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Puzzle Bobble

Manufacturer: Taito
Year: 1994
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Puzzle
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Neo Geo MVS
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Competitive
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 2-way (left, right)
Buttons: 1 [Fire Bubble]

Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel)

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Puzzle Bobble Instruction Card Image

Puzzle Bobble Description

The object is to link up color bubbles in order to score points and remove them from the screen. In a one-player game there are 30 rounds to complete and in two-player mode the object is to clear your screen first.

Cheats, Tricks and Bugs

There is a special bonus of a million points on rounds 9 and 13. This is achieved by linking up a number of orange bubbles on round 9 and blue bubbles on round 13.

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Taito

CAPS/VAPS Arcade Census

There are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 153 known instances of this machine owned by Puzzle Bobble collectors. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines, 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 146 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

This game ranks a 77 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Wanted - No members have added this machine to their wish list. Please note that many collectors are not members or do not list their desires here, and it is likely that a number of collectors might purchase this machine if offered it at the right price. There are 3 VAPS members looking for Puzzle Bobble board sets.

This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Puzzle Bobble machine for sale. There are 1 VAPS members with extra Puzzle Bobble circuit boards 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.

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Puzzle Bobble - Title screen image

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