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Description

Platform game with players racing to reach the top of each level by jumping on platforms. Players can fire rainbows to kill enemies or to stand on. Bonus points are scored by collecting items dotted around level and bonuses left by killing enemies.

Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 was produced by Taito in 1987.

Taito released 487 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Taito during the time period Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 was produced include: Daikaiju No Gyakushu - Giant Monster Counterattack, Violent Shooting, Land Sea Air Squad, Great Gurianos, Inspiration Baseball, Arkanoid - Revenge Of Doh, Double Dragon, Dr. Toppel Tankentai, Flying Shark, and Hishou Same

Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2

Specs

Name Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2
Developer Taito (Japan)
Year 1987
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9255
Class Wide Release
Genre Platform
Monitor
Conversion Class Taito Classic
Dipswitch Settings

Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)

# Simultaneous Players 1
# Maximum Players 2
Gameplay Alternating
Control Panel Layout Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls
  • Joystick: 2-way (left, right)
  • Buttons: 2 [FireJump]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Game Introduction

Bub and Bob, from Bubble Bobble, are asked to rescue the Rainbow Islands. They get the power to create rainbows to jump on and hit enemies with. There are lots of special items: speed-up, power-up, kill everything, invulnerability. Also, there are lots of secrets and dozens of items that can only be seen if things are done in a certain order.

Game Play

Kill enemies by hitting them with rainbows or by crushing rainbows on their head. There are seven levels each with four rounds. Holding down the jump button will allow you to jump onto rainbows without crushing them.

Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.76 (4 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.63

Overall Like 5.00
Fun (Social) 2.33
Fun (Solo) 3.75
Collector Desire 4.00

Technical Rating: 4.83

Gameplay 5.00
Graphics 4.67
Originality 4.67
Sound/Music 5.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Trivia

Island five is dedicated to IArkanoidI The graphics on Dohs Island, are taken directly from this classic game, and literally everything but the Vaus is included. Not surprisingly, Doh is the boss of the level. There are also stages which are based on IDariusI and, of course, IBubble BobbleI.

Miscellaneous

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 Census

There are 14,717 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Common - There are 35 known instances of this machine owned by Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 32 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 2 active VAPS members currently looking for Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2. There are 3 active VAPS members looking for Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2 boards sets.

This game ranks a 11 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 8 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

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Legacy

  1. Bubble Bobble
  2. Rainbow Islands The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2
  3. Rainbow Islands Extra Version
  4. Parasol Stars
  5. Bubble Symphony
  6. Bubble Memories The Story Of Bubble Bobble III

Manuals

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

  1. 3D Model (External): Rainbow Islands Custom

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