Part Bomberman port, and partially a new play on the Bomberman concept. The story mode does a decent job of trying to spin up something new with the basic gameplay.
This game stinks and I don't care about it, it pisses me off and I hate it. Though you can play NES Bomberman in this game so it's alright.
That's right, I dropped my first Bomberman game I just couldn't care enough, maybe someday I'll come back to that one but the Game Mode A which is pretty much an original game mode I think stinks because it's like some sort of Bomberman RPG with money and you need to buy upgrade but holy fuck I don't care!
It's a decent idea to change things up but the gameplay is still Bomberman on the Gameboy so even if you add new gimmicks it's still a terrible way to play this game.
I really hate how the screen is really zoomed in and the maps are huge making it more like a frustrating never ending maze.
Game Mode B lets you play the original NES Bomberman which is a fine bonus and we can also play some VS link cable matches which was not a thing in Bomberman GB 1/Wario's Blast so that's kinda cool.
That's right, I dropped my first Bomberman game I just couldn't care enough, maybe someday I'll come back to that one but the Game Mode A which is pretty much an original game mode I think stinks because it's like some sort of Bomberman RPG with money and you need to buy upgrade but holy fuck I don't care!
It's a decent idea to change things up but the gameplay is still Bomberman on the Gameboy so even if you add new gimmicks it's still a terrible way to play this game.
I really hate how the screen is really zoomed in and the maps are huge making it more like a frustrating never ending maze.
Game Mode B lets you play the original NES Bomberman which is a fine bonus and we can also play some VS link cable matches which was not a thing in Bomberman GB 1/Wario's Blast so that's kinda cool.
For the first Bomberman game to evolve beyond the maze formula into something adventure-esque, it's pretty fun. The worlds, minus the second to last one, are pretty well designed and not all too difficult with the right arsenal. It's basic, but still a decently fun time.
Also it comes with the original NES game as a side mode, neat.
Also it comes with the original NES game as a side mode, neat.
Despite the title and weird box art, this is really just Bomber Boy (part of the Bomberman series). Becomes blatantly obvious once you start up the game and see that the character you control is just Bomberman. Even more so is that game B is literally just a downsized port of NES Bomberman.
Despite what I said, it has a few differences than the usual Bomberman fair in Game A. For one, you can select from a limited number of power ups you start with to power yourself up to have those upgrades from the start of that stage (the usual bomb ups, fire ups, speed ups, etc). Because of that, you can't find upgrades by just randomly bombing blocks. That also means that the game has a shop so you can rebuy most of the upgrades. One other difference it has from the usual Bomberman games is the game lets you pick which area you want to do first. Rather than starting at a fixed point in the game.
Worth a look if you're a fan of the Bomberman series. Especially since this title easily goes under everyone's radar cause it doesn't look like anything anyone is familiar with. Not to mention its on Game Boy. Which unfortunately makes it even more obscure.
Despite what I said, it has a few differences than the usual Bomberman fair in Game A. For one, you can select from a limited number of power ups you start with to power yourself up to have those upgrades from the start of that stage (the usual bomb ups, fire ups, speed ups, etc). Because of that, you can't find upgrades by just randomly bombing blocks. That also means that the game has a shop so you can rebuy most of the upgrades. One other difference it has from the usual Bomberman games is the game lets you pick which area you want to do first. Rather than starting at a fixed point in the game.
Worth a look if you're a fan of the Bomberman series. Especially since this title easily goes under everyone's radar cause it doesn't look like anything anyone is familiar with. Not to mention its on Game Boy. Which unfortunately makes it even more obscure.