List of Bomberman video games

This is a list of Bomberman video games.

Console and computer games
Title Year Platform Notes
Bomberman / Bakudan OtokoJapan 1983
European Union 1984		NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, Sharp X1, MSX, ZX SpectrumOriginal 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 BombermanJapan 1984NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, MSX, Sharp X1Uses first-person perspective. Japan-only release.
BombermanJapan 1985
United States 1987		NES/FamicomRe-released on MSX in 1986 (as Bomberman Special) and on Game Boy Advance and N-Gage in 2004.
BombermanJapan 1990
United StatesEuropean Union 1991		TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, X68000, Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari STReleased 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 IIJapanEuropean Union 1991
United States 1993		NES/FamcomReleased as Dynablaster in Europe
Bomberman '93Japan 1992
United States 1993		TurboGrafx-16/PC EngineReleased on Wii's Virtual Console.
Hi-Ten BombermanJapan 1993Custom NEC PCConsidered 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 BombermanJapan 1993
United StatesEuropean Union 1994		PC Engine, Mega Drive/GenesisJapan-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 BombJapan 1994Custom NEC PCUpdated version of Hi-Ten Bomberman, which increased the arena's size and introduced selectable characters, most of which were from other Hudson properties.
Saturn BombermanJapan 1996
United StatesEuropean Union 1997		Saturn10-player multitap support; first Bomberman game with official internet support.
Atomic BombermanUnited StatesEuropean Union 1997Windows10-player support through IPX networking; first Bomberman title for Windows, developed by Interplay Entertainment.
Bomberman 64JapanEuropean UnionUnited States 1997Nintendo 644-player support, first Bomberman game with 3D graphics.
Saturn Bomberman Fight!!Japan 1997SaturnJapan-only release.
Bomberman WorldJapanEuropean UnionUnited States 1998PlayStationFirst 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 HeroJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 1998Nintendo 64Focus on single-player adventure game.
Bomberman Party EditionJapan 1998
European Union 1999
United States 2000		PlayStationA PlayStation port of the original NES game from 1985. Known simply as Bomberman in Japan and Europe.
Bomberman 64: The Second AttackJapan 1999
United States 2000		Nintendo 64First appearance of Pommy, one of the Charaboms.
Bomberman OnlineUnited States October 2001DreamcastUS-only release; 4-player local, 8-player online support.
Bomberman 64 (2001 video game)Japan December 2001Nintendo 64Japan-only; 4-player support. Unrelated to the 1997 title of the same name.
Bomberman GenerationUnited StatesJapanEuropean Union 2002GameCubeOne of the first games to use cel-shaded graphics.
Bomberman JettersJapan 2002
United States 2004		GameCube, PlayStation 2PS2 release was Japan-only; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series.
Bomberman OnlineJapanKoreaHong KongTaiwan 2003Windows6-player support, exclusive to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Net de BombermanJapan 2004PlayStation 2Japan-only release.
Bomberman LiveJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2007Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade)8-player online support.
Bomberman BlastEuropean UnionJapanUnited States 2008Wii, WiiWareOne of the first games announced for WiiWare; also released as an expanded retail game in Japan; 8-player support, online and offline.
Bomberman UltraUnited StatesJapanEuropean Union 2009PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network)8-player online support.
Bomberman Live: BattlefestJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2010Xbox Live ArcadeLast console title to be published by Hudson Soft.

Portable handheld games
Title Year Platform Notes
Atomic PunkJapan 1990
United StatesEuropean Union 1991		Game BoyKnown as Bomber Boy in Japan and Dynablaster in Europe.
Bomberman GB / Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!JapanUnited States 1994
European Union 1995		Game BoyNamed Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! outside of Japan; also Nintendo's earliest crossover game.
Bomberman GB 2Japan 1995
United StatesEuropean Union 1998		Game BoyNamed Bomberman GB in North America and Europe.
Bomberman GB 3Japan 1996Game BoyJapan-only release; released in Japan for Virtual Console.
Pocket BombermanJapan 1997
United StatesEuropean Union 1998		Game Boy, Game Boy ColorGBC release only in the US and in Europe.
Bomberman QuestJapan 1998
United StatesEuropean Union 1999		Game Boy ColorAction-adventure video game.
Bomberman MaxJapan 1999
United StatesEuropean Union 2000		Game Boy ColorReleased in two variants, Red Challenger and Blue Champion editions.
Bomberman Story / Bomberman TournamentJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2001Game Boy Advance4-player support.
Bomberman Max 2JapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2002Game Boy AdvanceReleased in two variants, Blue Advance and Red Advance.
Bomberman Jetters: Densetsu no BombermanJapan 2002Game Boy AdvanceJapan-only release; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series.
BombermanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2004N-Gage2-player support over wireless play via Bluetooth. First title in the series to support wireless play.[1]
Bomberman (2005)JapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2005Nintendo DS8-player support over wireless play, but no internet Wi-Fi support.
Bomberman (2006)JapanUnited States 2006
European Union 2007		PlayStation Portable4-player support over wireless play; North America.
Bomberman Story DSJapanEuropean Union 2007Nintendo DS4-player support over Wi-Fi connection.
Bomberman 2Japan 2008
European Union 2009		Nintendo DSNamed Custom Battler Bomberman in Japan.
Bomberman BlitzJapanEuropean UnionUnited States 2009DSiWare8-player support over wireless play and 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection.

