Official Pink Sweets -Ibara Sorekara- thread (renamed)

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 1:20 am

I took the liberty of asking at the 2ch Ibara thread.

Post #816 & 817:
Question: Is Pink Sweets Ibara Black Label? Is it Ibara 2?
Answer: Pink Sweets = Ibara Black Label. Also known as Ibara 2.

Take that as you will, but common knowledge at 2ch holds up most of the time.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:27 am

Perhaps it's just me, but the lead "female" character wearing the pink feather-ruffled collar jacket actually looks like Bond (Negotiator Agent 01) with dyed hair.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:42 am

GaijinPunch wrote:Ibara Black Label. Also known as Ibara 2.

Now that's interesting...I was kinda under the impression that "Ibara 2" and "Ibara Black Label" were 2 different things...when the "black label" of DOJ came out, it was basically the same game but with a few changes, right? Maybe the only difference in the "black label" of Ibara is that they give the gals a new closetful of fetish wear, and everything else remains exactly the same.

Kiken wrote:Perhaps it's just me, but the lead "female" character wearing the pink feather-ruffled collar jacket actually looks like Bond (Negotiator Agent 01) with dyed hair.

It looks like him a little bit, but whoever he is seems to be missing Bond's trademark glowing left eye. In any event, the idea of Bond somehow ending up as the Ibara girls' pimp is both somewhat amusing and incredibly wrong.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:58 am

Now that's interesting...I was kinda under the impression that "Ibara 2" and "Ibara Black Label" were 2 different things..

That's what it says at Insert Credit. I was confused myself, so wanted to clarify.

Post by **Dave_K.** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:22 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
Kiken wrote:Perhaps it's just me, but the lead "female" character wearing the pink feather-ruffled collar jacket actually looks like Bond (Negotiator Agent 01) with dyed hair.
It looks like him a little bit, but whoever he is seems to be missing Bond's trademark glowing left eye. In any event, the idea of Bond somehow ending up as the Ibara girls' pimp is both somewhat amusing and incredibly wrong.

Whats wrong is Bond/Agent01 joining the Rose Sisters as a transexual.

certainly looks that way.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:00 am

I said in this thread http://forum.shmups.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6892 it'd be interesting if Cave made a comical/"cute" shmup.

Kiken wrote:Perhaps it's just me, but the lead "female" character wearing the pink feather-ruffled collar jacket actually looks like Bond (Negotiator Agent 01) with dyed hair.

Oy, that is just wrong. That is...ick.

Dame Edna?

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:49 am

Just wanted to clarify: as I say in the thread I linked to, I think it would be awesome if Cave made a manic vertical comical shmup. But when I say that I mean something with a theme more similar to Parodius or Star Parodia with truly cute-cartoony characters. A gay comedic Ibara is not what I had in mind.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:37 am

I'd like to see some more 'fab' in something like that. Anyways, apparently opinions are mixed on exactly what Pink Sweets is. Looks like it could be Black Label, or it could be a sequel. They took the flyer down, which is weird. Morons.

SuperPang · Post by **SuperPang** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:01 pm

I might be wrong but in that report where "Espgaluda 2" was announced as a future arcade project it didn't actually mention "Ibara 2" did it, just a new version of Ibara. People assumed it was a sequel but in hindsight surely they meant the Black Label version? Always seemed odd to me they'd do a sequel straight away and for a game that wan't huge. A Black Label for the die hard Cave/Raizing fans, OK, but both?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:25 pm

SuperPang wrote:Always seemed odd to me they'd do a sequel straight away and for a game that wan't huge. A Black Label for the die hard Cave/Raizing fans, OK, but both?

Indeed, odd. I guess we'll just have to wait.

Eight One · Post by **Eight One** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:52 pm

I *hope* I can make it there this year.

(There might be a cosplayer there too)

Post by **undamned** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:12 pm

Ganelon wrote:Is this still a shooter?

It's a dancing/stripping game. The better you dance, the more they take off. Be there.
-ud

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:44 pm

What a coincidence. I'll be there that day. I might go snowboarding though, so who knows.

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:56 pm

undamned wrote:
Ganelon wrote:Is this still a shooter?
It's a dancing/stripping game. The better you dance, the more they take off. Be there.
-ud

Don't be silly! This no dancing game!

It's strip mah-jongg.

landshark · Post by **landshark** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:19 pm

Kiken wrote: It's strip mah-jongg.

I'm in!!!

Randorama · Post by **Randorama** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:43 am

I knew learning Mahjong has been a good idea

Post by **Icarus** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:54 am

Kiken wrote:Don't be silly! This no dancing game!
It's strip mah-jongg.

