, released in Europe and Australia as ''Dynablaster'', is a

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developed and published by

Hudson Soft was a Japanese video game company known for releasing numerous titles across video game consoles, home computers, and mobile phones. Headquartered in the Midtown Tower in Tokyo, it also maintained an office in the Hudson Building in Sapporo. F ...

for the

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originally in Japan and Europe in 1991 and later in North America in February 1993.

Gameplay

The game follows the classic ''

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'' video game. Players control Bomberman, who is in a room full of blocks and enemies and must plant bombs to destroy the blocks and enemies. Several blocks contain

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s (such as blast radius increasers or fuse shorteners), and one in each level contains a door, which takes Bomberman to the next level. Passwords are given after a game over, recording the level, number of bombs, and strength of bombs. These passwords can be entered when the game starts, allowing players to continue where they left off. New to the series are the multi-player modes. Vs Mode is a two-player mode, while Battle Mode is a three-player mode. The objective is to kill the opposing Bomberman by planting bombs. An

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is required to play the three-player mode.

Plot

Bomberman is framed for terrible crimes by Black Bomber. After being accused of robbing a bank, Bomberman is thrown in jail. Bomberman's mission is to escape his prison cell and bring the Black Bomber to justice.

Development

Reception

Notes

References

External links

Hudson Soft page
* {{Bomberman 1991 video games 2 Hudson Soft games Maze games Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Nintendo Entertainment System-only games Puzzle video games Top-down video games Video game sequels Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Jun Chikuma