Puzzle Bobble 4 12/1997 Taito
12/1997
Puzzle Bobble 4 (c) 12/1997 Taito.
Shoot colored bubbles towards clusters of other bubbles. When groups of similarly colored bubbles are formed, the bubbles burst.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Taito F3 System hardware
Prom Stickers : E49
Main CPU : 68EC020 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound CPU : 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips : ES5505 (@ 15.23805 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 232 pixels
Screen refresh : 58.97 Hz
Palette colors : 8192
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 4
>>> TRIVIA
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The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'AAA'.
>>> GAME UPDATES
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The US version is slightly different, it has a 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen and a 'Recycle It, Don't Trash It!' screen.
>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Puzzle Bobble (1994)
1. Puzzle Bobble [MVS] (1994)
2. Puzzle Bobble 2 (1995)
2. Puzzle Bobble 2 [MVS] (1999)
3. Puzzle Bobble 2X (1995)
4. Puzzle Bobble 3 (1996)
5. Puzzle Bobble 4 (1997)
6. Super Puzzle Bobble (1999)
7. Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble (2002)
8. Super Puzzle Bobble 2 (2002, Sony PlayStation 2)
9. Super Puzzle Bobble All-Stars (2003, Nintendo GameCube)
10. Puzzle Bobble Vs. (2003, Nokia N-Gage)
11. Ultra Bust-a-Move (2004, Microsoft XBOX)
12. Puzzle Bobble Pocket (2005, Sony PSP)
13. Puzzle Bobble DS (2005, Nintendo DS)
14. Space Puzzle Bobble (2008, Nintendo DS)
15. Puzzle Bobble Wii (2009, WiiWare - Nintendo Wii)
>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Director : Kazuhiro Oohara
Planners : Kazuhiro Oohara, Tsukasa Ohshima, Nobuaki Kuroki, Takayasu Masaki
Base game designer : Seiichi Nakakuki
Programmers : Hiroshi Maruyama, Emoyan, Okazu Taiyaki, Nak
Character designer : Miyabi Tashiro
Graphic designers : Miyabi Tashiro, Chino Maeda, Ken Ninomiya, Mari Fukusaki, Sakotan, Debi, Kao, Kimiaki Yomo, Seiryu Kitagishi
Sound producer : Hisayoshi Ogura (Zuntata)
Sound director : Munehiro Nakanishi (Zuntata)
Sound composer : Rim. (Zuntata)
Voice actors & actress : Hisayoshi Ogura (Zuntata), Naoto Yagishita (Yag) (Zuntata), Nakayama Jyotohei (Zuntata), Mizuki.U (Zuntata), Kumi.K, Takako.A, Chinami Nishimura (B1Produce)
Design works : Mihoko Sudoh
Quartity warranty : Nobuhiro Koyama, Makoto Obonai, Satoshi Katsumata, Eiji Kawabata
Production control : Seiji Watanabe, Kazuyori Masumoto, Kazuhiko Azuma, Eiji Maruyama, Takeshi Nakatani
>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation (1998)
Nintendo Game Boy Color (2000)
Sega Dreamcast (2000)
NUON [Unreleased] (2001, 'Bust-A-Move 4')
Nintendo 64
* Computers :
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (1999)
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.