Talk, play and interac t with your new bes t friend, Jibb i! Play game s, dress
up, earn Jibbi b eans and keep J ibbi healthy by ta lking and play ing with Jibbi.
SET UP
WARNING : EPILEPSY AND SEIZU RES REA D BEFORE OPE RATING
YOUR “JIBBI”
A few people may exp erience ep ileptic seizu res when viewi ng flashing
lights or pat terns in our da ily environme nt. These pe rsons may expe rience seizur es while watchin g TV picture s or playing vid eo games. Players who have not ha d any seizures m ay nonetheles s have an undetec ted
epileptic c ondition.
Consult your p hysician befo re playing vide o games if you have a n
epileptic c ondition or exp erience any of t he following sympto ms while
playing vide o games: al tered visio n, eye or muscle tw itching, other
involuntar y movements, lo ss of awarenes s of your surroun dings, ment al
confusion a nd/or co nvulsions.
BATTERY INSTALLATION
This game is p owered by four (4 ) C (LR14) batte ries.
• Using a screwdr iver, loosen the scr ew until the batte ry compa rtment
door can be re moved.
• Insert fo ur (4) C ( LR14) batteries ( we recommen d alkaline ) as indicated
inside the bat tery compartmen t.
• Replace the b attery co mpartme nt door and tigh ten the screw with a
screwdriver. Do not over-tigh ten.
ADULT SUPERVI SION IS REC OMMENDE D WHEN CHA NGING
BATTERIES .
CONNEC TING TO YOUR T V
To connect Jibbi dir ectly to a TV, the TV m ust be equipp ed with audio
and video inp ut jacks. They a re commonly fo und on the front of t he TV
near the cont rast, color, and pi cture adjust ment control s; or on the bac k
of the TV nea r the antenna and c able/ satellite jacks .
Insert th e yellow video pl ug from the game i nto the Video- In (yellow) j ack
on the TV.
Insert th e white audio plu g from the game in to the left Audi o-In (white )
jack on the T V.
Set your TV to th e appropria te video input m ode. (See yo ur TV’s oper ating manual fo r details.)
CONNEC TING TO YOUR VCR
If your TV doe sn’t have audio and v ideo input ja cks, you can conn ect
Jibbi to your VCR.
Insert th e yellow video pl ug from the game i nto the Video- In (yellow) j ack
on the VCR.
Insert th e white audio plu g from the game in to the left Audi o-In (white )
jack on the VCR.
Set your TV a nd VCR to the approp riate video inp ut mode. (S ee your TV
and VCR operat ing manuals fo r details. )
NOTE: If yo ur TV or VCR doe s not have AV inputs, a “Y” a dapter may be
purchase d separatel y at any electro nics store.
ADULT SUPERVI SION IS REC OMMENDE D WHEN CON NECTING
CABLES TO A T V AND VCR.
PRODUCT FEATURES :
GETTING STARTED
The optimal p lacement of th e Jibbi consol e is on top of your TV ; however,
placing the c onsole any whe re near your T V is acceptab le. Jibbi will re spond to your voic e commands th erefore ambi ent noises ne ed to be kept
to a minimum. Spe ak clearly a nd stay direct ly in front of the mic rophone.
Turn Jibbi on using the o ff/on swi tch located on th e bottom of the unit .
Here are som e tips when talk ing to Jibbi:
• Talk directly in lin e with the microp hone
• Stay 3-5 fee t away from Jibbi
• Speak clea rly
• Only 1 pers on speak at a tim e
• Keep backgrou nd noise (l ike music and conve rsations to a mi nimum)
• Wait until the word i s on the scree n before you spea k it
Turn Jibbi on using the o n/off sw itch and you will be a sked “Continue
Existing G ame?”
• If you respon d Yes you will start whe re you last lef t off
• If you respon d No you will be asked “Are yo u Sure?”
When asked A re You Sure?
• If you respon d Yes you will erase your da ta and star t over!
• If you respon d No you will contin ue where you lef t off
JIBBI M ODES
Turn Off Mod e– It is not ne cessar y to turn Jibbi of f. If there is no inte raction for over 20 mi nutes, Jibbi wi ll go into “Sleep M ode” (See b elow).
