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[[File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|thumb|right|240px|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.]]
 
[[File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|thumb|right|240px|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.]]
  
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号 ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.
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'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号 ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior. The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the rolypolys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the rolypolys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.
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==Lost Media Status==
 
==Lost Media Status==
 
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.
 
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.
  
On October 31st, 2021, a demo of the game was found on a CD bundled with the January 1998 issue of MacPeople magazine. This demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game. This demo does not contain the full game within the data.
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On 31 October 2021, a demo of the game was found on a CD bundled with the January 1998 issue of MacPeople magazine. This demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game. This demo does not contain the full game within the data.
  
 
==Additional resources==
 
==Additional resources==

Revision as of 13:08, 12 March 2023

Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
Rp2cover.png
Original name バナバナ1号 ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
Release date November 21, 1997
Format Videogame
Lost? Yes
Photo of the front and back of the game's box.

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken (バナバナ1号 ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music. It is the sequel to Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki, which released eight months prior. The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the rolypolys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the rolypolys flying to every continent of Earth in Banaten's spaceship, the Banabana Mk. 1, while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

Lost Media Status

The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a video trailer. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

On 31 October 2021, a demo of the game was found on a CD bundled with the January 1998 issue of MacPeople magazine. This demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game. This demo does not contain the full game within the data.

Additional resources