Current Events > I had forgotten how hard arcade Bubble Bobble is, compared to most home ports.

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I've got MANY hours playing Bubble Bobble, in various forms, but I didn't remember until playing the Switch port how hard the arcade original is. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's a HARD game. I've played it for over 25 years, and still find some levels hard. But, after getting used to the Saturn version, playing a direct port of the arcade version is a little unsettling. The principal difference is how quickly, on some levels, the bubbles turn red and burst. The enemies escape quickly; when they did, it's the "angry" version. This makes them more dangerous, and makes it harder to time things like water and lightning attacks. Also, the movement of the enemies in general is a little different to other ports, which threw me off a little.

I can usually get to about level 70 without much trouble, but playing the arcade version this week, I struggled to even get to level 30. Wtf.

Any thoughts on all this?

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