<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	O
action-maze	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
first	O
showcased	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
at	O
their	O
Super	O
Caravan	O
events	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
and	O
widely	O
regarded	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
created	O
game	O
for	O
widescreen	O
HDTVs	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
regarded	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hi-Ten	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer-only	O
action-maze	O
game	O
that	O
plays	O
very	O
similarly	O
like	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Bomberman	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
one	O
being	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
colored	O
Bomberman	B-Application
character	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
controller	O
port	O
is	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
multitaps	O
while	O
utilizing	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
landscape-style	O
HDTV	B-Device
widescreen	O
to	O
display	O
its	O
vast	O
playfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
opponents	O
filling	O
the	O
playfield	O
by	O
placing	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
while	O
destroying	O
the	O
blocks	O
in	O
the	O
mazes	B-Application
may	O
uncover	O
useful	O
items	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
including	O
extra	O
bombs	B-Device
,	O
fire	O
range	O
increasers	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Royal	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
implies	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
deathmatch	O
mode	O
between	O
ten	O
players	O
where	O
the	O
last	O
standing	O
Bomberman	B-Application
becomes	O
the	O
winner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hi-Ten	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Katsuhiro	O
Nozawa	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Device
Soldier	I-Device
and	O
J.J.	B-Application
&	I-Application
Jeff	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ran	O
on	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
two	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
units	O
for	O
basic	O
hardware	O
and	O
controller	O
inputs	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
PC-based	B-Device
PCB	O
nicknamed	O
Iron	O
Man	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
but	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
former	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
executive	O
Takahashi	O
Meijin	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
NHK	O
wanting	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
HDTV	B-Device
market	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
expanded	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
have	O
ten	O
players	O
on-screen	O
but	O
required	O
writing	O
a	O
custom	O
technology	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hi-Ten	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
to	O
attendees	O
at	O
the	O
1993	O
Super	O
Caravan	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
was	O
last	O
seen	O
playable	O
at	O
Studio	O
Park	O
on	O
the	O
NHK	O
Broadcasting	O
Center	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
widely	O
credited	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
other	O
dedicated	O
outlets	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
game	O
created	O
for	O
widescreen	O
HDTVs	B-Device
,	O
though	O
Namco	O
's	O
1988	O
Homerun	O
Contest	O
preceded	O
it	O
five	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Hi-Ten	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
titled	O
Hi-Ten	O
Chara	O
Bomb	B-Device
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
to	O
the	O
attendees	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Super	O
Caravan	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
increased	O
the	O
arena	O
's	O
size	O
and	O
introduced	O
selectable	O
characters	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
from	O
other	O
Hudson	O
properties	O
such	O
as	O
Bonk	O
,	O
Far	O
East	O
of	O
Eden	O
,	O
Milon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
and	O
Momotaro	B-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Edge	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
Hi-Ten	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
technological	O
achievement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olivier	O
Prezeau	O
of	O
French	O
magazine	O
Joystick	O
regarded	O
Hi-Ten	O
Chara	O
Bomb	B-Device
to	O
be	O
impressive	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Application
Bomberman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
