PuyoPuyo Fever (Sega (Sonic Team), Puzzle Game, DCast (+PS2 +GC))
Secrets FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
V1.4 9/15/04
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Table of Contents:
0. Document History
I. Basic Stuff
1. What is this document?
2. What is PuyoPuyo?
3. What's new in PuyoFever (compared to Puyo4)?
4. Terminology and notation?
II. Characters and Stuff
1. How do I unlock Popoi?
2. How do I unlock Carbuncle?
3. Does character choice make a difference in gameplay?
III. Gameplay and Stuff
1. Could you explain the puyo drop piece shapes in more detail?
2. Could you go over Fever Mode in more detail?
A. Activating Fever Mode
B. Fever Mode Chains
C. Increasing Fever Mode Time
3. What does Zen-keshi do in PuyoFever?
4. Hey! How come the game won't record my Story Mode high scores?
5. Are there fewer/more puyo colors on certain Story Mode stages?
6. Help! Can you give me some tips on completing the Hard Course?
IV. Codes and Stuff
1. Do you know of any codes for this game?
A. Unlock everything
B. 1P Story Mode character select
C. Tokoton PuyoPuyo character select
D. Increase CPU difficulty in 1P Free Taisen
2. Is there a soft reset command?
V. Miscellany
1. How do you earn stuff in the Demo Viewer?
2. Is there really a way to change the in-game language?
3. What's this I hear about changing the DCast System Menu?
A. System Menu PuyoPuyo background
B. Real 3D System Menu
4. Is there an auto-save process?
5. Is the VMU screen used for anything interesting?
VI. Thanks and Stuff
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0. Document History
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(9/24/04: J version Windows (98SE/ME/2000/XP) PuyoPuyo Fever on sale)
V1.4: 9/15/04
U/C GC version info added throughout document
Zen-keshi out of Fever Mode, into Fever Mode: separate +2 bonuses
Simple end of Fever Mode advice/strategy (Fever Mode Chains section)
Detail and clarity editing in a few sections
(7/24/04: J version GBA PuyoPuyo Fever now on sale)
(7/20/04: U/C version GC PuyoPop Fever now on sale)
V1.3: 7/17/04
Story Mode, playable Carbuncle, idle drop speed is faster than norm
On Fever Mode activation, only current (and currently building)
jama-puyos pushed to background
For codes, analog knob can be used in place of d-pad
For codes, START button can be used in place of A button
Detail and clarity editing in a couple sections
(6/24/04: J version Macintosh OSX PuyoPuyo Fever now on sale)
V1.2: 6/18/04
More info on choosing the character (pattern) that's right for you
PS2 note: Counter chain fragment Fever Time bonus is +2.00
More data on large chain zen-keshi time bonuses (Fever Mode section)
Tokoton Fever notes added to Fever Mode Time section
TokoFever and 2P battle notes added to puyo colors section
Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert tactics added to Hard Course help
Detail and clarity editing in several sections
(4/24/04: J version XB PuyoPuyo Fever now on sale)
V1.1: 3/25/04
0-continue Carbuncle conditions (Arc/DCast/PS2) corrected/specified
PS2 note: Playing Replay files can unlock Carbuncle/Popoi
Detail and clarity editing in a few sections
(3/24/04: J version GC PuyoPuyo Fever now on sale)
V1.0: 3/21/04
Launch version
(2/27/04: EU version PS2/GC/XB PuyoPop Fever now on sale)
(2/24/04: J version DCast PuyoPuyo Fever now on sale)
(2/4/04: J version PS2 PuyoPuyo Fever now on sale)
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I. Basic Stuff
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I.1 What is this document?
This document is an English language informational resource for
PuyoPuyo Fever (which I shall hereafter refer to as PuyoFever, for
brevity's sake), a puzzle game by Sonic Team (Sega). PuyoFever belongs to
the "falling pieces" genre of puzzle game, probably best defined by,
ummm... the PuyoPuyo series of puzzle games. ^^;
In this document, I'll be covering codes and secrets and other such
information which may be of interest to PuyoFever fans. This is a Secrets
FAQ, and not a strategy guide, btw, so I won't necessarily be including
game strategies, or chain setup patterns, or anything like that in this
document...
This document was written for the (J version) DCast version of
PuyoFever, but some (though obviously not all) of the information
contained herein (for example, the Carbuncle appearance conditions) may
apply to other versions of the game as well...
PuyoPuyo Fever basic info (DCJ):
1 Disc (HDR-0216)
1-2 Players
Works with: Arcade stick, VMU (4 blocks, +26 blocks per replay
(optional), +2 blocks for VMU icon (optional), +38
blocks for DCast System Menu PuyoPuyo background
(optional)), Memory Card 4x (4 blocks...), PuruPuru
Pack, VGA Box
4980 (y)en
PS2 note: I've also gathered data from the (J version) PS2 version of
the game. Information specific to the PS2 version of PuyoPuyo Fever will
be preceded by the phrase "PS2 note" or "PS2 notes".
PuyoPuyo Fever basic info (PS2J):
1 Disc (SLPM-65532)
1-2 Players
Works with: PlayStation2 8MB Memory Card (49 KB, +70 KB per
replay (optional)), DualShock, DualShock2
4980 (y)en
U/C GC note: I've also gathered data from the (U/C version) GC
version of the game. Information specific to the U/C GC version of
PuyoPop Fever will be preceded by the phrase "U/C GC note" or "U/C GC
notes".
PuyoPop Fever basic info (U/C GC):
1 Disc
1-2 Players
Works with: GameCube Memory Card (1 block, +3 blocks per replay
(optional))
I.2 What is PuyoPuyo?
PuyoPuyo is an amazingly successful puzzle game that was created by
Compile around the early 90's (1991, I think). It was so popular in
Japan, that it basically defined its own genre of games (how many games
can you say that about? =) ). Indeed, one could argue that most "falling
pieces" puzzle games today owe their very existence (some more obviously
than others) to PuyoPuyo! ^^;
PuyoPuyo has come a long way since its first appearance. But the
PuyoPuyo series still ranks among the best (imho) puzzle games on the
market...
I.3 What's new/different in PuyoFever (compared to Puyo4)?
