Who knew they made super-large, perfectly clear beachballs? Bubble Bobble is my all-time most favourite game. I had first played it in arcades when I was very young and got this DOS version back when I was about 7 years old. The overall design has stood the test of time extremely well, although not just because of the bubble-based mechanics. The massive number of items and levels, as well as the surprisingly non-random nature of the powerups, all add to the game's fun factor and removing any one of these aspects completely derails the experience. Mind you, this DOS version has some curious omissions... as well as unusual effects caused by improperly breaking the copy protection, which John Butrovich himself confirmed via eMail not too long after this episode first went live. Whoops. Also, bonus points if, without looking ahead at Filler #20, you know what I'm parodying in the live action at the end of the episode .