'Popped' bubbles (that is, bubbles of the same color which disappear) are worth 10 points each. Puzzle Bobble caters to this interest very well, featuring an exponential scoring system which allows extremely high scores to be achieved. The game consists of 32 levels.Īs with many popular arcade games, experienced players (who can complete the game relatively easily) become much more interested in the secondary challenge of obtaining a high score (which involves a lot more skill and strategy). After clearing the arena, the next round begins with a new pattern of bubbles to clear. Bubbles will fire automatically if the player remains idle. The objective of the game is to clear all the bubbles from the arena without any bubble crossing the bottom line. The closer the bubbles get to the bottom of the screen, the faster the music plays and if they cross the line at the bottom then the game is over. The number of shots between each drop of the ceiling is influenced by the number of bubble colors remaining. If a bubble touches identically-colored bubbles, forming a group of three or more, those bubbles-as well as any bubbles hanging from them-are removed from the field of play, and points are awarded.Īfter every few shots, the 'ceiling' of the playing arena drops downwards slightly, along with all the bubbles stuck to it. The fired bubbles travel in straight lines (possibly bouncing off the side walls of the arena), stopping when they touch other bubbles or reach the top of the arena. The colour of bubbles fired is randomly generated and chosen from the colors of bubbles still left on the screen.
(These are actually referred to in the translation as 'balls' however, they were clearly intended to be bubbles, since they pop, and are taken from Bubble Bobble.) At the bottom of the screen, the player controls a device called a 'pointer', which aims and fires bubbles up the screen.
#BUST A MOVE 4 ARCADE GAME ARCANA SERIES#
The Bust-a-Move title was used for all subsequent games in the series in the United States and Canada, as well as for some (non-Taito published) console releases in Europe.Īt the start of each round, the rectangular playing arena contains a prearranged pattern of coloured 'bubbles'. When set to the US region, the Neo Geo version displays the alternative title 'Bust a Move' and features anti-drugs and anti-littering messages in the title sequence.
It was almost identical aside from being in stereo and having some different sound effects and translated text. Then, 6 months later in December, the international Neo Geo version of Puzzle Bobble was released. Puzzle Bobble was originally released in Japan only in June 1994 by Taito Corporation, running on Taito's B System hardware (with the preliminary title 'Bubble Buster'). Two different versions of the original game were released. Its characteristically cute Japanese animation and music, along with its play mechanics and level designs, made it successful as an arcade title and spawned several sequels and ports to home gaming systems. It is based on Taito's popular 1986 arcade game Bubble Bobble, featuring characters and themes from that game. Puzzle Bobble, also known as Bust-a-Move in North America, is a 1994 tile-matching arcade puzzle video game for one or two players created by Taito Corporation.
Shōji Takahashi, Yuji Koga, Kazuhiko Sugiyama. This game can be played also in a version for SNES. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link. This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox. For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'. Game is controlled by the same keys that are used to playing under MS DOS.
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