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Bubble Bobble

Platform : Nintendo Entertainment System

Publisher : Taito

Release date : 30 October 1987

Category : Action > Platformer

Game description

Soap bubbles float gently and beautifully in the air, until the wind brushes them into popping. Such is probably what inspired the creators of this charming game.

Bub and Bob are two dinosaur friends, happily bobbling around, until their girlfriends get kidnapped by the cave monsters! Knightly white-dinosaur-in-armor souls on fire, they rush into the caves to the rescue!

While this game may be best described as a platformer, it boasts a few tricks more than its counterparts.

Bob and Bub can spit bubbles from their mouth, and pop them with the scales on their backs. While this seems simple, it has been put to good for both moving around and disposing of the cave monsters.
Cave monsters can be imprisoned into the bubbles when they are on their direct path when spitted. But this pit only lasts for a little while, during which the monster's anger builds up, until it is freed and acts twice as fast!
Popping the bubble in which a monster is imprisoned turns the monster into an inert, edible fruit (or sweets - or even a bonus!)
Bubbles can also be jumped on to reach higher heights, while their path is influenced by the natural air currents on the caves (which varies from level to level).

Back in these old'n dark ages of gaming, Bubble Bobble was also one of the very few coop multiplayer games. Chances are, if you were a kid at the time it came out, you have fond memories of playing this with a friend, effectively spouting bubbles to help him go further, or popping his monsters just before he does, or racing to eat the resulting fruits and bonuses first! Har har har!

12 Hacks

TitleDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
Bubble Bobble ThunderNew levels on a well loved classic game!LukinaxenaComplete1.018 April 2023
Trippy Bubble BobbleBub has gone crazy as he ate way too many snacks and fast food actually, now his life has gone in a ...Silver WingComplete2.008 October 2022
Bubble Bobble ExtendedWelcome to Bubble Bobble Extended! A rom hack that serves as a continuation of the original game, i...Super James NelsonComplete1.010 August 2022
Fuggle Foggle NextThis is a complete hack of the original NES Bubble Bobble. The hack features two new heroes (Jea...Dark BooComplete1.030 January 2021
Bubble Bobble DeluxeBub and Bob are back for an all new adventure with Bubble Bobble Deluxe! Celebrating 30 years since ...Polar HackerComplete1.031 December 2018
Bubble Bobble ProofreadThis hack for Bubble Bobble (NES) resolves the questionable wording featured in its introduction and...Mister XiadoImprovement1.030 July 2018
Needlecraft!This complete Bubble Bobble hack is based on the music of Needlecraft, a currently defunct band from...KTAJATBTBComplete1.023 March 2013
Bubble Bobble Arcade EditionAn overhaul of NES Bubble Bobble so it looks more like its arcade parent. Several levels were chang...MontyMoleCompleteFinal21 September 2011
Bubble Bobble - The New QuestHere is a hack for Bubble Bobble which changes all the stages into different layouts.KammingComplete1.001 January 2008
Bubble Bobble FDS title logo on the NESThis hack recreates the Famicom Disk System (FDS) title logo of "Bubble Bobble" on the NES.KozakurainkoImprovement1.021 February 2006
Bubble Bobble MadnessBBM is a complete overhaul of original Bubble Bobble, with much, much harder stages and some neat gr...WeaselComplete1.016 July 2002
Bubble Bobble HackGraphics have been changed, and all 100 levels have been edited. Music has also been improved. It's ...John's ProgramComplete1.026 April 2002

2 Translations

TitleLanguageDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionDate
Bubble BobbleEsperantoEsperanto translation of Bubble BobbleBluePhoenixFully Playablev1.027 December 2022
Bubble BobbleSpanishTranslation to Spanish for "Bubble Bobble" for the NES.WaveFully Playable1.025 May 2018

4 Utilities

TitleDescriptionAuthorCategoryVersionLanguageDate
BobbliciousThis is a level editor for Bubble Bobble on the NES. Lets you edit normal blocks, fake blocks, bubbl...TraxGame Specific1.0English7 Nov 2013
BUBBLEDThis is a level, enemy & item editor for Bubble Bobble.Ted RobbLevel Editors2.0English16 Apr 2002
BubbleEdA level/enemy editor for Bubble Bobble. May have issues with 32-bit & 64-bit Operating Systems.Mega-DogLevel Editors1.5English18 Mar 2002
BBLEBBLE is a simple level editor for Bubble Bobble.BladesLevel Editors0.6bEnglish13 Jan 2002

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