Bomberman 64 (US/Europe)

Bomberman 64
Also known as: Baku Bomberman (JP) Developer: Hudson Soft Publishers: Hudson Soft (JP), Nintendo (US/EU) Platform: Nintendo 64 Released in JP: September 26, 1997 Released in US: December 1, 1997 Released in EU: November 27, 1997 This game has unused areas. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused music. This game has regional differences.

Does whatever a bomber can.

Unused Music

This track can only be heard in the sound test. It's used as filler for unused track IDs.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Levels

Three unused levels exist in the game. The following GameShark code will allow you to enter them:

Hold L+A when entering a map to appear in one of the test maps of your choice.

Version	GameShark code
USA	D1027064 8020 812AC5D6 00?? D1027064 8020 812AC5DE 00??
Japan	D1027044 8020 812AB806 00?? D1027044 8020 812AB80E 00??
Europe	D1027064 8020 802AC5C7 00?? D1027064 8020 802AC5CF 00??

Replace the "??" with values from below (place the same ID number you want in both slots):

14 Test Map 1
15 Test Map 2
17 Test Map 3

Test Map 1

Test Map 1 has an assortment of platforms, boxes and enemies.

Test Map 2

Test Map 2 seems to be a camera test map.

Test Map 3

Test map 3 has some glowing textures in it.

(Source: Punk7890)

Unused Graphics

This early logo graphic was found in the US version of the game. It is too big to be used on the N64.

(Source: ac67,Coockie1173)

Development Text

A few game-specific strings are left in the ROM.

*** MAP INFORMATION ***

Offset:%d,%d,%d
Layer :%d
Size  :%d x %d
  (%d):%d x %d
Layer Unit
  [%d]:%d' 

map0 : Mapchange happened!

EEPROM : SAVE DATA REVISION ERROR. PLEASE FORMAT EEPROM. REVISION=%d

(Bombersource 64: Original TCRF research)

Leftover Path

To do: Might replace these with native resolution images later.

An unused piece of collision and geometry left over from an earlier point in development can be found in Red Mountain 3. It may have been intended to be another cave section.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japanese	North America	Europe

• The Japanese title screen contains copyright info (the International version has its own copyright screen). "PUSH START" also became "PRESS START".
• A "64" was lazily slapped onto the International title screen (despite the box art having its own logo). As a result, the title screen now says "Baku Bomberman 64" (Explosive Bomberman 64). The International version also adds a trademark.
• The screen image in the European version was enclosed in thicker frames than in the other regions.

World Names

Two of the world names were spruced up for the localization.

Baku Bomberman(JP)	Translation	Bomberman 64(US/EU)
ホワイトアイス	White Ice	White Glacier
ブラックシティ	Black City	Black Fortress

Story/Adventure Mode Stage Names

The original Japanese stage names were hints for that respective stage. The International version ditched these for more interesting names.

Baku Bomberman(JP)	Translation	Bomberman 64(US/EU)
まもられた　あかいほうせき	Protected Red Jewel	Untouchable Treasure
シリウスの　ちょうせん	Sirius's Challenge	Friend or Foe?
ほうせきと　イタズラこぞう	*Jewel and A Thief	To Have or Have Not
つばさもつ　ばんにん	Winged Guardian	Winged Guardian
さがせ！　てつのはしのスイッチ	Find the Metal Bridge's Switch!	Switches and Bridges
ＶＳ　カペラ	VS Capella	VS Artemis
ためボムで　おせおせ　すいろ！	Push the Waterway using a Big Bomb!	Pump it Up!
ちかすいろの　ぬし	Boss of the Waterway	Sewer Savage
かざんだんの　あらしを　ぬけて	Through the Volcanic Bomb Storm	Hot on the Trail
ＶＳ　ハウト	VS Haut	VS Orion
ボムでくずせる　４つのはしら	Destroy 4 Pillars With a Bomb	On the Right Track
ハウト　リベンジ	Haut's Revenge	Hot Avenger
ふぶきに　まけず	Don't Get Defeated by the Snowstorm	Blizzard Peaks
ＶＳ　レグルス	VS Regulus	VS Regulus
ツルツルすべる　こおりのゆか	Slippy Slip Iced Floor	Shiny Slippy Icy Floor
シャイニング　モンスター	Shining Monster	Cold Killers
しょうめんとっぱ	Frontal Breakthrough	Go for Broke
キリングタイム	Killing Time	High-Tech Harvester
アルタイル　タワー	Altair Tower	Trap Tower
ＶＳ　アルタイル	VS Altair	VS Altair
そらの　かなたで	Beyond the Sky	Beyond the Clouds...
ひきょおもの！	Cowards!	Spellmaker
てんくうの　しろのなか	In the Sky Castle	Doom Castle
ファイナル　バトル！	Final Battle!	Final Battle!

• A more literal translation would be "Jewel and Bad Boy" but "Jewel and A Thief" sounds much more palatable in English and is more relevant to what happens in the stage itself.

Battle Stage Names

Nearly all of the stage names were redone.

Baku Bomberman (JP)	Translation	Bomberman 64 (US/EU)
さいしょのバトル	First Battle	Rock Garden
うえへ　したへ	Up to Down	Up and Down
ピラミッド	Pyramid	Pyramid
よくばり　はまれ	Filled with Greed	Greedy Trap
てんごく　じごく	Heaven and Hell	Top Rules
くさばのかげで	In the Grave	Field of Grass
みずのせせらぎ	Bubbly Water	In the Gutter
かいぞくせん	Pirate Ship	Sea Sick
ブリザードバトル	Blizzard Battle	Blizzard Battle
ツルツルガラス	Slip Glass	Lost at Sea

The Joker's Voice Clips

In the Japanese version, the boss of Rainbow Palace Stage 2 calls out the names of his attack cards. For some reason, this was removed from the English version despite redubbed voice clips existing in the game's data.

To do: Add voice clips, including the unused English versions (use N64 Sound Tool to rip them).

Target Times

The PAL (European) version runs at 83% speed due to the 50hz format. However, the battle and target timers were optimized. The target times are essentially the game's time attack mechanic meaning Hudson had to change them to make things fair for PAL players.

To do: Finish this; I (BigBakudan) haven't beaten the PAL version yet

Stage	NTSC	PAL
Green Garden 1	12000	14400
Green Garden 2	20000	24000
Green Garden 3	15000	18000
Green Garden 4	20000	24000
Blue Resort 1	13000	15600
Blue Resort 2	20000	24000
Blue Resort 3	12000	14400
Blue Resort 4	25000	30000
Red Mountain 1	14000	16800
Red Mountain 2	20000	24000
Red Mountain 3	15000	18000
Red Mountain 4	12000	14400