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Bust-A-Move (1994)

Taito

3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Arcade · DOS · Neo Geo AES · Neo Geo CD · Neo Geo MVS · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Super Famicom · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · WonderSwan · Xbox One

3.50 from 163 ratings

373 members have it in their collection · 6 playing now · 42 backlogged · 30 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h · with extras 2h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards. Depending on the aiming, the bubbles may float up directly or bounce off the walls, changing their trajectory. The goal is to aim the bubbles in such … Read more
Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards. Depending on the aiming, the bubbles may float up directly or bounce off the walls, changing their trajectory. The goal is to aim the bubbles in such a way that they will touch identically colored ones. When such bubbles form a group of three or more, they pop and disappear from the screen. If the ceiling of the area is covered by too many bubbles, it will gradually descend; the game is over when it nearly reaches the player-controlled pointer. Should the player fail to release the bubbles within a specific time limit, they will be released automatically, unaffected by the pointer's aiming. Read less
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Details

Developers
Taito
Publishers
Taito
Genres
Arcade, Puzzle
Themes
Comedy, Fantasy, Kids
Franchises
Bubble Bobble
Series
Bubble Bobble, Bust-a-Move, Puzzle Bobble

Release dates

  • Q2 1994 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
  • Dec 12, 1994 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Neo Geo MVS
  • Q4 1994 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo AES
  • Apr 27, 1995 (Full Release) (Europe) Neo Geo CD
  • May 02, 1995 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo CD
  • Nov 22, 1995 (Full Release) (Japan) 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
  • 1995 (Full Release) (North_America) 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • 1995 (Full Release) (Japan) Super Famicom
  • 1995 (Full Release) (Europe) Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Mar 15, 1997 (Full Release) (North_America) DOS
  • Jul 01, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) WonderSwan
  • 1999 (Full Release) (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Dec 20, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Dec 20, 2018 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • Jan 03, 2019 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 4

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Rating distribution

5 stars
18
4 stars
56
3 stars
80
2 stars
8
1 star
1
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scoopings

Status scoopings Apr 7, 2024

Wow great Tomba esque music , my brother and I had a blast doing 2 player, and I will have to give a full playthrough. I'm already on round 10 of single player but wanna wait for a fuller playthrough till I'm at its release year to properly rate it. Really good tho! Love that it shows how long it …

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Wow great Tomba esque music , my brother and I had a blast doing 2 player, and I will have to give a full playthrough. I'm already on round 10 of single player but wanna wait for a fuller playthrough till I'm at its release year to properly rate it. Really good tho! Love that it shows how long it took you without giving a time limit etc etc. Only good things to say!

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Reset_Tears

Status Reset_Tears Jan 13, 2019

Oh, Bust-a-Move (or Puzzle Bobble), what would we do without you? Some other 1-minute puzzle game, I guess. I've played this in arcades over the years, and probably in some fashion on various consoles. Lately I dinked around with the Game Gear version. It's a fine little puzzle game, just aim the sphere at other spheres of the same color. …

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Oh, Bust-a-Move (or Puzzle Bobble), what would we do without you? Some other 1-minute puzzle game, I guess. I've played this in arcades over the years, and probably in some fashion on various consoles. Lately I dinked around with the Game Gear version. It's a fine little puzzle game, just aim the sphere at other spheres of the same color. And drown in that sugary-sweet earworm music. I'm unfortunately color blind though, which makes this sort of game tricky when there are a couple colors that look a bit too similar. (The #1 most difficult title for me is Super Puzzle Fighter, if you're curious. I just can't play that one at all.)

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