Pocket Bomberman

Nintendo exclusive

Everyone is familiar with explosive hurling hero 'Bomberman' but this time he's back in a side-view platforming adventure on the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. Use your bombs to blast your way through each stage and overcome the boss battles at the end of each zone to reach your ultimate goal.

Released: 12 December 1997
Platforms: Game Boy Game Boy Color
Genres: Adventure Maze Platformer
Developers: Hudson Soft
Publishers: Nintendo
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy Kids
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E
Languages: English
Composers: Jun Chikuma

About

Pocket Bomberman is a platform video game developed by Hudson Soft and originally released for the Game Boy in 1997. It was re-released as a launch title for the Game Boy Color in 1998.

The game received generally positive reviews for its gameplay.

›Story

Sunlight has been stolen from Bomberman's world and in order to regain the light our hero must venture through each zone and ultimately defeat the evil that awaits him atop the mountain.

Keywords

world map
super game boy enhancement
launch titles
violent plants
gb kiss support

Media

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Gameplay

In contrast to the overhead view of other Bomberman titles, Pocket Bomberman features sidescrolling platformer gameplay. Like other Bomberman games, Bomberman must defeat all enemies in each stage to advance. The game features a total of 5 worlds spanning 25 levels. Each world follows a different theme, including forest, underwater, cloudtops and a dark underworld.

At the end of each world is a boss fight. There is one mini game called Jump Mode in which players must guide Bomberman through an Easy, Medium, or Hard course. Bomberman will constantly jump and the player can only place bombs in this mode.

Development

Pocket Bomberman was developed by Hudson Soft and originally released for the Game Boy in 1997. It was re-released as a launch title for the Game Boy Color in 1998.

Reception

Pocket Bomberman received generally favorable reviews from critics. N64 Magazine described the game as somewhat repetitive, while IGN praised the different themes in each world because they add variety to the game. Nintendo Power editors praised its fun and challenging gameplay, and considered the Jump Mode innovative.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Game Boy	12 December 1997	Japan · Europe 31 December 1998
Game Boy Color	18 November 1998	North America · Brazil 1 December 1998 · Europe 31 December 1998