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 Member 54 Level 45.72 Mar 2006 
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Rainbow Islands
 IIT, RAINBOW ISLANDS Man this game brings back lots of memories. I loved it when I was younger, even though I wasn't the one who fell victim to it's everlasting gameplay. It was my mother. Yes, my mother likes to play this game. Often. EXCEPT she's been stuck on the 8th boss for the past 10+ years and hasn't managed to defeat it regardless of what she does. It's odd because she won't play the Genesis, PS1 or an emulated version which is EXACTLY THE SAME. She really loves it (along with a couple of other games) but only if they're for the Mastersystem. I've tried to hunt down a copy for her for awhile, as hers has no box nor manual, but no such luck. Surprisingly it's pretty hard to find now. So yeah, I heard you had to collect the gems in a certain order before you're allowed to unlock the secret levels. And if you've done so and pick up another gem, YOU'RE SCREWED. I'd always laugh at this because the arcade version went on forever. Something like, 50 levels across 10 or so islands. I never understood why this game was related to Bubble Bobble. It's slogan is "The Story of Bubble Bobble II" but they've managed to release another Bubble Bobble game seperate to this. I mean, a kid magically shooting enemies doesn't remind me of Bubble Bobble at all. Bubble Bobble on the DS is okay, as it has the original as well as some new fancy one. The original is great, I think. Unfortunately Rainbow Islands for the DS failed miserably because you actually need to draw the rainbows with the touchscreen, which is extremely annoying. I don't think there's much appeal here, even though it hasn't been released in america yet. Anyway, DISCUSS. Jam it back in, in the dark.
Last edited by Elixir; Sep 29, 2006 at 05:42 AM.
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Member 54 Level 45.72 Mar 2006
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Yeah, I didn't quite understand myself what the hell they were trying to do with the Rainbow Islands title for DS. I mean, there isn't even an original copy of the game in there. Drawing the rainbows with the touchscreen really wasn't the greatest idea in the world.
 I think this was the best release Taito has ever made. It has the arcade versions of Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands and a Ranbow Islands upgrade. Of course I don't bother with the upgrade, because it appears that upgrades of classic games almost never work (especially when it comes to Taito, it seems), but the original titles were nice. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Elixir