Description
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.
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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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.
Awards
Awards
- Retro Gamer
- Issue 37 – #7 in the "Top 25 Platformers of All Time" poll
Information also contributed by
Martin Smith,
Mathew Bailey and
PCGamer77
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