Question 1

True or false: Bubble Bobble was originally an arcade game released by Taito in 1986.

Accepted Answer

True. Yes, Taito debuted Bubble Bobble in arcades in 1986, later porting it to many home systems.

Question 2

True or false: Players control dinosaurs Bub and Bob who shoot water bubbles to trap enemies.

Accepted Answer

False. They actually shoot bubbles from their mouths, not water; the bubbles trap enemies until they pop.

Question 3

True or false: Bubble Bobble was the first game to feature a cooperative two-player mode in arcades.

Accepted Answer

False. Many earlier arcade games like Joust (1982) had co-op; Bubble Bobble popularized it but wasn’t the first.

Question 4

True or false: Bubble Bobble features over 100 levels across its single-player campaign.

Accepted Answer

False. The original arcade version has 100 levels, not over 100—exactly 100 plus a hidden bonus stage.

Question 5

True or false: If two players finish the final level at the same time, they get a special hidden ending.

Accepted Answer

True. Yes, in the original arcade, both players must defeat the final boss simultaneously to see the true, happy ending.

Question 6

True or false: Bubble Bobble’s soundtrack was composed by famous video game composer Yuzo Koshiro.

Accepted Answer

False. The music was actually composed by Tadashi Kimijima, not Yuzo Koshiro, though Koshiro is often miscredited.

Question 7

True or false: The game’s final boss is a giant, mechanical version of the main character’s father.

Accepted Answer

True. Super Drunk, the final boss, is actually Bub and Bob’s transformed father in the original story.

Question 8

True or false: In the original arcade cabinet, the game used a special four-way joystick for diagonal movement.

Accepted Answer

True. Most cabinets had a 4-way joystick to prevent accidental diagonal input, critical for precise bubble shooting.

Bubble Bobble Trivia Questions