List of Bomberman video games

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This is a list of Bomberman video games.

Console and computer games

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Bomberman / Bakudan Otoko Flag of Japan.svg 1983
Flag of Europe.svg 1984
NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, Sharp X1, MSX, ZX Spectrum Original releases in Japan named Bakudan Otoko on most covers, but Bomberman in the game, released for MSX and ZX Spectrum in Europe as Eric and the Floaters.
3-D Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 1984 NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, MSX, Sharp X1 Uses first-person perspective. Japan-only release. [1]
Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 1985
Flag of the United States.svg 1987
NES/Famicom Re-released on MSX in 1986 (as Bomberman Special) and on Game Boy Advance and N-Gage in 2004.
Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 1990
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1991
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, X68000, Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari ST Released as Bomberman for the TG-16/PC Engine release, which was the first Bomberman release to support five players; first Bomberman game for the IBM-PC.
Bomberman II Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1991
Flag of the United States.svg 1993
NES/Famicom Released as Dynablaster in Europe
Bomberman '93 Flag of Japan.svg 1992
Flag of the United States.svg 1993
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Released on Wii's Virtual Console.
Hi-Ten Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 1993Custom NEC PCConsidered to be the first-ever HD game and said to be the basis for Saturn Bomberman . 10-player multitap support and first game in the series to support ten players locally.
Bomberman '94 / Mega Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 1993
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1994
PC Engine, Mega Drive/Genesis Japan-only release for the PC Engine version, released the following year for the Western markets on Mega Drive/Genesis as Mega Bomberman, 5-player multitap support; the PC-Engine version was later released on Wii Virtual Console (albeit untranslated) on March 23, 2009, in the US and on July 10, 2009, in Europe.
Hi-Ten Chara Bomb Flag of Japan.svg 1994Custom NEC PCUpdated version of Hi-Ten Bomberman, which increased the arena's size and introduced selectable characters, most of which were from other Hudson properties.
Saturn Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 1996
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1997
Saturn 10-player multitap support; first Bomberman game with official internet support.
Atomic Bomberman Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1997 Windows 10-player support through IPX networking; first Bomberman title for Windows, developed by Interplay Entertainment.
Bomberman 64 Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United States.svg 1997 Nintendo 64 Released as Baku Bomberman in Japan; 4-player support, first Bomberman game with 3D graphics.
Saturn Bomberman Fight!! Flag of Japan.svg 1997 Saturn Japan-only release.
Bomberman World Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United States.svg 1998 PlayStation First in the series to be released on the PlayStation. Many of its gameplay elements were carried from the unreleased Virtual Boy title Virtual Bomberman.
Bomberman Hero Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1998 Nintendo 64 Focus on single-player adventure game.
Bomberman Party Edition Flag of Japan.svg 1998
Flag of Europe.svg 1999
Flag of the United States.svg 2000
PlayStation A PlayStation port of the original NES game from 1985. Known simply as Bomberman in Japan and Europe.
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack Flag of Japan.svg 1999
Flag of the United States.svg 2000
Nintendo 64 Released as Baku Bomberman 2 in Japan; first appearance of Pommy, one of the Charaboms.
Bomberman Online Flag of the United States.svg October 2001 Dreamcast US-only release; 4-player local, 8-player online support.
Bomberman 64 (2001 video game) Flag of Japan.svg December 2001 Nintendo 64 Japan-only, unrelated to the 1997 title of the same name; 4-player support, includes modes based on Panic Bomber , SameGame , and Bomberman Land .
Bomberman Generation Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2002 GameCube One of the first games to use cel-shaded graphics.
Bomberman Jetters Flag of Japan.svg 2002
Flag of the United States.svg 2004
GameCube

PlayStation 2

PS2 release was Japan-only; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series.
Bomberman Online Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Korea (1899).svg Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2003 Windows 6-player support, exclusive to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Net de Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 2004 PlayStation 2 Japan-only release.
Bomberman Live Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2007 Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)8-player online support.
Bomberman Blast Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2008 Wii, WiiWare One of the first games announced for WiiWare; also released as an expanded retail game in Japan; 8-player support, online and offline.
Bomberman Ultra Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2009 PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network)8-player online support.
Bomberman Live: Battlefest Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2010 Xbox Live Arcade Last console title to be published by Hudson Soft.

