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Main data
Romset and name:
bubsys Bubble System BIOS
Short name:
Bubble System BIOS
Manufacturer:
Konami
Year:
1985
Genre:
System
Category:
System / BIOS
Serie:
-
Driver source:
konami/nemesis.cpp
Language:
-
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players
Input:
Joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
3
Coins:
2
Cabinet:
Cocktail, Upright
Free-play:
Supported

Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
-
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
256x224@60.606061 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Motorola MC68000, Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Mono
Audio chips:
AY-3-8910A PSG, K005289 SCC, RC Filter, Sanyo VLM5030, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.143u1 released on jul-11 2011
Last release:
Mame 0.271 released on oct-31 2024
Clone of:
-
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
NO DUMP
Required files:
Romset:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Not supported
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  • Arcade System published 39 years ago:

    Bubble System © 1985 Konami Industry Co., Ltd.

    TECHNICAL
    Konami used a modified version of their new G400 BIOS for this project. The main CPU was a Motorola 68000 at 10 MHz. There was a separate Zilog Z80 for sound control, which drove two AY-3-8910s, a custom Konami SCC (K005289), and a Sanyo VLM5030 speech synthesizer. It had a Scramble wiring harness.

    TRIVIA
    Konami announced coin-op arcade video games for the system in January 1985. The Bubble System introduced a unique new form of data storage for arcade-style video games. It used bubble memory cartridges, a sort of non-mechanical magnetic storage system. It was said to have a higher reliability than mechanical floppy disks or tape drives.

    Bubble Software can be identified by its booting sequence. First, a synthesized voice speaks the phrase "Presented by Konami. Getting ready", followed by a countdown from fifty (which often ends before reaching zero). The screen then starts displaying video and a screen with the text "WARMING UP NOW - PRESENTED BY KONAMI", accompanied with a second countdown timer and a small musical tune (called the "Morning Music") appears. The reason this was implemented was because bubble memory must be heated to around 30–40 °C (86–104 °F) for it to work properly, and the game must be copied from the bubble memory into RAM, before it can be run. Despite what the screen says, the heating process takes place during the voice-based countdown stage (which is of variable length and is temperature-dependent), while the loading process happens during the (fixed-length) on-screen countdown stage.

    The Bubble System became a commercial failure. It was considerably more expensive than ROM chip-based boards and extremely sensitive to electromagnetic fields that could render the game unplayable. Most games on this system were eventually ported to standard ROM chips, and it was discontinued.

    Konami has made homages to the Bubble System in several games; with the Morning Music being one of the playable tracks in Keyboardmania and NOSTALGIA, and the intro of Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits featuring the song too.

    CONTRIBUTE
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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