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Latest revision as of 08:24, 18 January 2023

For the 1996 DOS port with Rainbow Islands included, see Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands).

Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble cover
Developers
Taito
DOS NovaLogic
Publishers
Taito
Release dates
DOS 1989
Taxonomy
Genres Arcade
Series Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble guide on StrategyWiki
Bubble Bobble on MobyGames
Bubble Bobble on Wikipedia
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble 1989
Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands) 1996
Rainbow Islands (2002) 2002
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop 2021
Puzzle Bobble (series)

Key points

Have to delete the configuration file each time one wants to change video, sound, or input devices, and/or want to change how many players want to play.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Floppy disk check (requires the original floppy in the drive to play)
DOS
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\bubbob.cfg
This game does not save any data.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Locked at 320x240.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialogue is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA, EGA, CGA, Tandy

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


References