Super Bomberman

Bomberman makes the jump to the SNES. There were no survivors.

Sound Test


A sound test can be accessed by pressing R on Controller 5 at the title screen, which in turn requires a Multitap. Alternately, use Pro Action Replay code.

Debug Menu
Various debug options and text. This all maps to the unused font below. Text starts at in the ROM.

Multitap
Development text for the SNES Multitap is located in the ROM.

Unused Font


A font that is always loaded in VRAM, but never used.

Title Screen
Copyright information was updated and a trademark symbol added. The font is more colorful in the international versions, with a yellow streak in the center of the letters. The cursor palette was also changed.

Prologue


The Japanese version has a short introductory cutscene that plays before the other demos. Despite having no dialogue to be translated or objectionable content, it was disabled from international builds of the game. Cutscenes do exist in the international versions, however and can be accessed by using Pro Action Replay code. Pressing the X Button during this sequence will allow players to start the game with nine lives.

Normal Game
Moguchan, an enemy from Stage 3, lost its mouth and had its color scheme changed from brown and red to green and purple. This was probably done because the original design could be interpreted as a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans.

The color palettes of Bombermen that appear after clearing Stage 3 and on the world map during the ending differ between regions. Notice that the highlights on the Japanese Bombermen look messed up, meaning these palettes could be remnants from earlier Bomberman graphics, left in by mistake.

Similarly, all eight of the Mecha Bombers received palette changes for the American and European versions. The first four now have colors identical to the four playable Bombermen.

Battle Mode
The Bombermen in the victory screen of Battle Mode had their colors altered in the international version. This makes their appearance consistent with the rest of the game. However, a mistake was made in the change, and as a result the shading on Black Bomberman's head is now messed up.

The draw screen is also different between regions. In the Japanese version, the DRAW text is stationary and the four Bombermen fall onto the screen separately. In the international versions, each letter of the word DRAW falls onto the screen separately, and no Bombermen appear at all.