Absolutely loving this! Bubble Bobble Remastered was a little contentious, as it took an already great C64 game and just made little tweaks. But this, taking levels from other BB releases and building them into a C64 release as a sequel of sorts - a level pack, really - makes perfect sense.
We're also playing it for the current Lemon64 monthly competition!
glad you enjoy! Very very happy it made it to the Lemon competition, thanks for the heads up! I still don’t understand how Remastered can be considered “contentious “ and the almost entirety redesigned graphics “little tweaks”, though. To me it makes all the difference between not playing Bubble Bobble on my C64 anymore and enjoying it again as it was 1987 all over again. But to each their own I guess. I love revamped classics. Also if it weren’t for Remastered, then there wouldn’t be Lost Cave.
No hard feelings at all. I was just sharing my perspective, the same way you shared yours. Again, glad you liked the game and thank you for the heads up regarding the compo!
Awesome and worthy sequel to one of the best games on the C64 ever, even if that doesn't make it a new game. We really liked the new graphics. Our German-language review can be found at 00:58:11. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
Hello, in my last issue of Retro News Flash, I covered the game Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave and ran a short report on it. It´s a really great game, I really liked it. All the best from Magisthan´s Spielekiste. 🙂
You have to go up by bouncing on the bubbles. A technique already required in several levels of the original Bubble Bobble, so if you finished that one you definitely have done it before.
Woo Hoo, more ways to steal points from my big sister, erm, I mean, enjoy co-operative fun gameplay. My C64U will not arrive soon enough (bites fingernails)
OMG that would be so good. Let us hope devs will push the new C64U to its limit, in tyhe mean time, thanks to the new wave of devs for these amazing games .
making good use if the new C64U is a really nice idea, having said that, Bubble Bobble C64 has been playing sfx along with music since 1987. I don’t know why some people think otherwise
Gotta admit that I just saw a message somewhere stating that the game had either music or SFX, not both, didn't check myself... :) Waiting to get my C64U, then I'll check out your remaster (and hopefully this, too)...
I kinda had the impression that old Ultimates support just 2 SIDs and thus the base for 2 SIDs would be bigger than C64U 8 SIDs, but now I'm questioning that idea... But true, if C64U and 8 SIDs is the new baseline then go for 8 SIDs!
The all-time classic for every community gathering at our "Retro Gaming Day" in Wuppertal. We're already looking forward to the review in our next livestream. Stay tuned and follow us on Twitch! 🙂 https://www.twitch.tv/radio_paralax
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Absolutely loving this! Bubble Bobble Remastered was a little contentious, as it took an already great C64 game and just made little tweaks. But this, taking levels from other BB releases and building them into a C64 release as a sequel of sorts - a level pack, really - makes perfect sense.
We're also playing it for the current Lemon64 monthly competition!
glad you enjoy! Very very happy it made it to the Lemon competition, thanks for the heads up! I still don’t understand how Remastered can be considered “contentious “ and the almost entirety redesigned graphics “little tweaks”, though. To me it makes all the difference between not playing Bubble Bobble on my C64 anymore and enjoying it again as it was 1987 all over again. But to each their own I guess. I love revamped classics. Also if it weren’t for Remastered, then there wouldn’t be Lost Cave.
Jeez man, I was paying you a compliment. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
No hard feelings at all. I was just sharing my perspective, the same way you shared yours. Again, glad you liked the game and thank you for the heads up regarding the compo!
Awesome release. It's made the Lemon64's Game Competition already.
Games Competition 2026 - Round 2 - Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave
thank you for your support and the cool news!
Awesome and worthy sequel to one of the best games on the C64 ever, even if that doesn't make it a new game. We really liked the new graphics. Our German-language review can be found at 00:58:11. English subtitles are also available. Subscription to our YouTube and Twitch channel is welcome. 🙂
thank you!
Hey there, congrats on the new game. I have placed it in January's best homebrew games video here:
A review of this will be forthcoming in Zzap!64 issue 31...
