Rainbow Islands Extra

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Rainbow Islands Extra

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Taito

Developer: Aisystem Tokyo

Original system(s): Arcade boards

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-10-05	¥6,8006,800	T-11073

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Rainbow Islands Extra (レインボーアイランドエキストラ) is an update version of the 1988 arcade game, Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2. It was released on the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 exclusively in Japan.

Story

Bubby's friends have been captured and turned into Bubble Dragons by Super Skull Monsta [sic], and Bubby needs to save them by destroying the Super Skull Monsta's minions with rainbows and collecting Little Diamonds to get Magical Mirrors needed to break the spell.

Gameplay

Original and "Extra" version are selectable in option menu. The rules are otherwise the same - create rainbows to defeat enemies and reach the top of the screen. The order of characters and music are interchanged in two versions.

and moves, makes rainbows and jumps.

Stages

	World 1: Insect island
	Extra version enemies Darius island.
	World 2: Combat island
	Extra version enemies Magical island
	World 3: Monster island
	Extra version enemies Dragon island
	World 4: Toys island
	Extra version enemies Doh's island
	World 5: Doh's island
	Extra version enemies Insect island
	World 6: Robot island
	Extra version enemies Monster island
	World 7: Dragon island
	Extra version enemies Toys island
	World 8: Magical island
	Extra version enemies Robot island
	World 9: Darius island
	Extra version enemies Combat island
	World 10: Bubble island

Magazine articles

Main article: Rainbow Islands Extra/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Rainbow Islands Extra/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[11]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

84

^[12]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[13]

Famicom Hisshoubon (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[14]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

81

^[3]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

83

^[4]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-J

83

^[15]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[16]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC

81

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

86

^[5]

Mean Machines (UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

86

^[19]

Power Play (DE)

84

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

100

^[7]

Sega Pro (UK)

89

^[8]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[21]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[22]

Tilt (FR)

90

^[23]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

50

^[24]

	78
Based on 21 reviews

Rainbow Islands Extra

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

References

↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 20 (22)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 99
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 70-72 (70)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 245
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 22
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-20, 21 (1990-10-19, 11-02)" (JP; 1990-10-05), page 16
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 79
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 72
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 181
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tilt, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 75
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 140

Rainbow Islands Extra
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Hidden content \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Promotional material \| Region coding \| Bootlegs No results

Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands games for Sega systems
Bubble Bobble (1988) \| Rainbow Islands Extra (1990) \| Rainbow Islands (1993) \| Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands (1996) \| Bubble Symphony (1997)
Puzzle Bobble/Bust-a-Move games for Sega systems
Bust-A-Move (1996) \| Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition (1996) \| Bust-A-Move 3 (1997) \| Bust-A-Move 4 (2000) \| Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble (2002)
Unlicensed Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands games for Sega systems
Super Bubble Bobble MD (1995)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-11.pdf_p22_.2820.29-1] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 20 (22)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87_.2885.29-2] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85 (87)

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p99-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 99

[:File:MDAG_UK_02.pdf_p79-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-5] 5.0 ^5.1 MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p70_.2870-72.29-6] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 70-72 (70)

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p33-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33

[9] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 245

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-11.pdf_p22-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 22

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p81-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81

[13] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1

[14] Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-20, 21 (1990-10-19, 11-02)" (JP; 1990-10-05), page 16

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-15] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1990-12.pdf_p79-16] Mega Drive Fan, "December 1990" (JP; 1990-11-08), page 79

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-17] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p72-18] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 72

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-19] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-01.pdf_p181-20] Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 181

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-21] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Tilt_FR_087.pdf_p75-23] Tilt, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 75

[24] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 140

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Rainbow Islands Extra

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Stages

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References