<s>
is	O
a	O
1991	B-Application
platform	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Leprechaun	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Mitchell	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starring	O
two	O
ghosthunters	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
travelling	O
across	O
different	O
countries	O
,	O
capturing	O
enemies	O
and	O
throwing	O
them	O
as	O
bouncing	O
ball	O
,	O
jumping	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
platforms	O
to	O
navigate	O
level	O
obstacles	O
while	O
dodging	O
and	O
defeating	O
monsters	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
Makoto	O
Kikuchi	O
,	O
Tumblepop	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tumblepop	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
Pang	B-Application
and	O
Snow	O
Bros.	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
ghosthunters	O
through	O
ten	O
levels	O
consisting	O
of	O
ten	O
stages	O
set	O
in	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
(	O
Moscow	O
,	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Paris	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
,	O
Antarctica	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Space	O
and	O
Moon	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
boss	O
at	O
the	O
every	O
tenth	O
stage	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
fought	O
before	O
progressing	O
any	O
further	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
defeat	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
ghosts	O
,	O
aliens	O
and	O
other	O
oddball	O
characters	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
enemies	O
the	O
tumbling	O
ball	O
rolls	O
into	O
are	O
eliminated	O
and	O
reveal	O
hidden	O
bonus	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
crucial	O
for	O
reaching	O
high-scores	O
such	O
as	O
collectable	O
letters	O
of	O
the	O
alphabet	O
found	O
in	O
randomly	O
appearing	O
bubbles	O
to	O
gradually	O
spell	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
TUMBLEPOP	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
permanently	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
too	O
much	O
time	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
a	O
vampire-like	O
beast	O
will	O
come	O
and	O
try	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
invincible	O
and	O
this	O
also	O
counts	O
during	O
boss	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
hosts	O
cameos	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
other	O
Data	O
East	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Karnov	B-Application
,	O
Atomic	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
Chelnov	I-Application
and	O
Joe	B-Application
&	I-Application
Mac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Getting	O
hit	O
by	O
enemy	O
fire	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
penalty	O
of	O
decreasing	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
firepower	O
and	O
speed	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
state	O
and	O
once	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
unless	O
the	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tumblepop	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
projects	O
at	O
Data	O
East	O
,	O
with	O
Makoto	O
Kikuchi	O
serving	O
as	O
its	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tumblepop	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1991	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
Leprechaun	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Mitchell	O
Corporation	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Sunsoft	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
incorporates	O
a	O
world	O
map	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
resemble	O
Earth	O
;	O
levels	O
are	O
contained	O
in	O
different	O
cities	O
on	O
that	O
map	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
walk	O
between	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
 '	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
by	O
G-Mode	O
and	O
the	O
AntStream	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Tumblepop	B-Application
on	O
their	O
1	O
December	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
