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Puzzle Bobble
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Box art for the Japanese Neo-Geo CD release
Developer(s) Taito Corporation
Publisher(s) Taito Corporation
Designer(s) Seiichi Nakakuki
Platform(s) Arcade, 3DO, Neo Geo, Game Gear, iOS, Mobile, N-Gage, Neo Geo CD, NGP, IBM PC, PS2, PSP, SNES, Nintendo 64, VGPC, WS, Xbox, GBA, NDS, PS1, GCN, Wii, DC, XBLA, 3DS
Release date(s) June 1994, December 1994
Genre(s) Puzzle game
Mode(s) Up to 2 players simultaneously
Cabinet Upright
Arcade system Neo-Geo (and later systems)
Display Raster, standard resolution

Puzzle Bobble (パズルボブル Pazuru Boburu?), also known as Bust-a-Move, is a 1994 tile-matching arcade puzzle video game for one or two players created by Taito Corporation. It is based on Taito's popular 1986 arcade game Bubble Bobble, featuring characters and themes from that game. Its characteristically "cute" Japanese animation and music, along with its play mechanics and level designs, made it successful as an arcade title and spawned several sequels and ports to home gaming systems.

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Versions [link]

Two different versions of the original game were released. Puzzle Bobble was originally released in Japan only in June 1994 by Taito Corporation, running on Taito's B System hardware (with the preliminary title "Bubble Buster"). Then, 6 months later in December, the international Neo Geo version of Puzzle Bobble was released. It was almost identical aside from being in stereo and having some different sound effects and translated text.

When set to the US region the Neo-Geo version would display the alternative title "Bust a Move" and feature anti-drugs and anti-littering messages in the title sequence. The Bust-a-Move title was used for all subsequent games in the series in the United States and Canada, as well as for some (non-Taito published) console releases in Europe.

Gameplay [link]

At the start of each round, the rectangular playing arena contains a prearranged pattern of coloured "bubbles". (These are actually referred to in the translation as "balls"; however, they were clearly intended to be bubbles, since they pop, and are taken from Bubble Bobble.) At the bottom of the screen, the player controls a device called a "pointer", which aims and fires bubbles up the screen. The colour of bubbles fired is randomly generated and chosen from the colors of bubbles still left on the screen.

The fired bubbles travel in straight lines (possibly bouncing off the side walls of the arena), stopping when they touch other bubbles or reach the top of the arena. If a bubble touches identically-colored bubbles, forming a group of three or more, those bubbles—as well as any bubbles hanging from them—are removed from the field of play, and points are awarded.

After every few shots, the "ceiling" of the playing arena drops downwards slightly, along with all the bubbles stuck to it. The number of shots between each drop of the ceiling is influenced by the number of bubble colors remaining. The closer the bubbles get to the bottom of the screen, the faster the music plays and if they cross the line at the bottom then the game is over.

The objective of the game is to clear all the bubbles from the arena without any bubble crossing the bottom line. Bubbles will fire automatically if the player remains idle. After clearing the arena, the next round begins with a new pattern of bubbles to clear.

Scoring system [link]

As with many popular arcade games, experienced players (who can complete the game relatively easily) become much more interested in the secondary challenge of obtaining a high score (which involves a lot more skill and strategy). Puzzle Bobble caters to this interest very well, featuring an exponential scoring system which allows extremely high scores to be achieved.

"Popped" bubbles (that is, bubbles of the same color which disappear) are worth 10 points each. However, dropped bubbles (that is, bubbles that were hanging from popped bubbles), are worth far more: one dropped bubble scores 20 points; two score 40; three score 80. This figure continues doubling for each bubble dropped, up to 17 or more bubbles which scores 1,310,720 points. It is possible to achieve this maximum on most rounds (sometimes twice or more), resulting in a potential total score of 30 million and beyond.

Bonus points are also awarded for completing a round quickly. The maximum 50,000-point bonus is awarded for clearing a round in 5 seconds or less; this bonus then drops down to zero over the next minute, after which no bonus is awarded.

