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''Saturn Bomberman'' is a 1996 installment in the ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' franchise for the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. The game follows the tried and true grid formula, and marks the first appearance of Dr. Ein and the Hige Hige Bandits.

The legendary monster Crator was [[SealedEvilInACan imprisoned]] in the Crystal Tower with [[CrystalPrison four crystals]], but [[BigBad Mujoe]] unsealed Crator and enslaved it with the [[MindControlDevice monster controller]]. Frantically, [[TheProfessor Dr. Ein]] sends a message requesting [[TheHero White Bomberman]] and [[{{Sidekick}} Black Bomberman]] to stop Mujoe and his gang from [[TakeOverTheWorld Taking Over the World]].

In Normal Game, stages are laid out with various obstacles, and destroying all of the Core Mechas (mechanisms with glowing red orbs) opens the exit. This continues for five worlds, each ending with a boss. In Master Game, all the enemies of the floor must be destroyed within the [[TimedMission time limit]], with a [[TimeLimitBoss timed boss]] every four floors for twenty total floors. The famous Battle Game supports up to ''ten'' players, featuring [[Creator/HudsonSoft Hudson]] characters (like ''Hi-Ten Chara Bom''). It also allows ''online'' matches due to the modem add-on ([[OfferVoidInNebraska except in the PAL version]]). To date, only ''VideoGame/AtomicBomberman'' rivals this Battle Game.

