This game�s called Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands. Which is a dumb name. It�s
like they sat around a table arguing about what to call this, when someone just said,
�Know what? F*ck it. It�s Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands.�
You should see my new car. It�s the new Thing that Takes Me Places model.
So this obviously named games is obviously a collection of obvious games. It has Bubble
Bobble and Rainbow Islands in their original arcade forms, not to mention an enhanced version
of Rainbow Islands with fancy new graphics. So I guess...I mean, shouldn�t it be called
Rainbow Islands also featuring a little Bubble Bobble?
Not only is the title obvious, it�s also misleading.
That�s a double whammy.
Anyway, Bubble Bobble has been one of my favorite games ever since I was little human. So I
really don�t have anything bad to say about it. If you�ve never played it, track down
a copy and clear your weekend, because this game�s unbelievable. It�s about dinosaur
things who spit bubbles at...robot, things. And whales.
That can fly.
And they sh*t out candy, or something.
I�m telling you. It�s unbelievable.
Of course, this is the arcade version of Bubble Bobble, so it�s a bit different from the
NES version a lot of us grew up with. I don�t know, seems a little harder, too. But the
nice thing is that...it obviously looks better than the NES version. Sprites are more detailed,
colors are brighter...fruit looks fresher.
Anyway, if you�ve never played it, Bubble Bobble is a unique platform game in which
you have to trap enemies in bubbles and then pop the bubble to dispose of them. You clear
the level, you move on. And if you want to save your girlfriend, you have to go through
100 levels to do it. Sounds like it might not be worth it. You might need some pink
bismuth, as well.
I�m not gonna sit here and gush about Bubble Bobble. I�ve done that in other reviews.
Go back and watch those, if that�s what you want. You�re not the boss of me. Besides,
the lesser known and therefore more interesting part of this collection is probably the other
game, Rainbow Islands. Which was billed as a Bubble Bobble sequel.
As much as Yoshi�s Island was a Mario World sequel, I guess.
So Bub and Bob, the dinosaurs from Bubble Bobble? They turn back into their human forms
at the end of the original game. So now, they�re human in Rainbow Islands. The gameplay is
actually similar, though. Just replace down with up and, uh, bubbles with rainbows. That�s
basically Rainbow Islands.
In terms of the gameplay specifics, it�s kinda like if you combined Bubble Bobble with
Ice Climber. You�re heading upward this time, and like the bubbles you could jump
on, your rainbows also serve as platforms. And that ends up being the game�s defining
characteristic. It�s about getting to the top as fast as you can.
Or drowning. In the tears of the damned.
As for the enhanced version? Meh. I mean, it�s the exact same game, only with the
enhanced graphics. It�s kinda like if Mario All-Stars included the original games, too.
It�s kind of redundant, but it�s a cool thing to throw in there. It sweetens the deal,
more than anything. And with all this candy, the deal was already pretty sweet.
If you like good games, you�ll love this collection.
Thanks to our pal Marc from Brooklyn for sending us Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands.
Laziest name ever.