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.

To do: Looks like there is a deleted path in one of the levels.

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 unused logo graphic was found in the US version of the game. It is too big to be used on the N64, so it is unknown what this was used for.

(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)

Regional Differences

World Names

Some of the world names were changed.

Baku Bomberman(JP)	Translation	Bomberman 64(US/EU)
グリーンガーデン	Green Garden	Green Garden
ブルーリゾート	Blue Resort	Blue Resort
レッドマウンテン	Red Mountain	Red Mountain
ホワイトアイス	White Ice	White Glacier
ブラックシティ	Black City	Black Fortress
レインボーパレス	Rainbow Palace	Rainbow Palace

Story/Adventure Mode Stage Names

The translators for Bomberman 64/Baku Bomberman took several liberties when it came to the stage 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 Bad Boy	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 Switch of Metal Bridge	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 Big Bomb!	Pump it Up!
ちかすいろの　ぬし	Boss of Under 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	Destroyable 4 Pillars by Bomb	On the Right Track
ハウト　リベンジ	Revenge Haut	Hot Avenger
ふぶきに　まけず	Don't Defeat with 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!

Battle Stage Names

Not even the Battle Stages were safe from the abject terror that is "Localization".

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	to 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	Bubbling of 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

Title Screen and Main Menu

Japanese	International

• 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". The International version also adds a trademark.

Note: The Japanese title translates to "Explosive Bomberman".