Portable handheld games

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Atomic Punk Flag of Japan.svg 1990
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1991
Game Boy Known as Bomber Boy in Japan and Dynablaster in Europe.
Bomberman GB / Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg 1994
Flag of Europe.svg 1995
Game Boy Named Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! outside of Japan; also Nintendo's earliest crossover game.
Bomberman GB 2 Flag of Japan.svg 1995
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1998
Game Boy Named Bomberman GB in North America and Europe.
Bomberman GB 3 Flag of Japan.svg 1996 Game Boy Japan-only release; released in Japan for Virtual Console.
Pocket Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 1997
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1998
Game Boy, Game Boy Color GBC release only in the US and in Europe.
Bomberman Quest Flag of Japan.svg 1998
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1999
Game Boy Color Action-adventure video game.
Bomberman Max Flag of Japan.svg 1999
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2000
Game Boy Color Released in two variants, Red Challenger and Blue Champion editions.
Bomberman Story / Bomberman Tournament Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2001 Game Boy Advance 4-player support.
Bomberman Max 2 Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2002 Game Boy Advance Released in two variants, Blue Advance and Red Advance.
Bomberman Jetters: Densetsu no Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg 2002 Game Boy Advance Japan-only release; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series.
Bomberman Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2004 N-Gage 2-player support over wireless play via Bluetooth. First title in the series to support wireless play. [2]
Bomberman (2005) Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2005 Nintendo DS 8-player support over wireless play, but no internet Wi-Fi support.
Bomberman (2006) Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2006
Flag of Europe.svg 2007
PlayStation Portable 4-player support over wireless play; North America.
Bomberman Story DS Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2007 Nintendo DS 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection.
Bomberman 2 Flag of Japan.svg 2008
Flag of Europe.svg 2009
Nintendo DS Named Custom Battler Bomberman in Japan.
Bomberman Blitz Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2009 DSiWare 8-player support over wireless play and 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection.

Sub-series

Super Bomberman series

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Super Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1993 Super Famicom/SNES 4-player multitap support. First title in the series to be released on the SNES.
Super Bomberman 2 Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1994 Super Famicom/SNES 4-player multitap support.
Super Bomberman 3 Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1995 Super Famicom/SNES 5-player multitap support, Japan and Europe release only.
Super Bomberman 4 Flag of Japan.svg 1996 Super Famicom Japan-only release.
Super Bomberman 5 Flag of Japan.svg 1997 Super Famicom Japan-only release. Last title in the series to be released on the Super Famicom .
Super Bomberman R Flag of the United Nations.svg 2017

Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2018

Nintendo Switch

PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows

Developed by Konami and Hexadrive, 6th game in the Super Bomberman Series. 8-player online and offline support.
Super Bomberman R Online Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2020 Stadia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows First game in the series to 64 player multiplayer. First released on Stadia, then PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam later in 2021. Added content via seasons. Service shutdown Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 01:00 UTC. [3]
Super Bomberman R 2 Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2023 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows Introduced Castle Mode and a level editor, where players can create their own battle maps and share them online.

Bomberman Land series

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Bomberman Land Flag of Japan.svg 2000 PlayStation Japan-only release.
Bomberman Land 2 Flag of Japan.svg 2003 GameCube, PlayStation 2 Japan-only release.
Bomberman Land 3 Flag of Japan.svg 2005 PlayStation 2 Japan-only release.
Bomberman Land Touch! Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2006
Flag of Europe.svg Flag of South Korea.svg 2007
Nintendo DS 8-player support over wireless play, 4-player internet Wi-Fi.
Bomberman Land (Wii) Flag of Japan.svg 2007
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2008
Wii Remake of 2000 Japan-only release, designed to take advantage of Wii controller.
Bomberman Land (PSP) Flag of Japan.svg 2007
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2008
PlayStation Portable 4-player support with one per system or with only one copy of the game.
Bomberman Land Touch! 2 Flag of Japan.svg 2007
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2008
Nintendo DS 8-player support over wireless play and 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection.

