<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
never	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
both	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
followed	O
by	O
Japan	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
game	O
within	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
more	O
Bomberman	B-Application
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
:	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
64	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Bomberman	B-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
walk	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
with	O
a	O
rotating	O
camera	O
facing	O
in	O
eight	O
directions	O
and	O
with	O
three	O
different	O
zoom	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
multi-player	O
modes	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
always	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
kick	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
throw	O
bombs	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
power-ups	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
feature	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
Bomberman	B-Application
can	O
"	O
pump	O
"	O
a	O
bomb	O
while	O
holding	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
bomb	O
's	O
explosion	O
more	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
platform	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
cannot	O
jump	O
,	O
nor	O
can	O
he	O
swim	O
in	O
water	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
can	O
wade	O
in	O
shallow	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Bomberman	B-Application
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
,	O
higher	O
areas	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
path	O
leading	O
to	O
them	O
must	O
be	O
reached	O
by	O
bouncing	O
across	O
bombs	O
-	O
typically	O
this	O
requires	O
the	O
"	O
remote	O
"	O
power-up	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
normally	O
timed	O
bombs	O
exploding	O
early	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Bomberman	B-Application
runs	O
into	O
an	O
enemy	O
NPC	O
,	O
or	O
is	O
hit	O
on	O
the	O
head	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
object	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
unexploded	O
bomb	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
become	O
temporarily	O
dizzy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
can	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
to	O
an	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Bomberman	B-Application
takes	O
damage	O
,	O
he	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Normal	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
taking	O
damage	O
simply	O
causes	O
Bomberman	B-Application
to	O
drop	O
the	O
heart	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
bounce	O
off	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
pick	O
it	O
up	O
again	O
to	O
survive	O
another	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
four	O
bosses	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
perform	O
the	O
same	O
bomb	O
attacks	O
as	O
Bomberman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
bosses	O
can	O
cause	O
Bomberman	B-Application
to	O
be	O
dizzy	O
if	O
they	O
touch	O
him	O
on	O
Hard	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
can	O
enter	O
any	O
of	O
four	O
anchors	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
terrariums	O
of	O
other	O
planets	O
(	O
that	O
were	O
probably	O
drained	O
by	O
Altair	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
stages	O
are	O
adventure	O
stages	O
which	O
Bomberman	B-Application
must	O
navigate	O
by	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
blasting	O
his	O
way	O
toward	O
the	O
"	O
Goal	O
Arrow.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
Sirius	O
or	O
one	O
of	O
Altair	O
's	O
subordinates	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
must	O
fight	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
guardian	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Bomberman	B-Application
beats	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
anchors	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
enter	O
the	O
Black	O
Fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
worlds	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
stages	O
are	O
adventure	O
stages	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
Bomberman	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
the	O
guardian	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
stage	O
and	O
Altair	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
cheat	O
activated	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
starts	O
with	O
8	O
bombs	O
,	O
5	O
flames	O
,	O
power	O
bombs	O
,	O
and	O
remote	O
bombs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
then	O
the	O
space	O
pirate	B-Application
,	O
Artemis	O
,	O
drops	O
from	O
the	O
sky	O
with	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
soldiers	O
to	O
raid	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altair	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
space	O
pirates	B-Application
,	O
watches	O
from	O
the	O
Black	O
Fortress	O
,	O
using	O
his	O
coveted	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
Omni	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
,	O
to	O
completely	O
drain	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
energy	O
,	O
condemning	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
zombie-like	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artemis	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Black	O
Fortress	O
to	O
meet	O
up	O
with	O
her	O
partners	O
,	O
fellow	O
pirates	B-Application
Orion	O
and	O
Regulus	O
and	O
her	O
superior	O
,	O
Altair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
set	O
their	O
sights	O
on	O
their	O
next	O
target	O
:	O
Planet	O
Bomber	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
from	O
atop	O
a	O
cliff	O
,	O
observes	O
the	O
Black	O
Fortress	O
 '	O
descent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
warrior	O
clad	O
in	O
white	O
then	O
flies	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
surprised	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
asks	O
if	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
assailants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
gives	O
an	O
affirmative	O
response	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stranger	O
(	O
later	O
introduced	O
as	O
Sirius	O
)	O
explains	O
that	O
a	O
force	O
field	O
protects	O
the	O
Fortress	O
from	O
any	O
outside	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
climbs	O
onto	O
and	O
destroys	O
all	O
four	O
anchors	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Sirius	O
,	O
who	O
supplies	O
power-ups	O
and	O
teaches	O
him	O
new	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sneaking	O
through	O
Altair	O
's	O
security	O
measures	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
finds	O
and	O
confronts	O
Altair	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
a	O
difficult	O
struggle	O
,	O
defeats	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altair	O
drops	O
the	O
Omni	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Sirius	O
lands	O
on	O
the	O
battle	O
platform	O
to	O
retrieve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sirius	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
only	O
using	O
Bomberman	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
into	O
taking	O
back	O
the	O
Omni	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
which	O
was	O
stolen	O
by	O
Altair	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
sick	O
of	O
working	O
with	O
him	O
and	O
lying	O
to	O
him	O
during	O
the	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
takes	O
the	O
Omni	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
and	O
escapes	O
to	O
his	O
secret	O
lair	O
to	O
destroy	O
Planet	O
Bomber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
pursues	O
him	O
,	O
making	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
palace	O
,	O
confronting	O
Sirius	O
for	O
his	O
betrayal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sirius	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
fire	O
on	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
saved	O
by	O
Regulus	O
,	O
knocking	O
him	O
away	O
and	O
destroying	O
the	O
Omni	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Regulus	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
defeats	O
Sirius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Omni	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Rainbow	O
Palace	O
crashes	O
into	O
the	O
Black	O
Fortress	O
,	O
destroying	O
both	O
,	O
as	O
Regulus	O
escapes	O
with	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
informing	O
him	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
surprised	O
with	O
Bomberman	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
defeat	O
Sirius	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
comrades	O
had	O
considerable	O
difficulty	O
taking	O
the	O
Omni	B-Application
Cube	I-Application
from	O
Sirius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regulus	O
leaves	O
Planet	O
Bomber	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
one	O
day	O
he	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
rematch	O
with	O
his	O
new	O
rival	O
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
celebrates	O
his	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bomberman	B-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
almost	O
unanimously	O
commented	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
reversal	O
of	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
series	O
's	O
most	O
fundamental	O
trend	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
is	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Fielder	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
instead	O
judged	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
satisfying	O
improvement	O
over	O
previous	O
Bomberman	B-Application
single-player	O
experiences	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
essential	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
has	O
"	O
lost	O
all	O
the	O
addictive	O
charm	O
that	O
so	O
positively	O
defined	O
the	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
