VJ: Visual & Music Slap

VJ: Visual & Music Slap
Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Platform: Arcade (Jaleco Tetris Plus 2 hardware) Released in JP: January 1999 This game has hidden development-related text.

VJ: Visual & Music Slap was Jaleco's first attempt to get on the rhythm game craze.
The gameplay involves six buttons and a lever for each player; the three buttons on the right play sound effects that go to the music, the three buttons on the right ensure the videos keep playing, and the lever displays overlays on top of the videos. Sounds familiar?

Fun fact: VJ is known to use an entire computer running Windows 95 to render the game's audio and the three top screens; this would later be done with Jaleco's Stepping Stage games, too.

Development-Related Things

The game's hard drive image, from which audio and video are played, also contain what are likely leftovers from the game's development, all found in the folder mpv.

First, there's a 16-bit Windows executable, split.exe, which, given the text seen when opening it, is a tool that was used to create the game's videos. It is dated October 29, 1996, over three years before the other game-related files in the partition, which are dated between December 23, 1998 to January 19, 1999.

MPEG1/MPEG2/DVD Bitstream Splitter Ver0.3 by Y.Kame

Usage: SPLIT <program[.MPG]> [-V[:<E0..EF>][<video[.MPV]]>]

Also, there are seventeen batch files which were used to paste video segments into a single file.

_lnk_00.bat

copy /B cityl_00.mpv+cityl_02.mpv+cityl_03.mpv+cityl_05.mpv+cityl_06.mpv+cityl_07.mpv cityl.mpv
copy /B cityl.mpv+cityl_08.mpv+cityl_13.mpv+cityl_14.mpv+cityl_15.mpv+cityl_16.mpv cityl.mpv

copy /B cityc_00.mpv+cityc_04.mpv+cityc_05.mpv+cityc_06.mpv+cityc_07.mpv+cityc_08.mpv cityc.mpv
copy /B cityc.mpv+cityc_09.mpv+cityc_10.mpv+cityc_13.mpv+cityc_14.mpv+cityc_15.mpv+cityc_16.mpv cityc.mpv

copy /B cityr_00.mpv+cityr_01.mpv+cityr_02.mpv+cityr_03.mpv+cityr_05.mpv+cityr_06.mpv+cityr_07.mpv cityr.mpv
copy /B cityr.mpv+cityr_08.mpv+cityr_11.mpv+cityr_12.mpv+cityr_13.mpv+cityr_14.mpv+cityr_15.mpv+cityr_16.mpv cityr.mpv

_lnk_01.bat

copy /B mahl_00.mpv+mahl_01.mpv+mahl_02.mpv+mahl_03.mpv+mahl_04.mpv+mahl_05.mpv mahl.mpv
copy /B mahl.mpv   +mahl_06.mpv+mahl_07.mpv+mahl_08.mpv+mahl_09.mpv+mahl_10.mpv mahl.mpv
copy /B mahl.mpv   +mahl_11.mpv+mahl_12.mpv+mahl_13.mpv+mahl_14.mpv mahl.mpv

copy /B mahc_00.mpv+mahc_01.mpv+mahc_02.mpv+mahc_03.mpv+mahc_06.mpv+mahc_07.mpv mahc.mpv
copy /B mahc.mpv   +mahc_10.mpv+mahc_12.mpv+mahc_13.mpv+mahc_14.mpv mahc.mpv

copy /B mahr_00.mpv+mahr_01.mpv+mahr_03.mpv+mahr_04.mpv+mahr_05.mpv+mahr_06.mpv mahr.mpv
copy /B mahr.mpv   +mahr_07.mpv+mahr_10.mpv+mahr_12.mpv+mahr_13.mpv+mahr_14.mpv mahr.mpv

