====== Bubble Bobb-l-ikes ======
Developed almost exclusively in Japan, **Bubble Bobb-l-ikes** are cooperative, two-player, arcade videogames characterized by progressing, one-screen stages that are cleared when all enemies have been defeated through means of immobilization. Other common elements include power-ups or score bonuses (often in the form of food) dropped by defeated enemies, collectible letters used to unlock bonus stages once a specific word is completed, and a variety of distinctly themed worlds and jocular geographical inference.

===== Lineage =====
//Bubble Bobble//, the defining and most well-recognized example of this group of games, arguably descends from //Mario Bros//. Both games have limited playfields, increasingly agitated and dangerous enemies after a time limit, and an incapacitate/defeat mechanic.(([[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?p=497497#497497|selectbutton forum post]]))

===== Offshoots =====

==== Bomb Jack-alikes ====

==== Puzzle Bobb-l-ikes ====

===== Examples =====

^Year^Title^Company^Notes^
|1984|//The Fairyland Story//          |Taito                    |
|1986|//Bubble Bobble//                |Taito                    |
|1989|//Don Doko Don//                 |Taito                    |
|1990|//Rod·Land//                     |Jaleco                   |
|    |//Snow Bros.//                   |Toaplan                  |
|1991|//Parasol Stars//                |Taito                    |
|    |//Tumblepop//                    |Data East                |
|1992|//Dark Tower//                   |The Game Room            |
|    |//Diet Go Go//                   |Data East                |
|    |//Funky Jet//                    |Mitchell Corp            |
|    |//Saboten Bombers//              |Tecmo                    |
|    |//Wani Wani World//              |Kaneko                   |
|1993|//Bubble Bobble Part 2//         |Taito                    |
|    |//Jump Kids//                    |Comad                    |
|    |//Super Methane Brothers//       |Apache Software Ltd.     |
|1994|//Joe & Mac Returns//            |Data East                |
|    |//Little Robin//                 |TCH                      |
|    |//Metal Saver//                  |First Amusement          |
|    |//Pang Pang//                    |Dong Gue La Mi Ltd.      |
|1995|//Sea Hunter Penguin//           |WSAC Systems             |?|
|1996|//Fancy World - Earth of Crisis//|Unico                    |
|    |//Miss Bubble II//               |Alpha                    |hack of //Bubble Bobble//|
|    |//Toppy & Rappy//                |SemiCom                  |
|    |//Ultra Balloon//                |SunA                     |
|1998|//Bomb Kick//                    |Yun Sung                 |
|    |//Raccoon World//                |Eolith                   |
|2000|//Bang Bang Busters//            |Visco                    |
|    |//Dream World//                  |SemiCom                  |
|    |//Dynamite Bomber//              |Limenko                  |
|    |//Head Panic//                   |ESD                      |sound effects ripped from //Dynamite Headdy// and //Klax//|
|    |//Nightmare in the Dark//        |SNK                      |
|    |//Penguin Brothers//             |Subsino                  |
|2001|//Jumping Pop//                  |ESD                      |hack of //Tumblepop//|
|    |//Zupapa!//                      |SNK                      |made in 1994, but not released until 2001 after //Nightmare in the Dark// was a success(([[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?p=503409#503409|selectbutton forum post]]))|
|2003|//Super Bubble 2003//            |Limenko                  |

==== Scrolling Variants ====
  * //Liquid Kids//
  * //Magic Boy//
  * //The New Zealand Story//
  * //Rainbow Islands//
  * //Teddy Boy Blues//

==== Contemporary Indie ====
  * //Super Crate Box//
  * //Deepak Fights Robots//
  * //Towerfall Ascension//


===== External Links =====
  *[[http://forums.selectbutton.net/viewtopic.php?t=19428|Bubble Bobb-l-ikes]] - selectbutton thread
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_game#Comical_action_game|Comical action game]] - Wikipedia entry