Jibbi will give you a n onscreen p rompt when bat teries are low. Another
power source fo r the unit is a 6 V D.C. adapter ( not included).
Please no te: Leavin g Jibbi in slee p mode is sugg ested however, if
you choose to tur n Jibbi off, you m ust put Ji bbi on Vacat ion Mode i n
order to s ave your pro gress.
Turn On Mode – On ce you turn Jibbi o n either by a dou ble han d clap
or the on/ off switch, Jibb i will appear o n the screen.
Please no te: If you do n’t talk to Jibbi with in 30 second s, Jibbi will go
into Hey Jibbi Mod e (See Bel ow)
Sleep Mo de – If you don’t play wi th Jibbi for a per iod of 20 minutes Ji bbi
will automatic ally go into sle ep mode. Cla p twice to w ake Jibbi u p!
Please no te: Jibb i will randoml y ask you to play when in s leep mode
(betwee n the hours of 1pm and 7pm ). Jibbi’s icon on t he front of the
console will fl ash and Jibb i’s voice will come out of t he console.
Hey Jibb i Mode – Keep Jibb i enterta ined! To get his at tention just s ay
“Hey Jibbi !”
PLAYING WITH J IBBI
Insert ba tteries in to the Jibbi conso le and turn your T V on to the appropriate sett ings. (Se e Set Up – TV Co nnection )
Jibbi is your fr iend who lives i n your TV. Talk to Jibbi by speaki ng the
word prompts o n your TV scre en. When Jibb i understa nds you the
words will bec ome transpa rent. Play gam es and nurtu re Jibbi to earn
Jibbi Beans . The more Jibb i beans you ear n the more fun thin gs you
can buy! Ma ke sure you pay atte ntion to every thing Jibbi s ays to keep
Jibbi happy an d healthy.
JIBBI M ETERS
If any of the Jibbi Me ters get too low Jib bi will get sick . So watch those
meters !
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Food Meter – I f the food meter ge ts too low Jibbi will c omplain abo ut
being hungr y. Feed Jibbi to inc rease the mete r.
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Bath Met er – If the bath mete r gets too low Jibbi w ill complain a bout
being stink y. Give Jibbi a bath to inc rease the mete r.
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Work Out Met er – If the work out m eter gets too low Jib bi will need to
work out. Exer cise with Jibb i to increase the m eter.
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Trash Meter –
Trash will star t to appear in Jib bi’s room, if too much tr ash
appears J ibbi will get sic k! Ask Jibb i to Clean Up to incre ase the meter.
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Boredo m Meter – Jibb i gets bored if yo u do the same acti vities over and
over. To increase the boredo m meter visit di fferent ga me play areas of ten.
Please no te: You can view all t he Jibbi Meter s in the Other Stu ff Mode.
MAIN ME NU
Jibbi is waitin g to hear you spea k one of the four com mands on the ma in
menu!
Let’s Play Mo de – This mode i ncludes all of t he fun games you c an
play with Jibbi a nd earn Jibbi B eans! Us e your Jibbi Bea ns to buy food,
clothes and l ots of other thing s for Jibbi !
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Rock, Pap er, Scissor s – The traditional game of Ro ck, Paper, Scissors with a Jib bi twist. Whe n Jibbi asks you w hat did you pick? T he
words Rock, Pa per, Scissor will a ppear on your s creen. Spea k your
choice and s ee if you beat Jibb i! You will play a game of b est 3 out of
5. If you win you will ea rn Jibbi Bean s!
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Ball Shu ffle – Whic h cup is the ball un der? Jibbi w ill try to trick
you with quick move s! You will be prompte d to speak Lef t, Middle
or Right when c hoosing whi ch cup the ball is u nder. You will play a
game of best 3 ou t of 5. If you win you will ea rn Jibbi Bea ns!
