Publisher City Connection's "S-Tribute×TAITO" project is an lineup of contemporary ports of classic Sega Saturn games by Taito. Vertical space shoot-em-up Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute debuted in April, followed by Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute in November.

City Connection today published Metal Black S-Tribute for consoles and Steam. The elaborately titled Puzzle Bobble 2X/BUST-A-MOVE 2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3/BUST-A-MOVE 3 S-Tribute has also launched, available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox consoles and Windows through Steam.


The puzzle game compilation bundles arcade editions and home console ports of Puzzle Bobble 2X and the localized Bust-A-Move 2, along with arcade editions and home console ports of Puzzle Bobble 3 and the localized Bust-A-Move 3. The launch trailer can be viewed on the publisher's YouTube channel.

City Connection's "S-Tribute×TAITO" ports utilize the Zebra Engine for Sega Saturn emulation. The Puzzle Bobble compilation's assorted features include a rewind function, speed slowdown mode, quick save and load, unlimited credits option, and scan lines to mimic CRT monitor display.

In 1997, Taito published the music compilation "Puzzle Bobble Variety," containing background tracks from the Puzzle Bobble trilogy. Music for the game series is by Norihiro Furukawa, Kazuko Umino, Yukiharu Urita, and Yasuko Yamada. The album is available for streaming on YouTube Music, Spotify and Apple Music.


From the product page:

Puzzle Bobble is a series of puzzle games in which the player fires bubbles from the bottom of the screen, and the bubbles pop when three or more of the same color stick together. The player clears each stage when they meet the conditions for that stage. Higher points are scored when many bubbles are dropped at once or when bubbles are popped by shooting bubbles and bouncing them off the walls.

Have fun playing alone in puzzle mode, where you can take your time solving puzzles, or with a friend in versus mode, where you fire bubbles at each other. Enjoy ports of the arcade games Puzzle Bobble 2X and Puzzle Bobble 3, as well as four home console versions released in Japan and abroad, with added original modes.

City Connection - S-Tribute×TAITO

Nintendo - Puzzle Bobble 2X/BUST-A-MOVE 2 Arcade Edition & Puzzle Bobble 3/BUST-A-MOVE 3 S-Tribute

YouTube Music - Puzzle Bobble Variety

Apple Music - Puzzle Bobble Variety

【明日発売！】
パズルアクション『パズルボブル2X』『パズルボブル3』
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