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*** ''The Second Attack!''[='s=] soundtrack was composed by YasunoriMitsuda, the same person who did the music for the ''[[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Chrono]] [[ChronoCross games]]'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''.

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*** ''The Second Attack!''[='s=] soundtrack was composed by YasunoriMitsuda, the same person who did the music for the ''[[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Chrono]] [[ChronoCross [[VideoGame/ChronoCross games]]'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''.
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*** ''The Second Attack!''[='s=] soundtrack was composed by YasunoriMitsuda, the same person who did the music for the ''[[ChronoTrigger Chrono]] [[ChronoCross games]]'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''.

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*** ''The Second Attack!''[='s=] soundtrack was composed by YasunoriMitsuda, the same person who did the music for the ''[[ChronoTrigger ''[[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Chrono]] [[ChronoCross games]]'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''.
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*** And before that, Dark Force Bomber is enough to make you want to fling your controller. Don't get us started on [[spoiler:[[FinalBoss Dr. Mechadoc]]]], who is an ''extremely'' overdone example of a PuzzleBoss.
* PolygonCeiling: Smacked into hard with ''Bomberman 64''. Still, it hasn't stopped some people from playing it, and many consider ''Bomberman Generation'' to have smashed straight through that ceiling if the [=N64=] games didn't do so already.

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*** And before that, Dark Force Bomber is enough to make you want to fling your controller. Don't get us started on [[spoiler:[[FinalBoss Dr. Mechadoc]]]], who is an ''extremely'' overdone example of a PuzzleBoss.
* PolygonCeiling: Smacked into hard with ''Bomberman 64''. Still, it hasn't stopped some people from playing it, and many consider ''Bomberman Generation'' to have smashed straight through that ceiling if the [=N64=] games didn't do so already.
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* MemeticMutation: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkBnkX3R1hQ Constructor X and his Laser Blade.]]
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*** ''The Second Attack!''[='s=] soundtrack was composed by YasunoriMitsuda, the same person who did the music for the ''[[ChronoTrigger Chrono]] [[ChronoCross games]]'' and ''{{Xenogears}}''.

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*** ''The Second Attack!''[='s=] soundtrack was composed by YasunoriMitsuda, the same person who did the music for the ''[[ChronoTrigger Chrono]] [[ChronoCross games]]'' and ''{{Xenogears}}''.''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''.
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* PolygonCeiling: Smacked into hard with ''Bomberman 64''. Still, it hasn't stopped some people from playing it, and many consider ''Bomberman Generation'' to have smashed straight through that ceiling if the [=N64=] games didn't do so already.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom (the one shot CaptainErsatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cute Pink]], [[{{TheGenericGuy}} Racer Bomber]] (Mach's [[{{Expy}} ]] in the PS2 Land era), [[{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} Team Gold]], The ''Saturn Fight!!''-only casts, the ''Heroes''-only cast and [[{{EverythingsBetterWithSparkles}} Star Bomber]]

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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom (the one shot CaptainErsatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cute Pink]], [[{{TheGenericGuy}} Racer Bomber]] (Mach's [[{{Expy}} ]] in the PS2 Land era), [[{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} Team Gold]], The ''Saturn Fight!!''-only casts, the ''Heroes''-only ''Hero''-only cast and [[{{EverythingsBetterWithSparkles}} Star Bomber]]
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The voice acting in the English release of the BombermanJetters game mostly ranged from decent to annoying. Then we make it to Thunder Bomber, whose voice acting is [[SoBadItsGood so hilariously bad]] that you'll be in stitches the moment you hear his [[UnEvilLaugh attempt at an]] EvilLaugh. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB9N7XLtMqU&t=18m58s Can be viewed here]].

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The voice acting in the English release of the BombermanJetters VideoGame/BombermanJetters game mostly ranged from decent to annoying. Then we make it to Thunder Bomber, whose voice acting is [[SoBadItsGood so hilariously bad]] that you'll be in stitches the moment you hear his [[UnEvilLaugh attempt at an]] EvilLaugh. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB9N7XLtMqU&t=18m58s Can be viewed here]].
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** Constructor-X's intro doubles as this and a Crowning moment of awesome.
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**Which was a port of the 1983 MSX game [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED55cltsUN0 Bomberman]].
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* EarWorm: [[http://www.trilulilu.ro/BladeBV/43071e94ba0908 The Bomberman 64 commercial.]]

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* EarWorm: [[http://www.trilulilu.ro/BladeBV/43071e94ba0908 youtube.com/watch?v=9XTLG4_Om7c The Bomberman 64 commercial.]]

