<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-developed	O
by	O
Westone	O
and	O
re-published	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
in	O
other	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
several	O
levels	O
of	O
mazes	B-Application
,	O
destroying	O
creatures	O
with	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
had	O
some	O
differences	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
fewer	O
options	O
in	O
multi-player	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
different	O
music	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Jammin	O
 '	O
Jungle	O
's	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
reused	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
entirely	O
different	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
outside	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
(	O
renamed	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	O
08	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
93	I-Application
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
instead	O
when	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
arrives	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
Spirit	O
Pictures	O
and	O
reassemble	O
Planet	O
Bomber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
and	O
Genesis	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
fifth	O
controller	O
port	O
,	O
Mega	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
only	O
supports	O
four	O
players	O
instead	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
modern	O
design	O
of	O
White	O
Bomberman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
Louies	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
introduced	O
several	O
recurring	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
female	O
and	O
child	O
Bombers	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
multiplayer	O
skins	O
)	O
,	O
red/green/blue	O
bombers	O
and	O
secondary	O
villains	O
,	O
possibly	O
originated	O
from	O
combining	O
a	O
"	O
normal	O
"	O
skin	O
with	O
corresponding	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
project	O
was	O
targeted	O
as	O
a	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
Factor	O
5	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
Hudson	O
to	O
develop	O
what	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
already	O
codenamed	O
as	O
Mega	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
job	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
they	O
reconsidered	O
the	O
task	O
and	O
licensed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
project	O
to	O
Westone	O
Co.	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
direct	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
game	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Tengai	O
Makyō	O
:	O
Deden	O
no	O
Den	O
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
game	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
RPG	O
franchise	O
Tengai	O
Makyō	O
and	O
only	O
one	O
arena	O
available	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
reviewers	O
were	O
divided	O
;	O
while	O
Ed	O
Semrad	O
and	O
Sushi-X	O
echoed	O
GamePro	O
in	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
levels	O
and	O
animal	O
powerups	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
strong	O
new	O
installment	O
of	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
Danyon	O
Carpenter	O
and	O
Al	O
Manuel	O
both	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
different	O
enough	O
from	O
the	O
Super	O
NES	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
worth	O
getting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
Ten	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Games	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
number	O
91	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
100	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
Extension	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
Best	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
/	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
