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[[Image:Bubble Bobble - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American NES box art.]]
 
[[Image:Bubble Bobble - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American NES box art.]]
  
'''''Bubble Bobble''''', known in Japan as '''''バブルボブル [Baburu Boburu], "Bubble Bobble"''''', is a single-screen action game developed and published by [[Taito]], originally in the [[arcade]] in 1986, and then ported to over a dozen platforms.
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'''''Bubble Bobble''''' is a single-screen action game developed and published by [[Taito]], originally in the [[arcade]] in 1986, and then ported to over a dozen platforms.
  
I first saw Bubble Bobble in an [[NES]] strategy guide, and, from a screenshot I assumed the end boss was on level 50. Only later, after playing the game with the daughter of one of my mother's clients, did I realize that the end boss was on level 100, and it was his hit points that I was reading which replace the level in the display.
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==Personal==
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I first saw Bubble Bobble in an [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] strategy guide, and, from a screenshot I assumed the end boss was on level 50. Only later, after playing the game with the daughter of one of my mother's clients, did I realize that the end boss was on level 100, and it was his hit points that I was reading which replace the level in the display. We didn't beat the game then, but I later borrowed the game from a friend and beat it in single player mode. Although I like the general idea of the game, I now find it to be quite dull.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
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==Review==
 
==Review==
* '''Overall:''' 3/10
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{{Video Game Review|3|4|4|4|3|Arcade}}
* '''Best Version:''' ?
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{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
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===Bad===
 
===Bad===
 
* The sound gets pretty annoying pretty quickly.
 
* The sound gets pretty annoying pretty quickly.
* For a game that is so easy, the end boss is importunately difficult.
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* For a game that is so easy, the end boss is especially difficult.
 
* The UK computer manuals are awful.
 
* The UK computer manuals are awful.
  
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===Box Art===
 
===Box Art===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Marquee.jpg|The North American [[Romstar]] marquee is a mess. Bub and Bob are quite malformed and, although the typeface is interesting, the extremely busy background and red-on-black makes it hard to read.
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Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Marquee (Alt).png|This alternate marquee is much better, featuring a properly drawn Bub and Bob and the in-game logo.
 
Bubble Bobble - FDS - Japan.jpg|The Japanese Famicom Disk System art features the adorable duo surrounded by the game's various enemies trapped in bubbles and the arcade logo. Great drawings individually, but they don't form a coherent image.
 
Bubble Bobble - FDS - Japan.jpg|The Japanese Famicom Disk System art features the adorable duo surrounded by the game's various enemies trapped in bubbles and the arcade logo. Great drawings individually, but they don't form a coherent image.
 
Bubble Bobble - C64 - UK.jpg|This box was used for European computer releases (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum). It uses the FDS art with slightly different layouts for different platforms.
 
Bubble Bobble - C64 - UK.jpg|This box was used for European computer releases (Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum). It uses the FDS art with slightly different layouts for different platforms.
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Manual.pdf|North American arcade manual.
 
Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Manual.pdf|North American arcade manual.
Bubble Bobble - NES - USA - Manual.pdf|North American NES manual.
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Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Instructions.png|North American arcade instructions.
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Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Manual (Schematics).pdf|North American arcade schematics.
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Bubble Bobble - NES - USA - Manual (Digital).pdf|North American NES manual (digital).
 
Bubble Bobble - AST - UK - Manual.pdf|European manual for Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.
 
Bubble Bobble - AST - UK - Manual.pdf|European manual for Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.
 
Bubble Bobble - SMS - EU - Manual.pdf|European Master System manual.
 
Bubble Bobble - SMS - EU - Manual.pdf|European Master System manual.
 
Bubble Bobble - GB - USA - Manual.pdf|North American Game Boy manual.
 