Other games

Arcade video games

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1991 Arcade Known as Dynablaster and Atomic Punk in Western regions. Sinclair User gave it an 85% score, [4] and Zero rated it 4 out of 5. [5]
Bomberman World Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1992 Arcade Known as Dynablaster Global Quest and Atomic Punk Global Quest/Atomic Punk 2 in Western regions.
Neo Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1997 Neo Geo MVS Second and only title of the series to be released on the Neo Geo that retained its traditional gameplay. Never released for the Neo Geo AES and Neo Geo CD.

Mobile and phone games

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb 2008 iOS
Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party 2009 iOS
Bomberman Dojo2010 Android, iOS [6]
100-nin Taisen Bomberman2012 Android, iOS
Bomberman2014 Android, iOS [7]
VS! Bomberman2016 Android, iOS Named 対戦!ボンバーマン in Japan. [8]

Compilations and re-releases

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Bomberman Collection [9] Flag of Japan.svg 1996 Game Boy Japan-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy, Bomberman GB and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Selection [10] Flag of Korea (1899).svg 2003 Game Boy Color Korea-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Collection Vol. 1 Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2003 PC Compilation of the TurboGrafx-16/PC-Engine Bomberman and Bomberman '93 , as well as PlayStation Bomberman World [11] [12]
Bomberman Collection Vol. 2 Flag of Japan.svg 2004 PC Japan-only release, compilation of the SNES Super Bomberman 1–3 and PlayStation Bomberman Party Edition [13] [14]

Spin-offs

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Bomber King / RoboWarrior Flag of Japan.svg 1987
Flag of the United States.svg 1988
Flag of Europe.svg 1989
Famicom/NES, MSX Released outside Japan under the name RoboWarrior; Bomberman-like progressive adventure game
Bomber King: Scenario 2 / Blaster Master Boy/Jr. Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1991
Flag of the United States.svg 1992
Game Boy Sequel to Bomber King; slightly altered and released by Sunsoft in America and PAL regions under the Blaster Master license
Bomberman: Panic Bomber Flag of Japan.svg 1994
Flag of the United States.svg 1995
PC Engine CD, Neo Geo, Super Famicom, NEC PC-9821, FM Towns, X68000, Virtual Boy, PlayStation Portable Puzzle game, similar to Puyo Puyo and Tetris ; all versions except for Neo Geo and Virtual Boy are Japan-exclusive; the original PC-Engine CD version is available for North America and Europe through Wii U Virtual Console (albeit untranslated)
Bomberman B-Daman  [ ja ] Flag of Japan.svg 1996 Super Famicom Based on the Japanese marble shooting toy B-Daman.
Bomberman Wars Flag of Japan.svg 1998 PlayStation, Saturn Japan-only release; tactical role-playing game (TRPG)
Bomberman Fantasy Race Flag of Japan.svg 1998
Flag of the United States.svg 1999
Flag of Europe.svg 2000
PlayStation Racing game
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden: The Road to Victory Flag of Japan.svg 1999 Game Boy Color Japan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden , role-playing game
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V: Final Mega Tune Flag of Japan.svg 2000 Game Boy Color Japan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V , role-playing game
Bomberman Kart Flag of Japan.svg 2001
Flag of Europe.svg 2003
PlayStation 2 Released in Japan and PAL regions only; kart racing game
Bomberman Jetters: Game Collection Flag of Japan.svg 2003 Game Boy Advance Japan-only release; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series.
DreamMix TV World Fighters Flag of Japan.svg 2003 GameCube, PlayStation 2 Released in Japan only; crossover fighting game featuring Bomberman as a playable character.
Bomberman Battles / Bomberman Hardball Flag of Japan.svg 2004
Flag of Europe.svg 2005
PlayStation 2 Released in Japan and PAL regions only; sports and party game
Bomberman: Act Zero Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2006 Xbox 360 Realistic re-envisioning of the character.
Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition Flag of Japan.svg 2010 Mobile phone A Bomberman game based on the Lilo & Stitch anime spin-off series Stitch! that features the titular alien replacing Bomberman [15] [16] [17]
Bomberman Chains Flag of Japan.svg 2011 iOS Puzzle game, similar to Candy Crush Saga .
Bombergirl Flag of Japan.svg 2018 Arcade An arcade spinoff.
Amazing Bomberman Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 5 August 2022 iOS Rhythm action spinoff. [18] [19]

