Rainbow Islands

Arcade Game: PlatformEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Entry Summary
ID724
TitleRainbow Islands
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
LanguageEnglish
GenreArcade Game: Platform
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
People
Authors
Publishers
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Downloads
TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands.tzx.zip115,512-
Unspecified custom loaderOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1990rel #0
Disk image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands.dsk.zip70,454-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 128 +31990rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands.tap.zip69,798-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1990rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/r/scr/RainbowIslands.scr6,912-
rel #0
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/r/RainbowIslands.gif4,812-
rel #0
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/r/RainbowIslands.pdf149,987-
Englishrel #0
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/r/RainbowIslands.txt4,400-
Englishrel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/r/RainbowIslands.jpg331,524-
rel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/r/RainbowIslands_2.jpg397,797-
rel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/r/RainbowIslands_3.png454,689-
rel #0
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/r/RainbowIslands.jpg225,788-
rel #0
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/r/RainbowIslands_2.jpg294,806-
rel #0
Ripped in-game/theme music in AY format/pub/sinclair/music/ay/games/r/RainbowIslands.ay.zip4,718-
rel #0
POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/r/Rainbow Islands (1990)(Ocean Software).pok22555e55129707c5a4c4273049aa62ff11b
rel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands_Front.jpg355,47497fa3fd8a18a10b61bf4a0375a36b361
NoneCardbox case (small)
rel #0
Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands_Back.jpg230,5858d5d67fa21b6acc03879c98e708e277c
NoneCardbox case (small)
rel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands_Front_2.jpg235,50997c2933f8a8a020202066ec6abda9bce
NoneCardbox case (small)
rel #0
Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands_Back_2.jpg218,1135a4567da3271c92201900a1ebaf83a2a
NoneCardbox case (small)
rel #0
RZX playback filehttps://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/rainbow.zip--
rel #0
Recorded by Philip Kendall & Lee Bee
Instructions/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands(MULTI-LANG).pdf720,5833dd81f5313ac1374ddf59e4a1e5a78c0
None
Multi-language: English, French, German, Italianrel #0
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands_Media.jpg93,472ec879435bc366fa7f6f6a3ddce2e5f7d
None
rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip114,870-
Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1990rel #1
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands(SmallCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip113,415-
Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1990rel #1
(Small Case)
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip68,168-
Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1990rel #1
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/r/RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf13,937-
Spanishrel #1
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/r/RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt5,850-
Spanishrel #1
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/r/RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg127,577-
rel #1
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/r/RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg407,153-
rel #1
Disk image/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareSA).dsk.zip70,955f040c9748c6310a8b133d2a971fd89dd
None
EnglishZX-Spectrum 128 +3rel #1
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands(Musical1S.A.).tzx.zip68,449-
Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1990rel #2
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/r/RainbowIslands(Musical1S.A.).jpg113,414-
rel #2
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/r/RainbowIslands(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip115,310-
Unspecified custom loaderRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K/128K1990rel #3
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands(HitSquad).jpg390,7900dcd98285087ded14a963a8d95a92ed9
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #3
Inlay - Back/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands(HitSquad)_Back.jpg312,740746e0d6f9632937b5087aca5d1d313a6
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #3
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0000724/RainbowIslands(HitSquad)_Media.jpg80,0167848a6afe641640a53fe9b2f1298510d
None
rel #3
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0199021
#119908
#219902
#319924
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneRainbow IslandsOcean Software Ltd-1990
Relations
No relations recorded
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
AY SoundFeature-
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Bubble BobbleSeries2
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Crash Readers Awards 1990Annual AwardsBest Sound1
Link
Crash Readers Awards 1990Annual AwardsBest Sound (Mark Caswell)1
Link
Crash Readers Awards 1990Annual AwardsBest Game Overall2
Link
Crash Readers Awards 1990Annual AwardsBest Game Overall (Critics)2
Link
Crash Readers Awards 1990Annual AwardsBest Graphics2
Link
Crash Readers Awards 1990Annual AwardsBest Graphics (Critics)2
Link
Golden Joystick Awards 1990Annual AwardsBest Coin-op Conversion of the Year 8-bit1
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Interface 2 (left)Control Option-
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Interface 2 (right)Control Option-
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Kempston JoystickControl Option-
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Moai (Easter Island statue) cameoFeature-
Link
Multi-loader in 128K modeFeature-
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Multi-loader in 48K modeFeature-
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Multiple Boss FightsFeature-
Link
Side-view 2D GraphicsGraphical View-
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Vertical ScrollingScreen Movement-
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Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-Amstrad CPCYesLink
-Commodore 64YesLink
-NESYesLink
-Sega Master SystemYesLink
-AmigaYesLink
-Atari STYesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum8.33222
Notes
No notes recorded
Aliases
Release #LanguageTitle
#0enRainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
#3enARCADE COLLECTION 41: Rainbow Islands
Licenses
NameTypeOfficialLinks
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2Arcade coin-opYes
Site
Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
Speccy Screenshot Mapsenhttp://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=RainbowIslands
Lost in Translationenhttp://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Lost_In_Translation/Rainbow_Islands_-_The_Story_of_Bubble_Bobble_2
Wikipediaenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Islands:_The_Story_of_Bubble_Bobble_2
StrategyWikienhttps://strategywiki.org/wiki/Rainbow_Islands
Centre for Computing Historyenhttps://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/36996/Rainbow%20Islands/
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/rainbow-islands
RZX Archiveenhttps://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/r.php#rainbow
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Rainbow%20Islands
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-156053-Rainbow+Islands+Rainbow+Islands+The+Story+of+Bubble+Bobble+2
RZX Archive - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/IrLW7iTFD1M
Modern ZX-Retro Gamingenhttps://youtu.be/j9f2wZm8VII
Files
No files linked