(note: using DCast version of Puyo4 as comparison version)
Fever Mode! Fever Mode is sort of like an alternate dimension, where
chain setups are automatically given to you. After you set off a chain
(any chain, even a 1-chain) in Fever Mode, the screen will reset, and
another chain setup will be given to you. Setting off longer chains will
get you longer setups, and setting off shorter chains will get you shorter
setups. You will have a limited amount of time in Fever Mode before being
returned to your previous field (which will be just as you left it). When
you enter Fever Mode, all jama-puyos above your field, as well as all
jama-puyos produced by your opponent's current chain, will (for the
duration of the Fever Mode) be pushed into the background (where they
cannot fall onto your field). Background jama-puyos can, however, be
counterattacked while you're in Fever Mode, and any excess will be sent to
your opponent.
Fever Gauge. When your Fever Gauge fills up, you will be sent into
Fever Mode. Your Fever Gauge can be filled by counterattacking jama-puyos
(before they fall).
Any chain (even a 1-chain) will prevent jama-puyos from falling.
This is extremely useful if you're trying to stave off a huge attack,
while working your way towards Fever Mode...
Both column 3 and column 4 are danger columns (i.e. you lose if
*either* column fills up), instead of just column 3.
Puyo drop pieces of different shapes. Besides the original 2-puyo
drop pieces, there are also 3-puyo (L-shaped) and 4-puyo (square) drop
pieces as well. A maximum of 2 colors may be used for any single drop
piece.
Supers are gone, but character uniqueness is maintained via a
character's drop piece pattern. Each character in the game has a unique
drop piece pattern, which can be viewed on the character select screen.
Due to varying drop piece patterns, both players won't necessarily be
getting exactly the same pieces.
New cast of characters. The only characters from previous PuyoPuyo
games who appear in PuyoFever are Arle (playable initially, but is not the
main character) and Carbuncle (hidden character, unlockable). Side note:
Arle's drop piece pattern is all 2-puyo drop pieces, though Carbuncle's is
not.
Two Story Mode characters, instead of just one. Amitie is the
protagonist for the Easy and Normal Courses. Raffine is the protagonist
for the Hard Course.
Continuing doesn't reset your Story Mode score to 0 (but will restore
it to what it was at the beginning of your match). Instead, once your
game is over, a multiplier will be applied to your score, making it
smaller for each continue you used, up to a minimal multiplier of 0.20 (4
or more continues).
All of the 1P Modes (Hitori de PuyoPuyo, Tokoton PuyoPuyo) can be
played from the P2 side/controller (yay!).
3P and 4P taisen modes are gone.
Tokuten-puyos and Kata-puyos are gone. There are giant jama-puyos
now, however. Giant jama-puyos are made up of 4 normal jama-puyos
(clumped together in a square pattern). As far as I can tell, giant
jama-puyos have no special properties other than appearance (i.e. it's
just like having four normal jama-puyos).
Tokoton PuyoPuyo now has three modes: Fever (Fever Mode Tokoton, with
limited (but extendable) time), Task (Tokoton NazoPuyo, with limited (but
extendable) time, and infinite tasks), and Original (Puyo2 TokoPuyo
(unlimited time), except with PuyoFever zen-keshi rules).
There are some other new things as well, but those are the major
differences...
What's new/different in the DCast PuyoFever (compared to the PS2 version)?
Counterattacks give opponent +1.00 sec Fever Time (per counterattack
chain fragment), instead of +2.00 (which was probably a PS2 version bug).
Codes (unlock all, Story Mode character select, TokoPuyo character
select, Free Taisen CPU difficulty increase) have been added.
Gameplay feels smoother due to the fact that it's now possible to
rotate and/or move a drop piece *immediately* after it appears.
Dynamic camera view of 2-chains and above is no longer available as
an option.
Puyos look slightly different (imho, slightly cuter), probably due to
the fact that they didn't have to be modeled in 3D.
When Game Difficulty (Options Menu) is set to Easy, the trigger color
for Fever Mode chain setups will be the same color as the lower left puyo
of your next drop piece.
Carbuncle can be unlocked simply by meeting him; you no longer have
to defeat him in battle.
Blinking "REC" icon (in-game, middle of screen) has been removed.
In general, load times seem to be significantly shorter.
DCast System Menu wallpaper (38 blocks) and System Menu Real 3D Mode
(2-block VMU icon) can be downloaded to your VMU.
Again, there are some other new things as well, but those are the
major differences...
U/C GC notes:
How the U/C GC PuyoFever differs from the J version DCast PuyoFever:
The DCast version codes do *not* work.
After a drop piece appears, there is a slight delay (compared to the
DCast version) before it can be rotated/moved; the delay is about the same
as in the PS2 version.
Dynamic camera view of 2-chains and above *is* available as an
option.
Puyos look slightly different, probably due to their having to be
modeled in 3D (for the dynamic camera view).
Easy Game Difficulty no longer gives you a trigger color advantage in
Fever Mode.
To unlock Carbuncle, you must defeat him in battle.
Blinking "REC" icon is back. =/
No System Menu extras.
... So, basically, the U/C GC version of the game is very much like
the PS2J version, except with shorter load times, and without the "+2 sec
Fever Time per counter chain fragment" bug...
And once again, there are some other changes as well, but those are
the major differences...
I.4 Terminology and notation?
Yep. Just so there's no confusion about things, here are definitions
of terms and stuff that I may use in this document:
Puyo1, Puyo2, Puyo3, Puyo4, PuyoFever
PuyoPuyo, PuyoPuyo Tsuu, PuyoPuyo Sun, PuyoPuyo~n, and PuyoPuyo
Fever, respectively.
drop piece
The piece consisting of 2-4 puyos that you drop onto your playing
field.
2-puyo, 3-puyo, 4-puyo
Drop pieces consisting of 2, 3, and 4 puyos, respectively.
(o)jama-puyo
A piece that doesn't disappear, no matter how many are adjacent.
Jama-puyos "get in the way". =)
attached
All adjacent (diagonals don't count) puyos of the same color are
considered to be attached to each other.
unattached
A color puyo which is unattached is one which is not adjacent to
another puyo of the same color.
r g b y p
Red, green, blue, yellow, and purple puyo, respectively.
rows
Rows will be numbered from bottom to top, starting with row 1.
The playing field has 12 rows.
columns
Columns will be numbered from left to right, starting with column
1. The playing field has 6 columns.
puyo coordinates
(x,y) coordinate notation refers to a specific spot on your
playing field, where x is the column number, and y is the row
number.
>=
Greater than or equal to.
<=
Less than or equal to.
u d l r
Up, down, left, and right on the d-pad, respectively.
x(y)
Input y while holding x.
attack
Setting off a chain to send jama-puyos over to (above) your
opponent's field.
counterattack (counter)
Setting off a chain to destroy the jama-puyos (that your opponent
has sent) above your field, before they fall.
damage
At times, I may use the word "damage" in reference to the amount
of jama-puyos sent over to one's opponent...