Bubble Bobble - GB - USA - Manual.pdf|North American Game Boy manual.
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Bubble Bobble - ARC - UK - Flyer.jpg|UK arcade flyer.
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Bubble Bobble - NES - Ad.jpg|North American advert for the NES port.
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Taito - Ad - 1988-06.jpg|[[Taito]] ad.
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</gallery>
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===Maps===
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<gallery>
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Bubble Bobble - ARC - Map.png|Arcade.
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Bubble Bobble - NES - Map.png|NES.
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Bubble Bobble - SMS - Map.png|Master System.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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===Graphic Sheets===
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<gallery>
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Bubble Bobble - ARC - Sprites.png|Arcade sprite sheet.
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</gallery>
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===Videos===
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{{#ev:youtube|WaJcuq08Nx4|256|inline|Review - Game Boy Works.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|pNfQBaS03M0|256|inline|Longplay, Amiga.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|V--Hq0pYmZQ|256|inline|Longplay, Amstrad CPC.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|BuXOSBb4hQw|256|inline|Longplay, arcade.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|QwKXAvbW6tU|256|inline|Longplay, Atari ST.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|1KLi8tAZMHU|256|inline|Longplay, Commodore 64.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|Q4gqRdQOU88|256|inline|Longplay, DOS.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|XPcZk2US1Fs|256|inline|Longplay, Famicom Disk System.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|tn_xR-qnVVM|256|inline|Longplay, Game Boy.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|dMDLhdNnI6k|256|inline|Longplay, Game Gear.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|YA5c3UHN8Z4|256|inline|Longplay, Master System.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|k020DFTnxCE|256|inline|Longplay, MSX2.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|ij3f4_APEow|256|inline|Longplay, NES.|frame}}
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{{#ev:youtube|Eva0b6F4s1w|256|inline|Longplay, ZX Spectrum.|frame}}
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==Titles==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation
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|-
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| English || Bubble Bobble || ||
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|-
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| Japanese || バブルボブル || Baburu Boburu || Bubble Bobble
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|}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/bubble-bobble mobygames.com/game/bubble-bobble] - MobyGames.
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{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/bubble-bobble}}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble}}
* [http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Bubble_Bobble thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Bubble_Bobble] - NES Hacker Database.
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{{Link|StrategyWiki|https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble}}
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{{Link|NESHacker|2=http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Bubble_Bobble}}
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{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Bubble_Bobble}}
  
  
 
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[[Category: 1986 Video Games]]
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Revision as of 10:35, 3 September 2020

North American NES box art.

Bubble Bobble is a single-screen action game developed and published by Taito, originally in the arcade in 1986, and then ported to over a dozen platforms.

Personal

I first saw Bubble Bobble in an NES strategy guide, and, from a screenshot I assumed the end boss was on level 50. Only later, after playing the game with the daughter of one of my mother's clients, did I realize that the end boss was on level 100, and it was his hit points that I was reading which replace the level in the display. We didn't beat the game then, but I later borrowed the game from a friend and beat it in single player mode. Although I like the general idea of the game, I now find it to be quite dull.

Status

I have beaten the NES port and received the bad ending (one-player mode).

Review

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3 4 4 4 3

Best Version: Arcade

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The dinosaur kids, Bub and Bob, are both cute characters for the game, and many of the monsters are also adorable enemies.
  • The main music theme is quite hummable.
  • Several of the levels have a creative layout that not only look cool, but take advantage of the game engine.
  • The NES and Game Boy manuals are quite comprehensive.

Bad

  • The sound gets pretty annoying pretty quickly.
  • For a game that is so easy, the end boss is especially difficult.
  • The UK computer manuals are awful.

Ugly

  • The game is highly repetitive. After only a few minutes, you've seen pretty much everything the game has to offer. It would be better paced at about 30 levels.

Media

Box Art

Documentation

Maps

Graphic Sheets

Videos

Review - Game Boy Works.
Longplay, Amiga.
Longplay, Amstrad CPC.
Longplay, arcade.
Longplay, Atari ST.
Longplay, Commodore 64.
Longplay, DOS.
Longplay, Famicom Disk System.
Longplay, Game Boy.
Longplay, Game Gear.
Longplay, Master System.
Longplay, MSX2.
Longplay, NES.
Longplay, ZX Spectrum.

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Bubble Bobble
Japanese バブルボブル Baburu Boburu Bubble Bobble

Links

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