Bubble Bobble
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For the 1996 DOS port with Rainbow Islands included, see Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands).
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Developers | |
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Taito | |
DOS | NovaLogic |
Publishers | |
Taito | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1989 |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | Arcade |
Series | Bubble Bobble |
Bubble Bobble | |
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Bubble Bobble | 1989 |
Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands) | 1996 |
Rainbow Islands (2002) | 2002 |
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop | 2021 |
Puzzle Bobble (series) |
Key points
- Have to delete the configuration file each time one wants to change video, sound, or input devices, and/or want to change how many players want to play.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
- This game is not available digitally.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\bubbob.cfg |
- This game does not save any data.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Locked at 320x240. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Mouse is not supported. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Have to press a button on the keyboard to get past the control remap screen at startup. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | All dialogue is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | Co-op | ||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | VGA, EGA, CGA, Tandy |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |