In year 200X, a black hole that would later be called “hellhole” appeared in the center of Japan. Shortly thereafter all contact between Japanese archipelago and the rest of the world got lost.
Giant crystal onyxes named “Crystal B” appeared. Contact with them increased human bodies “B power” and paranormal potential, “special student body” is used to describe those powers young people gained by this change. Emergence of such powers caused panic in the masses and a dark age of violence began.
A few years later a powerful organization appeared, gathering those with the “special student body” to form the nationwide “Students Union” to bring out Japan out of the dark. But the battle was just starting…
Before I download, is this an action type like Brave Soul or visual novel action type like Princess Waltz?
It’s more like Sengoku Rance to me
Neither one or the other its like a turn based stategy game(manage and defend territories\resourses with turn based batles up to 6 characters in each group and its not a easy game especially since the first two areas of the game are timed take too long and you lose and in the second area you are under attack pratically every turn(tons of diferent characters to get ) . Nice artwork but a bit hard for my standarts(and the main story isn´t that great) .
Just a note about installation. This game takes issue when you try to type in the install path manually. It also takes issue when you try to install to a path that doesn’t exist yet. First create your folder in windows explorer then point to it via the second button on the installer window. You should be good to go after that.
Is there any walkthrough for this game?
Yeah now that I’ve got this installed I’m going to have to pass. The combat system is confusing and there is far too much to do. After searching for a walkthrough I found that there are 16 different ones… and no that isn’t different authors re-wording that same stuff, there are 16 distinct sections (8 character and 8 conquest) each of which requiring a full walkltrhgouh.
So if anyone has a master walkthrough that is actually readable and useful, please post it.
Hell I have seen “true” strategy games with less menus that this pratically no explanation of the combat system and too much elements that do pratically nothing even with a master walkthrough things would still be pretty damn confusing(one complete run of the game is painfull enougth imagine having to do 5 or 6 its pure torture ) .
Or you can just cheat using ArtMoney.
( Works for about every strategy Hgame, as they are defessless against memory reading. )
Nay this is not worth even the eforth to cheat and you would still have to do various runs(at least 6 or 7) to get all the endings . A complete save\CG file would be enougth .
…A complete save file would not help as completed CGs are not stored in the save file. You would need the complete .dll or something.
I’m pretty sure nobody’s posted something like that yet.
Also the main problem here isn´t the dificulty of the game but the sheer number of diferent options you have to get diferent characters without a clear walkthrough this turns into a mess .(Hell in some cases getting one character puts others out of the list)The choise of having the cute loli gothic girl cuts you from one of the best male fighers in the early stage for example(the guy hates her)…
i REALLY LOVE THE MAKER OF THIS WEBSITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TY VERY MUCH, it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find this vn in english so kudos and please keep posting!
anyone have a complete modded sav with max all items and secret
so theres no guide for this ‘uber hard’ game!? is it that hard? strategy games I played were fireemblem(getting all char was hell in that) disgaea series.. Is it tougher than those?
Hell yea you can´t have all the characters in one game this needs various runs to end up with them all without a clear and easy to use guide this ends up being anoying(and you can only save at the end of a day).
umm… help someone my voices arent working for the game
1. If you’ve played Sengoku Rance it’s easier to understand the system(though this is more annoying).
2. http://alicesoft.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Bang_Age
Not a complete guide, but it does give detailed info on how to get each character, clear them, and who they can’t work with. Also has other good info.
3. BP(the money) can be hard to keep in hand at first in Natioal chapter(Especialy when your brother gives you a debt of over 2000 BP from the last chapter). Take over PGG quickly for more territory for income. Recruit eyeless units for cheap income(low pay, high income). Eyeless units of the enemy are usually recruitable in their capitol after defeat.
4. Unlike Rance…
A. You only get 1 action per turn(besides fights).
B. You have a time limit in each chapter(25 turns for school and district chapter, 100 for national). Going over is auto- death.
C. Rouga doesn’t care if they are loli or mature… so long as they want it. Rance just took the ones he wanted.
5. Overall… I’d say Sengoku Rance beats this out(easier system, and more player friendly.)
thanks for adding this one!
Anyone else having problems playing the game? I have Windows 7 64 bit and I’m having problems during combat. After the characters do their animation, the game freezes and I can’t proceed.
I’ve tried to make the game compatible to Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 and it still doesn’t work. Any solutions?
dear. god.
I never thought THIS game of all the game could get the complete English translations. I played it since I was in college years, and now, five years after that it gets translated. I am overjoyed to see my (used to be) favourite game now become understandable.
