Atomic Bomberman

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Atomic Bomberman
North American box cover art
Developer(s) Interplay
Publisher(s) Interplay
Designer(s) Jeremy Airey, Kurt W. Dekker
Release date(s) United States 1996
Genre(s) Arcade game
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer (10 players)
Rating(s) ESRB: Kids to Adults
Platform(s) Windows
Media CD-ROM
System requirements Windows 95/98, DirectX 3.0, Intel Pentium 90 or 100% compatible, 16MB RAM, 40MB free hard disk space, 2x CD-ROM drive, SVGA video card
Input Keyboard, Control pad

Atomic Bomberman is a game by Interplay for the PC that was released in 1996. It was the first original Bomberman game to be developed for Windows, and the second game made for the PC, following 1992's Dyna Blaster.

The game is relatively unique in the Bomberman series, as it was officially licensed from Hudson Soft and developed by an American team, while most titles in the series were developed in Japan. It has a different look and feel compared to other Bomberman titles as a result (despite basic gameplay being unchanged), using pre-rendered 3D characters and backgrounds as opposed to hand-drawn animated sprites, techno-inspired background music and the extensive use of voice samples during gameplay. The voice clips are by well-known voice actors Charles Adler and Billy West.

It is probably the first Bomberman title to have enabled network play over IPX network. Up to 10 human or AI players can play simultaneously over the network or on the same machine.

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