Star Tech Journal

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STAR*TECH Joumol
December 1993
SECRET
BUBBLE BOBBLE
TRICKS AND PLAY FEATURES
Doug Hutton
Heavenly Amusements
San Diego, California
SUB.JECT
Hidden play features can
greatly increase appeal and
longevity on videos so
equipped, presented here are
the secrets of Bubble Bobble.
There are many in this game,
but here are the three most
significant tricks, all of which
must be done from the Bubble
Bobble screen with a rhythm of
about one push every half-sec-
ond.
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L,R refer to joystick
J = jump button
B = bubble button
lP= 1 player start
(all done with Player 1
controls)
the bottom left hand of the
screen.
GAME TrucK
This will make the Big Blue
Book appear on levels 20, 30 &
40, and the Big Brown Gate-
way on level 50.
ORIGINAL
These normally appear only if
you have played a perfect
game (never died once).
If you get the book, your next
screen will be the secret Dia-
mond Room -worth big points!
Also each of the three Dia-
mond Rooms contains an en-
crypted message which is a
hint towards properly finish-
ing the game ("Having a TRUE
and HAPPY Ending").
Power Up Trick
This will give you permanent
fast bubbles and speed
throughout your game, even if
you die. The code is L-J-L-lP-
L-B-L-lP.
The message can be decrypted
by copying down both the mes-
sage and the larger block of
symbols. The larger block of
symbols is the alphabet, start-
ing with A,B,C,D ...
When done correctly the game
momentarily will display the
words "POWER UP" in red in
The gateway on level 50 takes
you directly to level 80. The
code is B-J-B-J-B-J-R-lP.
When done correctly the game
momentarily will display the
words "ORIGINAL GAME" in
blue in the bottom left hand of
the screen.
SUPER BUBBLE BOBBLE TRICK
This will make the game start
on the second 100 rounds. The~
second 100 rounds (which
must be played as a separate
game) are basically the lay-
outs of the first 100 rounds,
with the bad guys from the
second 50 rounds on the first
50 rounds, and visa-versa. You
must play these second 100
rounds in order to have a
"TRUE and HAPPY Ending".
The code is lP-J-B-L-R-J-lP-
R. When done correctly, the
game will now display an addi-
tional graphic, which says
"SUPER", on the top left por-
tion of the graphic that is the
"bubble bobble screen". It will
continue to do this every time
this screen comes up in attract ~.
mode until someone inserts a •
coin and plays the game.