Easy Course, Normal Course, Hard Course
RunRun Course, WakuWaku Course, HaraHara Course, respectively.
zen-keshi
Making *all* pieces (including jama-puyos) disappear from your
playing field.
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II. Characters and Stuff
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II.1 How do I unlock Popoi?
To unlock Popoi as playable, all you have to do is encounter him as
an opponent in Story Mode. Popoi appears as the Stage 8 opponent in both
the Normal and Hard Courses. You don't have to defeat Popoi to unlock him
as playable; losing and not continuing, menu-quitting, or even soft
resetting after you've encountered him will work to unlock him.
II.2 How do I unlock Carbuncle?
First off, yes, that is the same Carbuncle we know and love from
previous PuyoPuyo games (all the way back to the original PuyoPuyo).
Although he does seem to have grown significantly, for some reason; must
be something in the food/water (or curry) in Amitie's world... ^^;
To unlock Carbuncle as playable, all you have to do is encounter him
as an opponent in Story Mode.
Carbuncle will appear as the Stage 8 opponent in the Hard Course
(Raffine's story) if, upon reaching Stage 8:
Case 1: You've used no continues (in your current Story Mode game)
and you've gotten <=4 or >=12 Fever Mode activations (i.e.
any number of Fever Modes *besides* 5-11).
Case 2: The total number of continues you've used (in your current
Story Mode game) is a positive multiple of 7 (i.e. 7, 14,
21, 28, 35, 42...). (that's all that's necessary; no other
requirements)
(Side note: These are the same Carbuncle appearance conditions as on
the arcade version of PuyoFever, so it's likely that they will remain
consistent for all home versions of the game...)
You don't have to defeat Carbuncle to unlock him as playable; losing
and not continuing, menu-quitting, or even soft resetting after you've
encountered him will work to unlock him.
There is no special ending for defeating Carbuncle; the ending will
be the same as for defeating Popoi (Hard Course).
Using Carbuncle in Story Mode: If you use Carbuncle in Story Mode
(see Codes section of this document for Story Mode character select code),
you will find that Carbuncle's idle drop speed (how fast drop pieces fall
if they are not acted upon) is faster than normal (it's about twice as
fast as for "Hard" handicap in 2P or 1P Taisen games).
Note: This only applies to Story Mode games; Carbuncle's idle drop
speed will be the same as for any other character in all other game modes.
PS2 note: Carbuncle is not playable in Story Mode (there is no
character select code) in the PS2 version of PuyoFever...
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
Replay Save Menu bug: If you didn't get Carbuncle when you got to
Stage 8, you can still face him. When your total number of continues is
7n-1 (i.e. one before a multiple of 7), lose against Popoi, then enter the
Replay Save menu (side note: if you've lost count of your continues, you
can just do this with every continue, and eventually (within 6 continues),
you'll get to the right number). Exit the Replay Save menu (you don't
have to save the replay, but you can, if you want), and you'll get the
"Continue?" countdown. Continue. Because the game has to reload Stage 8
(you exited the stage to load the replay save menu), it apparently checks
your Continue total, and, if it finds that it's a multiple of 7 (which it
should, if you've kept track of your continues properly), you'll face
Carbuncle instead of Popoi!
Note1: An easy way to tell if you're facing Carbuncle or Popoi is to
listen to the BGM. The Carbuncle BGM is a new version of a classic Puyo2
BGM that's also used for Arle (Normal Course, Stage 7).
Note2: Use of the Replay Save Menu bug to unlock Carbuncle will
neither show nor unlock the "Raffine meets Carbuncle" demo.
PS2 notes: To unlock Carbuncle as playable, you must *defeat* him as an
opponent in Story Mode. The Carbuncle appearance conditions are the same
as in the DCast version. Do note, however, that the Replay Save Menu bug
will not work.
PS2 note: Unlocking via Replay files: A minor bug in the PS2 PuyoFever
actually allows you to unlock the hidden characters (Popoi and Carbuncle)
by playing back Replay files which mimic their unlock conditions. For
Carbuncle: any battle in which he loses. For Popoi: any battle involving
him (winning or losing), but only if Popoi is *not* on the same side as
the controller you're using to Replay the battle (i.e. if you use the P1
controller to Replay the battle, Popoi must be on the P2 side, and vice
versa). So if you're having trouble unlocking either (or both) of the
hidden characters, and you're able to download memory card files to your
PS2, and you're able to find a Replay file in which Popoi defeats
Carbuncle... then you'll actually be able to unlock both hidden characters
simply by playing back that Replay file. ^^;
Of course, a more useful application of this bug might be: if you've
already unlocked Carbuncle and Popoi, but your friend has not, instead of
copying your main PuyoFever save file onto his/her memory card (which
would destroy his/her high scores), or spending 20-30 minutes (or more, or
less, depending on various factors) unlocking them the normal way, you
could simply copy over a Carbuncle vs. Popoi Replay file in which
Carbuncle loses, and play that.
Setting up the Replay file: 1) Make sure you have >=70kb free on your
memory card. 2) In 1P Free Taisen (or 2P mode, if you want), select
Carbuncle, then select Popoi as his opponent (side note: if your friend
has only one controller for his/her PS2, you may want to select Carbuncle
for the P1 side, and Popoi for the P2 side (see Popoi replay unlock
controller side restriction, above). 2a) I recommend that you select High
difficulty (5 puyo colors) for Carbuncle, to make it easier for him to
lose (fewer accidental 1-chains). 3) Once the battle starts, lose with
Carbuncle as quickly as possible (just drop pieces straight down until he
loses). 4) Save Replay. As easy as that, you've created a quick way for
other people to unlock Carbuncle and Popoi; all they have to do is play
back that Replay (from the proper controller side; see Popoi restriction,
above) via their PS2 PuyoFever!
U/C GC notes: To unlock Carbuncle as playable, you must *defeat* him as an
opponent in Story Mode. The Carbuncle appearance conditions are the same
as in the DCast and PS2 versions. Do note, however, that the Replay Save
Menu bug (DCast) will not work. And neither will the "unlocking via
Replay files" bug (PS2).
II.3 Does character choice make a difference in gameplay?
It sure does.
The shapes of the drop pieces you get are not determined randomly.
Each character has a unique, repeating, 16-shape pattern of drop pieces.