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Memor y Game – How goo d is your memor y? A series of animals
with a Jibbi tw ist are displ ayed on your scre en starti ng with a single
animal. Rep eat the serie s back to Jibbi in th e correct or der to earn
Jibbi beans ! Once you guess incor rectly, the game en ds.
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Fortun e Teller – Does Jib bi know your futu re? Ask Jibbi a qu estion
that can be ans wered ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, concentrate ver y very hard and
Jibbi will answe r!
Let’s Hang O ut Mode – Thi s mode includ es all of the aweso me activities includ ing dress up, dan cing, playing w ith Toys and exercising !
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Dance – Jib bi loves to dance ! Choose Hip H op, Rock, Disc o or
Country a nd watch Jibbi move to the m usic!
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Dress Up – J ibbi likes to tr y new looks. Choo se Hats, Out fits,
Glasses o r Outrageou s and give Jibbi a wh ole new makeover. Don’t
forget to earn J ibbi beans to bu y new clothes at th e Jibbi Mall !
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Play Wit h Toys – Jibbi loves to play. Look in Jibb i’s toy box and you
will find Cra zy Robot, Paint ing, Bouncy Bal l and Magic Trick. Don’t
forget to earn J ibbi beans to bu y new toys at the Jibbi toy sto re!
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Exerci se – No pain no gai n! Jibbi ne eds to stay heal thy and you can
help him. To help Jibbi wo rk out, say the word yo u see on scree n,
each time you su ccessfull y say the word on scr een Jibbi will s lowly lift
the weights. D on’t miss a word or Ji bbi will drop the we ights. Each
rep complete d earns you mor e Jibbi beans !
Do Chore s – No one likes chor es but the activ ities in this mo de will
reward you with new o bjects for Jib bi to collect !
MODEL 76013
For 1 player/Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 823A3200 Rev.A
“JIBBI GO
BACK” will
either t ake
you back to
the prev ious menu
or to the
main men u
a word
prompt t hat
is tran sparent mean s
that you
cannot s elect
that wor d
“NEX T”
means
that th ere
are more
select ions to
choose fr om
word
prompt s
word
prompt s
FOOD
METER
BATH
METER
WORK OUT
METER
TRASH
METER
BOREDOM
METER
E
Speaker
ON/O FF switch
A/V c ables
dc voltag e jack
Microp hone
Batte ry door
Design D irecto r
Ron Bagley
Indust rial Designer
Ryan Paxson
Audio
Rene Coron ado
Voice
Kristy Vaug han
TROUBLE SHOOTING
TV
To locate your auxilia ry channe l, which is usua lly not 3 or 4, but a ga ming channel f ound betwee n 2 and 99 (exam ple 2, 1, 0, 99), firs t try 00 to
see if it is the au xiliary c hannel. Chan nels downwards f rom 3 until a Line
1 or Line 2, Video 1 o r Video 2, Front, Aux , AV, etc., appears on scree n,
then push the p ower button on th e game and it sho uld automatic ally
come on if you have se lected the co rrect chan nel. If this doe s not work,
another way to dete rmine your auxi liary cha nnel is to take a loo k at your
television re mote. There may b e a button on the re mote that may take
you directly to t he correct c hannel. The bu ttons you are lo oking for may
be labeled I nput, AUX, AV, Line, TV/ Video, or Video. If your remo te has
one of these bu ttons, turn you r television ba ck to Channel 3 and s elect
that button. T he power butto n on the game sho uld be turned on i n order
for the game to ap pear on the televi sion. If your tele vision remote d oes
not have any of these b uttons, and c hannel 00 is n ot working, you may
need to searc h the main menu fo r a way to determine you r auxiliar y
channel. If no ne of these meth ods have helped yo u locate your aux iliary
channel, you m ay need to check yo ur owner’s manual a nd/or co ntact a
local televi sion repair c ompany.
