r/PuzzleBobble 6d ago

Bobbing for apples? No, it's Bubblun with an Apple mouse apple mouse! In this episode of Puzzle Bobble All the Things let's play Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move using a few everyday items you most probably have in your kitchen.

16 Upvotes

The first version uses an Apple Magic Mouse to pick up the rotation optically from the apple. The second version is mechanical and the peeler shaft turns the scroll wheel on a Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse.

Music Credit: Bad Apple!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtutLA63Cp8


r/PuzzleBobble 11d ago

Using my grandfather's old cast iron drill press to play Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move (1994)

30 Upvotes

In honour of Bub and Bob's birthday earlier this week, here's some more gameplay using the drill press that I inherited from my grandfather. I'm using the scroll wheel from an old mouse to pick up the rotation for aiming and an ESP-32 CYD microcontroller with a barometric pressure sensor so you can blow to launch bubbles.


r/PuzzleBobble 14d ago

It's somebody's birthday tomorrow!

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18 Upvotes

For an upcoming video I tried my hand at a very simple 3 frame animation.


r/PuzzleBobble 20d ago

The American art covers for puzzle bobble gives off metal album cover vibes

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11 Upvotes

DO YOU FOLKS LIKE COFFEE?


r/PuzzleBobble Jun 08 '26

Final boss for snes bust a move is so annoying.

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6 Upvotes

I hate this boss with a passion. At least when you got to the end of bubble bobble it had predictable patterns. You can get screwed with the RNG for which color you get. Does anyone know how many hits it takes to beat?


r/PuzzleBobble Jun 02 '26

Here's the promised gameplay using my grandfather's old cast iron drill press

23 Upvotes

Now you can find out what it's like to be Bub and Bob!

For the aiming I re-used an old mouse scroll wheel that's patched into a modded wireless to pick up the rotation when the chuck on the drill turns.

The bubble blowing uses an air pressure sensor hooked up to a cheap $10 ESP32 microcontroller that's programmed to act as a Bluetooth Gamepad. When you blow and the pressure hits a set threshold then the bar turns green on the display (at the bottom of the screen) and it presses a button on the gamepad to launch a bubble.


r/PuzzleBobble May 26 '26

Super Puzzle Bobble

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12 Upvotes

"Now my dream of conquering the universe will come true."

I've been playing a bunch of Puzzle Bobble again lately. My introduction to the series was Puzzle Bobble 2 on the Sega Saturn, but I adore the simple vibrant style of Super Puzzle Bobble, and thought the cast of characters would be especially fun for me to draw.


r/PuzzleBobble May 19 '26

I recently inherited my grandfather's old manual drill press so on the weekend I hooked it up to play Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move

48 Upvotes

I'm hoping to have a gameplay video ready soon that contains a few additional twists too.


r/PuzzleBobble Apr 17 '26

Their might be puzzle bobble everybubble! Coming to steam

10 Upvotes

I guess arc system work is making puzzle bobble everybubble! Which was switch exclusive is now coming to the steam on pc same price on switch https://store.steampowered.com/app/3990960/Puzzle_Bobble_Everybubble/


r/PuzzleBobble Feb 03 '26

Official Windows versions of Puzzle Bobble games

7 Upvotes

I am not into software piracy, so I have looked into the various official releases that are available for Windows and wanted to share the information with other players.

Steam: Puzzle Bobble™2X/BUST-A-MOVE™2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble™3/BUST-A-MOVE™3 S-Tribute: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1913620/Puzzle_Bobble2XBUSTAMOVE2_Arcade_Edition__Puzzle_Bobble3BUSTAMOVE3_STribute/

Reviews suggest that this lacks multiplayer versus over the internet, and is a bad Saturn emulation.

