Ports
Rainbow Islands has been converted to the following home computer and video game console platforms:
- Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC (1989, Graftgold/Ocean)
- Amiga and Atari ST (1990, Graftgold/Ocean) (converted by Andrew Braybrook)
- Sega Mega Drive (1990, Aisystem Tokyo/Taito) (released as Rainbow Islands Extra)
- NES (1991) (Taito - US/Japan) (Ocean - Europe)(The European version is different from the original Japanese version)
- Sega Master System (1993) (Taito)(European version contains bad glitch resetting the game after Level 7, preventing player from reaching Level 8 and seeing the ending. This is fixed in the Brazil version) The box art also bizarrely titles the game as "Rainbow Islands: Story of The Bubble Bobble 2".
- PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 (1993, Interchannel)
- PC, Sega Saturn and PlayStation (1996, Graftgold/Acclaim) (released as Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands, optionally plays with improved graphics)
- WonderSwan (2000, Bandai) (released as Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party)
- Game Boy Color (2001)
- PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox (2005, Empire Interactive/Sega) (released as part of Taito Legends)
- Mobile (2005, Taito) (released as mobile version for various handsets)
- Xbox Live Arcade (2009, Taito) (released with updated "2.5D" graphics)
Read more about this topic: Rainbow Islands: The Story Of Bubble Bobble 2
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