Vib-Ribbon

Prototype Info Prerelease Info

Debug Content#

Changing RAM address 0x06D938 to 1 will draw markers for Vibri's position (in red) and obstacle positions (in blue).

Debug Text#

Spread out throughout the executable multiple times are these simple strings:

 Info: status=%d, type=%d, size=%d
 Analog: Left(%3d,%3d), Right(%3d,%3d)
 CONTROL =

There's also text for a sound test at 0x40D4 in MAIN_G.EXE:

 OFF
 MAIN
 PSJ MODE SELECT
 UNKNOWN MODE SELECT
 MODE SPEED SELECT
 CD CHANGE
 TRK SELECT
 ALERT VIB CD IN
 ALERT AUDIO CD IN
 CD CHECK
 OPTION
 PSJ HISCORE
 UNKNOWN HISCORE
 CLEAR
 AGAIN
 AGAIN SELECT
 DONE

And these strings at 0x43CC, which might have been for a level editor:

 Selector Type
 Pattern Index
 Distribution Index
 Road Part Period
 Select Period
 Effect Parameter
 Effect Duration
 Send Random Effect
 Send Reverse Effect
 Send Screw Effect
 Send Camera Effect
 distribution
 MemPtr: file %s not found

Unused Sounds#

Early sounds for passing over obstacles. These could be heared in a early version of the game. They are for some reason found with the sounds for the title screen.

Sound that plays when starting a song. The version used has it as one sound while this has it split into two. These are again found with the sounds for the title screen.

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Sounds of Vibri speaking. These are again found with the sounds for the title screen.

Version Differences#

To do: Does the PS3 version have anything to prevent the player from playing CD-ROM data tracks? Does the PS3 version still struggle with playing Enhanced CDs?

The PlayStation 3 port removes the in-game restriction that prevents players from reading Track 1 on a CD. This was originally in-place because the Vib-Ribbon disc stored game data on Track 1, and trying to play that back as Redbook audio can risk damaging one's speakers.

The fact that the PS3 version is a digital download consequently makes this concern mostly redundant. Additionally, the PSP and Vita versions cannot use CDs to generate stages, as those systems cannot read CDs at all.

Regional Differences#

Japan	Europe

The track number in the track selection screen was made smaller and thinner in the European version.

References#