Wii Virtual Console: Bomberman ‘93 Review
Boasting 5 player Bomberman is unique to the TurboGrafx16, or at until it hit on the Wii’s Virtual console. First to use the power-up “kick”, this iteration of the series was one most players may have missed out of.
It has 48 single player stages with bosses at the end of each of the worlds. It has a 3-slot save system to track progress so you don’t have to repeat the stages when you have already beat them, but the real grab to this game is it’s multi-player capability.
It may not have microphone-induced explosions like its DS counterpart or 3d graphics like more recent console versions, but it does have a solid play control and enjoyability that most have come to expect from the series. It’s nothing new to the series, as it was originally released in 1992 (according to the Virtual Console page, though the copyright in-game states 1993), but it allows Wii owners to go on head-to-head-to-head-to-head-to-head explosive action for hours of senseless entertainment.
All in all, it seems to be worth the 600 Wii Points ($6), and I’m proud to say it gets a B (being a TurboGrafx16 game, it’s hard to love it..but being on a Nintendo system helps)