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Bust-A-Move 3

by Taito·published by Taito, MediaKite, Empire Interactive

1 September 19962
PCWindowsPlayStationPS1NintendoN64SEGA SaturnPSPPS3PS Vita

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7.9/ 10

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Key art

About

One day, Dunk, the magic magician of Bubble World, releases a spell that transports eight characters from their home worlds to Bubble World. Now it is the player's turn to bring them back home!

In Bust-A-Move 3, you must try to remove all the bubbles in each stage by connecting three or more of the same color.

Five playing modes are available:

  • Arcade mode.
  • Challenge mode: in this mode the player's performance is evaluated and the game adapts to it.
  • Win Contest mode: challenge all eight characters.
  • Collection mode: a collection of levels created by Bust-A-Move players. Each round carries the designer's name.
  • Edit mode: players can create and play their own puzzles.

The Nintendo 64 version also includes two- and four-player modes.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerSplit screen

Perspective

Side view

Expanded into

Bust-a-Move '99

Included in

Puzzle Bobble 2X/Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3/Bust-A-Move 3: S-Tribute

Ported as

Bust-A-Move 3

Languages

2 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English
Japanese

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Multiplayer Options

Same/Split-Screen

Multiplayer Game Modes

Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)

Number of Offline Players

1-4 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium MMX

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

64 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 7.0

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

2X (300 KB/s)

Min. Video Memory Required

4 MB

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480

Box art

Also known as

Bust-A-Move '99Alternative title

Bust-A-Move 3 DXEuropean Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Windows title

Puzzle Bobble 3Japanese Arcade and Saturn title

Puzzle Bobble 3 DXJapanese PlayStation title

Puzzle Bobble 64Japanese Nintendo 64 title

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Facts

Developer

Taito

Ported by

CyberFront

Released

1 September 1996

Series

Puzzle Bobble

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS1NintendoN64SEGA SaturnPSPPS3PS VitaArcade

Age ratings

ELSPA11+aDeSeTP

Standing

Top 41% by visits

Tags

Side viewFixed / flip-screenReal-timeArcadeTile matching puzzleDirect controlFantasy