Rainbow Islands online

Game description

Rainbow Islands is a charming arcade game, perhaps the most charming one ever to appear on the Amiga computer. The game is a sequel to Bubble Bobble and was developed and published by Taito in 1987 for arcades, and then fortunately released on the Amiga. In the game, you play as Bubby or Bobby, two boys who must climb to the top of the rainbow world to save their friends and defeat the malicious monster Baron Wind.

Gameplay

The gameplay involves climbing various platforms, shooting rainbows at enemies, and collecting fruits. Players must both avoid enemies and eliminate them to progress to the next levels. The player must hurry; if a level is taken too long, water starts flooding from the bottom of the screen.

In Rainbow Islands, there are seven islands (one for each color of the rainbow), each consisting of four stages with a powerful enemy at the end of each island. After defeating the boss, you receive a rainbow-colored crystal. Your character can create a rainbow using a button. It can be used as a weapon against enemies, as a "trap" to stop enemies, or as a ladder to help you reach higher areas more easily and quickly. It's difficult to use at first, but later becomes an intensely cool game mechanic we've never seen before.

Reaching the highest platform in a level finishes it, and you move on to the next one. After a series of completed levels on each island, you face a boss character, which is a gigantic and incredibly strong version of one of the enemies from previous levels.

Rainbow Islands

List of islands from Rainbow Islands along with a brief description

1. Insect Island - a meadow island inhabited mainly by insects - bees, not very friendly ladybugs, spiders, caterpillars but also ducks. The boss is a giant spider.
2. Combat Island - on this island, most enemies are brave toys - trucks, helicopters, howitzers, bombs, bombers or shooting tanks. The boss is a big, smiling helicopter.
3. Monster Island - an island taken from the horror world, here we will meet skeletons, frankenstein, bats, lightning-throwing vampires, werewolves and of course ghosts. The boss is a gigantic Dracula.
4. Toy Island - a toy island where you will meet clowns, spring gloves, toy guns and the boss is a big clown generating smaller clowns.
5. Dohi Island - an island with stages reminiscent of the game Arkanoid, here we have a mass of enemies bouncing off walls - mainly geometric figures. The boss is the head from the Arkanoid cover.
6. Robot Island - various types of robots, jumping screws, nuts, flying keys. At the end of the island, we will face a big robot.
7. Dragon Island - on this island we will fight with knights, cyclops ghosts and of course with dragons. Stages resemble dungeons from fantasy adventures. At the end we will face a big dragon.

Power-ups

While traversing the islands, we can find magical wings that allow us to double jump and slow descent. We can also find a fairy that spins around the hero and destroys enemies she touches.

Graphics and music

Visually, Rainbow Islands delights with colorful and charming graphics that attract players of all ages. The music is also a characteristic element of the game, and the musical theme "Over the Rainbow" is one of the most recognizable melodies in the history of video games.

Play online

Play the classic game Rainbow Islands online on the Amiga platform in your browser. Take part in the virtual adventure of Bubby and Bobby, climbing to the top of the rainbow world, eliminating enemies and collecting fruits. Play in single-player mode or invite a friend to join the fun.

Basic information

• Release date: 1989
• Genre: Platformer
• Publisher: Ocean Software
• Platform: Amiga
• Number of players: 1-2 (co-op mode)

Gameplay video of Rainbow Islands (Amiga)