Bubble Bobble
90 levels of 1 or 2 player 80s-style arcade fun to play in your browser or to download for Windows, Mac or Linux.
Controls
To prevent [Up] from jumping when using controllers, press either [A] on the controller or the PICO-8 [O] button (Z on the keyboard) to start.
Player 1
[←] and [→] to move
[↑] jump
[X] fire
Player 2
[S] and [F] to move
[E] jump
[A] fire
Thanks To
- Finn and Lucas for testing
- Many low-res graphics thanks to dwedit.org & @justin_cyr
- PICO-8 for creating an awesome "fantasy console"
- https://lostcave.wordpress.com/ for providing inspiration and a few level layouts
Minified using the GEM Minifier.
Unminified cartridge downloadable below.
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Development log
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Definetly my favorite demake of Bubble Bobble!
"If I purchase this game, will I receive the source code as well?"
yup, the unminified pico 8 Lua code is included. You don’t need to pay though, you can download it for free if you like
Fantastic! I played this on C64 in the old days and this feels very similar and even a bit more fluffy. I chipped in for the source code to hack it for unlimited lives - so my 7-year-old daughter and I can enjoy this even more :) Thank you very much!
My friend and I have been playing this, it’s been so fun! Thank you for the cool game :)
One question, the description says there are 90 levels, but after the boss fight on level 90 the game continues with new levels. We’re at level 103 now. How many levels are there??
From memory, it goes back to level 1 after the first 90 levels (sorry, it's been a few years since I wrote this so can't quite remember).
That’s awesome. I just started coding it in p5.js but not with the original layout. Nice gameplay. Thanks.
Is it possible to get the source code?
The .p8 file (available in the downloads) is the pico-8 source file, unminified (but still a bit messy, to keep within pico-8's token limit). The source is in pico-8's version of Lua.
Thank you very much. I’ll take a look. Great to see the “old hits” in your account.
Happy developing!
Can the controls be remapped or remappable? player 1 and 2 get in eachother's way, with the keyboard controls.
Pico-8 defines these keys and I think you can change them in one of the config files but am unsure which. I always played 2 player with connected controllers for this very reason.
I see.
I don't have controllers, and I was hoping to play this with my girlfriend. It is a game she really enjoyed in her childhood.
Would it be possible for me to download the game and mess around with the config files, as a txt file?
Hi, I just downloaded the Windows version and there doesn't appear to be an easy way to do this (no config file). If you have a purchased version of pico 8 installed, you can use the KEYCONGIF utility (apparently): https://pico-8.fandom.com/wiki/Keyconfig
No idea how you'd do it if running the executables though without downloading a third-party application to do this - suggest you're very careful if you have to go this route though.
Thank you for looking into it. I don't have a pico 8.
However, I did look around on the web a bit more and found that a website called retrogames has the title. Playable in browser, with adjustable keys built in as well. So I might play that instead.
Done! Enjoy
OMG I my grampa had an original nes and i used it to play bubble bobble and kirbys dreamland and the cord died into black and he got a new one, it had 600 GAMES the only game that i liked was smb1
and to see this game has made my day =)
Thanks. I've good memories of the C64 version.
it is like an exact replica except more pixelated, even the jump on the bubbles!!
thank you. I was really pleased with how authentic it feels!
gracias
very good remake!
Thank you!
This is great, you've really captured the feel and playability of the arcade original. Nice rendition of the arcade music too! It really does play like Bubble Bobble which is amazing to see on Pico-8!
Extremely addictive.