History VideoGame / BombermanGeneration

* BigOlEyebrows: Bomberman has a very intense-looking pair throughout the entire game. [[note]]These are the same eyebrows that only show up when he's angry in other games (notably ''VideoGame/BombermanHero''). So apparently, Bomberman is taking this ''[[SeriousBusiness very]]'' [[SeriousBusiness seriously]].]]

* TheBrute: Megaton Bomber

* JetPack: Eagle Bomber sports one, complete with wings of silver.

** IAmNotLeftHanded: He'll pull out all the stops on you and the difficulty ramps up several times over. His attacks become a lot harder to avoid as well

--> "I suppose I should commend you for making it this far! But ''praise'' you? '''''[[BigNo NOOoOOOoOOOoOOO!!!!]]'''''" [[note]]Yes, the BigNo has rapidly-changing intonation. It might actually be a BigNever or taunting you by going "NAAAAAAH!"; it's kinda unclear.[[/note]]

** Bomberman himself, though it's easier to suspend your disbelief with him (in part because he's been voiced by women ever since he first acquired a voice in the series).

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Beauty Bomber. Not only is she the only female in the Crush Bombers, she's the only female in the ''game'' (though you'd be forgiven for thinking [[LarynxDissonance Bomber Elite]] was a girl).

--> [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Wg9i3UNOY#t=13s So.. are you BOMBERMAAAN!?!?]]

* BloodKnight: Assault Bomber

--> "I suppose I should commend you for making it this far! But ''praise'' you? '''''[[BigNo NOOoOOOoOOOoOOO!!!!]]'''''" [[note]]Yes, the BigNo has rapidly-changing intonation. It might actually be a BigNever; it's kinda unclear.[[/note]]

''Bomberman Generation'' is the first VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} title for the NintendoGamecube, released in 2002. Developed by Creator/GameArts, it was the fourth fully-3D game in the Bomberman series following the three {{Nintendo 64}} titles.[[note]]''Bomberman 64'', ''Bomberman Hero'', and ''Bomberman 64: The Second Attack''. Fifth if you include the Japan-only ''Bomberman 64''[[/note]]

* {{Expy}}: The Crush Bombers are largely these of the Four Bomber Kings from ''SuperBomberman 4''.

* LarynxDissonance: Though Bomber Elite is clearly voiced by a woman in English, the character is referred to in dialogue as "he." (Elite's original Japanese voice was [[{{AkiraIshida}} male]], although one with a softer and lighter tone.)

* LarynxDissonance: In the original Japanese, Bomber Elite is voiced by a soft-sounding male voice, but by a woman in English, thus copious amounts of ViewerGenderConfusion.
** Bomberman himself, though it's easier to suspend your disbelief with him (in part because he's been voiced by women ever since ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman 64}}'').

* LarynxDissonance: Bomber Elite is voiced by a woman in both the Japanese and English versions. They make no effort to sound male, thus copious amounts of ViewerGenderConfusion.

* HurricaneOfPuns: The devs took every chance to make squid and octopus puns in the level and world names, even when they made no sense. [[UpToEleven They even managed to make a "Tako"]] [[note]]short for "takoyaki": grilled octopus[[/note]] [[UpToEleven and "taco" pun for]] [[ShiftingSandLand Tako Desert]] [[{{Spexico}} by having the Higes and ghost enemies wear sombreros]].

--> "I suppose I should commend you for making it this far! But ''praise'' you? '''''[[BigNo NOOoOOOoOOOoOOO!!!!]]''''' [[note]]Yes, the BigNo has rapidly-changing intonation. It might actually be a BigNever; it's kinda unclear.[[/note]]

--> "I suppose I should commend you for making it this far! But ''praise'' you? '''''[[BigNo NOOoOOOoOOOoOOO!!!!]]''''' [[note]]Yes, the BigNo has rapidly-changing intonation. It might actually be a BigNever; it's kinda unclear.]]

* HurricaneOfPuns: The devs took every chance to make squid and octopus puns in the level and world names, even when they made no sense. [[UpToEleven They even managed to make a "Tako"]][[note]]short for "takoyaki": grilled octopus[[/note]] [[UpToEleven and "taco" pun for]] [[ShiftingSandLand Tako Desert]] [[{{Spexico}} by having the Higes and ghost enemies wear sombreros]].

* HurricaneOfPuns: The devs took every chance to make squid and octopus puns in the level and world names, even when they made no sense. [[UpToEleven They even managed to make a "Tako"]][[note]]short for "takoyaki": grilled octopus[[/note]][[UpToEleven and "taco" pun for]] [[ShiftingSandLand Tako Desert]] [[{{Spexico}} by having the Higes and ghost enemies wear sombreros]].

* ArtificialStupidity: It is fully possible for enemies with ranged attacks to kill each other. The player need only catch the mook's attention and line themselves up behind one of its friends.

* BigOlEyebrows: Bomberman has a very intense-looking pair throughout the entire game.

* BossOnlyLevel

* {{Expy}}: The Crush Bombers are largely these of the Four Bomber Kings from ''Super Bomberman 4''.

-->''"No thanks needed"''
* LargeHam: Mujoe.

** Bomberman himself, though it's easier to suspend your disbelief with him.

* NiceHat: The Higes occasionally wear hats, including sombreros and [[VideoGame/MegaMan Metool-esque]] hard hats. Ghosts in Tako Desert also wear sombreros.

