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Have you tried Saturn Bomberman? If not, I could see you liking that if you liked Bomberman 94's single player stage layouts. A lot of it also doesn't conform to the single-screen format, and there's even neat little "secrets" tucked into some of the areas. It also has a really varied multiplayer mode with lots of stage gimmicks, characters to select, and even the option to play against CPU opponents if you can't find 9 other players to fight against.

I own the Sega Genesis version of 94, and man, there's a lot of slowdown when a bunch of enemies and explosions are on screen at once in single-player... Is there slowdown in the 94 version? Also, when you mean Bomb Trigger, do you mean a detonator that sets off the bombs when you press a button? If so, then that's definitely in the Sega Genesis version. Interesting that it's not in the original game, if that's the case.

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Mega Bomberman was a direct port of this title, and there wasn't one iota of slowdown on the TB-16. The Genesis has a much faster CPU, and should have handled it very gracefully, so I'm guessing it was just a slow port. So far Super Bomberman and its sequel for the SNES both have notable slowdown, and poor optimization has got to be for blame. If the NES can do it - and it can, Bomberman 2 is a splendid title in all respect - it shouldn't be an issue for the 16 bit platforms.

I'll look into Saturn Bomberman. I'd like that and any version for the PSX, too. It's a real rabbit hole. Bomberman 64 is on my itinerary, though I know it's quite a departure from this gameplay style.

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Nice review, Hasty -- I'm gonna check this one out. Incidentally, I noticed you mentioned this review in the holdover topic, but I don't think that's what that topic is for. It's just for judges who missed out on a chance to win cuz they were too busy judging that week.

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Derp. I do seem to recall that now. Thanks. :)

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The Bomberman series always had a place in my heart.

Bomberman '94's similarity to the SNES version is very close in all the best ways.

This one introduced the animal riding to me.

It's not nice to lose by a dumb mistake and having to start again.

Thank God this one addresses that.

Thanks for reminding me of this game with this wonderful review.

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Thanks for reading. I'd much rather share a gem than spend my time griping about the weak points of a game. The Bomberman titles seem to vary in quality, but I'm actually pretty impressed with their overall consistency. A dedicated fan of the franchise isn't going to be thrown for a loop jumping between platforms, and that's a rare thing.

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