Bust-A-Move Again 1995 Taito
1995
Bust-A-Move Again (c) 1995 Taito.
A puzzle game. Link 3 or more colored bubbles by shooting an identical colored bubble. When they are joined together, they pop.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Taito F3 System hardware
Main CPU : 68EC020 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound CPU : 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips : ES5505 (@ 15.23805 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 232 pixels
Screen refresh : 58.97 Hz
Palette colors : 8192
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 4
>>> TRIVIA
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Released in July 1995.
This game is known outside US as 'Puzzle Bobble 2'.
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high-score table. If you try, they get changed to 'AAA'.
On the last level, you will see characters from 'Bubble Bobble' & 'Rainbow Islands'.
>>> GAME UPDATES
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This US version is different :
* 'Recycle It, Don't Trash It!' screen added.
* No froggies.
>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Puzzle Bobble (1994)
2. Bust-A-Move Again (1995)
3. Puzzle Bobble 2X (1995)
4. Puzzle Bobble 3 (1996)
5. Puzzle Bobble 4 (1997)
6. Super Puzzle Bobble (1999)
7. Super Puzzle Bobble 2 (2002, Sony PlayStation 2)
8. Super Puzzle Bobble All-Stars (2003, Nintendo Game Cube)
9. Ultra Bust-a-Move (2004, Microsoft X-BOX)
>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Game designer : Seiichi Nakakuki
Character designers : Kazuhiro Kinoshita, Baw Baw (Bawbaw), Ko-Ji Terada, Kat, T. Akitsu-Osaru-, Rie Amino, Uoosy Maler, Yuko Kajihara, Ryota Sasaki, Yasunobu Kousokabe, Miwa Kamiya, Rieko Kobayashi, Miyabi Tashiro, Masami Kikuchi, Anpanmanda, Saori Hiratsuka, Vap Corp.
Programmers : Hiroshi Maruyama, Junichiro Noguchi
Sound (Zuntata): Nakayama Joutohei, Kazuko Umino, Yasuko Yamada, Syu
Designers : Kumi Mizobe, T. Yoshiba, M. Osaka, Y. Mori
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.