Bomberman
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Bomberman is a series of video games that first appeared on the Nintendo Entertainment System and still has many games released to this day.
List of Bomberman games [change]
| Title | Year | Platforms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomberman | 1983 | MSX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp MZ-700 | MSX-only release in Japan, release for both systems in Europe as Eric and the Floaters.[1] |
| 3-D Bomberman | 1984 | MSX | Uses first-person perspective. Japan-only release.[2] |
| Bomberman |  1985,  1987 |
NES | Game Boy Advance re-release in 2004. |
| Bomber Man Special | 1986 | MSX | Information:[3] |
| Dyna Blaster | 1990, 1991 |
TurboGrafx-16, Amiga, Atari ST, PC (DOS) | Released as Bomberman only for the TG-16 release, which was the first Bomberman release to support 5 players. First Bomberman game for the IBM-PC. |
| Atomic Punk | 1991 | Game Boy | Known as Bomber Boy in Japan, Dyna Blaster in Europe |
| Bomberman II | 1991, 1992 |
NES | |
| Bomberman '93 | 1992, 1993 |
TurboGrafx-16 | |
| Bomberman | 1993 | Sega Genesis | Factor 5/Hudson Soft. Unreleased.
This is the original Bomberman game for the Genesis. Factor 5 was asked to do a Genesis port of Bomberman and came up with this 8-player version that used multiple joystick port adaptors. |
| Bomberman '94 | 1993 | PC Engine, Sega Genesis | Japan-only release for PCE, released in 1994 for the Genesis as Mega Bomberman, 5-player multitap support. |
| Bomberman B-Daman | ? | SNES | Japan-only, part of the B-Daman series. Box art:[4] |
| Hi-Ten Bomberman | Unreleased | custom NEC computer | Made for high-definition, widescreen TVs, but never released. Only shown as a tech demo at the 1993 Hudson Soft Gaming Caravan event and said to be the basis for Saturn Bomberman.[5] |
| Super Bomberman | 1993 | SNES | 4-player multitap support. |
| Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! | 1994 | Game Boy | Known as Bomberman GB in Japan. |
| Super Bomberman 2 | 1994 | SNES | |
| Panic Bomber | 1994, 1995 | Neo-Geo, Virtual Boy | Puzzle game resembling Tetris. VB version is a port of the Neo-Geo release. Info:[6] |
| Super Bomberman 3 | 1995 | SNES | 5-player multitap support, Japan and Europe release only. |
| Bomberman GB 2 | 1995 | Game Boy | Known as Bomberman GB in North America. |
| Super Bomberman 4 | 1996 | SNES | Japan-only release |
| Saturn Bomberman | 1996 | Sega Saturn | 10-player multitap support. First Bomberman game with official internet support. Regarded as one of the series' highpoints. |
| Atomic Bomberman | 1996 | PC (Windows) | 10-player support through IPX networking. First Bomberman title for Windows, developed by Interplay. |
| Bomberman GB 3 | 1996 | Game Boy | Japan-only release |
| Super Bomberman 5 | 1997 | SNES | Japan-only release |
| Saturn Bomberman Fight!! | 1997 | Sega Saturn | |
| Neo Bomberman | 1997 | Neo-Geo MVS | |
| Bomberman 64 | 1997 | N64 | 4-player support, first Bomberman game with 3D graphics. |
| Bomberman Hero | 1998 | N64 | Focus on single-player adventure game. |
| Pocket Bomberman | 1998 | Game Boy, Game Boy Color | GBC release only in the US |
| Bomberman 64: The Second Attack | 2000 | N64 | First appearance of Pommy, one of the Charaboms. |
| Bomberman World | 1998 | PlayStation | |
| Bomberman Quest | 1999 | Game Boy Color | Role-playing game. Info:[7] |
| Bomberman Land | 2000 | PlayStation | Japan-only release |
| Bomberman Max | 2000 | Game Boy Color | Released in two variants, Red Challenger and Blue Champion editions. |
| Bomberman Party Edition | 2000 | PlayStation | A PlayStation port of the game. |
| Bomberman 64 | 2001 (Japan only) | N64 | 4-player support (not related to the 1997 title of the same name) |
| Bomberman Tournament | 2001 | Game Boy Advance | 4-player support |
| Bomberman Online | 2001 | Sega Dreamcast | 4-player local, 8-player online support. |
| Bomberman Jetters | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 | PS2 release was Japan-only.[8][9] Based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series. |
