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Bubbles
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Manufacturer:
Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) Year: 1982 Type: Videogame Class: Wide Release
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Bubbles DescriptionPlayer controls a soap bubble in the kitchen sink, roaming about and mopping up crumbs, ants, and greasies. Watch out for the razor blades and roaches!Game PlayYour job is to run over the ants, crumbs, and greasies while avoiding razor blades, roaches, brushes, and sponges. As you roll over any of the aforementioned group, the bubble will grow and eventually sprout a pair of eyes and a mouth. Once you crack a smile you are permitted to bump both brushes and sponges.Razor blades must always be avoided. The roaches can only be killed with a broom. You must get the cleaning lady in order to get a broom. Shortly after the beginning of each round she will pop up out of the drain. To arm yourself with the broom you must touch the bubble to the bristles. But you must not come into contact with any part of the cleaning lady or your character will swallow the broom. So be careful. With broom in hand, you can safely confront and kill any roach that tries to sneak its repulsive self out of the drain. Be careful here. If the broom does not make direct contact with the roach, you will burst. Your best bet is to stay still once you have the broom. Move close to the drain, broom facing front and wait for the roach to come to you. Being too meticulous will cost you points and a life. Throughout most of the game you must avoid the drain. But when it flashes green, that is your signal to jump in. If you reach the opening unscathed, the round will end and you will receive bonus points on the basis of how portly the bubble has become. If you mop up every last crumb, ant, and greasie, though, you will forfeit the bonus score and also lose a life when the faucet comes on. As soon as you get the green light, start making your way to the drain. Even if you overlooked an ant or two, you will notice that they will start crawling back to the drain on their own accord. If they crawl inside before you do the round is over and like the ants, your bonus score and a life will go down the drain. Keep in mind that as you absorb dirt and bugs, your bubble will grow, making you a larger target for the razor blades, roaches, brushes and sponges. As your mass increases keep to the outer edges of the sink. Your enemies tend to congregate near the drain. MiscellaneousPlay the game on-line (requires Shockwave) at http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/bubblesVAPS Arcade CensusThere are 7,003 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,025 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,382 machines (3,803 unique titles).Very Common - There are 53 known instances of this machine owned by Bubbles collectors who are members. Of these, 43 of them are original dedicated machines, 3 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 7 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Bubbles machine for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - There are 9 VAPS members currently looking for Bubbles. This game ranks a 33 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 21 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
TechnicalThis is one of seven games that can be implemented with ROM swapping and trivial (in most cases) modifications to a Robotron or Joust boardset. See http://www.kfu.com/~nsayer/games/ for a five game daughterboard.Manuals
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