Bubble Bobble

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

Bubble Bobble

Developers
	Taito
DOS	NovaLogic
Publishers
	Taito
Release dates
DOS	1989

Bubble Bobble

Bubble Bobble	1989
Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands)	1996
Rainbow Islands (2002)	2002
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

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 settings

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 settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse is not supported.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Have to press a button on the keyboard to get past the control remap screen at startup.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings

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

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)