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This is a list of Bomberman video games.
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomberman / Bakudan Otoko |  1983 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 | 1984 | NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, MSX, Sharp X1 | Uses first-person perspective. Japan-only release. |
| Bomberman | 1985 1987 | NES/Famicom | Re-released on MSX in 1986 (as Bomberman Special) and on Game Boy Advance and N-Gage in 2004. |
| Bomberman | 1990 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 | 1991 1993 | NES/Famicom | Released as Dynablaster in Europe |
| Bomberman '93 | 1992 1993 | TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine | Released on Wii's Virtual Console. |
| Hi-Ten Bomberman | 1993 | Custom NEC PC | Considered 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 | 1993 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 | 1994 | Custom NEC PC | Updated 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 | 1996 1997 | Saturn | 10-player multitap support; first Bomberman game with official internet support. |
| Atomic Bomberman | 1997 | Windows | 10-player support through IPX networking; first Bomberman title for Windows, developed by Interplay Entertainment. |
| Bomberman 64 | 1997 | Nintendo 64 | 4-player support, first Bomberman game with 3D graphics. |
| Saturn Bomberman Fight!! | 1997 | Saturn | Japan-only release. |
| Bomberman World | 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 | 1998 | Nintendo 64 | Focus on single-player adventure game. |
| Bomberman Party Edition | 1998 1999 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 | 1999 2000 | Nintendo 64 | First appearance of Pommy, one of the Charaboms. |
| Bomberman Online | October 2001 | Dreamcast | US-only release; 4-player local, 8-player online support. |
| Bomberman 64 (2001 video game) | December 2001 | Nintendo 64 | Japan-only; 4-player support. Unrelated to the 1997 title of the same name. |
| Bomberman Generation | 2002 | GameCube | One of the first games to use cel-shaded graphics. |
| Bomberman Jetters | 2002 2004 | GameCube, PlayStation 2 | PS2 release was Japan-only; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series. |
| Bomberman Online |    2003 | Windows | 6-player support, exclusive to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. |
| Net de Bomberman | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | Japan-only release. |
| Bomberman Live | 2007 | Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade) | 8-player online support. |
| Bomberman Blast | 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 | 2009 | PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network) | 8-player online support. |
| Bomberman Live: Battlefest | 2010 | Xbox Live Arcade | Last console title to be published by Hudson Soft. |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic Punk | 1990 1991 | Game Boy | Known as Bomber Boy in Japan and Dynablaster in Europe. |
| Bomberman GB / Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! | 1994 1995 | Game Boy | Named Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! outside of Japan; also Nintendo's earliest crossover game. |
| Bomberman GB 2 | 1995 1998 | Game Boy | Named Bomberman GB in North America and Europe. |
| Bomberman GB 3 | 1996 | Game Boy | Japan-only release; released in Japan for Virtual Console. |
| Pocket Bomberman | 1997 1998 | Game Boy, Game Boy Color | GBC release only in the US and in Europe. |
| Bomberman Quest | 1998 1999 | Game Boy Color | Action-adventure video game. |
| Bomberman Max | 1999 2000 | Game Boy Color | Released in two variants, Red Challenger and Blue Champion editions. |
| Bomberman Story / Bomberman Tournament | 2001 | Game Boy Advance | 4-player support. |
| Bomberman Max 2 | 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Released in two variants, Blue Advance and Red Advance. |
| Bomberman Jetters: Densetsu no Bomberman | 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Japan-only release; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series. |
| Bomberman | 2004 | N-Gage | 2-player support over wireless play via Bluetooth. First title in the series to support wireless play. [1] |
| Bomberman (2005) | 2005 | Nintendo DS | 8-player support over wireless play, but no internet Wi-Fi support. |
| Bomberman (2006) | 2006 2007 | PlayStation Portable | 4-player support over wireless play; North America. |
| Bomberman Story DS | 2007 | Nintendo DS | 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection. |
| Bomberman 2 | 2008 2009 | Nintendo DS | Named Custom Battler Bomberman in Japan. |
| Bomberman Blitz | 2009 | DSiWare | 8-player support over wireless play and 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection. |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Bomberman | 1993 | Super Famicom/SNES | 4-player multitap support. First title in the series to be released on the SNES. |
| Super Bomberman 2 | 1994 1995 | Super Famicom/SNES | 4-player multitap support. |
| Super Bomberman 3 | 1995 | Super Famicom/SNES | 5-player multitap support, Japan and Europe release only. |
| Super Bomberman 4 | 1996 | Super Famicom | Japan-only release. |
| Super Bomberman 5 | 1997 | Super Famicom | Japan-only release. Last title in the series to be released on the Super Famicom . |
| Super Bomberman R | 2017 | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows | 8-player online and offline support. |
| Super Bomberman R Online | 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. Gets more content via seasons. |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomberman Land | 2000 | PlayStation | Japan-only release. |
| Bomberman Land 2 | 2003 | GameCube, PlayStation 2 | Japan-only release. |
| Bomberman Land 3 | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Japan-only release. |
| Bomberman Land Touch! | 2006  2007 | Nintendo DS | 8-player support over wireless play, 4-player internet Wi-Fi. |
| Bomberman Land (Wii) | 2007 2008 | Wii | Remake of 2000 Japan-only release, designed to take advantage of Wii controller. |
| Bomberman Land (PSP) | 2007 2008 | PlayStation Portable | 4-player support with one per system or with only one copy of the game. |
