum result. The height of the plates stashed on top of 
each other can be a useful indicator as to how far ahead (or behind) you are 
to your opponent.

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FACIAL SLOT MACHINE
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HOW TO PLAY: Pressing any button (example - X), stop each on the three 
machine slots to the face shown on the top of the screen.

This is difficult and there is no easy way to approach this. A word of 
advice,
DON'T on any account rely on pressing the buttons randomly hoping to stop at 
the correct combination. The chances are you may not succeed. Keep a careful 
out on each of the slots and time it carefully. If in one slot the same face 
follows the required face, the task may be a little easier. Be patient.

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FACING WHICH WAY
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HOW TO PLAY: A picture will be shown and covered. Then the picture will be 
flipped about in various directions before stopping. You are then given 3 
choices. Using the controls for the multiple choices format as detailed in 
section 2.1, select the correct picture.

If you are in any doubts about which is the correct choice, just copy your 
friend's choice (If he/she is reliable, that is) because fortunately, this 
is not a competition to see who gets to the correct answer first.

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FIREWORKS CRAZE
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HOW TO PLAY: Press TRIANGLE, CIRCLE and CROSS buttons that corresponds to 
the colour of the fireworks that appear on screen.

Note that if there are 3 fireworks of the same colour at the same time on 
the screen, for example green, all you have to do is press the TRIANGLE 
button to cover all three of the fireworks. 1 point will be lost if you 
press a wrong response to the fireworks on screen.

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I AM THE LAW
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the buttons corresponding to the colour of the men that 
pops up on the screen. These colours can be RED, BLUE and GREEN. Don't shoot 
the ladies! (Also colour-coded)

Take advantage of preparing yourself to shoot the first man that is already 
shown on screen. The rate that the men/women pops up on screen gradually 
increases further into the game so do not rely on looking down at your pad 
at any time. Shooting women results in losing points for each one shot so be 
careful not to be too impulsive with the pressing.

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IS THAT A UFO?
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HOW TO PLAY: In playing this game, you are presented with three choices at 
the bottom of the screen. In the middle of the screen, a random picture will 
appear.
When this picture appears, press SQUARE (left choice), CROSS (middle 
choice),
CIRCLE (right choice) that is identical to the picture presented to you.

This is perhaps the easiest of the multiple choice mini-games offered in 
SUPER
BISHI BASHI. The targets will start off moving slowly so you can very easily 
see which of the three choices turn up. Note that there will be a penalty of 
-1 each time you select the wrong choice and remember if you missed which 
target appear once, they will appear again. So don't feel pressurised if you 
couldn't remember which target appeared. It'll be a different story if you 
are playing against a friend however...so practice this game by yourself 
over and over until you can pinpoint the target when the target is partially 
shown.

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IT'S RAINING COINS
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HOW TO PLAY: Moving your bar at the bottom of the screen (LEFT/RIGHT), catch 
the coins that fall from above.

The most important thing to do in this mini-game is to catch the random item 
dropped towards the end of the round. This item will immediately boost your 
coin count by a lot and can determine whether you qualified or not. It is 
essential if you are aiming for the maximum 10 points.

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JUMP FOR THE MEAT
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HOW TO PLAY: Press a button (any button will do) when the man bounces ON the 
ground. This will increase his jumping height each time you succeed. To 
qualify, he must jump high enough to grab the meat.

There is a bar to the left-hand side of the screen imitating the man's 
jumps. It is easier to calculate when to press the button if you look at 
this bar. Note that the man will jump EXTRA if your timing is PERFECT. It is 
essential to have a few of these EXTRA'S if you want the top score of 10 
points.

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KNOCK DOWN THE PINS
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HOW TO PLAY: Drive the car into the pins (TRIANGLE to accelerate) knocking 
down as many as possible.

You must swerve your car if you want a chance to score a strike. Do so, by 
pressing and holding the LEFT or RIGHT buttons on the directional pad when 
you drive close to the pins. You can press the TRIANGLE button to 
accelerate, but this is not necessary to score strikes.

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KNOCK 'EM ALL OFF
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the TRIANGLE button to accelerate, knock down the rival 
cars off the building.

Yes, and this does include your friend as well if you feel like being mean.
There are no point penalties if you fall off the building, but there are 
time delays between falling and reappearing on the arena. The rival cars do 
like wandering near the edges, so pushing them off will be a breeze. They 
rarely attempt to knock you off at all so count yourself lucky on this 
mini-game.


