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Bubble Bobble
- $38.99
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Item Condition
Game + manual: the cartridge and its manual, no box. The photos are of this exact cartridge — look them over closely for its condition, packaging and details. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
Hum the opening bars of the Bubble Bobble theme to anyone who grew up with an NES and watch the recognition land. That bouncy, endlessly looping tune by Tadashi Kimijima is the soundtrack to one of the great co-op games of the 8-bit era, and Taito's NES conversion of its 1986 arcade hit brings the whole formula home. Bub and Bob, two boys turned into bubble-blowing dragons, venture into the Cave of Monsters to rescue their girlfriends, clearing single-screen rounds by trapping enemies in bubbles and popping them into a shower of fruit and bonus items.
The rules take seconds to learn and much longer to master. Bubbles double as platforms to bounce across, lightning and water bubbles drift through certain rounds to wipe out crowds, and lingering too long summons the invincible Baron von Blubba to chase you off the screen. Playing together is where it shines: two players share the screen at once, race each other for fruit and bail each other out of tight spots, which turns every round into a running mix of teamwork and friendly rivalry.
The NES version is not a straight copy of the arcade. It has 113 rounds instead of 100, reworks some layouts and items, and adds passwords so you can jump back to a round you've already reached. The deeper you go, the more the rounds become fiendish little puzzles of drifting bubble currents and enemy patterns, all building toward a boss waiting at the very end.
Fukio Mitsuji's design launched a long line of sequels and spin-offs, Puzzle Bobble (Bust-a-Move) among them, yet the original pairing of Bub and Bob is still the purest version of the idea. This is the NES cartridge to reach for when there's a second controller and someone sitting next to you.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1987
- Publisher
- Taito
- Genre
- Shooter, Platformer
- Players
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-op
About the game
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 platforms. Taking too long to complete any level will summon Baron Von Blubba, who will float around the screen trying to destroy the player.
Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.Watch gameplayBubble Bobble on NES
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Bubble Bobble
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