Bishi Bashi
Bishi Bashi | |
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Developer(s) | Konami |
Publisher(s) | Konami |
Platform(s) | PlayStation, Windows, mobile devices, Arcade |
First release | Bishi Bashi Champ 1996 |
Latest release | Bishi Bashi Channel 2018 |
Bishi Bashi (ビシバシ, Bishi Bashi) is a series of video games by Konami for arcades, mobile phones, PlayStation and Windows. All games in the series comprise playing through a wide variety of competitive minigames against other players. The arcade games support 1 to 6 players[1] and the PlayStation game allows 1 to 8 players; the game will provide computer opponents if there are not enough players.
Arcade games[edit]
The arcade games released so far include:[2]
- Bishi Bashi Championship Mini Game Senshuken, or Bishi Bashi Champ in 1996
- Super Bishi Bashi Champ[1] and Handle Champ (also known as Steering Champ) in 1998
- Hyper Bishi Bashi, Gachaga Champ, Step Champ and Hyper Bishi Bashi Champ[3] in 1999
- Anime Champ in 2000
- Salaryman Champ in 2001
- Great Bishi Bashi Champ in 2002
- Bishi Bashi Champ Online in 2005
- The★BishiBashi in 2009
- BishiBashi Channel in 2018
The arcade game controls are very simple; each player is given a set of three large buttons: red, green and blue, positioned left, centre and right respectively. Each mini-game explains its controls before play commences. Some titles of the series, however, make use of a steering wheel (Handle Champ), two joysticks (Gachaga Champ), or a dance pad (Step Champ) for the purpose of controls instead of the three buttons.
The★BishiBashi adds the small yellow button (start button), used in most mini-games to finish the mini-game before time runs out or to score additional points. BishiBashi Channel allows for up to four players to play at a time and replaces the usual green button with a larger one that can be rotated (though it can still be tapped), with some mini-games requiring players to rotate this button.
PlayStation games[edit]
Some of the minigames from the arcade games have been ported to the Sony PlayStation and released under the name Bishi Bashi Special (ビシバシスペシャル).[4] Salaryman Champ has also been ported to the same console.
- Bishi Bashi Special was released in 1998 in Japan[5][6]
- Includes the minigames from Bishi Bashi Champ, Super Bishi Bashi Champ and Handle Champ.
- Bishi Bashi Special 2 was released in 1999 in Japan[7]
- Includes the minigames from Hyper Bishi Bashi Champ and Gachaga Champ.
- A European edition titled Bishi Bashi Special was released in 2000 and compiles Bishi Bashi Special 1 and 2 on one disc, retitled Super Bishi Bashi and Hyper Bishi Bashi.
- Bishi Bashi Special 3 was released in 2000 in Japan only[8]
- Includes the minigames from Step Champ.
Unlike the arcade game, the ported minigames do not always use the red, green and blue buttons of the PlayStation joypad; "button bashing" minigames allow the player to use the analog sticks or the shoulder buttons as well as the regular buttons.
- Salaryman Champ: Tatakau Salaryman was released in 2001 in Japan only (Developed and Released by Success)
Mobile Phone Games[edit]
- Bishi Bashi Champ in 2001
- Shout! Shaberin Champ Mobile in 2007[9]
- Intuition! Bishi Bashi Champ Mobile in 2007
- The Bishi Bashi! e-AMUSEMENT in 2009
- Min'na de bishibashi in 2014
References[edit]
- ^ a b (in Japanese) 業務用パーティーゲーム「ハイパービシバシチャンプ」発売 Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ bishi bashi championship mini game senshuken at arcade-history: video games, pinballs, slot machines, etc
- ^ (in Japanese) 〜コナミ、人気業務用ゲーム機シリーズ「チャンプシリーズ」〜 「ハイパービシバシチャンプ」(汎用筺体版)発売 Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Japanese) KONAMI エンタテインメント Archived November 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bishi Bashi Special Info – Bishi Bashi Special Information – Bishi Bashi Special Release Date
- ^ Bishi Bashi Special for PS – Bishi Bashi Special PlayStation – Bishi Bashi Special PS Game Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bishi Bashi Special 2 Info – Bishi Bashi Special 2 Information – Bishi Bashi Special 2 Release Date
- ^ Bishi Bashi Special 3 Info – Bishi Bashi Special 3 Information – Bishi Bashi Special 3 Release Date
- ^ Official Shout! Shaberin Champ Mobile web page in Konami Japan