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LEFT AND RIGHT JUMPING GIRL
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the buttons, SQUARE (Left), CROSS (Middle) and CIRCLE
(Right), you must move the girl in either of the following sequences (she 
starts in the middle) - right, middle, left, middle, right OR left, middle, 
right, middle, left. For whichever sequence you use, it must be repeated to 
score as many jumps as possible.

Okay, take you right thumb and place them any of the following buttons - 
SQUARE,
CROSS, CIRCLE. When the game starts, press your thumb right-left, right-left 
over and over as quickly as you can! This is the easy way to play this game 
and if you do it correct, you can reach and pass 100 jumps.

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MECHANICAL PENCIL BASHER
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HOW TO PLAY: Bash all buttons to get as many lead out of the pencil as 
possible.

Follow the advice given in section 2.2 under the heading 'Button Bashing'. 
Aim for a score of about 12-13 within this game as this will guarantee you a 
top score of 10 points no matter which difficulty level you are playing at.

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ME FIND MISTAKE
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the controls for the multiple choices format as detailed 
in section 2.1, select the picture that is the odd one out!

Note that this game relies on a first come first served format in that only 
one person can select the correct answer in each round. This means that you 
must spot the 'odd one out' before your opponent does in order to receive a 
point.
Like many other multiple choices mini-games, you will lose points for 
mistakes so don't bother pressing all the buttons at random, it's not worth 
it.


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MEGA SPEED RACE
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HOW TO PLAY: Drive your car using LEFT and RIGHT directional buttons to 
dodge the rival cars and TRIANGLE to accelerate through a race. To qualify, 
you must reach the finishing line within the allocated time.

Don't hesitate to let go of the accelerate button (Triangle) if things get a 
little too fast. It is far better to drive fluently and cautiously than very 
fast and banging into cars every few seconds.

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MICE PARADISE
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HOW TO PLAY: Using LEFT/RIGHT directional buttons to change mouse movement 
directions to eat as much cheese as possible. Points may be double, tripled, 
quadrupled...depending on how many consecutive cheese you eat in a round.

Do note that the CPU mouse is quite ferocious and is willing to bump your 
mouse away from your targeted cheese so it can eat it. If your friend is 
also playing, hope that the CPU mouse chases him/her so you can go in the 
opposite direction and the cheese in your area of the arena.

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MIMICKING MONKEYS
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the SQUARE, CROSS, CIRCLE buttons in the correct order 
according to the sequence.

You need to rely on your memory skills here because it will get difficult as 
the sequence extends. You could always look at your friend's sequence but 
this is risky because they may have made a mistake. Luck may be needed 
because some sequences are extremely easy and some are extremely hard.

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MINI CAR WARS
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HOW TO PLAY: Using LEFT/RIGHT directional buttons to change car movement 
directions to catch the flag that appears on the arena.

The game play is precisely like 'Mice Paradise' with the exception that 
there is only one flag on each round rather than several flags. Try to keep 
away from the CPU or your friend as possible. If a flag appears near them, 
let them get it and aim for the next flag. This way, you won't lose out to 
ferocious bumping competition from your rivals.

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MONSTER CATASTROPHE
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the buttons CIRCLE (red), TRIANGLE (green) and CROSS 
(blue) that corresponds to the colour of the tank that appears on screen.

Note that this game relies on a first come first served format in that only 
one person can select the correct answer in each round. Like many of the 
multiple choice/colour-coordinated mini-games, you will lose points if you 
press the wrong button that corresponds to the wrong colour shown. There are 
times in this game that the same colour, such as green will crop up several 
times in a row.
Take advantage of this and respond quickly.

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NO CHEATING
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HOW TO PLAY: In playing this game, you are presented with three choices at 
the bottom of the screen. In the middle of the screen, a random word will 
appear.
When this word appears, press SQUARE (left choice), CROSS (middle choice),
CIRCLE (right choice) that is identical to the word presented to you.

Without a doubt, this mini-game is more difficult than 'Is That A UFO?' even 
though the same rules apply to both games. If you are playing on your own, 
take your time and watch each word pass by more than once, this applies 
especially to the HARD setting where the words will literally zoom by at 
rapid speed! Note that like 'Is That A UFO?' you will be deducted points if 
you make a mistake.

