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This Infogrames puzzle game challenges you to clear the board by matching tiles, serving as a prequel to Bumpy’s Arcade Fantasy.


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Platform
MS-DOS
Released
1990
Genre
Theme
Perspective
Side view
Size
267.42 KB
Version
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Rating
0 votes
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About Pop-Up

Cool Ball is a single-screen action game where the player directs a bouncing ball through a series of themed environments. These stages, which visually evolve from cosmic origins to futuristic settings, each contain a specific objective that must be completed to advance.

Progression requires the ball to gather a key that unlocks the stage exit, while also collecting point items scattered across the platforms. Movement across these platforms presents a challenging element, as some exhibit properties like stickiness or angled surfaces that alter the ball's trajectory.

To assist in navigating the levels, the ball can acquire utility items. These include tools for modifying the environment, such as a hammer for breaking walls and water drops for dousing flames, as well as additional keys for opening blocked pathways.

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European title screen (EGA)
Main menu (EGA)
The first level (EGA)
Bounce! (EGA)
Some blocks are breakable (EGA)
Watch out for flying green blobs (EGA)
Level editor (EGA)
European title screen (CGA)
Hopping around (CGA)
Level editor (CGA)