Rainbow Islands Extra
Rainbow Islands Extra is a strange update to Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, released by Taito for arcades in 1988. Although it offers a port of the original Rainbow Islands, the default option…
Rainbow Islands Extra is an arcade developed by Taito, released 31 December 1988 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade.
What Rainbow Islands Extra is
Rainbow Islands Extra is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1988. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bubby and Bobby set off to rescue the inhabitants of the Rainbow Islands, who have been turned into Bubble Dragons by the evil Boss of Shadow. They must collect the big gems and mirrors on the ten Rainbow Islands and defeat the Boss of Shadow to return the islanders to normal.
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 Extra is the 11th of 95 entries we hold in the Bubble Bobble series. The next entry was Bubble Bobble in 1988.
What it launched against
Rainbow Islands Extra launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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