VCR
When conne cting to a VCR, you mus t first star t with a blue bac kground
showing on your te levision scr een. To obtain a blue sc reen, try in serting
a videotape i nto the VCR, let it sta rt to play, then hit the s top button. Th is
may give you a blue sc reen, then you c an channel dow n to your auxiliar y
channel. If th e blue scree n still does not a ppear, try enter ing your TV
and/or VC R main menu and s ee if it gives you opt ions to select a b lue
screen bac kground. Many tim es if you enter the m ain menu on your
television you c an change the s etting from c able to video a nd display a
blue scree n. Also if you have an o lder televisi on, you may locate a hi dden door on you r television tha t has color, pictur e, horizontal, ve rtical,
and cable, an tennae butto ns. If your televis ion include s this panel, you
can select t he antennae /cable button and see th e blue screen a ppears.
If you have tried al l of these option s and are still un successf ul connecting the conso le, then you may nee d to check your VCR owne r’s manual
or contact th e manufactur er to find out how to set up yo ur VCR for
console ga mes.
Remember, you can’ t play our games t hrough a cabl e box or satellite, so
if you own one of thes e make sure it is tur ned off befo re connectin g the
game. You can conne ct our games th rough DVD player s with the same
connectio n as a VCR.
If you still have dif ficulty with s etup or opera tion of your game, p lease
call our playe rs helpline me ntioned at the e nd of this manu al.
If you choose to us e an AC Adapter we sugg est the followi ng :
Recomme nded Ada ptor Out put:
-Voltage: 6 Volts DC
-Curren t: 300 mA ( minimum)
Polarity : Negative Cente r
Plug Size: 5.5 m m outside diam eter, 2.1 inside diameter.
AC Adapters ar e available at mos t electroni c stores.
If you use the pro duct with a tran sformer, regula rly examine for d amage
to the cord, plug , enclosure a nd other par ts. In the event of any d amage, do not use th e toy with the transfo rmer.
CAUTION
• As with a ll small ba tteri es, the ba tteri es used wi th this de vice
should b e kept away fr om small c hildre n who migh t still pu t
things i n their mo uths. I f a batter y is swallowed, con sult a phys ician imm ediate ly.
• Be sure yo u inser t the bat tery co rrectl y and always follow t he
device an d batte ry manu factur er’s ins tructi ons.
• Do not dis pose of bat teries in fire.
• Batte ries mig ht leak if im proper ly inst alled, o r explode i f re
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charge d, disa ssembl ed or heate d.
• Batte ries mig ht leak if im proper ly inst alled, o r explode i f re
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charge d, disa ssembl ed or heate d.
• Someti mes, a bui ld-up of s tatic el ectri c (from c arpets , etc) may
cause th e game to st op workin g. Just re set the ga me by switch ing the pow er butto n off for a fe w seconds a nd it will w ork again .
• The unit m ay malfu nction w hen ther e is radi o interf erence o n the
power lin e and sign al line. Th e unit wil l revert t o normal op eratio n
when the i nterf erence s tops.
• In an envi ronmen t with rad io frequ ency inte rfer ence, the p roduct
may malf unctio n and requ ire use r to reset th e produc t.
MAINTEN ANCE
• Handle this d evice carefu lly.
• Store this devi ce away from dust y or dirty a reas.
• Keep this devic e away from moistu re or extreme te mperature.
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Do not disas semble this dev ice. If a proble m occurs, swi tching the
power button of f for a few seconds, or remove and r eplace the bat teries
to reset the devic e, or try new ba tteries. If p roblems pe rsist, cons ult
the warrant y informatio n located at the e nd of this instr uction manua l.
• Use only the re commende d battery t ype.
• Do not mix old an d new batterie s.
• Do not mix alka line, standa rd (carb on-zinc) or rec hargeabl e (nickelcadmium) b atteries .
• Do not use rec hargeabl e batteries .
• Do not attemp t to recharge no n-recha rgeable bat teries.
• Remove any exhau sted batteri es from the devi ce.
• Do not shor t-circuit th e supply termi nals.
• Insert b atteries wi th the correc t polarit y.
• This produ ct is not suita ble for childr en under 36 mon ths.
• Use only with th e recommen ded transfo rmer type.
• Disconne ct the transf ormer befor e cleaning the c onsole or con troller.
• The transfo rmer is not a toy.