| Bomberman Max 2 | 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Released in two variants, Blue Advance and Red Advance. |
| Bomberman Generation | 2002 | GameCube | One of the first games to employ cel-shaded graphics. |
| Bomberman Jetters | 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Japan-only release. Inspired an anime series, Bomberman Jetters. |
| Bomberman | 2003 | Mobile phones | Info:[10] |
| Online Bomberman | 2003 | PC | 6-player support, released only in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. |
| Bomberman Collection | 2003 | PC | Compilation of Bomberman (TG-16), Bomberman '93 and Bomberman World for Windows.[11] |
| Bomberman Land 2 | 2003 | GameCube, PlayStation 2 | Japan-only release |
| Bomberman | 2004 | N-Gage | |
| Bomberman Special | 2004 | Mobile phones | Info:[12] |
| Super Bomberman | ? | Mobile phones | |
| Bomberman DS | 2005 | Nintendo DS | 8-player support over wireless play, but no internet Wi-Fi support. |
| Bomberman Land 3 | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Japan-only release |
| Hudson Best Collection Vol. 1 - Bomberman Collection | 2005 | Game Boy Advance | Compilation title of the first two NES Bomberman games. Japan-only release. |
| Bomberman: Act Zero | 2006 | Xbox 360 | Realistic re-envisioning of the character. |
| Bomberman: Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen | 2006 | PlayStation Portable | Japan-only release |
| Bomberman (PSP) | September 2006 | PlayStation Portable | 4-player support over wireless play. North America. |
| Bomberman Land Touch! | November 2006 | Nintendo DS | 8-player support over wireless play, 4-player internet Wi-Fi. |
| Bomberman Land (Wii) | 2007 | Wii | Series of minigames designed to take advantage of the Wii controller. |
| Bomberman Live | 2007 | Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade) | 8-player online support. |
| Bomberman Story DS | March 2007 | Nintendo DS | |
| Bomberman Land (PSP) | March 2007 | PlayStation Portable | |
| Bomberman | December 2007 | 5th Generation iPod Video, 6th Generation iPod Classic, 3rd Generation iPod Nano | |
| Gachapin☆Bomberman | 2007 | i-mode | A Bomberman game using Gachapin characters |
| Bomberman Land Touch! 2 | January 2008 | Nintendo DS | |
| Bomberman Touch - The Legend of the Mystic Bomb | May 2008 | iPhone / iPod Touch | |
| Bomberman Blast | 2008 | Wii, WiiWare | One of the first games announced for WiiWare. Will also be released as an expanded retail game. |
Spinoffs [change]
| Title | Year | Platforms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robowarrior | 1987 | Famicom | Released in Japan under the title Bomber King. Bomberman-Like Progressive Adventure Game. |
| Blaster Master Boy/Jr. | 1991 | Game Boy | Bomber King: Scenario 2. Slightly altered and released by Sunsoft in America and PAL regions under the Blaster Master license. |
| Bomberman Wars | 1998 | PlayStation, Sega Saturn | Japan-only release. Strategy RPG. |
| Bomberman Fantasy Race | 1999 | PlayStation | Racing game |
| Bomberman Party Edition | 2000 | PlayStation | Enhanced remake of the NES version of Bomberman. It also has Battle Game. |
| Bomberman Kart | 2001 | PlayStation 2 | Released only in Japan and PAL regions. Kart racing game. |
| BoBomberman | 2004 | Game Boy Advance | Minigame based on the NES version of Bomberman, but using characters from the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo series. Unlocked in the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo GBA game, Bakutou Hajike Taisen. |
| Bomberman Hardball | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Released only in Japan and PAL regions. Sports and party game. |
| Bomberman: Panic Bomber | 2005 | PlayStation Portable | Puzzle game, similar to Puyo Puyo and Tetris. |
Coin-ops [change]
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BomberMan/Dyna Blaster/Atomic Punk | 1991 | Arcade | |
| BomberMan World/New Atomic Punk | 1992 | Arcade | |
| Panic Bomber | 1994 | NeoGeo | |
| Neo Bomberman | 1997 | NeoGeo |
