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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1997}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|1997}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Puzzle }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon, Pixel art }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Puzzle Bobble }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|strategywiki =  
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|gogcom id side =
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|official site=
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|hltb        = 1417
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|igdb        = bust-a-move-again
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|mobygames    = bust-a-move-again
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|strategywiki = Puzzle Bobble 2
 
|wikipedia    = Puzzle Bobble 2
 
|wikipedia    = Puzzle Bobble 2
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Puzzle Bobble}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{++}} Has the 2X content.
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{{++}} Has the content from '''Puzzle Bobble 2X''', a later arcade re-release of the game.
 
{{--}} Hard locked at 16FPS. Play the emulated version on [[Taito Legends 2]] (recommended), or the [[Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition|DOS version]] for 60FPS.
 
{{--}} Hard locked at 16FPS. Play the emulated version on [[Taito Legends 2]] (recommended), or the [[Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition|DOS version]] for 60FPS.
 
{{--}} Music does not loop properly in Vista and later. See [[#Music not looping properly|Music not looping properly]] for a fix.
 
{{--}} Music does not loop properly in Vista and later. See [[#Music not looping properly|Music not looping properly]] for a fix.
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Simple disc check. Uses Redbook audio for music. |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | Simple disc check. |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Pb2options.PNG|External general settings.}}
 
{{Image|Pb2options.PNG|External general settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes= Locked at 640x480 and 320x240. Pause the game using {{key|Esc}} to change resolutions.
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|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Locked at 640x480 and 320x240. Pause the game using {{key|Esc}} to change resolutions.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = false
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|vsync notes                =  
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = false
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|vsync notes                = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
 
|60 fps                    = false
 
|60 fps                    = false
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|60 fps notes              = Locked at 16FPS.
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|60 fps notes              = Locked at 16FPS.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
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|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu                = false
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|mouse menu                = limited
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|mouse menu notes          = Mouse is only used for the launcher, settings window, and options bar.
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|mouse menu notes          = Mouse is only used for the launcher, settings window, and options bar.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
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|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = BGM and SFX on/off only.
 
|separate volume notes    = BGM and SFX on/off only.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio       = true
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|red book cd audio notes  = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play players  = 2
 
|local play players  = 2
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|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|lan play            = false
 
|lan play            = false
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|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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}}{{Network/Connections
 
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|matchmaking        =
 
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|matchmaking notes  =
 
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|p2p                =
 
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|p2p notes          =
 
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|dedicated          =
 
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|dedicated notes    =
 
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|self-hosting      =
 
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|self-hosting notes =
 
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|direct ip          =
 
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|direct ip notes    =
 
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}}{{Network/Ports
 
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|tcp  =
 
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|udp  =
 
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|upnp =
 
 
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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{{++}} As a side effect to this fix, music will now play on cue 100% of the time due to it not having to access the CD.
 
{{++}} As a side effect to this fix, music will now play on cue 100% of the time due to it not having to access the CD.
 
{{ii}} The disc is still required to play the game.
 
{{ii}} The disc is still required to play the game.
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{{Fixbox|description=How to use _inmm.dll|ref={{cn|date=December 2018}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=How to use _inmm.dll|ref=<ref>{{refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2019-08-20|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/107-patched-inmmdll/ the _inmm.dll installer] and extract it, then run the installer.
 
# Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/107-patched-inmmdll/ the _inmm.dll installer] and extract it, then run the installer.
 
# Open your game CD in any application that rips audio CDs, and rip the audio into an easy to find place.
 
# Open your game CD in any application that rips audio CDs, and rip the audio into an easy to find place.

Latest revision as of 09:47, 11 February 2023

Puzzle Bobble 2
Puzzle Bobble 2 cover
Developers
Taito
Windows GameBank
Publishers
America Interplay Entertainment
Japan, early copies GameBank
Japan, later copies CYBERFRONT Corporation
Release dates
Windows 1997
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Puzzle
Art styles Cartoon, Pixel art
Themes Fantasy
Series Puzzle Bobble
Puzzle Bobble 2 on HowLongToBeat
Puzzle Bobble 2 on IGDB
Puzzle Bobble 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Puzzle Bobble 2 on MobyGames
Puzzle Bobble 2 on Wikipedia
⤏ Go to series page
Subseries of Bubble Bobble
Puzzle Bobble 1995
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition 1996
Puzzle Bobble 2 1997
Puzzle Bobble 3DX 2001
Puzzle Bobble 4 2000
Super Puzzle Bobble 2001
Bust-A-Move Online 2007
Puzzle Bobble (2019) 2019
Puzzle Bobble 2 (2019) 2019
Puzzle Bobble 2X / Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3 / Bust-A-Move 3 S-Tribute 2023

Key points

Has the content from Puzzle Bobble 2X, a later arcade re-release of the game.
Hard locked at 16FPS. Play the emulated version on Taito Legends 2 (recommended), or the DOS version for 60FPS.
Music does not loop properly in Vista and later. See Music not looping properly for a fix.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 Simple disc check.
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

External general settings.
External general settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Locked at 640x480 and 320x240. Pause the game using Esc to change resolutions.[1]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
[2]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Locked at 16FPS.[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
[4]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse is only used for the launcher, settings window, and options bar.[5]
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
[6]
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
BGM and SFX on/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio
[7]

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Issues fixed

Music not looping properly

As a side effect to this fix, music will now play on cue 100% of the time due to it not having to access the CD.
The disc is still required to play the game.
How to use _inmm.dll[8]
  1. Download the _inmm.dll installer and extract it, then run the installer.
  2. Open your game CD in any application that rips audio CDs, and rip the audio into an easy to find place.
  3. Open _inmmcnf.exe, and on the "Method" tab, change the "default" option to DirectShow.
  4. Select the "_inmm.dll" tab, then click "add".
  5. Go to the folder you ripped the game's music into. Then select all of the "track" files.
  6. Select "Save", go to the folder you installed Puzzle Bobble 2/Bust-A-Move 2 in, then save the ini file.
  7. Close _inmmcnf.exe, then drag puzbob.exe onto the _inmmcnf.exe file itself. This will pop up a message asking if you want to patch the executable. Select "Ok".

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 133 MHz Intel Pentium 166 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectDraw-compatible GPU
2 MB of VRAM


References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-29
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-29
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-29
  4. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-29
  5. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-29
  6. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-29
  7. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-29
  8. ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2019-08-20