Bust-A-Move (known as Puzzle Bobble outside North America) and Puyo Puyo (known as Puyo Pop outside Japan) are two different series of games.
THIS is probably the game you were thinking of, where you pop bubbles:
- Bust A Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrEbsvWM3Jo--------
Puyo Puyo = Japanese name for the series
Puyo Pop = name used outside Japan
As for Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Kirby's Avalanche...Same game.
Different branding.
Different consoles.
Both games were just slightly retouched, localized versions of the Japan-exclusive arcade game, which went on to be ported onto several game consoles (but still Japan-exclusive).
- Puyo Puyo (arcade) Mega Drive version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62eqLn77Ro&feature=related - Arcade version (a look at the characters):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v29OjLmwBUKirby's Avalance (Super Nintendo) = Puyo Puyo (arcade) with Kirby, villains, and music from the Kirby series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPfYSH0dE_IDr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Sega Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear) = same game, but with Dr. Robotnik, robot villains, and different music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrQYjaOmqEIYou can find Puyo Puyo/Puyo Pop games on just about every other console available, and they're some of the best puzzle games around (unfortunately, a lot of them are Japan-exclusive).
The last game to be localized outside Japan is Puyo Pop Fever for PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, Dreamcast, GBA, DS, PC, and PSP.
- Puyo Pop Fever for PS2, Xbox, PSP, and GBA were only released in Europe and Japan.
- The PC and Dreamcast versions are Japan-exclusive, but can be set to English text and/or voices.
- If you're in North America, you have either the Gamecube or DS versions to go after. I totally recommend playing this. It's fairly cheap. (about $7 for the GC version, and $5 for the DS version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgDGNswshpk&feature=relatedThe latest game, Puyo Puyo 7, is on Wii, DS and PSP, but they're Japan-exclusive. Only the Wii version (4-players) and DS version (8-Players) have online modes. You won't understand the story, but Japanese isn't needed to play the actual game.
- Puyo Puyo 7:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrhLYm-vFKURandom Puyo Anime Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_4AKl4SiRY&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JlwULcfIao&feature=relatedThere's also a bunch of RPGs on numerouse consoles, but they're all Japan-exclusive...though there have been a few that were fan-translated.
- Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Daiyouchienji (Super Famicom):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk964-gNxDo