| Genre: | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Series: | Number 41 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, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, Game Boy Color, Nintendo, PC (MS-DOS), PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn & Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3 |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 1st April 1992 |
| Original Release Price: | £3.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £2.50 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | - |
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Rainbow Islands
Arcade Collection (Spectrum)
Computer & Video Games
1st April 1990
This conversion is awesome, containing all the best bits of the coin-op and some startling graphics and sound to boot! Read Review
Crash
1st April 1990
This is terrific... you just have to see this for yourself! Read Review
Crash
1st April 1992
Voted the best game ever by our readers... You've never played anything like it. Read Review
Sinclair User
22nd January 1990
A truly excellent conversion of an "unconventional" coin-op. Read Review
Sinclair User
29th November 1991
Rainbow Islands. It sounds good, it looks good, and you can certainly play it. This is what a game should be like. You won't be disappointed. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st April 1990
If you hate cute platform games you'll loathe it, but if you like them you'll think it's the best game you've ever played (or as near as dammit). Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st March 1992
Stop dithering over the damage it will do to your public image and buy it immediately, along with a flashy new phone that you can make a point of leaving off the hook. Read Review
Full Instructions
The Game
Bub and Bob, the heroes from Bubble Bobble, are back! This time negotiating the hazards of the Rainbow Islands.
Myriad creatures conspire to impede your progress at every fun-filled level until you face the "Guardian", the ultimate test of advancement... Good luck.
Basic Movement
Rainbow Climbing: Make Rainbows on each level of the floor and walk up them. It is possible to stand on the top of a Rainbow.
Rainbow Attack: Hit your enemies with a new Rainbow to kill them.
Rainbow Breaking: By jumping onto a Rainbow, you can break it.
This causes the Rainbow to drop down the screen, killing anything in its path.
Picking Up Objects
You can pick up objects by either walking into them or by hitting them with a Rainbow. Also, running a Rainbow along the ground may reveal hidden objects. These can be collected by breaking the Rainbow above them.
Three Important Pickups
Magic Shoes: Picking up the magic shoes will give you greater speed.
Red Potions: Collection a red potion will add one to the number of Rainbows that you can throw, up to a maximum of three.
Yellow Potions: Collecting a yellow potion will speed up your Rainbow throws.
Hints And Tips
- There is a secret room on each island - how to access it is confidential!
- Master the use of the Rainbows.
- When the 'hurry' message appears, get to the top of the screen as quickly as possible.
The Seven Islands
Insect Island ... Caterpillars, spiders, crows.
Combat Island ... Tanks, planes, helicopters.
Monster Island ... Bats, werewolves, ghosts.
Toy Island ... Water-pistols, deadly disks, teddy bears.
Doh's Island ... Balls, spheres, capsules.
Robot Island ... Spanners, robots, bolts.
Dragon Island ... Cyclops, dragons, spirits
Game Controls
K - Left, L - Right, A - Jump, SPACE - Fire Rainbow
P/SPACE - Pause/Resume, Q - Quit (When paused), S - Turn off music (128K version only)
Joystick Controls
Push up to increase credits during the title screen.
Press fire button to start one player game.
Press fire button to throw Rainbows.
Push left and right to move left and right.
Push up to jump.
Loading
On 48K Spectrums, type LOAD"" (ENTER).
On 128K Spectrums, use Loader.
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| Download | What It Contains |
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 | A digital version of Rainbow Islands suitable for ZXSpin (PC (Windows)), Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
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