These can be viewed (although they are printed somewhat on the small side)
on the character select screen. For easy reference, I've compiled the
drop piece patterns for all 16 characters, and listed them in the
following chart (alphabetical order, by character name), along with
information on how many actual puyos are generated by each pattern:
Note1: 2 = 2-puyo
3 = 3-puyo
0 = One-color 4-puyo
4 = Two-color 4-puyo
Note2: 16-piece patterns have been split into four groups of 4 for ease of
viewing.
Character 16-piece pattern puyo tallies total
Accord 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 10 11 10 11 42
Amitie 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 9 10 9 10 38
Arle 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 32
Carbuncle 2 3 0 2 4 3 2 0 2 3 4 2 0 3 2 4 11 13 11 13 48
Dongurigaeru 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 4 9 10 10 10 39
Frankensteins 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 9 11 10 11 41
Hohow Bird 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 9 9 9 10 37
Klug 2 2 3 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 2 4 9 11 11 11 42
Onion Pixy 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 8 10 9 10 37
Oshare Bones 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 9 10 10 37
Popoi 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 4 9 9 11 12 41
Prince of Ocean 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 4 9 11 11 11 42
Raffine 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 9 10 9 11 39
Rider 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 4 9 10 9 12 40
Tarutaru 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 4 9 11 10 11 41
Yu 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 4 11 11 11 10 43
In general, the more puyos a drop piece pattern has, the quicker you
can create a chain setup (more puyos in the same amount of time), but the
more difficult it will be to arrange the puyos precisely how you want them
(sometimes the extra puyos will get in the way of your setup, or will
simply remain unused). Thus, you should try to select a drop piece
pattern that has a "speed vs. precision" balance that both suits your
style of play, and complements the chain setup patterns you tend to use
most.
For the purposes of pattern comparison, here are the 16 drop piece
patterns listed in order of increasing number of total puyos:
Character 16-piece pattern puyo tallies total
Arle 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 32
Onion Pixy 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 8 10 9 10 37
Oshare Bones 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 9 10 10 37
Hohow Bird 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 9 9 9 10 37
Amitie 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 9 10 9 10 38
Dongurigaeru 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 4 9 10 10 10 39
Raffine 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 9 10 9 11 39
Rider 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 4 9 10 9 12 40
Popoi 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 4 9 9 11 12 41
Frankensteins 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 9 11 10 11 41
Tarutaru 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 4 9 11 10 11 41
Prince of Ocean 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 3 4 9 11 11 11 42
Klug 2 2 3 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 2 4 9 11 11 11 42
Accord 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 10 11 10 11 42
Yu 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 3 2 4 2 2 2 4 11 11 11 10 43
Carbuncle 2 3 0 2 4 3 2 0 2 3 4 2 0 3 2 4 11 13 11 13 48
Because of the difference in drop piece patterns, for the first time
(iirc) in a PuyoPuyo game, both players won't be getting exactly the same
pieces (except when both players select the same character), or even
necessarily the same number of puyos. However, the game does still try to
keep things relatively balanced by arranging for both players to get the
same color sequence of puyos in the drop pieces they do get.
Because one-color 4-puyos have been made distinct from two-color
4-puyos in the drop piece patterns, when a one-color 4-puyo appears, it
necessarily must have one color. So if the opponent's equivalent piece
has two colors, this can offset the pattern temporarily. The game will
eventually bring the two patterns into color equilibrium, however.
Example: (excerpt from Frankensteins vs Dongurigaeru battle)
P1: ... 0g 2rg 3g 2r 3by 2yp ...
P2: ... 4gr 2g 2gr 2rb 0y 2yp ...
Of course, in cases where each side has a different number of puyo
colors (some Story Mode battles, and Free Taisen and 2P battles where
different handicap levels have been selected)), the game obviously cannot
bring the patterns into color equilibrium...
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III. Gameplay and Stuff
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III.1 Could you explain the puyo drop piece shapes in more detail?
Sure.
Puyo drop pieces can contain 2, 3, or 4 puyos, and can contain up to
two colors. The drop piece shapes will follow these basic patterns:
(using r as primary color and b as secondary color in these examples)
2-puyo 3-puyo 4-puyo
One-color r r r r
r r r r r
Two-color b r b r b
r r b r r r b
As you can see, above, all puyos of the same color in a drop piece
must be attached (i.e. you can't "split" a color between two corners).
Also, in two-color drop pieces, one color cannot outnumber the other by
more than 1 puyo (i.e. you can't have a 4-puyo with 3r and 1b).
For 2-puyos and 3-puyos, the rotate point is the lower left puyo.
For 4-puyos, the rotate point is the center of the 4-puyo cluster.
Left undisturbed, all drop pieces will appear on the playing field
with their left side puyos in column 3.
Special note regarding the one-color 4-puyo: Unlike every other drop
piece in the game (including the two-color 4-puyo), the one-color 4-puyo,
when rotated, will actually change color! Rotating clockwise, the
one-color 4-puyo will cycle through all available colors in the following
repeating pattern: red, green, blue, yellow, purple.
3-color stage: red, green, blue
4-color stage: red, green, blue, yellow
5-color stage: red, green, blue, yellow, purple
III.2 Could you go over Fever Mode in more detail?
Okay.
First, the basics:
- Counterattacking jama-puyos (before they fall) increases your
Fever Gauge.
- When your Fever Gauge is full, you enter Fever Mode.
- In Fever Mode, ready-made chain setups will be provided to you.
- You have a limited amount of time in Fever Mode.
- When your Fever Mode time runs out, you return to your previous
board setup.
Now, in more detail:
III.2.A Activating Fever Mode
The Fever Gauge has seven dots to fill. Even though some of them
look larger than others, they are all equal in value.
Any time there is at least one jama-puyo above your field, and you
make four or more puyos disappear (the jama-puyo(s) you produce will
counterattack the jama-puyo(s) above your field), one of the dots is
filled. Filling the seventh dot will, upon completion of your current
chain, activate Fever Mode.
Note1: Making a large number of puyos disappear at the same time
doesn't make the Fever Gauge fill up any faster. So whether you make 8
puyos disappear at once, or only 4, you'll still only get one dot filled.
So if you have a limited number of puyos to work with, and absolutely need
to activate Fever Mode to keep from getting buried in jama-puyos, making
your puyos disappear 4 at a time is the most efficient way of using your
limited resources...
