Saturn Bomberman (1996)

Hudson Soft

Sega Saturn

4.21 from 38 ratings

110 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 34 backlogged · 32 wish listed

How long? Main story 3h · with extras 6h · 100% 5h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

Saturn Bomberman is an action game by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn. The twelfth installment in the Bomberman series, it was first released in Japan on July 19, 1996, in Europe in May 1, 1997, and in North America in September 4, 1997. It is best known for its multiplayer functionality for up to ten players using multitaps. It … Read more
Saturn Bomberman is an action game by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn. The twelfth installment in the Bomberman series, it was first released in Japan on July 19, 1996, in Europe in May 1, 1997, and in North America in September 4, 1997. It is best known for its multiplayer functionality for up to ten players using multitaps. It received praise for its gameplay and multiplayer, but criticism for not advancing the Bomberman series enough. Saturn Bomberman can also connect to the Sega Saturn NetLink internet system, allowing two people from opposite ends of the earth to battle it out. Read less
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Details

Developers
Hudson Soft
Publishers
Hudson Soft, Sega
Genres
Puzzle
Themes
Action
Franchises
Bomberman
Series
Bomberman

Release dates

  • Jul 19, 1996 (Japan) Sega Saturn
  • May 01, 1997 (Europe) Sega Saturn
  • Sep 04, 1997 (North_America) Sega Saturn
  • 1997 (Australia) Sega Saturn
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Rating distribution

5 stars
17
4 stars
13
3 stars
6
2 stars
1
1 star
0
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Community All Reviews Statuses

danksocks

Status danksocks Mar 19, 2026

What a treat! I haven't played much Bomberman outside of Bomberman 64 and Bomberman Hero, which are both great in their own way. I've heard this is the best of the classic style and it shows.

Capt.ACAB

Status Capt.ACAB Nov 25, 2023

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Not gonna leave a review because I didn't play any multiplayer which seems to be main appeal of this but I played through the single player (story and the tower) and it a quite fun! I like that the story mode saves your progress so you don't have to play through the whole thing when you lose. I didn't like …

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Not gonna leave a review because I didn't play any multiplayer which seems to be main appeal of this but I played through the single player (story and the tower) and it a quite fun! I like that the story mode saves your progress so you don't have to play through the whole thing when you lose. I didn't like that I had to go back and grind easier levels to get powerups after a game over in the later parts of the game tho.

This was my first classic Bomberman and i liked it. Some of the music was kinda goofy but the graphics are great.

3/5

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