Nintendo tumbler puzzle Nintendo tumbler puzzle The Nintendo tumbler puzzle, also known as the "Ten Billion Barrel" in English and originally in Japanese, is a mathematical puzzle in the style of Rubik's Cube. It was invented by Gunpei Yokoi of Nintendo in 1980 and was covered by (until the patent expired in March 1995 due to non-payment of a maintenance fee). It consists of a "cylinder" of transparent plastic divided into six levels, together with a black plastic "frame". The frame consists of upper and lower discs that are joined together through the middle of the cylinder. The top and bottom levels of
Puzzle Bobble 3 of the burst bubble, allowing the player to build up chain reactions. The ability to choose a character was introduced, but only to the VS Computer mode. As in "Bubble Bobble", the 1st player controls Bub, and the 2nd player controls Bob. In the Nintendo 64 version, a 4 player simultaneous option is available. Puzzle Bobble 3 Puzzle Bobble 3 (also known as Bust-A-Move 3) is the second sequel to "Puzzle Bobble". It was released for arcades in September 1996 and later ported to the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game Boy, Nintendo 64 and Microsoft Windows. Like its predecessors, the player