Bubble Puzzle

Player notes

About this game

Bubble Puzzle is CONM&G's 1995 colour-matching game for DOS. This archived program identifies itself as version 1.31 and credits Oliver Pape for programming, Frank Sander for artwork and Gabor Papp for its keyboard handler. The included November 1995 notes describe the 1.3 update, including improved collision detection and a clearer display of the next bubble.

The opening screen can show a high-score table over an automatic demonstration. Click inside the game to begin a fresh round, then move the mouse left or right to aim the cannon at the bottom of the field. Click again to launch the loaded bubble; Space also fires. Watch the cannon itself as you aim, rather than treating the mouse pointer as a direct destination for the shot. The separate bubble at the lower left shows what is coming next.

Aim for matching colours and keep an eye on the descending rows. A shot can bounce from a side wall, so the direction of the cannon matters even when a target is not directly above it. Take time to read the current and next colours, but remember that the field continues moving toward the bottom. Escape exits the DOS game. The original README says this also saves the high-score table; keeping that file across a fresh browser session has not been verified.