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A [[Mega Bomberman: Special 8 Player Demo|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.
 
A [[Mega Bomberman: Special 8 Player Demo|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.
  
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''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.
  
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==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'').
 
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'').
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''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.
 
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==

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Mega Bomberman
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: Westone/Shinichi Sakamoto
Peripherals supported: 4 Way Play, Team Player
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		1573
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Mega Hit) 		$19.9919.99
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1573-50
Sega Mega Drive
PT 		MDJ1573
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£34.9934.99[1][2]
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$89.9589.95[4]
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		048130
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM94020JT
Sega Mega Drive
AS

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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 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

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
94 №35, p112/113[5]
91 №156, p81[2]
65
87 №23, p62[6]
91 №67
92 №7, p14
84 №34, p92/93[7]
87 №26, p54-57
85
94 №25, p16-20[8]
60 №3, p98, 101[9]
97 №45, p44-46
75 №61, p52-54
90 №39, p54/55
92 №25, p44-46[10]
Sega Mega Drive
 86
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
30
[11]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
94
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
91
[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
65
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[14]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
87
[6]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
91
[15]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[16]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[7]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
88
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
87
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
78
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[20]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
87
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[8]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[22]
Player One (FR)
97
[23]
Play Time (DE) PAL
85
[24]
Power Up! (UK)
86
[25]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
58
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[27]
Supersonic (FR) PAL
92
[10]
Supersonic (FR)
92
[10]
Todo Sega (ES)
88
[28]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
88
[29]
Video Games (DE) PAL
64
[30]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
90
[31]
Sega Mega Drive
 82
Based on
28 reviews

Mega Bomberman

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Bomberman MD EU cart Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, Asia
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 4bd6667d
MD5 514f6cad98f5f632d680983a050fffc4
SHA-1 89495a8acbcb0ddcadfe5b7bada50f4d9efd0ddd
1MB 1994-12 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 54ab3beb
MD5 5a94b1e8792bb3572db92c2019d99377
SHA-1 01f76e2f719bdae5f21ff0e5a1ac1262c2def279
1MB 1994-12 Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:SegaMagazine UK 11.pdf, page 84
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:CVG UK 156.pdf, page 81 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 156.pdf_p81" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ File:GamePlayers US 0802.pdf, page 11
  4. ↑ File:Megazone AU 47.pdf, page 20
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 035.pdf, page 112 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 035.pdf_p112" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:GamesMaster UK 023.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamesMaster UK 023.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Joypad FR 034.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 034.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ File:NextGeneration US 03.pdf, page 102
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 File:Supersonic FR 25.pdf, page 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supersonic FR 25.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Supersonic FR 25.pdf_p44" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 127
  12. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 32
  13. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 331
  14. ↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40
  15. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 5" (1994-10-18, 24:00) (+7:50)
  16. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-11-xx), page 14
  17. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 58
  18. ↑ Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 54
  19. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 104
  20. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 73
  21. ↑ Mega Play, "February/March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 47
  22. ↑ Next Generation, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-21), page 100
  23. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 44
  24. ↑ Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 106
  25. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, November 26, 1994" (UK; 1994-11-26), page 1
  26. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 52
  27. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 54
  28. ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 52
  29. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 113
  30. ↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 100
  31. ↑ VideoGames, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
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