Bomberman (1983 video game)

Bomberman is a maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft. The original home computer game Bomber Man was released in July 1983 for the NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, Sharp X1 and MSX in Japan, and a graphically modified version for the MSX and ZX Spectrum in Europe as Eric and the Floaters. A sequel, 3-D Bomberman, was produced. In 1985, Bomberman was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It spawned the Bomberman series with many installments building on its basic gameplay.

Bomberman
North American NES box art
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)
  • JP/NA: Hudson Soft
    (home computers, NES)
  • EU: Sinclair Research (Spectrum, UK)
  • AU: Mattel
  • WW: Nintendo (Game Boy Advance)
Programmer(s)Yuji Tanaka (home computers)
Shinichi Nakamoto (NES)
Composer(s)Jun Chikuma (NES)
SeriesBomberman
Platform(s)NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, Sharp X1, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer Disk System, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance
Release
July 1983
  • MSX
    • JP: July 1983
    • EU: 1984
    • JP: 1986 (Special version)
    NEC PC-6001 mkII
    NEC PC-8801
    • JP: July 1983
    Fujitsu FM-7
    Sharp MZ-700
    Sharp MZ-2000
    Sharp X1
    ZX Spectrum
    NES
    • JP: December 20, 1985
    • NA: January 1989
    Famicom Disk System
    • JP: April 2, 1990
    Game Boy Advance
    • JP: February 14, 2004
    • NA: June 2, 2004
    • EU: July 9, 2004
    N-Gage
    • EU: July 23, 2004
    • NA: August 4, 2004
Genre(s)Arcade, maze, strategy
Mode(s)Single player
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