Bomberman (1990 video game)

Bomberman
Developer(s)
  • SystemSoft (X68000)
    Actionamics (Amiga)
    Hurricane (MS-DOS)
Publisher(s)
Hudson Soft
  • TurboGrafx-16
    SystemSoft (X68000)
    Ubi Soft (Amiga/MS-DOS/ST)
Director(s)Shigeki Fujiwara (Uncredited)
Designer(s)Tsukasa Kuwahara
Programmer(s)Atsuo Nagata
Yūji Muroya
Artist(s)Hideyuki Ogura
Mika Sasaki
Composer(s)Jun Chikuma
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Super CD-ROM², X68000, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Windows
Release
7 December 1990
  • TurboGrafx-16
    • JP: 7 December 1990
    • NA: 1991
    Super CD-ROM²
    X68000
    • JP: 19 April 1991
    Amiga
    • FRA: January 1992
    • EU: April 1992
    Atari ST
    • FRA: January 1992
    • EU: January 1993
    MS-DOS
    • FRA: January 1992
    • EU: 1992
    Windows
    • JP: 19 December 2002
    • NA: 24 March 2003
Genre(s)Action, maze, party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (up to five players via TurboTap)

Bomberman[a], also known as Dyna Blaster in Europe, is an action-maze video game originally developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in Japan on 7 December 1990 and later in North America for the TurboGrafx-16 by NEC in 1991. Belonging to the Bomberman franchise, it is a re-imagining of the first game in the series starring White Bomberman on a quest to rescue Lisa, the kidnapped daughter of his inventor Dr. Mitsumori, from the castle of Black Bomberman while defeating evil monsters and villains that work for him. The game was later ported to home computers, each one featuring changes compared to the original version. Conversions for other platforms were in development but never released. The title garnered positive reception from critics since its initial release on the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 and later on home computers.
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