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The voice acting in the English release of the BombermanJetters game mostly ranged from decent to annoying. Then we make it to Thunder Bomber, whose voice acting is [[SoBadItsGood so hilariously bad]] that you'll be in stitches the moment you hear his attempt at an EvilLaugh.

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The voice acting in the English release of the BombermanJetters game mostly ranged from decent to annoying. Then we make it to Thunder Bomber, whose voice acting is [[SoBadItsGood so hilariously bad]] that you'll be in stitches the moment you hear his [[UnEvilLaugh attempt at an EvilLaugh.an]] EvilLaugh. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB9N7XLtMqU&t=18m58s Can be viewed here]].



** ''Bomberman Hero''[='s=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-5-cqMxPQ Redial]].

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** ''Bomberman Hero''[='s=] Hero[='s=]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-5-cqMxPQ Redial]].


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** ''Bomberman Hero[='s=]'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-5-cqMxPQ Redial]], [[TheStrawhatNO thanks to a recent]] LetsPlay of the game.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The voice acting in the English release of the BombermanJetters game mostly ranged from decent to annoying. Then we make it to Thunder Bomber, whose voice acting is [[SoBadItsGood so hilariously bad]] that you'll be in stitches the moment you hear his attempt at an EvilLaugh.
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*** You can combine the Remote and Piercing bombs, giving you the ultimate game breaker!

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** ''Super Bomberman'' gives invulnerability at the start of the level. When you collect [[WallMaster Block Pass]], and enough Accelerators, you can walk all over the map dropping bombs, taking out at least half the monsters before you become vulnerable. Then, there's indestructable armor that extends the invulnerability period.

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** ''Super Bomberman'' gives invulnerability at the start of the level. When you collect [[WallMaster Block Pass]], and enough Accelerators, you can walk all over the map dropping bombs, taking out at least half the monsters before you become vulnerable. Then, there's indestructable indestructible armor that extends the invulnerability period.



** The War Beast from the ''Jetters'' game was intended to be a fairly challenging PuzzleBoss based on the assumption that you knew raising the [[{{Mon}} Charabom]] Yuno, would give you remote detonation bombs. If you didn't know this, good luck tricking it to swallow your bombs before they explode.

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** The War Beast from the ''Jetters'' game was intended to be a fairly challenging PuzzleBoss based on the assumption that you knew that raising the [[{{Mon}} Charabom]] Yuno, Youno would give you remote detonation bombs. If you didn't know this, good luck tricking it to swallow into swallowing your bombs before they explode.explode. Also, using Level 3 Ceedrun is pretty much the ''only'' way to not get hurt by its shockwave attack.
*** And before that, Dark Force Bomber is enough to make you want to fling your controller. Don't get us started on [[spoiler:[[FinalBoss Dr. Mechadoc]]]], who is an ''extremely'' overdone example of a PuzzleBoss.

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Misuse of Incredibly Lame Pun. Removing pointless Better Than It Sounds example with accompanying natter. Removing a fuckton of \"don\'t forget\", \"can\'t forget\", \"no mention\", \"how could you forget. Also, if it needs its own page, then MAKE IT.


* BetterThanItSounds
** [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome What's that supposed to mean?]]
*** [[BeyondTheImpossible Nothing. It's just that awesome.]]



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ''Bomberman Hero''[='s=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-5-cqMxPQ Redial]]. That is all I have to say.

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''Bomberman Hero''[='s=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-5-cqMxPQ Redial]]. That is all I have to say.



*** while relaxing, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzjltB-84_U&feature=related the first]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwzSB3fPzNw&feature=related second]] parts of the fight with [[spoiler: Altair]] are pretty awesome.

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*** while While relaxing, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzjltB-84_U&feature=related the first]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwzSB3fPzNw&feature=related second]] parts of the fight with [[spoiler: Altair]] are pretty awesome.



** No mention of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2VTFTFufHk&feature=related the boss music]] from ''Super Bomberman'' makes this troper a sad panda.
*** and the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucc3ReYLOts&feature=related remix!]]
** No love for ''Saturn Bomberman''? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5YXdTtTMc0&feature=related Here's a sampling.]][[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17Gk9Tnv9AM Of special note is the Master Mode tune.]]
*** Got you covered with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxfAQabbX-0 Future World]]
** Can't forget ''Online'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPtVnsfqsaY&feature=related opening theme]]!
** At this point, ''Bomberman'' needs its own CrowningMusicOfAwesome page

