Celebrating 40 years of Bomberman

The landing page for all of the Bomberman 40th anniversary writing.

This page is meant to serve as a hub for all of the features written to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hudson Soft’s flagship franchise, Bomberman.

7/3/2023: 40 years of Bomberman

7/5/2023: Pocket Bomberman (dev: Hudson Soft, publisher: Nintendo, Game Boy Color, 1998)

7/10/2023: The versatility of Bomberman

7/12/2023: Star Parodier (dev: Kaneco/Inter State, publisher: Hudson Soft, PC Engine CD-ROM, 1992)

7/14/2023: Bomberman Tournament (dev: A.I. Co, publisher: Activision, Game Boy Advance, 2001)

7/17/2023: Bomberman at the arcade

7/19/2023: Bomberman ‘94 (dev: Hudson Soft, publisher: Hudson Soft, PC Engine, 1993)

7/24/2023: Bomberman Wars (dev: Hudson Soft, publisher: Hudson Soft, PSX/Saturn, 1998)

7/26/2023: The music of Bomberman Hero (dev: A.I. Co, Ltd., publisher: Nintendo, N64, 1998)

7/31/2023: Bomberman Kart DX (dev: Racjin, publisher: Hudson Soft, PS2, 2004)

Other Retro XP Bomberman features

9/18/2021: Bomberman 64 (dev: Hudson Soft, publisher: Nintendo, N64, 1997)

1/28/2022: Bomberman Quest (dev: Hudson Soft, publisher: Electro-Brain, GBC, 1999)

3/11/2022: Saturn Bomberman (dev: Hudson Soft/Eleven, publisher: Hudson Soft, Sega Saturn, 1997)

3/23/2022: Bomberman Generation (dev: Game Arts, publisher: Majesco, GCN, 2002)

10/5/2022: Bomberman: Panic Bomber (dev: Hudson Soft, publisher: Hudson Soft, PCE CD, SFC, Neo Geo, 1994)

11/14/2022: Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (dev: Hudson, publisher: Nintendo, Game Boy, 1994)

8/21/2024: Bomberman GB (dev: Hudson Soft, publisher: Nintendo, Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Super Game Boy, 1998)

Paste Magazine Bomberman features

7/19/2023: Happy 40th, Bomberman. Now Where the Hell Are You?

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