Bomberman Origins

[@clampfan101]

I’m sure everyone would love a "Something About Bomberman" video. :)

[@LunaMinuna]

Please 😭

[@luckycat4241]

NOW

[@MarshyMin]

Of course!

[@slimenJ]

now

[@pausegill]

that would be so many explosions

[@TheSBWproductions]

Knowing that so many people, such as yourself, still care about this little guy brings me joy. Thank you for making this.

[@MrCookies0529]

I love Bomberman

[@papaG6423]

Bomberman canon is so convoluted that this is only one version of his origin story. Other times he's invented by a scientist or was given birth like a human. It's absolutely bizarre tbh, and that's not even scratching the surface of just how disconnected and full of retcons the Bomberman lore is

[@videogiocatore3]

I didnt even know bomberman had a "lore"

[@springblastyanimations1104]

Does Bomberman Act Zero counts? Because it's based on this kind of story (a remake. Not a reboot)

[@reddy64]

i feel that separating the different origin stories into timeline could make it a little easier

[@Sebby_Nineteen]

Ending: Bomberman succeeds, and becomes Lode Runner. I'm not kidding, that's what actually happens.

[@mrbarrington2709]

Only to wander across the city in his robot form for the sequels and such. With many Spin Offs it's impossible to tell what's canon and what not in this franchise.

[@05r41]

Spoilers?

[@shaitet]

@@mrbarrington2709 I figure the first Bomberman on Turbo-Grafx 16 is a complete reboot, since Bomberman 2 on NES isn't nothing like the original and more so the TG-16 game.

[@CouchSpud91]

I would love a Lode Runner remake or port for modern games. The second one was a blast to play.

[@IgoSplashman]

​@@shaitet Go watch "A Bomberman Journey" by RifeXD and you'll see that Bomberman lore is a glorious, incoherent mess.

[@Zettarly]

Holy shit, I just noticed that Bomberman was saying "BY HUDSON SOFT!" and not crazy gibberish.

[@NotASpyReally]

I always heard "By hud(u)son!"

[@magicalgirlnicole]

He's saying "ボンバーマン！" (i.e. "Bomberman!") It's just not very recognizable to an English speaker because in Japanese they pronounce the "o" with an "oh" sound, the second "b" isn't silent, and the "er" becomes an "ah" sound.

[@gargoyleex]

I. simply. love it. The animation quality, the artstyle, the music, the narration - superb! Thumbs up for this quality content.

[@gargoyleex]

TerminalMontage [Jeremey] :)

[@cloudtoxic]

Bomberman was a really bright memory from my childhood that I didn't get to share with many people; seeing this and knowing other people share my adoration for it made me really happy.

[@cloudtoxic]

I'm actually hoping to get into animation as well. What program(s) do you use? Last time I used Flash, it was...not the most cooperative.

[@HespersQuest]

BAI HADDASON Lol I really missed that voice

[@holdenmatteson229]

Okay, I've watched RifeXD's Bomberman Journey, and I can definitively state his origin story. He was built by Dr. Mitsumori from the tg16 game, and eventually the doctor, trying to protect his daughter Lisa, converted himself into a cyborg, but the same programming glitch that turned Black Bomber evil got to him. This is actually the second game in the timeline, and once Bomberman escapes, he's able to switch between human and robot where it's convenient for the plot? A lot of the inconsistencies can be explained by him leaving a bomb in the past on Saturn Bomberman and causing a Zelda-style timeline split. Boom! I've pieced together the Bomberman story! But we are NOT including Act Zero.

[@OhNoBohNo]

jesus christ

[@kirbyofthestarsfan]

I'm so glad the Bomberman Journey video got to explain the history of the series to the wide masses

[@holdenmatteson229]

@@kirbyofthestarsfan I'm grateful Rife made it. Without it, I'd be stuck with nothing but Super Bomberman R to think of as the franchise. I've had a lot of fun trying to play the rest of the games!

[@Rythaze]

Really put out the impression of an actual cutscene in the game! Animation style, and quality was absolutely spectacular! You are truly talented! Great work!

[@Rythaze]

TerminalMontage [Jeremey] no prob, bob!

[@ElTaitronAnim]

Wow, this may be a little bit old but it's still excellent!! The scenes and animation are superb, and the pixelated style is a fantastic touch too!

[@TerminalMontage]

Thanks!!