Two player mode [link]

There are no rounds in the two player game. Both players have an arena each (both visible on screen) and an identical arrangement of colored bubbles in each arena. When a player removes a large group (four bubbles or more) some of those removed are transferred to the opponent's arena, usually delaying their efforts to remove all the bubbles from their individual arena. In some versions, the two player game can also be played by one player against a computer opponent.

Connections with Bubble Bobble [link]

The characters and theme of the game are based on the 1986 platform arcade game Bubble Bobble. A remix of the original Bubble Bobble music is played in the game's end credits.

The two dinosaurs operating the pointer are called Bub and Bob (or Bubblun and Bobblun in Japan). Their graphics and animation are based directly on the original Bubble Bobble, only larger (very similar to Bubble Symphony which was released less than a month later). Less obvious is the fact that Puzzle Bobble also features all the enemies from Bubble Bobble, which are trapped inside the bubbles and fly out when the bubbles pop. Inspecting the bubbles closely, one can see the enemies twitching inside the bubbles.

Enemy characters in Puzzle Bobble bubbles
Bubble color Enemy Japanese name
Red Super Socket Invader
Yellow Hullaballoon (a.k.a. Boaboa) Pulpul
Green Willy Whistle (a.k.a. Bonner) Drunk
Blue Bubble Buster (a.k.a. Benzo) Zen-Chan
Purple Beluga (a.k.a. Blubba) Monsta
Orange Coiley (a.k.a. Bonnie-bo) Banebou
Black Incendo Hidegonsu
White Stoner (a.k.a. Boris) Mighta

Game series [link]

  1. Puzzle Bobble (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move) – 1994
  2. Puzzle Bobble 2 (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move 2 in Europe, Bust-a-Move Again in North America) – 1995
  3. Puzzle Bobble 2X (with holiday-themed attract mode animations and a special mode with new levels) – 1995
  4. Puzzle Bobble 3 (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move 3 in Europe, Bust-a-Move '99 in North America) – 1996
  5. Puzzle Bobble 4 (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move 4) – 1997
  6. Puzzle Bobble Mini (on Neo Geo Pocket Color) – 1999
  7. Super Puzzle Bobble (a.k.a. Super Bust-a-Move) – 1999
  8. Azumanga Puzzle Daioh (Spin-off based on the characters of Azumanga Daioh, Arcade) - 2001
  9. Super Puzzle Bobble 2 (a.k.a. Super Bust-a-Move 2) – 2002
  10. Super Puzzle Bobble All-Stars (a.k.a. Super Bust-a-Move All Stars in Europe, Bust-a-Move 3000 in North America) – 2003
  11. Puzzle Bobble Mobile (on various mobile devices) – 2003
  12. Puzzle Bobble VS (on Nokia N-Gage) – 2003
  13. Bust-a-Move Deluxe (on PlayStation Portable) – 2004
  14. Ultra Bust-a-Move (on Xbox) – 2004 in US, 2005 in Japan
  15. Puzzle Bobble DS – 2005
  16. Hippatte!! Puzzle Bobble (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move DS) – 2006
  17. Ultra Puzzle Bobble Pocket (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move Deluxe in US, Bust-a-Move Ghost in Europe) – (on PlayStation Portable) – 2006
  18. Bust-A-Move Bash! (on Wii) – 2007
  19. Bust-a-Move Online – 2007
  20. Bust-a-Move Mobile! (on Mobile Phones) – 2008[1]
  21. Space Puzzle Bobble[2] (aka Space Bust-a-Move in North America, Puzzle Bobble Galaxy in Europe) (Nintendo DS) - 2008[3]
  22. Puzzle Bobble Plus! (a.k.a. Bust-A-Move Plus!) (on WiiWare) - 2009
  23. Puzzle Bobble Live (Xbox Live Arcade) – 2009
  24. Puzzle Bobble (a.k.a. Bust-A-Move) (iOS) - 2009
  25. Puzzle Bobble 3D (a.k.a. Bust-a-Move Universe) (Nintendo 3DS) - 2011
  26. New Puzzle Bobble (a.k.a. New Bust-A-Move) (iOS) - February 4, 2011
  27. Puzzle Bobble Online[4] (with Neowiz Games) - 2011

Clones [link]

Many popular clones of Puzzle Bobble have been produced, including:

References [link]

