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Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
| Title | Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 |
|---|---|
| First release | 1987 |
| Developer | Taito |
| Publisher | Taito |
| Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum, ArcadeADB |
| Genre | platformer |
| Also known as | Rainbow Island |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Commodore 64: 1990-01-01 |
| Wikidata ID | Q1804014 |
The basic premise of the game is that each level is an island which is slowly sinking into the sea. The player must therefore get to the top of each level, by jumping on platforms and making use of the game's most distinctive feature: the ability to produce solid rainbows, which are used both as platforms to stand on, and as a weapon.
Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | rbisland |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Rainbow Islands (rev 1) |
| Manufacturer | Taito |
| Year | 1987 |
| Genre | Platform / Run Jump |
| Players | 2 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 ·
romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) ·
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Box art
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Screenshots 2
Logos 1
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Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Taito · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Taito · internal use only.
Sprites (2): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Sprites
Arcade version · 2 sheets · Rainbow Islands on The Spriters Resource ↗ (2 sheets on the site; 2 stored here)
Bubby and Bobby
#30854 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:10 UTC
Items
#30855 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:10 UTC
Sprite sheets are fan rips of copyrighted game graphics (© Taito),
credited to the ripper and linked to their page on the source site; internal use only.
“Rip by” is the uploader credit shown on the site. Click a sheet to view it at full size (pixel-exact zoom).
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Videos
PC Engine CD Longplay [084] Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble II (JP)
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (NES) Playthrough