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NOW I KNOW MY ABC'S
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the buttons SQUARE (left column), CROSS (middle column) 
and
CIRCLE (right column), select the letters in alphabetical order from A to Z.

The required letter to select will be flashing so you do not need to do any 
thinking or recall the alphabet at all. Because the targeted letter will be 
flashing, there is no excuse really not to pass this mini-game.

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OH NO! THE BOMB'S GONNA EXPLODE
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the CROSS button between 1-3 times before pressing the 
CIRCLE button to pass the bomb to the next player. The bomb will explode as 
soon as someone hits zero. The game will resume until only one player is 
left on screen unexploded.

At the start of the game, press the CROSS button 3 times and then pass it on 
because you cannot form a strategy at the point of the game. However, when 
the number reaches about 7. Prepare. Have your friend help if possible so if 
you are holding the bomb at 7, press the CROSS 3 times to make the number 
drop to 4, then your friend presses it 3 times to drop the number to 1, then 
passes it to the CPU. The CPU player will be forced to press the button and 
will be blasted!
Leaving it to the two of you...

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PREPARE ME SOME BURGERS
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the buttons (Square = Tomato), (Triangle = Lettuce), and
(Circle = Meat), press them in order to prepare the burgers to the picture 
shown from bottom up. Example: Meat/Tomato/Meat = press Circle/Square/Circle

The key to practicing for this mini-game is to take your time first. Get to 
know which button represents which ingredient until you can press the 
buttons without having to look down at your pad and only at the screen. I 
urge you to do this.
If your opponent prepares the burger first, then you may not be able to 
complete yours in time and the picture will change to a different one. 
However, do note that this is not a first-come, first-served basis because 
if you both prepare the burger in more or less the same time, you will both 
score points.


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PUNCH IN THOSE NUMBERS
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HOW TO PLAY: A series of mental arithmetic questions or random set of 
numbers will appear on the blackboard. Moving left and right between 
numbers, type in the correct answer to the question presented. Each question 
allocates a limited time for you to type in the correct answer.

How good are you at arithmetic questions? Don't worry, most of them are not 
difficult at all but you should always be careful. Below are the lists of 
how I rank the difficulty of the task.

EASY
Simply typing in the numbers shown: 123, 999, 321 and so on.
Short mental arithmetic: 1+2, 10X10, 7 divide by 7

MEDIUM
Longer mental arithmetic: 10+12, 8+7+5, and 3X3X3

HARD
Longer mental arithmetic: 56+107
What question is this? - Note: This is not a mathematic question and really 
just tests your memory skills. Chances are you might not remember which 
question number you are on, but do note that this task will NEVER appear on 
the first, second or third question into the mini-game.

Note: There are rare moments where the decimal is used. But you don't need 
to worry about this.

None of the above is difficult if you just do them with all the time in the 
world. But this is Bishi Bashi, time is crucial here so adding 56 to 107 
takes you more time to figure out, even if it is a split second, than 1+1. 
This is especially important if you are playing against a friend and would 
want to beat him or her to the answer first.

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RACE OR FALL
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the TRIANGLE button to accelerate, guide you car through 
a maze to the finishing line trying not to fall off the edge.

When you start your very first game, you might want to take some time to 
learn the layout of the course. Don't worry, the course will always be the 
same.
However, what makes this game challenging is that to succeed, you must not 
be too slow. You have to be quick, reliable and careful all at the same time 
and that is something you can only do with confidence if you know the ins 
and outs of this game. Beware also if you are playing against a friend, 
because they can very easily knock you off the edge (deliberately) and speed 
ahead. Of course, you can do the same to them.

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ROACH SPRAY
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the LEFT and RIGHT directional buttons to change 
directions, spray as many roaches as possible with the spray using the CROSS 
button within the time allocated.

Try to spray every single roach that appears, but keep an eye out 
particularly for gangs of roaches appearing at once. You will earn more 
points in a faster time if you spray every single roach in a group. However, 
what you must not do is to keep pressing the spray (X) button constantly, 
this WILL restrict the movement speed and the rate of changing directions. 
Consequently, you will miss more than a few roaches.

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SHAKE THE CAN TO OUTER SPACE
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HOW TO PLAY: Just bash all the buttons as quickly as possible. To qualify, 
the can must reach to outer space at least.

Follow the tips given in section 2.2 under the heading 'Button Bashing'. The 
can will hit the moon if it manages to reach about 28000Km and you will earn 
a full 10 points for doing so.

