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 The gameplay revolves around learning a phrase for each letter of the alphabet. On the main menu, any of the letters of the phrase "[[Time|T]][[Heart|H]][[Eyes|E]] [[Quarrel|Q]][[Use|U]][[Invention|I]][[Caught|C]][[Kettle|K]] [[Blue|B]][[Rain|R]][[Own|O]][[Who/with|W]][[Nobody's|N]] [[Fire|F]][[Own|O]][[X]] [[Jack|J]][[Use|U]][[Makes|M]][[Praise|P]][[Sleeping|S]] [[Own|O]][[Ventured|V]][[Eyes|E]][[Rain|R]] [[Time|T]][[Heart|H]][[Eyes|E]] [[Little|L]][[Against|A]][[Z]][[You|Y]] [[Drops|D]][[Own|O]][[Go|G]]" can be interacted with to start a segment that teaches a phrase containing a word that starts with that letter. Additionally, each character on the main menu can be interacted with, leading to a room themed around the corresponding character.
-==Phrases==
+==Proverbs==
-There are 27 phrases that the game teaches. There is one for each letter of the alphabet, except for W, which has two.
+There are 27 proverbs that the game teaches. There is one for each letter of the alphabet, except for W, which has two.
 * '''A''' - "If you throw enough mud '''[[Against|against]]''' a wall, some of it will stick."
 * '''B''' - "A bolt from the '''[[Blue|blue]]'''."

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 ==Opening==
-The game opens with a cutscene that follows [[Pon]], the scatterbrained canine protagonist of the game, as he faces a series of inconveniences. Pon constructs a seesaw-like contraption in an effort to reach a piece of meat dangling from a tree. [[Cho]], the mischievous fox, uses the contraption to launch Pon into the sky. [[Banaten]], the computer genius monkey, is flying a hot air balloon, which Pon grabs onto. Banaten cuts the balloon's basket from the balloon and flies off in a jetpack, leaving Pon in the air. [[Las Vegas Akiko]], the dancing queen peacock, flies onto the balloon and pecks a hole in it, causing Pon to fall.
+The game opens with a cutscene that follows [[Pon]], the scatterbrained canine protagonist of the game, as he faces a series of inconveniences. Pon constructs a seesaw-like contraption in an effort to reach a dog treat dangling from a tree. [[Cho]], the mischievous fox, uses the contraption to launch Pon into the sky. [[Banaten]], the computer genius monkey, is flying a hot air balloon, which Pon grabs onto. Banaten cuts the balloon's basket from the balloon and flies off in a jetpack, leaving Pon in the air. [[Las Vegas Akiko]], the dancing queen peacock, flies onto the balloon and pecks a hole in it, causing Pon to fall.
 Cho places a trash can underneath Pon, causing him to fall into it. [[Jumping Jack Bu]], the karate champion pig, takes the trash can and dumps its contents into the furnace for his hot tub, unknowingly setting Pon on fire. Pon escapes the furnace and jumps into a river, which takes him away. [[George]], the slothful ferret, makes a great effort to catch up with Pon and throw him a life preserver. However, Cho steals the life preserver with a fishing rod.

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 ==Phrases==
-There are 26 phrases that the game teaches, one for each letter of the alphabet.
+There are 27 phrases that the game teaches. There is one for each letter of the alphabet, except for W, which has two.
 * '''A''' - "If you throw enough mud '''[[Against|against]]''' a wall, some of it will stick."
 * '''B''' - "A bolt from the '''[[Blue|blue]]'''."

