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ボンバーマン
©1990 Hudson Soft
vol.34
Release : 1990-12-7 (¥5300)
HuCard (2 Mbits) HC90036
Backup Ram
Puzzle / Platform game
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Released in America as
BOMBERMAN
( TGX020053 )
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Bomberman is a video game icon and this first episode for
the PC Engine system, even if much simpler than later versions, still offers
the same basic concepts that changed video game history for ever.
Bomberman, the cute hero of the game, with his weird looking helmet and uniform,
has to clean up each
level from every single monsters that populate them and find the exit. To do so,
only one weapon available - bombs! But these bombs do not blow up when dropped,
they do after a certain amount of time once their fuse runs out. And Bomberman must
stay away as they can also hurt him if he lingers within their blasting range. That's it, just add a power-up
hidden in every stage and here you have one of the simplest and
yet most addictive game concept in history.
The multi-player mode is most probably what made this game so popular - the
option allows up to five players to blow each other up in frantic dead matches.
The game can also be played in 'com' mode which gives two GT
owners a chance to blast each other up.
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A complete history of Bomberman would most certainly not fit in this tiny space.
Bomberman is probably the game that generated the most sequels and adaptation
and this for nearly every popular game system that have ever existed.
Nearly hundred games featuring the little white character have probably been released
until today and it
is far from the end. Bomberman has never been so popular and new games
are still being released today. Bomberman appeared way before the
PC Engine system. It first appeared, I believe, was for the Japanese MSX system (a version
was also released for a Japanese computer the same year, but I'm not sure
which one came first),
and was also developed by Hudson Soft (the game was released as Eric and the Floaters
in the west). It features a human character with a hat and loaded with bombs.
The game credits two programmers, Y. Tanaka and T. Sasagawa,
can they be Bomberman's original creators ? A version called 3D Bomberman
also exists for the MSX and was created by Kawaguchi-san in 1984.
The Bomberman character we all know today only appeared in a version of Bomberman
released in 1985 for Nintendo's Famicom system, both on Cartridge and disk formats.
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Teaser text from the American's version:
It's the ultimate blast for up to 5 players! You're Bomberman, battling in a maze,
blowing the walls and each other to bots. There's danger around every corner.
Destruction behind every wall. And 8 worlds or enemies out to waste all of you !
So plan your moves and fire up your fuse... only one of you gets out alive !
And now, with two TurboExpress (TM) Handheld Entertainment Systems and one Turbolink (TM)
Communication Cable, explosive two-player competition goes right along with you. The action
will blow you away !
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Japanese Soundtrack
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Compared to more recent Bomberman games, the first episode may look aged -
one single character to choose from, simple stages and tiny bosses.
But even if the later versions all feature the brilliant dynamics that make
Bomberman what it is now - great graphics, complex scenery and
character-pets that you can ride - they all follow the same
simple rules and game mechanics laid down by this first version.
Despite being simple, the gameplay still shines, minutes and hours fly by as you
drop bombs and blow up monsters through the same old green corridors surrounded by the
same grey blocks. A timeless classic. As a side note, the American cover
art for this game is probably one of the ugliest ever made, closely following the
even more terrible Dungeon Explorer...
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