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** No mention of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2VTFTFufHk&feature=related the The boss music]] from ''Super Bomberman'' makes this troper a sad panda.
Bomberman''.
*** and And the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucc3ReYLOts&feature=related remix!]]
** No love for ''Saturn Bomberman''? Bomberman''. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5YXdTtTMc0&feature=related Here's a sampling.]][[http://www.]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17Gk9Tnv9AM Of special note is the Master Mode tune.]]
*** Got you covered with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxfAQabbX-0 Future World]]
** Can't forget ''Online'''s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPtVnsfqsaY&feature=related opening theme]]!
** At this point, ''Bomberman'' needs its own CrowningMusicOfAwesome page
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* GameBreaker: Judicious use of the Manual Detonator allows you to [[IncrediblyLamePun blast through]] the game with minimal effort. Just try not to [[TooDumbToLive accidentally blow yourself up]], okay?

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Judicious use of the Manual Detonator allows you to [[IncrediblyLamePun blast through]] through the game with minimal effort. Just try not to [[TooDumbToLive accidentally blow yourself up]], okay?



* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The Karabon battle minigame from ''Bomberman Tournament''.
* ThatOneBoss: Altair's overkill-obsessed robot guardian in ''Bomberman 64''; Natia in ''Bomberman HERO'', Bomber Elite from ''Generation'', as well as one in some of the other games.

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* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: OlderThanTheyThink: See AdaptationDisplacement above.
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The Karabon battle minigame from ''Bomberman Tournament''.
** No matter what new features a new game adds, most people play Bomberman for the classic battle mode.
* ThatOneBoss: ThatOneBoss:
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Altair's overkill-obsessed robot guardian in ''Bomberman 64''; Natia in ''Bomberman HERO'', Bomber Elite from ''Generation'', as well as one in some of the other games.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: How many players are aware of the fact that this series started life on the ZXSpectrum, of all platforms -- or that this first version was called ''Eric and the Floaters''? Honestly, can you imagine it becoming popular under that name?
* BetterThanItSounds
** [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome What's that supposed to mean?]]
*** [[BeyondTheImpossible Nothing. It's just that awesome.]]
* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: Many players prefer the normal battle mode stage.


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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: If the comments are any indication, this old [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTLG4_Om7c Bomberman 64 commercial]] (the lyrics quoted at the top of the page) takes on a new meaning in a post-9/11 world.


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* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: The Karabon battle minigame from ''Bomberman Tournament''.
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The original poster MAY have been referring to Vega, but maybe not.


* ThatOneBoss: Cerberus, Altair's overkill-obsessed robot guardian in ''Bomberman 64''; Natia in ''Bomberman HERO'', Bomber Elite from ''Generation'', as well as one in some of the other games.

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* ThatOneBoss: Cerberus, Altair's overkill-obsessed robot guardian in ''Bomberman 64''; Natia in ''Bomberman HERO'', Bomber Elite from ''Generation'', as well as one in some of the other games.
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* ThatOneBoss: Altair's overkill-obsessed robot guardian in ''Bomberman 64''; Natia in ''Bomberman HERO'', Bomber Elite from ''Generation'', as well as one in some of the other games.

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* ThatOneBoss: Cerberus, Altair's overkill-obsessed robot guardian in ''Bomberman 64''; Natia in ''Bomberman HERO'', Bomber Elite from ''Generation'', as well as one in some of the other games.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom(the one shot CaptainErscatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cute Pink]], [[{{TheGenericGuy}} Racer Bomber]](Mach's [[{{Expy}} ]] in the PS2 Land era), [{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} Team Gold]], The Saturn Fight only casts, the Heroes only cast and [[ {{Everything'sBetterWithSparkles}} Star Bomber]]

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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom(the Machbom (the one shot CaptainErscatz CaptainErsatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cute Pink]], [[{{TheGenericGuy}} Racer Bomber]](Mach's Bomber]] (Mach's [[{{Expy}} ]] in the PS2 Land era), [{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} [[{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} Team Gold]], The Saturn Fight only ''Saturn Fight!!''-only casts, the Heroes only ''Heroes''-only cast and [[ {{Everything'sBetterWithSparkles}} [[{{EverythingsBetterWithSparkles}} Star Bomber]]
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*** Got you covered with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxfAQabbX-0 Future World]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom(the one shot CaptainErscatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cute Pink]], [[{{TheGenericGuy}} Racer Bomber]](Mach's [[{{Expy}}]] in the PS2 Land era), [{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} Team Gold]], The Saturn Fight only casts, the Heroes only cast and [[Everything'sBetterWithSparkles Star Bomber]]