Taisen Hot Gimmick: Rose Remix. ^_^
Sign me up for a copy. Better come with some freebies like Cosplay Mahjong did ^_-

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:10 am

Icarus wrote:Taisen Hot Gimmick: Rose Remix.

Gotta hand it to Cave, resurrecting both Raizing AND Psikyo at the same time. And in about the least venerable way possible.

Post by **Icarus** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:53 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
Icarus wrote:Taisen Hot Gimmick: Rose Remix.
Gotta hand it to Cave, resurrecting both Raizing AND Psikyo at the same time. And in about the least venerable way possible.

You should hope that Cave employees aren't reading this board, as this thread might give them ideas. Imagine it, a majong game featuring the Rose sisters, Professor Teresa, the female forms of Ageha and Tateha, Reko, Chain, Kosame, Exy (with Beltiana and Alteeno from Batsugun as super secret opponents)...

-_-;;

*shudder*

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:48 am

Kiken wrote:
undamned wrote:
Ganelon wrote:Is this still a shooter?
It's a dancing/stripping game. The better you dance, the more they take off. Be there.
-ud
Don't be silly! This no dancing game!

It's strip mah-jongg.

whats wrong with the good ol bighitter of the pornogenre... rock, scissors, paper!

man if there ever was a game that translated well from reallife that was it!!

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:00 am

Ugh! That guy on the flyer looks like David Bowie in Labyrinth!

whitey · Post by **whitey** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:13 am

I asked Excellentcom about the flyer, Fannie checked with their supplier and asked if the flyer was for Ibara black label or Ibara 2 this was her response:

Dear Bob,

I asked the supplier your photos is Ibara 2 not yet know the release day.

So it looks like we get a brand new Ibara in the near future

I believe Ibara was shown at AOU 2005, so if they are on the same schedule, we should have Ibara 2 late June 2006

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:52 am

whitey wrote:I asked Excellentcom about the flyer, Fannie checked with their supplier and asked if the flyer was for Ibara black label or Ibara 2 this was her response:

Dear Bob,

I asked the supplier your photos is Ibara 2 not yet know the release day.
So it looks like we get a brand new Ibara in the near future

I believe Ibara was shown at AOU 2005, so if they are on the same schedule, we should have Ibara 2 late June 2006

Yep, that's what I thought. Thanks for asking them to clarify.

zak · Post by **zak** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:19 pm

Email from Fannie:

"The back label come with the post and label, but it is same of Ibara I they didn't make the special flyer for Ibara. I will get it end or this month, but on 28 is our Chinese New Year until 1 February, if they didn't come before 27 Jan I only can send to you on 1 February.

Fannie"

whitey · Post by **whitey** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:33 pm

zak wrote:Email from Fannie:

"The back label come with the post and label, but it is same of Ibara I they didn't make the special flyer for Ibara. I will get it end or this month, but on 28 is our Chinese New Year until 1 February, if they didn't come before 27 Jan I only can send to you on 1 February.

Fannie"

I got the same e-mail.....must be a copy and paste job.

zak · Post by **zak** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:38 pm

whitey wrote:
zak wrote:Email from Fannie:

"The back label come with the post and label, but it is same of Ibara I they didn't make the special flyer for Ibara. I will get it end or this month, but on 28 is our Chinese New Year until 1 February, if they didn't come before 27 Jan I only can send to you on 1 February.

Fannie"

I got the same e-mail.....must be a copy and paste job.

I was really hoping we would get new artwork like the DOJ black label

Btw, how do you like your black label?

whitey · Post by **whitey** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:42 pm

According to coinopexpress.....

Ibara Black Label will fix some of the gameplay 'issues' the first version had.

http://www.coinopexpress.com/comingsoon.html

SuperPang · Post by **SuperPang** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:36 am

If they've killed the machine guns I'll have Cave's babies.

oxtsu · Post by **oxtsu** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:08 am

posted in the PS2 Ibara thread:

Defcon 5 wrote:http://www.cave.co.jp/gameonline/pinksw ... index.html

Location test at HEY starting Jan. 26. Very interesting because a location test is usually done right before the official release, like 1 or 2 months. It would mean releasing a revision (Black Label) and sequel around the same time. Doesn't add up. I guess we'll know the answer soon, coming from the loke test player's feedback.

tiktak · Post by **tiktak** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:16 pm

http://www.insertcredit.com/news/012006/pink.lzh

Thank God it's a shmup and it seems very Caveish

BTW. Good to see forum is back!