• Transformers u sed with the toy are to b e regularl y examined for da m
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age to the cord,p lug, enclosu re and other pa rts. In the even t of such
damage, the toy mu st not be used wi th this transfo rmer until the
damage has b een repair ed.
• The toy is not to be con nected to more th an one power sup ply.
• Packaging sh ould be kept as it c ontains impo rtant info rmation.
Please r etain th is for fut ure refer ence.
NOT SUITABLE FOR C HILDREN U NDER 3 YEA RS DUE TO LONG
CABLES
This device co mplies with Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. O peration is
subject to the fo llowing two con ditions: (1) th is device may not ca use
harmful inte rferenc e and (2) t his device must a ccept any inter ference
received, in cluding inter ference that may cause und esired ope ration.
WARNING : Changes or modificati ons to this unit not ex pressly ap proved by the par ty respo nsible for com pliance cou ld void the user’s
authorit y to operate the eq uipment.
NOTE: T his equipme nt has been tes ted and found to co mply with the
limits for a Cla ss B digital dev ice, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s.
These limit s are design ed to provide reas onable prote ction again st
harmful inte rferenc e in a resident ial installa tion. This equ ipment gene rates, uses an d can radiate ra dio frequen cy energy and i f not installe d
and used in ac cordance wi th the instruc tions, may cau se harmful
interfer ence to radio co mmunication s. However, there is no gua rantee
that interf erence will no t occur in a par ticular ins tallation. If t his equipment does ca use harmful i nterfere nce to radio or telev ision rece ption,
which can be de termined by tur ning the equip ment off and o n, the user
is encoura ged to try to cor rect the inter ference by one or more of the
following mea sures:
• Reorient o r relocate the r eceiving an tenna.
• Increase t he separatio n between the e quipment a nd receiver.
• Connect th e equipment i nto an outlet on a ci rcuit diffe rent from that to
which the rec eiver is conne cted.
• Consult the d ealer or an exp erienced r adio TV tec hnician for he lp.
6-MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY FOR USA
(This p roduct w arrant y is valid in the Uni ted Stat es and Can ada only )
Radica Gam es Limited war rants this pro duct for a peri od of 6 months
from the orig inal purcha se date under no rmal use aga inst defecti ve
workmansh ip and materia ls (batte ries excluded ). This warranty do es
not cover damag e resulting fr om accident , unreasona ble use, negli gence, impr oper ser vice or other ca uses not aris ing out of defec ts in
material or wo rkmanship. R adica Game s Limited will not b e liable for
any costs incu rred due to los s of use of this pro duct or other in cidental
or consequ ential cost s, expenses or d amages inc urred by the pur chaser. Some states do not a llow the exclusio n or limitatio n of incidenta l or
conseque ntial damag es, so the above limi tations may not a pply to you.
This warra nty gives you spe cific legal r ights and you may a lso have other
legal righ ts, which var y from state to sta te.
During this 6 -month warranty per iod, the game wil l either be rep aired or
replaced ( at our option) without ch arge to the purc haser when re turned
prepaid wit h proof of date of pur chase to: Ra dica USA , Ltd., 1362 8-A
Beta Road , Dallas , Texas 75244, US A. Please re move the batteries and wrap t he unit carefu lly before shi pping. Please i nclude a brie f
descripti on of the proble m along with your r eturn addre ss and mail it
postage pr epaid.
IMPORTANT: Befor e returning th e unit for repai r, test it with fresh
alkaline bat teries. Even new batterie s may be defective or we ak and low
battery p ower is a freque nt cause of uns atisfactor y operation .
6 MONTH PRODUCT WARRANTY FOR UK
(This p roduct w arrant y is valid in the Uni ted King dom only )
All produc ts in the RADI CA® range are fu lly guarante ed for a perio d
of 6 months from t he original pu rchase date un der normal u se, against
defective work manship an d materials ( batterie s excluded) . This warra nty
does not cover da mage result ing from accid ent, unreas onable use,
negligenc e, improper s ervice or o ther causes n ot arising ou t of defects
in material o r workmanshi p.
