Last year I started to finally try out some PC Engine games with the first being Bomberman. It was originally the only game I was gonna play at the time though that changed drastically. Despite that though I never played '93. I actually had some plans related to the next game so I wanted to get this one done early.
Bomberman '93 takes what the first game did and gives it some touch ups to the environments. There's still some big maps here like the last game. If you liked the first game you will be enjoying what's in offer here as it does a couple of things to also spice up the gameplay.
You'll travel through 7 planets with 8 stages each. The 8th stage is also where you fight the boss of each planet. You have to defeat every enemy and find the teleporter to the next level. You can grab powerups with the likes of more bombs, more firepower, kicking bombs, going through bombs, going through walls, speed up, invincibility, getting an extra hit, line bombs, freezing enemies and remote bombs. There's also a 1-up but it's rare and some bonus point fruit items. The level design isn't the most inventive as it won't really reach that peak of what makes Single Player Bomberman amazing but it's making some progress.
The game is actually not too challenging especially when you get fully powered up. Your biggest enemy by then will be yourself which sadly can be the case for idiots like myself. The bosses aren't too hard outside of the last two giving me issues but yeah they aren't too frustrating. You also have saves and a password system but be warned you only get 2 continues which I don't get why.
There is also your usual battle mode and its fun. You get to play up to 5 players and there's multiple maps. Sadly it's rather outdated compared to later games but for the time I'm sure it was fun. You can even link with two PC Engine GTs if you want that fun portable battle mode. Also shoutouts to the match where me and the CPU all had the fast curse and we ran around like maniacs, it gave me a good laugh.
The game graphically is an improvement from the first game but it's nothing mind blowing but gets the job done well. I like the effects like the steam on Planet Surf. I also like the big sprites you see for stuff like bosses. The music is also a delight though a lot of these songs are not unique to this game I think but still the spin they put on them are good.
Bomberman '93 is kind of an unfortunate game. It's good and it's got things I like about it but I doubt most people will give it a chance nowadays with many Bomberman games existing. There was a sequel that I will play for it soon. Unlike the next game and the previous game, this game wouldn't really get ports or similar releases on other consoles. So if you want some old fashioned Bomberman then this isn't a bad one to try out.
Bomberman '93 takes what the first game did and gives it some touch ups to the environments. There's still some big maps here like the last game. If you liked the first game you will be enjoying what's in offer here as it does a couple of things to also spice up the gameplay.
You'll travel through 7 planets with 8 stages each. The 8th stage is also where you fight the boss of each planet. You have to defeat every enemy and find the teleporter to the next level. You can grab powerups with the likes of more bombs, more firepower, kicking bombs, going through bombs, going through walls, speed up, invincibility, getting an extra hit, line bombs, freezing enemies and remote bombs. There's also a 1-up but it's rare and some bonus point fruit items. The level design isn't the most inventive as it won't really reach that peak of what makes Single Player Bomberman amazing but it's making some progress.
The game is actually not too challenging especially when you get fully powered up. Your biggest enemy by then will be yourself which sadly can be the case for idiots like myself. The bosses aren't too hard outside of the last two giving me issues but yeah they aren't too frustrating. You also have saves and a password system but be warned you only get 2 continues which I don't get why.
There is also your usual battle mode and its fun. You get to play up to 5 players and there's multiple maps. Sadly it's rather outdated compared to later games but for the time I'm sure it was fun. You can even link with two PC Engine GTs if you want that fun portable battle mode. Also shoutouts to the match where me and the CPU all had the fast curse and we ran around like maniacs, it gave me a good laugh.
The game graphically is an improvement from the first game but it's nothing mind blowing but gets the job done well. I like the effects like the steam on Planet Surf. I also like the big sprites you see for stuff like bosses. The music is also a delight though a lot of these songs are not unique to this game I think but still the spin they put on them are good.
Bomberman '93 is kind of an unfortunate game. It's good and it's got things I like about it but I doubt most people will give it a chance nowadays with many Bomberman games existing. There was a sequel that I will play for it soon. Unlike the next game and the previous game, this game wouldn't really get ports or similar releases on other consoles. So if you want some old fashioned Bomberman then this isn't a bad one to try out.