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<h2>Overview</h2><p>Tumble Pop (also known as <em>Tumblepop</em>) is a comedic puzzle-platformer developed and released by <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/data-east-corporation/3010-157/" data-ref-id="3010-157">Data East</a> for <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/arcade/3045-84/" data-ref-id="3045-84">arcades</a> in 1991.</p><p>A single-screen platformer similar to both the 1986 <a href="/taito-corporation/3010-135/" data-ref-id="3010-135">Taito</a> game <a href="/bubble-bobble/3030-4995/" data-ref-id="3030-4995">Bubble Bobble</a> and the 1990 <a href="/toaplan/3010-3187/" data-ref-id="3010-3187">Toaplan</a> game <a href="/snow-bros-nick-tom/3030-19781/" data-ref-id="3030-19781">Snow Bros.: Nick &amp; Tom</a>, Tumblepop has players "cleaning up" each level by sucking up enemies with their <a href="/vacuum-cleaner/3055-3084/" data-ref-id="3055-3084">vacuum cleaner</a> and blasting them away as rolling projectiles. The twin protagonists (player one wearing green and player two wearing yellow) must travel throughout the <a href="/earth/3035-65/" data-ref-id="3035-65">world</a>, eventually ending up traveling up to the <a href="/the-moon/3035-10/" data-ref-id="3035-10">Moon</a> to battle a <a href="/dr-deplayne/3005-40185/" data-ref-id="3005-40185">mad scientist</a>.</p><p>Comedic in nature, most stages are themed after their location. It also contains references to some of Data East's other arcade games, such as <a href="/joe-mac-caveman-ninja/3030-9763/" data-ref-id="3030-9763">Caveman Ninja</a>, <a href="/karnov/3030-2057/" data-ref-id="3030-2057">Karnov</a>, and <a href="/chelnov/3005-26522/" data-ref-id="3005-26522">Chelnov</a>. It later received two sequels: the 1992 game <a href="/diet-go-go/3030-62919/" data-ref-id="3030-62919">Diet Go Go</a> and the 1994 <a href="/joe-mac/3025-825/" data-ref-id="3025-825">Joe &amp; Mac</a> <a href="/spin-off/3015-1100/" data-ref-id="3015-1100">spin-off</a> <a href="/joe-mac-returns/3030-39222/" data-ref-id="3030-39222">Joe &amp; Mac Returns</a>.</p><p>The game was later ported to the <a href="/game-boy/3045-3/" data-ref-id="3045-3">Game Boy</a>, released in Japan on November 20, 1992 and in North America on March 1993. This version was notable for having scrolling stages of different sizes, different stage progression (with an <a href="/linear-overworld/3015-5669/" data-ref-id="3015-5669">overworld</a> system), bonus rounds, an in-game shop (with a <a href="/coin/3055-219/" data-ref-id="3055-219">coin</a>-based <a href="/currency/3015-575/" data-ref-id="3015-575">currency</a> system), and an <a href="/in-game-map-editor/3015-269/" data-ref-id="3015-269">in-game level editor</a>. It was later digitally re-released for the <a href="/nintendo-3ds/3045-117/" data-ref-id="3045-117">Nintendo 3DS</a> (as a <a href="/virtual-console/3015-2925/" data-ref-id="3015-2925">Virtual Console</a> title) in Japan (on April 11, 2012), Europe (on June 7, 2012), and North America (on July 19, 2012).</p><h2>Stages</h2><p>Players can start the first eight stages in any order, and once all</p><ol><li>Moscow (clown)</li><li>Egypt (genie)</li><li>Paris (robot)</li><li>New York (octopus)</li><li>Rio (fire dragon)</li><li>Antarctica (snowman)</li><li>Australia (plant monsters)</li><li>Japan (daruma doll)</li><li>Space (<a href="/flatwoods-monster/3005-17453/" data-ref-id="3005-17453">Flatwoods Monster</a>)</li><li>Moon (boss rush, followed by <a href="/dr-deplayne/3005-40185/" data-ref-id="3005-40185">Dr. DePlayne</a>)</li></ol>