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Bubble Bobble series

Rainbow Islands

A sequel to Bubble Bobble, this Port of "Rainbow Islands" for Game Boy Color sees Bub and Bob (in 2 player mode), who are now curiously small boys rather than dinosaurs, attempting to rid the Rainbow Islands…

31 December 2001

Rainbow Islands is an arcade developed by TDK Mediactive, released 31 December 2001 on Game Boy Color.

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What Rainbow Islands is

Rainbow Islands is an arcade game developed by TDK Mediactive and released in 2001. It was published by Taito. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A sequel to Bubble Bobble, this Port of "Rainbow Islands" for Game Boy Color sees Bub and Bob (in 2 player mode), who are now curiously small boys rather than dinosaurs, attempting to rid the Rainbow Islands of bad guys.
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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.

Where it sits in the Bubble Bobble series

Rainbow Islands is the 47th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. The next entry was Super Bust-A-Move 2 in 2002.

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What it launched against

Rainbow Islands launched on 31 December 2001, within three weeks of Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga and Sonic Advance.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, Ikaruga, Sonic Advance.

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When did Rainbow Islands come out?
Rainbow Islands was released on 31 December 2001 for Game Boy Color.

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