Episode 161: Bubble Bobble Downsized and Done Right? The Classic Gets the Mini Treatment!

The Daily Daze

Mar 29 2021 • 13 mins

The legendary arcade game comes home in miniature form courtesy of Numskull, the UK-based company specializing in everything retro. It's a slick-looking machine, too, but how well does it play? Is it worth the premium price? Mr. Pacario discusses the machine and the game within, then ponders the company itself--will Numskull keep producing these tiny replicas, or is it likely to leave this niche industry behind?

Pics of the Bubble Bobble machine can be seen here: https://www.destructoid.com/--624156.phtml#post

Thanks to YouTube's DJMykah and Miles' Games for the excellent Bubble Bobble remixes. And lastly, kudos to Decktonic.com for the great opening/closing chiptune!