Bomberman '93 Special Version

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Bomberman '93 Special Version
System(s): PC Engine
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Developer: Hudson Soft
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-5
Release Date RRP Code JP 1992 COMPcomp

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Bomberman '93 Special Version (ボンバーマン'93 スペシャルバージョン) is a limited edition release of Bomberman '93 for the PC Engine seemingly for demonstration purposes. Similar to Bomberman Users Battle, approximately only 1,000 copies of the game were produced, of which were presumably used in demo kiosks, and some were distributed at tournaments hosted by Hudson Soft.

Gameplay

Bomberman '93 Special Version features only the multiplayer Battle mode from Bomberman '93. The goal is to defeat the other players with bombs (all players start each round with one bomb and a two-tile blast radius) and be the last player standing, winning a set number of victories to win the match. This game has no support for computer-controlled players, thus a PC Engine Senyou Multi Tap is required to play, however unlike Users Battle the game does not detect the lack of a Multi Tap.

Being a demo, there are differences from the final game in that some graphics are different, and the entire soundtrack is reused from the 1990 Bomberman game. The walls closing in during the final minute of a round has yet to be implemented at this point.

Items

	Multibomb
	Increases the number of bombs Bomberman can place by one, up to a maximum of 10.
	Fire Power
	Increases the blast radius of bombs by one tile, up to a maximum of 5.
	Bomb Kick
	Allows Bomberman to kick bombs. Kicked bombs will continue moving until they hit an object or the player presses Ⅱ.
	Line Bomb
	Allows Bomberman to place all the bombs he has in a line in the direction he is facing by pressing Ⅰ twice.
	Skull
	Infects a player with a random ailment, which can be passed on to other players by contact and will wear off after a while. The possible ailments are: Sluggish movement speed. Uncontrollably fast movement speed. Reverses the player's movements with the D-Pad. Bombs cannot be placed. Bombs are uncontrollably placed every step. Blast radius is reduced to one tile. Bombs have short fuses. Bombs have long fuses. The player will keep moving forward and cannot stop. The player instantaneously swaps places with another player.

Stages

	Toy State
	This stage features Spinning Gates.
	Simple Map
	This stage does not feature any gimmicks.
	Desert
	This stage features Warp Holes that travel top to bottom, right to left.
	Neon Street
	This stage features Spinning Gates, and Warp Holes that travel clockwise.
	Colosseum
	This stage features No-Bomb Tiles.
	Space
	This stage features Conveyor Belts that will move players and bombs anti-clockwise, and Warp Holes that travel clockwise.
	Great Sky
	This stage features Spinning Gates and Revive Blocks.
	Arena
	This stage features Conveyor Belts that will move players and bombs clockwise.

Magazine articles

Main article: Bomberman '93 Special Version/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PC Engine, JP
Card

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
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