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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom(the one shot CaptainErscatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cute Pink]], [[{{TheGenericGuy}} Racer Bomber]](Mach's [[{{Expy}}]] [[{{Expy}} ]] in the PS2 Land era), [{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} Team Gold]], The Saturn Fight only casts, the Heroes only cast and [[Everything'sBetterWithSparkles [[ {{Everything'sBetterWithSparkles}} Star Bomber]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom(the one shot CaptainErscatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[Kawaiiko Cute Pink]], [[TheGenericGuy Racer Bomber]](Mach's [[Expy]] in the PS2 Land era), [{QuirkyMinibossSquad Team Gold]], The Saturn Fight only casts, the Heroes only cast and [[Everything'sBetterWithSparkles Star Bomber]]

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* EnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom(the one shot CaptainErscatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[Kawaiiko [[{{Kawaiiko}} Cute Pink]], [[TheGenericGuy [[{{TheGenericGuy}} Racer Bomber]](Mach's [[Expy]] [[{{Expy}}]] in the PS2 Land era), [{QuirkyMinibossSquad [{{QuirkyMinibossSquad}} Team Gold]], The Saturn Fight only casts, the Heroes only cast and [[Everything'sBetterWithSparkles Star Bomber]]

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Regulus

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: RegulusEnsembleDarkhorse or TheScrappy: Regulus, Machbom(the one shot CaptainErscatz of Ayrton Senna), Aqua Bomber, [[Kawaiiko Cute Pink]], [[TheGenericGuy Racer Bomber]](Mach's [[Expy]] in the PS2 Land era), [{QuirkyMinibossSquad Team Gold]], The Saturn Fight only casts, the Heroes only cast and [[Everything'sBetterWithSparkles Star Bomber]]



* TheWesley: Many younger users hate Cute Pink intensively. Racer might also be one as well, considering that he never appeared for five years now.

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** ''Super Bomberman'' gives invulnerability at the start of the level. When you collect [[WallMaster Block Pass]], and enough Accelerators, you can walk all over the map dropping bombs, taking out at least half the monsters before you become vulnerable. Then, there's indestructable armor that extends the invulnerability period.

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** ''Super Bomberman'' gives invulnerability at the start of the level. When you collect [[WallMaster Block Pass]], and enough Accelerators, you can walk all over the map dropping bombs, taking out at least half the monsters before you become vulnerable. Then, there's indestructable armor that extends the invulnerability period. period.
* ThatOneBoss: Altair's overkill-obsessed robot guardian in ''Bomberman 64''; Natia in ''Bomberman HERO'', Bomber Elite from ''Generation'', as well as one in some of the other games.
** Mantis would also qualify, since she fights you in two different stages. One in her cave and one her web...
** The War Beast from the ''Jetters'' game was intended to be a fairly challenging PuzzleBoss based on the assumption that you knew raising the [[{{Mon}} Charabom]] Yuno, would give you remote detonation bombs. If you didn't know this, good luck tricking it to swallow your bombs before they explode.
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* GameBreaker: Judicious use of the Manual Detonator allows you to [[IncrediblyLamePun blast through]] the game with minimal effort. Just try not to [[TooDumbToLive accidentally blow yourself up]], okay?
** Add in the immunity to your own blasts power-up in the original game and you're a walking angel of flaming death.
*** Literally, with the Bomb Walk ability. There's [[GoodBadBugs a glitch]] where you can move on top of your own bomb and you can hold down the lay bombs and detonate buttons and you'll be a moving blast area. There's virtually nothing that can touch you. Of course, without the Flame Proof powerup, you die as soon as you let go of the buttons. But with it, you're invincible.
** Manual Detonator plus Bomb Kicking Shoes, Bomb Throwing Gloves, or Bomb Punching Gloves, equals ranged remote death.
** ''Super Bomberman'' gives invulnerability at the start of the level. When you collect [[WallMaster Block Pass]], and enough Accelerators, you can walk all over the map dropping bombs, taking out at least half the monsters before you become vulnerable. Then, there's indestructable armor that extends the invulnerability period.
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* MusicOfAwesome: ''Bomberman Hero''[='s=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-5-cqMxPQ Redial]]. That is all I have to say.

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* MusicOfAwesome: CrowningMusicOfAwesome: ''Bomberman Hero''[='s=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3-5-cqMxPQ Redial]]. That is all I have to say.



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* EarWorm: [[http://www.trilulilu.ro/BladeBV/43071e94ba0908 The Bomberman 64 commercial.]]



* EarWorm: [[http://www.trilulilu.ro/BladeBV/43071e94ba0908 The Bomberman 64 commercial.]]

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