Bubble Bobble is the story of two humans, Bub and Bob who wander into the mysterious cave of monsters and magically turn into dinosaurs. The only way to transform back is to reach the end of the cave...

Bubble Bobble is a platform game, with each level being a single screen. The enemies must be cleared from a level to go to the next one. With one player controlling Bub and the other controlling Bob, the player can jump and collect items for points (such as fruit). The real power Bub and Bob have however is the ability to blow bubbles. These bubbles can be as platforms to leap on, or to trap enemies. Enemies trapped in a bubble must be popped by jumping into them, wherein they'll turn to fruit. Additionally, power-ups sometimes float by in bubbles. They include lightning, which flies out horizontally at enemies, and water, which drags the player and enemies straight down flowing over platforms. Taking too long to complete any level will summon Baron Von Blubba, who will float around the screen trying to destroy the player.

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Alternate Titles

"泡泡龍" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
"Final Bubble Bobble" -- Japanese SEGA Master System title
"Dragon Maze" -- Brazilian SEGA Master System title
"バブルボブル" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Group

Bubble Bobble & Rainbow Islands games

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Classic Bubble Bobble	Game Boy Color
	Bubble Bobble	NES	$8.00
	Bubble Bobble	Game Boy
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User Reviews

Such a GREAT little game!	SEGA Master System	okos ember (17)
One of my fav's!	NES	OverRide (10)
One of my favorite games and a truly excellent aracde conversion.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4418)
Is a game with cute dragons really that cool? Oh yes it is	NES	AaronGamer (42)
Help two little dinosaurs get their ladies back	DOS	Katakis (37454)
Burstin' lotsa bubbles and lookin' damn good doin' it!	DOS	Satoshi Kunsai (1822)
My favourite game of all time!	DOS	Matthew Bailey (1147)

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The Press Says

The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Feb, 1988	94 out of 100	94
The Video Game Critic	NES	Jan 19, 2003	B+	83
neXGam	NES	2008	8.1 out of 10	81
Retrogaming History	MSX	Feb 04, 2010	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Game Gear	Sep, 1994	7.75 out of 10	78
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	SEGA Master System	Jan, 1992	74 out of 100	74
Retroage	SEGA Master System	Aug 20, 2011	7.3 out of 10	73
1UP!	NES	Nov 14, 2003	71 out of 100	71
Video Games	NES	Mar, 1991	69 out of 100	69
Player One	NES	Nov, 1990	60 out of 100	60

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Trivia

Cancelled mobile port

Sometime in the early 2000s, Stephen Ruddy (author of the C64 conversion) attempted to port the game to mobile phones using Java. All 100 levels were copied across, including most of the movement patterns, but the game was never completed. This site has some video of what does exist.

Endings

If you finished level 99 by killing the enemies you got the bad ending. You had to get the secret key which opened up another 120 or so levels.

References

Though there have been many games based on the Bubble Bobble characters, a game called Chack'n Pop(1984) featured several of the characters and powerups later seen in Bubble Bobble. The main character from that game, Chackn, appears as one of the level designs in Bubble Bobble and also makes cameos in most of the sequels and derivative games.