Bubble Bath Babes

Bubble Bath Babes
Also known as: Magic Bubble (TW), Soap Panic (JP), Mermaids of Atlantis: The Riddle of the Magic Bubble (US) Developer: C&E Inc. Publishers: C&E Inc. (TW), Hacker International (JP), Panesian (US), American Video Entertainment (US), Platform: Unlicensed NES Released in US: 1991 Released in AS: 1991 This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has revisional differences.

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Bubble Bath Babes is pretty much an upside-down, adult-themed Tetris.

Level Select

This cheat only works in Soap Panic and Bubble Bath Babes.

Start a new game. While the STAGE message is being displayed, pause the game and press Up, Right, Down, and Left. Change the stage and level numbers with B and A, respectively, and press Start twice to go to the desired level.

View Cutscenes

This cheat only works in Mermaids of Atlantis and Magic Bubble.

At the title screen, press Select, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Right, A, A, B, B.

Revisional Differences

Bubble Bath Babes was originally titled Soap Panic, being commissioned by Hacker International in Japan through Taiwanese developer C&E. It was later modified and released in the United States by Taiwanese company Panesian as Bubble Bath Babes. Later, C&E released the game themselves with modifications as Magic Bubble. This version was later modified by American Video Entertainment as Mermaids of Atlantis: The Riddle of the Magic Bubble.

Soap Panic	Bubble Bath Babes	Magic Bubble	Mermaids of Atlantis

Besides title and company differences, only one bubble flies around the screen in both Soap Panic and Bubble Bath Babes. A second bubble was added in Magic Bubble and the screen was entirely redone in Mermaids of Atlantis: The Riddle of the Magic Bubble.

Soap Panic / Bubble Bath Babes	Magic Bubble	Mermaids of Atlantis

Mermaids of Atlantis retains Magic Bubble's extended options and also changes "SELECT" to "OPTIONS."

Soap Panic / Bubble Bath Babes	Magic Bubble	Mermaids of Atlantis

In Magic Bubble, soap is added to the woman's chest to cover her breasts. The bezel's color palette has also been changed from blue to yellow. This change is retained in Mermaids of Atlantis.

Staff Roll

Soap Panic, Bubble Bath Babes and Soap Panic all share the same credit screen. Mermaids of Atlantis adds surnames to each developer, as well as lists the name of the 3rd BGM added. Mermaids of Atlantis also adds a second credits screen for the American Video Entertainment staff.

Soap Panic / Bubble Bath Babes / Magic Bubble	Mermaids of Atlantis

Unused Graphics

A variety of unused graphics are present in all four versions of the game. How these would've been used is currently unknown.

Turtle

A turtle with limited animation.

Anglerfish

An anglerfish with limited animation. Two versions of nearly identical frames are present, one with and one without shading around the eyes.

Fish

A variety of fish.

Clam

A clam that can open and close.

Magic bubble

A bubble with the word "MAGIC" in it.