Cancelled games

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Dyna Blaster Flag of Europe.svg 1991 (C64)
Flag of Europe.svg 1992 (Lynx)
Atari Lynx, Commodore 64 C64 port was 70% complete prior to discontinuation of development. [20] [21] Atari Lynx version was listed on April 2, 2007, at the Retro Isle. [22] No prototype of each version has surfaced.
Bomberman Legends Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 1995 Atari Jaguar It was an exclusive entry of the franchise that was being developed for the Atari Jaguar by Genetic Fantasia and planned to be published by Atari Corporation with the license from Hudson Soft.
Virtual Bomberman [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Japan.svg 1996 Virtual Boy It was an exclusive entry of the franchise that was being developed and planned to be published by Hudson Soft for the Virtual Boy. It was shown in Hudson's booth on Famicom Space World '95 but its release date was postponed multiple times until it was cancelled in 1996 due to the system's lack of success on the market, but many of its gameplay elements that were planned to be introduced can be seen in Bomberman World , which was released 2 years later. A flyer and a keshi mini figure of the villain God Bomber exists. A prototype from the Famicom Space World '95 show exist but no traces of it has been found. [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]
Bomberman [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Europe.svg 2011 Nintendo 3DS Working title. It was an exclusive entry of the franchise that was being developed for the Nintendo 3DS. It was the last title in the series to be developed by Hudson Soft before merging with Konami in 2011.

Clones

TitleYearPlatformNotes
Exvania Flag of Japan.svg 1992 Arcade Developed by Namco.
XBlast 1993 PC (Windows) and UNIX/Linux XBlast is a multiplayer version released under the GNU General Public License by Marc Oliver Vogel for Windows and X11R5/R6. [28] [29]
Penguin Tower Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1994 Commodore 64 Developed by Problemchild Productions. 2-player simultaneous support. Released on October's 1994 issue of Commodore Format. [30]
Mega Blast Flag of Poland.svg 1995 Amiga, DOS Developed by LK Avalon.
Dstroy Flag of France.svg 1995 MS-DOS Developed by Fully Bugged Software.
Spark World Flag of Japan.svg 1995 Super Famicom Developed by Den'Z.
Taiketsu! Rooms [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Japan.svg 1995 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation 4-player multitap support. [31]
The Perfect General Flag of the United States.svg 1996 3DO A mini-game of a similar style is included as a free bonus only on the 3DO version. [32]
Bomberman 21997 MSX Not to be confused with the 1991 title of the same name. Developed by Paragon Productions, it was designed similar to Super Bomberman 2 . Released as freeware in 2011. [33]
TNT Terry Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1998 Atari Lynx Developed by Laurens Simonis and Yiri T. Kohl. It was announced in 1998, with plans to include a single-player mode and a level editor alongside the multiplayer mode, among other features, with plans to support up to 6-player via link cable. It was showcased on JagFest '98 and World of Atari 1998 Show. Development was abruptly stopped between 1998 and 1999 for unknown reasons before nearing completion, and it has not been released on any form by the authors. Only 3 prototypes are known to exist in the hands of collectors. [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]
Bakudanjin1999 Apple Macintosh An arcade-style game with the same game mechanic as Bomberman but with different game modes and original characters. [41]
Mr.Boom Flag of France.svg 1999
2017 (RetroArch)
MS-DOS, RetroArch Freeware network compatible Bomberman clone originally. [42]
TNT Flag of France.svg 2008 Atari Jaguar Developed by The Removers. It was showcased at the Atari Connexion 2008 event hosted by Retro-gaming Connexion. Not released yet. 8-player multitap support. [43] [44]
PopTag! 2009 PC (Windows)Released by Crazy Arcade; Nexon America runs a global version, almost exactly the same as Bomberman and is an MMO.
Bomberland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2013 Commodore 64 Developed by Samar Productions and published by RGCD. 5-player support (keyboard and 4-player adapter needed). It was released as a free download on February 12, 2018. [45] [46]
Basement Crawl 2014 PlayStation 4 Developed and published by Bloober Team.
BomberMan2014 Windows Phone Bomberman-inspired game by independent developer. [47]
Dynablaster Revenge Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Greece.svg 2014 Windows, Linux, MacOS Developed by Titan/Haujobb. Supports up to 10 players, network support and comes with 3 different worlds. Source code is available on GitHub. [48] The game is free and can be downloaded either on GitHub or on [49] itch.io. Dynablaster Revenge comes for Linux, Windows and MacOS.
KABOOM!2015 Apple IIGS Developed and published by Ninjaforce. 4-player support. [50]
Alice Dreams Tournament2016 Dreamcast Funded via Kickstarter in 2015. [51]
Robee Blaster Flag of France.svg 2017 ColecoVision Developed by Jean-Michel Girard and published by CollectorVision, it is designed similar to Bomberman II . [52]
ESDBomber Flag of Austria.svg 2018 Windows, Linux Cross platform multiplayer bomberman clone, developed by students of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg. [53]
Bomber Games2020 Windows Up to 8 local layers, new mechanics, level editor. [54]
Mr. Bomber2023 Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows Classic bomberman for modern platforms. [55]