Really nice! Now for your next project: Bubble Bobble - 3 players - introducing BAB, the female dragon. 😊
Woah, that would be awesome, but I think there's no option to plug more than two joystick to commodore ;)
https://protovision.no/produkt/4-player-adapter-commodore-64-128/
And oh - one player could use the keyboard! :)
Hello, in my last issue of Retro News Flash, I covered the game Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave and ran a short report on it. It´s a really great game, I really liked it. All the best from Magisthan´s Spielekiste. 🙂
thank you very much!!
Hey there, I am happy to say that your game has been placed into the best C64 homebrew games of January 2026.
Awesome thanks!!!
It's great to have new levels for a great game. I added them to my video along with other games released in January.
thank you!
In my opinion bub and bob need a small speed upgrade....
Brilliant
thank you!!
Thanks for the shoutout man - and thanks to anyone else involved in making this conversion possible. You rock <3
We are not worthy! :D
By the way, an unexpectedly hard part of this project was retrofitting your very due credits in an already crowded title screen! XD
Thank you! :) Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave (2026, Dave’s Retro Forge)
can i use the amiga mini game pad for 2 button play?
Brilliant - thank you for this and here is my tribute...
Thank you!!
Woooooooooooooowwwww
there isn't solo sound fx guys.. pls add the option . thx :)
great work, grazie mille!!
Nothing better than playing this masterpiece on a real breadbin
awesome setup👍🏻
Awesome game!
thank you saberman!!
Wooooooohooooo - time to play :)
stuck on lvl 43....no idea how i can complete
You have to go up by bouncing on the bubbles. A technique already required in several levels of the original Bubble Bobble, so if you finished that one you definitely have done it before.
HELL YEH!! https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/01/bubble-bobble-lost-cave-true-spiritual_25...
I got a full review and an interview with David about this game out on my channel in a couple of days :)
(1) BastichB 64K - YouTube
The page is online, but the game not yet here... Damn! Looking forward to it!
Woo Hoo, more ways to steal points from my big sister, erm, I mean, enjoy co-operative fun gameplay. My C64U will not arrive soon enough (bites fingernails)
Thank you! :-) Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave – Coming Soon!
Now that ~20.000 people have bought Commodore 64 Ultimate - how about two SIDs mode!? Music + SFX at the same time...
OMG that would be so good. Let us hope devs will push the new C64U to its limit, in tyhe mean time, thanks to the new wave of devs for these amazing games .
making good use if the new C64U is a really nice idea, having said that, Bubble Bobble C64 has been playing sfx along with music since 1987. I don’t know why some people think otherwise
Gotta admit that I just saw a message somewhere stating that the game had either music or SFX, not both, didn't check myself... :) Waiting to get my C64U, then I'll check out your remaster (and hopefully this, too)...
I hope you get your shiny new C64U real soon! Enjoy it😃👍🏻
Me too! Just ordering ARM2SID, and bought Bubble Bobble C64 Remaster yesterday... This is going to be awesome! :)
The C64U is capable of 8 SIDs. Why 2 when can use 8?
I kinda had the impression that old Ultimates support just 2 SIDs and thus the base for 2 SIDs would be bigger than C64U 8 SIDs, but now I'm questioning that idea... But true, if C64U and 8 SIDs is the new baseline then go for 8 SIDs!
The all-time classic for every community gathering at our "Retro Gaming Day" in Wuppertal. We're already looking forward to the review in our next livestream. Stay tuned and follow us on Twitch! 🙂
https://www.twitch.tv/radio_paralax
awesome thanks 😃👍🏻
Arcade Era '80ies is now Back....!!!!
Bubble Bobble 2© ? Ooh Yes!
Wow! Wow! Wow!
woooooooo
Awesome! can't wait to play this one.
very good
Super excited for this one!!!! Entire family is a Bubble Bobble fan.
So Cool ! Eager to try it !
OMG !! awesome !!!