
Once you take a harder look at the game – at how the stages are actually designed, how the power-up items actually spawn, how you reach the secret rooms with sinister music and cryptic encoded messages, along with the punishing ending, Bubble Bobble is nowhere as simple as it seems.īubble Bobble is the creation of Fukio Mitsuji, who had previously worked on Super Dead Heat, Land Sea Air Squad, and Hailey’s Comet. And it is simple and cute – at the very beginning. Two cute dinosaurs bounce around simple stages blowing bubbles at little monsters that, when popped, turn into tasty food items. Filled with bizarre rules, secrets that gave way to more secrets, and complicated level designs Bubble Bobble would make an impression that would eventually lead it to become one of the most memorable arcade games ever known.īubble Bobble seems simple enough when you start your first game. At first glance, this game wouldn’t seem like much, but if you were to spend enough time playing it you would soon realize this cutesy game was deceptively complex. You would also see a rather unassuming title starring a pair of green and blue dragons running about a maze shooting bubbles at cute monsters. If you were to enter an arcade in the early-to-mid 1980s you would be greeted by a host of near-legendary titles – Pac-Man, Frogger, Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and BurgerTime. Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back.
