Bomberman (series)

Bomberman is a strategic, maze-based computer and video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft. The original game was published in 1983 and new games in the series are still being published to this day. Today, the Bomberman character is featured in over 60 different games. Being commercially successful, with over 10 million units of games sold, the series "has since become known as the first name in multiplayer games".
Occasionally, Bomberman games feature the grid-base action. Players are put in a stage where they have to destroy soft blocks, possibly uncovering items. New items have been created for different games, while some have been a permanent power-up. Items may be necessary to defeat opponents. When one is bombed, the player is "dead".
Player capacity has risen from two players to ten players. Online play is also available.
==Games==
===Main series===
Title 	Year	Platforms 	Notes
Bomber Man 	 	PC-8801, PC-6000 Series, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, MSX, ZX Spectrum	Original releases in Japan named Bakudan Otoko on most covers, but Bomber Man in the game, release for MSX and ZX Spectrum in Europe as Eric and the Floaters
3-D Bomberman 	 	MSX 	Uses first-person perspective
Bomberman 	 	Nintendo Entertainment System 	Game Boy Advance and N-Gage re-releases in 2004
Bomber Man Special 	 	MSX 	A port of the NES game
Bomberman 	 	TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Sharp X68000 	Released as Bomberman only for the PCE/TG-16 release, which was the first Bomberman release to support 5 players; first Bomberman game for the IBM-PC. It was released as Dyna Blaster in Europe.
Bomberman II 	 	NES 	Released as Dynablaster in Europe
Bomberman '93 	 	PC Engine, TurboGrafx-16 	Released on Wii's Virtual Console in 2006
Bomberman '94 	 	PC Engine, Sega Genesis 	Japan-only release for the PC Engine, released the following year for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis as Mega Bomberman, 5-player multitap support; released on Wii's Virtual Console on March 23, 2009 in the US and on July 10, 2009 in Europe
Bomberman B-Daman 	 	Super Nintendo Entertainment System 	Japan-only, part of the B-Daman series.
Hi-Ten Bomberman 	 	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
Super Bomberman 	 	SNES 	4-player multitap support
Super Bomberman 2 	 	SNES 	4-player multitap support
Super Bomberman 3 	 	SNES 	5-player multitap support, Japan and Europe release only
Super Bomberman 4 	 	SNES 	Japan-only release
Super Bomberman 5 	 	SNES 	Japan-only release
Saturn Bomberman 	 	Sega Saturn 	10-player multitap support; first Bomberman game with official internet support; regarded as one of the series' highpoints
Saturn Bomberman Fight!! 	 	Sega Saturn 	Japan-only release
Neo Bomberman 	 	Neo-Geo, MVS 	Japan-only release
Bomberman 64 	 	Nintendo 64 	4-player support, first Bomberman game with 3D graphics
Bomberman Hero 	 	N64 	Focus on single-player adventure game
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! 	 	N64 	First appearance of Pommy, one of the Charaboms
Bomberman World 	 	PlayStation 	
Bomberman 64 	 	N64 	Japan-only; 4-player support (unrelated to 1997 title of the same name)
Bomberman Party Edition 	 	PlayStation 	PlayStation port of the game, released in Europe as Bomberman
Bomberman Online 	 	Dreamcast 	North America-only; 4-player local, 8-player online support
Bomberman Jetters: The Legend of Bomberman	 	Game Boy Advance 	Japan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman Jetters
Bomberman Jetters 	 	Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 	PS2 release Japan-only; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series
Bomberman Generation 	 	GameCube 	One of the first games to use cell-shaded graphics
Bomberman Online 	 	PC 	6-player support, released only in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, also a private server was created under the website http://bomber-world.com but shut down in July 2012
Bomberman Collection Vol. 1 	 	PC 	Compilation of Bomberman (TG-16), Bomberman '93 and Bomberman World for Windows
Bomberman Land 	 	PlayStation 	Japan-only release
Bomberman Land 2 	 	GameCube, PlayStation 2 	Japan-only release
Bomberman Collection Vol. 2 	 	PC 	Japan-only, Compilation of the SNES Super Bomberman 1–3 and PlayStation Bomberman Party Edition
Bomberman Land 3 	 	PlayStation 2 	Japan-only release
Bomberman Act:Zero 	 	Xbox 360 	Realistic re-envisioning of the character
Bomberman Land Wii 	 	Wii 	Remake of 2000 Japan-only release, designed to take advantage of Wii controller
Bomberman Live 	 	Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade) 	8-player online support
Bomberman Online Japan 	 	PC 	Online game, briefly available in Japan
Bomberman Blast 	 	Wii, WiiWare 	One of first games announced for WiiWare; also released as an expanded retail game; 8-player support, online and offline
Bomberman Ultra 	 	PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network) 	8-player online support
Bomberman Live: Battlefest 	 	Xbox Live Arcade 	
Super Bomberman R 	 	Nintendo Switch 	8-player
Untitled Bomberman game 	 	Apple Arcade 	
Super Bomberman R Online 	 	Various platform 	
Super Bomberman R 2 	 	Various platform 	
===Portable games===
Title 	Year 	Platforms 	Notes
Atomic Punk 	 	Game Boy 	Known as Atomic Punk in North America and Dynablaster in Europe.
