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Bubble Bobble

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…

7 December 1990

Bubble Bobble is a platform developed by Taito, released 7 December 1990 on Game Boy.

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What Bubble Bobble is

Bubble Bobble is a platform game developed by Taito and released in 1990. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Bubble Bobble series

Bubble Bobble is the 17th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. The next entry was Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III in 1991.

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What it launched against

Bubble Bobble launched on 7 December 1990, within three weeks of Super Mario World, F-Zero and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World, F-Zero, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

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When did Bubble Bobble come out?
Bubble Bobble was released on 7 December 1990 for Game Boy.

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