Bomberman

Bomberman is a series of video games created by Hudson Soft, now owned by Konami, and still has many games released to this day.

Bomberman logo, in black and white.

A cosplay of Bomberman, holding a skull item.

Bomberman is also the name of the character himself, who is the subject of the games. Most of these games revolve around him escaping a maze or solving a puzzle using bombs, defeating enemies, and reaching the end goal, whether a door or a solved puzzle.

Bomberman is also known for its multiplayer mode, in which anywhere from 2 to 64 players can fight to the death to determine the winner. One wins when they are the last one standing. Collectible items have multiple effects, from increasing maximum bombs at once, to increasing explosion range of bombs, to even applying a negative effect to the player, like causing them to spin rapidly or throw bombs endlessly, usually resulting in the players death.

Only a few games have strayed from the simple 2d formula, with good examples being the Nintendo 64 games, in which Bomberman was played in 3rd person, and used bombs to solve puzzles like unlocking waterways and opening gates.

List of Bomberman games

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] Archived 2006-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
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] Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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
Bomberman Handheld LCD Game	1997	Specialized handheld	Japan exclusive, played on a special, white, egg shaped Bomberman handheld.
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] Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine[9] Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine 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] Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
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 Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine	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 2 (Nintendo DS)	December 2008	Nintendo DS	Not to be confused with the Nintendo Entertainment System title by the same name. This game did not have a North American release.
Bomberman Blast	2008	Wii, WiiWare	One of the first games announced for WiiWare. Will also be released as an expanded retail game.

Spinoffs

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

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