List of Bomberman video games

This is a list of Bomberman video games.

Main Bomberman games on home consoles and computers

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomberman	1985 1987	NES/Family Computer	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, Sharp 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/Family Computer	Released as Dynablaster in Europe
Bomberman '93	1992 1993	TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine	Released on Wii's Virtual Console.
Super Bomberman	1993	Super Famicom/SNES	4-player multitap support. First title in the series to be released on the SNES.
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, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis	Japan-only release for the PC Engine version, released the following year for the Western markets on Sega 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.
Super Bomberman 2	1994 1995	Super Famicom/SNES	4-player multitap support.
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.
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.
Saturn Bomberman	1996 1997	Sega Saturn	10-player multitap support; first Bomberman game with official internet support; regarded as one of the series' highpoints.
Super Bomberman 5	1997	Super Famicom	Japan-only release. Last title in the series to be released on the Super Famicom.
Bomberman 64	1997	Nintendo 64	4-player support, first Bomberman game with 3D graphics.
Saturn Bomberman Fight!!	1997	Sega Saturn	Japan-only release.
Bomberman World	1998	PlayStation	First title 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	First appearance of Pommy, one of the Charaboms.
Bomberman Online	2001	Dreamcast	US-only release; 4-player local, 8-player online support.
Bomberman Generation	2002	GameCube	One of the first games to use cel-shaded graphics.
Bomberman Online	2003	PC	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 title in the series to be published by Hudson Soft.
Super Bomberman R	2017	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows	8-player online and offline support.
Super Bomberman R Online	2020	Stadia
Bomberman	2021	Intellivision Amico

Main portable Bomberman games

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomber Boy	1990 1991	Game Boy	Known as Atomic Punk in North America 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	2004	N-Gage	2-player support over wireless play via Bluetooth. First title in the series to support wireless play.
Bomberman (Nintendo DS)	2005	Nintendo DS	8-player support over wireless play, but no internet Wi-Fi support.
Bomberman	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.

Main Bomberman arcade games

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomberman	1991	Arcade	Known as Dynablaster and Atomic Punk in Western regions.
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.

Bomberman (爆弾男, Bakudan Otoko)

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.

Bomberman games on mobile devices

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomberman	2003	Mobile devices
Super Bomberman	2003	Mobile devices
Bomberman Jetters	2003	Mobile devices	Japan-only release; based on the anime series Bomberman Jetters.
Bomberman Special	2004	Mobile devices
Bomberman RPG	2005	Mobile Phones
Play ☆ Panic Bomber +	2005	Mobile Phones
Play ☆ IQ +	2005	Mobile Phones
☆ play Bomberman Cross	2005	Mobile Phones
Bomberman Next Gotochi Kanto Hen	2005	Mobile Phones
Bomberman Next Gotochi Kinki Hen	2005	Mobile Phones
Bomberman	2007	iOS
Gachapin☆Bomberman	2007	i-mode	A Bomberman game using Gachapin characters; Japan-only release
Bomberman Land Battles	2007	Mobile Phones
Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb	2008	iOS
Bomberman Touch 2: Volcano Party	2009	iOS
Bomberman Dojo	2010	Android, iOS
One Hundred Person Battle Bomberman	2012	iOS, iPad
Bomberman (iOS)	2014	Android, iOS
VS! Bomberman	2016	Android, iOS	Named 対戦！ボンバーマン in Japan.

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, Sharp 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	1996	Super Famicom	Japan-only, part of the B-Daman series.
Atomic Bomberman	1997	PC (Windows)	10-player support through IPX networking; first Bomberman title for Windows, developed by Interplay Entertainment.
Bomberman Wars	1998	PlayStation, Sega 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: The Legendary Bomberman	2002	Game Boy Advance	Japan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman Jetters
Bomberman Jetters	2002 2004	GameCube, PlayStation 2	PS2 release was Japan-only; based on the Bomberman Jetters anime series.
Bomberman Jetters Game Collection	2003	Game Boy Advance	Japan-only release; based on the anime series, Bomberman Jetters
DreamMix TV World Fighters	2003	GameCube, PlayStation 2	Released in Japan only; crossover fighting game featuring Bomberman as a playable character.
BoBomberman	2004	Game Boy Advance	Minigame based on the NES version of Bomberman, but using characters from the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo series; unlocked in the Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo GBA game, Bakutō Hajike Taisen
Bomberman Battles / Bomberman Hardball	2004 2005	PlayStation 2	Released in Japan and PAL regions only; sports and party game
Bomberman: Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen	2006	PlayStation Portable	Japan-only release
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 anime Stitch!
Bomberman: Chains	2011	iOS	Puzzle game, similar to Bejeweled
Bomberman The Medal	2018	Arcade	A Medal game based on the videogame Super Bomberman R.
Bombergirl	2018	Arcade	An arcade spinoff.