[@power_0007]

@@TerminalMontage pls bring back time attack. if it exists or im dreaming or deja vu. idk if it exists. the only thing i know is its name. bring it back.

[@TeckGeck]

Damn, if this was real, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! Too bad Konami have their greasy hands on it...

[@zigzoinks5493]

ＲＥＡ L Ｈ　ａ　ｒ　ｄ No need, Super Bomberman R is amazing.

[@KingRanter]

That's just the plot for NES Bomberman though

[@iregretsomeofmypreviouscom3284]

@@zigzoinks5493 not anymore

[@thex9165]

@@KingRanter and ... bomberman act zero

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

_Hark!_ I think I found me some Ancient Treasure... I get some HEAVY GBA vibes from this. (Even looks like one of those GBA remakes like "Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland" or "Metroid: Zero Mission") Probably would of been a fun one too, in another life... I also LOVE this Bomberman design, keeping his Iconic image, yet having the Original Robot origin. (Even though I always preferred BM being sometype of Alien over being a Robot.) From one Artist to another, this was great! (Also glad the lil Dude himself is back in action)

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Looking at the strokes of the pixelated linear, it feels like a DS game.

[@voidAsteraceae]

ive been watching an 8.5 hour Bomberman documentary and it mentioned this video so of course i had to come check it out :)

[@MikeBedsole]

Awesome stuff! I like the low-fi effect on the narrator's voice too.

[@anonimato9128]

It could makes sense why bomberman levels are mazes and he has to use bombs to scape from them If this gets into a real game, it could bring a lot of explanations to bomberman's lore

[@CoriSparx]

This is literally the plot explained in the very first Bomberman game for the NES' manual

[@Abelhawk]

Love the pixely art and all the colors and animation. Really nailed this one! I've missed your uploads.

[@MrChambers]

The style choice really paid off!

[@mightBeAtomic]

Real shame Konami owns the rights to Bomberman now. We've failed as a species.

[@mightBeAtomic]

Wanna go halfsies on the IP once Konami inevitably goes under?

[@ralphjeremy6590]

Atomicmuffin22 guess what came out recently

[@としゆきどま]

Konami made Bombergirls. //runs

[@mightBeAtomic]

RalphJeremy 65 You know, I forgot I wrote that comment. Being wrong feels fantastic

[@シャイニーゼラオーラ]

I like how you used pixel art instead of the hand drawn it looks really nice.

[@SailorBomberSB]

Actually this is one of the best Bomberman video I've seen, I love this animation, I miss bomberman

[@Daonis90]

Wow dude, you've got some serious skill. If I were working on a game you'd be the first person I'd call for animation.

[@PlacePlacington]

You won my heart for life with the Super Bomberman 5 version of the Hudson splash screen.

[@retroarcademonkeyVAguy]

This is absolutely beautiful. The most prominent memory of my playing of the Bomberman games has to be Bomberman 64, probably my favourite Bomberman game. This sparks alot of memories of that despite this being for a different game. The pixel-based animation is quite reminiscent of Micha Frar's sprite-based works and it's absolutely amazing. I love Flash-made detailed sprite animations! We don't get enough of these and you making this really shows your artistic range of art styles. It works so incredibly well for a game like Bomberman Origins. What a beautiful love letter to Bomberman and classic 8-bit games of yore. You can see the love and care put into this and this is what is so good about this animation. It's simple, yet tells the prologue of the game respectfully and beautifully. Good work, Jeremy, once again on a cartoon I've looked forward to since I heard about its creation on Tumblr, not so long ago.

[@thegamer-gz5cr]

*Plays this video on the Xbox One, and then searches around KZbin to find what game this was in, only to use my iPad to read the description.* You did so well that I legit thought this animation was used in an actual game. Not to say that the disappointment of realizing that the animation itself probably isn’t, but is amazing regardless.

[@uiric391Cyrooi]

My love for bomberman came back this year. great video!

[@GigaMan91]

Bomberman is my #1 pick for Smash!

[@ScottPillgram20]

Oh man, this is so cool! I thought that the backstory was kind of weird for a game like Bomberman but after seeing this animation(Esp. the part where Bomberman sees his reflection of him being "human"), I loved it. Great job, man!

[@RaphielShiraha64]

this is history is canon but well the history not the designs

[@skysands2008]

Bomberman needs more love :c One of my best characters.

