Puzzle Bobble (video game)

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Puzzle Bobble
Developer Taito
Publisher Taito
Hamster (ACA NEOGEO)
Platforms Mega Drive, Mega Drive Mini 2
Released Arcade
Japan (B System): June 1994
Worldwide (Neo Geo MVS): December 1994
Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Worldwide: December 20, 2018
PlayStation 4
Japan: December 20, 2018
North America: January 3, 2019
Europe, Oceania: February 27, 2020
Windows
Worldwide: October 25, 2019
Added to
Museum
Switch (Neo Geo): March 2, 2021
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Puzzle Bobble is a puzzle video game. It is the first game in the Puzzle Bobble series and is a spin-off of the Bubble Bobble series.

Releases

It was developed for the arcade market for the Taito B System and published in Japan in June 1994.

It was then ported to the Neo Geo MVS and released worldwide in December 1994.

On October 27, 2022, the Mega Drive version was released by Sega on the Mega Drive Mini 2.

Hamster published the Neo Geo version as part of its ACA NEOGEO subset of its Arcade Archives line. It was released for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One worldwide and on PlayStation 4 in Japan on December 20, 2018, in Europe, in North America on PlayStation 4 on January 3, 2019, worldwide on Windows on October 25, 2019, and in Europe and Oceania on PlayStation 4 on February 27, 2020