Puzzle Bobble 2X (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
Prom Stickers : E10
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 November 1995.
This game is an expanded version of 'Puzzle Bobble 2' :
* Either or none of them can be chosen from the menu in the test section.
* It has a Christmas and a Happy New Year intro.
* It has the extra mode built-in.
If you look closely at the bubbles, you'll notice that the enemies from 'Bubble Bobble' are trapped inside; a different enemy for each different colored bubble. The following chart shows which enemies are trapped in which color bubble :
Legend : Color of Bubble => 'Bubble Bobble' Enemy Inside
Blue => Zen-Chan
Yellow => Pulpul
Red => Invader
Green => Drunk
Purple => Monsta
Orange => Banebou
Black => Hidegonsu
White => Mighta
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed it to 'AAA'.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Puzzle Bobble (1994)
1. Puzzle Bobble [MVS] (1994)
2. Puzzle Bobble 2 (1995)
2. Puzzle Bobble 2 [MVS] (1999)
3. Puzzle Bobble 2X (1995)
4. Puzzle Bobble 3 (1996)
5. Puzzle Bobble 4 (1997)
6. Super Puzzle Bobble (1999)
7. Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble (2002)
8. Super Puzzle Bobble 2 (2002, Sony PlayStation 2)
9. Super Puzzle Bobble All-Stars (2003, Nintendo GameCube)
10. Puzzle Bobble Vs. (2003, Nokia N-Gage)
11. Ultra Bust-a-Move (2004, Microsoft XBOX)
12. Puzzle Bobble Pocket (2005, Sony PSP)
13. Puzzle Bobble DS (2005, Nintendo DS)
14. Space Puzzle Bobble (2008, Nintendo DS)
15. Puzzle Bobble Wii (2009, WiiWare - Nintendo Wii)

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sega Saturn (1996, 'Puzzle Bobble 2X')
Sega Saturn (1997, 'Puzzle Bobble 2X + Space Invaders')
* Computers :
PC [Windows 95 Ver.1.0, CD-ROM] (1998)

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.