vdub_bobby Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) Enough space-ships already! Why blast aliens when you can trap them in bubbles? That's right, it's time for Bubble Bobble! Post a score and let's get this thing rolling! Please post any tips you may have - best tip gets 1 bonus point! And if anyone has a link to the manual, please post it. Aaaand: only scores for games played from the beginning will count - no continues! This week's competition ends next Tuesday (Dec 19) morning at approximately 9:00 am PST. This week's standings: 436,270 8th lutz (+10 pts) 384,150 vdub_bobby (+8 pts) 278,500 Cybergoth (+6 pts + 1 pt for best tip) 169,160 LarcenTyler (+4 pts) Twin Galaxies High Scores 6,496,910 Tom Votava 1,745,810 Brian P Sulpher 1,530,350 Rose Luchs 1,336,020 Mr. Kelly R Flewin 1,080,900 Larry Ericson 514,920 Kyle Marier Overall standings: 1. rjchamp3 (80 pts) 2. figgler (54 pts) 3. vdub_bobby (48 pts) 4. mojofltr (40 pts) 5. 8th lutz (37 pts) 6. LarcenTyler (35 pts) 6. galaxy warrior (35 pts) 8. nester (29 pts) 9. gdement (28 pts) 10. MetalSlime23 (27 pts) 11. Cybergoth (24 pts) 12. bust3dstr8 (21 pts) 13. Malc74 (13 pts) 14. keilbaca (4 pts) 15. MCHufnagel (2 pts) 15. remowilliams (2 pts) 15. Kami68k (2 pts) 18. BrianC (1 pts) 18. HeckYesIDid (1 pts) Game Info Released in the arcade by Taito in 1986, ported by Taito to the NES in 1988. Has numerous sequels/spinoffs. Tips Me: Pop more than one enemy at once for bonus points. Cybergoth: Eat sweets for faster and wider bubbles! Edited December 20, 2006 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 The best known spinoff is the infamous Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move series, but the original is still the best. Although that freakin' soundtrack drives me crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 The best known spinoff is the infamous Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move series, but the original is still the best. I don't like the original at all, I always thought Bubble Bobble was the much better sequel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted December 12, 2006 Author Share Posted December 12, 2006 This is a fun game, though it gets repetitive after a while, and some levels are just crazy hard. Last summer my brother and I played it through for about 3 hours and beat it (though we had to look up in a FAQ how to finally beat it). Took a lot of continues. I *love* two-player-simultaneous games, and this one is a fun one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 First game: 161.590 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted December 13, 2006 Author Share Posted December 13, 2006 Tip: Pop more than one enemy at once for bonus points. 289,480 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Tip: Pop more than one enemy at once for bonus points. Eat sweets for faster and wider bubbles! Second game: 198.420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 The horror! The horror! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Still, new score: 245.150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted December 14, 2006 Author Share Posted December 14, 2006 The horror! The horror! The horror is that it isn't worth that many points. You'd think a giant diamond would be worth some real points, maybe 10,000 or more, but no, a measly 1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 The horror is that it isn't worth that many points. You'd think a giant diamond would be worth some real points, maybe 10,000 or more, but no, a measly 1000. Phew... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 252,910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Todays score: 278.500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxy warrior Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 ive always liked rainbow islands better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjchamp3 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 another gme I don't have damn, Ill get you my pretty and your scores too ah ahahahahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 311,660 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 I was playing the other night and got the giant diamond and maybe it is worth 10,000 points - I wasn't looking closely, but I thought I saw an extra zero in there. Anyway: 384,150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 436,270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 And we're done! That was fun - I haven't played much solo Bubble Bobble before; it was more fun than I thought it would be. I'll clean up the rankings and scores tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in the dark Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Bubble Bobble is the game that started the gamer passion in me. I picked it up out of a Bargain bin special not knowing what it was. My daughter was around five at the time. That started the whole video game craze at my house as we played for hours on end in two player mode. The game at that time was for a commodore 64. We later got an NES and this was one of the first games we purchased for the system. I will have to say that this, for me, is one of the best versions of the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Do you think it's even better than the C64 version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in the dark Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Do you think it's even better than the C64 version? You know, it has been so long since I played the C64 version that I probably could not give you a good answer to that. I just know that after playing the NES version I had to say to myself that this is the one. It is better than the one for the GBA. I think what really hooked us on the C64 was the unpredictable variety of things that fell down from the top when some things just fell into place. It led to some memorable moments. I think that the NES one felt like the C64 version in those ways. There are some versions of the game out there that seem to change in that part of the gameplay. Your question made me sit and think about an answer. That is why it has taken me this long just to respond. There are some strong nostalgic feelings when it comes to thinking about the C64 version just because of the great times my daughter and I had with that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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