Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands)
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For the 1989 DOS port of Bubble Bobble, see Bubble Bobble.
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| Developers | |
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| Taito | |
| DOS | Acclaim Studios London |
| Publishers | |
| Acclaim Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1996 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Genres | Platform |
| Series | Bubble Bobble |
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| Bubble Bobble | |
|---|---|
| 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
- Compilation of Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, with a new DOS port of Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands receiving an official DOS port.
- Both games featured in the collection are not exactly arcade-accurate ports like they claim to be, leading to minor inaccuracies in Bubble Bobble, and the secret islands missing entirely in Rainbow Islands.
- The music in Rainbow Islands is altered due to licensing issues.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Simple disc check. | |
Game data
- Besides sound card configuration files, this game does not save any data.
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Locked at 640x480. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Mouse is not supported. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Supports standard joysticks, and natively supports the Gravis PC Gamepad. | |
| Full controller support | Need to use keyboard to select game, exit current game, and activate controller. | |
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All dialogue is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Miles Sound System |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||