_lnk_02.bat

copy /B emol_00.mpv+emol_01.mpv+emol_02.mpv+emol_03.mpv+emol_04.mpv+emol_05.mpv emol.mpv
copy /B emol.mpv   +emol_06.mpv+emol_09.mpv+emol_10.mpv+emol_11.mpv+emol_12.mpv emol.mpv
copy /B emol.mpv   +emol_13.mpv+emol_14.mpv emol.mpv

copy /B emoc_00.mpv+emoc_01.mpv+emoc_02.mpv+emoc_03.mpv+emoc_04.mpv+emoc_07.mpv emoc.mpv
copy /B emoc.mpv   +emoc_08.mpv+emoc_09.mpv+emoc_10.mpv+emoc_11.mpv+emoc_12.mpv emoc.mpv
copy /B emoc.mpv   +emoc_13.mpv+emoc_14.mpv emoc.mpv

copy /B emor_00.mpv+emor_01.mpv+emor_02.mpv+emor_03.mpv+emor_04.mpv+emor_05.mpv emor.mpv
copy /B emor.mpv   +emor_06.mpv+emor_09.mpv+emor_10.mpv+emor_11.mpv+emor_12.mpv emor.mpv
copy /B emor.mpv   +emor_13.mpv+emor_14.mpv emor.mpv

_lnk_03.bat

copy /B danl_00.mpv+danl_01.mpv+danl_02.mpv+danl_03.mpv+danl_04.mpv+danl_05.mpv danl.mpv
copy /B danl.mpv   +danl_06.mpv+danl_07.mpv+danl_08.mpv+danl_09.mpv+danl_10.mpv danl.mpv
copy /B danl.mpv   +danl_11.mpv+danl_12.mpv+danl_13.mpv danl.mpv

copy /B danc_00.mpv+danc_03.mpv+danc_04.mpv+danc_05.mpv danc.mpv
copy /B danc.mpv   +danc_06.mpv+danc_07.mpv+danc_08.mpv+danc_09.mpv+danc_10.mpv danc.mpv
copy /B danc.mpv   +danc_11.mpv+danc_12.mpv+danc_13.mpv danc.mpv

copy /B danr_00.mpv+danr_05.mpv danr.mpv
copy /B danr.mpv   +danr_06.mpv+danr_08.mpv+danr_09.mpv+danr_10.mpv danr.mpv
copy /B danr.mpv   +danr_11.mpv+danr_12.mpv+danr_13.mpv danr.mpv

_lnk_04.bat

copy /B artl_00.mpv+artl_01.mpv+artl_02.mpv+artl_05.mpv+artl_06.mpv+artl_09.mpv artl.mpv
copy /B artl.mpv   +artl_10.mpv+artl_11.mpv+artl_12.mpv+artl_13.mpv+artl_14.mpv artl.mpv
copy /B artl.mpv   +artl_15.mpv+artl_19.mpv artl.mpv

copy /B artc_00.mpv+artc_01.mpv+artc_02.mpv+artc_03.mpv+artc_04.mpv+artc_09.mpv artc.mpv
copy /B artc.mpv   +artc_10.mpv+artc_11.mpv+artc_12.mpv+artc_13.mpv+artc_14.mpv artc.mpv
copy /B artc.mpv   +artc_16.mpv+artc_19.mpv artc.mpv

copy /B artr_00.mpv+artr_01.mpv+artr_02.mpv+artr_07.mpv+artr_08.mpv+artr_09.mpv artr.mpv
copy /B artr.mpv   +artr_10.mpv+artr_11.mpv+artr_12.mpv+artr_13.mpv+artr_14.mpv artr.mpv
copy /B artr.mpv   +artr_15.mpv+artr_17.mpv+artr_18.mpv+artr_19.mpv artr.mpv

_lnk_05.bat

copy /B shal_00.mpv+shal_03.mpv+shal_04.mpv+shal_05.mpv+shal_06.mpv+shal_07.mpv shal.mpv
copy /B shal.mpv   +shal_08.mpv shal.mpv

copy /B shac_00.mpv+shac_03.mpv+shac_04.mpv+shac_05.mpv+shac_06.mpv+shac_07.mpv shac.mpv
copy /B shac.mpv   +shac_08.mpv shac.mpv

copy /B shar_00.mpv+shar_01.mpv+shar_02.mpv+shar_03.mpv+shar_04.mpv+shar_05.mpv shar.mpv
copy /B shar.mpv   +shar_06.mpv+shar_07.mpv+shar_08.mpv shar.mpv

