Bubble Bobble Featuring Rainbow Islands

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Complete in box: the disc, the manual and the original case, all original; anything beyond that is included only if you can see it in the photos. For the specifics, look to the photos — they're of this exact item. Discs are professionally resurfaced when they need it and tested before listing. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

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Two of the cheeriest arcade games Taito ever made share one disc here, and they still have the power to swallow an entire afternoon. Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands are linked by more than a publisher, too: Rainbow Islands is the direct sequel, picking up the story of Bub and Bob after they return to human form as Bubby and Bobby. Acclaim brought the pair to the PlayStation in 1996 as a compilation that also appeared on the Saturn and PC.

Bubble Bobble is single-screen arcade design at its purest. As the bubble-blowing dragons Bub and Bob, you work through 100 rounds, trapping enemies inside bubbles and popping them to turn them into fruit and bonus items. Hidden extras, secret rooms and scoring tricks reward players who dig into its systems, and the chirpy theme tune has a way of lodging itself in your head for days. It was designed around two players working together, and the real ending is reserved for partners who see it through side by side.

Rainbow Islands trades bubbles for rainbows, which work as both weapons and platforms. Fire one at an enemy to knock it out, or hop onto it and climb as each stage scrolls upward toward the goal, with water rising behind you if you dawdle. Every island has its own theme and enemy set, from Insect Island and Combat Island to Monster Island and Toy Island, and collecting the seven colored diamonds hidden across each island is the key to the true ending.

Together they make a superb snapshot of Taito's golden age: tight, colorful, endlessly replayable and understandable within seconds. Bubble Bobble's two-player mode ranks among the great couch co-op experiences of any era, and Rainbow Islands is a cleverer, tougher follow-up that too many players have never tried. Having both on one PlayStation disc makes this compilation an easy way to own the pair on original hardware.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1996
Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment
Developer
Taito
Players
Single player
About the game

Bubble Bobble Also Featuring Rainbow Islands (commonly shortened to just Bubble Bobble & Rainbow Islands) is a compilation of both Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, two popular arcade games developed by Taito in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was released for the Sega Saturn (alongside PlayStation and PC versions) in 1996.

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