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What do you get when you cross cardboard, deodorant rollers, and a love for retro gaming? A marvel of DIY engineering that brings the arcade classic Puzzle Bobble to life—once again! Do you remember the original Puzzle Bobble aiming mechanism we featured 12 years ago? Now, creator [TomTilly] has returned with a revamped version, blending ingenuity with a touch of nostalgia. [Tom] truly is a Puzzle Bobble enthusiast. And who could argue that? The game’s simplicty makes for innocent yet addictive gameplay.
[Tom]’s new setup recreates Puzzle Bobble’s signature aiming mechanic using surprising materials: deodorant roller balls filled with hot glue (to diffuse LED colours), bamboo skewers, and rubber bands. At its heart is an Arduino UNO, which syncs the RGB LED ‘bubbles’ and a servo-driven aiming arm to the game’s real-time data. A Lua script monitors MAME’s memory locations to match the bubble colours and aimer position.
But this isn’t just a static display. [Tom] hints at a version 2.0: a fully functional controller complete with a handle. Imagine steering this tactile masterpiece through Puzzle Bobble’s frantic levels!
Need more inspiration? Check out other quirky hacks like [Tom]’s deodorant roller controller we featured in 2023. Whether you’re…
When thinking back to past games, the classic Taito Bubble Bobble is one that may come to mind. It was definitely one of those games you could hit up at the arcade with a buddy and that earworm… Fast forward to 2020 and the game has seen a few iterations. Our Bubble Bobble 4 Friends review takes a look at a game that recently released on the Nintendo Switch and is great for killing some of that quarantine time with others in your house.
Normally, we include a story section in our game reviews, however, there isn’t much of a story to this one. On that note, if you are after the general story line, you play as up to four dragons to defeat Bonner, the wicked magician.
As with the original game, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends requires you — and hopefully your family and friends — team up together to clear various stages. With five worlds, there are 50 levels that require you to blow bubbles, capture enemies in them, then stomp on them to kill them. Once you’ve cleared a level, you move on to the next — easy, peasy. When you’ve completed all 50 levels and…