Bomber Man is the arcade version of the classic explosives-and-mazes game created by Hudson Soft, developed by Irem under license in 1991. It keeps the formula that made the franchise popular on Japanese home computers in the 80s: placing bombs to destroy blocks and rivals in an enclosed maze, with power-ups that speed up the pace of each match. It's a little-known chapter in Bomberman's history, predating the series' consolidation on consoles under Hudson's and, later, Konami's orbit: a curiosity for anyone closely following the franchise's full genealogy.

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