Bubble Bobble/Special items

Candy
Candy affects your bubble blowing ability. Each Candy is worth 100 points.

Umbrellas
Umbrellas allow you to automatically advance a certain number of stages. Don't be in such a hurry to grab them, however. You might miss something important in a stage you skip. Each Umbrella is worth 200 points.

Rings
Rings give you the ability to earn extra points for various actions. Each Ring is worth 1000 points.

Crosses
Crosses create alternate means of killing enemies, which create high point bonuses when defeated. The conditions to make crosses appear vary with the level of difficulty. Each Cross is worth 3000 points.

Lanterns
Lanterns grant the player multiple effects at once. They are hard to earn, but the rewards are worth it. Each Lantern is worth 2000 points.

Staffs and Chests
When you collect a staff or treasure chest in a stage, a large item will fall down the middle of the screen when the last enemy is defeated. All remaining bubbles on the screen will turn into small versions of that item, worth 700 points if collected. Staffs are worth 500 points, and will give you a large food item. Treasure chests are worth 1000 points, and will give you a large diamond. 🇨🇴 🇨🇴 🇨🇴

Potions
When you collect a potion, all monsters are immediately removed from the screen and a number of items fill up the empty space on the screen. You are given 30 seconds to collect as many of these items as you can for bonus points. If you succeed at collecting all of the items, you will receive 100,000 bonus points. If you're playing a two player game, the player who collects the most items is awarded 100,000 points and the other player gets 50,000 points. If they collect an equal amount out of whole items on the screen (e.g. 30 to 30 out of 60), they can each get 100,000 points. The item that appears is determined by the color of the potion, but all the items are worth 500 points.

High-score cheat items
There are a number of letter combination that you can enter if you get a high score that will have an effect on the next game. By entering the correct initials, a special item will appear on the first screen of the next game. Collecting it will have some unusual effect.