Bomber Man (2002 video game)
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| Bomber Man | |
| Developer | Nice Code Software Shenzhen Niutai Technology (Bomb Kid) |
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| Publisher | Nice Code Software (Bomber Man 2002) Yobo Gameware (Bomb Kid) |
| Distributor | Nice Code Software (Bomber Man 2002) Yobo Gameware (Bomb Kid) |
| Platforms | FC 3 Plus, Fun Station, Millennium Arcade 101, Millennium Arcade 250, Play Vision, Retro Station NX-85, Senario 101 Games in 1, Solar Games 80-in-1 |
| Released | Bomberman North America: 2002 Bomber Man North America: 2002 Bomb Time 2004 North America: 2004 Bomb Time North America: 2007 Bomb Kid North America (SPG293): 2007 North America (VT03): 2008 |
| Added to Museum |
Bomb Kid (G-Factor): September 16, 2025 |
Bomber Man was an unlicensed action maze Bomberman game.
Bomberman
Bomberman was an original game programmed by Nice Code Software that was based on Bomberman '93. It was released in 2002. It was included in a console known as Retro Station NX-85.
It allows you to choose between three different characters.
A map screen is displayed between levels.
In addition to standard one-screen levels, some scroll horizontally as well as vertically.
Bomber Man 2002
Bomber Man 2002, also known as Bomber Man II and Warfare, was a downgraded, snow-themed holiday version. Released in 2002, it was included in Senario 101 Games in 1. The only available character is Bomberman.
The title screen is now simplified, with a title in simple text, some of the level blocks, two enemy characters, two decorated trees, Bomberman, and the word start in bold text. The map screen is changed to a screen showing the level number and enemies.
Levels are comprised of one screen or horizontally scrolling levels, excluding vertically scrolling levels.
Bomb Time 2004
Bomb Time 2004 is a graphical overhaul of Bomber Man 2002. The Fun Station and Play Vision included a variant with brown floor tiles rather than brick.
The player character is a man wearing a cap. The first level has entirely different graphics compared to its predecessor.
Based on the title, it was released in 2004.
Like Bomber Man 2002, there is no option to play as a different character.
Detonation
Detonation is modified version of Bomber Man 2002. Like the aforementioned title, there is no option to play as a different character. The graphics of the character, levels, enemies, backgrounds, and blocks are identical to its predecessor.
It was a simple title screen swap.
It was released in 2007.
it was included in several multicarts.
Bomb Time
Bomb Time, also known as Maze Escape, is a VT03 conversion of Bomb Time 2004. It was developed by Fuzhou Waixing Computer Science & Technology, a company more commonly known simply as Waixing. Maze Escape was included in Solar Games 80-in-1 and Senario 101-in-1.
According to the copyright notice on the title screen, it was released in 2007.
Like the game it is based on, there is no option to play as a different character.
The first level has snow-themed graphics taken from Bomberman 2002.
Bomb Kid
Bomb Kid is a modified version of Bomb Time 2004 by Shenzhen Niutai Technology Development that was released in 2007.
Bomberman has been modified to be a character wearing a helmet.
There is no option to play as a different character.
It is available in the Sunplus SPG293 format as well as the VT03 extension of the Famicom by V.R. Technology. The SPG293 version, released in 2007, was included in the Millennium Arcade 101 and 250. The VT03 version, released in 2008, was included in a G-Factor cartridge by Yobo Gameware that can be played on a FC 3 Plus video game console.