_lnk_06.bat

copy /B ninl_00.mpv+ninl_01.mpv+ninl_02.mpv ninl.mpv
copy /B ninc_00.mpv+ninc_01.mpv+ninc_02.mpv ninc.mpv
copy /B ninr_00.mpv+ninr_01.mpv+ninr_02.mpv ninr.mpv

_lnk_07.bat

copy /B newl_00.mpv+newl_01.mpv+newl_03.mpv+newl_05.mpv+newl_06.mpv+newl_09.mpv newl.mpv
copy /B newl.mpv   +newl_10.mpv+newl_11.mpv+newl_12.mpv+newl_13.mpv+newl_14.mpv newl.mpv

copy /B newc_00.mpv+newc_02.mpv+newc_03.mpv+newc_04.mpv+newc_06.mpv+newc_07.mpv newc.mpv
copy /B newc.mpv   +newc_08.mpv+newc_09.mpv+newc_10.mpv+newc_11.mpv+newc_13.mpv newc.mpv
copy /B newc.mpv   +newc_14.mpv newc.mpv

copy /B newr_00.mpv+newr_01.mpv+newr_03.mpv+newr_05.mpv+newr_06.mpv+newr_07.mpv newr.mpv
copy /B newr.mpv   +newr_08.mpv+newr_10.mpv+newr_11.mpv+newr_12.mpv+newr_13.mpv newr.mpv
copy /B newr.mpv   +newr_14.mpv newr.mpv

_lnk_09.bat

copy /B dril_00.mpv+dril_01.mpv+dril_02.mpv+dril_03.mpv+dril_04.mpv+dril_05.mpv dril.mpv
copy /B dril.mpv   +dril_06.mpv+dril_07.mpv+dril_10.mpv dril.mpv

copy /B dric_00.mpv+dric_01.mpv+dric_02.mpv+dric_03.mpv+dric_04.mpv+dric_05.mpv dric.mpv
copy /B dric.mpv   +dric_06.mpv+dric_07.mpv+dric_08.mpv+dric_09.mpv+dric_10.mpv dric.mpv

copy /B drir_00.mpv+drir_01.mpv+drir_02.mpv+drir_07.mpv+drir_08.mpv+drir_09.mpv drir.mpv
copy /B drir.mpv   +drir_10.mpv drir.mpv

_lnk_11.bat

copy /B boarl_00.mpv+boarl_02.mpv+boarl_03.mpv+boarl_04.mpv+boarl_10.mpv boarl.mpv

copy /B boarc_00.mpv+boarc_01.mpv+boarc_03.mpv+boarc_04.mpv+boarc_05.mpv+boarc_06.mpv boarc.mpv
copy /B boarc.mpv   +boarc_07.mpv+boarc_09.mpv+boarc_10.mpv boarc.mpv

copy /B boarr_00.mpv+boarr_02.mpv+boarr_03.mpv+boarr_04.mpv+boarr_05.mpv+boarr_08.mpv boarr.mpv
copy /B boarr.mpv   +boarr_10.mpv boarr.mpv

_lnk_12.bat

copy /B melol_00.mpv+melol_01.mpv+melol_02.mpv+melol_03.mpv+melol_04.mpv+melol_05.mpv melol.mpv
copy /B melol.mpv   +melol_06.mpv+melol_08.mpv+melol_09.mpv+melol_10.mpv+melol_11.mpv melol.mpv

copy /B meloc_00.mpv+meloc_03.mpv+meloc_04.mpv+meloc_05.mpv+meloc_06.mpv+meloc_07.mpv meloc.mpv
copy /B meloc.mpv   +meloc_11.mpv meloc.mpv

copy /B melor_00.mpv+melor_03.mpv+melor_04.mpv+melor_05.mpv+melor_06.mpv+melor_08.mpv+melor_11.mpv melor.mpv

