As per tradition, Hamster has revealed its next batch of Neo Geo titles heading for the Nintendo Switch eShop in its latest Nico Nico live presentation. We're certain there are lots of smiling faces thanks to the reveal that both Puzzle Bobble (or Bust-a-Move in North America) titles are on the cards, with the first game scheduled to release one week from today, on the 20th December.
But it's not just Bub and Bob you can expect to be playing well into 2019 and beyond; here's the full list including the usually underrated Ninja Masters below.
- Puzzle Bobble
- Puzzle Bobble 2
- The King of Fighters 2002
- Ragnagard
- The Ultimate 11: SNK Football Championship
- Ninja Masters: Haō Ninpō Chō
- Kizuna Encounter
Another fine lot of Neo Geo AES action up for grabs this week. Will you be picking any of these up? All of them? Have you been collecting all of these from day one? Insert Coin in the comments section below.
[source japanesenintendo.com]
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I've never heard of any of these games before. However, puzzle bobble sounds familiar. Does it have anything to do with bubble bobble on nes?
It's strange we never saw Bust-a-Move on the Wii VC, just wiiware which is a fine entry nevertheless.
I never understood why the arcades here always had the Puzzle Bobble logo while the console games used Bust-a-Move. I guess the cabinets were set to Japan or Europe... for some reason.
@MysticGengar Same characters, different sort of game. Puzzle Bobble has you firing arrows at colour bubbles coming down from the top of the screen. The sort of game you find swamping the iOS App Store (stuff like the Bubble Witch series)
Ah, Puzzle Bobble was my go-to in between DDR sets at the local arcade. Good times!
Bubble Bobble was the game everyone remembers and loved (bring that to switch please). Puzzle Bobble was a two player breakout clone where you fired a harpoon at bubbles above you.
What is the difference between Puzzle Bobble 1 and 2. Is the sequel just more of the same? Just wondering if I get only one of them, which to buy?
@pbb76
Thanks! I played those kinds of games about a year or so ago. I might pick this up now for old times sake.
Ninja Masters is the last remaining really good fighting game that was missing from the Switch; glad to see it's joining the family.
Oh yay! Puzzle Bobble. Bubble Bobble is on the PS4 so hopefully it won't be too long before it's on Switch. Nice to see the TAITO games coming (Flying Shark please!)
OK, so all that's left unpublished after this batch is the Visco stuff (Breakers, Neo Drift-Out, Ganryu, etc.) and the Technos Japan stuff (Gowcaizer, Super Dodge Ball, etc.)?
Buzzle Bobble!! I haven’t picked up any of these games before but I will be getting this for sure!
I always loved Puzzle Bobble, much better games than Bubble Bobble IMO.
I loved Puzzle Bob and Bubble Bobble. I hope that BB appears as one of the Nes games for Switch sometime in 2029.....
Puzzle Bobble will always be "Bust a move" for me. Thrilled about this though, me and my brother always fight for the record on a puzzle bobble machine at a local bar.
Finally some bust-a-move on Switch!
It's the third time they announce Puzzle Bobble -_-
Anyway, Kizuna Encounter is the rarest game on the Neo Geo, so I'm curious to try it
Great game. Played to death in the arcades. Insert 20p 30 great levels
Will be getting Puzzle Bobble. I think Puzzle Bobble sounds better than Bust a Move. Bust a Move sounds more like a motion controlled dancing game.
Puzzle Bobble games are some of my favorite puzzlers (even though their not too puzzle-y till later levels). Also, does anyone know what the chances may be of eventually getting Neo Bomberman on the e-shop?
@wazlon Well, "Bust a Move" WAS a dancing game in Japan.
Not motion-controlled, but otherwise...
@Keldraxas I bought that one Bubble Bobble remake-and-sequel combo pack on Wii, but without Continues, never got to experience the new content.
Which Puzzle Bobble is better and where is Bubble Bobble!?
@frogopus 2 it is then. Thank you for the reply!
@wazlon There actually was a dance game called Bust a Groove back in it's day.
It was about time. These two games appeared in two lists before but weren't released.
I'm getting Puzzle Bobble 2 and in Arcade Archives... Donkey Kong Jr. whenever they release it.
Neo Geo galore......SEGA games coming to the system ......but can't get any SNES or N64 games from Nintendo on a Nintendo console
It's an odd approach to the say the least.
KOF 2002 will be my main game here. I’ll get the Puzzle Bobble and the Ninja game too.
Also, I haven’t seen any Neo Geo reviews lately. Hope they come back.
Oh my!!! Great titles here!!!! I will certainly be grabbing Puzzle Bobble, Puzzle Bobble 2, The King of Fighters 2002, Ninja Master and Kizuna Encounter!!!
@Keldraxas I just picked up a beautiful homebrew bubble bobble cart for my Jag. ❤️
@MysticGengar I've only heard of Kizuna Encounter, and only because I heard an English home version (AES) cartridge costs like $12,000 since only a few are said to exist.
Puzzle Bobble!!!!!!! Yes! Oh how the gods smile upon us!
@Keldraxas "Puzzle Bobble was a two player breakout clone ..."
Well, you shoot bubbles up at the stack to match 3. You get more points if you can drop a bunch of bubbles along with the match by bouncing the bubbles off the wall, around the stack, to get at the higher ones.
"...where you fired a harpoon at bubbles above you."
This part is Buster Bros. by Capcom.
The bubbles under the creatures look like enormous testicles.
Had to do a double take for a second to be sure I wasn’t hallucinating...
I may need to get Bust a Move 2 once it comes out for old times sake. I remember playing that series like crazy with my mom way back in the day.
Kizuna Encounter finally. Best fighter on the system.
One day hopes for matrimelee and rage of dragons 😞
Good old HAMSTER, making it harder to justify that neogeo purchase.
Ninja Masters is a must !
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