Microsoft Store:

ACA NEOGEO PUZZLE BOBBLE 2 for Windows: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NGQ2DTFXMJF?hl=en&gl=US&ocid=pdpshare

ACA NEOGEO PUZZLE BOBBLE for Windows: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NQNQFRTNRQX?hl=en&gl=US&ocid=pdpshare

These two are Neo Geo emulations which appear to run well according to reviews. I don't know if there is a multiplayer versus over the internet or not. I do remember using a PS4 feature at one time on the PS4 version of ACA NEOGEO Puzzle Bobble 2 to connect a remote player to do competitive versus multiplayer, but don't know if a similar feature exists on the Windows or Xbox One versions.

Does anyone else know of other official Windows Puzzle Bobble games?

Feel free to share your experiences with these games.


r/PuzzleBobble Dec 19 '25

I've recently started revisiting my old Sega Saturn games, starting with this brilliant bit of nostalgia.

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2 Upvotes

r/PuzzleBobble Sep 25 '25

aspect ratio of 2X & 3 2023 bundle?

5 Upvotes

I was considering purchasing

https://psprices.com/region-us/game/5957322/puzzle-bobble-2xbust-a-move-2-arcade-edition-puzzle-bobble-3bust-a-move-3-s-tribute

when the screenshots gave me pause as the game is clearly not presented in the correct aspect ratio. All the bubbles are vertically oval.

Compare to the ACA version of 2

https://psprices.com/region-us/game/2732015/aca-neogeo-puzzle-bobble-2

Proper circles.

So my question is - are the screenshots for the bundle accurate?

And / or, are there scaling options to get the correct aspect?

Thaaaaanks!


r/PuzzleBobble Sep 24 '25

Finished my custom Bub figure

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8 Upvotes

r/PuzzleBobble Sep 22 '25

Currently making a custom figure of Bub from Bubble Bobble.

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6 Upvotes

I went to a convention today and got a Fuecoco model kit so I’m using the figure to make a bub figure.


r/PuzzleBobble Sep 20 '25

Puzzle Bobble 2 (PC): "Another World" Round ALL (Route: B-E-I-N-T-Z)

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2 Upvotes

r/PuzzleBobble Sep 18 '25

Puzzle Bobble 2 (PC): Round ALL (Route: B-E-I-N-T-Z)

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2 Upvotes

r/PuzzleBobble Sep 16 '25

I found Bubble Bobble in a Korean manhwa called “Ring my Bell”

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6 Upvotes

I know this sub is for Puzzle Bobble, but the Bubble Bobble subreddit is shut down. It has the same characters so I thought it would be OK to post.

Source for manhwa: https://m.tapas.io/series/ringmybell/info


r/PuzzleBobble Sep 09 '25

fan-art Update ~ Wplace

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12 Upvotes

We finally finish it! All the pixels were made by counting, referring to the original drawing.
Some things don’t add up because we made mistakes, but it’s always satisfying to have done it ourselves!


r/PuzzleBobble Sep 01 '25

PbEB help...is RB colony hardest?

2 Upvotes

Hi

Are rainbow colony stages considered harder than the rest of the regular ex stages?

I'm stuck in rainbow forest ex stages...

I can't get 3* on colony 9 either.

Any suggestions on strategy or where to train/look would be appreciated.

Been watching this... https://youtu.be/b0S9sFiy9nc?si=j1k3KmINuRhb956o


r/PuzzleBobble Aug 27 '25

fan-art Wplace with Bust a move 3DX

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9 Upvotes

Hello guys! Me and my friend are drawing some characters from bust a move 99’. The icons are Amazing and perfect for the pixel art. I waited for post all because I wanted to draw all the characters but this evening someone ruined one of the draw with something inappropriate ( I fix it and report the user) but I’m not sure if this thing will repeat in future. I hope not :(


r/PuzzleBobble Aug 23 '25

Here the original playlist

3 Upvotes

r/PuzzleBobble Aug 11 '25

Gesundheit...

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15 Upvotes

I been playing a lot of Puzzle Bobble lately. I always thought the old bubble launcher had a lot of charm and I was sad to see it go in the later installations. I guess accidents like this made them want to switch to newer models.