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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''''' | + | '''''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. | + | ==Personal== |
+ | 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== | ||
− | + | {{Video Game Review|3|4|4|4|3|Arcade}} | |
− | + | ||
+ | {{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 | + | * 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> | ||
+ | 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. | ||
+ | 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. | + | Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Instructions.png|North American arcade instructions. |
+ | Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Manual (Schematics).pdf|North American arcade schematics. | ||
+ | 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. | ||
+ | Bubble Bobble - ARC - UK - Flyer.jpg|UK arcade flyer. | ||
+ | Bubble Bobble - NES - Ad.jpg|North American advert for the NES port. | ||
+ | Taito - Ad - 1988-06.jpg|[[Taito]] ad. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Maps=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Bubble Bobble - ARC - Map.png|Arcade. | ||
+ | Bubble Bobble - NES - Map.png|NES. | ||
+ | Bubble Bobble - SMS - Map.png|Master System. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Graphic Sheets=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Bubble Bobble - ARC - Sprites.png|Arcade sprite sheet. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Videos=== | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|WaJcuq08Nx4|256|inline|Review - Game Boy Works.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|pNfQBaS03M0|256|inline|Longplay, Amiga.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|V--Hq0pYmZQ|256|inline|Longplay, Amstrad CPC.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|BuXOSBb4hQw|256|inline|Longplay, arcade.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|QwKXAvbW6tU|256|inline|Longplay, Atari ST.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|1KLi8tAZMHU|256|inline|Longplay, Commodore 64.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|Q4gqRdQOU88|256|inline|Longplay, DOS.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|XPcZk2US1Fs|256|inline|Longplay, Famicom Disk System.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|tn_xR-qnVVM|256|inline|Longplay, Game Boy.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|dMDLhdNnI6k|256|inline|Longplay, Game Gear.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|YA5c3UHN8Z4|256|inline|Longplay, Master System.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|k020DFTnxCE|256|inline|Longplay, MSX2.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|ij3f4_APEow|256|inline|Longplay, NES.|frame}} | ||
+ | {{#ev:youtube|Eva0b6F4s1w|256|inline|Longplay, ZX Spectrum.|frame}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Titles== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | English || Bubble Bobble || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Japanese || バブルボブル || Baburu Boburu || Bubble Bobble | ||
+ | |} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | + | {{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/bubble-bobble}} | |
− | + | {{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble}} | |
− | + | {{Link|StrategyWiki|https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble}} | |
+ | {{Link|NESHacker|2=http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Bubble_Bobble}} | ||
+ | {{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Bubble_Bobble}} | ||
[[Category: Games]] | [[Category: Games]] | ||
[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: 1986 Video Games]] |
+ | [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Strategy, Adventure]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Genre - Platformer]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Genre - Platform Shooter]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Genre - Shooter]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Game Mechanic - Playable Female Character]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Media Theme - Fantasy]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Amiga Games]] | ||
[[Category: Amstrad CPC Games]] | [[Category: Amstrad CPC Games]] | ||
[[Category: Apple II Games]] | [[Category: Apple II Games]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Arcade Games]] |
[[Category: Atari ST Games]] | [[Category: Atari ST Games]] | ||
[[Category: Commodore 64 Games]] | [[Category: Commodore 64 Games]] | ||
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[[Category: Game Boy Games]] | [[Category: Game Boy Games]] | ||
[[Category: Game Gear Games]] | [[Category: Game Gear Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Master System Games]] | ||
[[Category: MSX2 Games]] | [[Category: MSX2 Games]] | ||
[[Category: NES Games]] | [[Category: NES Games]] | ||
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[[Category: ZX Spectrum Games]] | [[Category: ZX Spectrum Games]] | ||
[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
[[Category: Single-Screen]] | [[Category: Single-Screen]] | ||
− | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | + | [[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]] |
+ | [[Category: Video Games I've Beaten]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-Player]] | [[Category: Multi-Player]] | ||
[[Category: Multi-Player Co-op]] | [[Category: Multi-Player Co-op]] | ||
[[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] | [[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] |
Revision as of 10:35, 3 September 2020
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.
Contents
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
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
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.
Documentation
Taito ad.
Maps
Graphic Sheets
Videos
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
---|---|---|---|
English | Bubble Bobble | ||
Japanese | バブルボブル | Baburu Boburu | Bubble Bobble |
Links
- Video Game Rating - 3
- Video Game Graphics Rating - 4
- Video Game Sound Rating - 4
- Pages with broken file links
- Games
- Video Games
- 1986 Video Games
- Video Game Prime Order - Action, Strategy, Adventure
- Video Game Genre - Platformer
- Video Game Genre - Platform Shooter
- Video Game Genre - Shooter
- Game Mechanic - Playable Female Character
- Media Theme - Fantasy
- Amiga Games
- Amstrad CPC Games
- Apple II Games
- Arcade Games
- Atari ST Games
- Commodore 64 Games
- DOS Games
- Famicom Disk System Games
- Game Boy Games
- Game Gear Games
- Master System Games
- MSX2 Games
- NES Games
- ZX Spectrum Games
- Action
- Single-Screen
- Trope - Damsel In Distress
- Video Games I've Beaten
- Multi-Player
- Multi-Player Co-op
- 4-bit Color Graphics