Bomberman

Bomberman
Genre(s)Puzzle, maze, strategy
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Konami
Backbone Entertainment
HexaDrive
Pi Studios
Racjin
Rocket Studio
Westone
Publisher(s)Hudson Soft
Konami
Activision
Atlus
Electro Brain
Majesco Entertainment
Nintendo
Rising Star Games
Sega
Sony Computer Entertainment
Ubisoft
Vatical Entertainment
Virgin Interactive
Vivendi Universal Games
Creator(s)Shinichi Nakamoto
Shigeki Fujiwara
Artist(s)Shoji Mizuno
Naoto Yoshimi
Kozue Narai (Kozue Satoh)
Composer(s)Jun Chikuma
Yasuhiko Fukuda
Keita Hoshi
Shohei Bando
Hironao Yamamoto
First releaseBomberman
July 1983
Latest releaseSuper Bomberman R 2
September 12, 2023

Bomberman (ボンバーマン, Bonbāman, also briefly known as Dyna Blaster in Europe[1]) is a video game franchise created by Shinichi Nakamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara, originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami.[2][3] The original game, also known as Bakudan Otoko (爆弾男), was released in Japan in July 1983 and has since spawned multiple sequels and spin-offs released on numerous platforms, as well as several anime and manga adaptations.

As of 2023, the series has sold approximately 16 million physical copies, and 7.2 million paid mobile downloads for a total of 23.2 million.[a]

  1. ^ "Dyna Blaster, Bomber Man". Amiga Action (32): 62, 63. May 1992. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  2. ^ McFerran, Damien (2008). "Hudson Profile – Part 1 (RG)" (PDF). Issue 66. Retro Gamer Magazine. pp. 68–73. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  3. ^ McFerran, Damien (2009). "Hudson Profile – Part 2 (RG)" (PDF). Issue 67. Retro Gamer Magazine. pp. 44–49. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Hudson News Release Bomberman World". hudson.co.jp. January 29, 1998. Archived from the original on February 9, 1998. Retrieved February 19, 2023.


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