(Released in Europe and Australia as ''Dynablaster'') is a

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developed and published by

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for the

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originally in Japan and Europe in 1991 and later in North America in February 1993.

Story

Bomberman is framed for terrible crimes by Black Bomber. After being accused of robbing a bank, Bomberman is thrown in jail. Bomberman's mission is to escape his prison cell and bring the Black Bomber to justice.

Gameplay

The game follows the classic ''

Bomberman is a video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. The original game, also known as ''Bakudan Otoko'' (''爆弾男''), was released in Japan in July 1983 and has since spawned multiple sequels and sp ...

'' formula and it's based directly on the 1990 ''

'' video game. Players control Bomberman, who is in a room full of blocks and enemies and must plant

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s to destroy the blocks and enemies. Several blocks contain

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s (such as blast radius increasers or fuse shorteners), and one in each level contains a door, which takes Bomberman to the next level. Passwords are given after a game over, recording the level, number of bombs, and strength of bombs. These passwords can be entered when the game starts, allowing players to continue where they left off. New to the series are the multi-player modes. Vs Mode is a two-player mode, while Battle Mode is a three-player mode. The objective is to kill the opposing Bomberman by planting bombs. An

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is required to play the three-player mode.

Notes

References

External links

Hudson Soft page
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