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Bubble Bobble Plus! (WiiWare)

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jarrod

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Seems it's western bound! Siliconera has the scoop (as usual).

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Bubble Bobble is an utterly amazing game, so I'm definitely looking forward to this. :D

Classic Bubble Bobble music or bust.

Of course, the fact that I'm looking forward to this means that Nintendo will take their time to release it. D:
 
I dunno if anything will top the arcade original.

This is a straight up Taito game and not done by someone else, right?
 
Tain said:
This is a straight up Taito game and not done by someone else, right?
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So far as we know. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if it was secretly co-developed/outsourced (like Space Invaders Extreme PSP, Space Invaders Get Even, Legend of Kage 2, Exit DS, Space Puzzle Bobble, etc, etc).
 
I really hope that the crew behind Bubble Bobble Double Shot and Bust a Move Wii aren't behind this.

How you can utterly ruin two of the most simple and timeless yet crazy addictive games on the market is beyond me.
 
bb was the first game i got for my nes---before mario.
these levels look the same... is it a remake?
nm...i can read now.
 
Dubble said:
I really hope that the crew behind Bubble Bobble Double Shot and Bust a Move Wii aren't behind this.

How you can utterly ruin two of the most simple and timeless yet crazy addictive games on the market is beyond me.
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Those were Marvelous/Dreams. They definitely aren't involved.
 
How you can utterly ruin two of the most simple and timeless yet crazy addictive games on the market is beyond me.
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"Simple" isn't a term I'd use for Bubble Bobble, really. Yeah, it's two buttons and all that, but between the ridiculous scoring elements and the huge number of stages to handle, it's pretty complex and challenging.
 
I kind of wish they would have gone for the retro look and used assets from the original arcade game, but who am I kidding - I'll still buy this as long as the consensus is that it doesn't suck. Oh, and as long as it sports the original music (or some variation of it)!

Taito should consider remaking/updating Rainbow Islands and Parasol Stars in this vein, too. (And while I'm talking about Parasol Stars - where the hell is Parasol Stars on VC?!?!)
 
Please don't screw it up, please don't screw it up, please don't screw it up...

I am sorry, the last good Bubble Bobble was Bubble Bobble Old and New for the GBA, and that was 5 years ago and a remake of the first Bubble Bobble. Revolution, Evolution, Double Shot, all three sucked badly.

And I really like the remix they did with the Intro to Old and New: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IerUYOGOp8M

i hope it contains puzzle bobble too :(
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Not a chance. They are going to charge you anther $10 for that.
 
d+pad said:
I kind of wish they would have gone for the retro look and used assets from the original arcade game
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I kinda felt it looked too retro initially, though it's grown on me now. Still, Symphony/Memories level sprites and backgrounds would've been nice. :/
 
BuddyC said:
Just re-release Bubble Symphony already. Somone. Please.
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Wasn't it in one of the Taito Legends releases? There was a JP/EU only Saturn port and I know an unreleased PS1 port was leaked a few years back too.
 
Firestorm said:
wait wait wait
4 player Bubble Bobble?
!!!
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Yes, but that makes me more worried then excited. Taito always trys to add something to Bubble Bobble and screws everything up.
 
Not that graphics really matter in this game but fuck that looks ugly. I really hope it is bad compression/artifacting coupled with nearest neighbor downscaling.
 
Tyrone Slothrop said:
wiiware is finally getting good. i thought it'd never happen, tbh
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Actually, WiiWare got good almost immediately. It's only been since after World of Goo and the Artstyle games that it has been fairly terrible. Looks like the next wave of really good games will be starting soon, though.
 
Oh, reading a bit more, 400 stages for $8, and n more for $4 sounds great. Hope I can get enough people for 4 player.
 
Drkirby said:
Yes, but that makes me more worried then excited. Taito always trys to add something to Bubble Bobble and screws everything up.
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Taito hasn't done a Bubble Bobble game since the mid 1990s. Bubble Memories (arcade) was their last one, everything else has been done by someone else (Bubble Bobble PS/SS = Acclaim/Probe, Symphony SS = Ving, Classic GBC = Metro3D/Dreams, Old & New = MediaKite, Revolution/Double Shot = MMV/Dreams, Evolution = MMV/Opus)/
 
jarrod said:
I kinda felt it looked too retro initially, though it's grown on me now. Still, Symphony/Memories level sprites and backgrounds would've been nice. :/
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The look has grown on me, too. Actually, it looks like the main character sprites might be the same as the character image included in the wi-fi screenshot, which would be fine with me.

Any idea when this comes out (in any region)?
 
As long as it doesn't completely suck(and the music is tight) I see little reason to skip this.
Hopefully it comes out later than sooner though since I won't be getting my Wii back for a long time.

That is one crappy screenshot though.
 
Is co-op online or just local?

Firestorm said:
wait wait wait
4 player Bubble Bobble?
!!!
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The pressing question is what are they gonna call the other two? Bab and Bib?
 
The sprites seem off for Bub and Bob. It's like their faces have been smushed. Any word on if this is online?
 
Enk said:
The sprites seem off for Bub and Bob. It's like their faces have been smushed. Any word on if this is online?
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Are you talking about the left pic or the right? The left is clearly a case of bad sizing and compression, but the right one is about how they've looked for a while now. Play some bust-a-move, you'll see.

EDIT: Shit, look at the original japanese art.

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Could have just remade Bubble Symphony with four player co-op. Hell the other characters are already accounted for.

Throw in a level-builder and shit I'd be sold.
 
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