History VideoGame / SuperBomberman

''Super Bomberman'' is a series of ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' games released in the [[UsefulNotes/The16bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames early-to-mid 90s]] for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom/NES]]. The first two games were released internationally, the third was released in Japan and Europe, and the fourth and fifth games were Japan-exclusive.

In 2017, the series finally saw its first new entry in two decades, ''Super Bomberman R'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. The following year, the game was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne. ''Super Bomberman R Online'', a free-to-play rerelease with a revamped BattleRoyaleGame-esque online mode and new characters and outfits, was released on September 2020 as a timed exclusive for UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia and [[DefunctOnlineVideoGames shut down]] on December 2022.

* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Fusell's ultimate goal in ''Super Bomberman R 2'' is to kill himself and all the Ellons and Lugions in a massive explosion. The problem is not just [[FinalSolution the genocidal part]] of the plan, but the fact that [[SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum the explosion would wipe out the whole universe]].]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Black Bomberman had spent three games before as the antagonist, but by ''Super Bomberman'' he's gone through this.

** [[spoiler:Fusell does this after the events of ''Super Bomberman R 2'' when White proposes the idea of him using his ridiculously long lifespan to find a way to restore the Lugions from their EmptyShell status.]]

* MutuallyExclusivePowerups: The piercing bombs and the manually thrown bombs.

** AmericansAreCowboys: The Bomberman representing the USA is even called [[UsefulNotes/BillyTheKid Bomber the Kid]].

* RecycledSoundtrack: ''Super Bomberman 4'' reuses a few songs from ''Super Bomberman 3'' (like the multiplayer battle, regular boss, and final boss themes).

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female humanoid characters in the ''Super Bomberman'' series consist of Pretty Bomber, Lady Bomber, and Honey. Pretty Bomber would go on in the ''VideoGame/BombermanLand'' series as the only main female.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The recurring BigBad was originally romanized as Buglear in ''[[VideoGame/Bomberman94 Bomberman '94]]''. In the ''Super Bomberman 3'' [[AllThereInTheManual PAL manual]], he's now referred to as Professor Bugler, and then Professor Buglar in the ''very next sentence'' (which happens ''twice'').

* TechnicolorFire / ColorCodedMultiplayer: In ''2'', the Bombs deployed by bombers in Battle mode and their ensuing explosions are colored to match the Bomber's color.

* UnderTheSea: Buku Buku Star / Deep Sea in ''Super Bomberman 3''.

In 2017, the series finally saw its first new entry in two decades, ''Super Bomberman R'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. The following year, the game was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne. ''Super Bomberman R Online'', a free-to-play rerelease with a revamped BattleRoyale-esque online mode and new characters and outfits, was released on September 2020 as a timed exclusive for UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia and [[DefunctOnlineVideoGames shut down]] on December 2022.

* ActionBomb: In many of the games, there are enemies that are essentially hovering bombs with eyes. Occasionally, they would plop themselves onto the ground and shoot out fire in four directions to emulate an explosion without destroying themselves. Other enemies (including other bomb monsters) aren't immune to their flames, so they might end up [[NiceJobFixingItVillain accidentally killing enemies for you]], though you aren't awarded any points for the kill(s).

* BadFuture: Akuukan (Japanese: 亜空間, literally 'hyperspace'), the final area of ''Super Bomberman 4'' - the penultimate area is Choumirai (Japanese: 超未来, literally 'super future'), which is a [[InvertedTrope Good Future]].

* CompetitiveBalance: Tournament Mode in ''Super Bomberman R'' tends to give characters with stronger abilities weaker stats. It also gives weaker maximum stats to characters with stronger starting stats.

* HundredPercentCompletion: ''Super Bomberman 5'' features 100 levels, and each unique level cleared contributes 1% to the completion rate. The player will only be able to visit a small fraction of them on each playthrough due to this game's story mode's non-linearity. Getting 100% [[spoiler: allows the player to start a NewGamePlus where power-ups get shuffled around and they can go for 200%]].

