NES Games I Beat? #59: Bubble Bobble

Bubble Bobble was a popular arcade title by Taito originally release in 1986 in arcades and 1988 as a home console NES port. Being one of the most beloved and classic Nintendo titles it’s a huge phenomena of a game and for good reason. I have very few points to cover so we’ll hit them quick and call it a day and leave the rest to a song I’ll link at the end that perfectly captures my feelings.
The gameplay in this game is very fun, fairly easy but sometimes challenging, and has a good amount variety. It’s all based on finding an angle to put your enemies into bubbles and then hit them again to destroy them for good. Some enemies are fast, some are slow. Bubbles often have to be stacked and can be jumped upon to gain height. Figure it out and navigate the 100+ levels. In this sense there’s a lot of content here and some levels will take you a while. You have unlimited continues and passwords but only three lives to finish each level so it’s a pretty easy but fair balance.
The one level I think is rather broken however is level 57 and could be considered the sticking point to people who want to get anal as to whether or not I’ve beaten this game as I tried for over a year to pass this level and just gave up. I finished every single other level and beat the final boss twice so I experienced everything in my opinion. This is my only other sticking point of negativity is that the good endings can’t be obtained with a single player which is bullshit and I just don’t care.
Overall, it’s a solid game with good gameplay and excellent mechanics (minus one level). It’s a fun, addictive NES title, the music/ graphics are good, and it’s overall just a charming ass title that puts you in a good mood. I’ll give it a 7.5/10.
Here’s a song by Brental Floss to sum up this game even better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLVxvQ3a2n8