Rainbow Islands (2002)
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For the DOS port with Bubble Bobble included, see Bubble Bobble (also featuring Rainbow Islands).
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Taito | |
| Publishers | |
| Japan | MediaKite |
| Europe | Empire Interactive |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 2002 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Perspectives | Side view |
| Genres | Platform |
| Series | Bubble Bobble |
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| 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 | |
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- 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 |
|---|
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 |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Japanese | Japan release only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Co-op |
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| 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).