Atomic Punk

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title = Atomic Punk


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developer = Hudson Soft
publisher = Irem
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released = vgrelease|United States of America|USA|May 5, 1991
vgrelease|Europe|EUR|1991
vgrelease|Japan|JPN|1991
genre = Puzzle, Action
modes = Players: 1-2
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platforms = Arcade, Game Boy
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"Atomic Punk" (released as "Bomber Boy" in Japan and as "Dynablaster" in Europe) is a video game released for the Game Boy in 1991 by Hudson Soft and licensed by Nintendo, as part of the Bomberman series. It was the first game of the series to be released on the Game Boy.

There are three modes of gameplay in "Atomic Punk", including two single player modes and one multiplayer game mode.

Game A

Gameplay in the first mode (labelled Game A) is similar to other games in the series, with a few differences. Power-ups, known as panels, which are usually gained in each level and carried over from one to the next, can also be bought from a store by using GP, which is collected depending on how much time it takes to complete a level and how many blocks are destroyed. At the beginning of each round, the player decides which panels to use to complete the round. Another difference is that the linear gameplay of the original, with the player advancing levels after completing each one, was changed to implement a world map with nine locations.

My Town is the map location where the panel store is located. The following panels are available from the beginning of the game:
* Elixir (cost 100 GP), which revives Bomberman should he die in a stage
* Bomb Up (cost 50 GP), which allows Bomberman to have an extra bomb on the playfield at a time
* Fire Up (cost 50 GP), which causes explosions to lengthen by one square

The other map locations are those in which the game action takes place. Each area has a set number of rounds that have to be completed to finish the area. With the exception of Faria, these areas can be played in any order, but one area must be completed before moving onto another. Each area, when completed, unlocks a new panel for sale at the My Town store. The panels that can be unlocked include:
* Speed Up, which slightly increases the speed at which Bomberman moves
* Remocon, which enables bombs to be detonated by remote control
* Bomb Pass, which enables Bomberman to pass through the bombs he has laid
* Wall Pass, which enables Bomberman to pass through bombable walls
* Fire Pass, which makes Bomberman immune to blasts from his bombs
* Timer, which increases the amount of time available to complete the round

Game B

The second game mode is the same as that in the original Bomberman game.

Vs. Mode

There are two games in Vs. Mode:
* Panel Mode, in which players begin with only one bomb to place at a time and a bomb blast length of one unit, and Bomb Up and Fire Up panels appear.
* Powerful Mode, in which players have four bombs to place at a time and a bomb blast length of four units, and no panels appear.

References

" [http://au.cheats.ign.com/objects/010/010277.html Atomic Punk] " at IGN