Jumping up and breaking the bubble with the monster inside will eliminate the meanie and turn him into any one of the different fruits or prizes that award extra points when successfully captured.īubble Bobble takes this interesting premise and quite effectively builds it into a challenging and addictive contest of strategy and skill. If you're lucky enough to hit one of the nasties with your bubbles, then the bubble, with the enemy imprisoned within, will also rise upward where the other bubbles congregate. Each bubble will take shape and slowly float to the top of the screen. The basic premise is to guide Bub or Bob (the two dinosaur heros of Bubble Bobble) through each land, blowing bubbles that can trap the bad guys. If you're searching for such a game, then Bubble Bobble should fit your bill.Įither one or two players can battle the bubble-keepers and wizards who populate each of the game's 100 different maze-like layouts. This is not for the video-gaming loner but rather those looking for a simultaneous two-player challenge. Not only is Bubble Bobble one of those NES games best played with two people, you almost have to play it in pairs in order to successfully finish it. No, you won't find a machine gun or grenade here - but there is a bomb for those of you with a militaristic thirst to quench. Candy, parasols, treasure boxes, shoes and necklaces are just a few of the items possessing powers available for the dinosaurs to use against von Blubba's beasties. On the contrary, they have a large assortment to choose from.

Pity them.īut that doesn't mean that Bub and Bob don't have special weapons. However, the bizarre nature of this game might turn off a number of NES addicts used to moving electronic Rambos on the television screen. Video gaming is a surrealistic experience, and Bubble Bobble exploits this fact wonderfully. But in the computer-generated world of video games, nothing has to - nor should it. I don't expect any of the above to make much sense. Bursting the bubbles with a beastie inside changes it to a piece of fruit or other prize that Bub or Bob can eat for extra points. The dinosaur duo accomplish this by blowing bubbles at von Blubba's henchmen, trapping them and popping the bubbles by jumping or ramming into them before their enemies can escape. Bub and Bob have to go through two worlds, containing 113 screens, and defeat von Blubba's motley crew of beastie buddies on every level. The undeniably cute Bub and Bob - the bubble-blowing dinosaurs, you see - are out on a mission to save their brontosaur's babes from the clutches of the evil Baron von Blubba, a guy who looks like an albino whale on a bad day.

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