Bomberman Land games

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomberman Land	2000	PlayStation	Japan-only release.
Bomberman 64	2001	Nintendo 64	Japan-only; 4-player support. Unrelated to the 1997 title of the same name.
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.

Compilations and re-releases

Title	Year	Platform	Notes
Bomberman Collection	1996	Game Boy	Japan-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy, Bomberman GB and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Selection	2003	Game Boy Color	Korea-only release, compilation of Bomber Boy and Bomberman GB2
Bomberman Collection Vol. 1	2003	PC	Compilation of Bomberman (TG-16), Bomberman '93 and Bomberman World (PS1) for Windows
Bomberman Collection Vol. 2	2004	PC	Japan-only release, compilation of the SNES Super Bomberman 1–3 and PlayStation Bomberman Party Edition
Hudson Best Collection Vol. 1 - Bomberman Collection	2005	Game Boy Advance	Compilation title of the first two NES Bomberman games. Japan-only release

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. Atari Lynx version was listed on April 2, 2007 at the Retro Isle. No prototye 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	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 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.
Bomberman	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
Blow It	1986	Commodore 64	Developed by Input 64. One of the earliest Bomberman clones. 2-player support.
Bomb Blast	1990	Gamate	Developed by Bit Corporation. Titled Bomb Blaster in some markets.
Bug Bomber	1991 (Amiga) 1992 (C64, DOS, ST)	Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS	Developed by Kingsoft and published by Global Software. One of the more notable aspect of the title is the way how enemies are defeated depending on how the joystick is pressed while pressing the fire button. 4-player support.
Exvania	1992	Arcade	Developed by Namco.
Kabi-Island: Gold in Island	1992	Watara Supervision	Developed by Thin Chen Enterprise. A top-down action-adventure puzzle game.
Moonquake	1992	Acorn Computers	Developed by Paul Taylor and originally published on the Archimedes World's December 1992 coverdisc.
Bomboy (轟炸小子)	1993	Sega Genesis	Also known as Explosion Kid . Developed and published by Gamtec. It was designed similar to Super Bomberman, but with no Battle Mode and the level layout omits the grid-based design common in most Bomberman games. Has 10 worlds with 5 levels each and has 2-player support.
Bomb Squad	1993	Commodore 64	Developed and published by Exploding Head Productions. 2-player simultaneous support. Released on diskette.
Bomb'X	1993	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS	Developed and published by Mediagogo, it is an adult parody of Bomberman.
Detonators: Bomber's Day	1993	Commodore 64	Developed by Digital Excess. 2-player support. Released on July's 1993 Game On diskette.
Dynaboys	1993	Commodore 64	4-player support.
Dynabusters	1993 (ST) 2001 (Lynx)	Atari Lynx, Atari ST	Developed and released by Scynacore. 6-player support. A clone of Dynabusters for the Atari Lynx named Lynx Blast increased the number of players from 6 to 8 with link cable support. The ROM image was released to the public by the author Bjorn Spruck.
Pang	1993	Atari 8-bit family	Unrelated to the 1989 title of the same name. Published by ASF s.c..
XBlast	1993	PC (Windows) and UNIX/Linux	XBlast is a multiplayer version released under the GNU General Public License by Marc Oliver Vogel for Microsoft Windows and X11R5/R6.
Cheeky Twins II	1994	Commodore 64	2-player support, released on Magic Disk.
Firefox	1994	Commodore 64	Developed by Twice Effect. Single-player only.
Penguin Tower	1994	Commodore 64	Developed by Problemchild Productions. 2-player simultaneous support. Released on October's 1994 issue of Commodore Format.
Bombs Away	1995	Atari ST	Freeware title.
Bomber Boy	1995	DOS	4-player support.
Bombmania	1995	Amiga	Developed by MegArts and published by M-Soft Software Design.
Bomb Mania	1995	Commodore 64	Single-player only.
Dstroy	1995 (DOS) 2006 (Linux, Windows) 2007 (GP2X, Nintendo DS)	DOS, GP2X, Linux, Nintendo DS, Windows	Developed and published by Fully Bugged Software. 4-player support. A remake was released in 2006 for computers and in 2007 for handhelds.
Lethal Bombs	1995	Commodore 64	2-player support simultaneous.
Mega Blast	1995	Amiga, DOS	Developed by Crossroads and published by L.K. Avalon.
Taiketsu! Rooms	1995	3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation	4-player multitap support.
Triada	1995	Commodore 64	Includes a clone named Bombi, with similar gameplay and rules.
Bombastic Benny!	1996	Commodore 64	2-player support simultaneous.
Boom Zoo	1996	Super A'Can	2-player support simultaneous.
Mine Bombers	1996	DOS	Developed by Skitso Productions.
The Perfect General	1996	3DO Interactive Multiplayer	A mini-game of a similar style is included as a free bonus only on the 3DO version.
Boom	1996	Macintosh	Developed by Factor Software.
Assassins	1997	Commodore 64	2-player support simultaneous only.