* JokeCharacter: Green Bomber in ''Online'', who is the worst character in the game by a fair margin. He starts with Punch, Kick and Power Glove, but he has ''miserable'' stats, with maximum Lv. 1 Flame, Lv. 1 Bomb, and ''no'' Skates and cannot pick up Piercing or Rubber Bombs, and unlike characters with similar stats like Pyramid Head Bomber, Green doesn't have a special ability to balance it out. Green's game plan essentially revolves around trying to kill opponents with their own bombs, as he is so terribly weak otherwise that it'd be a miracle to actually net a kill on his own.

* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: The opponents in the arena stage of ''1'' all look identical other than their color, though get progressively tougher. The first four take just one hit to defeat. The next three take two hits and have better AI. The [[GoldColoredSuperiority golden]]-colored boss comes with many more power-ups including maximum range and bomb kick and takes five hits.

* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: ''Super Bomberman R'' and ''Super Bomberman R Online'' feature a lot playable cameos, ranging from well-known characters from Creator/{{Konami}}'s repertoire like [[VideoGame/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]] and [[Franchise/SilentHill Pyramid Head]], to other recognizable third-parties like [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Master Chief]] and Franchise/RatchetAndClank, to more out-there choices like [[VideoGame/PrincessTomatoInTheSaladKingdom Princess Tomato]] and [[VideoGame/RumbleRoses Reiko Hinomoto]].

* NoPlotNoProblem: The first five SNES and Super Famicom titles had a "[[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory gameplay first, story last]]" mindset to them as in most cases, the story is either locked away in a physical instruction manual or is only seen as 2 cutscenes, one at the start, and the other at the end of the game. It took until ''Super Bomberman R,'' a game that released [[SequelGap a whole 21 years after]] ''[[SequelGap Super Bomberman 5]]'' for the series to finally [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this in-game and start treating worldbuilding and characterization as a major part of the game.

* PoisonMushroom: The geta (wooden sandals) in later games ''reduces'' speed by one level, cancelling out one roller-skate power-up. May be good if if Bomberman has gotten too fast to control well though.

** The arena world in the first game may also count, as the fights go one after another with no break (though technically each fight is one stage - this can be seen by using passwords. [[TimedMission Running out of time]] can be a very real problem if one does not get a clock item, which unfortunately pseudo-RandomlyDrops.

* SocializationBonus: The story mode of ''4'' features {{Bonus Round}}s that are only accessible with two players playing, since the entrances to them are behind solid walls. To get to these entrances, [[spoiler: One player must have the Power Glove power-up and use it to throw the other player over these walls]].

In June 27, 2022, a sequel to ''Super Bomberman R'' was announced. ''Super Bomberman R2'' expands the classic ''Bomberman''-style gameplay with new additions like "Castle" mode, where one player defends their castle from 16 other players, and a new exploration mode and the return of the Battle Royale mode from ''Super Bomberman R Online''.

* SuddenDeath: In multiplayer modes, the game will shrink the arena once time gets low. Blocks will spawn or fall on the open spaces, going clockwise from the outside in, and killing any player(s) on the space when they do appear. Normally this will stop at a certain point leaving a compressed arena. However, there is an option called exactly this, Sudden Death (which needed to be activated with a code in ''2'' but then just became a normal setting in ''3'' onward). This option will make the blocks continue to fall until every last square is covered. Possibly subverted in that there still can be a draw though if multiple players end up surviving until the very last block is dropped and it kills them all at once.

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* NoPlotNoProblem: The first five SNES and Super Famicom titles had a "[[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory gameplay first, story last]]" mindset to them as in most cases, the story is either locked away in a physical instruction manual or is only seen as 2 cutscenes, one at the start, and the other at the end of the game. It took until ''Super Bomberman R,'' a game that released [[SequelGap a whole 21 years after]] ''[[SequelGap Super Bomberman 5]]'' for the series to finally [[SubvertedTrope subvert]] this and start treating worldbuilding and characterization as a major part of the game.

