Bust-A-Move 4

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Bust-A-Move 4

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Club Acclaim (US, Europe), Cyberfront (Japan)

Developer: Taito

Original system(s): Taito F3 System

Peripherals supported: Jump Pack, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Puzzle^[1]^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2000-03-16^[2]	¥3,800 (3,990)3,800e^[2]	T-42301M
US	2000-06-01^[4]	$49.9949.99^[5]	T-8117N
EU (White Label)	2000
DE	2000	DM 8989^[8]	T-8109D-18
ES	2000		T-8109D-06
UK	2000-07-07^[6]	£39.9939.99^[7]	T-8109D-05
IT	2000		T-8109D-13
FR/NL	2000-07-07		T-8109D-59
AU	2000

Non-Sega versions
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Bust-A-Move 4, known as Puzzle Bobble 4 (パズルボブル4) in Japan, is the fourth and final Bust-A-Move game to be released on a Sega platform - this time, the Sega Dreamcast.

Bust-A-Move 4 is very similar to Bust-A-Move 3 in design, although offers a different cast of characters to play as and adds a pully system between the "nodes" which Bust-A-Move 3 introduced.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Bust-A-Move 4	Bust-A-Move 4
English (US)	Bust-A-Move 4	Bust-A-Move 4
Japanese	パズルボブル4	Puzzle Bobble 4

Magazine articles

Main article: Bust-A-Move 4/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

JP flyer

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Arcade (UK)

PAL

50

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

82

^[10]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

70

^[13]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

80

^[14]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

63

^[15]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[11]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

NTSC-J

92

^[16]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

84

^[7]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[12]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[17]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

81

^[18]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[19]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC-J

79

^[20]

Game Station (UK)

80

^[21]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

70

^[22]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

82

^[23]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

70

^[24]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

85

^[25]

Play (PL)

64

^[26]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

84

^[8]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

74

^[27]

	74
Based on 21 reviews

Bust-A-Move 4

Dreamcast, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Manual Inlay

Dreamcast, UK
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, FR/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, ES
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, IT
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, EU (White Label)
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, AU
Cover
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast

References

↑ File:PuzzleBobble4 DC JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/db/000302.html (Wayback Machine: 2004-12-17 18:22)
↑ https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software_l.html#tab01 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-01 22:57)
↑ Press release: 2000-04-13: Acclaim Entertainment Spreads Puzzle-Fever To Sega Dreamcast With Bust-A-Move 4
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 104
↑ DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 26
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 80
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Sega Magazin, "August 2000" (DE; 2000-07-03), page 17
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Arcade, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-17), page 68
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Consoles +, "Août 2000" (FR; 2000-07-xx), page 96
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-09 (2000-03-17)" (JP; 2000-03-03), page 19
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34
↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-06), page 86
↑ DC-UK, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-06), page 78
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 71
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 74
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 157
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 21
↑ Famitsu, "2000-03-24" (JP; 2000-03-10), page 30
↑ Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 94
↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 156
↑ MAN!AC, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 73
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 86
↑ Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 134
↑ Play, "Październik 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 34
↑ Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 114

Bust-A-Move 4
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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)
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Super Bubble Bobble MD (1995)

[:File:PuzzleBobble4_DC_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:PuzzleBobble4 DC JP Box Back.jpg

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200201225739.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fdreamcast.2Fsoftware_l.html.23tab01-3] ttps://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software_l.html#tab01 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-01 22:57)

[Press_release:_2000-04-13:_Acclaim_Entertainment_Spreads_Puzzle-Fever_To_Sega_Dreamcast_With_Bust-A-Move_4-4] Press release: 2000-04-13: Acclaim Entertainment Spreads Puzzle-Fever To Sega Dreamcast With Bust-A-Move 4

[:File:ODCM_US_07.pdf_p104-5] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 104

[:File:DCUK_11.pdf_p26-6] DC-UK, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-09), page 26

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p80-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 11" (UK; 2000-07-13), page 80

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_81.pdf_p17-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Magazin, "August 2000" (DE; 2000-07-03), page 17

[:File:Arcade_UK_22.pdf_p68-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Arcade, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-17), page 68

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_103.pdf_p96-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Consoles +, "Août 2000" (FR; 2000-07-xx), page 96

[:File:DCM_JP_20000317_2000-09.pdf_p19-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-09 (2000-03-17)" (JP; 2000-03-03), page 19

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p34-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 34

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_11.pdf_p86-13] Dreamcast Monthly, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-06), page 86

[:File:DCUK_UK_12.pdf_p78-14] DC-UK, "August 2000" (UK; 2000-07-06), page 78

[:File:DLMO_FR_06.pdf_p71-15] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 71

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_09.pdf_p74-16] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 9" (UK; 2000-05-18), page 74

[:File:EGM_US_134.pdf_p157-17] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 157

[18] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 21

[19] Famitsu, "2000-03-24" (JP; 2000-03-10), page 30

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_53.pdf_p94-20] Fun Generation, "06/2000" (DE; 2000-05-17), page 94

[gamestationuk2000-08-04-21] Game Station (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:Joypad_FR_100.pdf_p156-22] Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 156

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-08.pdf_p73-23] MAN!AC, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 73

[:File:ODM_UK_09.pdf_p86-24] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "July 2000" (UK; 2000-06-08), page 86

[:File:Playmag_FR_50.pdf_p134-25] Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 134

[26] Play, "Październik 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-08.pdf_p114-27] Video Games, "08/2000" (DE; 2000-07-05), page 114

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Bust-A-Move 4

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References