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Bomberman 64 - Arcade Edition (Japan)

Original game : Bomberman 64 - Arcade Edition (Japan)

Platform : Nintendo 64

Language : English

Released by : Zoinkity

Release date : 29 August 2023

Status : Fully Playable

Patch version : 1.3

Downloads : 7920

ROM Information

Internal Name: BOMBERMAN64
GUID: NHAJ
Byteorder: Native (big-endian)
Internal Checksum: DF6FF0F4 29D14238
MD5: 08E491F87445C6E5C168D982FC665D5F
SHA-512: 797991B0CB0D7B064580B98E29DE86D4BDA850BD8E3889F562394D3D0915923C799A3A0D9943FA74145B1B93A1930866DFD0D0766548CA2E13130EA801BE81AC

Translation description

Localization for the Japanese exclusive Bomberman64 released in 2001--not to be confused with the internationally released game of the same name.

A bps or xdelta patch are provided. Bps and can be applied with beat, flips, or anything else that supports bps. For xdelta, use version 3.0.8 or up. Please note the output size will be smaller than the input size.

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Reviews

Really nice work on a fun gamegoldenband2017-07-18Version 1.2

I wasn't expecting to get sucked in by a game that, truth be told, is really just a compilation of a couple of Bomberman standbys, plus a version of the well-known Same Game puzzler and a bunch of minigames aggregated into a pseudo-RPG mode.

Turns out, though, that Bomberman 64 of Japan - unofficially called the "Arcade Edition" in some quarters, for some reason - is great, low-key fun for when you just want to chill out with some straightforward gameplay. Sure, it basically looks like a SNES release and even has occasional slowdown, but I have to imagine it would've found some fans here had it been released in North America.

And Zoinkity's localization makes it feel like it *was* released here. Playing through it on my flash cart, it was easy to forget that this isn't an official localization. The professionalism of the hacking work is paired with a translation that feels spot-on for the material - its tone is appropriately whimsical but not self-indulgent. Nothing breaks immersion, screams "fan translation", or otherwise draws attention to itself; it's simply a well-polished translation of a fun game, just as it should be. Great stuff!

That's what I've been looking for several years.lancuster2017-03-22Version 1.2

I play this game for 3 years and I never get bored. The only thing that irritated all the time is Japanese. But now, finally, thanks to you I can play this game in English. Thank you for your work!