Atak Sapera	1997	Commodore 64	2-player support simultaneous only.
Bomb Mania	1997	Commodore 64	4-player support (4-player adapter needed).
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.
Marsquake	1997	Acorn Computers	Sequel to Moonquake.
Micro Assassins	1997	Commodore 64	2-player support simultaneous only.
Rise of the Rabbits	1997	Amiga	Developed and published by Abyss.
Spod Blaster	1997	Amiga	Developed and published by Manta Soft. 6-player support.
Zwei Bereten	1997	Commodore 64	2-player support.
3D Bomber	1998	DOS	Freeware title, similar to 3-D Bomberman.
BlitzBombers	1998	Amiga	Developed by Red When Excited and published by Leading Edge. Contains both Single-player and Multiplayer modes.
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.
Bakudanjin	1999	Apple Macintosh	An arcade-style game with the same game mechanic as Bomberman but with different game modes and original characters.
I Can't Believe It's Not... Bomberman	1999	DOS	Developed and published by Dodgy Posse.
Isometric Bomber	1999	DOS	Developed by Diox Soft and published by Stratos, Asociacion de Desarrolladores. Its most notable feature is the hand-drawn crayon artstyle, similar to Yoshi's Island.
Mr.Boom	1999 (DOS) 2017 (RetroArch, SDL2)	DOS, RetroArch, SDL2	Mr.Boom is a freeware network compatible Bomberman clone originally developed on DOS up to 8 players with features like AI bots, pushing bombs, remote controls and kangaroo riding. It was ported to the RetroArch platform and to SDL2 in 2017.
Dynamite	2001	Amiga	Online support for multiplayer and sharing levels.
BomberFUN	2002	PC (Windows)	Developed by LightBrain and published by dtp Vertrieb und Marketing. 8-player LAN or online support.
Fox Jones: The Treasures of El Dorado	2003	PC (Windows)	Developed by Evis Games and published by Play.com.pl, it is an overhead 3D arcade-styled clone.
Bombaman	2004	MSX	Developed by Team Bomba and published by Sunrise for MSX.
Rikki and Mikki to the Rescue!	2006	PC (Windows)	Developed by Miga Studio and published by Alawar Entertainment, Inc.
Bomberman C64	2007	Commodore 64	Developed and published by Samar Productions. Single-player only.
Bombaman: Extra Ammo	2008	MSX	Extended freeware release of the original Bombaman.
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.
About Bombs and Explosives	2009	PC (Windows)	A classic-style arcade game; main goal is to place bombs and blow up anything in users way; in single player mode, one must find the way through about 100 levels by eliminating monsters and searching for exit; in battle mode, one must destroy other players; standard last man standing type of game, or team play; freeware.
Granatier	2009	Linux	Published by KDE e.V.5-player online support.
PopTag!	2009	PC (Windows)	Released by Crazy Arcade; Nexon America runs a global version, almost exactly the same as Bomberman and is an MMO.
Bomb Meirin	2010	Windows	Developed and published by D.N.A.Software, is a clone title based on the Touhou Project series.
Dungeon Blaster	2011	Commodore 64	Developed by Sensei-64 and published by Retro Dreams. Single-player only.
Bomb Buddies	2012	Windows, Facebook	Bomb Buddies is a Bomberman style game with 8-player simultaneous multiplayer sessions across 120 levels and 8 game modes.
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.
Xplode Man	2014	Commodore Plus/4	Developed and published by Assassin Crew.
Basement Crawl	2014	PlayStation 4	Developed and published by Bloober Team.
BomberMan	2014	Windows Phone	Bomberman-inspired game by independent developer.
Bombing Bastards/Bombing Busters	2014 (Wii U, Windows) 2015 (Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita) 2016 (Android, iPad, iPhone)	Android, iPad, iPhone, Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Windows	4-player local and 8-player online support.
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. The game is free and can be downloaded either on github or on itch.io. Dynablaster Revenge comes for Linux, Windows and MacOS.
Brawl	2015 (Android, Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 4, Windows) 2018 (Nintendo Switch)	Android, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows	Developed and published by Bloober Team.
KABOOM!	2015	Apple IIGS	Developed and published by Ninjaforce. 4-player support.
Alice Dreams Tournament	2016	Sega Dreamcast	Funded via Kickstarter in 2015.
BomberZone	2016	Macintosh, Windows	Developed by Dracula Bytes and published by SC exosyphen studios SRL, it is an overhead 3D arcade-styled clone.
Retro Bombers	2016	Commodore 64	4-player support.
Robee Blaster	2017	ColecoVision	Developed by Jean-Michel Girard and published by CollectorVision, it is designed similar to Bomberman II.
ESDBomber	2018	PC (Windows, Linux)	Cross platform multiplayer bomberman clone, developed by students of the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg.
Bomber Games	2020	PC (Windows)	Up to 8 local layers, new original mechanics, includes level editor.

References

Notes

Citations

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.