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'''Key points'''
 
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{{Image|PB4VIDEO.PNG|Video settings.}}
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{{Video
 
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Appears to be broken in Windows 10.
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles notes          = All dialogue is text-based.
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions          = n/a
 
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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|language  = Japanese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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==Issues fixed==
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===Poor performance in Windows 10===
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{{Fixbox|description=Using DxWrapper (Windows 10)|ref=<ref>{{refcheck|user=Ptolemy|date=2019-08-20|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
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{{++}} Works for both windowed and fullscreen.
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# Download the lastest release of [https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/releases DxWrapper].
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# Go to {{p|game}}, and extract <code>dxwrapper.dll</code>, <code>dxwrapper.ini</code> and <code>ddraw.dll</code> (the last one is inside "Stub" folder) there.
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# Set <code>DDrawCompat=0</code> to 1 in <code>dxwrapper.ini</code>
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# Click the Compatibility tab, turn on '''Reduced color mode''', select '''16-bit color''' from the dropdown list, click '''Apply''', then click '''OK'''.
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# Run the game.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} 16-bit color mode is only required to play the game on Windowed mode.
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{{Fixbox|description=Use DDrawCompat|ref=<ref>DirectDraw deprecated in Windows 8|https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-gaming/directdraw-was-deprecated-in-windows-8-but-i-need/d21d6775-1006-4da9-a642-39553b286a49</ref>|fix=
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# Download the lastest release of [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat/releases DDrawCompat].
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# Go to {{p|game}}, and extract <code>ddraw.dll</code> there.
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# Right click on <code>BstMv4a.exe</code>, and select '''Properties'''.
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# Click the Compatibility tab, turn on '''Reduced color mode''', select '''16-bit color''' from the dropdown list, click '''Apply''', then click '''OK'''.
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# Run the game in fullscreen mode.
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'''Notes'''
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{{--}} Still doesn't fix poor performance in windowed mode.
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}}
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===Registry Keys===
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{{ii}}32-bit Windows:
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{{Code|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\CYBERFRONT\BUST-A-MOVE 4\1.00.000}}
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{{ii}}64-bit Windows:
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{{Code|{{p|hklm}}\SOFTWARE\{{p|wow64}}\CYBERFRONT\BUST-A-MOVE 4\1.00.000}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 25 January 2023

Puzzle Bobble 4
Puzzle Bobble 4 cover
Developers
Taito
Publishers
Europe Agetec
America Interplay Entertainment
Japan CYBERFRONT Corporation
Release dates
Windows 2000
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 4 on HowLongToBeat
Puzzle Bobble 4 on IGDB
Puzzle Bobble 4 guide on StrategyWiki
Puzzle Bobble 4 on MobyGames
Puzzle Bobble 4 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

Released as Bust-A-Move 4 in Europe and North America.
Might not run well in Windows 10. See Poor performance in Windows 10 for a fix.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
 Disc needed to play for lesser install options.
Windows
This game is not available digitally.

Game data

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\save.dat[Note 1]

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Locked at 640x480 and 320x240. Press F5 to bring up resolution options.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
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)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse only used for control remap, network, and resolution windows.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Mouse needed for control remap, network, and resolution windows.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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
Japanese
Japanese UI and text only available on Japanese copies.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
Online play
2 Serial, Modem, and Direct IP only.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Poor performance in Windows 10

Using DxWrapper (Windows 10)[1]
Works for both windowed and fullscreen.
  1. Download the lastest release of DxWrapper.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>, and extract dxwrapper.dll, dxwrapper.ini and ddraw.dll (the last one is inside "Stub" folder) there.
  3. Set DDrawCompat=0 to 1 in dxwrapper.ini
  4. Click the Compatibility tab, turn on Reduced color mode, select 16-bit color from the dropdown list, click Apply, then click OK.
  5. Run the game.

Notes

16-bit color mode is only required to play the game on Windowed mode.
Use DDrawCompat[2]
  1. Download the lastest release of DDrawCompat.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>, and extract ddraw.dll there.
  3. Right click on BstMv4a.exe, and select Properties.
  4. Click the Compatibility tab, turn on Reduced color mode, select 16-bit color from the dropdown list, click Apply, then click OK.
  5. Run the game in fullscreen mode.

Notes

Still doesn't fix poor performance in windowed mode.


Registry Keys

32-bit Windows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CYBERFRONT\BUST-A-MOVE 4\1.00.000

64-bit Windows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\CYBERFRONT\BUST-A-MOVE 4\1.00.000

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer DirectPlay

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 100 MHz
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 420 MB (Full install)
Video card (GPU) DirectX-compatible GPU


Notes

  1. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References