Bomberman

For other uses, see Bomberman (disambiguation).

Bomberman
Genres	Puzzle, maze, strategy
Developers	Hudson Soft Konami Backbone Entertainment HexaDrive Produce! Pi Studios Racjin Rocket Studio Westone
Publishers	Hudson Soft Konami Activision Atlus Electro Brain Majesco Entertainment Nintendo Rising Star Games Sega Sony Computer Entertainment Ubisoft Vatical Entertainment Virgin Interactive Vivendi Universal Games
Creators	Shinichi Nakamoto Shigeki Fujiwara
Artists	Shoji Mizuno Naoto Yoshimi Kozue Narai (Kozue Satoh)
Composers	Jun Chikuma Yasuhiko Fukuda Keita Hoshi Shohei Bando Hironao Yamamoto
First release	Bomberman July 1983
Latest release	Super Bomberman R 2 September 12, 2023

Bomberman (ボンバーマン, Bonbāman; also briefly known as Dyna Blaster in Europe ^[1] ) is a video game franchise created by Shinichi Nakamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara, originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. ^{[2] [3]} The original game, also known as Bakudan Otoko (爆弾男, "Bomb Man"), was released in Japan in July 1983 and has since spawned multiple sequels and spin-offs released on numerous platforms, as well as several anime and manga adaptations.

Gameplay

Most games in the Bomberman franchise largely revolve around two modes of play; single player campaigns where the player must defeat enemies and reach an exit to progress through levels, and multiplayer modes where players must attempt to eliminate each other and be the last one standing. Gameplay involves strategically placing down bombs, which explode in multiple directions after a certain amount of time, in order to destroy obstacles and kill enemies and other players. The player can pick up various power-ups, giving them benefits such as larger explosions or the ability to place more bombs down at a time. The player is killed if they touch an enemy or get caught up in a bomb's explosion, including their own, requiring players to be cautious of their own bomb placement. In addition to the main maze-based Bomberman games, some spin-off titles involve adventure, platformer, puzzle, and kart racing gameplay.

Story

See also: List of Bomberman video games

Release timeline

1983	Bomberman (爆弾男, Bakudan Otoko)
1984	3-D Bomberman
1985	Bomberman (NES)
1986
1987	Bomber King
1988
1989
1990	Bomber Boy
	Bomberman (1990)
1991	Bomberman (arcade game)
	Bomberman II
	Bomber King: Scenario 2
1992	Bomberman World (arcade game)
	Bomberman '93
1993	Super Bomberman
	Bomberman '94
1994	Super Bomberman 2
	Bomberman GB
	Mega Bomberman
	Bomberman: Panic Bomber
1995	Super Bomberman: Panic Bomber W
	Super Bomberman 3
	Panic Bomber
	Bomberman GB 2
1996	Super Bomberman 4
	Saturn Bomberman
	Bomberman GB 3
	Bomberman B-Daman
1997	Super Bomberman 5
	Neo Bomberman
	Atomic Bomberman
	Bomberman 64
	Saturn Bomberman Fight!!
	Pocket Bomberman
1998	Bomberman World (PS1)
	Bomberman Wars
	Bomberman Hero
	Bomberman Fantasy Race
	Bomberman Party Edition
	Bomberman Quest
1999	Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden: The Road to Victory
	Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!
	Bomberman Max
2000	Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V: Final Mega Tune
	Bomberman Land
2001	Bomberman Tournament
	Bomberman Online (Dreamcast)
	Bomberman Kart
	Bomberman 64 (2001 video game)
2002	Bomberman Max 2
	Bomberman Generation
	Bomberman Jetters: The Legendary Bomberman
	Bomberman Jetters
2003	Bomberman Online (PC)
	Bomberman Land 2
	Bomberman Jetters Game Collection
2004	Net de Bomberman
	Bomberman Kart DX
	Bomberman (N-Gage)
	Bomberman Hardball
2005	Bomberman (DS)
	Bomberman: Panic Bomber (PSP)
	Bomberman Land 3
2006	Bomberman: Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen
	Bomberman Land Touch!
	Bomberman (PSP)
	Bomberman: Act Zero
2007	Bomberman Land (Wii)
	Bomberman Story DS
	Bomberman Land (PSP)
	Bomberman Live
	Bomberman Land Touch! 2
2008	Bomberman Online Japan
	Bomberman Blast
	Bomberman 2 (DS)
2009	Bomberman Ultra
	Bomberman Blitz
2010	Bomberman Live: Battlefest
	Bomberman Dojo
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017	Super Bomberman R
2018	Bombergirl
2019
2020	Super Bomberman R Online
2021
2022	Amazing Bomberman
2023	Super Bomberman R 2

Characters

• Bomberman is the hero of the series. In the standard games, he is the protagonist and player-character. He is usually portrayed as the heroic yet cheerful type, often saving his home planet from disaster. Like all Bombermen, he has the ability to generate bombs in his hands.
• Black Bomberman looks identical to Bomberman, only he is colored black and doesn't have white pants. He starts as the main rival of Bomberman.
• Max is competitive and arrogant.
• Dr. Ein is a scientist who assists Bomberman.
• Charabon are small creatures that help Bomberman progress by granting him abilities.
• Louie (also known as Rooi) are kangaroo-like animals with rabbit ears who help Bomberman by letting him ride on their backs.
• The Bad Bombers are a gang of five recurring boss enemies in several games of the series. They were produced by Professor Bagura.
• Professor Bagura is the main villain in many of the games.

Other media

• Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden
• Bomberman Jetters
  • 2002 video game

See also

• Battle royale game
• Last man standing (video games)

References

1. "Dyna Blaster, Bomber Man". Amiga Action (32): 62, 63. May 1992. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
2. McFerran, Damien (2008). "Hudson Profile – Part 1 (RG)" (PDF). Issue 66. Retro Gamer Magazine. pp. 68–73. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
3. McFerran, Damien (2009). "Hudson Profile – Part 2 (RG)" (PDF). Issue 67. Retro Gamer Magazine. pp. 44–49. Retrieved January 19, 2011.

External links

• Bomberman Series Official Site – Hudson Soft (Japanese) on Wayback Machine
• Hudson – Bomberman Portal Page – Hudson Soft (US) on Wayback Machine
• Bomberman Series Game List – Hudson Soft (Japanese) on Wayback Machine
• Bomberman games on MobyGames