What’s with umbrellas this yr?

ININ has introduced that they’re bringing Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble 3 to PlayStation, Xbox, and Swap consoles this yr.

Parasol Stars was the follow-up to Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2. Whereas these two video games had been launched in arcade and ported to consoles, Parasol Stars skipped step one and went straight to consoles. In North America, we solely bought the Turbografx-16 model, however in different components of the world, it additionally landed on the NES, Recreation Boy, Amiga, and Atari ST platforms. So, it’s a little bit of an obscure title.

Parasol Stars as soon as once more stars brothers Bub and Bob of their rotund human varieties. This time, they’re geared up with magical umbrellas and journey from planet to planet, saving them from evil. It’s a reasonably odd plot, however it’s not just like the collection ongoing narrative was ever actually that sane.

It’s a bit unclear about what will be included past a port of the Turbografx/PC-Engine model. That’s thrilling in its personal proper, because it’s a recreation that has been out of print for many years now. There’s no phrase on if the NES and Recreation Boy ports will probably be included. Nevertheless, each the press launch and trailer coyly recommend one other announcement with “Extra parasols coming.” A full remaster? I don’t know, perhaps. You now have all the knowledge I do.

Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble 3 is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, and Swap close to the tip of 2023.

Zoey Handley

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