US flyer for the original arcade version Tadashi Kimijima Series, Release August Mode(s), Upright Main: 2× (6MHz), Z80 (3MHz), (1MHz) Sound Sound CPU: (3MHz), (3MHz) Display, standard resolution 256×224 (horizontal), 256 colors Bubble Bobble ( バブルボブル, Baburu Boburu) is a by, first released in arcades in 1986 and later to home systems. The game, starring the twin Bubble Dragons Bub and Bob, tasks players with travelling through one hundred stages, blowing and bursting bubbles, jumping on and off blown bubbles to navigate level obstacles, dodging and eliminating enemies, and collecting a variety of items including some that carry and significant bonuses. For example, some wrapped candies allow Bub and Bob to move faster, blow bubbles faster, and blow bubbles at greater distances.

Oct 14, 2016 - By GamesNostalgia: Bubble Bobble is not only one of the most popular arcade ever created, but also a personal favourite. Download for PC. Bubble Bobble バブルボブル. In October 2005, a version was released for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC as part of the Taito Legends compilation of classic.

Other items, such as umbrellas, allow to skip numerous levels, moving closer to the final level. The game became popular and led to a long series of sequels and spin-offs. The main goal of the game is to rescue Bub and Bob's girlfriends from the Cave of Monsters.

The game has, which depend on the player's performance and discovery of secrets. The creator of Bubble Bobble, Fukio Mitsuji (MTJ), went on to create other games such as, and. He died on December 11, 2008. Arcade screenshot In the game's plot, 'Baron Von Blubba' has kidnapped the brothers Bubby and Bobby's girlfriends and turned the brothers into Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob. Bub and Bob have to finish 100 levels in the Cave of Monsters in order to rescue them. In the game, each player controls one of the two dragons. Players can move along platforms, fall to lower ones, and jump to higher ones and over gaps.

Each level is limited to a single screen, with no scrolling; however, if a screen has gaps in its bottom edge, players can fall through these and reappear at the top. Each level has a certain number of enemies that must be defeated in order to advance. The players must blow bubbles to trap the enemies, then burst these bubbles by colliding with them. Each enemy defeated in this manner turns into a food item that can be picked up for extra points. Defeating multiple enemies at once awards higher scores and causes more valuable food items to appear. All bubbles will float for a certain length of time before bursting on their own; players can jump on these and ride them to otherwise inaccessible areas. Magic items appear from time to time and grant special abilities and advantages when picked up.

Special bubbles occasionally appear that can be burst to attack enemies with fire, water, or lightning. Furthermore, if a player collects letter bubbles to form the word EXTEND, he/she earns a bonus life and both players immediately advance to the next level. A player loses one life upon touching any free enemies or their projectiles (rocks, fireballs, lasers, bottles). Enemies turn 'angry'—turning pink in color and moving faster—if they escape from a bubble after being left too long or the players spend a certain amount of time on the current level. They return to normal if either player loses a life. After a further time limit expires, an additional invincible enemy appears for each player, actively chasing them using only vertical and horizontal movements.

These disappear once the level is cleared, or when a player loses a life. When there is only one enemy left, it immediately becomes angry and remains in this state until defeated. In the 100th and final level, players face a. This game was one of the first to feature multiple endings. Completing Level 100 in single-player mode reveals a message stating that the game has not truly ended and a hint to the player: 'Come here with your friend.' If two players complete the game, they see a 'Happy End,' in which the brothers are transformed to their human selves and reunited with their girlfriends.

This ending also includes a code that, when deciphered, allows the game to be played in the faster and more difficult 'Super' mode. If this mode is completed with two players, a second 'Happy End' is displayed in which Super Drunk (the defeated boss) is revealed to be the brothers' parents under the control of some outside influence. The brothers return to normal and are reunited with their parents and girlfriends. Reception [ ] Reception Review scores Publication Score (NES) 27/30 90% 7.75/10 (GG) 8/10 90% 93% 97% (C64) Award Publication Award Zzap!64 Gold Medal gave the Game Boy port of the game a score of 91%, noting that while some changes had been made, the game played identical to the original arcade port and 'provides much addiction and challenge'. Advantages of serial dilution method. The four reviewers of stated that the Game Gear version is a faithful conversion of the original which works well in portable form. They particularly praised the simplicity of the gameplay concept and the graphics, and the two-player link option.