In 2017, the series finally saw its first new entry in two decades, ''Super Bomberman R'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. The following year, the game was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne. ''Super Bomberman R Online'', a rerelease with a revamped BattleRoyale-esque online mode and new characters and outfits, was released on September 2020 as a timed exclusive for UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Different dinosaurs show up early on in ''Super Bomberman 4'' as generic enemies... until you blow them up and they turn back into eggs. The first one you walk over hatches back into the same dinosaur and gives you a ride, while any extra ones follow you around like [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Yoshi eggs]].

** ''R Online'' Season 2 adds [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Soma Cruz Bomber]], and Season 3 adds [[VideoGame/SuikodenII Suikoden 2 Hero Bomber]].

** Super Bomberman R Online adds [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Richter Belmont Bomber]] and [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Robbie the Rabbit Bomber]]. Once R Online went multiplatform, the game added Bombers based on [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Old Snake]] and [[VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout a Bean from Fall Guys]].
** R Online Season 2 adds [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Soma Cruz Bomber]], and Season 3 adds [[VideoGame/SuikodenII Suikoden 2 Hero Bomber]].

* SuperTitle64Advance: The series got its title from the ''Super'' NES. Averted with the ''R'' games, which keep the ArtifactTitle despite being on 8th/9th-generation consoles.

* SuperTitle64Advance: The series got its title from the ''Super'' NES. Averted with the ''R'' games, which keep the ArtifactTitle despite being on 8th Gen/9th Gen consoles.

In 2017, the series finally saw its first new entry in two decades, ''Super Bomberman R'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. The following year, the game was ported to UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne. ''Super Bomberman R Online'', a rerelease with a revamped BattleRoyale-esque online mode as well as new characters and outfits, was released on September 2020 as a timed exclusive for UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia.

In June 27, 2022, a sequel to ''Super Bomberman R'' was announced. ''Super Bomberman R2'' expands the classic ''Bomberman''-style gameplay with new additions such as "Castle" mode, where one player defends their castle from 16 other players, as well as a new exploration mode and the return of the Battle Royale mode from ''Super Bomberman R Online''.

* LongSongShortScene: For ''Super Bomberman 2'', some themes, such as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGE643a2gGo intro theme]], are cut short before they can finish playing.

* RecycledSoundtrack: ''Super Bomberman 4'' reuses a few songs from ''Super Bomberman 3'' (such as the multiplayer battle, regular boss, and final boss themes).

* RewardingVandalism: While blowing up the exit in the first game will make an enemy (or sometimes multiple) spawn, on a few stages it can also uncover some ''very'' nice items, such as a [[SingleUseShield heart]], or the fire extinguisher which maxes out a player's lives.

* SuperTitle64Advance: The games were for the Super Nintendo (with the exception of ''R'').

''Super Bomberman'' is a series of ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' games released in the [[TheSixteenBitEraOfConsoleVideoGames early-to-mid 90s]] for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom/NES]]. The first two games were released internationally, the third was released in Japan and Europe, and the fourth and fifth games were Japan-exclusive.

''Super Bomberman'' is a series of ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' games released in the [[TheNineties early-to-mid 90s]] for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom/NES]]. The first two games were released internationally, the third was released in Japan and Europe only, and the fourth and fifth games were Japan-exclusive.

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''Super Bomberman'' is a series of ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' games released in the [[TheNineties early-to-mid 90's]] for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom/NES]]. The first two games were released internationally, the third was released in Japan and Europe only, and the fourth and fifth games were Japan-exclusive.

** Super Bomberman R Online adds [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Richter Belmont Bomber]] and [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 Robbie the Rabbit Bomber]]. Once it went multiplatform, the game added Bombers based on [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Old Snake]] and [[VideoGame/FallGuysUltimateKnockout a Bean from Fall Guys]].

* ChainReactionDestruction: Bosses in ''Super Bomberman''. Somehow it explodes in thin air around them too.