
1993 · Hudson Soft · Action · Maze
Bomberman '94
Timed NEC exclusive
BOMBERMAN has arrived to restore peace on the planet, which has been split into five parts by an evil hand! In addition to the nine members of the Bomber Family, the character ROOI shows up to lend a hand. Jump on the EGGS that appear from destroyed SOFT BLOCKS, and you can ride one of five types of ROOI. Each ROOI has different special abilitiesuse these well and youll ride to victory!
- Released
- 10 December 1993
- Platforms
- Legacy Mobile DeviceNESPlayStation 3PlayStation PortablePlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16Sega GenesisTurboGrafx-16WiiWii U
- Genres
- ActionMazeStrategyTactical
- Developers
- Hudson Soft
- Publishers
- Hudson Soft
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- ActionScience fictionParty
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- ESRB ECERO APEGI 3
- Languages
- Japanese
- Composers
- Jun Chikuma
About
Bomberman '94 (ボンバーマン'94, Bonbāman kyūjūyon) is an action maze video game in the Bomberman series developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine and released on December 10, 1993, in Japan. It was later re-developed by Westone and re-published by Sega as Mega Bomberman on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994 in other areas. The PC Engine Bomberman '94 was later released outside Japan through the Virtual Console and the PlayStation Network.
The game supports single-player and multi-player modes. In single player, the player navigates several levels of mazes, destroying creatures with bombs. In multiplayer mode, players defeat each other with bombs.
›Story
The inhabitants of Planet Bomber lived in peace, protected by five spirits, until the evil Buglear and his Robot Army invaded. The Spirit Pictures, the source of the spirits' magical power, were destroyed, splitting Planet Bomber into five pieces. Bomberman arrives to restore the Spirit Pictures and reassemble Planet Bomber.
Keywords
- maze
- sequel
- playstation network
- shared screen
- explosion
- digital distribution
- psone classics
- virtual console
- year in the title
- playstation tv support
- kangaroo
- backwards compatibility
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game is set in six areas: Jammin' Jungle, Vexin' Volcano, Slammin' Sea, Crankin' Castle, Thrashin' Tundra and the artificial comet of Bagular. Due to the Mega Drive's and Genesis's lack of a fifth controller port, Mega Bomberman only supports four players instead of five. This is the first game in the series that uses the modern design of White Bomberman. Bomberman '94 also introduces Louies to the series. Also, Bomberman '94 introduced several recurring characters, such as female and child Bombers (which were multiplayer skins), red/green/blue bombers and secondary villains, possibly originated from combining a "normal" skin with corresponding colors.
Story
The inhabitants of Planet Bomber lived in peace, protected by five spirits, until the evil Bagular and his Robot Army invaded. The Spirit Pictures, the source of the spirits' magical power, were destroyed, splitting Planet Bomber into five pieces. Bomberman arrives to restore the Spirit Pictures and reassemble Planet Bomber.
Reception
GamePro gave the Genesis version a positive review, summarizing that "New levels, new enemies, and plenty of other new touches make this game one of the best bombers ever." They particularly approved of the new levels and the animal powerups. Electronic Gaming Monthly's reviewers were divided; while Ed Semrad and Sushi-X echoed GamePro in saying that the new levels and animal powerups made it a strong new installment of Bomberman, Danyon Carpenter and Al Manuel both felt that it was not different enough from the Super NES version to be worth getting. A reviewer for Next Generation, in contrast, argued that the game was too different from the Super NES version, and that the new powerups and animals took away "the beautiful simplicity of the original". He nonetheless recommended it to "any Genesis owner with three friends and a multitap".
Retro Gamer placed the game on their "Top Ten PC Engine Games" list. Complex ranked the game number 91 on their "The 100 Best Sega Genesis Games." Time Extension placed the game on their Best PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 Games list.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- TurboGrafx-16 MiniPC Engine Mini
- Followed by
- Super Bomberman 2
- Follows
- Super Bomberman
- Ported as
- Mega Bomberman
- Remade as
- Bomberman '08
- Built on it
- Mega BombermanBomberman '08
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Collections10 collections
Platform libraries
- Nintendo Entertainment System gamesUnlicensed games › Famicom games
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (Japan)Titles › PC Engine
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (North America)TurboGrafx-16
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (PAL region)Titles › TurboGrafx-16
- Sega Genesis gamesLicensed games
- TurboGrafx-16 gamesList of games
- TurboGrafx-16 gamesOther software › Limited Editions/Promotional Giveaways
- PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 games
Series and characters
- Bomberman gamesConsole and computer games
Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
- Virtual Console games for WiiPAL update notes › 2009
- Sega gamesDeveloped or published by Sega
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