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Puzzle Bobble

TitlePuzzle Bobble
First release1994
DeveloperTaito
PublisherTaito
Platforms3DO, Game Gear, Neo Geo, PC (Windows), SNES / Super Famicom
Genrepuzzle video game
Also known asBust-A-Move
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
3DO: 1994-06-01 (NTSC-J), 1995-01-01
DOS: 1995-01-01
SNES / Super Famicom: 1995-03-01
Wikidata IDQ1197521

Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards. Depending on the aiming, the bubbles may float up directly or bounce off the walls, changing their trajectory. The goal is to aim the bubbles in such a way that they will touch identically colored ones. When such bubbles form a group of three or more, they pop and disappear from the screen.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1197521) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (10085,124024) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (14037) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (2040) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Taito · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Taito · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Sprites
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Videos
SNES Longplay [260] Bust-A-Move (US)
World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 1:31:42auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
Bust-A-Move (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
NintendoComplete · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 1:37:59auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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