Proto:Bubble Symphony (Arcade)/Stages/Changed Stages

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Legend

	Point item spawn coordinates.
	Special item spawn coordinates.
	Music note spawn coordinates.
	The amount of seconds it takes for the "Hurry up!" warning to appear after the stage starts.
	The amount of time it takes for the Skel-monsta to spawn after the "Hurry up!" warning appears.
	The amount of time it takes for a bubble to pop after it starts moving.
	Enemy speed modifier. Along with the difficulty variable, this influences how fast enemies move.
	Bubble speed. The actual speed is (X / 32) pixels per frame, so a bubble with a value of 16 would move 1 pixel every 2 frames.

Stages with Changed Layouts

Stage 006: Fly Away / Large Hall

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
072,120	248,120	040,064	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	20 sec. 10 sec.	+5 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
056,060	160,068	272,060	080,124	248,124	120,184	208,092
Enemies (Final Game)
056,060	160,068	272,060	080,124	248,124	120,184	208,092
Special Bubbles
8.33% 0%	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The final game adds currents in the middle of the stage to keep bubbles and captured enemies in one place.

Stage Data

• The player has less time to both finish the stage and to pop enemies in the final game, but the enemies' speed was slowed down.
• The rare-but-mostly-useless Fire Bubbles no longer spawn.

Enemies

• The three original Pulpuls were replaced by Ti Ta Mas, and the two Dorabos were replaced by two new Pulpuls. Good thing too, because the Dorabos interact with the pits at the bottom like they were platforms; they'll just stop diving and fly back up.

Stage 013: Three Countries Story / Third Room

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
112,184	200,112	120,112	30 sec. 15 sec.	10 sec. 5 sec.	5 sec. 2 sec.	+2 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
184,164	288,156	112,060	168,052
Enemies (Final Game)
184,164	232,156	112,060	168,052	256,052
Special Bubbles
—	25.00% 16.66%	—	—	—

Layout

• The platform in the upper-right corner was reshaped and moved more to the left to accommodate a new enemy.

Stage Data

• Stage difficuly was ramped up by reducing the amount of time it takes to complete the stage, for the Skel-monsta to appear, and for bubbles to pop. Enemies were also speed up a stage.
• Water bubbles were lowered from a 1/4 spawn chance to a 1/6 chance.

Enemies

• The two Zen-chan were replaced by a Chu-chu Man and a Catch-maru. The aforementioned new enemy is an Invader.

Stage 016: Pan / Saucepan

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
120,168	192,168	160,128	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec. 10 sec.	+1 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
152,084	176,084	128,132	200,132
Enemies (Final Game)
152,068	176,068	128,132	200,132
Special Bubbles
25.00%	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The air currents inside the saucepan were changed to keep bubbles and capture enemies trapped inside the pan. The platform inside the pan was raised up two blocks.

Stage Data

• While the amount of time was reduced and the enemies were sped up, the time it takes for bubbles to pop was doubled.

Enemies

• The two Mightas were moved up along with the platform.

Stage 019: Rest Room / Breeze Room

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
088,096 088,104	208,096 208,104	160,032 208,032	30 sec. 25 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec. 5 sec.	+0 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
056,124	144,044	168,044	264,044
Enemies (Final Game)
072,044	236,044	104,108	144,108	168,108	216,108
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	0% 25.00%

Layout

• Major alterations were made to the stage to make traversing it easier. Two platforms were added to 1P spawn, and one more was added to 2P spawn to make getting to the main stage quicker, and the three blocks of land at the bottom were all lowered by one block. There's a new opening above the 1P spawn that the player can use to dodge enemies. The air currents had to be redone after Wind Bubbles were introduced to this stage.

Stage Data

• The point and special bonus items had to be moved down 8 pixels to match the new heights of their respective platforms. The music note was moved away from the left wall of the second upper chamber, placing it closer to the opening in the roof.
• The completion and bubble popping times were both reduced, and enemies were sped up three stages.
• As previously mentioned, the final game adds a high chance for Wind Bubbles to spawn here. Wind Bubbles aren't part of the prototype's game design; this is the first of only two instances of them being added to already existing stages.

Enemies

• The two Drankos were replaced by more stage-appropriate Kabukkies, which were then moved further apart. The Mighta by the first pit on the left and the Dorabo above 2P's spawn were both removed; in their place are four Catch-marus that each spawn on one of the three blocks on the bottom.

