Bomberman (1983 video game)

Bomberman
Bomberman
	North American NES box art
Developer(s)	Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)	JP/NA: Hudson Soft; (home computers, NES); EU: Sinclair Research (Spectrum, UK); WW: Nintendo (Game Boy Advance);
Programmer(s)	Yuji Tanaka (home computers); Shinichi Nakamoto (NES)
Composer(s)	Jun Chikuma (NES)
Series	Bomberman
Platform(s)	NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-6001 mkII, NEC PC-8001mkII, Fujitsu FM-7, Hitachi BML3MK5, Mitsubishi MULTI-8, Pasopia 7, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, Sharp MZ-5500, Sony SMC-777, Sharp X1, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer Disk System, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance
Release	July 1983 MSX JP: July 1983; EU: 1984; JP: 1986 (Special version); NEC PC-6001 mkII JP: 1983; NEC PC-8801 JP: July 1983; Fujitsu FM-7 JP: 1983; Sharp MZ-700 JP: 1983; Sharp MZ-2000 JP: 1983; Sharp X1 JP: 1983; ZX Spectrum EU: 1984; NES JP: December 20, 1985; NA: January 1989; Famicom Disk System JP: April 2, 1990; Game Boy Advance JP: February 14, 2004; NA: June 2, 2004; EU: July 9, 2004; N-Gage EU: July 23, 2004; NA: August 4, 2004; ;
Genre(s)	Puzzle, maze, strategy
Mode(s)	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.