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Bomberman

Bomberman

20. December 1985

65

Combined rating

User + critics

based on 107 ratings

Summary

Bomberman is a robot engaged in the production of bombs. Like his fellow robots, he had been put to work in an underground compound by evil forces. Bomberman found it to be an unbearably dreary existence. One day, he heard an encouraging rumor. According to the rumor, any robot that could escape the underground compound and make it to the surface could become human. Bomberman leaped at the opportunity, but escape proved to be no small task. Alerted to Bomberman's betrayal, large numbers of the enemy set out in pursuit. Bomberman can rely only on bombs of his own production for his defense. Will he ever make it up to the surface? Once there, will he really become human?

Storyline

Set in a galaxy creatively named the Bomber Nebula, the original Bomberman did not incorporate an official storyline but focused purely on the puzzle aspect of the game. When Bomberman was re-released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, a story was incorporated into the gameplay. In the NES version of Bomberman, the title character grows tired of making bombs in an underground factory in the Bungeling Empire. Bomberman finds out that if a robot is able to reach the surface, it can become human. The title character decides to escape, and is turned into an organic human being known as the "Runner".

Details

Release date

20. December 1985

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Ratings

IGDB user rating

71.5

107 ratings

Critic rating

57.5

Combined rating

64.5

User + critics, 107 ratings

Alternative names

  • Бомбермен (Bulgarian title)
  • Bomber Man (Japanese title - romanization)

Releases

  • Family Computer Dec 20, 1985
    Japan
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Jan 1989
    NorthAmerica
  • Family Computer Disk System Apr 02, 1990
    Japan

Languages

Interface

English (US)

External links

IGDB ID

3445

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