Bomberman

Excerpt from Genesis Game Guide by The Scribe

NAME:             Bomberman (unreleased)
AUTHOR/VENDOR:    Factor 5/Hudson Soft
RELEASED:         1993
TYPE:             Shooter
LANGUAGE:         English

PREMISE:          This is the original Bomberman game for the Genesis.
                  According to Eidolon, Factor 5 was asked to do a Genesis
                  port of Bomberman and came up with this 8-player version
                  that used multiple joystick port adaptors.  Hudson was
                  impressed, but decided in favor of licensing a local
                  Japanese company instead.

IMPRESSIONS:      Eight players on the Genesis is impressive enough, and
                  the trademark frantic gameplay is still there!  This
                  game's a riot!  Compared to this, Mega Bomberman seems
                  rather stilted and awkward.

VARIATIONS:       Also known as the Bomberman Eight Player Hack.  I also
                  note in passing that although it was never commercially
                  released, this "ROM" demo is still covered by Hudson's
                  copyright on the Bomberman franchise.

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