History VideoGame / PowerBomberman

The game's main feature is the Battle Mode, the series' classic multiplayer frenzy where players try to blow each other up with bombs. This mode allows both local and online gameplay for up to 12 players, with six different rulesets (Survival Battle, Reversi Battle, Dodge Battle, Hyper Battle, King Battle and Battle Royale). 58 unique stages — each with their own distinct appearance and hazards, as well as multiple variants and sizes — are featured, with an additional 14 "Wide" stages (of optimal size for gameplay with 8 or more people) also available.

* TheBusCameBack: A ton of characters from previous installments are playable -- regardless of how obscure they were, whether they'd been playable before or not, or how many years it's been since the last time they showed up.

* DangerThinIce: Certain spots of Freezing Frenzy have thin ice that periodically breaks when stepped on. The combatants cannot fall in, however -- once the ice is broken, the holes instead act as solid blocks.

* DifficultButAwesome: The Crumble Bomb has minimal fire power -- extending only one tile in each direction -- but explodes instantly upon hitting something. When used along with a Bomb Kick, Power Glove and/or Bomb Punch, this turns the player's main strategy into trying to hit others with it.
* DoubleKnockout: It's completely possible -- and not uncommon -- in Battle Mode for an explosion to knock out all the remaining players, which will lead to a draw.

--> '''Repel''' -- Causes other players to automatically move away from you. Please wear deodorant, kids.

* CollisionDamage: All enemies cause this, both in Score Mode, and in the Battle Mode stages that feature them as hazards.

** [[spoiler:Inputting the KonamiCode on the title screen will give '83 Bomberman a new alternate costume based on the Sharp MZ-700 version of the game.]]
** The cursor for the Score Mode menu is '85 Bomberman. [[spoiler:Holding the up or down key for a few seconds will make him move too fast, causing him to get dizzy.]]

** [[spoiler:Inputting the KonamiCode on the Item Help menu will unlock a practice room, where you can test out the different items and change around the room layout.]]

* AttractMode: If left idle on the title screen for a while, the game will play a series of short demos. While some elements are predetermined, the combatant's actions are made up by the AI on the spot.

* TheBusCameBack: A ton of characters from previous installments are playable--regardless of how obscure they were, whether they'd been playable before or not, or how many years it's been since the last time they showed up.

* DangerThinIce: Certain spots of Freezing Frenzy have thin ice that periodically breaks when stepped on. The combatants cannot fall in, however--once the ice is broken, the holes instead act as solid blocks.

* DifficultButAwesome: The Crumble Bomb has minimal fire power--extending only one tile in each direction--but explodes instantly upon hitting something. When used along with a Bomb Kick, Power Glove and/or Bomb Punch, this turns the player's main strategy into trying to hit others with it.
* DoubleKnockout: It's completely possible--and not uncommon--in Battle Mode for an explosion to knock out all the remaining players, which will lead to a draw.

** Playing the game on AprilFoolsDay [[spoiler:will play a special intro before the title screen parodying the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] version of ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''.]]

* GrievousBottleyHarm: Bottlooi's main weapon, useful for pushing items and bombs and stunning players for a very brief period of time.

* KangaroosRepresentAustralia: Buckarooi wears a slouch hat, and their main ability is throwing a boomerang.

** They will often get hit by a explosion that could have been avoided with an ability they collected. On the occasion they do use something like a shield to block... they will be facing the wrong way and get burned.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: All the GuestFighter Bombers in ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman R'' are replaced by their source characters, such as depicting [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid Snake]] as a human being instead of a Bomberman. Exceptions are granted to the Bombers based on [[VideoGame/{{Gradius}} Vic Viper, Option]] and [[VideoGame/StarSoldier Caesar]], as the original "characters" are non-sentient spaceships.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Several stage names have alliterative names, namely Circus Caper, Manic Mine, Freezing Frenzy, Pollen Poppers, Splish Splash, Midtown Madness, Clitter Clatter, Soccer Stadium, Temple Tempest and Galvanized Generator.

** Even on [[HarderThanHard Intense]], the AI will never consider the placement of Revenge Carts, coupled with them just barely standing outside of a bomb's range means they can be taken out easily.
** They will often get hit by a explosion that could have been avoided with an ability they collected. On the occasion they do use something like a shield to block... they will be facing the wrong way and get burned.

* BattleBoomerang: Buckarooi's weapon of choice. It can grab items, stun players and set off bombs.

* ConstructionZoneCalamity: Build 'n' Ruin takes place on the ground floor of a construction site, and features holes that allow explosions to pass through. Some stage variants feature extra hazards such as conveyor belts, magnets, seesaws and a giant robot.