Stage 026: Last Treasure Hunter

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
080,048	240,048	200,080	30 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec. 15 sec.	+1	16
Enemies (Prototype)
120,052	216,052	088,052	168,052	248,052
Enemies (Final Game)
120,052	216,052	088,052	168,052	248,052
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The prototype has two ways for 1P to get to the top: Either by riding a bubble up the left wall, or jumping through the small gap in the middle of the large wall. Riding up the left wall is fine, but risky, since enemies can come in from the right side and collide with the player. Jumping through the gap is also fine, as they'll normally pass through the wall and land on the narrow opening below. However, if the player is too fast, they'll end up inside the hole and be sitting bubbleducks for the Invaders. The final game made the following changes:

1. Deleted the upward currents in the left opening.
2. Added a dip in the upper-left corner for the player to hide in.
3. Widened the gap near the top to give the player some space to move and blow bubbles.

Stage Data

• The bubble popping timer was tripled.

Enemies

• The second Invader was replaced by a Warurin in the same spot, reducing the amount of lasers that players have to dodge.

Stage 031: Eat / Eat It

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
072,176	232,176	160,176	10 sec. 15 sec.	5 sec.	2 sec.	+1	8
Enemies (Prototype)
136,188	200,188	168,188	096,188	232,188	064,188	264,188
Enemies (Final Game)
136,188	200,188	168,188	096,188	232,188	064,188	264,188
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• In the prototype, the player can dodge enemy projectiles by sitting one one of the blocks in either corner of the stage and jumping occasionally. These blocks were turned into walls in the final game, but a newly-added opening in the middle of the stage provides some room for evasion.

Stage Data

• 5 seconds was added to the timer, making it a little easier to eat. Beat.

Enemies

• The two Zen-chans were replaced by Cerberorins, the Magician transformed into an Ankororin, and the the two Drankos were gender-swapped into Drunks. Due to an error in this stage's enemy data field, only the first five enemies are loaded: Look here for a MAME cheat that will fix this glitch.

Stage 032: Barbecue

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
104,136	224,136	120,088	20 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec. 3 sec.	+3	16
Special Bubbles
25.00%	—	—	—	—

Layout

• Both sets of 2x3 blocks in the middle of the stage fused together. It's a beautiful thing.

Stage Data

• The bubble popping speed was reduced from an already low 5 seconds to just 3 seconds. They really wanted the player to use Fire Bubbles.

Stage 034: Knights Chamber / Silk Hat

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
072,160 088,168	240,160 248,168	160,112 160,120	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec. 10 sec.	+0 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
048,084	280,084	072,052	248,052	152,100	152,124	176,100	176,124
Enemies (Final Game)
048,092	280,092	072,060	248,060	152,108	152,132	176,108	176,132
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The hat was moved one block down, and one of the blocks inside of the hat was removed. There were also some minor changes in the air currents near the top of the hat.

Stage Data

• The point item spawn was moved a bit to the right, away from the left edge of the hat's brim.
• Standard difficulty changes: Stage and bubble popping timers lowered, monsters sped up.

Enemies

• All enemies had to be moved down by 8 pixels to match the hat's lower height.

Stage 043: Monster Laboratory

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
080,048	184,040	168,128 024,088	20 sec. 45 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec. 10 sec.	+0	32
Enemies (Prototype)
064,156	104,132	168,108	208,084
Enemies (Final Game)
064,156	104,132	168,108	208,084	292,088
Special Bubbles
—	—	50.00% 0%	—	0% 25.00%

Layout

• Two blocks were added to bridge the gap between the two sets of testing chambers, and the air flow was reversed in the same area. The air currents in all four chambers were changed to accommodate the Wind Bubbles.

Stage Data

• The music note was originally in the third testing chamber; going for the note would likely either trap and/or kill the player. The final game thankfully move the note to the long open area on the left.
• The amount of time to clear the stage more than doubled (This stage is part of Round A in the final game), but the bubble popping timer was lowered to encourage special bubble use.

The special bubbles in this stage were changed from Thunder Bubbles to the new Wind Bubbles, and the chance of them spawning was halved.

Enemies

• In what will become a clear trend, the final game adds a single Warurin to the mix in the far right part of the stage.

Stage 047: Trap Ceiling / Wine Glass

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
096,096 048,176	096,096 088,176	096,096 144,040	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec. 20 sec.	+0 +5	16 32
Enemies (Prototype)
064,140	192,132	256,044	064,020
Enemies (Final Game)
128,076	192,132	160,076	160,132	224,100	264,100	292,088
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• There are large changes to the air currents in each section of this stage. Notably, in the prototype, the currents try to push bubbles away from the stem of the wine glass, and the path that bubbles have to take to reach the bowl is much longer and stops at the bottom of the glass. At some point, the developers realized that:

1. It took too long for the bubbles to get into the glass.
2. Bubbles don't sink, they float.

Stage Data

• This stage uses placeholder data (See the deleted stages section) so comparisons are a bit pointless.

