How to Start
With the power turned OFF, insert the Bust-A-Move Game Pak into the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Control Deck and switch the power ON. When the Title Screen appears, you may either watch the Demo Screen, or press the Start Button to bring up the Options Screen. Use the directional Control Pad to move the cursor to one of the four options, and press B to select it.
Demo Screen
You may watch the Demo Screen at the beginning for some helpful tips, or press Start to skip it.
Option Screen
Because not all bubble blasters are the same, Bust-A-Move gives you the option of controlling the different variables of the game and customizing your own settings.
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1 Levels: Allows you set the difficulty level for your own game. You can choose from Difficult, Normal or Easy.
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2 Levels of Computer: Allows you to set the difficulty level for your computer opponent. This way, you can set a handicap in the Vs. Battle.
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3 1P Vs. 2P: Allows you to determine the number of games played when taking on a human opponent in the 1P Vs. 2P Mode. You may choose a one game sudden-death match, or try a best of 3, 5 or 7 game series.
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4 Controller Select: You may use this option to assign your own SNES controller functions to each button.
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5 End: Choose End to begin play.
1P Mode Steps
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1 Decide the Direction: Use the directional Control Pad to the direction you want to shoot. Be sure to line up your sights carefully!
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2 Shoot a Bubble: The goal is to shoot your colored Bubble so that it touches a group of two or more Bubbles of the same color. This causes that group to break. If you don't move fast enough, the "Hurry Up" signal appears, and you'll have five seconds to shoot. The faster you can clear the round, the higher your score will be, so don't dawdle!
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3 Finish a Round: Once you eliminate all the Bubbles on the screen, the Round is clear. There are 100 Rounds in all.
When It's All Over
Even the best Bust-A-Move Bubble Manipulator is going to have rounds that are just too tough to beat. Don't worry, though!
When the round is over, you'll advance to a continue screen where you can choose "Yes" to continue, or "No" to go to the Game Over screen.
Continue
You'll have up to seven chances to continue, but those who use the fewest numbers of continues have a chance to see the best of three possible endings!
The Password System
When it's time to take a break, just write down the password shown at the Game Over screen. That way, you may continue from the same spot later.
2P Vs. Mode
This is the perfect way for one player to try his luck against a challenging computer-controlled opponent, or for two players to get together and test their Bubble busting moves against each other. Either way, it's you against the ever-growing stack of Bubbles!
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Opponent?: Computer or 1P VS 2P
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3 Bubble Gauge: Make things difficult for your friend! Fill the Gauge by bursting a group of Bubbles, then break another. The Bubbles in the Gauge will go into Player 2's field.
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4 Score: In a "best of" series, the score is kept at the bottom of the screen. The player that wins the majority of the total matches is the winner.
Vs. Mode Steps
Select 2P VS. MODE from the Main Menu, then choose to play against a computer-controlled opponent, or against a human player. Next, set the difficulty level for each player to allow for differences in their skill.
The object is to eliminate all your Bubbles before your opponent can. A player loses the match if his Bubbles cross the line at the bottom of the screen.
When the series is a draw, you'll play one last game to determine the outcome of the series. If the bonus game is a draw, then the series will end in a draw.
Vs. Computer Battle
The rules of the VS. COMPUTER battle are the same as those in the VS. MODE, except you can only play a series of three matches.
This is a tough one, though -- there are a total of ten computer controlled opponents to take on, and each is harder than the previous one.
Challenge Record Mode
This is a one-player mode that challenges you to beat the world's Bubble busting record. If you're up for the challenge, get ready to Bust-A-Move!
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2 Bubbles: This meter in the corner keeps track of the total number of Bubbles you've broken.
Challenge Mode Steps
The object of Challenge Record Mode is to break as many Bubbles as you can, while racking up large amounts of points. As soon as you bust Bubbles, more appear.
There is a bonus if you're able to clear all the Bubbles from the screen, then you continue with a fresh screen full of Bubbles. The game isn't over until you make a mistake. Your results are then displayed.
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