Bomberman is a strategic, maze-based computer and video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft. The original game was published in 1983 and new games in the series are still being published to this day. Today, Bomberman is featured in over 60 different games. Being commercially successful, with over 10 million units of games sold, the series "has since become known as the first name in multiplayer games".

Occasionally, Bomberman games feature the grid-base action. Players are put in a stage where they have to destroy soft blocks, possibly uncovering items. New items have been created for different games, while some have been a permanent power-up. Items may be necessary to defeat opponents. When one is bombed, the player is "dead".

PlayabilityEdit

Player capacity has risen from two players to ten players. Online play is also available.

GamesEdit

Title	Platforms	Year
Bomberman	MSX, ZX Spectrum, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801, PC Engine, Sharp MZ-700, FM-7, NES, FDS, Game Boy Advance	Famicon Japan: 1985 NES North America: 1987 FDS Japan: 1990 Game Boy Advance/N-Gage Japan: 2004
Bomberman II	NES, Game Boy Advance	NES Japan: 1991 Europe: 1991 North America: 1992 Game Boy Advance Japan: 2005
Bomberman (3DS)	Nintendo 3DS	Cancelled

Power-UpsEdit

Main article: Power-Ups

Power-Ups are the basic items to help Bomberman defeat opponents. Power-Ups come in different abilities, such as the ability to carry more bombs or faster movement.