Enemies

• The placeholder enemies were replaced by more stage-appropriate foes: Five Drunks and two Mya-tas.

Stage 055: Break the Car / Car Shop

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
088,168	240,168	088,120	20 sec. 30 sec.	5 sec.	2 sec.	+2	16
Enemies (Prototype)
168,076	192,076	216,076	136,188
Enemies (Final Game)
168,076	192,076	216,076	136,188
Special Bubbles
25.00%	—	—	—	—

Layout

• In the prototype, the air currents are set up so that the Fire Bubbles that spawn get stuck in the top part of the stage. The final game modifies the currents so they'll go further out.

Stage Data

• Players get ten more seconds with the car in the final game.

Enemies

• The earthbound Knightron was replaced by a flying RoboJ.

Stage 059: Treasure Box

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
072,072	248,072	072,128	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec. 10 sec.	15 sec.	+1 +4	16
Enemies (Prototype)
056,164	080,036	104,036	128,036	256,156	160,108
Enemies (Final Game)
056,156	080,036	104,036	128,036	256,156	160,108
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The left part of the treasure box was extended to the left by one block, a block was taken out of the right side, and the entire chest was raised a block. This makes getting in and out of the treasure box less of a chore.

Stage Data

• Ten second were taken off of the clock, but five seconds were added to the Skel-monsta's clock. Enemies were sped up by three stages.

Enemies

• The first Dranko was moved up to the chest's new position. The fifth Dranko was originally incorrectly placed above the floor, but the chest's new height actually properly places her on the floor.

Stage 063: Kaleidoscope

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
160,104	160,152	120,088	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+2	24
Special Bubbles
—	—	25.00%	—	—

Layout

• While it looks like the player can fit through that two-wide gap at the top, the way the game handles the player's movement makes falling in such a gap that's between platforms impossible. To conceal this, the gap was decreased to just one block.

Stage Data

• Players have 10 less seconds to complete the stage.

Stage 072: Challenge Hitter

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
024,104	296,104	160,152	20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec. 15 sec.	+4 +2	32
Enemies (Prototype)
032,108	080,060	296,108	184,180
Enemies (Final Game)
032,108	080,060	296,108	184,180	164,124
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The baseball diamond dips down to the floor in the prototype. The final game removes the bottom row of tiles, allowing both players to meet up and maybe give each other a little pep talk.

Stage Data

• Bubbles last longer and monsters move slower in the final game.

Enemies

• A Warurin was added to the pitcher's mound. Play ball!

Stage 077: Jungle Tree / Smart Room

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
104,120	216,120	224,152 224,160	20 sec.	10 sec.	20 sec. 10 sec.	+1	16
Enemies (Prototype)
112,060	216,060	112,092	216,092
Enemies (Final Game)
120,068	204,068	120,092	204,092	096,156	228,156
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• Two blocks were added to the bottom of the stages. Those are supposed to be eyes, maybe? The air currents at the top of the stage were altered to keep bubbles from being stuck at the top of the stage. With the alterations, they now always move around in a counterclockwise path.

Stage Data

• The music note was placed directly on the largest branch of the right "tree" in the prototype, but in the final game it's placed 8 pixels lower, inside the branch. See, if it was in the original position, it would land on the upper branch, but at its new position it lands on the lower branch. Good change?
• The bubble popping timer was halved.

Enemies

• Since the final stage takes place in KiKi KaiKai world, the four Banebous were replaced by five Puka Pukas.

Stage 085: All Cast / Bubble Bobble

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
072,208	248,208	128,120	20 sec. 30 sec.	1 sec. 3 sec.	5 sec.	+1 +2	16
Enemies (Prototype)
056,044	248,044	032,044	080,044	304,044	200,044	224,108	152,204
104,044	272,044	176,204	128,204
Enemies (Final Game)
056,044	248,044	032,044	080,044	292,044	200,044	224,108	152,212
104,044	268,044	176,212	128,212
Special Bubbles
6.25%	6.25%	6.25%	6.25%	—

Layout

• There's a nasty trap in the prototype: If the player falls into the "U", they'll be trapped until either an enemy or a Skel-monsta kills them. This normally isn't possible since it's a two block-wide gap, but a popped Water Bubble can push the player in there. The final version fixes this by adding a hole at the bottom and making it wider, which ended up moving all of the letters a block to the right except for the "E", which shrunk. Small changes were done to the air currents to improve bubble flow.

Stage Data

• Ten more second were put on the clock, and the unusually short 1 second Skel-monsta timer was changed to 3 seconds.

Enemies

• "All Cast" is certainly an appropriate name for the prototype stage: Every single functional enemy that the prototype has makes an appearance here. The final enemy set keeps the Pulpul, Magician, and Knightron (albeit in a different spot), but changes everything else. There are some minute changes in spawn positions related to layout changes.

