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Bubble Bobble is widely regarded as one of the most beloved and charming platform arcade games of all time. The gameplay objective in Bubble Bobble is straightforward: players must clear each screen of various monsters and advance through numerous stages to ultimately reach the final level. Players control two adorable dinosaurs, Bub and Bob. These dinosaurs possess a unique ability: they can blow bubbles to trap their enemies. Once an enemy is encased in a bubble, Bub and Bob can pop the bubble, defeating the trapped enemy. The game features a series of increasingly challenging levels, each populated with different types of monsters.

How to play Bubble Bobble

Input: keyboard, joystick
Game modes: single-player, co-op

Basic controls

Move Left/Right: Use arrow keys or A and D keys.
Jump: Spacebar or designated key for your setup.
Bubble Attack: Enter or another key that shoots bubbles.

Game objective

Trap enemies in bubbles, then pop the bubbles to eliminate them.
Clear all enemies on each level to proceed to the next.
The game has 100 levels, with bonus rounds and boss fights.

Tips for Bubble Bobble success

Use bubbles to trap multiple enemies at once. Pop several at once to earn higher combo points.
You can jump on bubbles to reach higher platforms. This is especially useful for navigating tricky levels.
Collect power-ups: look out for power-ups like:

Red Candy: Increases bubble shooting speed.
Blue Candy: Bubbles go further.
Pink Candy: Rapid-fire bubbles.

Items like umbrellas let you skip levels, and certain letters (when collected to spell "EXTEND") give you an extra life.

To slow down the game emulation press CTRL+F11, to speed up the game press CTRL+F12. Press Escape (ESC) to exit fullscreen mode.

Bubble Bobble runs in your browser thanks to the Emularity library.

More about Bubble Bobble

Status: abandonware

Genre: action

Released in: 1989

Publisher: Taito

Developer: Taito

Download Bubble Bobble and play it on your computer. An emulator is needed in order to play older games.