WE Computers Museum

Bomber Man (1983) Eric and the Floaters (1984)

Bomber Man (爆弾男, Bakudan Otoko) was the first Bomberman video game. It was developed and published by Hudson Soft for MSX in Japan in July 1983. Also in 1983, Hudson Soft developed and published it in Japan for FM-7, MB-6890, Multi-8, MZ-700, MZ-2200, Pasopia, PC-6001 mkII, PC-8801, and Sharp X1.

It was changed by Hudson Soft to Eric and the Floaters for release in the United Kingdom to avoid association with the real-life terroristic bombs set by the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles. The United Kingdom version was published by Sinclair Research in April 1984 for ZX Spectrum. Also in 1984, Hudson Soft published it in the United Kingdom for MSX.

3-D Bomber Man (1984)

3-D Bomber Man (三次元ボンバーマン, Sanjigen Bonbā Man) was a pseudo-three-dimensional version of Bomber Man that was presented in a first-person perspecive. It was released in MSX, PC-6001mkII, and Sharp X1 in Japan in 1984.

Bomber Man (1985) Bomber Man Special (1986) Bomberman (1989)

Bomber Man (ボンバーマン, Bonbā Man) was developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Family Computer, or Famicom, video game console on December 20, 1985 in Japan. It was a refinement of the original Bomber Man.

It proved popular, and was subsequently converted by Hudson Soft as Bomber Man Special (ボンバーマン スペシャル, Bonbā Man Supesharu) to the MSX computer standard in 1986 in Japan.

In January 1989, Hudson Soft published it as Bomberman on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the international edition of the Family Computer, in the United States of America.

Bomberman (1990 in Japan, 1991 in United States) Dyna Blaster (1992)

Bomberman (ボンバーマン, Bonbāman) was developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine video game console on December 7, 1990. A port to the Sharp X68000 computer by Hudson Soft was then published by SystemSoft Corporation on April 19, 1991 in Japan.

The United States version, also known as Bomberman, was published in 1991 by NEC Technologies for the American version of the PC Engine, the TurboGrafx-16. A port to DOS by Hudson Soft was then published by Ubi Soft Entertainment Software in 1992 in the United States.