Stage 086: Castle Warriors

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
136,104	176,104	120,072	20 sec.	5 sec.	3 sec.	+1 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
072,084	072,132	072,180	248,084	248,132	248,180	128,044	200,044
Enemies (Final Game)
072,084	072,132	072,180	248,084	248,132	248,180	128,044	200,044
160,084
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• All chambers were extended further to the wall to cover the gaps.

Stage Data

• Enemies were sped up by two stages.

Enemies

• Yet again, a Warurin was plopped right in the middle of the stage.

Stage 090: Cavalry Prison / Double River

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
160,144	160,200 160,208	256,128 248,128	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+0 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
064,100	096,100	128,100	160,100	200,100	232,100	264,100
Enemies (Final Game)
036,100	076,100	116,100	168,100	208,100	248,100	292,100
Special Bubbles
—	—	0% 25.00%	—	—

Layout

• The prototype layout has nine lanes for seven Pulpuls. The final layout reduces this to seven lanes and makes the borders one block shorter. Some of the downward air currents in the upper-left and upper-right corners were changed to left or right-facing currents.

Stage Data

• The special item and music note spawns were modified due to the previously mentioned layout changes.
• The player has less time to defeat the now-faster enemies in the final game, but the addition of Thunder Bubbles offset this difficulty increase a bit.

Enemies

• Spawn locations were changed to match the reduced number of lanes.

Stage 095: Common Chamber / Splash Water

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
096,096 064,168	096,096 256,168	096,096 176,080	30 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec. 10 sec.	+0 +2	16
Enemies (Prototype)
064,168	192,168	256,044	064,020
Enemies (Final Game)
032,052	056,052	268,052	292,052	096,092	096,132	224,092	224,172
Special Bubbles
—	0% 25.00%	—	—	—

Layout

• Four of the air currents in the upper-left corner flipped right side up. That's all.

Stage Data

• Like Wine Glass, this stage uses placeholder data, so there's not point in comparing them.

Enemies

• This stage takes place in a KiKi KaiKai world in the final game, so the revised enemy set is an appropriately Japanese set of enemies: Kasabes, Bake Chouchins, and Komsos.

Stage 096: Remember / Entrance Room

Prototype	Final Game

The prototype layout is close to the original stage 1 of Bubble Bobble, while the final game adds a new set of shorter platforms near the top, extends the platforms on the wall, and shortens the platforms in the middle. The air currents at the top were changed to keep bubbles from moving around as much.

Stage 099: Cutie Dranko / River Gleaming

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
064,048	240,048	168,128	20 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec.	+0 +4	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The currents in the upper-left and upper-right corners were changed to upward current, letting players to loop around to the bottom of the stage more easily.

Stage Data

• The Drankos' speed was jacked up by four stages. Must be mad at the name change.

Stage 101: Jailer Chamber / Secret Key Room

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
064,104 056,128	256,104 256,120	224,152 224,176	20 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec.	+0 +4	16
Enemies (Prototype)
032,060	088,108	128,156	200,156	248,108	296,060
Enemies (Final Game)
240,084	056,052	260,124	032,092
Special Bubbles
10.00% 0%	—	—	—	—

Layout

• In the prototype, there are four floors, two sets of ladders, and holes in the floor and ceiling. In the final game, there are five floors -- four of which are no longer level on the left and right sides -- three sets of stairs, and no holes in the floor or ceiling. The air currents were greatly simplified in the final layout.

Stage Data

• The positions of the point items, special items, and music notes were changed to match the new layout
• Enemies were made four stages quicker.
• The Fire Bubbles that had a small chance of spawning from the holes in the floor obviously had to be removed when the gaps were filled in.

Enemies

• The six Knightrons were replaced by four soldiers of a different sort.

Stage 107: Sauvage / Water Slider

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
088,120	224,120	064,208	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec.	+4 +3	16
Special Bubbles
—	25.00%	—	—	—

Layout

• Two-wide gaps between platforms are a no-go, so they were both partially filled in.

Stage Data

• Less time to complete the stage, but at least foes aren't as fast in the final.

Stage 109: Jailer Chamber / Tightrope Dancing

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
136,176 128,200	280,128 192,200	072,080 296,032	30 sec. 40 sec.	10 sec.	10 sec.	+2	16 32
Enemies (Prototype)
296,044	288,044	280,044	272,044	264,044	256,044	112,100	216,100
Enemies (Final Game)
296,036	288,036	280,036	272,036	264,036	256,036	112,100	216,100
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	25.00% 0%	—

Layout

• There are a number of design failures in the prototype stage that make it near-impossible to clear:

1. The air currents that allow for the titular "tightrope dancing" aren't connected well enough, so bubbles will frequently get caught in the down currents.
2. The ceiling above the tightrope section is too low; players end up getting caught in the ceiling and falling behind whatever bubble they're bouncing on, so they can't actually make it all the way from right to left.
3. Even if the player had rapid-firing and set up multiple bubbles to bounce on, they'd end up colliding with the Uni Bos in the upper section and die.

