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Help us put Bubble Bobble on XBLA

It was a month and a half ago when we began our series, "That should be on XBLA," in which we pick a classic game that would be a perfect fit for Xbox Live Arcade. The first game we picked was Taito's perennial action puzzler, Bubble Bobble. The idea behind "That should be on XBLA" is to get developers to notice that their games belong on Xbox Live Arcade.

It looks like Taito was listening. Taito's publishing company, Empire Interactive, has a thread running in their forum right now, which reads thusly:

"Hi All

I hope you can help us out with a bit of retro advice, If you were to pay to download a Taito Classic what would your top 3 be ??

Also, without giving the game away :) would online multiplayer be important to you downloading it ??

Come on guys - post your lists and let us know what you want.
"

While the post doesn't directly mention Xbox Live, we're pretty sure that's what this is all about. We're also pretty sure he's talking about Bubble Bobble with that question about online multiplayer. Note to Taito: hell yes, online multiplayer is important!

So, make your voices heard, loyal readers! Registering for Empire Interactive's forums is a snap. Go do it and tell 'em what you want (and don't forget to tell them who sent you). Our list looks like this:
  1. Bubble Bobble
  2. Arkanoid
  3. New Zealand Story
It's not like you can play any Xbox Live today anyway. You might as well do something constructive.

[Via Xboxic]

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1. After what happened with Bubble Bobble Revolution i dont think i'll be trying any Taito ports any time soon.

Anyway i'm fed up with these "retro" titles, they belong where there are, in the past. Anyway i think you can play the games you listed on vNES for free.

Posted at 11:17AM on Oct 17th 2006 by KineticOnline 0 stars

2. Dude, Taito's made some of the greatest damn side scrolling and horizontal shooters ever, and you're looking for Arkanoid? WTF?

Ray Force
Ray Storm
Light Bringer

Posted at 11:54AM on Oct 17th 2006 by J.Goodwin 0 stars

3. Uh, no. The lame retro games can bite my glorious golden ass. I like retro games probably more than most people, but they need to stop stuffing xbla with crap.

Posted at 1:17PM on Oct 17th 2006 by dan s. 0 stars

4. Wizards and Warriors from Rare would be sweet. I just played it for the first time in years and I love it.

Posted at 1:20PM on Oct 17th 2006 by greg 0 stars

5. nnnaaa old games are getting played out, especally paying for them just to play them again, when i could just bust out the NES and play bubble bobble or arkanoid, or battletoads

least to say i think XBLA better come up with some fantastic ideas(LIKE PUTTING UP LUMINES FOR ONE)

Posted at 1:13PM on Oct 17th 2006 by craptastic 0 stars

6. bubble bobble? no, no, no...where's my Lumines Live?

bring it.

hold up on the retro for a bit.

If you must, may I add Paperboy and/or River Raid to the list? or 720?

ooh, how about Elevator Action?

Posted at 4:22PM on Oct 17th 2006 by waffle 0 stars

7. I would love to be able to get the whole "series" of my favorite Tatio games

Here are my top 3 Tatio games. I've never seen many of the "sequels" and would love to have them included!

1. Bubble Bobble (with Rainbow Islands, Parasol Stars, Bubble Symphony, Bubble Memories)
2. Qix (with Qix II and Super Qix)
3. Elevator Action (with Elevator Action Returns)


Why do we never see the "full series" for a title when they come out in a collection? I already have the "Tatio Legends" Xbox disc (and am ticked that it isn't 360 compatible), but would buy again to get all of the sequels. And online multiplayer would only sweeten the pot.

Please?!

Posted at 9:19PM on Oct 17th 2006 by xboxer 0 stars

8. I was addicted to the SNESs Bubble Bobble's challenge mode. I would definitely pay five bucks to have it on XBLA.

Posted at 1:12AM on Oct 18th 2006 by K 0 stars

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