#bust-a-move

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hi bust a groove fandom...

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Bust-A-Move 1995 - SNES

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Super Bustin Bobble

Hey look it has been 25 years since Super Puzzle Bobble/Super Bust-a-Move released here in North America! This game was a massive inspiration for my artwork so drawing them here is so satisfying. Also hmmm... I wonder if that Blue guy is the same one that's my pfp sometimes...

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Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! coming to PC on April 23 - Gematsu

Publisher Arc System Works and developer TAITO will release Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! for PC via Steam on April 23 for $39.99, the companies announced.

Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! first launched for Switch on May 23, 2023.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About Play solo! Play with friends! The original bubble shooter is back! The latest entry in the iconic action-puzzle series Puzzle Bobble, also known as Bust-A-Move, is finally on Steam! Join forces with Bub and his friends to clear the bubbles covering Rainbow Island and restore peace to the land.

Key Features

Co-Op Story Mode – For the first time in the series, team up with up to 4 players for local cooperative play!

More Content Than Ever – Experience a charming world with quirky characters and a substantial story—the most content-packed title in the series to date!

Global Rankings – Compete for high scores with players from around the world and climb the online leaderboards.

Two-Versus-Two Team Battles – A series first! Face off in intense 2vs2 team matches in local play.

Online Duels – Test your skills against players worldwide in 1-vs-1 online matches.

Play online matches with friends far away using the Password Matchmaking feature!

Includes the Space Invaders 45th Anniversary collaboration mini-game, Puzzle Bobble vs. Space Invaders!

Watch a new trailer below.

PC Announce Trailer

English

Japanese

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Jess's 2025 Game Reviews: Interlude 1

So in between new games that I've played this year, I've also been dabbling in older games that I've played before but am coming back to.

Today I want to talk about a series I really like, that has a lot of nostalgic memories wrapped up in it for me, that I found on the Nintendo e-shop the other day while looking for it on a whim.

Bust-a-Move/Puzzle Bobble 2 & 3

Finding this collection was great, because it combines the two games of the series that I have the most nostalgia for into one package that was less than 1000 yen. (Yes, I can emulate them also but this is more convenient for me.)

These games have been ported to a ton of different systems, but my experience with them was Bust-a-Move 2 Arcade Version on the PSX and Bust-a-Move '99 on the N64. Sadly, this version seems to be of the disc-based versions of the latter, so the photo backgrounds and that extra song I loved are unfortunately not present, but the rest of it is there (minus the 4 player battle mode that my sister and I attempted with friends exactly twice before writing it off forever).

This version comes with some quality of life features you'd expect from a rom, such as save states, a slow mode, and rewind, though the only "cheat" I've been using is the unlimited continues for BaM2, since the home console version should've come bundled with that anyway.

My memories of BaM2 were very heavily sunk into the pvp and pvcomp versions; I remember the latter being extremely difficult, but I'm realizing now that it was only because as a middle schooler I didn't really get the strategy of how to play the game and my friends who owned the game and I always got utterly wrecked by the cavegirl.

Having gone back to play the vs. computer mode myself recently, I will say that the cavegirl represents a serious difficulty spike that's kind of hilarious. I lost about three credits getting past her and then didn't have another credit loss until way further in, with the characters immediately after cavegirl being much, much easier. It was weirdly validating, if a bit funny.

I also realized that this entry in the series also has a one player puzzle mode just like BaM99 did (which is where I sunk a good majority of my time after a certain point) so that was fun to tackle as well. It's weird though that the character here is some bizarre Sonic knock-off instead of Bub though.

While BaM2 was mostly just played at a friends' house (I did get my own copy later on that's still on my game shelf in my current apartment, but by that point it was just a pvp engine), my sister and I did own BaM99 ourselves and we played that significantly more. We started off battling each other in pvp a lot, and we would take turns going through the single-player "story mode" to win with each character, and then after we accomplished that, my sister just kind of stopped playing.

I, meanwhile, started tackling things like challenge mode and puzzle mode, which are a good, chill time. Playing them now feels good, like eating a comfort food when visiting my parents: tasty, familiar, tinged with a bit of a nostalgic ache.

If either of these were games you grew up with, I think this is a good port to pick up, especially if you get it on sale. If you haven't played them before but you have someone to play couch co-op with, I think you'll find a fun, engaging little competitive puzzler that will be worth at least a bit of your time. If you enjoy puzzle games and want something that's relaxing to play after a tough day at work, these also fit the bill.

Thanks, and I'll see you next time!

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MARINA HAPPY

I cherish the smile

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New Puzzle Bobble (New Bust-A-Move) Platform: iOS Publisher: Taito Composer: Ryo Yamazaki

Visit the YouTube page for a track listing.

Ripped this one's soundtrack as the only available download I was able to locate for it online no longer works. It's probably for the best I did it myself too, as the tags for said download, while seemingly accurate to where they play, did not provide artist credit or mention what certain tracks were arrangements of.

The soundtrack mainly consists of arrangements from previous games in the series, which I think sound quite nice. The game would later get delisted and its soundtrack repurposed for Puzzle Bobble Journey.

Note: I've edited the title screen theme to include the intro and ending to the track, which is taken from and can be heard in the game's trailer. That being said, I've still made sure the main part of the track loops before the ending kicks in. Also, being that the game is no longer available I can only leave the Event track as it is called in the game's files, as I am unable to determine where it actually plays.

Download the soundtrack here.