  1. ^ "Bust-A-Move coming to mobile, Blast Magazine". Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20071016084449/https://blastmagazine.com/2007/10/bust-a-move-mobile/. Retrieved 2011-05-24. 
  2. ^ "Space Puzzle Bobble (NDS) - A Review". 2008-12-29. https://www.nineoverten.com/2008/12/29/space-puzzle-bobble-nds-a-review/. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
  3. ^ "Japan - Space Puzzle Bobble officially dated, flash demo online". 2008-11-24. https://gonintendo.com/?p=64044. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
  4. ^ "Taito and Neowiz Games Launch Puzzle Bobble Online". https://release.square-enix.com/na/2011/08/25_01.html. Retrieved 2011-08-25. 

External links [link]

Bubble Bobble video games
Bubble Bobble
Rainbow Islands
Puzzle Bobble (Bust-a-Move)
Related games

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Classical Mushroom

Classical Mushroom is the second studio album by the Israeli psychedelic trance band Infected Mushroom. As the name suggests, the album was an experiment in combining psychedelic trance with classical music. The album was released in late June 2000 on the record label BNE.

Track listing

All tracks by Amit Duvdevani/Erez Eisen.

  • "Bust a Move" – 8:21
  • "None of this Is Real" – 6:22
  • "Sailing in the Sea of Mushroom" – 8:18
  • "The Shen" – 8:33
  • "Disco Mushroom" – 8:46
  • "Dracul" – 8:00
  • "Nothing Comes Easy" – 7:26
  • "Mush Mushi" – 7:36
  • "The Missed Symphony" – 10:25

    • Samples

  • "Bust a Move" contains sound samples from the 1998 film Species II.
  • "None of this is Real" contains sound samples from the 1996 film The Crow II.
  • "The Shen" & "Mush Mushi" contain sound samples from the 1998 film Merlin.
  • "The Shen" also contains sound samples from the 1999 film Virus.
  • "Disco Mushroom" contains sound samples from the 1999 film In Dreams & the 1981 film Excalibur.
  • "Dracul" contains sound samples from the 1992 film Dracula.
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    Kill the Lights (Luke Bryan album)

    Kill the Lights is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Luke Bryan. It was released on August 7, 2015, through Capitol Nashville. The album's lead single, "Kick the Dust Up", was released to radio on May 19, 2015. "Strip It Down" was released as the second single from the album on August 4, 2015. The album's third single, "Home Alone Tonight", was released to country radio on November 23, 2015.

    Kill the Lights garnered positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, moving 345,000 equivalent units in the week ending August 13.

    Critical reception

    Kill the Lights has received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a "weighted average" rating out of 100 from selected independent ratings and reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a Metascore of 69/100, based on nine reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rates the album four stars conveying: "Kill the Lights winds up feeling happy and generous, an inclusive record that plays to teenage desires as effectively as memories of an adolescence left behind. " The publication Billboard rates the album three and a half stars, and Jewly Hight commenting: "the fact that Kill the Lights features a pensive, black-and-white cover shot -- the rare photo in which he's not smiling even a little -- is a hint: He isn't simply going about his business-as-usual fun on this album."Brian Mansfield rates the album three stars out of four at USA Today proffering: "The hits are fine, but that's the guy who's really worth getting to know." Maura Johnston gives the album a positive review on behalf of The Boston Globe suggesting: "Bryan might have broken up with spring break, but crashing pop’s party will probably offer him just as good a time."

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    Move (CSS song)

    "Move" is a single by CSS, it is the third released from the album Donkey. It was released on October 13, 2008. It was remixed by Cut Copy and Frankmusik. The single failed to chart everywhere, except for Italy. It is featured in the forever 21 playlist. A remix of the song was used for a jazz routine on So You Think You Can Dance season 5, which was performed by Janette Manrana and Evan Kasprzak, and later season 8 for a solo by jazz dancer Missy Morelli.

    Music video

    There's a music video for the song directed by Keith Schofield, shot in Barcelona. It can be seen on YouTube and on CSS's official MySpace.

