Bubble Bobble Special Items

It seems that all special items appear for a reason. There are a number of counters that count the occurrences of certain events. A special item will appear when the counter on which it depends reaches a certain value. This value sometimes changes depending on the difficulty level. Where these are different for different difficulty levels, they are given as quadruples (easy, normal, hard, very hard). Where the value is the same for all difficulty levels, just one number is given. The item will generally appear on the level after the specified value is reached. Chris Moore found out most of these things from looking at the code and has compiled an info file.

Powerups

These items give you extra bubbling power or speed.

100 points each

item effect reason

yellow sweet rapid-fire bubbles jump 51 or more times

blue sweet fast-moving bubbles pop 51 or more empty bubbles

purple sweet far-moving bubbles blow 51 or more bubbles

red shoe fast running run the total of about 15 times across the screen

Umbrellas

Umbrellas take you forward a certain number of screens, depending on their colour. This is helpful if you want to get as far as possible but not if you want to get as many points as possible.

200 points each

colour effect reason

orange 3 screens forward pop 15 water bubbles

red 5 screens forward pop 20 water bubbles

purple 7 screens forward pop 25 water bubbles

Rings

These give you methods of getting more points until the end of the stage. The effect varies depending on the colour of the stone in the ring.

1000 points each

colour effect reason

purple 500 points per jump 3 yellow sweets eaten

red 100 points for blowing a bubble 3 purple sweets eaten

light blue 10 points for moving a step 3 blue sweets eaten

Lanterns

2000 points each

colour effect reason

purple explosion, kills all enemies, makes 6k diamonds (1,1,2,2) umbrellas taken

light blue all rings (points for running, jumping and bubbling) p1 has joined a running game 5 times

yellow all sweets (fast, far and rapid-fire bubbling) (1,2,3,4) clocks collected

red all rings and all sweets p2 has joined a running game 5 times

Crosses

3000 points each

colour effect reason

blue cross water flood, makes 7k diamonds (6k if bubbled) (10,11,12,13) special items collected

yellow cross big lightning, makes 8k diamonds (10,12,14,16) points items collected

red cross fire breathing, makes 9k diamonds (4,5,6,7) enemies drowned by water bubbles

Candy Canes and Treasure Chests

candy canes 500 points each
treasure chests 1000 points each

colour big item reason

blue candy cane big blue lolly collect 3 of

brown candy cane big brown lolly collect 3 of

orange candy cane big orange collect 3 of

red candy cane big watermelon collect 3 of

yellow candy cane big cup cake collect 3 of

light blue candy cane big slice of cake collect 3 of

grey treasure chene big purple diamond collect 3 yellow crosses

blue treasure chene big blue diamond collect 3 blue crosses

red treasure chene big red diamond collect 3 purple lanterns

orange treasure chene big orange diamond collect 3 books

pink-purple treasure chene big pink-purple diamond finish the game

Find the points values and pictures of the big items that appear here.

Potions

Potions immediately remove all monsters from the screen and place a number of items on the screen. You can collect all these items for points until the time runs out (You have 30 seconds). If you manage to collect all the items then you receive a bonus 100000 points. If you're playing a two player game then the player who collects the most gets 100000 points and the other player gets 50000 points. The sort of item that you get depends on the colour of the potion but all the items are worth 500 points.

colour item reason

orange round orange things fall through screen 15 times

red flowers fall through screen 16 times

green four-leafed clovers fall through screen 17 times

yellow rainbows fall through screen 18 times

purple music notes fall through screen 19 times

Miscellaneous and Rare Items

item		points	effect	reason
	clock	200	gives you infinite time (BvB never appears) in the bootleg versions; in the original version the monsters freeze (but will still kill you if you walk into them)	pop 12 lightning bubbles
	bomb	200	explosion, makes 10k diamonds	pop (10,13,16,19) fire bubbles
	silver bell	1000	chimes whenever a special weapon will appear	"hurry up" has appeared (8,10,12,14) times
	book	3000	explosion, makes 8k diamonds (6k if bubbled)	(10,12,14,16) enemies killed by fire bubbles
	silver ring with small blue stone	3000	stars fall from sky and turn monsters into 6k diamonds	(10,12,14,16) enemies killed by lightning bubbles
	flashing Chack'n heart	3000	enemies freeze and you can run into them to kill them, giving you these items	(50,55,60,65) dead-enemy fruits eaten
	pink necklace	5000	bouncing ball kills monsters for 6k diamonds	(15,20,25,30) levels started
	red necklace	4000	10 free extend letters	(15,20,25,30) games started
	crystal ball	5000	makes special items appear more quickly	collected a crown on the previous level
	cigar	100	acts like yellow potion and makes next 3 special items be potions	777 levels started
	silver door	1000	takes you to a secret level	reach levels 20, 30 and 40 without having died
	gold door	3000	takes you from level 50 to level 70	reach level 50 without having died
	skull	10	the only bad item - causes an immediate "hurry up" in the bootleg versions; in the original version a comet flies across the screen and only the monsters that the comet hits will become angry	Baron von Blubba has appeared (30,27,23,20) times
	red bubble with yellow pulse	100000	fire breath for 5 rounds	random 1 in every 4096 bubbles
	lightning potion	1000	appears on level 100 - lets you blow lightning bubbles	always appears on level 100 and will reappear if you die

Items from Walking into Enemies with Heart

When you get the invincibility heart and run into enemies with it, you get an item (either a fruit or a diamond) when they die. The fruits that appear are worth the same number of points as when they appear for having burst enemies, not for when they appear as random points items.

enemy item item value

Zen-Chan banana 500

Banebou orange 1000

Mighta peach 2000

Hidegonsu watermelon 3000

Pulpul grapes 4000

Monsta pineapple 5000

Invader pink diamond 6000

Drunk blue diamond 7000

Cheat Items

These are items that appear when you use the high score cheats.

item points effect

knife 20 valuable food items fall from sky and kill enemies, make 6k diamonds

fork 20 fruit and vegetables fall from sky and kill enemies, make 6k diamonds

can of cola 20 orange potion items fall from sky and kill enemies, make 6k diamonds

octopus 1000 all remaining bubbles turn into wooden crosses

flamingo 1000 all remaining bubbles turn into pink dogs

glass mug 1000 all remaining bubbles turn into pizzas

wooden cross 700 created by octopus above

pink dog 700 created by flamingo above

pizza 700 created by glass mug above

back to front

This page last changed 1998/04/18

colour		effect	reason
	orange	3 screens forward	pop 15 water bubbles
	red	5 screens forward	pop 20 water bubbles
	purple	7 screens forward	pop 25 water bubbles

colour		big item	reason
	blue candy cane	big blue lolly	collect 3 of
	brown candy cane	big brown lolly	collect 3 of
	orange candy cane	big orange	collect 3 of
	red candy cane	big watermelon	collect 3 of
	yellow candy cane	big cup cake	collect 3 of
	light blue candy cane	big slice of cake	collect 3 of
	grey treasure chene	big purple diamond	collect 3 yellow crosses
	blue treasure chene	big blue diamond	collect 3 blue crosses
	red treasure chene	big red diamond	collect 3 purple lanterns
	orange treasure chene	big orange diamond	collect 3 books
	pink-purple treasure chene	big pink-purple diamond	finish the game

enemy		item		item value
	Zen-Chan		banana	500
	Banebou		orange	1000
	Mighta		peach	2000
	Hidegonsu		watermelon	3000
	Pulpul		grapes	4000
	Monsta		pineapple	5000
	Invader		pink diamond	6000
	Drunk		blue diamond	7000