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Game title

Bomberman

Japan 1985-12-19 / puzzle video game /Hudson Soft

About this game title

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Japanese title
Bomberman
Japan release date
1985-12-19
North America release date
1989-01
Europe release date
Not released, or unknown
Publisher
Hudson Soft
Developer
Hudson Soft
Genre
puzzle video game
Formats
FC / FDS / NES
Launch price
4,900 yen
Copies sold
1,000,000 copies
Famitsu score
Unknown
Players
1 players
Officially playable today
Not confirmed

Products sold (2)

Even for the same game title, packs, bundles and budget re-releases count as separate products. Only those listed in the public record (Media Arts Database) are shown.

Bomberman
Model no. HFC-BM / 4,900 yen / 1985-12-19
Bomberman
485 yen / 1990-04-24

More details

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Series
Bomberman
Music
Jun Chikuma
programming
Shin'ichi Nakamoto
Medium
ROM cartridge
North America age rating
E

Where it stands today

How much this title is read and edited today. Wikipedia page views and edit history, counted on 2026-8-30.

Readers of the Japanese article
about 1,120 views per month
Edits in the past 1 year
19 times
Last edited
2026-07-08

Current records (4 of 4)

The fastest completions of this title, as of 2026-8-30, and still being updated (the newest record is from 2026-01-13). These records are the work of the runners and authors. Their names and sources are given.

13 min 36 sec
31-50 / AiZ1Em / 2023-02-18
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15 min 51 sec
11-30 / AiZ1Em / 2025-01-29
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41 min 42 sec
All Stages / AiZ1Em / 2026-01-13
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1 h 1 min 38 sec
All Blocks / AiZ1Em / 2023-02-21
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What we still don't know

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Famitsu score

Titles released the same day (2)

Other titles released in Japan on 1985-12-19.

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Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art
Sources: Japanese and English Wikipedia, Wikidata
Sources: TASVideos (https://tasvideos.org/), speedrun.com (https://www.speedrun.com/)