Note2: Similarly, using large chains to counterattack waiting
jama-puyos isn't going to fill the Fever Gauge any more than using
multiple small chains (e.g. one 6-chain will add 6 dots to your Fever
Gauge, but so will six 1-chains, or three 2-chains, or a 2-chain and a
4-chain...). However, large chains will, of course, get rid of more of
the waiting jama-puyos...
When you enter Fever Mode, all jama-puyos currently above your field,
and all (future) jama-puyos produced by any *currently* active chain (i.e.
any chain that your opponent started before you entered Fever Mode) will
be pushed into the background.
These jama-puyos cannot fall upon your field while they are in the
background, and will remain in the background either until they are
counter-attacked (and destroyed), or until your Fever Mode Time runs out
and you return to Normal Mode (after which any surviving background
jama-puyos will return to the foreground).
Note: Do be aware that any chain started (by your opponent) *after*
you enter Fever Mode will send its jama-puyos *not* to the background, but
to the foreground (above your field) instead, where they will fall as
normal. Any Fever Mode attacks you do will counter any available
foreground jama-puyos before countering any background jama-puyos.
III.2.B Fever Mode Chains
In any battle, the first chain setup you get in Fever Mode will most
likely be a 5-chain setup (see zen-keshi notes, below). After you set off
a chain (any chain, even a 1-chain), you will be given a new setup
(assuming your Fever Mode Time hasn't yet run out). The size of the next
chain setup you get will depend upon the size of the chain you set off.
In general, the size of the chain setup you get in Fever Mode will be
1 greater than the size of the last chain you set off in Fever Mode, with
the following conditions/restrictions:
- At the beginning of a battle, the "last Fever Mode chain" size is
assigned a value of 4 (thus, a 5-chain (4+1) setup will be your
first Fever Mode setup).
- Minimum setup is a 3-chain.
- Maximum setup is a 15-chain.
- Your Fever Mode chain setup size can never decrease by more than
2. So if you had an 8-chain setup, but only set off a 3-chain,
your next setup will be a 6-chain (8-2) setup, rather than a
4-chain (3+1).
- Zen-keshi adds a +2 chain bonus (so if you get a zen-keshi from a
Fever Mode 5-chain, your next chain setup will be an 8-chain
(5+1+2) setup). This bonus also applies if the chain that got you
into Fever Mode was a zen-keshi (so if you zen-keshi into your
first Fever Mode, your first chain setup, rather than being a
5-chain (4+1), will be a 7-chain (4+1+2) instead). Additionally,
if you zen-keshi at the end of one Fever Mode, *and* zen-keshi
into your next Fever Mode, the +2 zen-keshi bonus *will* actually
be applied twice!
Strategy note: If your Fever Mode Time runs out, your "next Fever
Mode chain" size *will* carry over to your next Fever Mode (during the
current battle). So if your Fever Mode Time is running out, and it
doesn't look like you'll be able to set off the chain you've been given,
don't just set off a smaller (by 2 or more) chain (unless you think it'll
help you win immediately), or you'll only be sabotaging your next Fever
Mode.
So for example, if you have a 7-chain setup, but your Fever Mode Time
has run out, and with your final drop piece in your current Fever Mode,
you're unable to set off a 7-chain...
If you set off a Your next Fever Mode's first chain setup will be a
1- to 4-chain 5-chain (7-2) (hurts next Fever Mode)
5-chain 6-chain (5+1) (hurts next Fever Mode)
6-chain 7-chain (6+1) (doesn't hurt next Fever Mode)
no chain 7-chain (doesn't hurt next Fever Mode)
III.2.C Increasing Fever Mode Time
At the beginning of each battle, and after returning from each Fever
Mode, your Fever Mode Time (printed under your Fever Gauge) is set to
15.00 seconds. Your Fever Mode Time can be increased, up to a maximum of
30.00 seconds, as follows:
When you're in Normal Mode:
- +1.00 second* for each counterattack chain fragment your opponent
does (i.e. one 6-chain counterattack will give you +6.00, as will
six 1-chain counterattacks). This applies whether your opponent
is in Normal Mode or Fever Mode.
* PS2 note: +2.00 sec per opponent's counter chain fragment is
earned; this is most likely a bug (+1.00 is added at two
different times).
- +5.00 seconds when you do a zen-keshi.
When you're in Fever Mode:
- Completing a chain before Fever Mode Time runs out will get you a
time bonus according to the size of the chain:
1-chain: (no bonus) 6-chain: +2.00 11-chain: +4.30
2-chain: (no bonus) 7-chain: +2.30 12-chain: +5.00
3-chain: +0.30 sec 8-chain: +3.00 13-chain: +5.30
4-chain: +1.00 sec 9-chain: +3.30 14-chain: +6.00
5-chain: +1.30 sec 10-chain: +4.00 15-chain: +6.30
- +5.00 seconds when you do a zen-keshi. Note: For a zen-keshi
resulting from a chain of size >=9, it seems that more than +5.00
can be earned; in Fever Mode, I've seen a 9-chain zen-keshi give
+6.00, a 10-chain zen-keshi give +10.00, and an 11-chain zen-keshi
give +10.00... though I've also seen a 15-chain zen-keshi give
only +5.00, so be aware that it's possible that factors other than
chain length may (or may not) be involved in determining the
zen-keshi time bonus...
Once your Fever Mode Time reaches 0.00, an alarm will sound,
signaling the imminent return of Normal Mode. If you're in the middle of
a chain when time runs out, the chain will be allowed to complete before
you are returned to Normal Mode. If you're holding a drop piece when time
runs out, you'll be allowed to set it down, then any resulting chain will
be allowed to complete before you are returned to Normal Mode. Once back
in Normal Mode, your Fever Mode Time will reset to 15.00, and your Fever
Gauge will reset back to its base value (which can vary according to your
Game Difficulty setting).
Tokoton Fever note: In TokoFever, the initial time and time bonuses are
different than in the other modes of the game:
- TokoFever initial time: 60.00 sec
- TokoFever chain completion time bonuses:
1-chain: (no bonus) 7-chain: +5.00 13-chain: +11.00
2-chain: (no bonus) 8-chain: +6.00 14-chain: +12.00
3-chain: +1.00 sec 9-chain: +7.00 15-chain: +13.00
4-chain: +2.00 sec 10-chain: +8.00 16-chain: +14.00
5-chain: +3.00 sec 11-chain: +9.00
6-chain: +4.00 sec 12-chain: +10.00
- TokoFever zen-keshi time bonus: +3.00 sec
III.3 What does Zen-keshi do in PuyoFever?
