Bubble Bobble

[TheKing]

I have Bubble Bobble on the Spectrum and I remember playing it on a friend's NES some 16 years ago. It was a good coin-op conversion at the time I think. An excellent game and having it on the VC now, it doesn't disappoint! It's just like I remember. Quality!

[Corbyn]

gr8 game...didnt waste no time in downloading it

[wii_willy_winker]

I loved bubble bobble in the arcade! I oculd make 20p last nearly all day playing that game That was the thing about Arcade games in them days you definitely got you moneys worth.

[Gaffer]

Originally Posted by captainff

I've been wanting this game released on the VC since I began my Wii ownership. I LOVED it at the arcades, I loved it on the Taito 1 compilation disc on the PS2, I knew there had been a NES and GC release so it had to happen on the Wii at some point.
But, with Galaxy taking up all of my gaming time at the moment, I missed the fact that this has been available on the VC since Friday! I know what I'm doing this evening.. .. .. .. and it doesn't involve the long suffering Mrs ff (unless she is prepared to play this game 2 player)!!
What? You have no idea what I'm raving about? Ok then.. .. .. Bubble Bobble is from the days of 8 bit gamery. Two boys, Bub and Bob, have had their girlfriends kidnapped and have been turned into dragons. They have to descend to the deepest part of the dungeon to release the two captive maids. This is a side on enclosed screen platformer - clear one level to move to the next - of the highest order. The graphics are of their time (ie poor compared to modern standards) but the gameplay is phenomenal! Using the d-pad to move left and right, a jump button and a 'fire bubble' button you capture the monsters in bubbles, then pop those bubbles to earn points and fruity rewards. Each level becomes progressively harder from the first to the last (100), and even if you manage to finish it then you will replay it more than once, because for every time you replay it the game CHANGES the powerups and bonus items that are available for you to collect on each level.
How much is a NES game on the VC? 500 points? It will be the best £2.50 you spent on a game.

You can also get this on the DS if you wanted Captain ..... has been renamed Bubble Bobble Revolution and essentially contains both the complete original NES Bubble Bobble (exactly the same as the VC release) as well as a new revamped version for the DS....


.....great game (agreed) but seeing as I have this already, not worth using up 500 points for the same again imho.
I was thinking that Bubble Bobble 2 might be worth a d/l, but that hasn't been VC'd yet.