Bubble Bobble: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Bubble Bobble (1986) is a platform, puzzle, arcade video game developed by Taito, available on Arcade. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 79/100 on IGDB.

What is Bubble Bobble about?

In the game, each player controls one of the two Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob. The player can move along platforms, as well as jump to those above and to the side, similar to most platform games.

The player can also blow bubbles. These can trap enemies, who are defeated if the bubble is then burst by the player's spiny back. Bubbles that contain enemies can be popped at the same time resulting in different foods being projected around the level. Each enemy trapped in a bubble equates to a different food. Food is consumed and transferred to points (an increasing scale of 1000 points is awarded for each enemy burst in tandem with another meaning: one enemy burst equals one food item worth 1000 points, two enemies burst equals two food items worth 1000 and 2000 points, three enemies burst equals three food items worth 1000, 2000 and 4000 points, and so on), which results in earning lives. T

Key details

Bubble Bobble was released in 1986 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Arcade. Developer: Taito.

Should you play Bubble Bobble?

A solid 79/100 aggregate score makes Bubble Bobble a safe pick for fans of platform, puzzle, arcade.