Pipi & Bibi's is an action-platformer eroge in which you play as a pair of funny-looking spies blowing up computers, buildings, and bad guys, all so you can see some naked ladies.
It later got a non-eroge remake, in 2023, under the title Spy Bros. Pipi & Bibi's DX.
Unused Graphics#
Scattered throughout the ROM are old versions of the graphics used for screen transitions.
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Chapter 1 (Used) |
Chapter 1 (Unused) |
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Chapter 3 (Used) |
Chapter 3 (Unused) |
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Chapter 4 (Used) |
Chapter 4 (Unused) |
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There are also some graphics that may have been intended for the first level, a different version of the game, or a set of levels that were either replaced, removed, or never implemented:
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Unknown Chapter |
Unknown Chapter (Possibly an earlier mockup) |
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Regional Differences#
Region Switch#
Like some previous Toaplan games, this game has eight region switches. By default, the game is set to the unused 01 switch in MAME.
Region |
Switch |
Is used? |
Reason |
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Europe |
01 |
No |
Toaplan didn't published the game in Europe. Instead, the company gave the publishing duties to Nova Apparate GMBH & Co. |
USA |
02 |
No |
Toaplan didn't published the game in USA. Instead, (for the umpteenth time) the company gave the publishing duties to Romstar |
Japan |
03 |
Yes |
Toaplan published the game there |
Asia |
04 |
Yes |
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Hong Kong (Honest Trading Co.) |
05 |
Yes |
Toaplan gave the publishing duties to Hong Kong Honest Trading, as they previously did with Fire Shark |
Taiwan |
06 |
Yes |
Toaplan published the game there |
USA (Romstar, Inc.) |
07 |
Yes |
Toaplan gave the publishing duties to Romstar, like all their previous games |
Europe (Nova Apparate GMBH & Co.) |
08 |
Yes |
Strangely, Toaplan gave the publishing duties to Nova Apparate GMBH & Co., despite they always published their games independently in that region. |
The first two switches suggest that Toaplan initially intended to publish the game independently in both Europe and the United States. However, as usual, it reached an agreement with Romstar for the US release and, somewhat unexpectedly, partnered with Nova Apparate GmbH & Co. for the European market.
Title Screen#
Japan |
Asia and Taiwan |
USA |
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Europe |
Hong Kong |
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Due to the new name, the game's logo graphic had to be changed.
Note: Region switches 01 and 02 uses the same copyright string of the Asian and Taiwan versions.