Bomberman 64 (1997 video game)
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North American Nintendo 64 cover art
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| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft |
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| Director(s) | Hitoshi Okuno |
| Producer(s) | Shinichi Nakamoto Hidetoshi Endo |
| Designer(s) | Kōji Innami |
| Composer(s) | Akifumi Tada |
| Series | Bomberman |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64 |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| GameRankings | 69% |
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| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | 4.6/10 |
| IGN | 7.6/10 |
Bomberman 64, known in Japan as Baku Bomberman (爆ボンバーマン Baku Bonbāman, "Explosive Bomberman"), is a video game developed by Hudson Soft, published by Hudson Soft in Japan and published by Nintendo in North America and Europe for the Nintendo 64. The game was released in Europe on November 27, 1997 and released in North America three days later. While the game never saw a release on the Wii's Virtual Console service, it was eventually released on the Wii U's Virtual Console service in both Europe and North America in March 2017 followed by Japan in July 2017.
Bomberman 64 is the first 3D game within the Bomberman series. It implements a different single-player mode by incorporating action-adventure and platforming stages, instead of arenas in which enemies or other elements must be destroyed. The game has spawned two sequels on the Nintendo 64: Bomberman Hero (1998) and Bomberman 64: The Second Attack (2000).
In the game's opening sequence, a peaceful-looking planet with gardens, rivers, and residential buildings abound is shown. Seconds later, the space pirate, Artemis, drops from the sky with a band of soldiers and orders them to raid the planet. Meanwhile, Altair (the leader of the space pirates), watches from the Black Fortress, using his coveted weapon, the Omni Cube, to completely drain the planet's energy, condemning it to a zombie-like state.
Artemis returns to the Black Fortress to meet up with her partners, fellow pirates Orion and Regulus and her superior, Altair. Together, they set their sights on their next target: Planet Bomber, home of the protagonist, Bomberman. They maneuver their fortress into the atmosphere of Planet Bomber.
Bomberman, from atop a cliff, observes the Black Fortress' descent. Not much later, the Fortress begins to open fire on the people of Planet Bomber, firing destructive energy rays into populated areas.
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