The final layout fixes these issues by connect the air currents better and raising the ceiling that the Uni Bos sit upon. An extra platform was added to the middle-left to give the player a place to rest, and holes were put in the ceiling to give players an opportunity to go back to the lower section and defeat any remaining enemies. Stage Data

• The point item was originally in the middle of the bottom section, and the special item was placed on top of the platform on the right. They were moved to the left and right posts at the bottom of the stage.

The music note was at first put in the middle of the large air currents going to the left. This meant that the player had to hop back down to the bottom of the stage to get it. The note was later moved to the right end of the uppermost platform.

• The final game adds 10 seconds to the clock to give the player a better idea of how the stage works, and the double bubble speed lets the player clear the stage faster once they know how.
• For some reason, the prototype stage has a 25% chance for Rainbow Bubbles to spawn, even though there aren't any gaps in the floor or ceiling.

Enemies

• The Kon-chan enemy makes its only appearance in the game here, replacing the two Pulpuls. All of the Uni Bos were moved down 8 pixels along with the stage.

Stage 110: Jailer Chamber / Small Labyrinth

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
136,192 144,192	176,192	160,104	30 sec. 25 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec. 10 sec.	+0 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
048,108	096,060	120,060	208,060	232,060	280,108	144,132	184,132
Enemies (Final Game)
048,108	096,060	120,060	204,060	228,060	276,108	140,132	184,132
Special Bubbles
—	25.00% 16.66%	—	—	—

Layout

• Two-block wide gaps between platforms?! Get outta here.

Stage Data

• The point item was moved away from the left edge of the lowest platform. Just a little, but still.
• The stage and bubble popping timer were both reduced by 5 seconds, and all enemies got a +3 speed increase.
• Water bubbles are slightly less common in the final version.

Enemies

• One of the Mightas and all Invaders on the right side of the stage were moved 4 pixels to the left.

Stage 111: Jailer Chamber / Lithograph

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
048,128	264,128	160,200	30 sec. 22 sec.	5 sec. 2 sec.	15 sec. 2 sec.	+0 +2	16 17
Enemies (Prototype)
032,052	056,052	136,156	192,100	272,052	296,052
Enemies (Final Game)
056,052	272,052	136,156	188,100
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The upper tier of platforms that house the Invaders were originally split down the middle, but in the final game the gap has been eliminated. To allow the player to go back to the lower part of the stage, upward air currents were added to the left and right sides. The middle and lower tiers were reshaped as well, and two small platforms were added to the very bottom of the stage.

Stage Data

• There are some odd adjustments to the stage data here: The stage and Skel-monsta timers were reduced by 8 and 3 seconds respectively, neither a multiple of 5; the bubble popping timer was reduced to just 2 seconds, so bubbles will turn clear as soon as they start moving; and bubble speed was changed from 16 to 17, which barely effects anything and isn't a multiple of 8 like every other stage's in the game. At least the enemy speed modifier makes sense.

Enemies

• There are six Invaders in the prototype: Two each spawn in the upper tier of platforms, one spawns on the tier below that, and another spawns on the lowest tier. The fourth Invader's spawn location is actually too far to the right, and it ends up clipping out of the platform and falling into the lowest tier with the other Invader. The final game removes one Invader each from the top tier of platforms, changes the two Invaders on the lower tiers of platforms into Drankos, and fixes the second Dranko's spawn so she doesn't phase through the wall.

Stage 115: Big Bang / Downhill

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
112,168	208,168	160,040 160,080	30 sec.	5 sec.	20 sec.	+0	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Layout

• The two long platforms at the bottom of the stage were reduced in size and no longer touch the walls.

Stage Data

• The music note was moved from the very top of the screen to the middle of the two slopes.

Stage 116: Decorated Cake / Fake Jailer

Prototype				Final Game
Stage Data
104,064	208,064	160,096	30 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+1 +0	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	25.00%	—	—

Layout

• The left and right currents in the bottom-middle of the stage originally had an equal amount of left and right currents; the final game changes twenty of the left-facing current blocks to face right.

Stage Data

• The speed modifier for enemies was negated.

Data Changes Only

Only the most significant changes will be noted in this section.

