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- | ====== 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]])) | ||
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- | ===== Offshoots ===== | ||
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- | ==== Bomb Jack-alikes ==== | ||
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- | ==== Puzzle Bobb-l-ikes ==== | ||
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- | ===== Examples ===== | ||
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- | ^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 | | ||
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- | ==== Scrolling Variants ==== | ||
- | * //Liquid Kids// | ||
- | * //Magic Boy// | ||
- | * //The New Zealand Story// | ||
- | * //Rainbow Islands// | ||
- | * //Teddy Boy Blues// | ||
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- | ==== Contemporary Indie ==== | ||
- | * //Super Crate Box// | ||
- | * //Deepak Fights Robots// | ||
- | * //Towerfall// | ||
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- | ===== 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 |