List of Bomberman video games

This is a list of Bomberman video games.

Console and computer 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.[1]
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	Released as Baku Bomberman in Japan; 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	Released as Baku Bomberman 2 in Japan; 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, unrelated to the 1997 title of the same name; 4-player support, includes modes based on Panic Bomber, SameGame, and Bomberman Land.
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.

Portable handheld games

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.[2]
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.

Sub-series

Super Bomberman series

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	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 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	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	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

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.

Other games

Arcade video games

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomberman	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	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.

Mobile and phone games

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	[6]
100-nin Taisen Bomberman	2012	Android, iOS
Bomberman	2014	Android, iOS	[7]
VS! Bomberman	2016	Android, iOS	Named 対戦！ボンバーマン in Japan.[8]

Compilations and re-releases

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomberman Collection[9]	1996	Game Boy	Japan-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy, Bomberman GB and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Selection[10]	2003	Game Boy Color	Korea-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Collection Vol. 1	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	2004	PC	Japan-only release, compilation of the SNES Super Bomberman 1–3 and PlayStation Bomberman Party Edition[13][14]

Spin-offs

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 [ja]	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[15][16][17]
Bomberman Chains	2011	iOS	Puzzle game, similar to Candy Crush Saga.
Bombergirl	2018	Arcade	An arcade spinoff.
Amazing Bomberman	5 August 2022	iOS	Rhythm action spinoff.[18][19]

Cancelled games

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Dyna Blaster	1991 (C64) 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	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[a]	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[b]	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

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.[28][29]
Penguin Tower	1994	Commodore 64	Developed by Problemchild Productions. 2-player simultaneous support. Released on October's 1994 issue of Commodore Format.[30]
Mega Blast	1995	Amiga, DOS	Developed by LK Avalon.
Dstroy [31]	1995	MS-DOS	Developed by Fully Bugged Software.[32]
Spark World	1995	Super Famicom	Developed by Den'Z.
Taiketsu! Rooms[c]	1995	3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation	4-player multitap support.[33]
The Perfect General	1996	3DO	A mini-game of a similar style is included as a free bonus only on the 3DO version.[34]
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.[35]
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.[36][37][38][39][40][41][42]
Bakudanjin	1999	Apple Macintosh	An arcade-style game with the same game mechanic as Bomberman but with different game modes and original characters.[43]
Mr.Boom	1999 2017 (RetroArch)	MS-DOS, RetroArch	Freeware network compatible Bomberman clone originally.[44]
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.[45][46]
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.[47][48]
Basement Crawl	2014	PlayStation 4	Developed and published by Bloober Team.
BomberMan	2014	Windows Phone	Bomberman-inspired game by independent developer.[49]
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.[50] The game is free and can be downloaded either on GitHub or on [51] itch.io. Dynablaster Revenge comes for Linux, Windows and MacOS.
KABOOM!	2015	Apple IIGS	Developed and published by Ninjaforce. 4-player support.[52]
Alice Dreams Tournament	2016	Dreamcast	Funded via Kickstarter in 2015.[53]
Robee Blaster	2017	ColecoVision	Developed by Jean-Michel Girard and published by CollectorVision, it is designed similar to Bomberman II.[54]
ESDBomber	2018	Windows, Linux	Cross platform multiplayer bomberman clone, developed by students of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg.[55]
Bomber Games	2020	Windows	Up to 8 local layers, new mechanics, level editor.[56]
Mr. Bomber	2023	Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows	Classic bomberman for modern platforms.[57]

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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External links

• Bomberman Series Game List - Hudson Soft (Japanese) on Wayback Machine - March 15, 2010.
• Bomberman series at MobyGames
• "The 10-Best Video-Game Franchises". GamePro. July 7, 2006.