Atomic Bomberman
Windows - 1997
Description of Atomic Bomberman
Atomic Bomberman is Interplay's valiant effort at bringing Hudson Soft's classic Bomberman to the 1990s.
Richard Greenhill at The Games Domain has the lowdown on how this sequel stacked up against Hudson Soft's own games: "For those unaware of what Bomberman actually is, this is what the original game was all about. There was no storyline, no plot. There was no progression into later levels, no beginning and end, no sense of achievement. Each and every game starts on exactly the same ground as the last.
One player controls one little bomberman; his objective is to blow up (with bombs, yes) all the other little bombermen on the screen, who can either be controlled by real human opponents or the computer AI. Your basic bomberman can drop one bomb at a time, and the range of the lethal explosion from said bomb stretches only a couple of squares wide and high on your gridded gamescreen. As you play on, and blow up destructible wall tiles, powerups appear that increase the amount of bombs you can lay at one time, as well as the length of the explosion, and several other handy features that hope to give you the upper hand over your opponent.
So, as mentioned, it's very simplistic gameplay, but it's the lack of complexity that makes it so much fun. So much multiplayer fun, that is. Applause to Interplay for at least not trying to con any other type of buyer into purchasing this title; the box clearly exclaims "multiplayer mayhem!" on the front, and that's all this title offers. The AI opponents are certainly challenging, but not rewarding to fight against. It means nothing to play endless screen after screen with nothing but a bunch of pre-programmed pyromaniac sprites running around the screen pretending to care if they disintegrate you or themselves.
The original Bomberman's success, and the sequels it spawned, and the constant platform conversions made for it, were all down to the fact that the multiplayer aspect of the title excelled. Atomic Bomberman sports, to some extent, the fun and fast-paced action of the original and successful Bomberman from the late 80's. If you can put up with the sometimes lethal jerks in gameplay, and losing 40mb from your hard drive (let alone the recommended maximum install of 525mb) for a game that should require less than 5mb, then this title may be worth purchasing.
Remember though: this damning review has not been for fun. This game goes beyond the description of 'flawed' and into a class of its own; mistakes in its design are riddled throughout, and from a company that promotes itself as a bunch of dedicated gamers just interested in making good playable games, and not in great graphics or using new technologies, this is sickeningly hypocritical.
Regardless of its faults, Bomberman's presence has been established for so long now that dedicated fans are apt to take to this release as much as they did the prequels before it. It has quite a large following already, and those interested should definitely check out... new maps, graphics and sounds created by its unrelenting admirers."
Worth a look for Bomberman fans, although the freeware remake Mr. Boom is much more fun than this commercial title.
Review By HOTUD
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bOMBER guy 2023-08-13 2 points
dont work with this config
hdhome=C:\Users\Operador\Desktop\bomber
cdhome=C:\Users\Operador\Desktop\bomber
;debug=3debug.log
soundonoff=1
netonoff=1
KazPLAY 2022-05-11 1 point
How can i change the resolution? can't find any config file that has any values like that and can't find anything online
Aislinn 2022-02-01 3 points
I was able to get the game to work by changing the paths in the CFG file as shown in an earlier comment, and then right clicking the exe and selecting Troubleshoot compatibility (Windows 10). I can't seem to get any of the original game music to play from the different maps, only the music from the main menu plays regardless of the map selected. Anyone know where I can find the music files? :)
ko 2022-01-21 0 point
Anyone have sound issues? I have no sound on one pc running windows 10 enterprise on my other pc running windows 10 home I can hear: "Its over you can go outside and play now" and all the other classic phrases.
Luka Lovre 2021-10-06 0 point
I can hear sound but screen is all black. Using Win XP on VM.
Changed the file paths in the ini,
Liliane 2021-05-16 0 point
Zou zoooooooooograag de originele bomberman terug vinden, doch wat 'k ook zoek of installeer.... = voor windows 10, nadere versie is ook goed= single player...Alvast héél erg bedankt!
kae kae 2021-02-12 1 point
i grew up playing this game, i had the cd rom but lost it
just wanted to confirm that this is safe to download on my pc?? ^_^
AmigaGamer 2020-04-24 1 point
There's an improved fan remake available (requires the original game data from here) at goldencode dot de
etrnalpain 2020-04-06 2 points
Whoever is about to complain about the game not running in win10 - please read comment #2 from JAMES
NockeyNoo 2020-03-11 -4 points
i have windows 10, this game used to be work on windows 10, but right now, it didn't work becoz the memory couldn't read it, whoever trying to solution, much thankya
Wally 2019-12-28 -1 point
My game wasn't working either. After I modified the config file as suggested it worked. I'm just using a copy I ripped from the original CD.
maze 2019-12-25 -2 points
Press Ctrl+E six times in main menu to open level editor.
Enjoy this classic!
Balgad 2019-11-16 1 point
If you want to start it on Windows 10 set compatibility mode to Windows 95. You could you IPXwrapper for multiplayer.
1Girl2Joysticks 2019-09-23 -1 point
Could not start the game either. Seems like it doesn't work anymore.. :[
Dude 2018-12-10 1 point
Is there any way to fix the issues with colors? Some of them are over-saturated
james 2018-09-12 30 points
you have to change the paths in file "CFG.inf" to where BM.exe ist located. my config look like hdhome=C:\Users\Me\Desktop\bomber
cdhome=C:\Users\Me\Desktop\bomber
have fun ;)
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