Bomberman
Bomberman is a 1990 action maze video game developed by Hudson Soft for the TurboGrafx-16. Belonging to the Bomberman franchise, it is a greatly expanded re-imagining of the first game in the series. In…
Bomberman is an arcade developed by Hudson Soft, released 7 December 1990 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.
What Bomberman is
Bomberman is an arcade game developed by Hudson Soft and released in 1990. It was published by System Soft. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Sharp X68000.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bomberman is a 1990 action maze video game developed by Hudson Soft for the TurboGrafx-16. Belonging to the Bomberman franchise, it is a greatly expanded re-imagining of the first game in the series. In Europe, the game was released for the MS-DOS, Amiga and Atari ST, retitled as Dyna Blaster due to the European mainstream media associating the original title with terrorist bombings. A Commodore 64 version was advertised as well but never released.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Bomberman series
Bomberman is the fifth of 158 entries we hold in the Bomberman series. The next entry was Bomberman II in 1991.
What it launched against
Bomberman launched on 7 December 1990, within three weeks of Super Mario World, F-Zero and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.
Released around the same time: Super Mario World, F-Zero, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.
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