Rainbow Islands

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Rainbow Islands

Game No.	23
Developer	Gray J. Foreman
Company	Graftgold
Publisher	Ocean
Musician	Jason Page
HVSC-File
Release	1989
Plattform	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, C64, Gameboy Color, Mobile, NES, PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn, Windows, WonderSwan, XBox, ZX Spectrum
Genre	Arcade, Platformer (Scrolling Screen)
Gamemode	1 - 2 Multiplayer
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Media
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Information

1 Voting
2 Description
3 Design
4 Hints
5 Walkthrough
6 Critizism
7 Highscore
8 Links
- 8.1 Websites
- 8.2 Videos

[edit] Voting

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[edit] Description

Rainbow Island is the sequel of Bubble Bobble.This time it´s not about earth, it´s about heaven.For this case, the main character is equipped with an umbrella.With this umbrella you can cast rainbows which trap your enemies.When you walk over the rainbows you eliminate your enemies.Furthermore the rainbows can be used to reach higher spots by using them as stairs or bridges.The aim of the game is to escape each level before the water gets you.

[edit] Design

Altough the C64 version was shortened (only 7 islands instead of 10), it´s a well done remake of the original arcade version.Magnificent sounds and graphics give the game its own spirit.All colors the C64 uses were used for sprites and backgrounds.The screen is 2D and horizontal scrolling.

[edit] Hints

Keyboard:

F7 = throw in coin (max. 5 Credits available, used for countinuing the game and multiplayer mode)
F1 = first player
F3 = second player (one after another with joystick in Port 1)

stars = touching them makes them explode and kill enemies

For practice, take trainer version by Action.

[edit] Walkthrough

By throwing down rainbows on your enemies, they transform into diamonds of different colors instead of the usual bonus items.If you collect all seven of them, you get a big diamond after defeating the islands final boss. Furthermore, if you collect all big diamonds on every island, you get to see the true ending of the game: the islands citizens are rescued, turned back to humans and thank you very much. When you collect all seven small diamonds in a paticular order, you get a big diamond for defeating the islands final boss and on top of that, a door appears.If you touch it, you get a permanent ability, e.g. wings on island number 4.