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Bubble OpenNeo Geo homebrew FR
Nael and Sofia, rackets on their shoulders, in front of a world map showing their tennis world tour.

An original Neo Geo tennis game: easy to pick up, hard to master.

In the spirit of the great arcade sports games. One wish, two kids, a world tour of tennis.

The itch.io demo is an early version: the game has grown a lot since!

The game

Bubble Open is a new arcade sports game for the Neo Geo (also written NeoGeo): a fast, funny and demanding retro tennis game in pixel art, made for the real hardware.

  • Easy to pick up

    Four buttons, a stick, and you're playing. Then come the timing, the slices, the lobs and the supers: there is always something to master.

  • 100% original

    A brand-new homebrew with its own heroes, its own champions and its own world tour. Not a port, not a remake.

  • Built with players

    Testers' ideas go into the game, and their names go into the credits. Every step is shared on YouTube.

The Melbourne court during a match.
First stop: Melbourne.
Point won: big portraits of Sofia winking and Nael, with the words BEAU POINT!
Win a rally, and your champion lets you know.
Sofia unleashes her super bubble on the Melbourne court.
Three perfect hits unlock a super.

Real in-game captures. The game is in development.

The world tour

A wish sends Nael and Sofia around the world in a soap bubble. In every city: a court, a champion, and a new surprise.

Pixel art world map. Two soap bubbles, carrying Nael and Sofia, float over the Indian Ocean on their way to Australia.

Hover over a pin to meet the city champion, click to visit the city.

Zoom on Europe

Pixel art map of Europe.

The cities

Champions

Every city has its champion, with their own style and their own super.

Meet all the champions

Play on your console

Bubble Open is made for the real Neo Geo hardware. Players have already tested it on:

  • Neo Geo AES
  • Neo Geo MVS
  • MiSTer
  • Analogue Pocket
  • MAME

And the new Neo Geo AES+? It will be tested as soon as possible, and the result will be shared here and on YouTube.

Join the adventure

Bubble Open is built in the open, step by step, with the people who follow it. Subscribe to the YouTube channel and be part of it:

  • Play the demos early

    Become a tester and try the new versions before everyone else.

  • Your name in the game

    Testers and players who help are credited in the game.

  • Your ideas count

    Stats on the select screen, back to the menu from pause, a training mode: these ideas came from players.

  • And what's next

    If the adventure goes further, there will be more surprises for the first supporters.

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