Zen-keshi (making *all* pieces (including jama-puyos) disappear from
your playing field) has slightly different effects in Normal and Fever
Modes:
Normal Mode:
- Adds 5 seconds to your Fever Mode Time.
- Gives you a 4-chain setup (kind of like a mini-Fever Mode in
Normal Mode).
Fever Mode:
- Adds 5 seconds to your Fever Mode Time.
- Gives you a +2 chain bonus for your next Fever Mode chain setup.
Unlike in previous PuyoPuyo games, zen-keshi in PuyoFever doesn't
give you an immediate score bonus. However, once your (Story Mode) game
is over, you will get a bonus for (among other things) the number of
zen-keshi you've accomplished...
III.4 Hey! How come the game won't record my Story Mode high scores?
If you've used 5 or more continues in your Story Mode game, your
score will be disallowed for the purposes of the high score list.
Unlike in previous PuyoPuyo games, continuing doesn't reset your
score to 0. Instead, your score is reset to what it was at the beginning
of your match. Also, once your game is over, a multiplier is applied to
your score, making it smaller for each continue you used, up to a minimal
multiplier of 0.20 (4 or more continues):
continues multiplier (fraction)
0 x1.00 (5/5)
1 x0.80 (4/5)
2 x0.60 (3/5)
3 x0.40 (2/5)
4 x0.20 (1/5)
>=5 x0.20 and Name Entry disallowed
Since the multiplier reaches its minimum value at 4 continues, a Name
Entry restriction was added, in order to distinguish 4-continue games from
34-continue games...
PS2 note: There is no such Name Entry restriction in the PS2 PuyoFever.
Even if you've used 34 continues, so long as your x0.20 score is high
enough, you'll be able to record it in your high score list.
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
III.5 Are there fewer/more puyo colors on certain Story Mode stages?
There are. The standard number of puyo colors seems to be 4, but
some stages have 3, and some have 5. The number of puyo colors can also
vary according to what you've set the Game Difficulty to (Options Menu).
Also note that on some stages, your opponent will have a different number
of puyo colors (marked below with an asterisk (*)) than you do...
Key Game Difficulty
Stage Character Player colors Opponent colors
Easy Course Easy/Normal/Hard
1 Rider 3 4*
2 Tarutaru 3 3
3 Accord 4 4
Normal Course Easy/Normal Hard
1 Raffine 3 3 3 3
2 Oshare Bones 3 3 3 3
3 Rider 3 3 3 3
4 Dongurigaeru 4 4 4 4
5 Klug 4 4 4 4
6 Frankensteins 4 4 4 4
7 Arle 4 4 5 4*
8 Popoi 4 4 5 4*
Hard Course Easy Normal Hard
1 Onion Pixy 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 Klug 3 4* 3 4* 3 4*
3 Prince of Ocean 4 4 4 4 4 4
4 Tarutaru 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 Yu 4 3* 4 3* 4 3*
6 Hohow Bird 4 4 5 4* 5 4*
7 Accord 4 4 5 4* 5 4*
8 Popoi 4 4 5 4* 5 4*
8s Carbuncle 4 4 5 4* 5 4*
Tokoton PuyoPuyo note: The number of colors in TokoPuyo games will vary
according to your handicap level:
Easy 3
Normal 4
Hard 5
Futari de PuyoPuyo note: The number of colors in 2P games (and 1P Free
Taisen games) will vary according to your handicap level:
Easy 3 (Fever Gauge 3 filled)
Semi-Easy 3 (Fever Gauge 1 filled) (2P Classic: 2 rows jama-puyos)
Normal 4 (we have normality)
Semi-Hard 4 (2P Classic: 5 colors)
Hard 5 (2P Classic: 2 rows jama-puyos init)
PS2 notes: Hard idle drop speed is same as Normal, instead of being faster
than all easier levels (as is the case for the other handicap levels)...
2P Classic Semi-Hard has 4 colors, and has 2 rows of jama-puyos initially.
2P Classic Hard has no jama-puyos initially.
III.6 Help! Can you give me some tips on completing the Hard Course?
General tip:
Due to the way in which Fever Mode was implemented, the game can
actually give a significant advantage to the player who attacks *second*.
Thus, if you're having trouble against a difficult opponent, don't attack
first (as this just gives him/her the opportunity to feed his/her Fever
Gauge)...
Easy tactic:
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Recommended skill level: Any (Beginner and up).
Use your time to set up clumps of three attached puyos (of the same
color), and whenever your opponent sends any jama-puyos above your field,
counterattack with 1- or 2-chains (or larger chains, if your setup allows,
but try to avoid doing a counterattack large enough to send jama-puyos
over to your opponent).
If you do this right, by the time you activate Fever Mode, your
opponent will still have nothing in his/her Fever Gauge. Once in Fever
Mode, set off the chains as quickly as possible (unless you see a quick
and easy way to extend a chain by 1, in which case that might not be a bad
idea (if you set off a 6-, 7-, and 8-chain, and your opponent sets off a
5-, 6-, and 7-chain, that's a significant difference in your favor)); you
should have time enough to set off two, and maybe three chains.
The jama-puyos generated from the 5-chain, 6-chain, and (if you had
enough time to trigger it) 7-chain should hopefully be enough to bury your
opponent. But just in case he/she is able to reach Fever Mode, you'll
want to use your time to keep setting up clumps of three.
Repeat as necessary.
Tips: Vertical clumps of three work better than horizontal for
reasons of accessibility. Also, try to have at least one clump of three
of each color accessible at any particular time.
Example setup:
Ooooo
. . y . . .
. . r . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . r .
. . . . r .
. . . . r .
p . . g y .
p r . b y .
p r . b y .
r b p r b g
r b p r b g
r b p r b g
Intermediate tactic:
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Recommended skill level: You can do (set up and set off) 5-chains at
will, and 7-chains reliably; against an easy opponent, you might be able
to get a 10- or 11-chain.
Use your time to set up a pair of 4-chain setups (one on the left
side of the screen, and one of the right would be ideal). Ignore any 1-
or 2-chain attacks your opponent does (or add to your Fever Gauge if you
have any 1-chains handy). Keep an eye on your opponent's field, and when
he/she sets off a 4-chain or higher (or maybe even a 3-chain), set off one
of your 4-chains. While keeping an eye on your opponent, set up another
4-chain, if you have the time. When your opponent sets off another
4-chain or higher attack, counter with one of your 4-chains. If you've
done all of this correctly, this should send you into Fever Mode.
