Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III

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Description

This sequel to Rainbow Islands sees a return to the gameplay of Bubble Bobble, but with Bub and Bob in their now-human forms.

The boys must clear a series of screens of bad guys - who take slightly more esoteric forms than the angry caterpillars from Rainbow Islands - and again pick up a whole bunch of power-ups.

But this time they're armed with umbrellas! Oh, okay then, parasols...

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Alternate Titles

• "Parasol Stars: The Story of Rainbow Islands 2" -- Amiga/Atari ST Title
• "Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II" -- UK Game Boy title
• "Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands 2" -- UK (Amiga) title

Part of the Following Groups

• Bubble Bobble & Rainbow Islands games
• Sound engine: MED

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Critic Reviews

Video Game Den	TurboGrafx-16	Feb 16, 2013		100
CU Amiga	Amiga	Mar, 1992	95 out of 100	95
ST Format	Atari ST	Jan, 1994	93 out of 100	93
Amiga Format	Amiga	Jul, 1992	87 out of 100	87
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Game Boy	May, 1993	10 out of 12	83
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Amiga	Jun, 1992	10 out of 12	83
GamesAreFun.com (GAF)	TurboGrafx-16	Apr 26, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Power Play	Amiga	Jun, 1992	80 out of 100	80
Defunct Games	TurboGrafx-16	Oct 14, 2007	75 out of 100	75
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	TurboGrafx-16	Sep, 1991	24 out of 40	60

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Wrong "C64 version" trivia.	3	Alaka (78257) Aug 01, 2015

Trivia

C64 version

A C64 version was put into development by Ocean and even advertised. Unfortunately, Colin Porch's (programmer) hard drive was thrown out of a window by his wife, and development could not be resumed to meet the deadline.

Free Amiga demo

Ocean published a four-level demo for the Amiga version of this game, which is now freeware. It is still available for download here.

Awards

• ST Format
  • January 1993 (issue #42) - #50 in '50 finest Atari ST games of all time' list

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Related Web Sites

• Parasol Stars @ Bubble Bobble HQ (Describes Parasol Stars. Not limited to the Amiga version of the game. Has related downloads.)