Puzzle de Pon! is a Taito-approved clone of Puzzle Bobble.
If we had a nickel for every color-matching puzzle game released in 1995 that had "de Pon" in its name, we'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Alternate Title Graphics#
There are unused tiles at the end of the graphic data for an alternate title for the game: "Puzzle Buster". The palette used here is not the correct one. These graphics are also present in the sequel, Puzzle de Pon R.
The tiles were probably meant to be used as a replacement title at one point, possibly for the US version of the game (which is still just called Puzzle de Pon!). The title could a reference to the original US title of (the B-System version of) Puzzle Bobble, Bubble Buster.
Based on the position of the title in the images above, a title screen layout can be reconstructed:
(Source: Foxhack)
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Arcade |
Bubble Bobble (Prototype) • Bubble Symphony (Prototype) • Bubble Memories: The Story of Bubble Bobble III |
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NES |
Bubble Bobble • Bubble Bobble Part 2 • Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III |
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Sega Master System |
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DOS |
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Sharp X68000 |
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TurboGrafx-16 |
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FM Towns |
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Game Gear |
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Game Boy (Color) |
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PlayStation |
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Game Boy Advance |
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Nintendo DS |
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WiiWare |
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Xbox 360 |
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Windows, Nintendo Switch |
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PlayStation 4 |
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PlayStation 5 |
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Rainbow Islands | |
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Arcade |
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NES |
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (Taito, US/Japan) • Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (Ocean, Europe) |
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Sega Master System |
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DOS |
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TurboGrafx-CD |
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Genesis |
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FM Towns |
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WonderSwan |
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Sega Saturn |
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Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move | |
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Arcade |
Puzzle Bobble (US Bubble Buster Prototype) • Bust-A-Move Again • Puzzle Bobble 2X |
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Neo Geo |
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SNES |
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Sega Saturn |
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PlayStation |
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Dreamcast |
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Nintendo 64 |
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Game Boy (Color) |
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition • Bust-A-Move 3 DX • Bust-A-Move 4 • Bust-A-Move Millennium |
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Game Gear |
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Neo Geo Pocket Color |
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DOS |
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WonderSwan |
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PlayStation 2 |
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GameCube |
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Nintendo DS |
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Oculus Quest, Oculus Quest 2 |
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Nintendo Switch |
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Related Games | |
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Arcade |
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FM-7 |
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NES |
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