(Optional: If you want, for the chain that sends you into Fever Mode,
you can make it larger than just a 4-chain. This will add a little extra
to the overall size of your attack (Normal Mode attack + Fever Mode
attacks), and will hopefully ensure that, even if your opponent makes it
to Fever Mode, your attack will still overpower his/hers...)
Once in Fever Mode, set off the chains as quickly as possible (unless
you see a quick and easy way to extend a chain by 1, in which case that
might not be a bad idea); you should have time enough to set off two or
three (or possibly more, if your opponent added anything to his/her Fever
Gauge before you entered Fever Mode) chains.
Hopefully, this will produce enough jama-puyos to bury your opponent
before he/she can reach Fever Mode. But just in case, once you return to
Normal Mode, you should again start setting up a couple 4-chain setups...
Repeat as necessary.
(Variation1: After first Fever Mode, play defensively. Against
difficult opponents especially, it might be better to play Normal Mode
more conservatively, and for the sole purpose of getting back to Fever
Mode. So after returning from your first Fever Mode, fall back to using
the Easy tactic (see above). Remember, if your opponent makes it to Fever
Mode, and repels your first Fever Mode attack, you'll end up with a *lot*
of Fever Mode Time (maybe even 30 seconds), so your second Fever Mode will
almost certainly benefit you more than your opponent's first Fever Mode
benefitted him/her (you'll be starting with a 7- or 8-chain setup, while
your opponent started with a 5-chain setup (and possibly less Fever Mode
Time)). If your second Fever Mode doesn't bury your opponent, repeat as
necessary...)
(Variation2: After first Fever Mode, keep pushing the attack. Build
a quick 6- or 7-chain (or higher, if you can), and set it off. If your
opponent manages to reach Fever Mode, then hopefully, the extra jama-puyos
from your Normal Mode chain will have made your attack large enough to
nullify your opponent's Fever Mode attack, and bury him/her. But just in
case, keep building and setting off 5- to 7-chains as quickly as possible
(i.e. don't save chains for later (to feed your Fever Gauge); use them
now, to overwhelm your opponent while his/her Fever Mode is at its
weakest)...)
Advanced tactic:
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Recommended skill level: You can do 8-chains at will, and 10-chains
reliably; against an easy opponent, you might be able to get a 13- or
14-chain.
Use your time to set up a 7- to 9-chain, preferably with a high
trigger point (i.e. so you don't have to worry about your opponent's 1- to
3-chains burying your chain setup's trigger point). Set it off when your
opponent does a 4- or 5-chain (or higher) (note: this is actually more to
prevent your opponent from using that chain to feed his/her Fever Gauge,
than it is to feed your own Fever Gauge). While your opponent is dealing
with this attack, quickly set up another.
If your opponent survives and
a) is in Normal Mode, with a nearly-full Fever Gauge, and a field
almost entirely full of jama-puyos: Watch your opponent's drop
pieces, and do quick 1- or 2-chains when his/her pieces won't
allow a counter-attack, and finish him/her off without allowing
him/her to reach Fever Mode.
b) is in Normal Mode, with a nearly-full Fever Gauge, and a field
moderately full of jama-puyos: Wait for your opponent to do a
large enough attack to get you to Fever Mode (or if your
opponent is only doing small attacks, counter with small attacks
until your Fever Gauge is 6/7 full), then set off your new 7- to
9-chain (or whatever you've managed to prepare). Use Fever
Mode chains to quickly bury your opponent.
c) is in Fever Mode: Wait for a large attack to come your way, then
set off your chain to get to Fever Mode. Use Fever Mode chains
to quickly bury your opponent.
Expert tactic:
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Recommended skill level: You can do 11-chains at will, and 13-chains
reliably; against an easy opponent, and with a little luck, you might be
able to get a 16-, 17-, or maybe even an 18- or 19-chain.
If you're this good, you probably don't need to wait for your
opponent to attack first. If necessary, counter just enough to keep your
opponent's attacks from burying your setup trigger, and build a quick
10-chain or higher.
Against most opponents, just set off your chain, and it will probably
be enough to bury them, even if they manage to reach Fever Mode.
Against more skilled opponents, you may want to wait for a 3-chain or
or higher (to prevent your opponent from using that chain to feed his/her
Fever Gauge), just in case. Use the extra time to continue to build a
larger chain, if you can safely do so.
Master tactic:
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Recommended skill level: You're one of the 10 best PuyoPuyo players
in the world.
"Master... you are guided as we are not,
and need not toil as we toil..."
-- excerpt from Illusions, by Richard Bach
Other notes:
You can also, of course, change the Game Difficulty setting (Options
Menu) to Easy. In Easy Difficulty, your Fever Gauge always has a minimum
of 3 dots filled (so it's like having a 4-dot Fever Gauge instead of a
7-dot one). This makes it much easier to get to Fever Mode (especially
compared to your opponent, who will still have the standard 7-dot Fever
Gauge).
Also, once in (Easy Difficulty) Fever Mode, the trigger color for
your Fever Mode chain setups will almost always (I've only encountered one
exception, which may have been a bug) be the same color as the lower left
puyo of your next drop piece. This makes it a lot easier to quickly
trigger your Fever Mode chains, which should hopefully allow you to
trigger more of them in the limited time of each Fever Mode...
PS2 notes: In Easy Difficulty, the trigger color for Fever Mode chain
setups will be random, and will not necessarily be the same as the lower
left color of your next drop piece. Easy Difficulty will still cause the
first 3 dots of your Fever Gauge to be permanently filled, which is still
a significant advantage...
U/C GC notes: (same as PS2 version notes, above)
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IV. Codes and Stuff
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IV.1 Do you know of any codes for this game?
Indeed.
IV.1.A Unlock everything
With the Demo Viewer (Options, Gallery) highlighted: X(u,d,l,r).
(i.e. hold X and input u,d,l,r)
(note: d-pad or analog knob can be used to input directions)
If done correctly, you'll hear the "zen-keshi" sound. This unlocks
Popoi, Carbuncle, all BGM, all voices, and all Story Mode demos.
PS2 note: This code does not work on the PS2 PuyoFever.
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
IV.1.B 1P Story Mode character select
With any 1P Story Mode highlighted: d,u,X,Y,A.
(notes: d-pad or analog knob can be used to input directions; START
button can be used in place of the A button)
If done correctly, instead of beginning Story Mode, you'll hear the
"zen-keshi" sound, and you'll get the character select screen. Select any
character to play through Story Mode with him/her (non-default characters
won't have any story demos, of course).
PS2 note: This code does not work on the PS2 PuyoFever.