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SHARK JUMPER
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the correct colours corresponding to the shark sequence. 
The colours used in this mini-game are GREEN, BLUE and RED.

Like many of the other colour-coded mini-games, you should try to memorise 
the buttons on your pad without having to look down at it. You could be 
careful and cautious so you do not press the wrong colour, fall into the 
water and waste valuable seconds. But doing this is likely to waste a lot of 
your time and you might not reach the end of the course in time if you are 
not confident of the colour positions at all.

However there is some leniency on this mini-game. You might see a row of 
colours like, RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE in which case you 
can press the buttons to these colours with rapid speed without having to 
think.

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SHOOT THE TANK
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the following controls: LEFT/RIGHT directional buttons to 
alter direction, TRIANGLE to accelerate and CROSS to shoot, try to shoot and 
destroy your rival tank within the time allocated. (Or damage more of your 
opponent's tank than they do on yours)
If you are quick enough, at the start of the round, immediately turn left or 
right (depending on your positioning) and blast away, the chances are you 
can deal them a lot of damage or even defeat them before they can react. 
However, as your rival gets smarter and does the same thing back to you, you 
may find yourself in a stalemate position (until one of you runs out of 
bullets). In which case, you should run away. But do not try to approach 
them from a corner as they will blast you easily as you turn to aim your 
tank at them. Let them come to you!

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SPACESHIP IN WARP PHASE
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the CROSS button when the dot hits the CENTRE of the 
screen.

Whatever you do, don't panic. The dot starts at the middle and will follow 
the downward curve first, then to the upwards curve, then downwards and so 
on. When the dot closes into the centre, press CROSS. Don't press the CROSS 
if the dot is already on the centre because you will miss it.

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STAY WITH THE RHYTHM
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HOW TO PLAY: Using any button, press the button in rhythm to the music. A 
mini demonstration instructing you of the rhythm will be shown in each 
round.

For each note of rhythm (as represented by fruits) that you hit correctly, 
you will score 1 point. This is good news because there is no need to get a 
whole rhythmical pattern completely correct.

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STEP ON 1 THRU 9
----------------------

If you are playing this game against the computer, don't think for a second 
that you can earn a full 10 points because they WILL step on a few numbers. 
If you see your rival head towards a particular number, don't follow them. 
Head towards the next required number. You can try and bump the opponent 
away from the target number but this is not advised unless you are 
desperately losing.

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THE FACE AIN'T COMPLETE
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HOW TO PLAY: In playing this game, you are presented with three choices at 
the bottom of the screen. In the middle of the screen, a picture of a face 
appears, one of the features is missing. When this picture appears, press 
Square (left choice), Cross (middle choice), Circle (right choice) to select 
the missing face feature.

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THE LADDER OF LOVE
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HOW TO PLAY: Pressing SQUARE (left), CROSS (middle) and CIRCLE (right), you 
need to guess where the heart will land. There are horizontal lines that may 
cross over to another side that changes the route in which the heart will 
fall.

The start to the game will be very easy. If the heart starts on the left 
hand side, and no horizontal lines connects the left line to the middle 
line, then the answer to press is SQUARE because the heart cannot change 
course. If the heart starts on the left, and there is a line that connects 
this left line to the middle line BUT no lines connects this line to either 
RIGHT or LEFT, then the answer to press is the CROSS button. As more 
horizontal lines are added, things will get a little complicated. But don't 
rely on guessing though, observe and follow the lines as to where the heart 
will fall to.

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THE NOT SO GREAT ESCAPE
----------------------

HOW TO PLAY: Press ALL buttons rapidly to move your character from left to 
right. A number sequence from 1 to 10 will start. When the number hits 10, 
the soldier will turn around. If you are still moving, he will shoot you.

The demo to this mini-game suggests you use the buttons, SQUARE, CROSS and
CIRCLE to move the character. But I find it much easier and quicker if you 
bash all the buttons rapidly and you will complete more rounds this way. 
Keep note of a flicker above the soldier's head, this informs you that he 
will turn around in a second and encourage you to stop. You will lose points 
each time he shoots you, so be careful.

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TOTEM SHRINKER
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the colours corresponding to the layer sequence. The 
colours are GREEN, RED and BLUE.

Like many of the other colour-coded mini-games, you should try to memorise 
the buttons on your pad without having to look down at it. Like 'Shark 
Jumper', You might see a row of colours like, RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE, RED, 
BLUE, RED, BLUE in which case you can press the buttons to these colours 
with rapid speed without having to think.

