''Bubbler'' is a

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developed and published by

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in 1987. It was Ultimate's final release for 8-bit home computers before evolving into Rare. The game is an isometric

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in the style of ''

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'' (1984).

Development

A Commodore 64 version was outsourced to Lynsoft but the release was cancelled as Ultimate thought the game was running too slowly.

Reception

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'' magazine reviewer Ricky disliked the impreciseness of the controls. ''Sinclair User'' were more impressed by the game; they did not consider it to be one of Ultimate's most original game or particularly well presented but thought it was very addictive. It was awarded a 5 star rating.

References

External links

''Bubbler''
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Unreleased C64 port
1987 video games Rare (company) games Amstrad CPC games Marble video games MSX games ZX Spectrum games Cancelled Commodore 64 games Video games with isometric graphics Video games developed in the United Kingdom {{Rareware-stub