Title: Puzzle Bobble / Bubble Buster
Manufacturer: Taito
Year: 1994
Hardware:
Taito B-System
Main Processor: MC68000 (16-bit; 12 MHz)
Sound Hardware: Z80 (8-bit; 4 MHz); YM2610B (8 MHz)
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Description
A puzzle game where
the player shoots colored balls at angles that bounce off a wall
& have to connect to similar colored balls
in the puzzle. When 3 or more balls of the same color are
connected, they will be eliminated & the player will get
points. This
is the first title in the famous Puzzle Bobble series. There is
also Puzzle
Bobble (Neo-Geo) / Bust-A-Move that exists on
SNK's Neo-Geo hardware. There are very noticeable differences
between the Puzzle Bobble & Bubble Buster versions. In
Bubble Buster, the sound it makes when the ball bounces off a
wall is different than that in Puzzle Bobble, and the most
noticeable thing is that Bub & Bob are not in the game, which
also seems to make it not as colorful.
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Emulation Status
Playable: Yes
Sound: Yes
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Screenshots
Screenshots from the RAINE emulator
Left column: The Puzzle Bobble
version of the game
Right column: The Bubble Buster version of the game
