Play Bubble Bath Babes Online

Bubble Bath Babes came out in 1991 for the NES, a time when unlicensed cartridges were finding their way into rental stores and flea markets. It was published by Panesian, a company known for a small handful of these risqué titles that felt like forbidden fruit next to typical Nintendo fare. The game doesn't try to hide its premise; the box art and title make its intentions immediately clear.

You control a hand holding a bar of soap, moving it left and right at the bottom of the screen to pop bubbles as they float up from a woman in a bathtub. The main objective is to clear each wave of bubbles before they reach the top. Popping bubbles fills a meter; when it's full, the scene changes to a slightly more revealing static image as a reward. The bubbles vary in speed, and some break into smaller, faster pieces when hit, requiring quick reflexes. It's a simple, repetitive puzzle game that feels more like a novelty than a challenge. Playing it is a curious, slightly awkward experience that highlights a strange corner of NES history.