    Track listings

  • "Move" (album version)
  • "Move" (Frankmusik's club bingo dub)
  • "Move"
  • "Move" (Metronomy remix)
  • "Move" (album version)
  • "Move" (instrumental)

    • References

  • ↑ http://www.rockfeedback.com/article.asp?nObjectID=5975
  • ↑ "Move" music video on YouTube.
  • ↑ CSS's official Myspace
  • ↑ "Move" maxi-single info at ADA-NewReleases.com
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    Move is the eponymous debut album by The Move, released on the Regal Zonophone label. The only one which was recorded by the group’s initial line-up before bassist Ace Kefford left, it includes both sides of their third and fourth singles ('Flowers in the Rain' and 'Fire Brigade'). 'Flowers in the Rain' was the first ever song played on Radio 1 in September 1967 by Tony Blackburn

    Content

    The album consisted of Roy Wood originals, and three cover versions that had featured prominently in their live set. "Weekend" was an Eddie Cochran song, and "Hey Grandma" had originally been recorded by US psychedelic band Moby Grape. "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" was an old James F. Hanley standard, with an arrangement copied from The Coasters.

    "Cherry Blossom Clinic"/"Vote for Me" single

    The last track, "Cherry Blossom Clinic", was intended as a single at the end of 1967, and an acetate, with "Vote for Me" (a song which remained unreleased until 1997), was pressed. Release was cancelled, as the lyrics were about the inmate of a mental home, and in the wake of the controversy which had dogged 'Flowers In The Rain', with its promotional postcard featuring an allegedly libellous drawing of Prime Minister Harold Wilson, it was felt that potential further allegations of bad taste and scandal would harm their career irreparably.

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    Bust A Move

    by: Young MC

    This here's a tale for all the fellas
    Try to do what those ladies tell us
    Get shot down cause you're over zealous
    Play hard to get an females get jealous
    Ok smartie, go to a party
    Girls are stancin the crowd is showin body
    A chick walks by you wish you could sex her
    But you're standin on the wall like you was Poindexter
    Next days function, high class luncheon
    Food is served and you're stone cold munchin'
    Music comes on, people start to dance
    But then you ate so much you nearly split your pants
    A girl starts walkin, guys start gawkin'
    Sits down next to you and starts talkin'
    Says she wanna dance cus she likes the groove
    So come on fatso and just bust a move
    You're on a mission and you're wishin'
    someone could cure you're lonely condition
    You're lookin for love in all the wrong places
    Not fine girls just ugly faces
    From frustration first inclination
    Is to become a monk and leave the situation
    But every dark tunnel has a lighter hope
    So don't hang yourself with a celibate rope
    New movie's showin... so you're goin
    Could care less about the five you're blowin
    Theatre gets dark just to start the show
    When you spot a fine woman sittin in the front row
    She's dressed in yellow, she says "Hello,
    Come sit next to me you fine fellow"
    You run over there without a second to loose
    And what comes next, hey bust a move
    If you want it baby you've got it (repeat)
    Just bust a move
    In the city ladies look pretty
    Guys tell jokes so they can seem witty
    Tell a funny joke just to get some play
    Then you try to make a move and she says "no way"
    Girls a fakin' ... goodness sakin'
    They want a man who brings home the bacon
    Got no money and you got no car
    Then you got no woman and there you are
    Some girls are sophistic... materialistic
    Looking for a man makes them opportunistic
    They're lyin on the beach perpetratin a tan
    So that a brother with money can be their man
    So on the beach you're strollin'... real high-rollin'
    Everything you have is your's and not stolen
    A girl runs up with somethin to prove
    So don't just stand there, bust a move
    (break down)
    Your best friend Harry has a brother Larry
    In five days from now he's gonna marry
    He's hopin you can make it there if you can
    'Cause in the ceremony you'll be the best man
    You say "neato"... check your libido
    And roll to the church in your new tuxedo
    The bride walks down just to start the wedding
    And there's one more girl you won't be getting
    So you start thinkin, then you start blinkin
    A bride maid looks and thinks that you're winkin
    She thinks you're kinda cute so she winks back
    And now you're feelin really fine cus the girl is stacked
    Reception's jumpin, bass is pumpin
    Look at the girl and your heart starts thumpin
    Says she wants to dance to a different groove
    Now you know what to do g, bust a move




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