Thank you for such a good find, Admin. I love you.
so is this game like sengoku rance?
everytime I try and install this i get an error message halfway thru and all that nds up getting installed is an empty dll folder and an empty savedata folder.
I followed all the instructions in the post. Setup the locale to japanese then installed daemon tools then mounted. Please help.
I really am thankful that there is a game like Sengoku Rance… I am near the finish and then *poof* game over… Yeah! This rocks! Thank you very much for sharing admin!
there is an “final” 1.0 patch version on http://blog.seiha.org/2010/09/daibanchou-big-bang-age-english-patch-1-00/
could you update the links?
nice game i’d really like it so much just like sengoku rance though its more complicated in many ways i’d manage to finish ch1,ch2 and about half in ch3 ahaha lots of test turn just to figure out what the best move but i can say their are only two routes you can take in this game Senna/Kunagi route but for the rest of the characters events wew so many
This game is really famous though, it has another port of it, a fighting game which is also called Big Bang Beat… I think…
Considering this was released 3 years before Sengoku Rance. Different theme but still awesome game. 5/5 must play.
i downloaded the files and did everthing but i do see any iso to mount which of the 4 files has it plz help DX
After the game starts, I get a pop-up with the top bar saying DataFile.dll and a message in japanese. Then that short animation of a blonde girl dancing shows up, but I get a black screen after that and nothing happens. Does anyone know what I could do to fix this?
how do i install the english patch pls help
I’m having trouble installing this on windows 7 ultimate. It starts installing the files then all of the sudden stops and gives a blank error message. Anyone else have a similar problem?
@okonokos im having the same problem and I still dont know how to solve it.. Anyone knows how to solve it?
well same problem too
i get a blank error message when installing the game. any solution?
For the few guys who’re having issues installing, I was having the same error you were. I finally got it running on my windows xp, maybe this’ll help.
Don’t bother installing it. Mount the cd on whatever, and open up the cd. Copy & paste everything in the GAMEDATA folder to where you want your game to be, then put all the stuff in the patch where it should be. Run the system40 with applocale, and it worked for me, atleast
Many games have troubles for Win 64 bits because they were made for 32 bits. Heck, i have problems installing Mass Effect on my computed, so…and it appears that it does not have a solution at the time besides getting something 32 bit
So im getting a datafile.dll problem when I strat the game.. It shows the first animation but then there is no menu? Any tips on how to solve this? I didnt install, I did what Seithis said and it was actually better than trying to install it as it was futile. Im running it on Windows 7 86x
CG save 100% :
http://sagaoz.net/savedata/ta/daibancho_kei.LZH
Ahmmm admin is this uncensored?? Waiting for reply… Thx… 😀
Mystogan19,no it’s not.
I’m just been playing now,but it’s a nice game;)
DOES ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO CHANGE RESOLUTION?
I CHANGE IT TO,for example,1024 X 768,BUT IT TURNS ALWAYS TO 640 X 480.
ANY IDEAS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
p.s there are options(miscellaneous i think)too,but it’s all in japanese.
I can’t manage to make it work 🙁 i tried to install it but i got a blank error, so i put the GAMEDATA directly from the cd to a folder but when i run the system40.exe it open two windows (which are full of weird character) named sys42VM however, after closing them i get a black window… Please help me, What should i do ? i’m on win7 64bit
Hey, I had the same error and then i realized I hadn’t changed the system Locale, rather i just changed the location only. Make sure the system locale is set to japan
need help
the game at my pc has an error it seems cause event that are supposed to appear dont and event that are supposed to disappear dont
what going ?
for example the shed incident is supposed to cancel out the locker icident but it doesnt and after recruiting the kendo girl i still cant recruit the archer girl
and after the first event with the nurse i dont get the one thats supposed to follow it , whats wrong?
I’m having problems concerning the games sound, It doesn’t seem to play. Anyone know of what I did wrong?
You means the character’s voice,or the games itself even the BGM???
If you can’t even heard the BGM,i suggest you to re-install or re-download the game.
If it’s the character’s voice,it’s not a problem since in normal conversation it won’t have any voice,it will only have sound on CGs and while character’s fighting only.
Well,most of the sound are concentrate on CGs,means the H event of various characters[Though have few minor charaters H scene won’t have the character’s voice]
I See, thank you for the reply 🙂
It was normal then, I thought my install had a flaw :p
Admin, I’ve got to thank you for giving all of us a chance to experience these games. I know it can’t be easy maintaining a site like this, but know that we all appreciate your work and wish you the best!
if ur having problem installing just choose the 2nd option and choose the folder u want to install it to
Sorry to complain, but Ive downloaded the game and its in japanese, so i extraced the english patch to the game directory, but still nothing. What do i do to put it in english?
