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'''''Yeah Yeah Beebiss I''''' is a potentially non-existent video game that was first mentioned in a June 1989 listing for mail order video game service, Play It Again, in an issue of ''Video Games & Computer Entertainment''.<ref>[http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?p=26053&sid=c722f35a05322d0af5209b3c929b001c#26053 Frank Cifaldi of Lost Levels explains what is known of Beebiss.]</ref> | '''''Yeah Yeah Beebiss I''''' is a potentially non-existent video game that was first mentioned in a June 1989 listing for mail order video game service, Play It Again, in an issue of ''Video Games & Computer Entertainment''.<ref>[http://forums.lostlevels.org/viewtopic.php?p=26053&sid=c722f35a05322d0af5209b3c929b001c#26053 Frank Cifaldi of Lost Levels explains what is known of Beebiss.]</ref> | ||
Additionally, in October, a nearly identical advertisement was placed by another mail order video game service, Funco. These also had a listing for the game, shortened to ''Yeah Beebiss I''. Though, despite the shortening, ''Yeah Beebiss I'' was still wrongly alphabetized between ''Wrestlemania'' and ''Xenophobe'' as it had been in Play It Again. Listings continued until January 1990. Nothing further surfaced about ''Beebiss'' after this time and, as such, it's unknown if the game was simply a bad translation, a placeholder, or even a game at all. | ==Mentions== | ||
The game was found again in subsequent advertisements from Play It Again in July, August, and September. | |||
Additionally, in October, a nearly identical advertisement was placed by another mail order video game service, Funco. These also had a listing for the game, shortened to ''Yeah Beebiss I''. Though, despite the shortening, ''Yeah Beebiss I'' was still wrongly alphabetized between ''Wrestlemania'' and ''Xenophobe'' as it had been in Play It Again. Listings continued until January 1990. | |||
Nothing further surfaced about ''Beebiss'' after this time and, as such, it's unknown if the game was simply a bad translation, a placeholder, or even a game at all. | |||
==Theory== | |||
A commonly-supported theory is that ''Yeah Yeah Beebiss I'' is the hastily localized name adaptation of the NES/Famicom platformer ''Rai Rai Kyonshis: Baby Kyonshi no Amida Daibouken'' (来来キョンシーズ・べビーキョンシーのあみだ大冒険), from Bandai's ''Family Trainer'' series. | |||
The ''"Rai Rai"'' (a Japanese sound meant to evoke traditional China) is reminiscent of the ''"Yeah Yeah"'' part of the title while the ''"Baby"'' in the title could have been rendered as ''"Beebiss"''. ''Rai Rai Kyonshis'' also happened to have been released in 1989. | |||
In the end, however, it remained a Japan-exclusive title.<ref>[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/579388-family-trainer-rai-rai-kyonshis-baby-kyonshi-no-amida/75374855 Discussion on GameFAQs][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaYOBQdiHlg Pinned comment on video refers to this theory]</ref> | |||
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Scan from magazine mentioning the mysterious game.
Status: Existence Unconfirmed
Yeah Yeah Beebiss I is a potentially non-existent video game that was first mentioned in a June 1989 listing for mail order video game service, Play It Again, in an issue of Video Games & Computer Entertainment.[1]
Mentions
The game was found again in subsequent advertisements from Play It Again in July, August, and September.
Additionally, in October, a nearly identical advertisement was placed by another mail order video game service, Funco. These also had a listing for the game, shortened to Yeah Beebiss I. Though, despite the shortening, Yeah Beebiss I was still wrongly alphabetized between Wrestlemania and Xenophobe as it had been in Play It Again. Listings continued until January 1990.
Nothing further surfaced about Beebiss after this time and, as such, it's unknown if the game was simply a bad translation, a placeholder, or even a game at all.
Theory
A commonly-supported theory is that Yeah Yeah Beebiss I is the hastily localized name adaptation of the NES/Famicom platformer Rai Rai Kyonshis: Baby Kyonshi no Amida Daibouken (来来キョンシーズ・べビーキョンシーのあみだ大冒険), from Bandai's Family Trainer series.
The "Rai Rai" (a Japanese sound meant to evoke traditional China) is reminiscent of the "Yeah Yeah" part of the title while the "Baby" in the title could have been rendered as "Beebiss". Rai Rai Kyonshis also happened to have been released in 1989.
In the end, however, it remained a Japan-exclusive title.[2]
