Puzzle Bobble
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| Developers | |
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| Taito | |
| Windows | Kinesoft |
| Publishers | |
| North America, 1996-99 copies | GT Interactive |
| North America, post-1999 copies | Interplay Entertainment |
| Japan, 1996-99 copies | GameBank |
| Japan, post-1999 copies | CYBERFRONT Corporation |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1996 |
| 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 |
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| Puzzle Bobble | |
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| 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 |
Key points
- Released in North America and Europe as Bust-A-Move.
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Game runs directly off of the disc. | |
- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements[edit]
Play without the disc[edit]
- Music will now loop correctly on Vista and above, and will play on cue 100% of time as side effects to this fix.
| How to run the game completely off the hard drive[1] |
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Gamebank\Puzzle Bobble[Note 1] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Gamebank\Puzzle Bobble[Note 1] |
Video[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Locked at 320x240 and 640x480 in fullscreen mode. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input[edit]
General settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Needed to navigate game options. | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Mouse needed to navigate game options. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | BGM and SFX on/off only. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Red Book CD audio | [2] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | |||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | Serial, Modem, and Direct IP only. | |||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | ||||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirectDraw |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | DirectPlay |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 75 MHz | Intel Pentium 120 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX-compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without Administrator elevation, 32-bit programs writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected toHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node(more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2019-08-20
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-08-06