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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a sequel to ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'', originally released in arcades by [[Taito]] in 1987. It was ported to the [[Sega Master System]] six years later and released only in Europe and Brazil. It is seen as a fairly late conversion, as an update to ''Rainbow Islands'', ''[[Rainbow Islands Extra]]'' had been released for Japanese [[Sega Mega Drive]] consoles in 1990, and many older consoles and computers received this game earlier.
 
{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a sequel to ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'', originally released in arcades by [[Taito]] in 1987. It was ported to the [[Sega Master System]] six years later and released only in Europe and Brazil. It is seen as a fairly late conversion, as an update to ''Rainbow Islands'', ''[[Rainbow Islands Extra]]'' had been released for Japanese [[Sega Mega Drive]] consoles in 1990, and many older consoles and computers received this game earlier.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
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''Rainbow Islands'' sees the two dragons from ''Bubble Bobble'', Bub and Bob, in human form, attempting to rid the rainbow islands of monsters. Rather than creating bubbles, the pair use rainbows, which can be used to defeat enemies, obtain items and be used as temporary platforms.
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''Rainbow Islands'' sees the two dragons from ''Bubble Bobble'', Bub and Bob, in human form (as Bubby and Bobby), attempting to rid the rainbow islands of monsters. Rather than creating bubbles, the pair use rainbows, which can be used to defeat enemies, obtain items and be used as temporary platforms. While the arcade version and many home ports are two-player games, this Master System version is single player only, thus only Bubby is playable.
  
 
This version of the game changes the melody of the first stage theme, something only also done to the US release of the NES version of the game. It also seems to borrow some aspects from the NES version (for instance, the "world map" screen before stages being just a plain text screen, with identical layout in both versions).
 
This version of the game changes the melody of the first stage theme, something only also done to the US release of the NES version of the game. It also seems to borrow some aspects from the NES version (for instance, the "world map" screen before stages being just a plain text screen, with identical layout in both versions).
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  • NTSC-U (BR)

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Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Taito
Original system(s): Taito 68000
Genre: Action[1]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU 		7117
Sega Master System
DE 		7117
Sega Master System
PT
Sega Master System
UK 		7117
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR 		026360
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Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 is a sequel to Bubble Bobble, originally released in arcades by Taito in 1987. It was ported to the Sega Master System six years later and released only in Europe and Brazil. It is seen as a fairly late conversion, as an update to Rainbow Islands, Rainbow Islands Extra had been released for Japanese Sega Mega Drive consoles in 1990, and many older consoles and computers received this game earlier.

Gameplay

Rainbow Islands sees the two dragons from Bubble Bobble, Bub and Bob, in human form (as Bubby and Bobby), attempting to rid the rainbow islands of monsters. Rather than creating bubbles, the pair use rainbows, which can be used to defeat enemies, obtain items and be used as temporary platforms. While the arcade version and many home ports are two-player games, this Master System version is single player only, thus only Bubby is playable.

This version of the game changes the melody of the first stage theme, something only also done to the US release of the NES version of the game. It also seems to borrow some aspects from the NES version (for instance, the "world map" screen before stages being just a plain text screen, with identical layout in both versions).

Rainbow Worlds

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World 1: Insect World

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World 2: Combat World

Notavailable.svg

World 3: Monster World

Notavailable.svg

World 4: Robot World

Notavailable.svg

World 5: Alcanoid World

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World 6: Kiki-Kaikai World

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World 7: Daralus World

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World 8: Bubble Bobble World

Magazine articles

Main article: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2/Magazine articles.

Production credits

  • Producer: T.Shiokawa
  • Programmer: Y.Sugihara, Okazaru
  • Graphics: Ha.Ha.Ha.
  • Sound: K.Asakura
  • Special Thanks: H.Kusa, Gara‑P, A.Yoshimi, T.Nagayama
Source:
In-game credits


Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[5]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[6]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
84
[7]
Gamer (GR)
79
[8]
Joypad (FR)
71
[9]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
81
[10]
Mega Force (FR)
72
[11]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
78
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[13]
Player One (FR) PAL
74
[14]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
74
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
79
[16]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
80
[17]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
91
[18]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
91
[19]
Sega Master System
 80
Based on
15 reviews

Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2

Master System, EU
RainbowIslands SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Rainbow Islands The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 SMS EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, PT
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Cover
Master System, AU

RainbowIslands SMS AU Cart.jpg
Cart
RainbowIslandsSMSAUManual.pdf
Manual
Master System, AU (Classics)
RainbowIslands SMS AU classics cover.jpg
Cover
Master System, BR
RainbowIslands SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
RainbowIslandsSMSBrCart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 00ec173a
MD5 e80ae00d8924f2bada5949bf75995d87
SHA-1 a3958277129916a4fd32f3d5f2345b8d0fc23faf
256kB Cartridge (BR)
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 c172a22c
MD5 ffba9869948e2cef2bda6f805cc72087
SHA-1 acff4b6175aaaed9075f6e41cf387cbfd03eb330
256kB Cartridge (EU)

References

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  1. ↑ File:RainbowIslands SMS EU Box.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 20
  3. ↑ Sega Pro, "Juni 1993" (DE; 1993-05-28), page 49
  4. ↑ SuperGamePower, "Outubro 1995" (BR; 1995-xx-xx), page 13
  5. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "August 1993" (DE; 1993-07-12), page 134
  6. ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 140
  7. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 151
  8. ↑ Gamer, "Októvrios 1993" (GR; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  9. ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 148
  10. ↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  11. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 98
  12. ↑ Mega Fun, "05/93" (DE; 1993-0x-xx), page 80
  13. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 54
  14. ↑ Player One, "Juin/Juillet 1993" (FR; 1993-06-10), page 104
  15. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 48
  16. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 50
  17. ↑ Sega Zone, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 24
  18. ↑ Sega Force, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 80
  19. ↑ Sega Master Force, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-22), page 13


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Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands games for Sega systems
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