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Buster Bros.

Commodore C64/128/MAX

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ZX Spectrum

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Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD

Pang, originally released in Japan as Pomping World and in North America as Buster Bros., is a 1989 arcade action game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Its core gameplay is similar to the 1983 Japanese MSX game Cannon Ball, also released that year for the ZX Spectrum as Bubble Buster.

Players embark on a round-the-world quest to destroy bouncing balloons that are threatening landmarks and cities across the globe. The game features 50 stages set in 17 locations, including Mt. Fuji, Mt. Keirin, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Angkor Wat, Ayers Rock, the Taj Mahal, Leningrad, Paris, London, Barcelona, Athens, Egypt, Kenya, New York, Maya ruins, Antarctica, and Easter Island. Later versions added additional locations. Each stage includes a background depicting local landmarks, along with a unique arrangement of blocks, some destructible, some permanent, and some hidden with bonus items.

Stages begin with balloons of various sizes; the largest balloons split into smaller ones three times before disappearing after the fourth hit. Players start with a single harpoon, though special weapons can drop when balloons are popped. At certain points, food items worth bonus points may also appear. Contact with any balloon results in the loss of a life. In two-player mode, if both players touch a balloon at the same time, only Player 1 loses a life. Similarly, when both reach a bonus or weapon simultaneously, only Player 1 collects it.

Players begin with three to five lives depending on dip switch settings, with extra lives awarded upon reaching specific score thresholds. A stage is cleared when all balloons are destroyed, and the game concludes after all stages are completed, ending with the heroes driving their jeep into the sunset on an Easter Island beach.

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Indie

Unboxathon

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Unboxathon is a cute content-packed incremental game about opening mystery boxes. Find rare items, upgrade your skills, and unlock new boxes & features! Collect shiny items, pop bubble wrap, and materialize artifacts out of thin air. Can you find your lost childhood plush?

Music

Puzzle

BubbleBeast DigiDungeon

Pop bubbles, fight monsters, and keep rocking to the beat. Get into the flow with unique puzzle-rhythm mechanics across 5 vibrant levels. Match colored bubbles, defuse the Beasts’ attacks, and don't let that combo meter break.

Game Boy

The Game Boy version of Buster Bros. (also known as Pang in some regions) is a portable adaptation of the arcade game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Released in 1990, it retains the core gameplay, where players use a harpoon gun to pop bouncing bubbles while avoiding contact. The game features multiple levels set in different world locations, but with simplified graphics and gameplay adjustments for the handheld system.

Bubble Frog DX

Bubble Frog DX is a fun and challenging short Action Puzzle game where you take on the role of a Frog in a Bubble who's been tasked to save 160 Onigiri from all kinds of hazards across 50 levels and 4 colorful zones in this retro throwback title!

Bubbler

Linux

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Bubble up in Bubbler, the bubbliest farming game of your dreams as you unbubble the wondrous world of The Bubbles. Gamble your earnings for bubbly accessories, buy your very own bubble pets and upgrade your skills as you expand your farm.

Strategy

Flesh Psychosis

Flesh Psychosis is a little casual puzzle game, in which you have to score as much as possible. You have to collect various spooky ingredients and make deathly meals, using gravity and mad scientist tools.

Bubbles!

Can you and a duck bath toy reach the peak of evolution? In this physics-based combination game featuring cute little sea creatures, merge bubbles together to create new life forms!

Bubble Battle

Nintendo Switch

Bubble Battle is a retro online/local multiplayer fighting game inspired by arcade classics. Players fly around with one simple objective: burst opponents’ bubbles before they burst yours. Collect powerups and out-maneuver opponents for fast-paced, addictive fun!

Racing

Adventure

Bubble Surge

This is a platform - jumping game. You'll be encased in bubbles and immersed in an underwater world, while the 'monster' is lurking in the cave, waiting for a chance to move. Hurry up! Cross numerous obstacles to explore the path and free yourself.

Mushroam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerous caves and ruins to save your village, in this punchy and kinetic platformer.

bubbles

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