Rainbow Islands Extra

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Rainbow Islands Extra

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Taito

Developer: Aisystem Tokyo

Original system(s): Taito 68000

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-10-05^[1]	¥6,8006,800	T-11073

Non-Sega versions

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Rainbow Islands Extra (レインボーアイランドエキストラ) is an updated 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 (although a North American release was at one point planned).

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" versions 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

Production credits

Software: Hyper Gen, Gamer Naoki
Character: Mad Akasi, Danger Gochi
Sound: Ninjya Odawara
Supervisor: Ztt Ogr
Directer: Ojamamusi Hatano
Special Thanks: Y.Sato, Tommy, Talk Uchimura, Y.K, I.Fujisue, MTJ
Game Design: Gochi Ogo

Source:

In-game credits^[2]

Digital manuals

Mega Drive Mini 2 US/EU manual

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

(RU)

30

^[3]

(JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[4]

(UK)

NTSC-J

90

^[5]

(UK)

84

^[6]

(JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[7]

(JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[8]

(FR)

NTSC-J

81

^[9]

(UK)

NTSC-J

83

^[10]

(UK)

NTSC-J

83

^[11]

(JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[12]

(UK)

NTSC

81

^[13]

(UK)

NTSC-J

86

^[14]

(UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[15]

(UK)

86

^[16]

(DE)

84

^[17]

(UK)

NTSC-J

100

^[18]

(UK)

89

^[19]

(UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[20]

(JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[21]

(FR)

90

^[22]

(RU)

50

^[23]

	78
Based on 21 reviews

Rainbow Islands Extra

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Rainbow Islands Extra/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	c74dcb35
MD5	30682a233a4afba0b0065d0e98b5c6cc
SHA-1	e35fcc88e37d1691cd2572967e1ae193fcd303eb

512kB

1990-06

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

Mega Drive Mini 2 (US/EU)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ File:Rainbow Islands Extra MD credits.pdf
↑ 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
↑ Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 99
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
↑ 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
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79
↑ 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 Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33
↑ 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)

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[:File:Rainbow_Islands_Extra_MD_credits.pdf_p-2] File:Rainbow Islands Extra MD credits.pdf

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 245

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-11.pdf_p22-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-XX), page 22

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-5] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p81-6] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81

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

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

[:File:Joystick_FR_010.pdf_p99-9] Joystick, "Novembre 1990" (FR; 1990-1x-xx), page 99

[:File:MDAG_UK_02.pdf_p79-10] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p93-11] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

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

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-13] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-14] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 79

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p72-15] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 72

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-16] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-01.pdf_p181-17] Power Play, "1/91" (DE; 1990-12-14), page 181

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-18] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p33-19] Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-20] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-21] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Tilt_FR_087.pdf_p75-22] Tilt, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 75

[23] 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

Production credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References