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History

Taito's top three hits are The New Zealand Story, Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands and although they aren't strictly a trilogy it didn't stop Ocean Software putting them together to make The Rainbow Collection, one of the best compilations of the early 1990's. Ocean also ported Operation Wolf and Chase HQ with both of them taking the Christmas number one spot in 1988 and 1989.

Note

The figures for Months in the Top 10 and Months at No. 1 are based on the All Formats chart only.
Columns are sortable, sorting by the cover column will sort by chart appearance date.

TitleTop 10No. 1Rank
Cover(s)Bubble Bobble

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

918
Cover(s)The New Zealand Story

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

7323
Cover(s)Rainbow Islands

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

1 < 1 29
Cover(s)Operation Wolf

OCEAN / TAITO

7331
Cover(s)Chase H.Q.

OCEAN / TAITO

4148
Cover(s)Renegade

OCEAN / IMAGINE / TAITO

21157
Cover(s)Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation

OCEAN / TAITO

10186
Cover(s)Rainbow Islands

OCEAN / TAITO

20214
Cover(s)Rastan

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

30215
Cover(s)Operation Thunderbolt

OCEAN / TAITO

20230
Cover(s)Operation Wolf

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

10236
Cover(s)Chase H.Q.

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

10283
Cover(s)The New Zealand Story

OCEAN / TAITO

20348
Cover(s)Bubble Bobble

FIREBIRD / TAITO

< 1 0406
Cover(s)Continental Circus

MASTERTRONIC / VIRGIN GAMES / TAITO

10412
Cover(s)Continental Circus

MASTERTRONIC / MASTERTRONIC PLUS / TAITO

20418
Cover(s)Taito Coin-Op Hits

OCEAN / IMAGINE / TAITO

10700
Cover(s)Arkanoid

OCEAN / IMAGINE / TAITO

10780
Cover(s)Super Space Invaders

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

00857
Cover(s)Rastan

OCEAN / IMAGINE / TAITO

001019
Cover(s)Super Space Invaders

DOMARK / TAITO

< 1 01119
Cover(s)Renegade

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

001403
Cover(s)European Football Champ

DOMARK / TAITO

001617
Cover(s)The Ninja Warriors

MASTERTRONIC / VIRGIN GAMES / TAITO

001820
Cover(s)Puzznic

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

002163
Cover(s)Elevator Action

ARGUS PRESS / QUICKSILVA / TAITO

002535
Cover(s)Flying Shark

FIREBIRD / TAITO

002589
Cover(s)Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh

OCEAN / IMAGINE / TAITO

002597
Cover(s)Arkanoid

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

002701
Cover(s)Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

002771
Cover(s)Final Blow

STORM SOFTWARE / TAITO

002790
Cover(s)Space Gun

OCEAN / TAITO

002804
Cover(s)Operation Thunderbolt

OCEAN / THE HIT SQUAD / TAITO

002857