Bomber Man
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| Bomber Man | ||||||||||
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| System(s): Sega Master System | ||||||||||
| Original system(s): MSX | ||||||||||
| Developer(s) of original games: Hudson Soft | ||||||||||
| Genre: Action | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Bomber Man (ボンバーマン) is an action game, originally developed by Hudson Soft for the MSX personal computers in 1983. It was originally released on multiple Japanese PCs as Bakudan Otoko (爆弾男), while the MSX version features an English adaptation of the title. The MSX version was published by Hudson under the Honeybee Soft label and was distributed by Nihon Softbank, Sony and Takeru on ROM cartridge format in Japan. It was also released in UK by both Hudson Soft UK and Kuma Technology as Eric and the Floaters, albeit only in cassette tape format.
The MSX version of Bomber Man received an unlicensed port for the Sega Master System in South Korea, appearing as a common pick-up choice in many multicarts.
Multicart appearances
- 128 Hap (as 범 버 맨)
- Best 88 (as 폭탄 인간)
- Game Moeumjip 188 Hap (as 폭탄인간)
- Super Game 150 (as 폭탄 인간)
- Super Game 180 (as 폭탄 인간)
- Super Game 52 Hap (as 폭탄 인간)
- Super Game World 30 Hap (as 폭탄인간)
- Super Game World 75 Hap (as 폭탄인간)
- Super Multi Game: Super 125 in 1 (as Bomber Man)
All versions features a hacked title screen with Hangul characters and a hacked copyright year during gameplay (1988). It was done by Screen (Screen Software), although some versions does remove its logo in the title screen as well.
History
Legacy
The MSX sequel to Bomber Man, Bomberman Special, got an unlicensed port for the SG-1000 in Taiwan by DahJee. As far it goes, Bomberman Special did not appear in any form for the Master System, even on Korean multicarts.
References
| Bomberman games for Sega systems | |
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Bomberman Special (198x) |
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Bomber Man (1988) |
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Mega Bomberman (1994) | Mega Bomberman: Special 8 Player Demo (unreleased) |
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Saturn Bomberman (XBAND) (1996) | Saturn Bomberman Fight!! (1997) | Bomberman Wars (1998) |
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Bomberman Online (2001) |