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Bubble Bobble: Old & New

No one has ever been able to say just why Bubble Bobble is so much fun, but its mixture of cute baby dinosaurs, candy, and bubbles should give those new to the game an idea. Battle your way through over 100…

28 October 2004

Bubble Bobble: Old & New is a platform developed by Taito, released 28 October 2004 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Bubble Bobble: Old & New is

Bubble Bobble: Old & New is a platform game developed by Taito and released in 2004. It was published by Empire Interactive Entertainment. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

No one has ever been able to say just why Bubble Bobble is so much fun, but its mixture of cute baby dinosaurs, candy, and bubbles should give those new to the game an idea. Battle your way through over 100 levels of frantic bubble mayhem. Capture your enemies in bubbles then pop them with your spiky back to clear each stage. Find your way to the bottom of the 100-level cave and save a damsel in distress. Fortunately, if you've never experienced the glee for yourself, all of those elements are back in force in Bubble Bobble Old & New for Game Boy Advance. The game closely follows the original Bubble Bobble arcade classic, but splices together two gaming generations while employing the same…
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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: Old & New is the 52nd of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. The next entry was Ultra Bust-A-Move in 2004.

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What it launched against

Bubble Bobble: Old & New launched on 28 October 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap.

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When did Bubble Bobble: Old & New come out?
Bubble Bobble: Old & New was released on 28 October 2004 for Game Boy Advance.

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