The game went on to become hugely influential as an early party game that featured fun anime-styled graphics. The game was originally developed by Hudson Soft a Japanese game developer. Most games that featured local multiple at the time were only for 2 players despite the console having 4 ports. Bomberman was popular as an early four-player game for the first Nintendo console. The first game was released in 1985 for the NES game console. These skills make finishing off the last opponents easier.

Powerups give the player bigger explosions and faster movement. Once a block is destroyed, a powerup may sometimes be found where the destroyable block once was. Also, there are destroyable blocks and persistent blocks. The game levels are comprised of open spaces to walk around a corner, safe from explosions. Bomberman is an arcade game with local multiplayer and single-player game modes.