Sub-series

Super Bomberman series
Title Year Platform Notes
Super BombermanJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 1993Super Famicom/SNES4-player multitap support. First title in the series to be released on the SNES.
Super Bomberman 2JapanUnited States 1994
European Union 1995		Super Famicom/SNES4-player multitap support.
Super Bomberman 3JapanEuropean Union 1995Super Famicom/SNES5-player multitap support, Japan and Europe release only.
Super Bomberman 4Japan 1996Super FamicomJapan-only release.
Super Bomberman 5Japan 1997Super FamicomJapan-only release. Last title in the series to be released on the Super Famicom.
Super Bomberman RJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2017Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows8-player online and offline support.
Super Bomberman R OnlineJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2020Stadia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, WindowsFirst 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.

Bomberman Land series
Title Year Platform Notes
Bomberman LandJapan 2000PlayStationJapan-only release.
Bomberman Land 2Japan 2003GameCube, PlayStation 2Japan-only release.
Bomberman Land 3Japan 2005PlayStation 2Japan-only release.
Bomberman Land Touch!JapanUnited States 2006
European UnionSouth Korea 2007		Nintendo DS8-player support over wireless play, 4-player internet Wi-Fi.
Bomberman Land (Wii)Japan 2007
United StatesEuropean Union 2008		WiiRemake of 2000 Japan-only release, designed to take advantage of Wii controller.
Bomberman Land (PSP)Japan 2007
United StatesEuropean Union 2008		PlayStation Portable4-player support with one per system or with only one copy of the game.
Bomberman Land Touch! 2Japan 2007
United StatesEuropean Union 2008		Nintendo DS8-player support over wireless play and 4-player support over Wi-Fi connection.

Other games

Arcade video games
Title Year Platform Notes
BombermanJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 1991ArcadeKnown 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 WorldJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 1992ArcadeKnown as Dynablaster Global Quest and Atomic Punk Global Quest/Atomic Punk 2 in Western regions.
Neo BombermanJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 1997Neo Geo MVSSecond 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 Bomb2008iOS
Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party2009iOS
Bomberman Dojo2010Android, iOS[4]
Bomberman2014Android, iOS[5]
VS! Bomberman2016Android, iOSNamed 対戦！ボンバーマン in Japan.[6]

Compilations and re-releases
Title Year Platform Notes
Bomberman Collection[7]Japan 1996Game BoyJapan-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy, Bomberman GB and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Selection[8]Korea 2003Game Boy ColorKorea-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Collection Vol. 2Japan 2004PCJapan-only release, compilation of the SNES Super Bomberman 1–3 and PlayStation Bomberman Party Edition[9][10]