Bomberman: Panic Bomber 	 	Neo-Geo, Virtual Boy 	VB version is a port of the Neo-Geo release; also released for Super Famicom and PC-Engine CD in Japan only
Pocket Bomberman 	 	Game Boy, Game Boy Color	GBC release only in the US and in Europe
Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! 	 	Game Boy 	Named Bomberman GB in Japan; also Nintendo's earliest crossover game
Bomberman GB 2 	 	Game Boy 	Named Bomberman GB in North America
Bomberman GB 3 	 	Game Boy 	Japan-only release; Released in Japan For Virtual console
Bomberman LCD 	 	LCD-keychain game 	Released by Bandai
Bomberman Quest 	 	Game Boy Color 	Role-playing video game
Bomberman Max 	 	Game Boy Color 	Released in two variants, Red Challenger and Blue Champion editions
Bomberman Tournament 	 	Game Boy Advance 	4-player support
Bomberman Max 2 	 	Game Boy Advance 	Released in two variants, Blue Advance and Red Advance
Bomberman Jetters 	 	Gamecube, Playstation 2 	An adaptation for the anime Bomberman Jetters
Bomberman 	 	Mobile devices 	
Bomberman 	 	N-Gage 	
Bomber Man Special 	 	Mobile devices 	Port from the MSX version to mobile devices
Super Bomberman 	 	Mobile devices 	
Bomberman 	 	Nintendo DS 	8-player support over wireless play, but no internet Wi-Fi support
Bomberman RPG 	 	Mobile devices 	
Hudson Best Collection Vol. 1: Bomberman Collection	 	Game Boy Advance 	Compilation title of the first two NES Bomberman games. Japan-only release
Play ☆ Panic Bomber + 	 	Mobile devices 	
Play ☆ IQ + 	 	Mobile devices 	
Play ☆ Bomberman Cross 	 	Mobile devices 	
Bomberman Next: Gotochi Kanto Hen 	 	Mobile devices 	
Bomberman Next: Gotochi Kinki Hen 	 	Mobile devices 	
Bomberman: Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen 	 	PlayStation Portable 	Japan-only release
Bomberman Portable 	 	PlayStation Portable 	4-player support over wireless play; North America only
Bomberman Land Touch! 	 	Nintendo DS 	8-player support over wireless play, 4-player internet Wi-Fi
Bomberman Story DS 	 	Nintendo DS 	Not released in North America
Bomberman Land Portable 	 	PlayStation Portable 	
Bomberman 	 	iOS 	
Gachapin ☆ Bomberman 	 	i-mode 	A Bomberman game using Gachapin characters; Japan-only release
Bomberman Land: Battles 	 	Mobile devices 	
Bomberman Land Touch! 2 	 	Nintendo DS 	
Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb 	 	iOS 	
Bomberman 2 	 	Nintendo DS 	Named Custom Battler Bomberman in Japan, not released in North America
R20 ☆ Moe Bomberman 	 	Mobile devices 	Cross-over between Hudson's R20 ☆ Moe series
Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party 	 	iOS 	
Bomberman Blitz 	 	DSiWare 	
Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition 	 	Mobile devices 	Based on the anime Stitch!
Bomberman Dojo 	 	iOS, Android 	
Bomberman 3DS 	Cancelled	Nintendo 3DS 	
100-nin Taisen Bomberman 	 	iOS, Android 	The first Bomberman published by Konami
Bomberman 	 	iOS, Android 	
Taisen! Bomberman 	 	iOS, Android 	Konami-developed mobile game to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the original game.
Amazing Bomberman 	 	Apple Arcade 	
BomberPino 	 	Mobile devices 	
===Spin-offs===
Title 	Year	Platforms 	Notes
Robo Warrior 	 	MSX, NES 	Released in Japan with the name Bomber King; Bomberman-like progressive adventure game
Blaster Master Boy 	 	Game Boy 	Bomber King: Scenario 2; slightly altered and released by Sunsoft in America and PAL regions under the Blaster Master license
Star Parodier 	 	PC Engine 	Japan-only release; Shoot 'em up
Bomberman Wars 	 	PlayStation, Sega Saturn 	Japan-only release; tactical role-playing game
Bomberman Fantasy Race 	 	PlayStation 	Racing game
Bomberman Kart 	 	PlayStation 2, Mobile devices	Released in Japan and PAL regions only; kart racing game
DreamMix TV World Fighters	 	GameCube, PlayStation 2 	Released in Japan only; crossover fighting game featuring Bomberman as a playable character.
