Bomberman is a puzzle-like maze-based computer game where you have to complete the levels by stragetically placing bombs in the level. It is developed by Hudson Soft.

It is also a multiplayer party-game, where the aim of the game is to eliminate all other users. Multiplayer games tend to be more fast-paced than the single-player game, as each player frantically places bombs in hopes of catching an opponent in the blast.

Versions of Bomberman released by Ubisoft for home computer systems were re-titled Dynablaster.

Games in the Bomberman series include:

• Bomberman (1987) for the NES
• Bomberman II (1992) for the NES
• Bomberman '93 for the PC Engine - 4 Player
• Bomberman '94 for the PC Engine - 4 Player
• Super Bomberman (1993) for the SNES - 4 Player
• Super Bomberman 2 (1994) for the SNES - 4 Player
• Super Bomberman 3 (1995) for the SNES - 5 Player
• Super Bomberman 4 (1996) for the SNES - 5 Player
• Super Bomberman 5 (1997) for the SNES - 5 Player
• Mega Bomberman (1995) for the Sega Genesis - 4 Player
• Saturn Bomberman for the Sega Saturn - 10 Player
• Bomberman Max series for the Game Boy
• Pocket Bomberman for the Game Boy
• Bomberman GB for the Game Boy
• Wario Blast for the Game Boy
• Bomberman 64 (1997) for the Nintendo 64 - 4 Player
• Bomberman Hero (1998) for the Nintendo 64 - 1 Player
• Bomberman 64 : Second Attack (2000) for the Nintendo 64
• Bomberman for the PlayStation - 5 Player
• Bomberman World for the PlayStation - 5 Player
• Bomberman Online (2001) for the Dreamcast - 4 Player, 8 Player Online
• Bomberman Jetters (2004) for the GameCube and Game Boy Advance
• Bomberman Generations (2003) for the GameCube - 4 Player
• Bomberman Kart for the PlayStation 2 - 4 Player
• Atomic Bomberman for the PC - 10 Player
• Bomberman Collection for the PC - 4 Player
• Bomberman Tournament for the Game Boy Advance - 4 Player
• Bomberman DS for the Nintendo DS (Announced)
• for the PlayStation Portable (Announced, a puzzle game)

There are dozens of unofficial ports of the game onto graphing calculators. It is a favorite among TI-89 gamers.

Powerups

The Bomberman games usually include many powerups that are found beneath destructible blocks. These include:

• Flame - Increases the blast range of Bomberman's bombs.
• Bomb - Bomberman can drop more bombs at once without having to wait for one to detonate.
• Skull - Infects Bomberman with a random disease, with effects ranging from being unable to drop bombs, can't stop dropping bombs, slow speed, can't stop running, a temporarily inverted control scheme, or randomly killing him. In most games, these diseases can be transferred to other players by touching them.
• Detonator - Allows Bomberman to explode a bomb at will.
• Skates - Increases Bomberman's walking speed.
• Boot - Allows Bomberman to kick dropped bombs out of the way.
• Mitts - Bomberman can pick up and throw bombs over walls.
• Ebola (Found only in Atomic Bomberman) - Infects the player with up to 3 diseases.
• Evil (Found only in Bomberman 64) - Initiates a stage-wide hazard, like a firestorm or an evil disco light that eventually kills everybody.

External links

• Bomberman Series on Moby Games
• http://dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Action/B/Bomberman_Series