Super Bomberman Collection is a party battle game compilation bringing together seven titles across twelve versions, spanning Japanese, US and European releases. The series follows Bomberman through escalating conflicts against power-hungry tyrants, revived villains and interdimensional invaders. Among the most notable inclusions are Super Bomberman 4 and 5, both previously unreleased outside Japan and now available with English localised versions for the first time.
The collection traces the arc of the franchise from its foundations to its Super Nintendo era peak. The original Bomberman, the commemorative work that laid the foundation for the series, challenges players to conquer all 50 stages. Bomberman II follows as the sequel that implemented versus play. From there the Super Bomberman entries build outward in scope. The first pits Bomberman against Carat Diamond, an evil power-hungry tyrant, and scientist Dr. Mook alongside their robot army. Super Bomberman 2 opens with Bomberman captured by the Bomber Quintet, a vicious group he must confront for the sake of Earth's peace. Super Bomberman 3 sees the evil Professor Bagura revive that same defeated Quintet and begin a march towards cosmic conquest. Super Bomberman 4 sends Bomberman hurtling through different eras by the Four Bomber Kings, while Super Bomberman 5 introduces Terrorin, a mysterious man calling himself the Emperor of another world who frees eight Vicious Bombers from prison to serve as his subordinates.
Beyond the campaigns themselves the collection adds a Boss Rush mode where players battle bosses from each game consecutively in a time attack. Support functions include save and load at any point during gameplay, a rewind function for retrying difficult moments and screen filtering to adjust resolution or apply visual settings. BOMB Radio lets players listen to original soundtracks from each title and build custom playlists, while the Gallery houses over 200 items of artwork and development materials.
Seven games spanning the full history of Bomberman, from single-screen mazes to interdimensional warfare, now sit in one package with the tools to make decades-old design feel immediate again.