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 Cho places a trash can underneath Pon, causing him to fall into it. [[Jumping Jack Bu]], the karate champion pig, takes the trash can and dumps its contents into the furnace for his hot tub, unknowingly setting Pon on fire. Pon escapes the furnace and jumps into a river, which takes him away. [[George]], the slothful ferret, makes a great effort to catch up with Pon and throw him a life preserver. However, Cho steals the life preserver with a fishing rod.
-Pon eventually makes it shore, where he collapses onto the ground. He is met by the [[Del Montas]], a trio of bagworm brothers, who are dangling from a tree. The Del Montas are cut down by [[Mr. Okhotsk]], the famous chef crab. The Del Montas bounce on Pon's stomach, causing him to spit out a squid, which Mr. Okhotsk takes and cooks.
+Pon eventually makes it shore, where he collapses onto the ground. He is met by the [[Del Montas]], a trio of bagworm brothers, who are dangling from a tree. The Del Montas are cut down by [[Mr. Okhotsk]], the famous chef crab. The Del Montas bounce on Pon's stomach, causing him to spit out a lobster, which Mr. Okhotsk takes and cooks.
 After the opening cutscene, the player is taken to the main menu. All of the letters of the alphabet appear and come together to form the phrase "THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG" and the game's characters appear.
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 * '''C''' - "To be '''[[Caught|caught]]''' between a rock and a hard place."
 * '''D''' - "Little '''[[Drops|drops]]''' of water make the mighty ocean."
-* '''E'''
+* '''E''' - "The '''[[Eyes|eyes]]''' have one language everywhere."
-* '''F'''
+* '''F''' - "Out of the frying pan and into the '''[[Fire|fire]]'''."
-* '''G'''
+* '''G''' - "Easy come, easy '''[[Go|go]]'''."
-* '''H'''
+* '''H''' - "That which comes from the '''[[Heart|heart]]''' will go to the '''heart'''."
-* '''I'''
+* '''I''' - "Necessity is the mother of '''[[Invention|invention]]'''."
-* '''J'''
+* '''J''' - "All work and no play makes '''[[Jack]]''' a dull boy."
-* '''K'''
+* '''K''' - "The pot calls the '''[[Kettle|kettle]]''' black."
-* '''L'''
+* '''L''' - "A '''[[Little|little]]''' body often harbors a great soul."
-* '''M'''
+* '''M''' - "Practice '''[[Makes|makes]]''' perfect."
-* '''N'''
+* '''N''' - "'''[[Nobody's]]''' perfect."
-* '''O'''
+* '''O''' - "Every cook commends his '''[[Own|own]]''' sauce."
-* '''P'''
+* '''P''' - "Pudding before '''[[Praise|praise]]'''."
-* '''Q'''
+* '''Q''' - "In a '''[[Quarrel|quarrel]]''' both parties are to blame."
-* '''R'''
+* '''R''' - "To see it '''[[Rain|rain]]''' is better than to be in it."
-* '''S'''
+* '''S''' - "Let '''[[Sleeping|sleeping]]''' dogs lie."
-* '''T'''
+* '''T''' - "'''[[Time]]''' flies."
-* '''U'''
+* '''U''' - "It's no '''[[Use|use]]''' crying over spilt milk."
-* '''V'''
+* '''V''' - "Nothing '''[[Ventured|ventured]]''', nothing gained."
-* '''W'''
+* '''W''' - "He '''[[Who/with|who]]''' pursues two hares catches nothing." / "Kill two birds '''[[Who/with|with]]''' one stone."
-* '''X'''
+* '''X''' - "'''[[X]]''' the Unknown."
-* '''Y '''
+* '''Y''' - "Look before '''[[You|you]]''' leap."
-* '''Z'''
+* '''Z''' - "The revenge of '''[[Z]]'''."
 ==Development==

