Rainbow Islands (2002)
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For the DOS port with Bubble Bobble included, see Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands).
Developers | |
---|---|
Taito | |
Publishers | |
Japan | MediaKite |
Europe | Empire Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | 2002 |
Taxonomy | |
Perspectives | Side view |
Genres | Platform |
Series | Bubble Bobble |
Bubble Bobble | |
---|---|
Bubble Bobble | 1989 |
Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands) | 1996 |
Rainbow Islands (2002) | 2002 |
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop | 2021 |
Puzzle Bobble (series) |
Key points
- Emulated version of the original arcade version of Rainbow Islands.
- Standalone release is exclusive to Japan.
- Released in a bundle in Europe with a similarly emulated version of Bubble Bobble by Empire Interactive.
- Is slightly inaccurate due to improper emulation.
- Has the original music, as well as the secret islands that were both missing in the DOS port.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
- This game is not available digitally.
- Japan and Europe only.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>/rainbow.cfg[Note 1] |
- This game does not save any data besides configuration files.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Locked at 640 x 480 in fullscreen mode. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Press F11 to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | Credit and player start buttons cannot be remapped. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Sound on/off only. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | All game dialogue is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Japanese | Japan release only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 | Co-op |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 366 MHz | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectDraw-compatible GPU |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).