Super Bomberman 5

Nintendo exclusive

An evil Bomber named Emperor Terrorin who has the power of Time itself has freed various criminal Bombers from their prison cells in orbit around Planet Bomber. Setting them up in a warped time and space, Shirobon, Kurobon, and their Louie (Rui) companions must travel through stages and defeat them before going up against Emperor Terrorin himself. Super Bomberman 5, released by Hudson Soft in early 1997, was the final Bomberman game released on the Super Family Computer - the Japanese version of the SNES. The game was released in two variations: a standard cartridge and a gold cartridge, which was sold exclusively through CoroCoro Comic. The gold cartridge included extra maps in battle mode.

Released: 28 February 1997
Platforms: SNES
Genres: Action Arcade Maze Puzzle Strategy Tactical
Developers: Hudson Soft
Publishers: Hudson Soft
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action
Country: Japan
Composers: Jun Chikuma, Yasuhiko Fukuda

About

Super Bomberman 5 is a video game released by Hudson Soft in early 1997. It is the fifth installment of the Super Bomberman series and the final Bomberman game to be released on the Super Famicom. The game was released in two variations: a standard cartridge and a gold cartridge, which was sold through CoroCoro Comic. The gold cartridge included extra maps in battle mode.

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Gameplay

The single-player portion of Super Bomberman 5 is nonlinear, giving players a choice of which level to complete next. These phases are all based on the four previous Super Bomberman games for the Super Famicom, containing remixed music and sprites from these games. The fifth phase, however, is completely new.

Depending on the path taken, the player can achieve 100% completion. There are two endings available, depending on where the final boss is encountered. After reaching 100% completion, the game map is reset, allowing players to achieve 200% completion.

Story

An evil Bomber called Emperor Terrorin frees various criminal Bombers from their prison cells in orbit around Planet Bomber. After Terrorin places them in warped time and space, White Bomber, Black Bomber, and their Louie (Rooey) companions must travel through stages and defeat them before confronting Emperor Terrorin himself.

Development

While initially only released in Japanese, the game was localized into English for the first time in 2026 when it was re-released as part of the Super Bomberman Collection compilation.