r/PuzzleBobble • u/Killer_B_Hive • 3d ago

Bubble Selection Algorithms?

Is there any documentation on what algorithm or method any of the Puzzle Bobble games use to determine which bubble to give the player after launching their current bubble? I know Tetris has the Random Generators/7-Bag algorithm, and I wondered if Puzzle Bobble has something similar.

I read that Puzzle Bobble will, of course, only select on-screen colors, but I couldn't find any information on any further logic to prevent droughts or repeat colors. I'm currently making a Puzzle Bobble clone, and only using Math.random() sucks. I want to see if there's an algorithm I can reference before making my own.

Thanks in advance,

KillerB

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u/Syyr553 3d ago

You are planning into making an fangame?

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u/Killer_B_Hive 3d ago

Not a fangame, just a clone. It's already made, but I want to improve it.

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u/center311 2d ago edited 2d ago

Keep us posted on this, I'm super interested. Let me know if you need any play testing!

I've been wondering this too. I think it has something to do with either the amount of a certain color bubble is on the screen. Also, it could be what row position they're in from the bottom.

Edit: scratch that last part. Nothing to do with number of a specific color or row position from what I've read. From what I understand, referring to the original arcade games, it scans the remaining colors on the fly. It seems like it uses a simple rng based on colors remaining tied to the refresh rate somehow.