Stage 004: Dragon Slayer

Stage Data
048,136	264,136	160,208	20 sec.	5 sec.	1 sec. 2 sec.	+2 +3	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The incredibly low 1 second bubble timer was doubled to 2 seconds. Doesn't seem like much, but it lowers the difficulty quite a bit.

Stage 010: Astrodoom / Astrodome

Stage Data
160,112 104,048	160,208 216,048	024,088 160,208	30 sec. 15 sec.	15 sec. 5 sec.	8 sec. 5 sec.	+1 +4	16
Enemies (Prototype)
120,052	208,052	056,132	272,132	160,052	088,092	240,092
Enemies (Final Game)
120,052	208,052	056,132	272,132	160,052	088,092	240,092
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The point item was originally placed on top of the pyramid in the center and the special item was placed underneath the pyramid; they were moved to the right and left edges of the upper platforms respectively.

The music note, which was originally placed in the left wall of the second higher tier of platforms, was moved to the special item's original position.

Enemies

• The four Uni Bos were changed to two Rappapas and two Kabu-chans.

Stage 015: Twin Bubble / Infinity

Stage Data
096,040	224,072	096,072	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+4	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage 017: Universal Gravitation

Stage Data
104,208	216,208	160,144	20 sec. 15 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec. 5 sec.	+3 +5	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage 018: Twig / Small Branch

Stage Data
144,208	176,208	160,096	30 sec. 20 sec.	20 sec. 10 sec.	10 sec. 5 sec.	+4 +2	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage 021: Wood Stock / Arkanoid

Stage Data
136,064	184,064	160,208	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec. 5 sec.	+1 +2	16
Enemies (Prototype)
096,108	232,108	136,140	200,140
Enemies (Final Game)
072,108	252,108	136,140	200,140	104,124	224,124
Special Bubbles
—	25.00%	—	—	—

Enemies

• Two Denkyu-kuns were added after the stage was transplanted from a wooded round to an electronic one.

Stage 022: Mail Drop / Mailbox

Stage Data
160,152	160,088	056,112	20 sec. 15 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec. 5 sec.	+2 +4	16
Enemies (Prototype)
000,092	088,044	240,044	064,156	256,148
Enemies (Final Game)
000,092	088,044	240,052	064,156	256,156
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• The lone Magician was swapped out with a Kabu-chan.

Stage 023: Wrap in Flag

Stage Data
080,176	248,176	272,072 152,088	30 sec. 20 sec.	20 sec. 10 sec.	20 sec. 10 sec.	+2 +1	16 32
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The music note was originally placed in the upper-right corner of the screen. The final game places it in a more appropriate place: inside the flag.

Stage 028: Ridge

Stage Data
064,168	256,168	160,120	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+4	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	25.00%	—

Stage 030: Let Us Go / Let's Go

Stage Data
088,184	232,184	240,064	30 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+2 +1	16
Enemies (Prototype)
064,100	064,092	064,084	064,076	256,100	256,092	256,084	256,076
Enemies (Final Game)
064,100	064,092	064,084	064,076	256,100	256,092	256,084	256,076
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• To match the stage's new slot in a KiKi KaiKai world, the Banebous were changed to Komsos.

Stage 033: Jack in the Box

Stage Data
160,056	160,120	072,112	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	20 sec. 10 sec.	+2 +1	16
Enemies (Prototype)
064,100	096,084	128,068	168,052	200,068	232,084	264,100
Enemies (Final Game)
064,100	096,084	128,068	168,052	200,068	232,084	264,100	164,124
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• The trend of dropping Warurins in an already-packed stage continues.

Stage 036: Alligator / Alligator's Nest

Stage Data
088,136	176,136	240,128	15 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	20 sec. 10 sec.	+2 +1	16
Enemies (Prototype)
168,068	064,156	112,156	208,156
Enemies (Final Game)
168,068	064,156	112,156	208,156
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• Two Zen-chan were transformed into No-nos. Those are the snails, by the way.

Stage 040: Building on Fire

Stage Data
160,128 136,064	160,208 176,064	024,040	30 sec. 25 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec.	+0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
088,092	168,068	168,132	168,172	168,204	280,092
Enemies (Final Game)
088,092	168,068	168,132	168,172	168,212	280,092
Special Bubbles
—	50.00% 25.00%	—	—	—

Stage Data

• In the prototype, the point item is on the third floor of the building and the special item is on the first floor. The final game makes both items much easier to get to by placing them on the roof of the building.
• Water bubbles spawn less frequently in the final version.

Enemies

• All of the Zen-chans don helmets in the final game.

