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Most people reading this are familiar with the hectic fun that the Bomberman franchise represents. Retrogaming fans may also remember the Konami franchise as being one of the earliest, post Nintendo NES, cross platform games. Bomberman is one of the few games to appear on all three major platforms during the 16-bit days, being a […]
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Super Bomberman R and Microtransactions?
March 9th, 2017 
Dash The Bomber Bombs, explosions, and all sorts of power-ups are staples of the Bomberman series! Recently released as a launch title on the Nintendo Switch, Super Bomberman R (SBR) has been received with average to positive reviews. The game has both been criticized and praised for the familiarity, traditionalist, and nostalgic feelings brought about by Super Bomberman […]
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BRAWL Takes Bomberman to a Hell that Jigsaw Would Feel Right at Home in
August 13th, 2015 Carl Williams What happens when you take a classic idea like Bomberman and add in a bit of mature content such as blood, guts and other hellish trappings? You get BRAWL, available on PC, Linux and Mac. Why is BRAWL unique? I mean, I just covered a fan port of Bomberman coming to the Colecovision yesterday, why […]
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Bomberman Coming to the Colecovision via Homebrew Developers
August 12th, 2015 Carl Williams Bomberman was one of the few cross platform games of the 16-Bit generation that was also a great party game. You could grab a few friends, depending on the platform it was played on it could be more than 8, and you knew that you were going to have one hell of a night. Now […]
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New Game: Bomberman Homage MegaBlasters- Escape from the Castle in the Clouds Released, 20 Years After First Title
February 4th, 2015 CPC4EVA Most gamers wouldn’t be able to recall Odiesoft’s mega hit game MegaBlasters released on the Amstrad CPC some 20 Years ago. A Bomberman styled clone, it received critical acclaim from gamers and the gaming industry alike. Amstrad Action issue 111, gave it a massive overall score of 94%. Now 20 years on, the guys at […]
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Super Bomberman 2 Lets You Blow Up Your Friends – December 12th, 1994 – Today in Video Game History
December 11th, 2014 Carl Williams Super Bomberman 2 for the Super Nintendo proved a few things. There simply are not enough two, or more, player games available on retro platforms. Sure, today gamers have online multiplayer everything from racing to shooters to role playing games. Retro gaming fans have had to resort to actually getting in the same room with […]
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Final Fantasy IV Advance Brings WonderSwan Title to Game Boy Advance – December 12th, 2005 – Today in Video Game History
December 11th, 2020 Carl Williams Final Fantasy IV Advance may seem like a weird name for a Final Fantasy entry, but it is not. The reason it is titled as such is because this is a port of the Bandai WonderSwan Color version of the game. Think of it as Square Enix and Nintendo pulling a WWE move by changing […]
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Konami Unveils New Details on PC Engine Core Grafx Mini
July 21st, 2019 Carl Williams Konami Digital Entertainment has revealed in recent days more details about the PC Engine Core Grafx mini console, a product that we would be ready to bet maybe with bonusnewjersey.com, is already on the wish list of many of our readers. The compact version of the classic 1987 console will have a total selection of […]
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Could Konami Unveil Turbo Grafx-16 Compilation at E3 2018?
April 30th, 2018 Carl Williams Considering E3 2018 is just around the corner it is time to start the speculating. Thanks to the exhibitor details for Konami being made available, we have one juicy detail to focus on. A compilations release is mentioned for PlayStation 3, 4, PS4 Pro, Nintendo Switch, Android, iPhone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One X. […]
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Top 10 TurboGrafx-16 Hu-Card Games, Plus 5 Honorable Mentions
February 18th, 2018 Carl Williams The TurboGrafx-16 is one of those consoles that people either love or love to hate. There is no middle ground. For NEC’s first, and only, foray into console gaming in North America it was quite a polarizing console. Technically going head to head with the Sega Genesis but falling in between Sega’s newest console and […]
