The briefing

About this game

Bust-A-Move is an unofficial conversion of the classic bubble-matching puzzle game, based on the Super Nintendo version. Players fire randomly colored bubbles from a cannon and connect three or more bubbles of the same color to clear them.

Game Modes

  • Puzzle mode: Complete 90 puzzles while the ceiling steadily descends. A password feature allows players to continue from the last level played.
  • Versus mode: Compete against the AI across six difficulty settings or challenge a second player. Clearing bubbles sends additional bubbles to the opponent.
  • Challenge mode: Play endlessly as bubbles refill from above, with no victory condition and a focus on achieving a high score.

The conversion adapts many levels from the SNES version but omits special bubbles, quick-completion bonuses, and bonuses for dropping large groups of bubbles at once.