Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Taito | |
| Windows | A+ Games[1] |
| Publishers | |
| Taito | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2019[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 30, 2021 |
| Reception | |
| OpenCritic | 72 |
| IGDB | 74 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Arcade, Platform |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| 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) | |
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view action platform game developed by Taito, ported by A+ Games and published by Taito. It is part of the Bubble Bobble series.
The game was first released on Nintendo Switch as simply Bubble Bobble 4 Friends on November 19, 2019. A PlayStation 4 version was released on November 17, 2020 with additional content that was added to the Switch version on the same day; the game was retitled Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back! to coincide with the content update.
The Windows version, released almost one year after the PS4 release, is a port of the The Baron is Back! with a PC-exclusive level editor feature with Steam Workshop support. Both the PlayStation 4 and Windows versions were ported by A+ Games for Taito.[1]
The game is currently available on Steam.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
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Game data
General options.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\co_jp_taito\BUBBLE_BOBBLE_4_FRIENDS\BBSave\BBSaveData |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1287030/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\co_jp_taito\BUBBLE_BOBBLE_4_FRIENDS\BBSave\BBSaveData |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1287030/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | [2] |
Video
Graphics options.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | [2][3] | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Listed as "Windowed(Borderless)".[2] | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS | [2][3] | ||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60fps as of patch 1.0.1.[2] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Control options.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | [4] | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | No mouse support.[2] | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | [4] | |
| Full controller support | Need to press Esc to quit the game.[2] | |
| Controller remapping | [4] | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | [4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | [4] | |
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | [4] | |
|---|---|---|
| DualShock button prompts | [4] | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Connection modes | unknown | |
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | [2] | |
| Haptic feedback | [2] | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [4] |
| Steam Input | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steam Input API support | Uses it as its main input API.[2] | |
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Separate sliders for BGM, Voice, and SE.[2][4] | |
| Surround sound | Stereo only.[5] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | [2] | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Co-op |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Criware | |
| Cutscenes | Criware |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2400 | Intel Core i5-4460 |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | GeForce GTX 550Ti | GeForce GTX 650 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.16f1[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1287030/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1287030) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A+ Games work list (Japanese) - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Verified by User:TremiRodomi on 2021-09-30
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 This is concerning - Steam Discussions - last accessed on 2021-09-26
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Bubble Bobble 4 Friends - Coming to Steam! - last accessed on 2021-03-19
- ↑ Verified by User:TremiRodomi on 2021-09-30
- Tested with Orbiton Loudness Meter and a Soulion Tracer 30, which reports as a 7.1 audio device using virtual surround sound mode.