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*** 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

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|_Bomberman_|1983|MSX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp MZ-700|MSX-only release in Japan, release for both systems in Europe as _Eric and the Floaters_.http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/325(http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/325)|||||
|_3-D Bomberman_|1984|MSX|Uses first-person perspective. Japan-only release.http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/169(http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/169)|||||
|_Bomberman_|1985,  1987|NES|Game Boy Advance re-release in 2004.|||||
|_Bomber Man Special_|1986|MSX|Information:http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/854(http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/854)|||||
|_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:http://www.ncsx.com/www/ncs0330/bomber.htm(http://www.ncsx.com/www/ncs0330/bomber.htm)|||||
|_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_.http://www.pcenginefx.com/PC-FX/html/pc-fx_world_-_f_r_-_hi-ten_bom.html(http://www.pcenginefx.com/PC-FX/html/pc-fx_world_-_f_r_-_hi-ten_bom.html)|||||
|_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:http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8974(http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8974)|||||
|_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:http://cheats.gamespy.com/game-boy-color/bomberman-quest/(http://cheats.gamespy.com/game-boy-color/bomberman-quest/)|||||
|_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.http://games.ign.com/articles/497/497632p1.html(http://games.ign.com/articles/497/497632p1.html) http://www.gamerwiki.com/index.php/Bomberman_Jetters_(PlayStation_2))(http://www.gamerwiki.com/index.php/Bomberman_Jetters_(PlayStation_2))  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:http://www.midlet-review.com/index?content=news&id=711(http://www.midlet-review.com/index?content=news&id=711)|||||
|_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.http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/bomberman-collection/(http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/bomberman-collection/)|||||
|_Bomberman Land 2_|2003|GameCube, PlayStation 2|Japan-only release|||||
|_Bomberman_|2004|N-Gage||||||
|_Bomberman Special_|2004|Mobile phones|Info:http://www.gamespot.com/mobile/action/bombermanspecial/index.html(http://www.gamespot.com/mobile/action/bombermanspecial/index.html)|||||
|_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 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

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|_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

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|_BomberMan/Dyna Blaster/Atomic Punk_|1991|Arcade||||||
|_BomberMan World/New Atomic Punk_|1992|Arcade||||||
|_Panic Bomber_|1994|NeoGeo||||||
|_Neo Bomberman_|1997|NeoGeo||||||