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
IV.1.C Tokoton PuyoPuyo character select
With any Tokoton PuyoPuyo mode highlighted: u,d,Y,X,A.
(notes: d-pad or analog knob can be used to input directions; START
button can be used in place of the A button)
If done correctly, instead of going to the difficulty select, you'll
hear the "zen-keshi" sound, and you'll get the character select screen.
Select any character to play Tokoton PuyoPuyo with that character.
PS2 note: This code does not work on the PS2 PuyoFever.
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
IV.1.D Increase CPU difficulty in 1P Free Taisen
Requires: Two controllers.
Hold "up" on the d-pad of your opponent's controller (P2 controller
if you're using the P1 controller, and vice versa) while selecting your
Free Taisen opponent.
(note: d-pad or analog knob can be used to input direction)
No special sound is heard, but when you begin your battle, you'll
find that your opponent is a lot faster and/or more skilled than normal...
PS2 note: This code does not work on the PS2 PuyoFever.
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
IV.2 Is there a soft reset command?
There sure is. On either controller: Hold A+B+X+Y and press START to
reset PuyoFever back to the main title screen. From there, if you enter
the reset command again, you'll exit the game and go to the main Dreamcast
menu.
PS2 note: Interestingly, instead of the standard PS2 reset, the equivalent
of the DCast soft reset is used instead. On either controller: Hold
X+O+S+T (S = square button, T = triangle button) and press START to reset
PuyoFever back to the main title screen.
U/C GC note: On either controller: Hold B+X+START for about half a second
to reset PuyoPop Fever back to the main title screen.
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V. Miscellany
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V.1 How do you earn stuff in the Demo Viewer?
Once you've encountered a story demo, it will be available in the
Demo Viewer. Do note that if the Manzai Demo option is OFF, the story
demos won't be shown, and thus won't get unlocked...
V.2 Is there really a way to change the in-game language?
Sure. In the Options menu, select the Language option (just above
the Gallery option). In the Language menu, the first option is for Text
(Japanese, English); the second option is for Voice (Japanese, English).
I'll refrain from commenting upon the quality of the English
translation and/or voices. ^^;
PS2 note: In addition to Japanese and English, the PS2 PuyoFever also has
Text options for French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
V.3 What's this I hear about changing the DCast System Menu?
The DCast System Menu can be changed in two ways, both of which
involve saving a file to your VMU (and loading your DCast with that VMU).
The options to save these files to (or delete them from) your VMU can be
found in the "Dreamcast Main Menu Screen Settings" section (just above the
Language option) of the PuyoFever Options Menu.
V.3.A System Menu PuyoPuyo background
Use the "Save Background File" option to save a 38-block picture to
your VMU, as follows:
0: None/Delete
1: Green puyo
2: Red puyo
3: Blue puyo
4: Yellow puyo
5: Purple puyo
6: 5 puyos
7: 16 puyos
Once a background file is saved to your VMU, whenever you load the
DCast System Menu with that VMU, instead of the standard background of
swirling clouds, you'll get whatever picture you selected slowly rotating
in the "sky", and also shown (unmoving) on the "ground".
If you ever get tired of a background picture (or of how much space
it takes up on your VMU), you can easily delete it via the DCast System
File menu, via the VMU's file manager, or via PuyoFever (by selecting
"None/Delete" as your background (see above)).
V.3.B Real 3D System Menu
Use the "Save Memory Card Icon" option to save a 2-block icon file to
your VMU. Note that this file will *not* show up in your DCast System
File menu (although you can see that it's present by the VMU's special
icon both in the File menu and on the VMU itself), so if you ever want to
delete it, you'll have to do that either via the VMU's file manager or via
PuyoFever (if the icon file is detected, the "Save Memory Card Icon"
option will be a "Delete Memory Card Icon" option instead).
The memory card icon file will change the icon used for that VMU
(both on the VMU screen and in the DCast System File menu) to a "pu" sign
(a sign with a hiragana "pu" (as in "puyo") on it; basically a larger
version of the save file icon).
As a secondary effect, however, having this icon file on your VMU
will also enable you to activate a "Real Mode" 3D view of all of your
DCast System menus! Just press START to activate/deactivate "Real Mode"
(note: if on your Dreamcast, pressing START on the main system menu causes
your game to load, go to one of the sub-menus (File, Music, Settings), and
press START there instead).
In Real Mode, everything will be in 3D. The "floor" will show a
reflection of the front view (this effect will override your PuyoPuyo
background image (the one on the "floor"), if you have one saved on this
VMU). The "ceiling" will consist of a slowly rotating funnel (narrow end
pointing up) of clouds (if you have a PuyoPuyo background image saved,
that will be shown instead, as a slowly rotating funnel).
The following commands are available in Real Mode:
L trigger: rotates screen counter-clockwise (up to 180 degrees)
R trigger: rotates screen clockwise (up to 180 degrees)
analog l: moves camera left and away
analog r: moves camera right and away
analog u: moves camera down and away
analog d: moves camera up and away
CD player special effect: When Playing a CD, the background will fade
to black, and a glowing nimbus of multi-colored light will surround the
spinning disc...
V.4 Is there an auto-save process?
Not exactly. There is an auto-prompt-to-save process, though. Every
time you pass an auto-prompt point (after completing a Story Mode game,
for example), the game will ask you whether you want to save...
PS2 note: There is no auto-save or auto-prompt process. Use the Load/Save
menu in Options to save your game. Do be careful of the fact that there
is no "Are You Sure?" query for the "Load" option, though, and that the
default (top) Load/Save menu option is "Load"...
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
V.5 Is the VMU screen used for anything interesting?
During a battle, the VMU will show pictures of the character on that
side of the battle (your character, if you're using that controller; your
opponent, if you're using the other controller). There appear to be five
pictures that are used, according to what's going on with that character:
idle, attacking, getting hit, won, and lost.
PS2 note: No VMU, no VMU pictures...
U/C GC note: (same as PS2 version note, above)
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VI. Thanks and Stuff
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Thanks to:
Sonic Team's PuyoPuyo Fever webpages
(
http://www.sonicteam.com/puyofever/), for the "unlock everything",
Story Mode character select, TokoPuyo character select, and Free
Taisen difficulty codes...
The Arcade version PuyoPuyo Fever Secret Characters info page
(
http://am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/puyo_f_kaku.html), for the Stage 8
0-continue Carbuncle appearance conditions!
kkeltner
for being gracious enough to lend me a U/C system, so I could gather
data on the U/C GC version of PuyoFever.
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