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Bubble Bobble

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…

30 October 1987

Bubble Bobble is a platform developed by Taito, released 30 October 1987 on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii and Family Computer Disk System.

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What Bubble Bobble is

Bubble Bobble is a platform game developed by Taito and released in 1987. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii, Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Bubble Bobble series

Bubble Bobble is the third of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. The next entry was Bubble Bobble in 1987.

See all 95 Bubble Bobble games in release order →

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When did Bubble Bobble come out?
Bubble Bobble was released on 30 October 1987 for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii, Family Computer Disk System and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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