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Bubble Bobble
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<p><i>Bubble Bobble</i> is a <a href="/facts/Platform_game/KJnmd0Il">platform game</a> series originally developed and published by <a href="/facts/Taito/BW9Dl8jh">Taito</a>. The first entry in the series, <i><a href="/facts/Bubble_Bobble_(video_game)/meRuX4w2">Bubble Bobble</a></i>, was released in 1986 as an <a href="/facts/Arcade_cabinet/hxmnSMvu">arcade cabinet</a>. In most entries in the series, players control two dragons named Bub and Bob. This was followed by many sequels in both the main <i>Bubble Bobble</i> series, as well as the spin-off <i>Rainbow Islands</i> series. They were published for and ported to a wide variety of <a href="/facts/Arcade_game/oBYn85uk">arcade</a> and <a href="/facts/Home_video_game_console/zP1RTC84">home video game consoles</a>. The most recent release in the series is <i><a href="/facts/Bubble_Bobble_4_Friends/meRuX4w2">Bubble Bobble 4 Friends</a></i> in 2019. </p>