Neo Bomberman

Neo Bomberman is a game that was developed for the Neo-Geo Arcade hardware. It was only released as a cartridge kit for the arcade-based MVS variant of the Neo-Geo hardware, as there was no version for the AES or Neo-Geo CD home console systems. Until 2017's Bombergirl, it was the last Bomberman game to be released in arcades.
==Plot==
Bagura invades Planet Bomber and kidnaps Pretty Bomber (possibly as a trick). After White Bomberman and Black Bomberman rescue her, Bagura sends the three to a pocket dimension which they escape. Bomberman faces off against Atomic Bomber and a machine (presumably piloted by Bagura) before they escape.
==Gameplay==
The goal is to destroy all the enemies and find the exit. The exit is hidden under a predetermined Soft Block, but will not open until all enemies are defeated. Each stage gives you 2 minutes to complete it; if time runs out, you will lose a life.
The timer is reset if a player dies. Players begin with 2 lives by default, and it's game over if they are lost. If you continue, all power-ups are lost, though 2 Bomb Ups, a Fire Up and a Speed Up will spawn onto the stage.
Enemies have unique patterns and characteristics. Some enemies will become eggs after they are defeated; stepping on the egg will allow the player to ride them and gain access to their unique special ability. At the end of each world is a boss, a large enemy that will take multiple hits to defeat. Defeating the boss will allow the player to progress to the next world.
After each stage the players are awarded bonus points: 50 points for every second remaining on the timer, and 5000 points if a helper character from a Cage is still alive.
Players are awarded one of three ranks based on their performance: an average ranking (よくできました" / "Skillfully done!") seems to be the default; the worst ranking ("もっとがんばるう" / "Do better!") typically comes from a low time bonus of around 20 seconds or less; and the best ranking is signified by a special jingle, and seemingly the result of rescuing a caged Bomberman or a high bonus score.
Despite the Neo Geo supporting 8 levels of difficulty in the dipswitch settings, the game has only four difficulty modes:
On Level 1, you begin both modes with 1 Bomb Up and 1 Fire Up, on Level 2 just the Bomb Up, and on Level 3 or higher you begin with no power-ups.
Playing Normal Game at Level 5 or lower is the default difficulty, while on Level 6 or above many enemies require an additional hit to defeat; the difficulty does not appear to effect bosses in any way.
The game is not optimised for playing in console/AES mode; it retains the difficulty from the arcade dipswitch settings, it has no credit limit implemented (allowing you to continue endlessly), nor any additional menus or options. The only change from the arcade/MVS mode is the ability to pause by pressing the Select Button.
There are five worlds with a varying number of stages in each. There are 37 stages in total.
==Stages==
*Stage 1
*Stage 2
*Stage 3
*Stage 4
*Stage 5
==Battle Mode==
Although the Battle Mode supports up to four characters in a single match, only two human players can compete. The computer opponents will only be faced if there is only one player present.
===Characters===
*White Bomberman
*Black Bomberman
*Red Bomberman
*Blue Bomberman
*Rubber Bomber
*Fake Bomber
*Cat Bomber
*Honey
*Hayate Bomber
*Kotetsu
*Golden Bomber
*Atomic Bomber
===Stages===
*Stage 1
*Stage 2
*Stage 3
*Stage 4
==Rideable Enemy Characters==
===Mechanical===
*Dokyuun
*Gaikottsu
*Charge
*Nucha
*Ridge Razor
===Biological===
*Dachon
*Mr. Bird
*Onbu
*Tamagon
*Baketama
==Items==
*See: List of Power-Ups.
==Trivia==
*For some reason, the game's language setting defaults to Spanish if played in a European Neo-Geo MVS system, rather than the more universal English.
==Gallery==
Title NB.png|Title
Cabinet.png|Arcade Cabinet
Marquee.png|Marquee
Character Select.png|Character Select
Ranking.png|Ranking
Gameplay NB.png|Gameplay
Mode Select.png|Mode Select (in Spanish)
Story 1 NB.png|Scene from the Opening
Intro 6.png|Characters in the Intro
Intro 8.png|More from the Intro
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