Bomberman games

[TheSonicRetard]

I don't have much to add to this thread other than to remind everyone that the N64 saw the last release of a "real" Bomberman game, with the Japanese exclusive Bomberman 64. ...not to be confused with the US Bomberman 64.

The Japanese release was programed by Racdym (now Racjin) which also did the Snowboard Kids games, so the nuances may be different than the previous Bomberman games. I played this Japanese N64 version briefly and really enjoyed the true to form colorful graphics and BGM, but I'm not an experienced enough Bomberman player to comment on how the game compares to the rest of the series.

I happened to buy the arcade PCB of Bomberman simply because it was only $10 and I like to collect single screen puzzle/action games. Curiously it was published by Irem, and has Irem graphics within the game. It is also damn challenging, and none of my friends nor their kids have the balls to really try to learn to play it.

I've always been curious about the Bomberman Kart games on PS2. I think one or two were released in Europe, and the youtube videos I've watched look pretty decent. But I've never heard or read first hand opinions on those games.

You don't count Bomberman Live as a real bomberman game?

[Zz Badnusty]

You don't count Bomberman Live as a real bomberman game?

Ha, I thought I might want to double check that statement...
My bad, I haven't payed attention to much of the current console generation. I especially don't pay much attention to non-physical products.


By the way, just looking for info on Bomberman 64 I see that Racdym also programmed the Bomberman Kart games. (And they programmed Irem's Sub Rebellion ...so there's a weird roundabout connection there from the original arcade Bomberman being published by Irem, then later on the series being handed to a development team that also had previous connections to Irem)

[j_factor]

What makes one a "real" Bomberman game?

[Zz Badnusty]

What makes one a "real" Bomberman game?

That was a careless statement on my part, especially since I'm not a Bomberman aficionado.
What I have in mind are traditional Bomberman games which stick to the graphic style and basic gameplay elements of the original Bomberman

At the most extreme case of a "non-real" Bomberman game; consider Bomberman Hero on N64. It is a fun and frequently overlooked game, but it isn't a real Bomberman game. It is generally a Mario 64 rip-off, and was actually the salvaged Bonk64 project.
And then there are the ones like Bomberman Fight!, Bomberman Land, and Bomberman Online that change the playfield perspectives, or graphic styles, or other variations.
The Bomberman RPG on Saturn is one oddball that I'd like to play sometime.

[j_factor]

That was a careless statement on my part, especially since I'm not a Bomberman aficionado.
What I have in mind are traditional Bomberman games which stick to the graphic style and basic gameplay elements of the original Bomberman

At the most extreme case of a "non-real" Bomberman game; consider Bomberman Hero on N64. It is a fun and frequently overlooked game, but it isn't a real Bomberman game. It is generally a Mario 64 rip-off, and was actually the salvaged Bonk64 project.
And then there are the ones like Bomberman Fight!, Bomberman Land, and Bomberman Online that change the playfield perspectives, or graphic styles, or other variations.
The Bomberman RPG on Saturn is one oddball that I'd like to play sometime.

Okay, I thought that's what you meant, except I couldn't figure out how Bomberman Online isn't a real Bomberman game.

[Zz Badnusty]

Okay, I thought that's what you meant, except I couldn't figure out how Bomberman Online isn't a real Bomberman game.

heh, if I was pressed I'd have to point out that the JPN Bomberman 64 was actually released after Bomberman Online.

[j_factor]

Oh, so it was.