| Genre: | Unknown Genre Type |
| Series: | Number 30 in Arcade Collection (Spectrum) |
| Publisher: | The Hit Squad |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K, Spectrum +2, Spectrum +3 |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Amiga 500, Amstrad CPC464, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC B/B+/Master 128, Commodore 64/128, Game Boy, Nintendo, PC (MS-DOS), PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn, Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3 & ZX Next |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 12th August 1991 |
| Original Release Price: | £2.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | Mulder |
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Arcade Collection (Spectrum)
Crash
1st October 1987
Bubble Bobble is excellent, pretty, enjoyable, addictive, simple, exemplary and a strongly-recommended buy. Read Review
Crash
1st September 1991
One of the most playable platform games around! Read Review
Sinclair User
22nd August 1987
Nauseatingly cute conversion that is nonetheless horribly addictive. Definitely has love-hate potential. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st September 1991
On your own you'll find it playable enough - team up with another Spec-chum and it's a riot! Read Review
Full Instructions
Bubble Bobble
Meet Bub and Bob, our bantam-weight brontosaures who are bent on battling big bullies by blowing and bursting bubbles. Before battling these brazen bullies, beware that bubble blowing is better than blasting bullies with bazookas, or better than bouncing bombs from biplanes, and even beats boxing these brainless barbarians. So now that we briefly belayed the Bub and Bob biographies, begin by browing the play instructions below and becoming the best Bubble Bobble bubble blower on the block.
How To Destroy
- Blow bubbles
- Box up Bullises, then...
- Burst them!!!
By bursting bubbles containing fire, thunder and water that appeared in the previous stage, you can quickly destroy the bullies. Fire, Thunder and Water flow in the direction which you stretch yourself. You can even bounce on the bubbles (by keeping the joystick pushed up)!!!
Game Controls
Both players can select from the following options:
- Keyboard (definable - one player only)
- Sinclair (+2, +3, Interface 2) stick
- Kempston joystick
- Cursor (Protek) type joystick (If two player, only one may use the keyboard, the other joystick)
SYMB SHIFT/CAPS SHIFT - Pause/Resume
CAPS SHIFT-SPACE - Abort Game
Scoring
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Burst bubbles for the following points:
Clear ... 10 points Fire ... 100 points Thunder ... 100 points Water ... 100 points Trapped Bully ... 500 points -
Bonuses for destroying bullies
Bananas ... 500 points Apple ... 1000 points Turnip ... 2000 points Watermelon ... 4000 points Grapes ... 6000 points Pineapple ... 16000 points Diamond ... 32000 points -
Timing Targets (Clearing a stage quickly allows for high-point targets in the next stage):
Crystals ... 5000 points Opal ... 6000 points Pendant ... 7000 points Treasure Chest ... 8000 points Crown ... 9000 points Queen's Crown ... 10000 points -
Magic Targets (Magic Targets mysteriously appear! Destroy them and power up!)
Candy ... Bubble Up Red Shoes ... Speed Up Bomb ... One-Shot Roll Pack Potion ... Chance Cross ... Lucky! Beads ... 1 Up?!
It's best to destroy several enemies at the same time. Can you reach the "true ending" by clearing all 100 stages? A "Sudden Reversal" awaits you there. A player can join at any time by pressing the fire button. You start the game with an extra eight credits. To keep playing after you have lost all your lives, just press the fire button quickly.
Extend
Get all the letters. They appear when destroying several enemies at the same time.
And don't take too long - or you'll get to meet Baron von Blubba.
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LOAD"" (ENTER)
On 128K Spectrums, use Loader.
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