Game Boy
Traditional (defeat all enemies)
1 (Bomber Boy, Bomberman)
2 (VS. Mode)
Hudson Soft
31 August 1990 (JP)
逃げるが勝ちか、攻撃は最大の防御か!? 頼れるものは、時限爆弾と自分の頭脳と時の運…。 対戦型ゲームの面白さを極めだ、 正真正銘の一騎打ち。1VS1だからこそ味わえる、スリルと白熱の勝負。 これがホン卜の対戦型だ!! しかも、時限爆弾片手仁キッドが大暴れする、"ボンバーボーイ"&"ボンバーマン"モードも楽しめちゃう。1本のソフトで3度もおいしいなんて、 こんなのあり!?
June 1991*
Bandai (UK/FRA)
Erbe Software (SPA)
Bergsala AB (SCN)
Nintendo of Europe (GER)
Mattel (AUS)
DMG-P-HB
£25 (UK)
Which is the better defense? To keep on running away. Or to attack. All you have to rely on are time bombs, your brains and luck. With this game, you can play an authentic single-handed combat game with all the enjoyment of a two-player game, and a red-hot two-player game. You can also enjoy two modes - where The Kid goes on a wild rampage armed with time bombs. 3 games in 1 software package. You thought you'd never get this lucky!
* Release dates are uncertain; no longer marked as an upcoming release in the June 1991 issue of Club Nintendo. Credit to Game Boy Database for information.
October 1991*
Hudson Soft
DMG-HB-USA
?
Rebel With A Cause
3 Action-Packed Games In 1!Game 1- As Atomic Punk, rescue your friends from the invading Nukies. They're being held hostage in the nearby nuclear factories. Only atomic Punk- the son of Bomberman- has the power and weapons to save them.
Game 2- Bomberman comes out of retirement to blast the Nukies out of Atomica. They're determined to drain the planets energy unless he can stop 'em. Unleash massive forces as the original Bomberman!
Game 3- Challenge your friends to an Atomic Punk showdown. Just hook up two Game Boys with a Game Link able and watch the sparks fly! Find out who's the most explosive kid in town! * Buy or sell items for gold or raw power! * Explosive action in the palm of your hand.
* What's the source on this date?
Bomber Boy was later included on the Game Boy compilation Bomberman Collection and Bomberman Selection.
from Bomber Boy: Game Boy Complete Capture Book (translation)
"Kid" is the star of the game Bomber Boy, and his mission to help his fellow robots captured by human beings. Before him are eight factories defended by enemy forces. Kid's adventure is about to begin!
from Atomic Punk manual
The peaceful world of Atomica has been invaded by radiation thieves known only as Nukies. Seeking ultimate control, these wicked villains have captured everyone who stood in thier[sic] way! The people of Atomica are doomed -- for there's no escape from the prison towers of the planet's nuclear factories.
Only Atomic Punk and his father, Bomberman have the speed and strength to overcome the Nukies' wrath. Now its[sic] up to them to save their captive friends and Atomica!The heroes split up and tackle the raiding army of mutants on their own turf. Atomic Punk travels the lands of Atomica, while Bomberman returns to the cavernous realm of the subterranean world. Each character has the power and resources available to blast the Nukies off Atomica and restore peace to the land.
The very first portable Bomberman game, and it packs a lot of content into its tiny little Game Boy cartridge. Alongside a port of the NES Bomberman in all its wonky glory, there's a brand new mode that builds upon the original, spreading its nine stages (containing fifty-plus rounds) across a map screen, allowing you to tackle in any order you want and adding a bit of nonlinearity to the adventure.
There are other new features, including level hazards, unlockable items, and even a shop on the map screen where you can buy and sell power-up items, which you can select from your inventory between levels. This feature would reappear nearly two decades later on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable.
And don't forget the third option, the 2-player battle mode... which is notably the very first multi-player battle mode in the series! It's as basic a one-on-one deathmatch can get, but it was a taste of what was yet to come: the PC-Engine Bomberman, released just a few months later, would be the first to have Battle Mode on a home console, as well as introduce the familiar 5-player capability.
| REVIEW INDEX | |
| Mean Machines | 81% |
| Nintendo Power | 2.8 / 5 |
| Total | 93% |
| Weekly Famitsu | 29 / 40 |
It may seem repetitive nowadays, but at the time this was a well-received release for the series, expanding the traditional Bomberman gameplay with new features (without mutating into something else entirely) and proving its mettle as an ideal game for portable play.
GB Press published a guidebook for this game.
