Bust-A-Move 4 (PlayStation)

Bust-A-Move 4
Also known as: Puzzle Bobble 4 (JP, original), SIMPLE 1500 series Vol.93 The Puzzle Bobble: Puzzle Bobble 4 (JP, Simple series) Developer: Taito Publishers: Taito (JP, original), Natsume (US), Acclaim Entertainment (EU), D3 Publisher (JP, Simple series) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: August 6, 1998 (original), April 25, 2002 (Simple series) Released in US: October 31, 1998 Released in EU: April 15, 1999 This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article

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The fourth game in the Bust-A-Move series. This game is rather infamous for its hilariously bad English translation.

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Prototype Info

Unused Graphics

Odd and probably unfinished frames of animation for Monsta, which are not in the prototype. These resemble one of Maita's animations.

An extra frame for Woolen's continue picture. None of the continue pictures are animated in-game.

In the Japanese version, this is stored alongside the menu graphics... which are all Japanese text otherwise! The international versions of the game use a differently styled font.

Oddities

Stage Select	Gameplay

Maita's frame used in the stage select is different from the one used elsewhere; it's even older than the one from the demo version.

The eye shading is rougher in this early sprite, and little touch ups were made to the white robe.

Version Differences

JP (original)	US/EU	JP (Simple series)

• As usual for the series, the game's original title was altered accordingly for the localizations.
• Excluding the rendered overscan, the Japanese versions also run at a somewhat higher resolution.
• The intro cutscene is completely absent in the Simple re-release.