In the story, Dr. Ein sends a space freighter to collect the "[[MineralMacGuffin Bomb Elements]]", six crystals with unfathomable power, to bring to Planet Bomber so he can study them. However the [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad Hige Hige Bandits]], led by BigBad Mujoe, attack the freighter, scattering the crystals across Tentacalls; the Bandits are on the move to find the crystals, meanwhile teaming up with Bomberman's rivals, the Crush Bombers. Ein sends Bomberman out to fight off the Hige Hige Bandits and the Crush Bombers, lest they find the Bomb Crystals and send the universe into peril.

The game had a SpiritualSuccessor in the form of ''VideoGame/BombermanJetters'', which played like a watered-down version of ''Generation'' while instead being a RecursiveAdaptation of the ''Anime/BombermanJetters'' [[TheAnimeOfTheGame anime]].

* BigOlEyebrows: Bomberman has a very intense-looking pair through the entire game.

* CallingYourAttacks: The Crush Bombers

* CombiningMecha: Constructor-X

* DarkChick: Beauty Bomber

** PlayingWithFire: The basic bomb is the Fire Bomb
** MakingASplash: Water Bombs
** AnIcePerson: Ice Bombs
** ShockAndAwe: Thunder Bombs
** LightEmUp: Light Bombs
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Stegodon and Dorako
* {{Expy}}: The Crush Bombers are largely these to the Four Bomber Kings from ''Super Bomberman 4''.
* FriendlyRivalry: Between Bomberman and Max. Max intends to fight the Hige Hige Bandits on his own terms, but he will occasionally drop in to lend a hand, particularly during a difficult boss fight.

** Drill hand opening up to reveal a LaserBlade which, when swung, spontaneously causes explosions for no apparent reason (other than [[RuleOfCool it's cool]]).

** [[AxCrazy Assault Bomber]], beyond any conceivable measure. Seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Wg9i3UNOY here]]

** PlotCoupon

* OhCrap: In the multiplayer mode, the characters will say some things when they realize they're stuck between bombs, like:

** PokemonSpeak
** GratuitousJapanese: Unlike most everything else in the game, the Charaboms' voices were not dubbed in English. They're still just saying their names, but they say them very Engrish-ey.

** '''Primary''': The Bomb Elements
** '''Secondary''': Charaboms, Bomb Merge items/bombs
** '''Tertiary''': Powerups, Charabom food
** '''Extra''': Lightning Cards, Heart Containers

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''VideoGame/BombermanJetters''
* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: The Hige Hige Bandits.

** It's formed by two talking construction vehicles who are brothers or have pilots that are brothers. The combination sequence ''reeks'' of SuperRobot.

* HurricaneOfPuns: The devs took every chance to make squid and octopus puns in the level and world names, even when they made no sense. [[UpToEleven They even managed to make a "Tako"]][[note]]short for "takoyaki": grilled octopus[/[note]][[UpToEleven and "taco" pun for]] [[ShiftingSandLand Tako Desert]] [[{{Spexico}} by having the Higes and ghost enemies wear sombreros]].

* HurricaneOfPuns: The devs took every chance to make squid and octopus puns in the level and world names, even when they made no sense. [[UpToEleven They even managed to make a "Tako"]][[hottip:*:short for "takoyaki": grilled octopus]] [[UpToEleven and "taco" pun for]] [[ShiftingSandLand Tako Desert]] [[{{Spexico}} by having the Higes and ghost enemies wear sombreros]].

* LetsPlay: [[http://lparchive.org/Bomberman-Generation/ One is on the LP Archive by]] LetsPlay/TheStrawhatNO.

* LetsPlay: [[http://lparchive.org/Bomberman-Generation/ One is on the LP Archive by]] {{TheStrawhatNO}}.

* AxCrazy: Assault Bomber. From the moment he crashes into the arena in a freaking ''meteor'' and you hear his insane cackle, to him flying all over the arena shooting enough bombs to level a small town without much care for anything resembling accuracy, it's pretty clear that the guy is absolutely unhinged.

''Bomberman Generation'' is the first VideoGame/{{Bomberman}} title for the NintendoGamecube, released in 2002. In the story, Dr. Ein sends a space freighter to collect the "[[MineralMacGuffin Bomb Elements]]", six crystals with unfathomable power, to bring to Planet Bomber so he can study them. However the [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad Hige Hige Bandits]], led by BigBad Mujoe, attack the freighter, scattering the crystals across Tentacalls; the Bandits are on the move to find the crystals, meanwhile teaming up with Bomberman's rivals, the Crush Bombers. Ein sends Bomberman out to fight off the Hige Hige Bandits and the Crush Bombers, lest they find the Bomb Crystals and send the universe into peril.

''Generation'' was the fourth fully-3D game in the Bomberman series following the three {{Nintendo 64}} titles.[[hottip:*:''Bomberman 64'', ''Bomberman Hero'', and ''Bomberman 64: The Second Attack''. Fifth if you include the Japan-only ''Bomberman 64'']] ''Generation'' had a [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel considerably warmer reception]] than the N64 titles, and it is generally agreed that it helped break Bomberman through the PolygonCeiling. ''Generation'' was also one of the first Gamecube titles to use CelShading, and it was one of the first Bomberman titles to use complete voice acting ([[{{Macekre}} which was not]] [[BlindIdiotTranslation localized well]], [[SoBadItsGood mostly]]). Regardless, longtime Bomberman fans probably just stuck to the [[SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer multiplayer]].

* {{Mecha-Mooks}}: The Hige-Higes.
* {{Mission Control}}/{{The Professor}}: Professor Ein.

* LetsPlay: [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4FB8A7DDE64512C2&feature=view_all One is currently being done by]] {{TheStrawhatNO}}.