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Bubble Bobble is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 1986. It was subsequently ported to a variety of systems including the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. In Japan, the Master System version of the game is called Final Bubble Bobble (ファイナルバブルボブル), while in Brazil this version is called Dragon Maze.
Bubble Bobble follows two humans who have been transformed into dragons named Bub and Bob. The must progress through various mazes capturing enemies within bubbles and then popping said bubbles. A sequel to this game was later released as Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2.
The two Sega versions are relatively faithful ports of the arcade game, although adjust their levels to suit the differing screen resolutions. This is particularly noticeable with the Game Gear version, as although the objects in the game are the same size, the play areas are much more cramped so as to avoid screen scrolling.
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Bubble Bobble
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Bubble Bobble
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English (US)
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Bubble Bobble
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Bubble Bobble
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Japanese
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ファイナルバブルボブル
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Final Bubble Bobble
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Portuguese (Brazil)
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Dragon Maze
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Production credits
- Game Programmer: M, Nanno KHK
- Music And Sound: YAG, Oonui, By ZTT
- Game Graphic: S.Yamana, S.T
- Game Design: Rainbow S.T
- Special thanks to: Original Bubble Bobble Team, MTJ, I.F, Kim, And Taito C.P. Team, Dranker KZM, Gamer Y.K, Hucker N.Santa, Super M.Hatano, Great G.Kuriki, Mr.Nishikado, Other People...
- Produced: Mr.Sanbe, S.Takahasi
- Thanks For Your Playing
- ©Taito All Rights Reserved 1988
Source: In-game credits (JP) [6]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Bubble Bobble/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in
Pixel (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
Physical scans
Master System version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Master System, JP
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![FinalBubbleBobble SMS JP Box Front.jpg](/images/thumb/9/9b/FinalBubbleBobble_SMS_JP_Box_Front.jpg/155px-FinalBubbleBobble_SMS_JP_Box_Front.jpg) Cover
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![BubbleBobble SMS JP cart.jpg](/images/thumb/6/68/BubbleBobble_SMS_JP_cart.jpg/33px-BubbleBobble_SMS_JP_cart.jpg) Cart ![FinalBubbleBobbleSMSJPManual.pdf](/images/thumb/9/9d/FinalBubbleBobbleSMSJPManual.pdf/page1-35px-FinalBubbleBobbleSMSJPManual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Master System, EU
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![BubbleBobble SMS EU Box.jpg](/images/thumb/1/14/BubbleBobble_SMS_EU_Box.jpg/190px-BubbleBobble_SMS_EU_Box.jpg) Cover
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![BubbleBobble SMS EU Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/a/a6/BubbleBobble_SMS_EU_Cart.jpg/50px-BubbleBobble_SMS_EU_Cart.jpg) Cart ![Bubble Bobble SMS EU Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/1/1e/Bubble_Bobble_SMS_EU_Manual.pdf/page1-50px-Bubble_Bobble_SMS_EU_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Master System, AU
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![BubbleBobble SMS AU cart.jpg](/images/thumb/1/1f/BubbleBobble_SMS_AU_cart.jpg/50px-BubbleBobble_SMS_AU_cart.jpg) Cart
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Master System, BR
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![BubbleBobble SMS BR cover.jpg](/images/thumb/9/9a/BubbleBobble_SMS_BR_cover.jpg/83px-BubbleBobble_SMS_BR_cover.jpg) Cover
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![BubbleBobble SMS BR Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/8/8b/BubbleBobble_SMS_BR_Cart.jpg/50px-BubbleBobble_SMS_BR_Cart.jpg) Cart
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Master System, KR
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![Bubble Bobble SMS KR cart.jpg](/images/thumb/0/09/Bubble_Bobble_SMS_KR_cart.jpg/48px-Bubble_Bobble_SMS_KR_cart.jpg) Cart
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Game Gear version
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Game Gear, US
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![BubbleBobble GG US Cart.jpg](/images/thumb/0/00/BubbleBobble_GG_US_Cart.jpg/50px-BubbleBobble_GG_US_Cart.jpg) Cart ![Bubble Bobble GG US Manual.pdf](/images/thumb/d/db/Bubble_Bobble_GG_US_Manual.pdf/page1-50px-Bubble_Bobble_GG_US_Manual.pdf.jpg) Manual
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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Hash |
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Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
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?
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CRC32
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e843ba7e
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MD5
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d79c186a74550876691e97ca830c66c7
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SHA-1
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44876b44089b4174858e54202e567e02efa76859
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256kB
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Cartridge (EU)
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?
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CRC32
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3ebb7457
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MD5
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3573a65921b0506f7124f1f9ffb30974
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SHA-1
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ab585612fddb90b5285e2804f63fd7fb7ba02900
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256kB
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Cartridge (JP)
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?
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CRC32
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fba338c5
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MD5
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4f08cab3e252c2e3979ef33e9e59f294
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SHA-1
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c2c99d798bd0d4960021743a55e74644ad9020c6
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256kB
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Cartridge (US/EU)
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?
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Page
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-21 03:44)
- ↑ File:BubbleBobble SMS EU Box.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-15), page 91
- ↑ Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 27
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 226
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUa9pJ9kDp4
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 97
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1992" (DE; 1992-02-14), page 120
- ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 104
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 139
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 131
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ Gamers, "Februar/März 1992" (DE; 1992-xx-xx), page 24
- ↑ Games-X, "28th November-4th December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 28
- ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 56
- ↑ Joystick, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 172
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-13), page 95
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1991" (ES; 1991-1x-xx), page 78
- ↑ Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 80
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 132
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 48
- ↑ Play Time, "3/92" (DE; 1992-02-05), page 92
- ↑ Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 26
- ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-16), page 51
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 70
- ↑ Video Games, "3/91" (DE; 1991-09-06), page 79
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 42