Make sure after you replace the original game files with the patch files to run the the game from system locale of Japanese.
On a somewhat unrelated note; I can get the game to start working now, but I can’t get it to save…
Any help would be nice.
Wow… I suddenly got it to work again…by process of random patch file replacements. If anybody else has trouble with saving like I did, Try this:
1. Copy files from the cd image into the desired folder
2. Replacing files in GAMEDATA folder with patch archive “BBA English1.0d”
3. Replacing files in GAMEDATA folder with patch archive “BBA Text_Fixes”
4. Open System40.exe with AppLocale in Japanese
5. Pray.
GL! Lemme know if this helped?
Can you play this game in applocale or do I have to use japanese settings?
If you haven’t figured it out already… applocale should work fine.
Hey I just finish downloading part 1-3 that has 400 Mb each I and the last part is left with the 280Mb but you replaced the links already why?… please bring it back…
damm the game is hard to play –!
to many character and to many choice to make.
but it’s funny when u watch the character fight hahaha
Really?? Now i’m interested with this game.. I LIKE IT HARD AND DIFFICULT gahahaa(Rance)
Hi Admin..i was reading an article about DAI series. Dai series consist of Daiakuji, Daibanchou (which is already uploaded here), and Daiteikoku. I think Daiakuji has been translated am i right? If yes, can you please upload it here if you can 🙁
But Daiteikoku still in traslate project and i cant wait to see it here when the project is done hehe..
It would be a great collection if we have all the series.
Thanks for your attention Admin..just wanna give you more optional job 😀
CHEATS CHEATS CHEATS
Hi, ADM
Firstly I would like to thank you for sharing this great game.
I’m sorry for my bad English, but I’ll try to teach how to use cheats in this game.
You will need:
1 – The game Daibanchou (oh, really ??…)
2 – A program called SpoilerAL (along with the files SSG)
3 – Use your brain …
Note: Make sure to run the game you wanted to cheat first.
Ok. after installing the game, and download the SpoilerAL, extract the SpoilerAL in the game folder. Unfortunately the program is in Japanese, then enable japanese support for your system, or use the Appocale.
After opening the program, you should see a window with two white screens, and words in Japanese. You need to indicate where the folder SSG by clicking on the bottom of the window where it says SSG, along with Japanese words. Indicate where the folder is SSG.
Well, should now open a window with two white screens, with lists of names. You need to find the game Daibanchou in the right list, written in Japanese:大番長 Double-click it.
If everything works well, will open a window with two screens, one black and one white. In the black screen is a list of cheats. The white screen for Japanese words.
Time to use your brain … I will give some examples of how the SpoilerAL …
1 – Earn 9,999,999 BPs
Click BP in black screen. The right screen will turn a number pad. Click the MAX key. Now click the button in Japanese, just above the key BS. This key Japanese, is to activate the cheat.
2- Infinite Stamina
Ok, the next example is to have infinite stamina. In the list of cheats, click CharacterParams. Note that the SpoilerAL already detected your character list. (yes, you can use a saved game). Click the character’s name, now click CurrentStam. In the numeric keypad, click the Max button, and click the activation key (in Japanese). Now note that above the numeric keypad, there is a word in Japanese, along with a white square. Click on the square, he makes his status always stay the same (infinite).
Learn the rest of the functions yourself.
I downloaded the SpoilerAL here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?34fe3s1iqdl5b7e
This file has already included the folder SSG with cheats.
thx for the cheat it realy useful……
dude thnx bt when i go to next turn my bp turns to 0 sometimes it turns 0 just goiing a few steps …… i think i did exactly what u said bt is there anything more to do??? and not only that i cant build any buildings or anything .. would be helpful if u can tell me anything …..
I also don’t know how to locate the SSG file.
@reynaldo How do you activate it anyway?………
Is like a gameshark for playstation.
The cheat works when you press that key with the words in Japanese, on the screen that resembles a calculator. But the cheat will be activated only in the next load the game. For example, in a battle, if you turn on immortality, this will only work in the next fight. Start by using the cheat BPs, very easy to activate, and then you will understand how others work …
It’s hard for me to explain everything in detail, because my English is very bad, but I guarantee it works. If you want to send me an email, I send pictures with details of how to enable cheats.
ReynaldoSerra hotmail. com
I only need the DP cheat because that is the only hard thing to do in this game cause your debt kept filing up in each turn…
Explain where you are having trouble … you could open the SpoilerAL? You managed to load the SSG? You can find the name of the game (大番長) on the list? Please be more specific…
I don’t know how to activate it like what you press to activate the SpoilerAL…
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