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![[Loading screen]](/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/r/gif/RainbowIslands.gif "Loading screen")
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![[In-game screen]](/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/r/RainbowIslands.gif "In-game screen")
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| Full title | Rainbow Islands |
| Also known as | Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 |
| Year of release | 1990 |
| Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Re-released by | Erbe Software S.A. (Spain) Musical 1 S.A. (Spain) The Hit Squad (UK) |
| Author(s) | Graftgold Ltd (David O'Connor, John Cumming) |
| Tie-in licence | Taito Corporation (Japan) (arcade coin-op: Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2) |
| Machine type | ZX Spectrum 48K/128K |
| Number of players | 1 |
| Controls | Kempston, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right) and Keyboard |
| Type | Arcade: Platform |
| Message language | English |
| Original publication | Commercial |
| Original price | £9.99 (£14.99 for disk version) 1795 ptas. |
| Budget price | £3.99 |
| Availability | Available as both Perfect TZX and non-TZX |
| Protection scheme | Multiple schemes (see individual downloads) |
| Additional info | Appeared on tape 3 of the compilation Power Up (Ocean Software Ltd)
Appeared on the compilation Rainbow Collection (Ocean Software Ltd) Also listed on Wikipedia, Freebase and Lost in Translation |
| SPOT comments | Bubble Bobble 2 |
| Series | This game belongs in the following series:
1. Bubble Bobble 2. Rainbow Islands |
| Other systems | This title was also advertised for and/or published on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, NES and Sega Master System |
| Score |
8.26 (212 votes) 
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| Filename | Size | Type | Origin | Code | Barcode | D.L. | Encoding scheme | ||
 | RainbowIslands.tzx.zip | 115,512 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Original release | Unspecified custom loader | ||||
 | RainbowIslands.dsk.zip | 70,454 | (+3 disk image) | Original release | |||||
|  | RainbowIslands.tap.zip | 69,798 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | |||||
| RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 114,870 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M-9177-1990 | Unspecified custom loader | |||
| RainbowIslands(SmallCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip | 113,415 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | SE580 | M-9177-1990 | Unspecified custom loader | ||
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| | RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip | 68,168 | ((non-TZX) TAP tape image) | Re-release | M-9177-1990 | |||
| RainbowIslands(Musical1S.A.).tzx.zip | 68,449 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | M1J008 | M-9177-1990 | Unspecified custom loader | ||
| RainbowIslands(TheHitSquad).tzx.zip | 115,310 | (Perfect TZX tape image) | Re-release | AC41 | 5013156412530 | Unspecified custom loader |
| Filename | Size | Type | |
 | RainbowIslands.gif | 8,922 | (Loading screen) |
| RainbowIslands.scr | 6,912 | (Loading screen dump) |
| RainbowIslands.gif | 4,812 | (In-game screen) | |
 | RainbowIslands.pdf | 149,987 | (English instructions) |
| RainbowIslands.txt | 4,400 | (English instructions) |
| RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf | 13,937 | (Spanish instructions) |
| RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).txt | 5,850 | (Spanish instructions) |
| RainbowIslands.jpg | 331,524 | (Game map) |
| RainbowIslands_2.jpg | 397,797 | (Game map) |
| RainbowIslands_3.png | 454,689 | (Game map) |
| RainbowIslands_2Back.jpg | 824,159 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| RainbowIslands_2Front.jpg | 877,948 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| RainbowIslands_Back.jpg | 146,242 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| RainbowIslands_Front.jpg | 147,050 | (Cassette inlay) | |
| RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 127,577 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| RainbowIslands(Musical1S.A.).jpg | 113,414 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| RainbowIslands(TheHitSquad).jpg | 112,154 | (Re-release cassette inlay) | |
| RainbowIslands.jpg | 225,788 | (Advertisement) | |
| RainbowIslands_2.jpg | 294,806 | (Advertisement) | |
| RainbowIslands(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).jpg | 407,153 | (Advertisement) | |
 | RainbowIslands.ay.zip | 4,718 | (Ripped in-game and theme music in AY format) |
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| 4 player reviews [ View | Write one ] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| Computer & Video Games | 11.88 | page 9 | (News/Note - ref. "Bubble Bobble 2") | [full page] |
| New Computer Express | 3.89 | page 336 | (News/Note - Old dinosaur) | |
| Sinclair User | 3.89 | page 87 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.89 | page 8 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.89 | page 106 | (Preview) | [full page] |
| New Computer Express | 7.89 | page 440 | (Preview) | |
| ACE | 9.89 | page 62 | (Review) | [full page] |
| New Computer Express | 9.89 | page 358 | (News/Note) | |
| Games Machine | 11.89 | page 8 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| ACE | 3.90 | page 7 | (News/Note) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 3.90 | page 44 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.90 | page 44 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.90 | page 68 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 4.90 | page 70 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 4.90 | page 18 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.90 | page 31 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.90 | page 31 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.90 | page 32 | (Map) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 5.90 | page 36 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.90 | page 35 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.90 | page 31 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.90 | page 27 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 7.90 | page 64 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 7.90 | page 48 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Crash | 9.90 | page 33 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.90 | page 16 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 9.90 | page 32 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 11.90 | page 34 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 12.90 | page 24 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 1.91 | page 29 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.91 | page 18 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.91 | page 22 | (Feature - Crash Readers Awards) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.91 | page 26 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.91 | page 17 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| New Computer Express | 9.91 | page 133 | (Hack/Poke - Power Up Poke) | |
| ACE | 12.91 | page 912 | (Tips - The Classic Tricks'n'Tactics Supplement) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 12.91 | page 52 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.92 | page 12 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.92 | page 18 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.92 | page 58 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 3.92 | page 58 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.92 | page 46 | (Solution) | [full page] |
| Crash | 4.92 | page 79 | (Review) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.92 | page 45 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.92 | page 14 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.92 | page 15 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 8.92 | page 16 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.92 | page 18 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 9.92 | page 19 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 11.92 | page 15 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.93 | page 15 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 2.93 | page 27 | (Hack/Poke) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 3.93 | page 28 | (Tips) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 3.90 | page 11 | (Premiere) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 4.90 | page 38 | (Nuevo) | [full page] |
| MicroHobby | 4.90 | page 39 | (Mapa) | [full page] |
| Magazine | Issue | Type | ||
| ACE | 3.90 | page 116 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.90 | page 50 | (CompoEntry - Crash Hotline compo) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.90 | page 52 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 3.90 | page 107 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.90 | page 91 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| ACE | 4.90 | page 81 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 4.90 | page 116 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 4.90 | page 99 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| ACE | 5.90 | page 86 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 4.90 | page 92 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 5.90 | page 2 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.90 | page 17 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 5.90 | page 37 | (Offer) | [full page] |
| ACE | 6.90 | page 74 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 6.90 | page 6 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 6.90 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Games Machine | 6.90 | page 28 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.90 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ACE | 7.90 | page 24 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 6.90 | page 32 | (Full-page ad) | [full page] |
| Crash | 7.90 | page 22 | (CompoResult - Crash Hotline compo) | [full page] |
| Computer & Video Games | 7.90 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 7.90 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| ACE | 8.90 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Your Sinclair | 8.90 | page 2 | (Advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 1.92 | page 24 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 1.92 | page 29 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 2.92 | page 51 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 2.92 | page 9 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Crash | 3.92 | page 67 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
| Sinclair User | 3.92 | page 2 | (Advert - The Hit Squad advert) | [full page] |
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