Spin-offs
Title Year Platform Notes
Bomber King / RoboWarriorJapan 1987
United States 1988
European Union 1989		Famicom/NES, MSXReleased outside Japan under the name RoboWarrior; Bomberman-like progressive adventure game
Bomber King: Scenario 2 / Blaster Master Boy/Jr.JapanEuropean Union 1991
United States 1992		Game BoySequel to Bomber King; slightly altered and released by Sunsoft in America and PAL regions under the Blaster Master license
Bomberman: Panic BomberJapan 1994
United States 1995		PC Engine CD, Neo Geo, Super Famicom, NEC PC-9821, FM Towns, X68000, Virtual Boy, PlayStation PortablePuzzle 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-DamanJapan 1996Super FamicomBased on the Japanese marble shooting toy B-Daman.
Bomberman WarsJapan 1998PlayStation, SaturnJapan-only release; tactical role-playing game (TRPG)
Bomberman Fantasy RaceJapan 1998
United States 1999
European Union 2000		PlayStationRacing game
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden: The Road to VictoryJapan 1999Game Boy ColorJapan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden, role-playing game
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V: Final Mega TuneJapan 2000Game Boy ColorJapan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V, role-playing game
Bomberman KartJapan 2001
European Union 2003		PlayStation 2Released in Japan and PAL regions only; kart racing game
Bomberman Jetters: Game CollectionJapan 2003Game Boy AdvanceJapan-only release; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series.
DreamMix TV World FightersJapan 2003GameCube, PlayStation 2Released in Japan only; crossover fighting game featuring Bomberman as a playable character.
Bomberman Battles / Bomberman HardballJapan 2004
European Union 2005		PlayStation 2Released in Japan and PAL regions only; sports and party game
Bomberman: Act ZeroJapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2006Xbox 360Realistic re-envisioning of the character.
Bomberman: Disney Stitch EditionJapan 2010Mobile phoneA Bomberman game based on the Lilo & Stitch anime spin-off series Stitch! that features the titular alien replacing Bomberman[11][12][13]
Bombergirl2018ArcadeAn arcade spinoff.
Amazing Bomberman 2022 iOS Rhythm action spinoff.[14]

Cancelled games
Title Year Platform Notes
Dyna BlasterEuropean Union 1991 (C64)
European Union 1992 (Lynx)		Atari Lynx, Commodore 64C64 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 LegendsUnited StatesEuropean Union 1995Atari JaguarIt 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]Japan 1996Virtual BoyIt 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 Famicon 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 Famicon Space World '95 show exist but no traces of it has been found.[18][19][20][21][22]
Bomberman[lower-alpha 2]JapanUnited StatesEuropean Union 2011Nintendo 3DSWorking 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
ExvaniaJapan 1992ArcadeDeveloped by Namco.
XBlast1993PC (Windows) and UNIX/LinuxXBlast is a multiplayer version released under the GNU General Public License by Marc Oliver Vogel for Windows and X11R5/R6.[23][24]
Penguin TowerUnited Kingdom 1994Commodore 64Developed by Problemchild Productions. 2-player simultaneous support. Released on October's 1994 issue of Commodore Format.[25]
Mega Blast Poland1995 Amiga, DOS Developed by LK Avalon.
DstroyFrance 1995MS-DOSDeveloped by Fully Bugged Software.
Spark WorldJapan 1995Super FamicomDeveloped by Den'Z.
Taiketsu! Rooms[lower-alpha 3]Japan 19953DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation4-player multitap support.[26]
The Perfect GeneralUnited States 19963DOA mini-game of a similar style is included as a free bonus only on the 3DO version.[27]
Bomberman 21997MSXNot 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 TerryNetherlands 1998Atari LynxDeveloped 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]
Bakudanjin1999Apple MacintoshAn arcade-style game with the same game mechanic as Bomberman but with different game modes and original characters.[36]
Mr.BoomFrance 1999
2017 (RetroArch)		MS-DOS, RetroArchFreeware network compatible Bomberman clone originally.[37]
TNTFrance 2008Atari JaguarDeveloped 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!2009PC (Windows)Released by Crazy Arcade; Nexon America runs a global version, almost exactly the same as Bomberman and is an MMO.
BomberlandUnited Kingdom 2013Commodore 64Developed 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 Crawl2014PlayStation 4Developed and published by Bloober Team.
BomberMan2014Windows PhoneBomberman-inspired game by independent developer.[42]
Dynablaster RevengeGermanyGreece 2014Windows, Linux, MacOSDeveloped 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!2015Apple IIGSDeveloped and published by Ninjaforce. 4-player support.[45]
Alice Dreams Tournament2016DreamcastFunded via Kickstarter in 2015.[46]
Robee BlasterFrance 2017ColecoVisionDeveloped by Jean-Michel Girard and published by CollectorVision, it is designed similar to Bomberman II.[47]
ESDBomberAustria 2018Windows, LinuxCross platform multiplayer bomberman clone, developed by students of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg.[48]
Bomber Games2020WindowsUp to 8 local layers, new mechanics, level editor.[49]
Mr. Bomber2023Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, WindowsClassic bomberman for modern platforms.[50]

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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