Notes

  1. Virtual Bomberman (バーチャル ボンバーマン, Bācharu Bonbāman)
  2. Bomberman 3DS (ボンバーマン 3DS, Bonbāman 3DS)
  3. Taiketsu! Rooms (対決るみーず!, Taiketsu! Rumiizu)

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<i>Bomberman II</i> 1991 video game

Bomberman II, released in Europe and Australia as Dynablaster, is a maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System originally in Japan and Europe in 1991 and later in North America in February 1993.

<i>Bomberman</i> (1983 video game) 1983 video game

Bomberman is a maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft. The original home computer game Bomber Man was released in July 1983 for the NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, Sharp X1 and MSX in Japan, and a graphically modified version for the MSX and ZX Spectrum in Europe as Eric and the Floaters. A sequel, 3-D Bomberman, was produced. In 1985, Bomberman was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It spawned the Bomberman series with many installments building on its basic gameplay.

<i>Bomberman Jetters</i> (video game) 2002 video game

Bomberman Jetters is an action game for the Game Boy Advance, GameCube and PlayStation 2, and part of Hudson Soft's Bomberman series. The game builds on the gameplay style established in the previous Bomberman series entry, 2002's Bomberman Generation, and features characters and settings from the 2002 anime series Bomberman Jetters. The GameCube version utilizes cel-shaded graphics similar to those of Bomberman Generation, while the PlayStation 2 version does not.

<i>Super Bomberman 5</i> 1997 video game

Super Bomberman 5 is a video game released by Hudson Soft in early 1997. It is the fifth installment of the Super Bomberman series and the final Bomberman game to be released on the Super Famicom. The game was released in two variations: a standard cartridge and a gold cartridge, which was sold through CoroCoro Comic. The gold cartridge included extra maps in battle mode.

<i>Super Bomberman 2</i> 1994 video game

Super Bomberman 2 is a video game developed by Produce! and Hudson Soft and released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan on April 28, 1994, in North America later the same year, and in Europe on February 23, 1995.

<i>Bomberman: Panic Bomber</i> 1994 video game

Bomberman: Panic Bomber is a 1994 puzzle video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine on December 22, 1994. It was later released for the Neo Geo, Super Famicom, Sharp X68000, FM Towns, NEC PC-9821, Virtual Boy, and PlayStation Portable. It saw a re-release for the Wii and Wii U's Virtual Console services. Panic Bomber is a falling block game with the players' goal being to clear matching blocks using bombs, ensuring that their screen does not fill and that their opponents' screens do. It received mixed to positive reception, identified as a decent game by multiple critics. It has been compared to the falling block puzzle game Tetris. The Virtual Boy version received a mixed reception for its handling of the platform's visual capabilities.

<i>Bomberman Land</i> (Wii) 2007 video game

Bomberman Land, known in Japan as Bomberman Land Wii, is an action puzzle video game developed by Racjin and published by Hudson Soft. It was released in Japan for Wii on March 8, 2007, January 29, 2008 in North America, and March 14, 2008 in the PAL region. Part of the Bomberman franchise, it is the fifth game in the Bomberman Land series and the console counterpart to the portable version released for the PlayStation Portable later in the same month.

