Bomberman (TurboGrafx-16)

Bomberman Dyna Blaster
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	PC-Engine/Turbografx-16 Turbo_Express JP Hudson Soft NA Turbo Technologies, Inc. MS-DOS EU UBI Soft X68000 JP SystemSoft
Designer(s)	Tsukasa Kuwahara
Platform(s)	TurboGrafx-16, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Sharp X68000, Game Boy
Release date(s)	PC-Engine/Turbografx-16 JP 7 December 1990 NA 1991 Amiga EU 1991 Atari ST EU 1992 MS-DOS EU 1992 X68000 JP 1991
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer (2-5P)
Media/distribution	Cartridge (TurboGrafx-16)

Bomberman (ボンバーマン^?) is a 1990 video game developed by Hudson Soft for the TurboGrafx-16. Belonging to the Bomberman franchise, it is a greatly expanded re-imagining of the first game in the series.

In Europe, the game was released for the PC, Amiga and Atari ST, retitled as Dyna Blaster.

Story

As White Bomberman, you must defeat the Black Bomberman, who has kidnapped the daughter of the inventor of both him and White Bomberman, and imprisoned her in his giant castle. To do so, you must travel to the top floor of the Black Bomberman's castle, which is crawling with evil monsters and villains that work for him.

Japanese cover

Gameplay

Single Player

The single player game is divided into eight worlds, each one divided into eight stages. Each stage is presented as a maze of blocks filled with enemies. By using bombs, the player must destroy the blocks blocking their path and defeat all of the enemies. Once all of the enemies are defeated and the hidden exit is uncovered, the player can proceed to the next stage. Each stage also includes one power-up hidden under one of the blocks, which can increase the number of bombs drops, increase the range of the bombs' explosions, and other useful powers. The eighth stage in each world is a boss battle.

Multi-Player

The game also includes a multi-player mode which allows up to five players to compete against one another. This mode plays identically to the single-player mode, with the exception of power-ups being limited to only Bombs and Fire. There is also an alternate multi-player mode, Skull Mode, in which skulls sometimes appear hidden beneath blocks, which are detrimental if picked up.

Turbo Express

By playing the game in "Link Mode" two players can play on the Turbo Express (hand held System.)

Legacy

Bomberman was the first game in the series to appear on the TurboGrafx-16 system. It was followed by Bomberman '93 and Bomberman '94.