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 |
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 |
Key points
- Released in North America and Europe as Bust-A-Move.
Availability[edit]
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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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 |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Gamebank\Puzzle Bobble[Note 1] |
Save game data location[edit]
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Gamebank\Puzzle Bobble[Note 1] |
Video settings[edit]
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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 settings[edit]
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio settings[edit]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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English |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2 | |||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | Serial, Modem, and Direct IP only. | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware[edit]
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | DirectPlay |
System requirements[edit]
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium 75Mhz | Pentium 120Mhz |
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\SOFTWARE
will 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