<i>Bomberman Land 2</i> 2003 video game

Bomberman Land 2: The Biggest Theme Park in Game History is a 2003 video game developed by Racjin and published by Hudson Soft that was released in July for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. Part of the Bomberman franchise, it is the sequel and the second game in the Bomberman Land series.

<i>Saturn Bomberman Fight!!</i> 1997 video game

Saturn Bomberman Fight!! is a 1997 maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn. It is the second Bomberman game for the Saturn, after Saturn Bomberman. It features full 3D graphics unlike previous titles in the series.

<i>Super Bomberman 4</i> 1996 video game

Super Bomberman 4 is a 1 or 2 player action-party video game, developed by Produce and published by Hudson Soft for the Super Famicom, released on April 26, 1996, in Japan. Part of the Bomberman franchise, it is the fourth installment of the Super Bomberman series.

<i>Bomberman 64</i> (2001 video game) 2001 video game

Bomberman 64 is a Japanese Nintendo 64 game released in 2001. It was the final Nintendo 64 game to be released in Japan. The game features four distinct gameplay modes, each with unique gameplay, based on different games in the Bomberman franchise.

<i>Bomberman</i> (1990 video game) 1990 video game

Bomberman, also known as Dyna Blaster in Europe, is an action-maze video game originally developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in Japan on 7 December 1990 and later in North America for the TurboGrafx-16 by NEC in 1991. Belonging to the Bomberman franchise, it is a re-imagining of the first game in the series starring White Bomberman on a quest to rescue Lisa, the kidnapped daughter of his inventor Dr. Mitsumori, from the castle of Black Bomberman while defeating evil monsters and villains that work for him. The game was later ported to home computers, each one featuring changes compared to the original version. Conversions for other platforms were in development but never released. The title garnered positive reception from critics since its initial release on the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 and later on home computers.

<i>Bomberman Wars</i> 1998 video game

Bomberman Wars is a 1998 Japanese video game in the Bomberman series released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. It is a strategy role playing game, in contrast to previous games.

<i>Bomberman Land</i> (PSP) 2007 video game

Bomberman Land, known in Japan as Bomberman Land Portable, is a video game released for PlayStation Portable on 21 March 2007 in Japan, and in North America and the PAL region in 2008. Part of the Bomberman franchise, it is the sixth game in the Bomberman Land series and the portable counterpart to the console version released for the Nintendo Wii in the same month.

<i>Neo Bomberman</i> 1997 video game

Neo Bomberman is an action-maze arcade video game developed by Produce! and published by Hudson Soft for the Neo Geo MVS on May 1, 1997. It is one of two games in the Bomberman franchise that was released for the Neo Geo platform, the first being Panic Bomber, and the only one to retain its traditional top-down gameplay. It was released for the Neo Geo MVS (arcade) and has not received a home console release to date. It was the last original Bomberman title to be released for arcades until Konami's Bombergirl in 2018.

<i>Bomberman Touch</i> 2008 video game

Bomberman Touch is a series of Bomberman games for iOS created by Hudson Soft.

<i>Pocket Bomberman</i> 1997 video game

Pocket Bomberman is a platform video game developed by Hudson Soft and originally released for the Game Boy in 1997. It was re-released as a launch title for the Game Boy Color in 1998.

<i>Bomberman Blitz</i> 2009 video game

Bomberman Blitz is a DSiWare game developed by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo DSi. It was released on October 7, 2009, in Japan, and in November of the same year in Europe and North America. The game was available for the Nintendo 3DS via the Nintendo eShop until the shop's closure in March 2023.

Bomberman GB is a sub-series of video games in Hudson Soft's Bomberman series released for the Game Boy. The first entry was Bomberman GB, released as Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! in North America and Europe, later succeeded by Bomberman GB 2, under the name Bomberman GB internationally, and Bomberman GB 3, which was only released in Japan.

<i>Bomberman</i> (Nintendo 3DS game) Video game

Bomberman is the working title of a cancelled action-adventure video game that was in development by Hudson Soft and planned to be published by Konami for the Nintendo 3DS. Intended to be a unique entry in the Bomberman franchise, it was going to feature its own dedicated single-player campaign and multiplayer mode with support for up to four local players and eight players via online support.

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