BoBomberman 	 	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 	 	PlayStation 2 	Released in Japan and PAL regions only; sports and party game
Bomberman: Panic Bomber 	 	PC Engine CD, various 	Puzzle game, similar to Puyo Puyo and Tetris
Bomberman Chains 	 	iOS 	Puzzle game, similar to Bejeweled
Bombergirl 	 	Arcade, PC 	Released in Japan only; strategy and battle arcade
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	 	Nintendo Switch 	Crossover fighting game featuring White Bomberman as an Assist Trophy character
===Coin operated===
Title 	Year	Platform 	Notes
Bomber Man 	 	Arcade 	Known as Dyna Blaster and Atomic Punk in Western regions
Bomberman World 	 	Arcade 	Known as Dyna Blaster Global Quest and Atomic Punk Global Quest/Atomic Punk 2 in Western regions
Bomberman: Panic Bomber	 	Neo Geo MVS (Arcade)	
Neo Bomberman 	 	Neo Geo MVS (Arcade)	
Bombergirl 	 	Arcade 	
Bombergirl Pachislot 	 	Arcade, PC 	
===Knock-offs===
Bomberman is one of the most frequently plagiarized video games in history, partly due to the ease of programming simple clones. These are only a small selection of the many unauthorized Bomberman knock-offs that have appeared over the years, and still continue to be made. Most are designed for personal computers and mobile devices, but a few have been released for consoles and arcade hardware.
Title 	Year 	Platform 	Notes
Bomb Buddies 	2012 	PC (Windows), Facebook 	A Bomberman style game with 8-player simultaneous multiplayer sessions across 120 levels and 8 game modes.
PopTag! 	2001 	PC (Windows) 	Released in South Korea as Crazy Arcade. Nexon America formerly ran a global version. Almost exactly the same as Bomberman, except as an MMO. Likely the most popular and successful Bomberman ripoff ever, PopTag! may be more well known than Bomberman itself in its home country of Korea.
About Bombs and Explosives 	2009 	PC (Windows) 	A classic-style arcade game; main goal is to place bombs and blow up anything in users way; in single player mode, one must find the way through about 100 levels by eliminating monsters and searching for exit; in battle mode, one must destroy other players; standard last man standing type of game, or team play; freeware
Bakudanjin 	1999 	Apple Macintosh 	An arcade-style game with the same game mechanic as Bomberman but with different game modes and original characters
Bomb Mania 	1997 	Commodore 64 	4-player support (4-player adapter needed)
Bomberland 	2013 	Commodore 64 	5-player support (keyboard and 4-player adapter needed)
Bomboy [轟炸小子 - Explosion Kid] 	1993 	Sega Genesis 	Released by Gamtec of Taiwan, it was designed similar to Super Bomberman, but with no Battle Mode and the level layout omits the grid-based design common in most Bomberman games; has 10 worlds with 5 levels each and supports 2-Players simultaneously like Super Bomberman
XBlast 	1993 	PC (Windows) and Linux 	XBlast is a multiplayer version released under the GNU General Public License by Marc Oliver Vogel for Microsoft Windows and X11R5/R6.
Cheeky Twins II 	1994 	Commodore 64 	2-player support, released on Magic Disk
BomberMan 	2014 	Windows Phone 	Bomberman-inspired game by independent developer
Spark World 	1995 	Super Nintendo 	Knock-off of Super Bomberman with sentient cartoon cars as playable characters. Bombs are batteries that explode with electric charges. Sometimes referred to as "Bombercar." Only released in Japan.
Bombing Bastards 	2014 	Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, Vita, PC (Windows), Mac, Linux	A Bomberman clone with relatively high production values, 5-player support, and boss battles. The title is censored as Bombing Busters on all platforms other than Wii U and PC.
Teslatron 	Unknown	PC (Windows) 	A simplistic 5-player Bomberman clone, and a defunct web browser game that featured online multiplayer and chat. Player characters were scientists piloting robots that dropped electric charges. No longer playable.
Fireball 	1992 	Arcade 	Basic 4-player Bomberman clone made in South Korea. Uses stolen bomb and explosion sprites. The main character's design is a rip-off of Joe Shimomura from the Cyborg 009 anime/manga franchise.
==Power-Ups==
:Main article: Power-Ups
Power-Ups are the basic items to help Bomberman defeat opponents. Power-Ups come in different abilities, such as the ability to carry more bombs or faster movement.
==Gallery==
33RD Bomberman.PNG|33rd anniversary Logo.
Bomberman series - 40th Anniversary.png|40th Anniversary Logo.
==External links==
*Bomberman Official Konami Shop
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