
Puzzle Bobble
Puzzle Bobble is a 1994 arcade puzzle game developed by Taito, featuring the adorable Bubble Dragon characters from the Bubble Bobble series. Players shoot colored bubbles to create matches of three or more, clearing the board while competing against time and clever stage layouts.
Platform
arcade
Year
1994
Genre
Puzzle
Developer
Taito
Controls
About This Game
The game originated as an adaptation of the 1986 platformer Bubble Bobble into a puzzle format, creating an entirely new genre of bubble-matching games.
Puzzle Bobble introduced simple yet addictive gameplay mechanics where players aim and shoot bubbles to create matches, with the board gradually descending to increase pressure.
Released as 'Bust-A-Move' in Western markets, it became a global arcade phenomenon and spawned one of the most successful puzzle franchises in gaming history.
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