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	'''Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki''' (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, ''Roriiporiizu no Nanakorobi Yaoki'' lit. Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups) is an educational point-and-click game developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It was released as a hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.		'''Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki''' (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, ''Roriiporiizu no Nanakorobi Yaoki'' lit. Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups) is an educational point-and-click game developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It was released as a hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
		+
		+	==Opening==
		+	The game opens with a cutscene that follows [[Pon]], the scatterbrained canine protagonist of the game, as he faces a series of inconveniences. Pon constructs a seesaw-like contraption in an effort to reach a piece of meat dangling from a tree. [[Cho]], the mischievous fox, uses the contraption to launch Pon into the sky. [[Banaten]], the computer genius monkey, is flying a hot air balloon, which Pon grabs onto. Banaten cuts the balloon's basket from the balloon and flies off in a jetpack, leaving Pon in the air. [[Las Vegas Akiko]], the dancing queen peacock, flies onto the balloon and pecks a hole in it, causing Pon to fall.
		+
		+	Cho places a trash can underneath Pon, causing him to fall into it. [[Jumping Jack Bu]], the karate champion pig, takes the trash can and dumps its contents into the furnace for his hot tub, unknowingly setting Pon on fire. Pon escapes the furnace and jumps into a river, which takes him away. [[George]], the slothful ferret, makes a great effort to catch up with Pon and throw him a life preserver. However, Cho steals the life preserver with a fishing rod.
		+
		+	Pon eventually makes it shore, where he collapses onto the ground. He is met by the [[Del Montas]], a trio of bagworm brothers, who are dangling from a tree. The Del Montas are cut down by [[Mr. Okhotsk]], the famous chef crab. The Del Montas bounce on Pon's stomach, causing him to spit out a squid, which Mr. Okhotsk takes and cooks.
		+
		+	After the opening cutscene, the player is taken to the main menu. All of the letters of the alphabet appear and come together to form the phrase "THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG" and the game's characters appear.
		+
		+	==Gameplay==
		+	The gameplay revolves around learning a phrase for each letter of the alphabet. On the main menu, any of the letters of the phrase "[[Time\|T]][[Heart\|H]][[Eyes\|E]] [[Quarrel\|Q]][[Use\|U]][[Invention\|I]][[Caught\|C]][[Kettle\|K]] [[Blue\|B]][[Rain\|R]][[Own\|O]][[Who/with\|W]][[Nobody's\|N]] [[Fire\|F]][[Own\|O]][[X]] [[Jack\|J]][[Use\|U]][[Makes\|M]][[Praise\|P]][[Sleeping\|S]] [[Own\|O]][[Ventured\|V]][[Eyes\|E]][[Rain\|R]] [[Time\|T]][[Heart\|H]][[Eyes\|E]] [[Little\|L]][[Against\|A]][[Z]][[You\|Y]] [[Drops\|D]][[Own\|O]][[Go\|G]]" can be interacted with to start a segment that teaches a phrase containing a word that starts with that letter. Additionally, each character on the main menu can be interacted with, leading to a room themed around the corresponding character.
		+
		+	==Phrases==
		+	There are 26 phrases that the game teaches, one for each letter of the alphabet.
		+	* '''A''' - "If you throw enough mud '''[[Against\|against]]''' a wall, some of it will stick."
		+	* '''B''' - "A bolt from the '''[[Blue\|blue]]'''."
		+	* '''C''' - "To be '''[[Caught\|caught]]''' between a rock and a hard place."
		+	* '''D''' - "Little '''[[Drops\|drops]]''' of water make the mighty ocean."
		+	* '''E'''
		+	* '''F'''
		+	* '''G'''
		+	* '''H'''
		+	* '''I'''
		+	* '''J'''
		+	* '''K'''
		+	* '''L'''
		+	* '''M'''
		+	* '''N'''
		+	* '''O'''
		+	* '''P'''
		+	* '''Q'''
		+	* '''R'''
		+	* '''S'''
		+	* '''T'''
		+	* '''U'''
		+	* '''V'''
		+	* '''W'''
		+	* '''X'''
		+	* '''Y '''
		+	* '''Z'''

	==Development==		==Development==

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 |date=14 March 1997
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+|type=Game
 |lost=<span style="color:#0A0>No</span>
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-'''Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki''' (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, ''Roriiporiizu no Nanakorobi Yaoki'' lit. Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups) is a 1997 educational point-and-click videogame developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It was released as a hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
+'''Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki''' (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, ''Roriiporiizu no Nanakorobi Yaoki'' lit. Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups) is an educational point-and-click game developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It was released as a hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
 ==Development==

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 ==Development==
-The game was submitted to Macromedia's People's Choice Awards competition in 1996, and was selected as a finalist in the 'Kidsware' category. It appeared at Macromedia User Conference in San Francisco that September, with Sato and representatives from Shinko Music in attendance. It was planned to release in Japan in November, but for unknown reasons, the date was pushed back. Additionally, North American and European releases were considered, under the name "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog," but these ultimately never materialized.
+The game was submitted to Macromedia's People's Choice Awards competition in 1996, and was selected as a finalist in the 'Kidsware' category. It appeared at the Macromedia User Conference in San Francisco that September, with Sato and representatives from Shinko Music in attendance. It was planned to release in Japan in November, but for unknown reasons, the date was pushed back. Additionally, North American and European releases were considered, under the name "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog," but these ultimately never materialized.
 ==Former Lost Media Status==

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	'''Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki''' (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, ''Roriiporiizu no Nanakorobi Yaoki'' lit. Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups) is a 1997 educational point-and-click videogame developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It was released as a hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.		'''Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki''' (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, ''Roriiporiizu no Nanakorobi Yaoki'' lit. Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups) is a 1997 educational point-and-click videogame developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It was released as a hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.

		+	==Development==
	The game was submitted to Macromedia's People's Choice Awards competition in 1996, and was selected as a finalist in the 'Kidsware' category. It appeared at the company's annual user conference in San Francisco that September, with Sato and representatives from Shinko Music in attendance. It was planned to release in Japan in November, but for unknown reasons, the date was pushed back. Additionally, North American and European releases were considered, under the name "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog," but these ultimately never materialized.		The game was submitted to Macromedia's People's Choice Awards competition in 1996, and was selected as a finalist in the 'Kidsware' category. It appeared at the company's annual user conference in San Francisco that September, with Sato and representatives from Shinko Music in attendance. It was planned to release in Japan in November, but for unknown reasons, the date was pushed back. Additionally, North American and European releases were considered, under the name "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog," but these ultimately never materialized.