Third and final Bomberman GB on the classic Game Boy. Expanded character roster, refined mechanics, new bosses. The formula tires a little, and the Game Boy's tech ceiling starts to show by 1996. Still a decent Bomberman, but GB 2 is probably the branch's best.
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Action1 player3+
Description
Third and final original Game Boy Bomberman entry with gameplay innovations and an expanded character roster. Published by Hudson Soft, released in Japan in 1996. Improved and new bomb types, varied enemies, new bosses, and the series' wired multiplayer mode.
Bomberman GB 3 review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Third lap and the same thrill every time: feeling a bomb's countdown while hunting for the exit keeps you on edge without let-up. New themes and trickier showdowns enrich the formula without weighing it down. Direct, clever and fiercely replayable, it extends the joy of the bomb duel.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Blowing up obstacles, clearing a path and slowly swelling your power makes for a modest loop you string together without noticing. Each short level promises a new layout, and the versus mode revives it all among friends. Repetition lurks over the long haul, but the joy of optimizing your blasts keeps a stubborn charm in brief sessions.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Bomberman GB 3, the third and last entry in the series on the original Game Boy, exclusive to Japan and Super Game Boy compatible. Closing Bomberman's monochrome portable line with its final novelties, it stands as a sought full stop. Its desirability lies in that series-conclusion status, its Japanese exclusivity and the relative scarcity of last entries, often pressed in smaller numbers than their elders.
