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Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II

A Port of "Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II" (also known as Bubble Bobble 3) was published by Ocean for the Game Boy in 1992.

30 November 1992

Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II is an arcade developed by Taito, released 30 November 1992 on Game Boy.

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What Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II is

Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1992. It was published by Ocean. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Story of Parasol Stars Once, long ago, there was a courageous warrior that entered a Cave of Monsters with the intent of sealing it forever. He accomplished this task, however, unknown to him, one monster escaped before the cave was sealed. Years passed, and that one monster eventually grew strong enough to break the power of the warrior's magic seal. That monster, who became known as Chaostikhan, unleashed the monsters within the cave on the world once again. During this same period of time, Bubby and Bobby, our heroes, had won the admiration of the villagers of Rainbow Islands by defeating the enemies terrorizing their planet, allowing peace to settle in. To show their appreciation…
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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

Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II is the 20th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. It arrived 11 months after Rainbow Islands: Bubble Bobble 2. The next entry was Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II in 1992.

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What it launched against

Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II launched on 30 November 1992, within three weeks of Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity and Moto Roader MC.

Released around the same time: Streets of Rage 2, Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Moto Roader MC.

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When did Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II come out?
Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II was released on 30 November 1992 for Game Boy.

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