Bomberman (1983 video game)

Bomberman
Bomberman
	North American NES box art
Developer	Hudson Soft
Publishers	Hudson Soft ZX Spectrum; Sinclair Research; Game Boy Advance; Nintendo; ;
Programmers	Yuji Tanaka (home computers); Shinichi Nakamoto (NES)
Composer	Jun Chikuma (NES)
Series	Bomberman
Platform	List PC-6001, PC-8801, MSX, PC-6001 mkII, PC-8001mkII, FM-7, BML3MK5, MULTI-8, Pasopia 7, MZ-700, MZ-2000, MZ-5500, SMC-777, X1, ZX Spectrum, NES, Famicom Disk System, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance;
Release	July 1983 MSX JP: July 1983; EU: 1984; JP: 1986 (Special version); PC-6001 mkII JP: 1983; PC-8801 JP: July 1983; FM-7 JP: 1983; MZ-700 JP: 1983; MZ-2000 JP: 1983; X1 JP: 1983; ZX Spectrum UK: April 1984; NES JP: December 20, 1985; NA: January 1989; Famicom Disk System JP: April 24, 1990; Game Boy Advance JP: February 14, 2004; NA: June 7, 2004; EU: July 9, 2004; N-Gage EU: July 23, 2004; NA: August 4, 2004; ;
Genres	Puzzle, maze, strategy
Mode	Single-player

Bomberman is a maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft. The original home computer game Bomber Man was released in July 1983 for the NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001 mkII, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, Sharp X1 and MSX in Japan, and a graphically modified version for the MSX and ZX Spectrum in Europe as Eric and the Floaters. A sequel, 3-D Bomberman, was produced. In 1985, Bomberman was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It spawned the Bomberman series with many installments building on its basic gameplay.