Bubble Buddies
A downloadable game
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Bubble Buddies is a reimagination of Bubble Bobble, arguably the best c64 game ever. With 100 brand new levels designed for maximum happiness, Bubble Buddies emphasizes unique level design with a wider range of gameplay and a slightly easier playthrough with a smooth difficulty curve.
All graphics have been polished to look their absolute best within the narrow constraints of the c64. Most of the sprites are made by the talented Davide Bottino for the 2025 release of Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered.
This is not a rewrite, but a hack of the original game. Only the content has been changed, along with minor bug fixes.
Bubble Buddies runs great on real c64 hardware and in the Vice emulator.
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Development log
- Press 1 or 2 to start40 days ago
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Ciao. E' bellissimo molto divertente. Potresti se avete tempo ad aggiungere gli score (punti) sopra gli oggetti raccolti, come nel cabinato ? Fa piu' effetto !! Grazie!
Very nice game with some interesting new levels. Our German-language review can be found at 01:12:04. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Thank you! Bubble Buddies (2026, Geon3)
Great work! It was a lot of fun creating this longplay.
Thanks! Always good to see a new video from you.
Great game
Very nice game!
Wow! You made my day! Thanks! :)
Nice level-set, good work. One thing I noticed, that i want to mention. In the second screen (the one, after the "Bubble Buddies" logo screen), it should perhaps be written somewhere, that you should press either button 1 or 2 (for 1 or 2 players) now, to go on.
Maybe not all users are so familiar with "Bubble Bobble" on the C64 and some could otherwise get the impression, that the game has frozen in this moment, since there's no music playing at that point and you also can't proceed with the firebutton on the controllers or with the function keys. In the original game, there's a note at the bottom in this moment, indicating the player, that he should press 1 or 2 now and that really would make sense here as well. Otherwise, great release.
Thanks! Fixed now: https://geon3.itch.io/buddies/devlog/1464712/press-1-or-2-to-start
Nice! Now it's clear for all users, even for beginners.
Lets GO!
Great version, thanks🕹️👍
13 hours!!! but I wanna play it noooooowwww :D
what!.. bubble bobble 4 ever :) Im looking forward to it.