Bomberman (ボンバーマン, Bonbāman, also briefly known as Dyna Blaster in Europe[1]) is a video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft and currently owned by Konami. 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 1998, the series has sold over 10 million copies.The most recent iteration, Amazing Bomberman, was released on August 5, 2022 on Apple Arcade.
Bonk’s Adventure, known as PC Genjin[a] in Japan and PC Kid in Europe,is a scrolling platform game developed by Red Company and Atlus and released in 1989 in Japan and 1990 in North America for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. The Japanese title PC Genjin is a play on the system’s original name, PC Engine, with the European title PC Kid similarly referencing the system’s name. The first game in the Bonk series, it was followed by two more games for the TurboGrafx-16 before branching out to other platforms.Bonk’s Adventure was ported to the NES and Amiga, as well as being released as a coin-operated arcade game, under different titles (FC Genjin and BC Genjin in Japan, and BC Kid in Europe). A completely different game with the same name appeared on the Game Boy (under the title GB Genjin in Japan).
Dragon Spirit is a 1987 vertical-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco. In North America, it was distributed by Atari Games. Controlling the dragon Amul, the player must complete each of the game’s nine areas to rescue the princess Alicia from the demon Zawell. Similar to Namco’s own Xevious, Amul has a projectile weapon for destroying air-based enemies and a bomb for destroying ground enemies. It ran on the Namco System 1 arcade board.
Final Soldier is a 1991 vertical-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Hudson Soft in Japan. It is the third game in the main Star Soldier series, and has been released in Europe for the Wii Virtual Console on May 2, 2008 and in North America on September 8.It was subsequently released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan in 2014 and North America in 2017.
Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu (ジャッキー・チェン, Jakkī Chen, Jackie Chan) is an action platform video game developed by Now Production and published by Hudson Soft. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990 and for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991.
Ninja Spirit, known in Japan as Saigo no Nindou (最後の忍道, the final path of a ninja), is a 1988 platform game developed and released in arcades by Irem. Although praised by gamers for detailed graphics, serious themes, solid controls and gameplay, the game also was criticized for its harsh difficulty.
Under the cover of a Latin-sounding title (which can roughly be translated as « the furious hare »), Rabio Lepus is yet another shoot ’em up, a genre representing almost two-thirds of the PC Engine game library. Developed by Video System (Hatris, Aero Fighters, etc.), it is the perfect port of Rabbit Punch released in smoke-filled theaters. LAAAPIN? YEAH, TKK TKK… Rabio Lepus invites us into a world where humans disguise themselves as rabbits, and where real rabbits save humanity from alien invasions, by riding missiles like others would get behind the wheel of their car.
Samurai-Ghost is a 1992 hack and slash video game released by Namco for the TurboGrafx-16. It is the sequel to Genpei Tōma Den. It was released on the Wii Virtual Console in North America on October 29, 2007, and in Europe on November 2, 2007.