Stage 045: Rainy Day / Umbrella House

Stage Data
096,144	224,144	152,072	30 sec.	5 sec.	2 sec. 15 sec.	+2 +0	32 16
Enemies (Prototype)
056,140	096,148	096,100	128,116	152,076	176,076	200,116	232,100
232,148	272,140	040,180	288,180
Enemies (Final Game)
056,140	096,148	096,100	128,116	152,076	176,076	200,116	232,100
232,148	272,140	040,180	288,180
Special Bubbles
—	50.00% 25.00%	—	—	—

Stage Data

• With Water Bubbles going from 50% to a 25%, this stage isn't as rainy as it once was.

Enemies

• The two Drankos were changed into Cerberorins.

Stage 051: Traffic Congestion

Stage Data
056,080	256,080	160,184	30 sec. 20 sec.	10 sec.	30 sec. 10 sec.	+1 +3	48 64
Enemies (Prototype)
032,132	160,100	160,124	232,068	232,156	096,068	096,156	296,116
Enemies (Final Game)
028,132	160,100	160,124	228,068	228,156	092,068	092,156	292,116
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The final game cranked up the bubble speed even further but made them pop much faster.

Stage 056: Mystery X / Junction

Stage Data
032,168 040,048	288,168 280,048	072,088	15 sec.	3 sec. 10 sec.	2 sec.	+5	16
Enemies (Prototype)
032,052	032,092	032,132	296,052	296,092	296,132	096,052	128,092
200,092	232,052
Enemies (Final Game)
032,052	032,092	032,132	292,052	292,092	292,132	096,052	128,092
216,092	228,052	160,164
Special Bubbles
—	25.00%	—	—	—

Stage Data

• In the prototype, the point and special items are in the rooms directly above the 1P and 2P spawns. The final version moves them up to the open rooms in the upper part of the screen, making both items accessible to both players.

Enemies

• Warurins go great with any stage, apparently.

Stage 057: Melody / Melody Room

Stage Data
072,136	208,136	144,104	30 sec. 15 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+1 +3	32
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	25.00%	—

Stage 061: Amazon

Stage Data
080,064	248,064	152,040	20 sec. 15 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+2 +4	16
Enemies (Prototype)
056,068	128,068	192,068	264,068	104,116	216,116
Enemies (Final Game)
056,068	128,068	192,068	264,068	104,116	216,116
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• Both Mightas turned into Jiji Poppos.

Stage 062: Dormitory / Narrow Staircase

Stage Data
128,104	184,104 192,104	152,056 160,072	30 sec.	5 sec.	30 sec.	+0	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The special item spawn is slightly off-center in the prototype, as is the music note. The note is also slightly above the highest platform in the prototype, so the player has to jump for it, while in the final game it's directly on the platform.

Stage 066: Water Slider / Water Line

Stage Data
160,048	160,208	056,128	30 sec.	5 sec.	15 sec.	+0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
240,052	200,092	160,132	120,172
Enemies (Final Game)
240,052	200,092	160,132	120,172
Special Bubbles
—	25.00%	—	—	—

Enemies

• Further Magician erasure: This time they were converted to Mya-tas.

Stage 067: Castle Wall / Rock Wall

Stage Data
072,152	248,152	040,048	40 sec. 25 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+4	16 32
Enemies (Prototype)
072,180	248,180	160,084	160,116	160,148	184,052	088,100	232,100
Enemies (Final Game)
072,180	248,180	160,084	160,116	160,148	184,052	088,100	232,100
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• All of the Hidgeons and two of the Magicians were replaced by Jiji Poppos. The other Magician was changed into everyone's favorite, Warurin.

Stage 069: Aurora Curtain / Water Duct

Stage Data
104,048	216,048	192,168	30 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+4 +0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
256,052	288,132	224,092	136,052	168,132	032,092
Enemies (Final Game)
256,052	288,132	224,092	136,052	168,132	032,092
Special Bubbles
—	25.00%%	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The big +4 speed boost was eliminated entirely.

Enemies

• All of the Mightas took off their robes and got real into hula hoops.

Stage 070: Uncle / Uncle Face

Stage Data
112,144	200,144	072,056 072,064	20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+0	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The music note was lowered slightly to rest directly on the left eyebrow instead of hovering above it. The new position is low enough for the player to hit it from below.

Stage 073: Lunar Rainbow

Stage Data
072,136	240,136	096,168	20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+1 +3	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	25.00%	—

Stage 075: The Cage of Dorabo / Symmetry Room

Stage Data
160,208	160,176	024,136	30 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+1 +0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
064,084	088,084	232,084	256,084	128,052	200,052	168,180
Enemies (Final Game)
064,084	088,084	232,084	256,084	128,052	200,052	168,180
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	25.00%%	—

Enemies

• Mightas were replaced by Mya-tas (Don't confuse them), and that Warurin is back again.

