Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2
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Description
Platform game with players racing to reach the top of each level by jumping on platforms. Players can fire rainbows to kill enemies or to stand on. Bonus points are scored by collecting items dotted around level and bonuses left by killing enemies.
Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 was produced by Taito in 1987.
Taito released 486 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Taito during the time period Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 was produced include: Daikaiju No Gyakushu - Giant Monster Counterattack, Violent Shooting, Land Sea Air Squad, Great Gurianos, Inspiration Baseball, Arkanoid - Revenge Of Doh, Double Dragon, Dr. Toppel Tankentai, Flying Shark, and Hishou Same
Specs
| Name | Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 |
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| Developer | Taito (Japan) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 9255 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
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| Conversion Class | Taito Classic |
| Dipswitch Settings |
Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 Dipswitch Settings (user contributed) |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player Ambidextrous |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Video Clips
Game Introduction
Bub and Bob, from Bubble Bobble, are asked to rescue the Rainbow Islands. They get the power to create rainbows to jump on and hit enemies with. There are lots of special items: speed-up, power-up, kill everything, invulnerability. Also, there are lots of secrets and dozens of items that can only be seen if things are done in a certain order.
Game Play
Kill enemies by hitting them with rainbows or by crushing rainbows on their head. There are seven levels each with four rounds. Holding down the jump button will allow you to jump onto rainbows without crushing them.
Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.76 (4 votes)
Fun Factor: 3.63
Overall Like |
5.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 2.33 |
| Fun (Solo) | 3.75 |
| Collector Desire | 4.00 |
Technical Rating: 4.83
| Gameplay | 5.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.67 |
| Originality | 4.67 |
| Sound/Music | 5.00 |
Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score.
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Trivia
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Miscellaneous
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 Census
There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).
Common - There are 35 known instances of this machine owned by Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 32 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 circuit boards for sale.
Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2. There are 4 active VAPS members looking for Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 boards sets.
This game ranks a 11 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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Flyers
1987
/ 2 Pages
Legacy
- Bubble Bobble
- Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2
- Rainbow Islands Extra Version
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- 3D Model (External): Rainbow Islands Custom (f043cf1ee7ab8bed74609d03df6eada)
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