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title Puzzle Bobble 3 (Ver 2.1O 1996/09/27)
set name pbobble3
manufacturer Taito Corporation
year 1996
genre Puzzle (hof)
category Puzzle / Toss (hof)
driver status good
driver source taito_f3.c
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rating

71.7% after 525 votes
 
clones Puzzle Bobble 3 (Ver 2.1A 1996/09/27)
Puzzle Bobble 3 (Ver 2.1J 1996/09/27)
display
colour emulation good
palette 8192
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 320x232
frequency 58.970000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 4
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 4
coin slots 4
hardware
cpu 68EC020 @ 16MHz
cpu 68000 @ 16MHz
audio ES5505 @ 15.23805MHz
data
version added .037b11
last change(s) .085u3
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
e29-12.rom  524288  9eb19a00  pbobble3    5a6417e4377070f9f01110dc6d513d0de01cff1e 
e29-11.rom  524288  e54ada97  pbobble3    325e2bc7156656cc262989910dde07a1746cf790 
e29-10.rom  524288  1502a122  pbobble3    cb981a4578aa30276c491a0ef47f5e05c05d8b28 
e29-16.rom  524288  aac293da  pbobble3    2188d1abe6aeefa872cf16db40999574497d982e 
e29-02.rom  1048576  437391d3  pbobble3    b3cc64c68553d37e0bd09e0dece14901d8df5866 
e29-01.rom  1048576  52547c77  pbobble3    d0cc8b8915cec1506c9733a1ce1638038ea93d25 
e29-08.rom  1048576  7040a3d5  pbobble3    ea284ec530aac20348f84122e38a508bbc283f44 
e29-07.rom  1048576  fca2ea9b  pbobble3    a87ebedd0d16657288df434a70b8933fafe0ca25 
e29-06.rom  1048576  c16184f8  pbobble3    ded417d9d116b5a2f7518fa404bc2dda1c6a6366 
e29-13.rom  262144  1ef551ef  pbobble3    527defe8f35314304adb4b483285b08cd6ebe865 
e29-14.rom  262144  7ee7e688  pbobble3    d65aa9c449e1d64f10d1be9727a9d93ab1571e65 
e29-03.rom  2097152  a4371658  pbobble3    26510a3f6de97f49b10dfc5cb9b7da947a44bfcb 
e29-04.rom  2097152  d1f42457  pbobble3    2c77be6365deb5ef215da0c66da23b415623bdb1 
e29-05.rom  2097152  e33c1234  pbobble3    84c336ed6fd8723e824889fe7b52c284be659e62 
cabinet art
flyer pbobble3.png
additional information
info 0.37b11 [Bryan McPhail]

WIP:
  • 20th February 2005: Bryan McPhail - Fiddling with the VRAM & Pixel layers on Taito F3 hardware. Per scanline alpha blending and priority mixing almost working. The VRAM layer in Puzzle Bobble 3 is used for alpha blending to darken parts of the background.
  • 13th March 2003: Paul Priest and MooglyGuy fixed the sound ROM loading in Puzzle Bobble 3, Puzzle Bobble 4 and Puchi Carat.
  • 3rd September 2001: Aaron Giles fixed the wrong voice samples being played in Puzzle Bobble 3.
  • 18th May 2001: Bryan McPhail fixed the black spots in the background graphics of Puzzle Bobble 2 and 3.
  • 0.37b11: Bryan McPhail added Puzzle Bobble 3 (World) and clones (US) and (Japan). Issues: Playfields are 1 off in the x-axis.
  • 16th January 2001: Bryan McPhail fixed some memory corrupting bugs in the Taito F3 driver.
  • 15th January 2001: Bryan McPhail finally submitted his Taito F3 driver, which is not graphically perfect and crashes hard sometimes but has complete ES5505 sound emulation thanks to Aaron Giles, Ian Schmidt and R. Belmont. Not all games are working due to 68020 core bugs, but these are: Ring Rage, Arabian Magic, Riding Fight, Grid Seeker: Project Stormhammer, Gunlock / Rayforce, Super Cup Finals / Hat Trick Hero '93, Top Ranking Stars, Light Bringer, Kaiser Knuckle / Global Champion, Bubble Bobble 2 / Bubble Symphony, Space Invaders DX, Taito Power Goal / Hat Trick Hero '95, Quiz Theater - 3tsu no Monogatari, Akkanvader, Moriguchi Hiroko no Quiz de Hyuu!Hyuu!, Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again, Puzzle Bobble 2X, Kyukyoku Tiger 2, Bubble Memories, Cleopatra Fortune, Puzzle Bobble 3, Arkanoid Returns, Kirameki Star Road, Puchi Carat and Pop 'N Pop.
LEVELS: 30 (puzzle mode) and 10 (vs. mode)

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Romset: 13824 kb / 14 files / 6.66 zip
history Puzzle Bobble 3 (c) 1996 Taito.


Link 3 or more colored bubbles by shooting an identical colored bubble. When they are joined together, they pop.


- TECHNICAL -


Taito F3 System hardware

Prom Stickers : E29


Main CPU : 68EC020 (@ 16 Mhz)

Sound CPU : 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)

Sound Chips : ES5505 (@ 15.23805 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 232 pixels

Screen refresh : 58.97 Hz

Palette colors : 8192


Players : 4

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 4


- TRIVIA -


Released in September 1996.


One of the playable characters is an enemy character from "Sonic Blast Man 2 - Real Puncher".


Another of the characters is a homage to Capcom's Ryu, complete with Shouryuken and Hadoken motions when he gets good combos. In his winpose (where he turns his back to the player), he has the Taito logo on his back.


