When did Bomberman '94 release?

Bomberman '94 was first released on December 10, 1993.

Bomberman '94

Dec 10, 1993StrategyTacticalPlayStation 3 Wii TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Wii U PlayStation Portable

Bomberman '94 — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Bomberman '94 on?: Bomberman '94 was released on PlayStation 3, Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Wii U, PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC Engine.
When did Bomberman '94 release?: Bomberman '94 was first released on December 10, 1993.

About Bomberman '94

BOMBERMAN has arrived to restore peace on the planet, which has been split into five parts by an evil hand! In addition to the nine members of the Bomber Family, the character ROOI shows up to lend a hand. Jump on the EGGS that appear from destroyed SOFT BLOCKS, and you can ride one of five types of ROOI. Each ROOI has different special abilitiesuse these well and youll ride to victory! Bombs that turn according to arrows and other new gimmicks have been added to BATTLE GAME, increased to ten stages. Tag-team matches are now possible, ensuring that this game will be a blast! Bomberman '94 is a video game from the Bomberman series which was developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine and released on December 10, 1993 in Japan. It was later re-developed by Westone and re-published by Sega as Mega Bomberman on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994 in other areas. The PC Engine Bomberman '94 was later released outside Japan through the Wii's Virtual Console and the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network. The game supports single-player and multi-player modes. In single player, the player navigates several levels of mazes, destroying creatures with bombs. In multi-player mode, players defeat each other with bombs. Bomberman '94 is the final HuCard title to be made and released by Hudson Soft, the original designers of the PC Engine console.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Wii U, PlayStation Portable, Legacy Mobile Device, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC Engine
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Konami
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction, Party
Series: Bomberman

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

88/100

from 20 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	$28	$87	—	Low

Also released on: PlayStation 3 · Wii · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · Wii U · PlayStation Portable · Legacy Mobile Device · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC Engine. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$28

Complete

$87

Sealed

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Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$14	$27	$101

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a week
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 2 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $10.45 in Oct 2008, $25 five years ago, and $28 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$12.73	—
Jan 2010	$10.05	—
Jan 2011	$12.50	—
Jan 2012	$9.99	—
Jan 2013	$14.47	—
Jan 2014	$13.99	$12.00
Jan 2015	$16.00	$35
Jan 2016	$15.99	$34
Jan 2017	$20	$55
Jan 2018	$19.00	$47
Jan 2019	$21	$43
Jan 2020	$21	$58
Jan 2021	$18.00	$53
Jan 2022	$30	$67
Jan 2023	$25	$77
Jan 2024	$22	$80
Jan 2025	$30	$89
Jan 2026	$30	$83
Oct 2026	$28	$87

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	February 1995	—	010086015737
Europe / PAL	23 November 1994	670-5821	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1995
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

The Genesis Bomberman for friends with a multitap, and a cheaper buy in Europe.

On the Genesis this is Mega Bomberman, a redevelopment by Westone of the PC Engine's Bomberman '94, published by Sega. It came out in Europe on 23 November 1994 and in North America in February 1995. Because the Genesis has no fifth controller port, it supports four players instead of five.

GamePro called it one of the best Bomberman games, praising the new levels, new enemies and animal powerups, and recommended it to any Genesis owner with three friends and a multitap.

How it was made

Hudson first asked Factor 5 to make a Genesis Bomberman, codenamed Mega Bomberman. Hudson liked the demo but reconsidered and instead licensed the project to Westone, makers of the Wonder Boy series, for a direct conversion of Bomberman '94 to be published by Sega.

What the press said at the time

“Rather than porting the rather dated Super NES game over lock, stock and barrel, Hudsonsoft have taken ideas from virtually every version of the game in existence, and created the ultimate Bomberman in the process.”
— Mean Machines Sega, November 1994

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Genesis game is a re-development of the PC Engine's Bomberman '94 by Westone, published by Sega in 1994.

It has fewer multiplayer options and some different music than the PC Engine original.

Because the Genesis lacks a fifth controller port, Mega Bomberman supports four players instead of five.

Also on other platforms

PC Engine

PC Engine. The PC Engine original was released in Japan on December 10, 1993, and reached other regions later through the Virtual Console and PlayStation Network.

Before you buy

Among US carts this sits above the median. The European cart usually costs much less than the US one, loose and complete. For four-player games, Sega Retro lists it as working with both Sega's Team Player and EA's 4 Way Play. Note that EA's 4 Way Play and Sega's first Team Player do not run each other's games, while Sega's later Team Player (MK-1647) runs both in its EXTRA mode. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.