<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masaya	O
Matsuura	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
and	O
Um	B-Application
Jammer	I-Application
Lammy	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
lead	O
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
software	O
loads	O
into	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
letting	O
the	O
player	O
use	O
any	O
music	O
CD	O
to	O
play	O
custom	O
levels	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
generate	O
a	O
unique	O
level	O
from	O
any	O
track	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
for	O
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
are	O
simple	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
straight	O
,	O
white	O
vector	O
lines	O
forming	O
crude	O
,	O
angular	O
drawings	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
named	O
Vibri	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
minimalist	O
visuals	O
and	O
innovative	O
concept	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
garnered	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
;	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
criticizing	O
its	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
two	O
Japan-only	O
follow-ups	O
:	O
Mojib-Ribbon	B-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
Vib-Ripple	B-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
guide	O
Vibri	B-Application
the	O
rabbit	O
across	O
a	O
line	O
filled	O
with	O
obstacles	O
tied	O
in	O
correspondence	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
dimension	O
called	O
Music	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
pushing	O
a	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
right	O
time	O
turns	O
Vibri	B-Application
into	O
a	O
scribbled	O
version	O
of	O
herself	O
temporarily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
obstacles	O
too	O
many	O
times	O
will	O
degenerate	O
Vibri	B-Application
from	O
a	O
rabbit	O
into	O
a	O
frog	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
worm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successful	O
actions	O
will	O
help	O
Vibri	B-Application
recover	O
back	O
to	O
her	O
higher	O
forms	O
,	O
and	O
clear	O
enough	O
obstacles	O
in	O
succession	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
rabbit	O
form	O
will	O
evolve	O
Vibri	B-Application
into	O
Super	O
Vibri	B-Application
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
until	O
Vibri	B-Application
is	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earning	O
a	O
high	O
score	O
will	O
cause	O
Vibri	B-Application
to	O
sing	O
a	O
congratulatory	O
song	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
loaded	O
onto	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
players	O
can	O
remove	O
the	O
disc	O
and	O
insert	O
their	O
own	O
music	O
CDs	O
to	O
play	O
stages	O
generated	O
from	O
its	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NanaOn-Sha	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
eleven	O
people	O
including	O
Masaya	O
Matsuura	O
as	O
designer	O
and	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
when	O
Mercedes-Benz	O
contacted	O
Sony	O
to	O
promote	O
their	O
then-upcoming	O
A-Class	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
prototype	O
used	O
polygon	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
represented	O
as	O
a	O
living	O
automobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
decided	O
to	O
resume	O
development	O
after	O
his	O
team	O
encouraged	O
him	O
to	O
continue	O
and	O
one	O
programmer	O
discovered	O
how	O
to	O
analyze	O
CD	O
audio	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
minimalistic	O
wireframe	O
visuals	O
were	O
chosen	O
based	O
on	O
Matsuura	O
's	O
love	O
of	O
early	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
requirements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
software	O
being	O
small	O
enough	O
to	O
play	O
within	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
memory	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
automatic	O
music-generation	O
concept	O
was	O
implemented	O
when	O
a	O
programmer	O
found	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
analyze	O
music	O
CDs	O
;	O
the	O
system	O
looks	O
eight	O
seconds	O
ahead	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
listening	O
to	O
and	O
generates	O
obstacles	O
based	O
on	O
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
frequency	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vibri	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
was	O
produced	O
using	O
a	O
NTT	O
Communications	O
 '	O
Speech	O
Synthesizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
was	O
mentioned	O
and	O
highlighted	O
by	O
Shawn	O
Layden	O
,	O
the	O
then-new	O
CEO	O
of	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
of	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
many	O
people	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
became	O
displeased	O
when	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
further	O
mention	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Layden	O
realized	O
his	O
mistake	O
,	O
he	O
asked	O
his	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
perfecting	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
sold	O
100,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Wilcox	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
Australia	O
,	O
who	O
bashed	O
the	O
visuals	O
upon	O
initial	O
review	O
,	O
would	O
later	O
realize	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
intentional	O
and	O
not	O
an	O
insult	O
to	O
one	O
's	O
hubris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UK	O
Dan	O
Mayers	O
considered	O
the	O
visuals	O
overall	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
too	O
strange	O
to	O
avoid	O
gawping	O
at	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
gameplay	O
reception	O
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
cruel	O
on	O
the	O
highest	O
difficulty	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
one	O
's	O
own	O
CDs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
flawed	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
ridiculous	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
deserving	O
of	O
a	O
2nd	O
chance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	O
spinoff	O
,	O
Mojib-Ribbon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
rap	O
music	O
and	O
calligraphy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Vib-Ripple	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
but	O
instead	O
used	O
digital	O
images	O
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
celebrated	O
among	O
numerous	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
franchises	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
tech	O
demo	O
Astro	B-Device
's	I-Device
Playroom	I-Device
,	O
where	O
a	O
Vib-Ribbon	B-Application
stage	O
is	O
seen	O
being	O
played	O
with	O
in	O
the	O
location	O
"	O
Caching	O
Caves	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