[@Elonyx.studios]

Its crazy to look back and see that even 7 years ago TM was crazy talented. Feels criminal that he wouldn't get his big break for another few years after this.

[@erossauro2427]

I was curious about Bomberman's backstory and found this gem.

[@nogo5578]

My first video game related injury was from playing a Bomberman game. Fun times!

[@nogo5578]

TerminalMontage [Jeremey] Bomberman 64 had me so addicted as a kid that I played it so much I sprained my wrist! Quite silly, really.

[@TheAlison1456]

That was awesome. Wish the story in any Bomberman game was this interesting.

[@RifeXD]

Bomberman games can have more involved stories, as in Bomberman 64: The Second Attack

[@GoodGuyPlayer2]

Holy crap! That was incredible!

[@mahius19]

Well I think he succeeded. I remember from back in Bomberman DS that there's no 'robot' Bomberman.

[@AngeloJFurfaro]

Wonderful job on this!

[@retroarcademonkeyVAguy]

+AngeloJFurfaro You bet your tush he did a wonderful job on this.

[@AT7outof10]

For a moment there I thought I was watching a lore video. Excellent work as usual!

[@8bitmatri]

The animation in this is honestly amazing! It’s obvious how much you love this franchise, though a pretty old video it still holds up even today!

[@AceAngelPrincess]

Dude, this is awesome. :D The animation looked smooth. (I miss Bomberman now.)

[@AfroRyan]

I too, also love Lode Runner.

[@lexzeyfercronus]

Gotta love that super bomberman 5 title screen music at the end.

[@alphacode5]

i love this this is my headcannon for bomberman now

[@TheDarkSpade1]

God,I completely love this animation you did! Bomberman was my entire life when I was a kid (and Spyro). I stayed up 3 nights in a row playing Bomberman Generations on GameCube when I was ! Kudos to you,dude!

[@Glitchiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

If only this video was a real game intro

[@TMJBtv]

I want this game now...

[@KnightLineArtYT]

This was pretty cool. Got to hand it to those old instruction manual stories.

[@XZeroKPS]

Dropping a like for the Hudson Soft

[@DDW18]

It's so fucking perfect. I can't believe it. So that's his backstory... Never had a chance to read the nes instruction booklet. Thank you so much.

[@monster25man]

HE'S BACK!!!

[@Kommentar123]

... For some reason... I found this video extremely good... And it's about Bomberman Origins... I'm just gonna guess it's because Jeremey made it. Seems like a good explanation.

[@MarioMasterK]

This is the guy who does Something About.

[@raffausfaus]

Something about bomberman please!

[@thestickverse6642]

It'd be super cool if you made a Something About Bomberman. After all, nearly all of your animations end with soundtrack from Bomberman Max 2.

[@Tuschi17]

Holy doodles! That some sweet ass pixel art. You're really expanding your horizon and it's great!

[@spencerschmidt]

This is absolutely wonderful, music and all. Thank you.

[@EricCabussu]

You made me miss bomberman even more. But that's OK since your animation was really good.

[@JangoFox]

Holy crap, I remember seeing this on Tumblr years ago as a gif set!! :O It's so cool to see you made this!

[@W4rr1orZ]

Awesome short :) I liked the touch of selecting 'Options' in the menu before the end card, where you can go to your other linked videos.

[@callampero]

Great selecction of music ! Bomberman 5 had the best ost in the snes series ! And yes, the efect of pixel went really good !!

[@RenTimH]

I voted for Bomberman on Smash like twice on the ballot. I wanted to see it in action, dammit! DX

[@RenTimH]

+Joshua Suh ..If the IP is own by another company or if they clean up their behavior.

[@RenTimH]

That's NOT what I meant.

[@smh9902]

That would be a good one. Personally Simon Belmont (castlevania) has a perfect moveset for Smash.

[@eN-zx8yp]

Well, at least he's an assist trophy!

[@hhoop3876]

The smash ballot was pointless bayo’s code was in the game already

[@CRAIGGU4]

We need more Bomberman in our lives!

[@alexsandrerennanserejo3667]

I like to think that Bomberman managed to escape from the underground and defeat the underground empire (it's the name of the villains from the first game in some versions) after that, instead of becoming a runner, Bomberman remained the same, which ended up becoming discouraged, but then he was happy to have escaped the underground and even defeated the underground empire after that he ended up leaving for unknown places until he found the city of the events of super Bomberman and became the main sheriff there

[@pebblesoupp]

gosh i love this so much

[@Shaymin0]

So he wasent a man who was bitten by a radioactive bomb and sworn vengeance on all who is not exploded?