In the unlikely eve nt that you do exper ience a prob lem within the fir st 6
months, ple ase telephon e the Technical Supp ort team : Tel. 0871 222
8278. Ca lls are ch arged at 10 p per min ute and wil l show up on yo ur
stand ard tele phone bi ll. Help line hour s are 2pm-11pm, Monday to
Friday.
IMPORTANT: Always te st the produc t with fresh al kaline batte ries.
Even new batter ies may be defec tive or weak and low ba ttery power i s a
frequent c ause of unsati sfactory op eration.
THIS WARR ANTY IS IN A DDITION TO YOU R STATUTORY RIGHTS.
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Feed Jib bi – Jibbi must e at to stay strong an d healthy. Several dif ferent types of f ood and drink a re available for J ibbi to eat. New men u
items can be bo ught with ear ned Jibbi bea ns at the groce ry store.
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Bath Tim e – You don’t want Jibbi to get sti nky! Make su re Jibbi
washes regu larly to keep the d octor away! New me nu items can be
bought with ea rned Jibbi b eans at the gro cery store.
• Shopp ing – Here’s where you g et to spend your e arned Jibbi b eans!
Buy Jibbi food , outfits, toys an d much much mor e.
You will find
• Toys at the Toy Store
• Food and Bath ite ms at the Groce ry Store
• Wallpaper at th e Jibbi Mar t
• Clothes at the M all
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Clean Up – If yo u let too much tra sh pile up in Jibb i’s room Jibbi will
get sick. As k Jibbi to Clean Up w hen you see tras h appear!
Other S tuff – He re’s where you can cha nge the clock, c hange Jibbi’s
wallpaper, visit t he Doctor if Jib bi gets sick or se nd Jibbi on a vaca tion!
You can also view and ch eck the status o f your Jibbi Meter s.
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Doctor V isit – If Jibbi i sn’t feeling wel l the Jibbi Heal th Meter will be gin to drop. Take Jibbi to the doc tor for a healthy re covery. Each vis it
to the doctor will r aise the meter h alfway.
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Change Wa llpape r – Here’s where you can c hange the loo k of Jibbi’s
room. Expr ess you mood wit h these diffe rent wallpap ers – Simple,
Cute, Wacky, and Mode rn. Rememb er to look for Wallpa per at the
Jibbi Mar t
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Go on a Trip – In thi s mode you ca n save your p rogres s and turn
Jibbi of f. When you return a ll of your pr ogress w ill be saved .
Please no te: If you de cide to turn off J ibbi make sure you s ave your
progress i n the Go on a Trip Mod e
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Set Clock – I n order for the in ternal cloc k to function pro perly it is
necessa ry to set the cur rent time. The J ibbi unit has a n internal clo ck
which when se t will allow Jibbi to a sk you to come play whe n Jibbi
gets bored. T his will only ha ppen betwe en 1pm – 7pm, so don’t worry
about Jibbi wa king you up in the mi ddle of the night !
To Set the Clock:
• Say Stop when the c orrect time a ppears
• Say Move Up or Move Down to cha nge the time
Please no te: Jibb i will automatic ally go back to the ma in menu afte r the
clock has be en set.
CREDITS
Farsight S tudios
Technical D irecto r
Jay Obernol te
Studio D irecto r
Bobby King
Game Prog rammi ng
Mike Reitmeyer
Tools Develop ment
Mike Reitmeyer
Sean Shann on
Art Di rector
Tom Green
Senior A rtis t
Migo Wu
Lead Ani mator
Darrin Ha rt
Animat or
Amy Drobek
Design
Bobby King
Scott Shel ton
Qualit y Assurance
Norman Ste pansky
Stacy Crump ler
J-San Toth
Distributed in the UK by:
RADICA UK Ltd.
The Old Stables, Munns Farm,
Cole Green, Hertfordshire,
SG14 2NL, England
Distributed in the USA by:
RADICA USA Ltd.
13628-A Beta Road
Dallas, TX 75244-4510
RADICA:®
JIBBI IS A TRADEMARK OF
RADICA GAMES LTD.
©2006 RADICA GAMES LTD.
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