5. Bubble Bobble

Bubble Bobble screenshot where the level looks like one of those whale monsters you fight and there's also an umbrella powerup (aka the greatest powerup ever that lets you skip levels) just sitting there

🎶Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do...🎶 That's how the opening music theme song goes, then its: 🎶Do do do do do do do do do do do do do... 🎶🎶 It will be stuck in your head for the rest of your life. Provided you've played the game, otherwise you'll just think/know I'm crazy. One of the most ingenious little platformers I've ever played.

You see, you start out as these little lizard monsters which shoot bubbles out of their mouths to trap enemies and pop them to clear each level. Then, next stage repeat. There are 100 levels and a secret door that unlocks another hundred. They start off whimsical and fun, but end up seemingly impossibly difficult. With stages that almost need the “kill all enemies” power up to randomly appear to be beaten (my finger of anger is pointed at you stage with the downward lazer firing robots that cover the whole ceiling with no platforms to assist me up to kill you , left to jump on my own bubbles in a corner hoping you won't shoot me... then you do... bastards!).

Bubble Bobble screenshot 2

Nevertheless, this is a ridiculously fun game and should be enjoyed with friends (Wii Ware has a four player version)! Oh and all of the delicious and colorful snackfoods and diamonds that fall from the ceiling and explode out of enemies when you kill them add to the game's magic!

Game 4

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