[@lightanddarkbros6646]

Intro is really good

[@IkkoArts]

R.I.P Hudson

[@molgeraxproductions6671]

I like this nice nostalgic touch with pixelized animation and this radio-like voiceover, but keeping it a fluid animation is truly amazing! But seriously, how did you make it this pixelized? Because Flash is verctorbased and not pixel based, have you done every single frame in Photoshop?

[@PlasmaCaptain]

Nice references to Neo Bomberman (~0:32) and Super Bomberman 3 (~0:40) in the animation/design.

[@VicGurgis]

I loved it so much, but that made me miss Bomberman even more. Now I'm sad. But it's a nice sad. Thank you for making me sad.

[@XenoGX18]

this opening should be the opening for a bomber man remake

[@nerdyCmpUtrfrk]

Wow. That was an animation?!

[@souley7433]

This is very underrated.

[@paintguin9004]

If there was a remake of the classical NES game for switch this should be the perfect intro

[@nobmike]

I love this video. You're my favorite animator and it's always great to see you update. I like this interpretation

[@landonbrown3400]

I did not know you made this

[@M3KAI5ER44]

Ya' know... I kinda want to see the whole thing without the pixel filter. Just the raw strokes.

[@emmanuelesparza1993]

Great work once again! Very glad I subscribed to your channel years ago!

[@RexStrider909]

Kitsyfluff brought me here XD This was AWESOME!! Great job! felt like i was legit watching a game intro. nice use of the manual storyline ;D

[@allmightypixel9770]

this was amazing how you imitated 8 bit graphic is really something to applaud

[@allmightypixel9770]

+TerminalMontage [Jeremey] oh geez 16 bit ( thanks for the correction) also is this going to be a series or a sometime thing because I want to surpport that

[@allmightypixel9770]

+TerminalMontage [Jeremey] Well the ambition is admirable I hope you continue your work does this can I have a patron

[@kleverkitsune8573]

Your lip sync skills are amazing. Love all of your work, keep it up! (also all the little sound effects you added are amazing XD)

[@Sypaka]

I like the N64 Bomberman. Bomberman Hero was... weird.

[@usmann85]

I think bombermans real origins was in the turbografx 16 and pc engine version

[@LunaMinuna]

I literally just thought to myself “I want to see a something about Bomberman” and now I’m happy

[@francjirachi]

bomberman has backstory? wow i didn't know that

[@awlomthesheepermen]

i love that bomberman nes isant actually apart of the bomberman series but is infact a lode runner game

[@misschambers666]

I was hoping this was a promo trailer c':

[@Jonloo1]

Woah, I had no idea you made this! I respect you even more now!

[@johnvicaireiii5537]

I'm a huge Bomberman fan. Thanks for making this video.

[@Bobbydog66]

Reminds of that one first person bomberman thing on machinima.

[@stephenmcmullan6328]

Subtle P.T reference on the cover. Nice..

[@stephenmcmullan6328]

It's alright, buddy. We all miss him.

[@IDMon6]

When you finish bomberman on the famicom he becomes loderunner. Great job.

[@hodlenbinglebutt1117]

Anyone back here after the 9 hour bomberman documentary?

[@Kydrorite]

Me

[@mr.boombox5021]

Heyo

[@ljeasterling8174]

woah i really like your style in 8-bit

[@ccceeable]

what an amazing video! You created a really rich atmosphere too! :3

[@dizzyshroom8376]

if they ever made a bomberman origins gsme, you should submit this to Lore, nice animation as always man

[@ImmuneToKnives]

Ooooooo this gave me chills! I love it!

[@Theowest]

I thought this was from LORE at first.

[@jhostmusic]

The Protomen should make a bomber man album with this idea.

[@jhostmusic]

+TerminalMontage [Jeremey] Biggest problem though. Who would be the antagonist?

[@jhostmusic]

Oh yeah. Good idea. I would get on it, but sadly my talents lie only in singing mostly. Though I am tempted to scrap up something really quick with an acoustic guitar.

[@ovo5112]

I feel like an idiot. I thought you were reviewing some Bomberman game at the beginning. My first thought was "wow a lot of animators are doing this now." Good job, you tricked me.

[@patofanatico]

This is the best video on your channel tbh