<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
is	O
a	O
defunct	O
tile-matching	B-Application
social	O
network	O
game	O
by	O
Zynga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
May	O
2012	O
release	O
,	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-growing	O
Facebook	B-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
1.9	O
million	O
active	O
users	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
July	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
as	O
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
on	O
its	O
Best	O
Facebook	B-Application
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
game	O
designer	O
Mark	O
Turmell	O
,	O
noted	O
for	O
such	O
games	O
as	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
received	O
credit	O
for	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
’s	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
is	O
Zynga	O
’s	O
first	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Zynga	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
Zynga.com	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
simultaneously	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
from	O
Zynga	O
San	O
Diego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noted	O
arcade	O
game	O
designer	O
Mark	O
Turmell	O
,	O
Zynga	O
’s	O
senior	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
was	O
credited	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turmell	O
began	O
designing	O
arcade	O
game	O
machines	O
over	O
20	O
years	O
ago	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
and	O
designer	O
of	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
a	O
popular	O
1993	O
basketball	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
had	O
become	O
the	O
fastest-growing	O
Facebook	B-Application
game	O
with	O
14,800,000	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
,	O
growing	O
by	O
10.6	O
million	O
within	O
the	O
prior	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
had	O
30	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
arcade	O
game	O
Zynga	O
developed	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
from	O
Zynga	O
San	O
Diego	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Zynga	O
game	O
to	O
launch	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
Zynga.com	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
ranked	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
no	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5	O
on	O
its	O
Best	O
Facebook	B-Application
Games	O
list	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Zynga	O
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
Ocean	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
underwater	O
twist	O
for	O
Facebook	B-Application
in	O
13	O
languages	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
has	O
been	O
indefinitely	O
closed	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
Zynga	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
message	O
on	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
’s	O
storyline	O
focuses	O
on	O
Bubbles	O
,	O
a	O
monkey	O
trying	O
to	O
reconnect	O
with	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
poachers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bubble-popping	O
gameplay	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
and	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubbles	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
friends	O
who	O
are	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
weekly	O
tournament	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
allows	O
gamers	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
timed	O
challenges	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Zynga.com	O
also	O
allows	O
multi-player	O
challenges	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
uses	O
two	O
virtual	O
currencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zynga	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
Wildlife	O
Conservation	O
Society	O
(	O
WCS	O
)	O
to	O
give	O
Bubble	B-Application
Safari	I-Application
users	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
donate	O
money	O
to	O
protect	O
wildlife	O
.	O
</s>
