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

Zero	Amiga	May, 1992	92 out of 100	92
Pelit	Amiga	Mar, 1992	90 out of 100	90
Amiga Format	Amiga	Jul, 1992	87 out of 100	87
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Amiga	Apr, 1992	850 out of 1000	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari ST	Jun, 1992	10 out of 12	83
Video Games	TurboGrafx-16	Dec, 1991	82 out of 100	82
Nintendo Magazine System UK	Game Boy	Nov, 1992	81 out of 100	81
N-Force	NES	Dec, 1992	72 out of 100	72
Play Time	Game Boy	Jun, 1993	71 out of 100	71
N-Force	Game Boy	Jan, 1993	66 out of 100	66

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Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Wrong "C64 version" trivia.	3	Alaka (58676) 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

Information also contributed by Игги Друге.

Related Web Sites

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