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I have NikoChan Battle called Faceball here.
Let me tell you about game.

When I turn on game fun music play. It sound like man whistle and I hear drum also.

First screen say READ INSTRUCTION AND PRECAUTION BOOKLET BEFORE OPERATING
But there no instruction booklet for game.

Second screen say NIKOCHAN BATTLE
There is happy face character in up left and down right on left display.
And there happy face caracter in up right and down left on right display.

Third screen have AUTO PAUSE OFF/ON.
I keep off.

Forth screen have Bullet-Proof Software logo.
That is what BPS mean.

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Thx again for all of the images Mr.G. It would be really great to have some recordings of the music. If you need help figuring out how to record sound from a VirtualBoy just let us now. I am sure we can find a way.

Yeah thanks again Mr G. Any and all info on this game very much appreciated.

On another note, I’m wishing for dragon hopper now.

The more information we get on this game the better. I can’t wait for some video 😛 I really want to see how good the ray casting engine is.

-Eric

Wasn´t there a ebay auction back in 2003-2004 for a faceball proto?

DrEvil. You are welcome. I wish more people can play game also. Man that own cart say in past he no want money for game. Maybe his mind change in future?

Hedgetrimmer. You are welcome. I enjoy playing game yes.

KR155E. You are welcome. I try make more like this in future for all level of game.

thunderstruck. You are welcome. I have new camera that record sound and video. I no use before but I have friend teach how.

VBmills. You are welcome. I try give many more detail of game in future.

bigmak. I try make video recording that have sound soon. Maybe I make own YouTube chanel.

DrEvil wrote:

L___E___T schrieb:
Are the pics all dead?
I can’t see them they all look like broken links 🙁

Hmm I can see all those images, try another Inet explorer?

It works fine on Google Crome

I’m viewin on Opera no problems here either.
>B

Let me show you STAGE 1-2 of game.

Level start and I push select button and map apear on screen. I push start button here and game stop and I make photograph. See picture 1.

I also make drawing of map screen. See picture 2.

I start in hallway and my happy face character look up screen to wall panel at level start. See drawing I make of map screen. It show my happy face character start place and start direction and enemy start place also. STAGE 1-2 have 1 enemy only. Enemy name is ASSASSIN. All wall panel on STAGE 1-2 is red and no wall panel break if I shoot panel.

I look at map and I see enemy move in hallway. I turn round and move in hallway to meet him.

Hello ASSASSIN! I see you! He see me also and he rush in hallway in opposite direction. I chase him! He very fast. I no can arive to him if I push up button on left crosskey only and I no can arive to him if I push up botton on right crosskey only also. I have speed up special item that I get on STAGE 1-1 yes. I push a button and I use special item. Now I chase him and I move twice speed. Let me explain. If I use speed up special item and I push up button on left crosskey only or right crosskey only I move distance of 10 wall panel at 3 second in front direction. Normal speed is 10 wall panel at 6 second. And if I use speed up special item and I push down button on left crosskey only or right crosskey only I move distance of 10 wall panel at 3 second in behind direction. And if I push left button on left crosskey only or right crosskey only I turn left full circle at 1.25 second. Normal speed is full circle at 2.5 second. And if I use speed up special item and I push right button on left crosskey only or right crosskey only I turn right full circle at 1.25 second. If I use speed up special item I can move twice speed in front direction and turn to left twice speed and turn to right twice speed at same time. I no can do this if I no have speed up special item. And if I use speed up special item I can move twice speed in behind direction and turn to left twice speed and turn to right twice speed at same time. I no can do this if I no have speed up special item. If I use speed up special item I move twice speed for 5 second. Then speed up special item disapear and I move normal speed again.

Twice speed is maximum speed of game. So if I use speed up special item and I push up button on left crosskey and up button on right crosskey at same time I no move more fast. I move twice speed only. Same thing happen if I do other button push on both crosskey to try speed up more. Speed up special item speed no change.

It take time to arive to ASSASSIN. I arive to him and I no can shoot him easy like I shoot SHOT ME. ASSASSIN very fast. ASSASSIN never shoot ball to me like SHOT ME. ASSASSIN try rush to me and hit me with body only. That how he atack. He hit me with body and rush beside me and move in halway going away from me. If I look at ASSASSIN and he close he like to rush away from me in hallway. If I no look at him and he close he like to rush to me and try hit me with body. I no have special item now. I must chase him diferent. I push up button on left crosskey and I push up button on right crosskey at same time. This make me rush twice speed in front direction. If I must turn to left I push up button on right crosskey and I push down button on left crosskey at same time. This make me turn twice speed to left. If I must turn to right I push up button on left crosskey and I push down button on right crosskey at same time. This make me turn twice speed to right. I come to ASSASSIN again and I shoot him but he no die by one ball hit like SHOT ME. I must chase again!

I rush in hallway and I close to ASSASSIN again. I trick him this time! I now he like to rush to me if I no look at him so I no look at him and I see him rush to me on radar. I turn fast and lookat him and I push down button on left crosskey and he come to me at same time I move away from him in behind direction. He try hit me with body but I shoot him again with ball. This second time I shoot ASSASSIN with ball and he die. Now I see screen say STAGE 1 2 CLEARED !! and I get score.

Time clock at level end show 55 second. 1 second give me 100 point so I get score 5500. ASSASSIN give me 110 point and I kill 1 ASSASSIN so I get score 110. Total score at bottom screen say 5610. Like I say NikoChan Battle game only give score on one level so STAGE 1-1 score I no see again and no add to STAGE 1-2 score.

I go to STAGE 1-3 and I have zero special item. If final enemy die on stage and drop special item I no can pick up item becausa score screen apear very fast after he die and I no can move when score screen apear. ASSASSIN is only enemy on STAGE 1-2 and he no drop special item when he die.

Thanks for sharing all this with us, Mr. G! Be sure to share with the owner how much interest it’s drummed up here on the forum… maybe we can convince him to change his mind someday. 🙂

It’s so amazing for me to see an old game never released go back to life.

Thank you so much !

I’m dreaming about a Kickstarter project, with a small funding to finalized the game and run a limited production.

A story like that should create a real buzz !!!

Glover. You are welcome. Man that own cart maybe look at forum topic and see all coment. I dont now.

czar_h. You are welcome. I now that NikoChan Battle game not finish by Bullet-Proof Software developer. Game is no finish. Do you now person that can finish game?

I think you knocked in the good door Mr.G.
There is a couple of competent freelance developers here ! 🙂

And if developers are not good enough, they have the motivation and the time to improve their competence.

It’s been 16 years that Faceball is developing, one ore two more years is not a problem 🙂

Thanks uploading more pictures and details about the game play Mr. G. If you can, you should tell the owner of the game that theres a great interest in it and he could get a lot of money if he was get a ROM released.

Thanks uploading more pictures and details about the game play Mr. G.

If you can. You should tell the owner of the game that theres a great interest in it, and he could get a lot of money if he was to get the ROM out there.

If there person that can finish game send PM or email and I see waht can hapen. Man that own cart say in past NikoChan Battle rom no can be release but maybe he want finish game? I can ask man.

Wow, finishing Faceball would be quite and interesting task. I don’t know if I would be the right person to do something like this, even though I know how to program the VirtualBoy. Assuming there would be a ROM I think it could be possible.

There are some really talented programmers around here who I guess could realize this. DanB already did a pretty cool raycaster engine (http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=3727&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0), so people around here know how to program a game like Faceball.

However, without having seen the game in action and without having the actual ROM it is hard to say how complicated it is.

 

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