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|release={{ | |release={{release|Japan|August 10, 1994|USA|November 1994<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|format=PDF|archive=web.archive.org/web/20081003181232/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/dmg_games.pdf|title=Game Boy (original) Games|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 27, 2024}}</ref> or December 1994<ref>{{cite|date=December 1994|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 67|page=106}}</ref>|Europe|June 29, 1995|Australia|June 29, 1995}} | ||
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'''''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!''''' is a crossover game between the [[Wario (franchise)|''Wario'' franchise]] and [[Hudson Soft]]'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Bomberman}}'' series that was released in 1994 and 1995 in North America and Europe, respectively. The game is a reskinned version of ''{{iw|nwiki|Bomberman GB}}'', which was released in Japan in August 1994. The ''Wario'' | '''''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!''''' is a crossover game between the [[Wario (franchise)|''Wario'' franchise]] and [[Hudson Soft]]'s ''{{iw|wikipedia|Bomberman}}'' series that was released in 1994 and 1995 in North America and Europe, respectively. The game is a reskinned version of ''{{iw|nwiki|Bomberman GB}}'', which was released in Japan in August 1994. The ''Wario'' series theme was exclusively added to Western releases. Aside from Wario's presence, the game is mostly unchanged and plays like other ''Bomberman'' titles. The ''Bomberman GB'' released in the West is actually the Japanese ''Bomberman GB 2''. | ||
The player takes the role of either [[Wario]] or [[Bomberman]] and fights against up to three copies of the other character. Wario's goal is to rob [[Bomberland]], while Bomberman's is to protect it. In every round, the player has to defeat the enemies by strategically placing [[bomb]]s, while the enemies are able to do the same. | The player takes the role of either [[Wario]] or [[Bomberman]] and fights against up to three copies of the other character. Wario's goal is to rob [[Bomberland]], while Bomberman's is to protect it. In every round, the player has to defeat the enemies by strategically placing [[bomb]]s, while the enemies are able to do the same. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
'''Story from the instruction booklet'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!'' instruction booklet|page=4|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> | '''Story from the instruction booklet'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!'' instruction booklet|page=4|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Nintendo}}</ref> | ||
:'''''WARIO INVADES THE LAND OF THE MADBOMBERS!'''<br><br>Wario, in his constant search for new lands to conquer and trea-<br>sures to gain, has found the extra-dimensional portal<br>that links his world with the one that Bomberman<br>inhabits. Thinking that the Madbombers will make a<br>nice addition to his legions of mindless minions (as<br>well as a new source of funds for his nefarious<br>schemes), Wario steps through the gate... and soon<br>finds that the Madbombers are not quite the dim-wit-<br>ted flunkies he originally thought them to be! | :'''''WARIO INVADES THE LAND OF THE MADBOMBERS!'''<br><br>Wario, in his constant search for new lands to conquer and trea-<br>sures to gain, has found the extra-dimensional portal<br>that links his world with the one that Bomberman<br>inhabits. Thinking that the Madbombers will make a<br>nice addition to his legions of mindless minions (as<br>well as a new source of funds for his nefarious<br>schemes), Wario steps through the gate... and soon<br>finds that the Madbombers are not quite the dim-wit-<br>ted flunkies he originally thought them to be! | ||
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The game shares its objective with other ''Bomberman'' games. The player has to blow up between one to three opponent(s) via the use of bombs to advance, while they try to do the same to the player. The entire game is played from a top-down perspective. The player maneuvers around a grid-like playing field, setting off bombs to blow up unsuspecting enemies, and destroy [[block (Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!)|block]]s to clear the way and to reveal occasional [[Normal Item]]s. The player wins by defeating the enemy [[Madbomber]]s (which take on the appearance of the character not chosen). Every level is played with a best-of-3 rule. If the player wins two times, they gain access to the next level. Failure to do so results in a [[Game Over]]. | The game shares its objective with other ''Bomberman'' games. The player has to blow up between one to three opponent(s) via the use of bombs to advance, while they try to do the same to the player. The entire game is played from a top-down perspective. The player maneuvers around a grid-like playing field, setting off bombs to blow up unsuspecting enemies, and destroy [[block (Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!)|block]]s to clear the way and to reveal occasional [[Normal Item]]s. The player wins by defeating the enemy [[Madbomber]]s (which take on the appearance of the character not chosen). Every level is played with a best-of-3 rule. If the player wins two times, they gain access to the next level. Failure to do so results in a [[Game Over]]. | ||
