Mega Bomberman

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Mega Bomberman

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Hudson Soft

Sound driver: Westone/Shinichi Sakamoto

Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play, Team Player

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1995-03^[2]		1573
US (Mega Hit)	1997-09^[3]	$19.9919.99^[3]	1573
EU	1994		1573-50
DE	1994	DM 119119	1573-50
PT	1994		MDJ1573
UK	1994-11^[4]^[5]	£34.9934.99^[4]^[5]	1573-50
AU	1994	$89.9589.95^[6]
BR	1995-05		048130
KR	199x		GM94020JT
AS	199x

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Mega Bomberman is a Bomberman video game released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1994 by Hudson Soft. Though marketed as a Mega Drive exclusive, Mega Bomberman is derived from the 1993 PC Engine title Bomberman '94, which was not released outside of Japan.

Mega Bomberman is the first of five Bomberman video games to be released on a Sega system (second of six if you include the unlicensed Bomberman Special for SG-1000), and the only "traditional" Bomberman game to be released on the Mega Drive, compared to the five released on the Super Famicom/Super NES and the three released on the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16.

Gameplay

Mega Bomberman is a typical Bomberman game with both single player and four-player multiplayer modes. Though well received at the time of release, it is considered to be a relatively poor conversion of the game, as Bomberman '94, despite supposedly running on inferior hardware, supports up to five players and features brighter graphics with more animation. Mega Bomberman also features a slightly altered soundtrack, possibly to appeal more to overseas markets.

History

Development

A proof-of-concept build was released onto the internet which suggests that Hudson originally commissioned German developer Factor 5 to originally develop the game. This build contains an eight-player battle game (something that would not be seen until many years later), but despite Hudson reportedly being impressed with the demo, they decided to scrap the project and focus on porting Bomberman '94 over to Sega's console.

Legacy

Mega Bomberman was ultimately more successful than Bomberman '94 as it was not restricted to Japan. It was re-released as part of the Mega Hit Series in North America.

Versions

The Mega Drive port has darker colors and lacks details (including the river's animation) in comparison to the PC Engine release it is based on (Bomberman '94).

Production credits

Programers: Yuichi Ito, Hideo Iwakawa, Kazuyuki Kimura
Graphic Designers: Takuya Aoyama, Yuji Iwahara, Tomomi Tada
Sound Programers: Hajime Ohara, Takashi Morio
Special Thanks: Kesuke Matsuura
Music Composer: Jun Chiki Chikuma
Art Director: Shoji Mizuno
Producer: Hiroki Shimada
Supervisor: Toshiki Fujiwara
Director: Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi
Basic Game Designer: Shinichi Nakamoto
Presented by: Hudson Soft

Source:

In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Mega Bomberman/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

ES print advert

Print advert in Hacker (HR) #6: "05/1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

30

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

94

^[8]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

91

^[5]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[9]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[10]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[11]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

87

^[12]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

91

^[13]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

92

^[14]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

84

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

87

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

78

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

85

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

94

^[19]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[20]

Player One (FR)

97

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

58

^[22]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[23]

Supersonic (FR)

PAL

92

^[24]

Supersonic (FR)

92

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

88

^[25]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

64

^[26]

	80
Based on 22 reviews

Mega Bomberman

Mega Drive, US
Cover
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Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	4bd6667d
MD5	514f6cad98f5f632d680983a050fffc4
SHA-1	89495a8acbcb0ddcadfe5b7bada50f4d9efd0ddd

1MB

1994-12

Cartridge (US)

✔

CRC32	54ab3beb
MD5	5a94b1e8792bb3572db92c2019d99377
SHA-1	01f76e2f719bdae5f21ff0e5a1ac1262c2def279

1MB

1994-12

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1994

Special 8-Player Demo

Page

References

↑ File:MegaBomberman MD KR Box.jpg
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 11
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1997-06-19: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -- SEGA RELAUNCHES GENESIS GAMES AT VALUE PRICES
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Sega Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 84
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 81
↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-xx-xx), page 127
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 32
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 331
↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
↑ GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 62
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 5" (1994-10-18, 24:00) (+7:50)
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 14
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 54
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 104
↑ Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 73
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 16
↑ Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 100
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 54
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-xx-xx), page 113
↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 100

NEC Retro has more information related to Bomberman '94.

Mega Bomberman

Prereleases: Special 8-Player Demo

Bomberman games for Sega systems
	Bomberman Special (198x)
	Mega Bomberman (1994) \| Mega Bomberman: Special 8 Player Demo (unreleased)
	Saturn Bomberman (XBAND) (1996) \| Saturn Bomberman Fight!! (1997) \| Bomberman Wars (1998)
	Bomberman Online (2001)

[:File:MegaBomberman_MD_KR_Box.jpg_p-1] File:MegaBomberman MD KR Box.jpg

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0802.pdf_p11-2] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 11

[Press_release:_1997-06-19:_BACK_BY_POPULAR_DEMAND_--_SEGA_RELAUNCHES_GENESIS_GAMES_AT_VALUE_PRICES-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Press release: 1997-06-19: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -- SEGA RELAUNCHES GENESIS GAMES AT VALUE PRICES

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_11.pdf_p84-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Sega Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 84

[:File:CVG_UK_156.pdf_p81-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 81

[:File:Megazone_AU_47.pdf_p20-6] Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:1700_igr_dlya_Sega_2003.pdf_p127-7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2003-xx-xx), page 127

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_035.pdf_p112-8] Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 112

[:File:EGM_US_067.pdf_p32-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 32

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 331

[:File:GamePro_US_067.pdf_p40-11] GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_023.pdf_p62-12] GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 62

[gamesmastertv4x05750-13] GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 5" (1994-10-18, 24:00) (+7:50)

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_07.pdf_p14-14] Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 14

[:File:Joypad_FR_034.pdf_p92-15] Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:Mega_UK_26.pdf_p54-16] Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 54

[:File:MegaForce_FR_31.pdf_p104-17] Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-11.pdf_p73-18] Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 73

[:File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p16-19] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 16

[:File:NextGeneration_US_03.pdf_p100-20] Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 100

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_045.pdf_p44-21] Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 44

[:File:SegaPower_UK_61.pdf_p52-22] Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_39.pdf_p54-23] Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 54

[:File:Supersonic_FR_25.pdf_p44-24] 24.0 ^24.1 Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 44

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-xx-xx), page 113

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-12.pdf_p100-26] Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 100

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Mega Bomberman

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Legacy

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References