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video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to gener ...

Taito is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, vending machines and jukeboxes into Japan. It ...

released to arcades in February 1996. It is the sequel to ''

Bubble Symphony , also known as , is an arcade video game in the '' Bubble Bobble'' series developed by Taito in 1994. While being a new ''Bubble Bobble'' for a new generation, it takes place after ''Parasol Stars''. Gameplay For this adventure, Bubblun and B ...

'' and is the fifth ''

Bubble Bobble is a 1986 platform arcade game developed and published by Taito. It was distributed in the United States by Romstar, and in Europe by Electrocoin. Players control Bub and Bob, two dragons that set out to save their girlfriends from a world known ...

'' game (although it is listed as being the third). Unlike ''Bubble Symphony'', this game stars only two dragons, Bub and Bob, like the original ''

''. It was released in 2007 for PlayStation 2 in Japan only as part of the '' Taito Memories II Volume 1'' compilation.

Plot

One day, the twins Bubby and Bobby, intermarried with Bub and Bob, playing together to the tower where they live, are transformed into bubble-blowing dragons by the evil Dark Super Great Dragon that takes possession of the tower. The twins must climb the 80 floors of the tower to take seven colorful potions, free it from his clutches and regain their human forms. Bub and Bob are young boys in the intro, indicating that this is a prequel to the series.

Gameplay

Bub and Bob are once again transformed into bubble dragons and have to climb up the Rainbow Tower to fight the Super Dark Great Dragon, while collecting potions to turn back into human form. ''Bubble Memories: The Story of Bubble Bobble III'' does very little to change the gameplay of the series, except for introducing giant enemies on some levels, different bosses, and a way to blow giant bubbles after charging up (especially for killing the giant enemies). Giant bubbles can be blown by charging up the character, the bubble button is held until the character's horns begin flashing and then releasing the button. There are a total of 80 levels, while the last 10 levels can only be accessed by collecting 7 potions.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Bubble Memories'' on their May 15, 1996 issue as being the twenty-first most-successful arcade game of the month.

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''Bubble Memories''
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