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!!This game provides examples of:
* AbandonedMine: The second half of Wild West World is an aversion, since the mine is fully functional.
* AmusementParkOfDoom: Hige Hige Land / Amusement World is the first area and the "secret" base of the gang.
* BadFuture: The fifth area, Mujoe World / Mr. Meanie's Future World. However, unlike most examples of this trope, it doesn't look dystopic in the slightest, but like a futuristic sleek metropolis instead.
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Castle Joe, the first boss of Normal Game. It initially appears to be three EliteMooks, before a piece of the castle lifts off and smashes onto the arena, blasting the mooks away and starting the battle.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: It's strongly implied that Crator is [[spoiler: the meteor that caused the ice age and killed the dinosaurs]].
* [[{{BFG}} BFB]]: ''Saturn Bomberman''[='s=] intro sequence is notable for including some truly GIGANTIC bombs being thrown at Bomberman that are several times his size. This doesn't stop him from grabbing and flinging one back to his assailants, but overshooting and having it fall into a volcano. Cue MassOhCrap over the next few seconds as the camera zooms out, the planet starts bulging, and then ''turns into a planet-sized CartoonBomb'' before [[EarthShatteringKaboom exploding]].
* BreathWeapon: One of Crator's attacks is an icy breath that stuns Bomberman and freezes any bombs in its way.
* CollisionDamage: In Normal and Master modes, enemies kill you on contact. Averted in Battle Mode, where you can safely touch enemies.
* CombiningMecha: The Gattain Alpha and Beta, a pair of robotic enemies found in the last world, which fly and walk, respectively. If they encounter each other, they will combine into a pure Gattain, a strong robot with a short range attack that can destroy soft blocks, and takes two hits to destroy.
* {{Crossover}}: The multiplayer mode features characters from other Hudson games, namely VideoGame/{{Bonk}}, [[VideoGame/AdventureIsland Master Higgins]], VideoGame/{{Milon|s Secret Castle}}, and [[VideoGame/TengaiMakyou Manjimaru and his friends (plus Manto)]], and [[VideoGame/GalaxyFrauleinYuna Yuna Kagurazaka]], the latter two being is secret characters.
* CowboyEpisode: The third area, Gunman World / Wild West World.
* CyberNinja: Kougaiger / J Ninja, the second boss of Normal Game.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Double-tapping the bomb button in ''Bomberman 64'' or ''The Second Attack!'' does a stationary Bomb Kick. The very same action in ''Saturn Bomberman'' and some other 2D titles will Line Bomb instead, unless the player changes the control configuration.
* DragonTheirFeet: The last boss of Normal Game isn't Mujoe, but his NumberTwo [[MadScientist Dr. Mechado]].
* DubNameChange: The English translation had several odd ones that only lasted for this game: Dr. Ein is known as Dr. I, Mujoe is known as Mr. Meanie, and Core Mechas are known as Zarfs, among others.
* EliteMooks: While the Hige Hige Bandits from World 1 are TheGoomba, those encountered in the following worlds are this:
** The ones you enocunter in Stage 2-6 either turn into a tree or a rock at random. If they turn into a rock, they can't be killed.
** The ones in Wild West World are either manning turrets that shot bombs (you can kill them and use the turret yourself), or drive a lizard-shaped vehicle that eat bombs. The latter also take two hits to kill.
** The ones in Dino World, the second portion, will bury themsleves under the snow if they see a bomb, and can't be killed if they're buried.
** The ones in the last world ride a MiniMecha that shoots missiles, take two hits to destroy, and once they do they drop the pilot, a normal Bandit.
* EvolutionaryLevels: The dinosaurs have three levels, though based on life stages (baby, teen, adult). The more grown up they are, the better their ability is. To make them grow, you either have to gather points until a meter is completely full (Normal Mode) or gather more eggs (Battle Mode).
* GangplankGalleon: Stage 1-5 takes place aboard a pirate ship.
* GiantFlyer: Egg Birdon, the fourth boss of Normal Game.
* TheGoomba: Almost every world has a kind of enemy without any kind of special ability, that does nothing but randomly walk around at a slow pace, and is killed in one hit.
* HumongousMecha: Mujoe jumps in a giant robot before his boss fight.
* LoadBearingBoss: Once you beat Dr. Mechado, his airship will blow up for no apparent reason (thankfully, you'll be evacuated from it before it does).
* LongRunner: The online mode in North America is powered by [=NetLink=], which enables players to dial each other directly. Because of this, the online mode is still available to this day, long after games such as ''VideoGame/BombermanOnline'' have shut down their servers.
* MindControlDevice: The monster controller used on Crator. [[spoiler: While you eventually do fight Crator, it's ''before'' it was mind controlled by Mr. Meanie]].
* MinecartMadness: Some of the later levels in the Wild West World have minecarts you can ride to quickly travel from one point of the level to another. They can also destroy soft blocks and enemies (even those that require two hits to kill), though you won't get points for killing them this way.
* MiniBoss: The [[WhenTreesAttack evil tree]] of Stage 4-3.
* MissionControl: Dr. Ein. He will send you the Time Machine after defeating a boss and acquiring its crystal, before telling you what era you need to go next.
* MookMaker:
** The aforementioned [[MiniBoss evil tree of Stage 4-3]], which will spawn enemies that look like orange pears with legs and one eye.
** The [[spoiler: first]] boss of Dino World, Egg Birdon, will sometimes lay a bunch of eggs, hatching into two possible types of chicks: small, purple ones that do nothing but walk around, and larger, green ones that have a ''[[BreathWeapon fire breath]]''.
** A blue orb... thingy that appears in some stages in Master Mode will spawn more enemies unless destroyed.
* OfferVoidInNebraska: Online play was available in Japan through SEGASATURN NETWORKS and in North America through [=NetLink=]. No Saturn modems were released in PAL territories.
* OhCrap:
** Even if they don't audibly cry out in despair, characters in multiplayer have special OhCrap animations.
--> '''Dr. Ein''': What?" It... It's Crator! Why is he in this era? If his magic power isn't sealed, it could be infinite! Run away Bomberman!
** Everybody's reaction (save the dino) to the giant bomb going into the volcano in the intro cinematic.
* PlotCoupon: The four magic crystals that sealed Crator.
* PoisonMushroom:
** The skull in Battle Game will inflict a random disease, either dropping your bomb power to 1, making you super slow, or have your controls inverted. The devil does this to ''everybody''.
** The sandal makes your character permanently slower, acting as a reverse-rollerskate.
* PowerUpMount: The Tyra dinosaurs. They come in five colors, each of them with a different ability:
** Blue: Kicks bombs above blocks.
** Yellow: Roars, stunning the enemies for a few seconds.
** Green: SuperSpeed.
** Pink: Jumps above blocks.
** Purple: Emits sound waves that make bombs explode, and reveals if blocks have items inside or not.
* PuzzleBoss: Rodeon, the third boss of Normal Game. It can only be damaged by firing cannons via bomb blasts.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Dinosaurs in their baby stage are extremely cute, with their round, chubby bodies, beady black eyes and wide smiles.
** The aforementioned dinosaurs.
** [[WaddlingHead Kepo]], Dr. Ein's bunny-like furry robot that hangs around Bomberman's ship.
* RockMonster: Crator, the fifth boss of Normal Game.
* RushmoreRefacement:
** In the background of the Rodeon battle, you can see Mount Rushmore with the faces of Mujoe and his gang go by.
** During the game's ending, it's back to normal... except that Bomberman's face is also up there.
** In Battle Game, there is a Mount Rushmore pastiche with several Bomberman faces.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: The second half of the Dino World takes place on an icy mountain. As expected, there are numerous ice-themed enemies (and oddly enough, a ''fire''-themed one).
* SpinAttack:
** The Sword Sharks from stage 1-5 will do this if you get close to them.
** One of Crator's attacks involve spinning and move around the battleground at fast speed, bouncing against the walls. He will become dizzy after a while.
* SuperTitle64Advance: Also the only Sega Saturn game to implement the console's complete name in its title rather with an "S".
* UniqueEnemy: Some enemies only appear on a single stage in the entire game:
** Sword Sharks only appear in 1-5.
** B-Class Hige Hige Bandits only appear in 2-6.
** Karakaras (japanese doll-like enemies) only appear in 2-7.
** Shuririns (shuriken-like enemies) only appear in 2-8.
** Chororons (frog-like enemies dressed as flowers) only appear in 4-2.
* WeOnlyHaveOneChance: Dr. Ein thinks so when you're about to face [[spoiler: Crator]].
-->'''Dr. Ein''': Look! The crystals are weakening his power! This is your only chance to defeat him!
* {{Wutai}}: The second area, Mage Mage World / Samurai World. Though most of the enemies are insects.
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