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Bubble Bobble
| Title | Bubble Bobble |
|---|---|
| First release | 1986 |
| Developer | Taito |
| Publishers | Romstar, Taito |
| Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Famicom Disk System, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, MSX, Master System, NES / Famicom, Sega Saturn, ZX Spectrum |
| Genre | platformer |
| Also known as | バブルボブル · Baburu Boburu |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | Yes |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Commodore 64: 1986-07-15, 1987-06-19 (PAL) Arcade: 1986-09-01 (NTSC-J), 1986-10-01 (NTSC-U) Amstrad CPC: 1987-01-01 MSX: 1987-01-01 Atari ST: 1987-01-01 (PAL) ZX Spectrum: 1987-10-01 Famicom Disk System: 1987-10-30 (NTSC-J) DOS: 1988-01-01 |
| Wikidata ID | Q88759 |
Trapping enemies in bubbles allows Bub or Bob to transform foes into fruit for points by jumping into them. Navigating through 99 magical worlds, players use these bubbles as temporary platforms to reach secret rooms and higher elevations. Clearing all enemies on a single-screen level is required to progress through the platforming stages.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and 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 | bublbobl |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Bubble Bobble (Japan, Ver 0.1) |
| Manufacturer | Taito |
| Year | 1986 |
| 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
Box art (front) 1
Box art 6
Screenshots 21
Logos 6
Artwork 4
Commons 1
Sprites 1
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(27): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Romstar · internal use only.
REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Romstar · internal use only.
TheGamesDB page
Screenshots
(3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Romstar · internal use only.
Sprites (1): fan rips from sprite sites, credited per sheet (ripper, site, rights) in Sprites below; internal use only.
Image: Alan Bruce,
CC BY 2.0,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Bubble Bobble arcade machine.jpg”)
Sprites
Arcade version · 1 sheet · Bubble Bobble on The Spriters Resource ↗ (1 sheets on the site; 1 stored here)
General Sprites
#14077 · fetched 2026-09-29 17:17 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
Arcade Longplay [350] Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble Amiga 500 (Longplay/Playthrough) By Urien84
