BUBBLE BOBBLE FEATURING RAINBOW ISLANDS
Official Title  Bubble Bobble Feat. Rainbow Islands
Common Title  Bubble Bobble Feat. Rainbow Islands
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00448
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Action / Platformer / Puzzle

Developer  Probe Entertainment Limited.
Publisher  Acclaim.
Date Released  1 October 1996
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-00448
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00448
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 2
( 1 Data Track &
1 Audio Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Bubble Bobble is an arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986 and later ported to numerous home computers and game consoles. The game, starring the twin Bubble Dragons Bub and Bob, is an action-platform game in which players travel through one hundred different stages, blowing and bursting bubbles, avoiding enemies and collecting a variety of items. The game became very popular and led to a long series of sequels and spin-offs. The main goal of the game is to rescue Bub and Bob's girlfriends from big wind-up toasters, among other enemies. It is also notable for being an early example of a game with multiple endings, which depended on the player's skill and discovering secrets.

One or two players attempt to save their friends in this re-release of the 1987 classic puzzle/action game. Players blow bubbles to trap enemies. When they pop the bubbles, fruit comes out and the players compete for the points. If they don't pop the bubbles in time, the enemies escape and become faster.

Rainbow Islands:
Rainbow Islands is a 1987 arcade game developed and published by Taito. The game is subtitled "The Story of Bubble Bobble 2" and is the sequel to Taito's hit game Bubble Bobble from the previous year. It is the second of four arcade games in the Bubble Bobble series (followed by Bubble Symphony and Bubble Memories, but itself has two direct sequels: Parasol Stars and Bubble Bobble Part 2). The game was ported for numerous home computers and game consoles.

The basic premise of the game is that each level is an island which is slowly sinking into the sea. The player must therefore get to the top of each level, by jumping on platforms and making use of the game's most distinctive feature: the ability to produce solid rainbows, which are used both as platforms to stand on, and as a weapon.

The main characters are Bubblun and Bobblun, the protagonists of Bubble Bobble (known as "Bub and Bob" in the western releases). However, in this game they appear in their human forms as "Bubby" and "Bobby", as opposed to the "bubble dragons" of the first game (following on from the first game's true ending). Also unlike the first game, players must now "alternate" (i.e., take turns), with player one as Bubby (green shirt), and player 2 as Bobby (blue shirt) (as with the first game).

One or two players. Rainbow Islands is the sequel to Bubble Bobble. Instead of bubbles, you create rainbows. The highly versatile rainbow can be used as bridges, as platforms, or as a weapon. You can shoot a rainbow at an enemy, you can trap it inside, or you can drop a rainbow on an enemy from above.

  Manufacturer's description:

There is no antidote, no vaccine, no serum and no cure. Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, two irresistible arcade classics are back! Crush, burst, blast and blow bubbles, solve mazes and defeat the baddies across 125 levels of mind boggling, rainbow-rocking gameplay... because they don't make them like they used to! Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands - The lost generation of gaming for the next generation!

Pick up mind boggling bonuses! Uncover fairly secret levels!
You're a bubble blasting dinosaur with an attitude!
More levels than a skyscraper!
Stuffed with radical rainbows and pure addictive gaming nectar!
3-D'ish balloons with single light sourcing!

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fantasy theme.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BUBBLE BOBBLE CONTROLS:
  Move character -  D-Pad
  Jump -  X or Circle Button
  Fire Bubble -  Square or Triangle Button
  Exit game -  Select after Start Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 RAINBOW ISLANDS CONTROLS:
  Move character -  D-Pad
  Jump -  X or Triangle Button
  Fire rainbow -  Square or Circle Button
  Exit game -  Select after Start Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
  Debug Mode -   At the Title Screen, press Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Down, Left, Down, Up, Down. Then, press R2 to enter the Debug Options during play 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  Infinite Lives Player 1 Bubble Bobble -  
80176B18 0003
 
  Infinite Lives Player 2 Bubble Bobble -  
80176AE8 0003
 
  Infinite Lives Rainbow Island -  
8005DB7C 0015
8005DC3A 0003
 
  Rainbow Islands\Islands Does Not Sink -  
8005D2E4 00D8
 

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File Size - 92 KB
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 NTSC-U:
  • Bubble Bobble Featuring Rainbow Islands [SLUS-00370]  - 
     

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