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Bubble Bobble

Export Arcade Video game published 38 years ago by Romstar, Inc.

Listed in MAME

Bubble Bobble screenshot

Bubble Bobble © 1986 Romstar, Incorporated.

For more information about the game itself, please see the original Taito Corp. entry.

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TRIVIA

Bubble Bobble was released in October 1986 in North America by Romstar, Inc. under license by Taito America Corp.

UPDATES

Revision 2 (October 1986 in USA):
* Software version : 1.0

Revision 3 (November 1986 in USA):
* Software version 5.1
* Added mode selection at the beginning of the game (Normal or Super mode).

In Super mode :
The rooms are all in different colors.
All 'Zen-Chan' are replaced by 'Hidegonsu' and vice-versa.
All 'Mighta' are replaced by 'Drunk' and vice-versa.
All 'Monsta' are replaced by 'PulPul' and vice-versa.
The only monster that remains unchanged is 'Banebou'.
'Invader' does not appear at all in Super mode ('Hidegonsu' takes its place).

PORTS

NOTE: Only home versions released in North America are listed here. For non-US ports, please see the original Taito Corp. entry.

CONSOLES:
usa Nintendo NES (1988) "Bubble Bobble [Model NES-B2]"
usa Sega Saturn (1996) "Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands [Model T-8131H]"
usa Sony PlayStation (1996) "Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands [Model SLUS-00370]"
usa Sony PS2 (oct.25, 2005) "Taito Legends [Model SLUS-21122]"
usa Microsoft XBOX (oct.25, 2005) "Taito Legends"
Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] usa (mar.15, 2016) "Arcade Archives - Bubble Bobble [Model CUSA-03722]"

HANDHELDS:
usa Nintendo Game Boy (mar.1991) "Bubble Bobble [Model DMG-B2-USA]"
Sega Game Gear usa (1994)
usa Nintendo GBA (2003) "Bubble Bobble - Old & New [Model AGB-AONE-USA]"

COMPUTERS:
usa Commodore C64 (1987)
usa Apple II (1987)
PC [MS-DOS, 5.25"] usa (1989)
PC [MS-DOS, CD-ROM] usa (sept.30, 1996) "Bubble Bobble featuring Rainbow Islands"
usa PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (nov.10, 2005) "Taito Legends"

OTHERS:
usa Nokia N-Gage "Taito Memories" : Release cancelled

SOURCES

Game's ROM.