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Bubble Bobble[a] is a 1986 platform game developed and published by Taito for arcades. It was distributed in the United States by Romstar, and in Europe by Electrocoin. Players control Bub and Bob, two dragons that set out to save their girlfriends from a world known as the Cave of Monsters. In each level, Bub and Bob must defeat each enemy present by trapping them in bubbles and popping, who turn into bonus items when they hit the ground. There are 100 levels total, each becoming progressively more difficult.
Bubble Bobble was designed by Fukio "MTJ" Mitsuji. When he joined Taito in 1986, he felt that Taito's game output was of mediocre quality. In response, he decided to make a game that was fun to play and could rejuvenate the company's presence in the industry. Mitsuji hoped his game would appeal to women, specifically couples that visited arcades. As such, he decided to make Bubble Bobble focus largely on its two player co-operative mode. He made bubbles the core mechanic as he thought they would be a fun element that girls would enjoy.
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 left/right 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 spell the word EXTEND, a bonus life is earned and both players immediately advance to the next level.
Each player controls one of the two dragons, Bub and Bob. The player can jump on platforms and blow bubbles to trap enemies inside, which Bub and Bob can pop to defeat the trapped enemies, leaving behind collectible items which are worth points. Bub and Bob can jump on bubbles to reach higher platforms which are unreachable by jumping normally. After defeating all the enemies in a level, the player proceeds to the next stage.
Certain levels contain Special Bubbles (Thunder, Water and Fire). Bub and Bob can activate these by popping them in the opposite direction they want the element to go. Thunder Bubbles send a lightning bolt flying horizontally across the screen, defeating all enemies in its path. Water Bubbles send a torrent of water down through the level, sweeping up enemies until it reaches the bottom. Fire Bubbles create a small flame which lands on the ground, setting fire to the area around it, which defeats any enemies that make contact with it. Bub and Bob are paralyzed by any fire or lightning that touch them, but they can use water to traverse around a level. There is also a rare bubble, simply known as the Special Bubble, that has a 1 in 4096 chance of appearing. If popped, it gives Bub and Bob fire breath for 5 rounds.
There are 100 levels in Bubble Bobble. At the final level, the player faces the final boss of the game, Super Drunk. Super Drunk moves around the stage, throwing bottles at the player. Bub and Bob need to collect the Drug of Thunder to blow Thunder Bubbles. After being zapped enough times, Super Drunk is trapped in a bubble that Bub and Bob can pop to defeat him. After this, the two can rescue their girlfriends Betty and Patty, along with their parents in the true ending.
The popular dragons Bub and Bob are back! Bubble Bobble 4 Friends - The Baron is Back! is the latest game in the legendary Bubble Bobble series from Taito.
Play alone or with up to 3 friends in couch co-op mode and jump your bubble dragons through the levels to defeat the wicked wizard Bonner and his henchmen. The Baron is BACK with 100 brand new stages, making a grand total of 200 stages to complete.
Collect E-X-T-E-N-D bubbles to activate and upgrade skills, such as lightning and bomb bubbles. Develop countless new strategies to travel through the worlds and take advantage of air currents. Also included is the original Bubble Bobble arcade game from 1986, which captured the hearts of players around the world and still has fans humming its title melody today.
A celebration for fans and fun for the whole family!
For those not in the know, the central Bubble Bobble formula involves platforming and spitting bubbles at monsters. Monsters get trapped in the bubbles, you pop those bubbles, and then you move on to the next level. It's easy enough to grasp, but 4 Friends really pushes the limits of the formula. There's a compelling combo system that incentivizes bubbling multiple enemies at once, then popping them for more points. That's on top of the delicate platforming that often involves blowing bubbles and riding them up to higher platforms, and the timed nature of each level.
Bubble Bobble was first an arcade release in 1986, developed by Taito. The game was designed by Fukio Mitsuji. He wanted to make a game that would appeal to everyone, particularly women. Therefore, he put focus on bubbles as a core gameplay component as something that he thought would be appealing, as well as two-player cooperative play as a way to engage couples to play together. The game was a big hit for Taito and was widely ported to many computers and consoles. Bubble Bobble would go on to have around 20 sequels as well as an entire side series, Puzzle Bobble. The NES version began in Japan on the Famicom Disk System, released in October 1987. The North American NES port was released in November 1988, and the PAL version came out in October 1990. All these versions were developed and published by Taito.
The story of this game follows two brothers, Bubby and Bobby. The evil Baron Von Blubba has kidnapped their girlfriends and transformed the brothers into bubble-blowing dinosaurs named Bub and Bob. To rescue them, they must go 100 levels deep into the Cave of Monsters. The NES manual tells a slightly different story for this port of the game. Bub and Bob are already dinosaurs and must rescue two friends who were captured by Baron Von Blubba.
The gameplay loop is Bubble Bobble is simple. Like the arcade version you can play alone or with a friend. Both players control identically. Bub can walk around with the D-pad. You press A to jump and press B to blow bubbles. The idea is that you blow a bubble at an enemy, trapping it inside. You then pop the bubble to defeat the enemy. You can jump up into the bubble, fall through the bubble, shove it again the wall, or simply run through it. You just need to apply enough force to pop it, otherwise you push it around. If a bubble is popped, any bubble it touches is also popped, chain reaction style. If you clear multiple enemies in this way, you get a nice score bonus that scales up with how many enemies you kill at once. When all enemies are defeated, there is a short delay before you proceed via bubble to the next stage.
The bubbles also afford you some movement options. By holding down the A button, you will bounce off of any bubble in the stage. This is most easily done from above, but you can also jump up against the side of a bubble if you can get just slightly above it. You can use this bubble riding technique to reach higher ledges or escape enemies in some situations. Every level has these invisible currents in the open spaces that push the bubbles in some direction. Throwing bubbles all over the place (and you can throw a lot of them, go crazy!) will help reveal the currents and help you route the stage.
This game is also known for the wide variety of items and powerups. Simply defeating enemies cause them to get knocked away dramatically until they land and turn into a food item. Beating enemies in a combo turns each enemy into progressively better and better food items, from a points perspective. There are many, many other items that appear throughout the game, too many to list. Evidently, all of them have some sort of condition that triggers them, stuff that you will do naturally through gameplay but are not tracked in any visible way so that it feels random. Some examples of items are candy that enhances your bubbles, shoes that increase your running speed, umbrellas that warp you several levels ahead, crosses that give you various screen clearing capabilities, and many more. There are also gobs of items that just give you points, like food, gems, crystals, etc.
Some stages also have attack bubbles in them. There are three kinds of attack bubbles. The blue water bubbles when popped drop a small stream of water that flows down through the bottom of the screen, defeating any enemy it touches, leaving a nice point item behind. The red fire bubbles that look like they have balloons on them drop a flame that covers the ground in flames for a short while. These flames kill enemies but stun you a bit, preventing you from jumping and causing you to walk slowly while touching them. Green lightning bubbles fire a bolt of lightning across the screen in the opposite direction you are facing. When enemies are placed in hard-to-reach spots, these attack bubbles are most useful.
Another thing you will see are letter bubbles. These are triggered by combos of three or more enemies. They can only appear on stages with an open top or bottom as that is how they enter the screen, but they will queue up for later stages in you spawn them in an area they cannot enter. There are also powerups that can cause these to appear. Pop these bubbles to add the printed letter to your side of the screen. The goal is to spell out EXTEND which, when all collected, ends the current level immediately and gives you an extra life!
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