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[PAC-MAN-RED]

Hey all!

I've often wondered what Bubble Bobble would look like if it was on the 7800. I decided to stop wondering and do something
about it, and so here they are - Bubble Bobble arcade sprites converted for the 7800:

 Bubble Bobble Arcade - 7800 Comparison.zip   256.37K   112 downloads

Just the 7800 Converted Sprites:

 Bubble Bobble 7800 Sprites.zip   113.19K   87 downloads

Level Tile Comparison:

 Bubble Bobble Wall-Platform block Comparison.zip   37.35K   87 downloads

Don't worry, I wouldn't expect ALL of the sprites to be used; Even the NES version didn't have everything the
arcade version did. In fact, I've left a few out(Bub and Bob w/signs and thought bubbles saying Insert coin, Game Over, Thank
you, etc.) as they were really not necessary.

Thanks to Tezz for posting his Bubble Bobble WIP for the Atari 8-Bit Computers, as his work was my inspiration:
http://www.atariage....-bubble-bobble/

Original Sprite Sheet can be found at:
http://spriters-reso...obl/sheet/14077

Level Guide showing the level layouts is here:
http://www.adamdawes...uide/index.html

Illya

Edited by PAC-MAN-RED, Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:34 PM.

[theloon]

For the layman, what's the difference between the original and your conversions?  Amount of colors?  Resolution?

[Rex Dart]

AA shrunk 'em.

[PAC-MAN-RED]

AA did shrink them.

See 1st post for the Zipped up files

Illya

Edited by PAC-MAN-RED, Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:35 PM.

[PAC-MAN-RED]

theloon, on Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:04 PM, said:

For the layman, what's the difference between the original and your conversions?  Amount of colors?  Resolution?

I reduced the amount of colors by, at most, 10-15 colors out of the entire original palette. The resolution has definitely changed when dealing with high color use and the 7800.

[Rex Dart]

Looks great!  Reminds me of that Bubble Bobble 4CPC project.  If somebody could use these to make a similar 7800 port...   hoo boy.

[Stun Runner 87]

Bubble Bobble was a great arcade game.

From the looks of it, I'm sure a 7800 version would be just as good as the NES version.
Its a project worth doing.

[Trebor]

WOW, RED!  You do absolutely impressive work.  Those sprites look awesome!

[PAC-MAN-RED]

Trebor, on Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:18 PM, said:

WOW, RED!  You do absolutely impressive work.  Those sprites look awesome!

Thank you very much. It's the culmination of many hours of work, but it's a labor of love for this timeless classic.

[gorfcadet]

Wow!  I just hope that those end up in a game!  👾 Lil' Invader thumbs up!

[TrekMD]

Hopefully someone make this into a game for the 7800!  It'd be awesome!

[mimo]

Been wanting this game on the 7800 for years. A real classic.
Hope someone picks it up for development.

[sh3-rg]

Having worked on a port of Bubble Bobble I can say that it's not one of those games that can be faithfully reproduced as easily as some other old classics. While there's nothing technically stunning in the game, there are quite a few elements that you have to get just right for it to play in a way people will recognise. It wouldn't be one of those port-in-a-few-weeks kind of games, but it's one people really love, especially the 2-player team-up.

[gooner73]

mimo, on Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:00 AM, said:

Been wanting this game on the 7800 for years. A real classic.
Hope someone picks it up for development.

i agree, i think it would look great on the 7800, apart from scrapyard dog there wasn't really a great selection of platformers.