The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'PB3'.


Soundtrack releases :

Puzzle Bobble Variety / Zuntata [Zuntata Records - ZTTL-0009 - Mar 28, 1997]


- UPDATES -


The US version is slightly different, it has a "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen and a "Recycle It, Don't Trash It!" screen.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* Alternative Game-play : press Shoot, Left, Right, Shoot on the title-screen before inserting coins. If done correctly, a small character will appear. On the next play, you will play on a different stage layout.


- SERIES -
  1. Puzzle Bobble (1994)
  2. Puzzle Bobble [MVS] (1994)
  3. Puzzle Bobble 2 (1995)
  4. Puzzle Bobble 2 [MVS] (1999)
  5. Puzzle Bobble 2X (1995)
  6. Puzzle Bobble 3 (1996)
  7. Puzzle Bobble 4 (1997)
  8. Super Puzzle Bobble (1999)
  9. Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble (2002)
  10. Super Puzzle Bobble 2 (2002, Sony PlayStation 2)
  11. Super Puzzle Bobble All-Stars (2003, Nintendo GameCube)
  12. Puzzle Bobble Vs. (2003, Nokia N-Gage)
  13. Ultra Bust-a-Move (2004, Microsoft XBOX)
  14. Puzzle Bobble Pocket (2005, Sony PSP)
  15. Puzzle Bobble DS (2005, Nintendo DS)
  16. - STAFF -
    • Game designers : Seiichi Nakakuki, T. Saito
    • Programmers : Nak (Njk Techno), Maru (Njk Techno)
    • Character designers : Takao Yoshiba, Midori, Mari, Chino Maeda, M. Ishizuka
    • Music composer : Yukiharu Urita (Zuntata)
    • Designer : Kumi Mizobe
    • Round designers : Aya Yamamoto, Ayako Ishitsuka, Ayumi Kuroda, Chiaki Tanaka, Daiki Tanihiro, Etsuko Nakaya, Iesato Mikami, Ikue Sakuma, Junichi Sakurada, Junko Tanaka, Kaori Saito, Kazuaki Kimura, Kazuma Mori, Keiko Yano, Kiyotaka Yokota, Kuniaki Yamamoto, Mai Miyata, Masahiko Inoue, Masaki Iida, Miwa Akieda, Naoko Okada, Naoki Matsumoto, Naomi Abe, Ryo Sasaki, Souichiro Takakura, Sumiyo Kurosaki, Susumu Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Kanetani, Yasuki Fujino, Yoshimichi Omori
    • Voice performers : Adachi Tsubame Youchien, C. Tanaka, Y. Sekiguchi
    • Narration assists : Norihiro Furukawa (Zuntata), Richard H.B (Zuntata)
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Sega Saturn (1997)
    • Sony PlayStation (1997)
    • Nintendo 64 (1998, "Bust -A- Move 3 DX")
    • Nintendo Game Boy (1998, "Bust A Move 3 DX")
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=puzzle-bobble-3&page=detail&id=2082&o=2
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cheats
cheats
code comments
00000000:405BE1:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
00000001:408D58:000000FF:FFFFFFFF  Enable "Alternate World" Levels:Drunk on Title Screen and different maps, Same as "Fire,<-,->,Fire" on Title Screen
00000001:40AFD0:000000FF:FFFFFFFF  Disable "Alternate World" Levels
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Help Line PL1
00010000:41F836:00000080:00000080  Enabled
00010000:41F836:00000000:00000080  Disabled
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Perm. Current Bubble PL1
00010000:413412:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010000:413412:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010000:413412:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010000:413412:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010000:413412:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010000:413412:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010000:413412:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010000:413412:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Perm. Next Bubble PL1
00010000:413421:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010000:413421:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010000:413421:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010000:413421:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010000:413421:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010000:413421:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010000:413421:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010000:413421:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
62000001:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Temp. Current Bubble PL1
00010001:413412:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010001:413412:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010001:413412:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010001:413412:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010001:413412:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010001:413412:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010001:413412:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010001:413412:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
62000001:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Temp. Next Bubble PL1
00010001:413421:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010001:413421:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010001:413421:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010001:413421:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010001:413421:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010001:413421:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010001:413421:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010001:413421:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Help Line PL2
00010000:41F837:00000080:00000080  Enabled
00010000:41F837:00000000:00000080  Disabled
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Perm. Current Bubble PL2
00010000:413512:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010000:413512:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010000:413512:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010000:413512:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010000:413512:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010000:413512:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010000:413512:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010000:413512:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Perm. Next Bubble PL2
00010000:413521:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010000:413521:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010000:413521:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010000:413521:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010000:413521:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010000:413521:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010000:413521:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010000:413521:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
62000001:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Temp. Current Bubble PL2
00010001:413512:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010001:413512:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010001:413512:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010001:413512:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010001:413512:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010001:413512:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010001:413512:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010001:413512:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
62000001:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Temp. Next Bubble PL2
00010001:413521:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Red
00010001:413521:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Green
00010001:413521:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Blue
00010001:413521:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Yellow
00010001:413521:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Orange
00010001:413521:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Purple
00010001:413521:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Grey
00010001:413521:00000008:FFFFFFFF  Black
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Region:After you enable this cheat to see any effect you will have to reset the game (with F3). Then you may have to turn the Test Mode ON (with F2), wait for Test Mode to appear and reset again (with F3).
20810000:1FFFFF:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Japan
20810000:1FFFFF:00000002:FFFFFFFF  US
20810000:1FFFFF:00000003:FFFFFFFF  World
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