_lnk_13.bat

copy /B unil_00.mpv+unil_01.mpv+unil_02.mpv+unil_03.mpv+unil_04.mpv+unil_05.mpv unil.mpv
copy /B unil.mpv   +unil_06.mpv+unil_07.mpv+unil_08.mpv unil.mpv

copy /B unic_00.mpv+unic_01.mpv+unic_02.mpv+unic_03.mpv+unic_04.mpv+unic_05.mpv unic.mpv
copy /B unic.mpv   +unic_06.mpv+unic_07.mpv+unic_08.mpv unic.mpv

copy /B unir_00.mpv+unir_01.mpv+unir_02.mpv+unir_03.mpv+unir_04.mpv+unir_05.mpv unir.mpv
copy /B unir.mpv   +unir_06.mpv+unir_07.mpv+unir_08.mpv unir.mpv

_lnk_14.bat

copy /B clubl_00.mpv+danl_13.mpv clubl.mpv
copy /B clubc_00.mpv+danc_13.mpv clubc.mpv
copy /B clubr_00.mpv+danr_13.mpv clubr.mpv

_lnk_15.bat

copy /B rockl_00.mpv+rockl_01.mpv+rockl_02.mpv+rockl_05.mpv+rockl_06.mpv+rockl_09.mpv rockl.mpv
copy /B rockl.mpv   +rockl_10.mpv rockl.mpv

copy /B rockc_00.mpv+rockc_07.mpv+rockc_08.mpv+rockc_09.mpv+rockc_10.mpv rockc.mpv

copy /B rockr_00.mpv+rockr_01.mpv+rockr_02.mpv+rockr_03.mpv+rockr_04.mpv+rockr_05.mpv rockr.mpv
copy /B rockr.mpv   +rockr_06.mpv+rockr_07.mpv+rockr_08.mpv+rockr_09.mpv+rockr_10.mpv rockr.mpv

_lnk_17.bat

copy /B escal_00.mpv+escal_01.mpv+escal_02.mpv+escal_03.mpv+escal_04.mpv+escal_05.mpv escal.mpv
copy /B escal.mpv   +escal_06.mpv escal.mpv

copy /B escac_00.mpv+escac_01.mpv+escac_02.mpv+escac_03.mpv+escac_04.mpv+escac_05.mpv escac.mpv
copy /B escac.mpv   +escac_06.mpv escac.mpv

copy /B escar_00.mpv+escar_01.mpv+escar_02.mpv+escar_03.mpv+escar_04.mpv+escar_05.mpv escar.mpv
copy /B escar.mpv   +escar_06.mpv escar.mpv

_lnk_18.bat

copy /B lovl_00.mpv+lovl_01.mpv+lovl_02.mpv+lovl_03.mpv+lovl_04.mpv+lovl_05.mpv lovl.mpv
copy /B lovl.mpv   +lovl_06.mpv+lovl_07.mpv+lovl_08.mpv lovl.mpv

copy /B lovc_00.mpv+lovc_01.mpv+lovc_02.mpv+lovc_03.mpv+lovc_04.mpv+lovc_05.mpv lovc.mpv
copy /B lovc.mpv   +lovc_06.mpv+lovc_07.mpv+lovc_08.mpv lovc.mpv

copy /B lovr_00.mpv+lovr_01.mpv+lovr_02.mpv+lovr_03.mpv+lovr_04.mpv+lovr_05.mpv lovr.mpv
copy /B lovr.mpv   +lovr_06.mpv+lovr_07.mpv+lovr_08.mpv lovr.mpv

_lnk_19.bat

copy /B spotl_00.mpv+spotl_01.mpv+spotl_03.mpv+spotl_04.mpv+spotl_05.mpv spotl.mpv
copy /B spotl.mpv   +spotl_06.mpv+spotl_07.mpv+spotl_08.mpv+spotl_09.mpv spotl.mpv

copy /B spotc_00.mpv+spotc_02.mpv+spotc_03.mpv+spotc_06.mpv+spotc_07.mpv spotc.mpv
copy /B spotc.mpv   +spotc_08.mpv+spotc_09.mpv spotc.mpv

copy /B spotr_00.mpv+spotr_01.mpv+spotr_03.mpv+spotr_04.mpv+spotr_05.mpv spotr.mpv
copy /B spotr.mpv   +spotr_06.mpv+spotr_07.mpv+spotr_08.mpv+spotr_09.mpv spotr.mpv