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.
alt=A cosplay of Bomberman, holding a skull item.|thumb|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. 3-D Bomberman  1984  MSX  Uses first-person perspective. Japan-only release. Bomberman   1985,  1987  NES  Game Boy Advance re-release in 2004. Bomber Man Special  1986  MSX  Information: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:  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.  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:  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 releaseBomberman Handheld LCD Game1997Specialized handheldJapan 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: 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.   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:  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. Bomberman Land 2  2003  GameCube, PlayStation 2  Japan-only release Bomberman  2004  N-Gage   Bomberman Special  2004  Mobile phones  Info: 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 2008Nintendo DSNot 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