| Bomberman Land Touch! 2 | 2007 2008 | Nintendo DS | 8-player support over wireless play and 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection. |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomberman | 1991 | Arcade | Known as Dynablaster and Atomic Punk in Western regions. Sinclair User gave it an 85% score, [2] and Zero rated it 4 out of 5. [3] |
| Bomberman World | 1992 | Arcade | Known as Dynablaster Global Quest and Atomic Punk Global Quest/Atomic Punk 2 in Western regions. |
| Neo Bomberman | 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. |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb | 2008 | iOS | |
| Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party | 2009 | iOS | |
| Bomberman Dojo | 2010 | Android, iOS | [4] |
| Bomberman | 2014 | Android, iOS | [5] |
| VS! Bomberman | 2016 | Android, iOS | Named 対戦！ボンバーマン in Japan. [6] |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomberman Collection [7] | 1996 | Game Boy | Japan-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy, Bomberman GB and Bomberman GB2 |
| Bomberman Selection [8] | 2003 | Game Boy Color | Korea-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy and Bomberman GB2 |
| Bomberman Collection Vol. 2 | 2004 | PC | Japan-only release, compilation of the SNES Super Bomberman 1–3 and PlayStation Bomberman Party Edition [9] [10] |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bomber King / RoboWarrior | 1987 1988 1989 | Famicom/NES, MSX | Released outside Japan under the name RoboWarrior; Bomberman-like progressive adventure game |
| Bomber King: Scenario 2 / Blaster Master Boy/Jr. | 1991 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 | 1994 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 | 1996 | Super Famicom | Based on the Japanese marble shooting toy B-Daman. |
| Bomberman Wars | 1998 | PlayStation, Saturn | Japan-only release; tactical role-playing game (TRPG) |
| Bomberman Fantasy Race | 1998 1999 2000 | PlayStation | Racing game |
| Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden: The Road to Victory | 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 | 2000 | Game Boy Color | Japan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V , role-playing game |
| Bomberman Kart | 2001 2003 | PlayStation 2 | Released in Japan and PAL regions only; kart racing game |
| Bomberman Jetters: Game Collection | 2003 | Game Boy Advance | Japan-only release; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series. |
| DreamMix TV World Fighters | 2003 | GameCube, PlayStation 2 | Released in Japan only; crossover fighting game featuring Bomberman as a playable character. |
| Bomberman Battles / Bomberman Hardball | 2004 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Released in Japan and PAL regions only; sports and party game |
| Bomberman: Act Zero | 2006 | Xbox 360 | Realistic re-envisioning of the character. |
| Bomberman: Disney Stitch Edition | 2010 | Mobile phone | A Bomberman game based on the Lilo & Stitch anime spin-off series Stitch! that features the titular alien replacing Bomberman [11] [12] [13] |
| Bombergirl | 2018 | Arcade | An arcade spinoff. |
| Amazing Bomberman | 2022 | iOS | Rhythm action spinoff. [14] |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyna Blaster | 1991 (C64) 1992 (Lynx) | Atari Lynx, Commodore 64 | C64 port was 70% complete prior to discontinuation of development. [15] [16] Atari Lynx version was listed on April 2, 2007, at the Retro Isle. [17] No prototype of each version has surfaced. |
| Bomberman Legends | 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] | 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. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] |
| Bomberman [lower-alpha 2] | 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. |
| Title | Year | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exvania | 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. [23] [24] |
| Penguin Tower |  1994 | Commodore 64 | Developed by Problemchild Productions. 2-player simultaneous support. Released on October's 1994 issue of Commodore Format. [25] |
| Mega Blast |  1995 | Amiga, DOS | Developed by LK Avalon. |
| Dstroy |  1995 | MS-DOS | Developed by Fully Bugged Software. |
| Spark World | 1995 | Super Famicom | Developed by Den'Z. |
| Taiketsu! Rooms [lower-alpha 3] | 1995 | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation | 4-player multitap support. [26] |
| The Perfect General | 1996 | 3DO | A mini-game of a similar style is included as a free bonus only on the 3DO version. [27] |
| Bomberman 2 | 1997 | 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. [28] |
| TNT Terry |  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. [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] |
| Bakudanjin | 1999 | Apple Macintosh | An arcade-style game with the same game mechanic as Bomberman but with different game modes and original characters. [36] |
| Mr.Boom | 1999 2017 (RetroArch) | MS-DOS, RetroArch | Freeware network compatible Bomberman clone originally. [37] |
| TNT | 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. [38] [39] |
| 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 | 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. [40] [41] |
| Basement Crawl | 2014 | PlayStation 4 | Developed and published by Bloober Team. |
| BomberMan | 2014 | Windows Phone | Bomberman-inspired game by independent developer. [42] |
| Dynablaster Revenge |   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. [43] The game is free and can be downloaded either on GitHub or on [44] itch.io. Dynablaster Revenge comes for Linux, Windows and MacOS. |
| KABOOM! | 2015 | Apple IIGS | Developed and published by Ninjaforce. 4-player support. [45] |
| Alice Dreams Tournament | 2016 | Dreamcast | Funded via Kickstarter in 2015. [46] |
| Robee Blaster | 2017 | ColecoVision | Developed by Jean-Michel Girard and published by CollectorVision, it is designed similar to Bomberman II . [47] |
| ESDBomber |  2018 | Windows, Linux | Cross platform multiplayer bomberman clone, developed by students of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg. [48] |
| Bomber Games | 2020 | Windows | Up to 8 local layers, new mechanics, level editor. [49] |
| Mr. Bomber | 2023 | Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows | Classic bomberman for modern platforms. [50] |
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