Bomb Bee

Bomb Bee (ボムビー, Bomu Bī) is a Japanese arcade game that was released by Namco in 1979. It is the sequel to Gee Bee, which was released in the previous year. Bomb Bee is a two-player ball and paddle game, which also includes a pinball simulation. Unlike Gee Bee, which was released in the US by Gremlin Industries, this game was not released outside of Japan.

Bomb Bee
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco
Designer(s)Toru Iwatani
Programmer(s)Shouichi Fukatani[1]
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Pinball, Breakout clone
Mode(s)Up to 2 players, alternating turns
CabinetUpright, cabaret, and cocktail
Arcade systemNamco Warp & Warp
CPU1 x 8080 @ 2.048 MHz
Sound1 x custom WSG @ 2.048 MHz
DisplayVertical orientation, Raster, 224 x 272 resolution

Gameplay

The maximum number of players is two, and the two players have to alternate. The control is a rotary analog stick. The main object of the game is to move two paddles that ricochet a ball which flies around and needs to hit the colored bricks above it. When the bricks are cleared out of the side sections, it will turn that same side's pop-bumper into 100 points instead of 10. It is a bonus multiplier to get the ball to light up the word "NAMCO".[3]

References
  1. Szczepaniak, John (11 August 2014). The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers (Firstition ed.). p. 201. ISBN 978-0992926007. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. "Release Date". Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  3. "Bomb Bee". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 2012-12-28.


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