* DangerThinIce: Certain spots of Freezing Frenzy have thin ice that periodically breaks when stepped on. The combatants cannot fall in, however--once the ice is broken, the holes instead act as solid blocks.

* DifficultButAwesome: The Crumble Bomb has minimal fire power--extending only one tile in each direction--but explodes instantly upon hitting something. When used along with a Bomb Kick, Power Glove and/or Bomb Punch, this turns the player's main strategy into trying to hit others with it.
* DoubleKnockout: It's completely possible--and not uncommon--in Battle Mode for an explosion to knock out all the remaining players, which will lead to a draw.
* DreamMatchGame: The game features playable characters from across the franchise's entire history--whether they were originally playable, villains, or [=NPCs=]. This even includes characters from the various manga and the two anime series, ''Anime/BombermanBDamanBakugaiden'' and ''Anime/BombermanJetters''.

* CheesyMoon: The soft blocks in The Moon are wedges of cheese.

** Inverted with [[VideoGame/NeoBomberman Miniature City]], which takes place in a model city with tiny cars, trees and houses, but the combatants are normal-sized.

* MacroZone: [[VideoGame/SaturnBomberman Bomber Catcher]] takes place inside a crane machine, where players, bombs and blocks are tiny enough to be grabbed by the catchers and even properly dispensed out of the machine like a prize.

* MetropolisLevel: Hit the City features a NeonCity as its backdrop.

* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Freezing Frenzy is an ice stage featuring igloos, snowmen, [[DangerThinIce thin ice]] and avalanches. Chill Zone, a wide stage, features many of the same elements, as well as a variant with a slippery floor.

* SpaceZone: Out of Touch takes place in a transparent platform floating in space. In some variations, the platform will get hit by meteors.

* UndergroundLevel: Rustle Rustle Burn takes place in an archaeological site below the surface, which contains bushes that are large enough for bombs and players to hide.

* CoolAirship: One of the Wide Stages takes place atop the Armor Joe from ''VideoGame/BombermanGeneration'', complete with detachable sections.

* MookMaker: Monster Havoc features an enemy spawner as its main gimmick, which can also be found in certain variations of other stages like Fort Bombyard and Future World. Breaking the soft blocks around it will allow the monsters to roam free around the stage, with [[CollisionDamage deadly results]].

* PalmtreePanic: The eponymous Videogame/AdventureIsland takes place on the beach; you will trip when you collide with the rocks just like in the series.

* GustyGlade: The main hazard in Tower of Wind, caused by Aladdin Bomber's handheld fan. Unlike many examples, it does not affect players, only their bombs.

Among its secondary features are Score Mode (a remake of ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' for the NES, including an enhanced "Turbo" variant) and an Item Help section that explains the various power-ups and items, both old and new to the series. 693 characters (and counting!) are playable, including many {{guest fighter}}s from all across Creator/{{Konami}} and Creator/HudsonSoft's history and a few other non-Konami/Hudson series that canonically crossed paths with Bomberman.

Among its secondary features are Score Mode (a remake of ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' for the NES, including an enhanced "Turbo" variant), and an Item Help section that explains the various power-ups and items, both old and new to the series. 693 characters (and counting!) are playable, including many {{guest fighter}}s from all across Creator/{{Konami}} and Creator/HudsonSoft's history and a few other non-Konami/Hudson series that canonically crossed paths with Bomberman.

** The game adopts a couple of ideas from ''Spark World'', a ''Bomberman'' clone for the Super Famicom. The Juggle Glove originates from this game, even using the same sprite, as does High Life's concept.

* NeonCity: Hit the City features many tall buildings with brightly-colored lights as its backdrop. It's based on Area 3 ("Modern Era") from ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman 4'' and, by extension, the Seesaw stage from the Battle Game.

* NeonCity: Hit the City features many tall buildings with brightly-colored lights as its backdrop.

* CasinoPark: Spinning Fate features a giant slot machine, based on the one found in Spinning Slot from ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman 4'', and overall looks like the lobby to a casino, taking inspiration for its design from Game Planet Starlight from ''VideoGame/Bomberman64TheSecondAttack''.

* CasinoPark: Spinning Fate, which features a giant slot machine, is designed to look like the lobby of a casino. While the stage's gimmick is taken from Spinning Slot from ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman 4'', the environment is based on Game Planet Starlight from ''VideoGame/Bomberman64TheSecondAttack''.

* CasinoPark: Spinning Fate, which features a giant slot machine, is designed to look like the lobby of a casino.