Atomic Punk retrospective: A Bomberman by any other name | Game Boy Works

Don't let the weird name fool you: This is totally a Bomberman game. In fact, it's one of the first Bomberman titles to have evolved the series beyond the basic maze action design, incorporating an adventure element, an economy, and a smartly balanced customizable power-up scheme. Weird that such an important entry in the long-running franchise would be hidden away behind an unrelated name… but that's the choppy localization history of Bomberman for ya.

[@mackerelphones]

I love Game Boy world. Something about the Game Boy is just fascinating to me.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

The naming seems to stem from an IREM-released arcade port of Bomberman, also from 1991. I guess Hudson felt that in this moment the arcade version's name had more cache than the NES version?

[@Poever]

Bummer, man

[@matthewlane518]

Eric and the floaters

[@yorkshireteafan]

This was called Dynablaster in Europe. There was also a Dynablaster arcade machine here (I remember playing one of them in an arcade in Weymouth in the early 90s, anyway), which had different stages, bosses, and was presumably a retitled version of yet another Bomberman game.

[@TopSpot123]

One of my local arcades (US) had an Atomic Punk arcade game. I wonder if it was the same as your Dynablaster?

[@ourlad1337]

TopSpot123 the Amiga version was also dynablaster.

[@gabrieleriva651]

I clearly remember a Bomberman arcade here in Europe in 92-93.

[@gabrieleriva651]

3:35 dammit Parish, put the bomb in the corner!!

[@JeremyParish]

The what in the which now?

[@JetstreamGW]

Nobody puts Bomby in the corner!

[@Seafoamgaming]

Yay for Game Boy World returning!

[@kabutops87]

Been patiently waiting for some new Game Boy World. Great episode as usual.

[@digamejh]

That bit about the various localization made my head hurt.

[@LizardDude]

THANK YOU! KID!

[@rowtow13]

This was my first exposure to Bomberman. And apparently I remember almost nothing about it.

[@Monkey_SK]

You learn something new every day. Bomber Boy on Game Boy.

[@YadonTheCat]

I quite like the box art, even though it has nothing to do with anything

[@kuroibuta]

I often see this in Japan, CIB, mint condition, for really cheap.

[@erika_fuzzbottom]

SOMEONE SET US UP THE--- oh, you made that joke, already.

[@erika_fuzzbottom]

Also, it is weird to think that Bomberman was once not a popular franchise here.

[@DayAntilles]

I really enjoyed this game.

[@kalythgaming]

Am I wrong or the game was also called DynaBlaster here in Europe?

[@JeremyParish]

It was called Dynablaster in Europe.

[@sneakyskunk1]

Dark Age of Konami? I think I just found the name of my nerdcore/ska fusion band.

[@tango9601]

LOST A KID !

[@somedude2748]

Was expecting Misato to give a peek into the next episode at the end

[@jamesmoss3424]

I will play atomic punk. 😀👍🎮

[@SHSZ1989]

Kid: Can I have Bomberman?
Parent: We have Bomberman at home.
Bomberman at home:

[@CarozQH]

I already know what'S coming up next... One of my least favorite Game Boy games ever, and one of the worst things Konami released in their 8-Bit days... Oh dear.

[@delldell21]

Van Halen isn't punk you silly goose. Its hard rock.

[@JeremyParish]

nope noperson Their song is called Atomic Punk, duder.

[@delldell21]

Oooooh right, my bad. 😅

[@Poever]

This early an upload in the day? Pinch me!

[@audieorlandolilybassoff4069]

Jeremy, I love you, but not everything has to be related to prog rock.