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TYPE IN LETTERS
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HOW TO PLAY: A word will appear on screen. Move left/right between letters 
to type in the letters corresponding to the word shown.

To move between letters quickly, press and HOLD onto the left/right 
directional buttons. This method is actually essential because you don't 
have enough time to set in the required number of words especially if you're 
playing on HARD mode.
If you make a mistake, there is a cancel option after the letter Z.

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UNCLE LAUNCHER
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HOW TO PLAY: Pressing UP/DOWN to raise/lower the height of the cannon, and 
pressing X to shoot, try to shoot as many men onto your plate as possible.

First thing to do is to adjust the height. Shoot some men out to see if 
you've raised the height so the men will land on the plate. Once you figured 
it out,
KEEP SHOOTING! Oh, and don't shoot towards your opponent's plate, or it will 
count as their point instead.

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UNLOCK THE SAFE
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HOW TO PLAY: A 4 digit number will appear on screen, press LEFT/RIGHT 
directional buttons to move between numbers and press the CROSS button to 
select the numbers corresponding to the 4 digit number.

If you want to move between numbers quickly, hold onto left/right until you 
reach the targeted number. Be aware though that you cannot move from 9 to 0 
or 0 to 9 by pressing left or right, so you would be forced to go the long 
way round!
The mini-game has a knack for throwing in some horrible number combinations 
such as 1919 which wastes a lot of time going back and forth, back and forth 
the long way round. Remember HOLD on to left/right if want to move quickly.

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The tips and help for all of the Super Bishi Bashi mini-games as now been 
completed. BUT this doesn't mean there won't be any more updates for this 
section. If I find new strategies for the games and improve on the existing 
tips, then I will update this section daily.


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4. Basics Guide to Hyper Bishi Bashi
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The games will be placed in alphabetical order.

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ARROW BASHER
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HOW TO PLAY: There is a sequence each with 2 sets of arrows. What you must 
do is to use your control pad to press the sequence shown.

Okay, this is a little complicated to explain so I present here examples of 
what is set and what you must press in response.

DOWN/DOWN - DOWN (pad)/ CROSS
UP/UP     - UP (pad / TRIANGLE
DOWN-LEFT/DOWN-RIGHT - DOWN-LEFT (pad)/ CROSS-CIRCLE
UP-LEFT/UP-RIGHT - UP-LEFT (pad)/ TRIANGLE-CIRCLE

Instructions such as TRIANGLE/CIRCLE means that you must press both at the 
same time.

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BUILDING TEAR DOWN
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HOW TO PLAY: Just bash all the buttons!

Follow the advice given in section 2.2 on how your hands should be 
positioned for maximum result.

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BURGER GIRL
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the LEFT/RIGHT directional buttons (for the left hand) 
and SQUARE/CIRCLE (for the right hand), catch the falling ingredients to 
make up each burger.

Now if you thought 'Burger Girl' in Super Bishi Bashi was easy, you'll think 
twice about this one. Without practice, this mini-game can be a nightmare 
because both your eyes must be focused to do two things at once to make up 
two burgers instead of the one in the prequel. All I can say is to practice, 
over and over. You may like to first just focus on the left hand first, then 
replay the mini-game and focus on the right hand. Replay and try to use both 
character hands to catch their burgers. It's tough but with practice, things 
may become easier (or not.)

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CLOCK STOPPER
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HOW TO PLAY: The clock pointer will spin. You must press the CROSS button to 
stop the pointer as close to 12.00 as possible. The person who stops their 
pointer closest to 12.00 will win a point. The game continues until the time 
runs out.

The pointer will start off pretty slow to begin with but the speed will 
gradually increase dramatically. You must leave yourself enough time between 
observing the position and actually pressing the button. Do not press the 
button at 12 exact or the stopper will stop way past twelve, and this is 
certainly applicable to when the pointer moves at fast speed.

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DEATH CONVEYOR BELT   * NEW *
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the buttons LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN using the left hand, 
and TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, CROSS, and SQUARE using the right hand in a circular 
motion to keep your character on the moving conveyor belt. A nasty professor 
or whoever controls the direction and the speed of the conveyor belt. Do not 
fall either edge or you will lose.

