Bomberman/Hidden content
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Special select room
Play the single player game and get a high score of at least 300 points, then reset (HOLD RUN SELECT ). Without pressing any buttons, wait for the demo to play and let it play out fully. When the title screen reappears, hold ↓+Ⅰ+Ⅱ+ SELECT before the menu appears, then press RUN while keeping the other buttons held down. When the intro cutscene appears, press and hold RUN , and the screen above should appear[1].
This screen features a level select and a power-up toggle. Use ↑ and ↓ to select an option, Ⅰ to increment a value, and Ⅱ to decrement a value. To start the game, press RUN .
Sound test
Enter "BOMSOUND" as a password. The game will register it as an invalid password. Next, enter any valid password and the sound test will appear[1]. Press Ⅰ and Ⅱ to change the sound number, and press RUN to play the sound. To exit, reset the system.
Hidden items
Special bonus items that award points will appear in a random location on the map if the player meets certain conditions in any stage. Below are the hidden items and their respective requirements[2]:
| Item | Point value | Requirement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC Engine SuperGrafx | 39,800 | Defeat all enemies in the stage without destroying any Soft Blocks. | |
| PC Engine CoreGrafx | 24,800 | When the stage begins, don't move for 3 minutes. | |
| PC Engine Shuttle | 18,800 | Destroy all Soft Blocks without defeating any enemies. | |
| Dr. Mitsumori | 111,110 | The Soft Block containing the exit must be destroyed last. | |
| Lisa | 123,450 | Leave only one enemy alive, then stand on the exit and wait until the timer reads 3:33. | |
| Saxophone | 10,000,000 | Play through the game to the end of stage 8-7 without losing any lives. | |
Unused content
Art
| Art | Description |
|---|---|
| Black Bomberman skidding to a halt. This would be used in the Amiga and Atari ST versions to segue between his running and begging animations[3]. |
Audio
| Audio | Description |
|---|---|
| Sound ID 2D. A slower version of the Game Over theme that loops[3]. | |
| Sound ID 36. Later used as the boss music for Super Bomberman 3[3]. | |
| Sound ID 37. Later used as the final boss music for Super Bomberman 3[3]. | |
| Sound ID 38. A remix of the title screen music from Bomberman on the NES[3]. | |
| Sound ID 39. An alternate death theme[3]. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/bomb/pce-1/game.html#code (Wayback Machine: 2018-06-02 03:14)
- ↑ http://www.randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/bomb/pce-1/game.html#bonus (Wayback Machine: 2018-06-02 03:14)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 http://www.randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/bomb/pce-1/misc.html#unused (Wayback Machine: 2019-03-03 00:00)
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