Series

Rainbow Islands

8 games · 1987–2024

The whole series

Timeline 8

Games: 8; 1 remake or remaster
Span: 1987–2009; 23 years
Average score: 61; IGDB, released games
Highest rated: 77; Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
Next up: TBA; Rainbow Islands: Candyland

Releases by year

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1987
Series debut
1987
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
Taito · Platform · Puzzle
77IGDB
Rainbow Islands is a 1987 arcade game developed and published by Taito. The arcade version was licensed to Romstar for North American manufacturing and distribution. The game is subtitled "The Story of Bubble Bobble 2" and is the sequel to Taito's hit game Bubble Bobble from the previous year. It is the second of four arcade games in the Bubble Bobble series. The game was ported for numerous home computers and game…
- PC
- Arcade
- Amiga
- Amstrad CPC
- Atari ST/STE
- Commodore C64/128/MAX
- +3
Remade in 2006
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1988
1988
1988
Rainbow Islands Extra
Taito · Platform · Puzzle
Expanded edition
Rainbow Islands Extra is a strange update to Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, released by Taito for arcades in 1988. Although it offers a port of the original Rainbow Islands, the default option is the "extra" mode…
- Genesis
- Arcade
- FM Towns
2 years without a new game
1991
1991
February 15, 1991
Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III
Taito · Platform · Arcade
80IGDB
Break out the bandages and get ready for some finger-searing action! Join Bubby on his latest quest to save the universe, this time with a Magic Umbrella. Umbrella!? Yes, Umbrella! This powerful parasol puts the elements…
- Wii
- TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
8 years without a new game
2000
2000
July 29, 2000
Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party
MegaHouse · Platform
Expanded edition
Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party is an Action game, developed by DigitalWare and published by MegaHouse, which was released in Japan in 2000.
- WonderSwan
5 years without a new game
2006
2006
November 3, 2006
Rainbow Islands Revolution
Dreams · Platform
50IGDBRemaster
This is an updated version of Rainbow Islands, the sequel to Bubble Bobble, taking the form of a platform game where the player must ascend through vertical levels that are slowly sinking into the ocean. The objective of the…
- DS
Remaster of Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (1987)
2008
Latest release
February 24, 2008
Rainbow Islands Evolution
Platform
40IGDB
Rainbow Islands Evolution is a game in the Bubble Bobble series. The game follows the same vertical-scrolling system from the original, but it expands to a third dimension as there are platforms in the background which become accessible through the course of the game.
- PSP
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2009
2009
March 3, 2009
Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure!
Square Enix
60IGDBDelisted
Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure! is a part of the Bubble Bobble series. And thus this game features slightly similar gameplay. You play as Bubby or Bobby (or both, with a friend) and have to make your way to the top of…
- Xbox 360
- Wii
TBA
Next up
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Rainbow Islands: Candyland
Platform
Rainbow Islands is an adventure, platform game. The user has to jump over chasms and overcome deadly obstacles. The plot begins when the evil sorcerer Obziron comes to the fantastic and peaceful land of the Rainbow Islands. With the help of his army and allies, he attacked all towns and villages, capturing residents and territories.
- PC
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