Game

Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987

Developed by Taito

  • Platform, Puzzle, Arcade, Action

Rainbow Islands is a 1987 arcade game developed and published by Taito. The arcade version was licensed to Romstar for North American manufacturing and distribution. The game is subtitled "The Story of Bubble Bobble 2" and is the sequel to Taito's hit game Bubble Bobble from the previous year. It is the second of four arcade games in the Bubble Bobble series. The game was ported for numerous home computers and game consoles. Bubby and Bobby set off to rescue the inhabitants of the Rainbow Islands, who have been turned into Bubble Dragons by the evil Boss of Shadow. They must collect the big gems and mirrors on the ten Rainbow Islands and defeat the Boss of Shadow to return the islanders to normal.

PlatformPuzzleArcadeActionFantasymultiple endingshigh scoreboss fightvertical scrollingsecret areacheat codehidden roomArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

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