The key to succeeding this mini-game is to try and keep the character in the 
centre of the conveyor belt. When pressing the buttons, even though it is 
essential to do this to prevent yourself from falling off the back of the 
conveyor belt, do not however keep pressing the buttons or your character 
would probably fall off the front. Remember that the mad man can change the 
direction at any time and may catch you in surprise if you are on either 
edge of the belt. Towards the end of the round, the mad man will make the 
conveyor belt move VERY FAST and towards the left! Here you should 
frantically keep pressing the buttons non-stop and quickly or you may find 
yourself falling off.

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DICE, DICE, EVEN MORE DICE
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the buttons SQUARE (left dice), CROSS (middle dice) and
CIRCLE (right dice); select the dice with the highest value each turn.

This mini game plays EXACTLY like 'Dice, Dice, More Dice' in the Super Bishi 
Bashi selection. Except it looks like the dice has more spins to it. If you 
see the following: 2, 3, 4. Press the CIRCLE button. All I can say is that 
you should be familiar with the dice format. This will definitely save you 
time...except for the numbers 7, 8, 9.

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FACING WHICH WAY?
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HOW TO PLAY: A picture will be shown and covered. Then the picture will be 
flipped about in various directions before stopping. You are then given 3 
choices. Using the controls for the multiple choices format as detailed in 
section 2.1, select the correct picture.

This game plays more or less the same as 'Facing Which Way' from the Super 
Bishi Bashi collection. If you are in any doubts about which is the correct 
choice, just copy your friend's choice (If he/she is reliable, that is) 
because fortunately, this is not a competition to see who gets to the 
correct answer first.

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FISH CRAZE
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the buttons SQUARE (left rod), CROSS (middle rod) and
CIRCLE (right rod); select the rod that shakes.

To proceed quickly and score more points, press the correct button the 
moment you see a rod shake. Remember that this is a first-come, first-served 
basis, which makes it essentially important to catch the fish faster than 
your opponent.

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FLOWER BLOOMER
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HOW TO PLAY: Just bash all the buttons!

Follow the advice given in section 2.2 on how your hands should be 
positioned for maximum result.

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GUITAR MASTER   * NEW *
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HOW TO PLAY: Horizontal lines will move up from 2 columns. There is a fixed 
horizontal line at the top of the 2 columns. You must press and hold LEFT to 
prepare and press CROSS at the exact moment where the horizontal lines on 
the left column crosses ON it. For the right hand side, you must press and 
hold RIGHT to prepare and press CROSS at the exact moment where the 
horizontal lines on the right column crosses ON it. Your performance and 
accuracy will be displayed on screen with the words PERFECT, GREAT, GOOD, or 
MISS after each line.

Your timing should be above average if you want to succeed against the 
computer or a friend. When you see lines coming up from the left hand side 
first, press and hold onto LEFT, and wait for the lines to move onto the 
fixed horizontal line before pressing CROSS. Don't wait until the lines are 
on the fixed horizontal line before you press and hold the LEFT button 
because you will end up missing.

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HYPER PIE THROW
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HOW TO PLAY: To try and throw the pie as far as possible. Press CIRCLE and
SQUARE alternatively over and over, as quickly as possible to gain speed. 
Once you reach the distance of your choice, hold down on the CROSS button to 
raise the angle of the shot, let go of the CROSS button at the angle of your 
choice and the bride will throw the pie.

Note that you have two chances to redo your shot (but that's only if you 
trip over the edge or threw too early that it hits none of the audience) 
before you are disqualified. Try to gain as much speed as possible and try 
to stop near the edge of the platform end. Ideally the angle you should be 
aiming for is between
45-47 for a really far throw.

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JUGGLER PANIC!
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HOW TO PLAY: Bottles will fall from the sky to the LEFT and RIGHT of your 
character. Press RIGHT to throw the left bottles, and press SQUARE to throw 
the right bottles.

Don't just press the buttons non-stop because you can and most likely miss 
many of the throws. When the items fall NEAR your character's hands, this is 
when you press the necessary button to throw the item and score a point. 
When you see two items (one on the right, one on the left) fall 
simultaneously, press both RIGHT and SQUARE at the same time to chuck them 
both.

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JUST CIRCLE WHAT'S CORRECT
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HOW TO PLAY: You will be asked a series of questions. You are then presented 
with two choices. Move the directional pad in the CIRCULAR motion to circle 
the left choice. Press/move the TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, CROSS, SQUARE buttons in a 
circular motion to select the right choice.

