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Buster Bros.

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Buster Bros.

Nov 29, 1989

Main game

3.69 average rating based on 42 ratings

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Pang, originally released in Japan as Pomping World and in North America as Buster Bros., is a 1989 arcade action game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Its core gameplay is similar to the 1983 Japanese MSX game Cannon Ball, also released that year for the ZX Spectrum as Bubble Buster. Players embark on a round-the-world quest to destroy bouncing balloons that are threatening landmarks and cities across the globe. The game features 50 stages set in 17 locations, including Mt. Fuji, Mt. Keirin, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Angkor Wat, Ayers Rock, the Taj Mahal, Leningrad, Paris, London, Barcelona, Athens, … More
Pang, originally released in Japan as Pomping World and in North America as Buster Bros., is a 1989 arcade action game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Its core gameplay is similar to the 1983 Japanese MSX game Cannon Ball, also released that year for the ZX Spectrum as Bubble Buster. Players embark on a round-the-world quest to destroy bouncing balloons that are threatening landmarks and cities across the globe. The game features 50 stages set in 17 locations, including Mt. Fuji, Mt. Keirin, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Angkor Wat, Ayers Rock, the Taj Mahal, Leningrad, Paris, London, Barcelona, Athens, Egypt, Kenya, New York, Maya ruins, Antarctica, and Easter Island. Later versions added additional locations. Each stage includes a background depicting local landmarks, along with a unique arrangement of blocks, some destructible, some permanent, and some hidden with bonus items. Stages begin with balloons of various sizes; the largest balloons split into smaller ones three times before disappearing after the fourth hit. Players start with a single harpoon, though special weapons can drop when balloons are popped. At certain points, food items worth bonus points may also appear. Contact with any balloon results in the loss of a life. In two-player mode, if both players touch a balloon at the same time, only Player 1 loses a life. Similarly, when both reach a bonus or weapon simultaneously, only Player 1 collects it. Players begin with three to five lives depending on dip switch settings, with extra lives awarded upon reaching specific score thresholds. A stage is cleared when all balloons are destroyed, and the game concludes after all stages are completed, ending with the heroes driving their jeep into the sunset on an Easter Island beach. Less
Release Dates
Nov 29, 1989 (Japan)
Arcade
Dec 1989 (Europe)
Arcade
Dec 1989 (North_America)
Arcade
1989 (Worldwide)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1990 (Worldwide)
Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, ZX Spectrum
1991 (Worldwide)
Amstrad CPC
1991 (Japan)
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
1993 (North_America)
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
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User Stats
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Fun and simple
This review is for the Arcade version

I used to play a flash bootleg of this on the school computers so it was cool to play through the original. I beat it on my RG35xx emulator handheld making use of save states. This game gets wicked hard. That final stage probably took me 3 hours on its own.

scoopings
scoopings updated their status Jun 13, 2024
scoopings updated their status Jun 13, 2024

Great music and Look make me think I could play this for a while but such simple gameplay, not sure how long. Really cool world map, I'm playing the original Japanese but so far that hasn't gotten in the way haha, and cute between-stage screens

Even with the beautiful backgrounds and tight arcade controls and collectibles, I only played through Level 2-5 before moving on. Neat game tho!