Pop'n Pop

The Game Boy Color version was also released in North America with Yogi Bear characters, under the title Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Blast.

• Developer — * Taito • Dreams Co., Ltd. (Windows) • Nekogumi (Game Boy Color) • Publisher — * Taito • JVC Music Europe (Europe) • Virgin Interactive (White Label) • Bay Area Multimedia (Yogi Bear) • Platforms — Arcade, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color • Released — ArcadeFebruary 1998 PlayStationOctober 22, 1998 WindowsMarch 5, 2004 (reprint) Game Boy Color PlayStation NetworkJanuary 14, 2009 • Genre — Puzzle • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Taito F3 System

Gameplay is a hybrid of Puzzle Bobble, Arkanoid, and Space Invaders. Rows of coloured balloons advance down the screen, and the player must shoot their own balloons at them. When three balloons of the same colour match up, they disappear.

The game was released in Japan and Europe for the PlayStation and Game Boy Color. Both the PlayStation and Game Boy Color versions added additional characters from other Taito games, such as Bubblun from Bubble Symphony, Ptolemy from The Fairyland Story, Chack'n from Chack'n Pop, Hipopo from Liquid Kids, and Drunk from Bubble Bobble. Chack'n, Hipopo and Drunk are hidden in the PlayStation version, but initially playable in the Game Boy Color version. A Microsoft Windows version was developed by Dreams and was released in the UK by Vektorlogic Ltd., and in Japan by CyberFront around. It does not include the secret characters of the PlayStation version.

Yogi Bear: Great Balloon Blast, a port of Pop'n Pop, was released for the Game Boy Color in North America on December 17, 2000. It features playable characters Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, and Cindy Bear, characters from Hanna-Barbera's animated television series The Yogi Bear Show. Gameplay is similar to Pop'n Pop, but the setting has been changed to the fictional location of the series, Jellystone Park. This version includes link cable support for multiplayer interaction.