Let me tell you straight out that it is MUCH easier if you are using an 
analogue pad to play this. This is because moving the analogue stick in a 
circular motion is simple, pressing TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, CROSS, SQUARE buttons 
in a circular motion is very difficult and you may end up disqualifying the 
question (even if you chose the correct answer) simply because your circle 
is sloppy. So don't use the buttons, use the analogue stick instead.

Examples of set questions:

Which one is red?
Which one is male?
Which one is facing right?

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MAZE RACER
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HOW TO PLAY: Press RIGHT/LEFT/UP/DOWN directional buttons to guide your car 
through the maze.

Before the game actually starts, keep tapping DOWN, so when the game starts, 
you should have a bit of a head start. Always observe ahead of yourself to 
see which direction you need to turn next so you can prepare tapping the 
directional button corresponding to that direction.

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PAPA CAN'T COOK
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HOW TO PLAY: A list appears at the top of the screen of the order in which 
you should put the ingredients into the pan. Moving LEFT/RIGHT to move 
between ingredients and press the CROSS button to put the ingredient in.

Don't take your time; tap the left or right buttons quickly to scan through 
the ingredients. It is hard to miss the ingredient you're looking for so 
that is why you should be quick about it.

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PERM MANIA
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HOW TO PLAY: Using any button, press the button in rhythm to the music. A 
mini demonstration instructing you of the rhythm will be shown in each 
round.

This is a variation of the mini-game 'Stay With The Rhythm' and is one of 
the toughest games in the entire package. Unlike 'Stay With The Rhythm' 
where you get a point for each fruit unit scored and not having to complete 
a whole round,
'Perm Mania' REQUIRES you to get a whole sequence correct to earn a single 
point. Your progress with each beat will be marked with words like GOOD or 
BAD.
You will get a point (and your character's hair grows a bunch) if you make 
it through a sequence with AT THE MOST ONE MISTAKE! Some of the sequences 
are cruelly difficult but it can't be helped.

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PUCK ATTACK
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HOW TO PLAY: Move your pad UP or DOWN to reflect the ball back towards your 
opponent.

This is basically a game of ping pong. When you play, try not to simply 
bounce the ball direct to your opponent. Try moving UP/DOWN as the ball 
heads towards you so you can cause the ball to zig zag its way towards your 
opponent, so as to confuse him a little. By doing this also, you can speed 
up the ball too making it harder for your rival to respond with any 
confidence.

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PUPPET PLAY   * NEW *
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HOW TO PLAY: Your character will put their hands up or down in which you 
must respond by pressing the correct buttons. The character's left hand 
represents the DIRECTIONAL PAD BUTTONS (left hands up = Press UP, left hands 
down = press DOWN). The character's right hand represents the 4 BUTTONS 
(right hand up = press TRIANGLE, right hand down = press CROSS). An item is 
on the conveyor belt and will be drifting towards your character and the 
opponent depending on how quickly you respond to the character's hand 
position. The game ends when the item falls on either your character's head 
or your opponent character's head.

To summarise into key points, the only buttons you need to use are: UP, 
DOWN, TRIANGLE, and CROSS. None of the others are needed.

The only combinations are as follows:

Left UP, right UP      = Press UP, TRIANGLE
Left UP, right DOWN    = Press UP, CROSS
Left DOWN, right UP    = Press DOWN, TRIANGLE
Left DOWN, right DOWN  = Press DOWN, CROSS

Note that the conveyor belt speed increases during the game so you must 
press the responding button combinations as quickly as possible.


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RESTAURANT FEVER
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HOW TO PLAY: Using SQUARE (eat left dish), CROSS (eat middle dish) and 
CIRCLE (eat right dish), eat the dishes in the order they arrive on the 
dinner table.

The thing to do here is to look ahead. If you see a sequence of 
left/right/left/right dishes with no middle dish in sight (yet), then all 
you need to do is to press SQUARE/CIRCLE/SQUARE/CIRCLE rapidly to save time 
and to speed up the process of reaching the end of the course. Be prepare, 
look ahead.

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SHOOT 'EM UP
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HOW TO PLAY: Pressing the LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN buttons to move your character 
in the desired direction and pressing CIRCLE to shoot, shoot as many aliens 
as possible to score as many points as possible. Defeat the end-of-round 
boss at the end.

Yay! The good old shoot-em-up game is included! When you see angels carrying 
square packages, shoot them and collect the item. Try and grab the L item, 
as this will give you a massive laser weapon that covers quite a large range 
and is guaranteed to kill off the smaller enemies in a shot.

