Difference between revisions of "Bubble Bobble"
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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. | ||
+ | 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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Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Manual.pdf|North American arcade manual. | Bubble Bobble - ARC - USA - Manual.pdf|North American arcade 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.pdf|North American NES manual. | Bubble Bobble - NES - USA - Manual.pdf|North American NES manual. | ||
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 - NES - Ad.jpg|North American advert for the NES port. | ||
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Revision as of 13:59, 14 May 2018
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.
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.
Status
I have beaten the NES port and received the bad ending (one-player mode).
Review
- Overall: 3/10
- Best Version: ?
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 importunately 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
Links
- mobygames.com/game/bubble-bobble - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Bobble - Wikipedia.
- thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php?title=Bubble_Bobble - NES Hacker Database.
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