When playing the game on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] with a [[Super Game Boy]], an additional multiplayer mode for up to four players is available, known as the Battle Mode.<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|quote=Of course, what would a Bomberman game be without a Battle Mode?|title=''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!'' instruction booklet|language=en-us|page=4-5}}</ref> In this mode, two or more players are able to play against each other, with up to four players being supported using the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]]. | When playing the game on the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] with a [[Super Game Boy]], an additional multiplayer mode for up to four players is available, known as the Battle Mode.<ref>{{cite|date=1994|publisher=Nintendo of America|author=Nintendo|quote=Of course, what would a Bomberman game be without a Battle Mode?|title=''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!'' instruction booklet|language=en-us|page=4-5}}</ref> In this mode, two or more players are able to play against each other, with up to four players being supported using the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System#Super Multitap|Super Multitap]]. | ||
The game also contains a secret game mode called "[[The Battle]]" (not to be confused with the Battle Mode), available by entering the password 5656 on the title screen to play as Bomberman, or 6565 to play as Wario. In this mode, the player starts with all power-ups, and the goal is to defeat endless waves of opponents to obtain a high score. | The game also contains a secret game mode called "[[The Battle]]" (not to be confused with the Battle Mode), available by entering the password 5656 on the title screen to play as Bomberman, or 6565 to play as Wario. In this mode, the player starts with all power-ups, and the goal is to defeat endless waves of opponents to obtain a high score. | ||
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==References in later games== | ==References in later games== | ||
''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!'' is not directly referenced in later games, but it began a trend in [[Nintendo]] spin-offs that associates [[Wario]] with [[bomb]]s. Technically, bombs having any relevance to Wario first appeared in ''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', but in this game, they are solely used against him. Beginning in ''[[Mario Party]]'', Wario has an association with [[Bob-omb]]s as his home stage, [[Wario's Battle Canyon]], features the landscape of a canyon wrought with explosions from a war between Bob-ombs and [[Bob-omb Buddy|Bob-omb Buddies]], which Wario appears to be manipulating out of greed. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Wario's association with Bob-ombs continues, as one is his default partner in the game's duel mode. In ''[[ | ''Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!'' is not directly referenced in later games, but it began a trend in [[Nintendo]] spin-offs that associates [[Wario]] with [[bomb]]s. Technically, bombs having any relevance to Wario first appeared in ''[[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Wario's Woods]]'', but in this game, they are solely used against him. Beginning in ''[[Mario Party]]'', Wario has an association with [[Bob-omb]]s as his home stage, [[Wario's Battle Canyon]], features the landscape of a canyon wrought with explosions from a war between Bob-ombs and [[Bob-omb Buddy|Bob-omb Buddies]], which Wario appears to be manipulating out of greed. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]'', Wario's association with Bob-ombs continues, as one is his default partner in the game's duel mode. In ''[[Mario Tennis]]'', Bob-ombs line the walls in Wario's home stage, [[Wario Court]], as well as his joint venture with [[Waluigi]], [[Wario & Waluigi Court]]. In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Wario's special item is the Bob-omb. In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', Wario is one of the two characters who has a Bob-omb themed minigame in the [[Rec Room]]. In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', Wario's home stage [[Wario Factory (Mario Hoops 3-on-3)|Wario Factory]] has several Bob-ombs (ones larger than the Bob-omb one gets as an item) that appear as stage-exclusive hazards for the players. In ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'', Wario hits a bomb in addition to a baseball as his special move. In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comics, Wario is the owner of a bomb shop. Lastly, the timer and logo for the minigames in the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' games is a [[bomb (WarioWare series)|bomb]] with Wario's mustache on it. | ||
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Power Zone Wario Blast.png|[[Power Zone]] | Power Zone Wario Blast.png|[[Power Zone]] | ||
Wario Blast Featuring Bomberman Game Over.png|[[Game Over]] ([[Wario]]) | Wario Blast Featuring Bomberman Game Over.png|[[Game Over]] ([[Wario]]) | ||
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