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SUPER DRIBBLER
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the SQUARE and CIRCLE buttons to dribble forward and the 
CROSS button to jump over tackles, reach the end of the course and press 
CROSS button to shoot at the goalie. (Don't worry, he won't be able to save 
it.)

Keep pressing the SQUARE and CIRCLE as quickly as you can to move faster. 
There is no need to worry about opponent slides because you can see them 
coming a mile off! Simply press CROSS as soon as they come near you.

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THE LAST STAR COLLECTOR!
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the LEFT/RIGHT directional buttons to tilt the car 
downwards, collecting stars on the way.

This game is a replica of 'Collect A Bunch 'O Stars'. The quickest way to 
progress in this mini-game is to alternate between the left and right 
buttons really efficiently. By this, I mean that you should NOT tap the 
buttons lightly but HOLD them down to make sure the car moves off each ledge 
with power and speed. If you miss any star, IGNORE them, just focus on 
moving the car downwards because there are more stars to collect as you move 
further down. It is slightly easier and faster to reach the big star at the 
bottom of the arena than 'Collect A Bunch 'O Stars'.

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TOTEM SHRINKER REVISITED
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HOW TO PLAY: Press the colours corresponding to the layer sequence. The 
colours are GREEN, RED and BLUE.

This game plays EXACTLY the same rules as 'Totem Shrinker' in the Super 
Bishi Bashi selection. Read the tips given above for 'Totem Shrinker.'

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UNCLE BEAN
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HOW TO PLAY: Coloured beans will be thrown up in the air, press SQUARE 
(purple bean), CROSS (blue bean) and CIRCLE (red bean) to aim the man's 
mouth towards the corresponding colour of the beans thrown. 50 beans eaten 
is the maximum.

The difference between this colour-coordinated mini-game to the others is 
that the SQUARE button is used instead of the TRIANGLE. At the start of the 
game, the rate at which the beans are thrown into the air is slow, but the 
speed gradually increases. Fortunately, missing beans won't penalise you in 
any way.

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WHAT'S DIFFERENT
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HOW TO PLAY: Using the controls for the multiple choices format as detailed 
in section 2.1, select the picture that is the odd one out!

This game is a more or less a replica of 'Me Find Mistake'. Note that this 
game relies on a first come first served format in that only one person can 
select the correct answer in each round. This means that you must spot the 
'odd one out' before your opponent does in order to receive a point. Like 
many other multiple choices mini-games, you will lose points for mistakes so 
don't bother pressing all the buttons at random, it's not worth it. What 
makes this mini-game easier than 'Me Find Mistake' is that the differences 
or odd one out are more clear-cut and is not camouflaged in any way.

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FURTHER UPDATES ON THE WAY!!!
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5. Differences Between SUPER AND HYPER Bishi Bashi   * UPDATED *
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ONLY SUPER HAS:

Endurance Mode = Play ALL 46 mini-games and try to score high points by the 
end of the 46 rounds. A second player can participate at any time.

Time Trial = Play 11 time-trial mini-games. A second player can participate 
at any time.

End-of-mini-game points = You can score points between 0 and 10 for each and 
every mini-game. This is applicable to all the modes in SUPER Bishi Bashi. 
In Tournament mode, be aware that the points will determine whether you get 
a gold, silver or bronze medal (or if you did particularly badly, no medals 
at all.)

ONLY HYPER HAS:

Hyper Mode = Play 20 random mini-games.

Crazy Mode = Play 27 random mini-games.

Roulette Option = A roulette of mini-games will select the games you play. 
You can press the CROSS button to stop the roulette and begin a game.

Tie Breaks = When you are in a draw against a friend or the computer, you 
will be presented with the tiebreak mode. Here you must spin the directional 
pad buttons and the TRIANGLE, CIRCLE, CROSS and SQUARE buttons in a circular 
motion as quickly as possible (any direction will do). The person who spun 
the quickest will win that mini-game.


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6. CREDITS
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Thank you to:

GameFAQs - For posting this guide on the website - www.gamefaqs.com

Neoseeker - For posting this guide on the website - www.neoseeker.com

Konami - For making and releasing this fantastic party game in the UK.

My sister - For being a brilliant rival at this game. Her ferociousness 
allowed me to formulate the help given within this Basics Guide.