Stage 076: Fire Brigades

Stage Data
112,200	200,200	152,048	20 sec.	5 sec.	2 sec. 8 sec.	+2 +3	16
Special Bubbles
12.50%	—	—	—	—

Stage 080: Forbidden Hall / Taito World

Stage Data
072,176	240,176	160,040	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+0 +2	16
Enemies (Prototype)
056,132	112,132	216,132	264,132	168,132
Enemies (Final Game)
056,132	112,132	216,132	264,132	152,132	176,132
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• Two Denkyu-kuns surround the Dranko's original spawn location.

Stage 084: Aerial Garden

Stage Data
160,120	160,208	064,040	20 sec. 15 sec.	5 sec.	5 sec.	+2 +4	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage 093: Super Drunk / (Blank)

Stage Data
—	—	—	30 sec.	5 sec.	15 10	0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
168,100
Enemies (Final Game)
160,100

Stage Data

• In the final game, this is the only boss stage that has a bubble popping timer lower than 15 seconds.

Stage 097: Super Maita / Super Mighta

Stage Data
—	—	—	30 sec.	5 sec.	15	0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
168,068
Enemies (Final Game)
120,068

Enemies

• The Super Mighta was moved away from the center of the stage.

Stage 103: Miss M

Stage Data
080,048	240,048	224,168	20 sec.	5 sec.	2 sec. 10 sec.	+2 +4	16
Enemies (Prototype)
168,140	136,172	160,208
Enemies (Final Game)
168,140	136,180	156,212
Special Bubbles
—	50.00% 25.00%	—	—	—

Stage Data

• Bubbles last much longer in the final game.
• The chance of Water Bubbles spawning changed from 1/2 to 1/4.

Enemies

• The Magicians were replaced by Mummies after the stage was placed in a desert world.

Stage 104: Apartment of Maita / Noisy Roof

Stage Data
048,136	264,136	152,072	30 sec. 20 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec. 5 sec.	+2	16
Enemies (Prototype)
136,076	136,108	136,140	136,172	192,076	192,108	192,140	192,172
Enemies (Final Game)
136,076	136,108	136,140	136,172	192,076	192,108	192,172
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• One of the stage's tenants was evicted before the final version.

Stage 105: Run Away

Stage Data
160,088	160,120	160,024	20 sec. 15 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec. 5 sec.	+3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
032,044	296,044
Enemies (Final Game)
032,044	032,036	292,044	292,036
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Enemies

• There are only two Invaders in the prototype section, which is an unusually low enemy count for Bubble Symphony or even Bubble Bobble. The final game adds two more Invaders and moves the Invaders on the right 4 pixels to the left.

Stage 106: Free Fall

Stage Data
104,096	216,096	024,040 152,144	30 sec.	5 sec.	3 sec.	+3 +2	16
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	—	—

Stage Data

• The music note is in a difficult place in the prototype: At the top of the long opening on the left. Bubbles pop quickly in this stage, so the player has to do a short jump and blow a bubble close to the wall to even get close to the top of that chamber. The final game removes all difficulty by placing in obtaining this note by placing it in the middle of the stage.

Stage 108: Hammer / Battle Hammer

Stage Data
056,056	264,056	160,088	30 sec. 20 sec.	10 sec. 5 sec.	15 sec. 10 sec.	+1 +3	16
Enemies (Prototype)
060,108	164,108	260,108
Enemies (Final Game)
060,100	164,108	260,116
Special Bubbles
—	—	—	25.00%	—

Enemies

• Desert = Mummies. Everyone knows that.

Stage 112: Bottle Opener / Unseen Monsters

Stage Data
032,112	288,112	160,096	30 sec.	5 sec.	10 sec.	+2 +0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
064,052	168,100	208,132	232,148	168,196	088,148	112,132	264,052
Enemies (Final Game)
064,052	168,100	208,132	232,148	168,196	088,148	112,132	264,052
Special Bubbles
—	—	50.00% 25.00%	—	—

Stage Data

• The speed modifier was removed.
• There's a lower chance for Thunder Bubbles to spawn in the final game.

Enemies

• The final game adds more monster diversity by changing six Hidegons to pairs of Warurins, Puka Pukas, and Ti Ta Mas.

Stage 114: Bubble the Third / Storehouse

Stage Data
160,208	160,168	160,112	30 sec.	5 sec.	20 sec.	+0	16
Enemies (Prototype)
072,092	216,132	112,132	248,092
Enemies (Final Game)
072,092	216,132	112,132	248,092
Special Bubbles
—	—	25.00% 8.33%	—	—

Stage Data

• The chance of a Thunder Bubble spawning was cut from 1/4 to just 1/12.

Enemies

• All enemies turned into Flhoops.