That Time Bomberman Was A Fire Emblem (Bomberman Wars Review)

[@jedisalsohere]

I would buy this game on Sega Saturn just to say, "I own Bomberman Wars for the Sega Saturn"

[@StrangeSunset7]

what does this mean

[@TheWrathAbove]

@@StrangeSunset7 I think it means that he would buy Bomberman Wars on Sega Saturn just to truthfully say "I own Bomberman Wars on Sega Saturn"

[@teneesh3376]

Side note, it's always the worst selling console that are just the best ones to hack. And the sega Saturn is definitely one of them. Getting that special card to act as a jailbreaker and ram card improves it tenfold

[@Diwasho]

@@StrangeSunset7 Niche spinoff of a niche series in a niche genre on a niche console. The amount of niche that goes into owning a Saturn Bomberman Wars is optimized to just about its maximum.

[@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas]

Not as impressive as owning Sonic Jam

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

Really enjoyed this video. I've always known of this game but never really looked into it further. So was nice to see such an in-depth look into it.

[@archieblue1878]

Big up the Lonely Goomba watching Silokhawk stuck between two pipes

[@JermTheSigma]

Despite me only playing through 3 Bomberman games in my life, he’s still one of my favorite video game characters.💣

[@juanrodriguez9971]

Same, and as a kid for some reason I was really into classic Bomber-Clones, such as Bomb-it!, Playing With Fire 2, and Bomb of the Brave Boy.

[@Mitsuraga]

He really has such a great design.

[@RevenantNeverDies]

ive played 3 GAMES of bomberman in my LIFE

[@BaconBurgerKing]

Someone should recreate this/mod a versus mode into this, sounds like it could be sick for pvp

[@Ukysseus]

Actually there is a pvp mode in the game! (Go to Battle then VersusMan) I never tried it though.

[@BaconBurgerKing]

@@Ukysseus 👀👀👀

[@johnjingleheimer1963]

@@BaconBurgerKing yeah there's a 2P mode

[@antusFireNova]

Too bad it didn't have a rerelease, it looks like it would have fit incredibly well on the GBA

[@mattyp1857]

I genuinely didn't know this video was made, I for some reason didn't get a notification for this, but man I'm glad I saw you point it out in the mario 64 one, I left that just to watch this and it was worth it

[@genericcommenter1148]

This is only tangentially related, but my favorite extension of the bomberman formula is bomberman 2 for the DS (There's a game with the same name for the NES and in Japan the game was released with the name "custom battler bomberman"). It was never released in America, which is probably why I never see anyone mention the title, but it's a hidden gem imo. It takes the regular formula and augments it with armor that boosts your stats or gives you different abilities. Notable ones being a shield you can activate to protect yourself from a blast, or literal missles you can fling across the stage. I didn't get the chance to play many PvP matches back in the day but they are probably the most fun I've had playing bomberman. There's just a ton of different strategies and gear combos to try out.

[@philcoast1031]

That's one of my favorite Bomberman (and DS) games. The armor, stats, abilities and mission structure all are great additions, and don't clash with the traditional Bomberman game. Never got to play the multiplayer, but the campaign alone is fantastic. The OST is great, too, every now and then I give it a listen.

[@theophilecaceres5855]

Bomberman's sure is a weird franchise that many people only know for a few top-down bomb placing games and it's multiplayer, but for spin-offs, we have this, a game similar to Link's Awakening with Bomberman Quest, and even a short 2D platformer like Bomberman Pocket. Btw, Honey and Kotetsu appears on Bomberman Wars as Secret Battles, both characters being both recurring characters in the Bomberman series (Honey only appears on Bombergirl, Kotetsu being stuck since Party Edition on PS1 :x)

[@Sean_Bird]

A Bomberman Turn-Based Strategy? Well, you've got my attention. Something tells me this will be a banger of a video.

[@TurtleTitan03]

Always rad to see Bomberman games get a thorough examination like this, I love this series so much if there was any series i could contribute to ever it'd be Bomberman no doubt, its done so much yet is so niche and underexplored i feel like it can be more than what Konami currently uses it as. Wonderful Job too here I want to play this again now

[@lyuanfranco7842]

(Sorry my bad english)the weirdest thing about bomber girl is that its respect the series alot more than super bomberman R(a lot of the characters are from obscure bomberman media, various homages to the games and they even make a character inspired by the white bomber from bomberman jetters(that weird bomberman anime) and called the original actress that voiced him(yes he was voiced by a girl)to voice his girl version, you can see so much love for the IP in the game that baffles me that konami just ignores all the series they posses and made bomber man R so shallow in comparisson)

[@lrgogo1517]

Technically... Bomberman R had that one DLC where you could play as a bunch of characters from other franchises...?

[@lyuanfranco7842]

@@lrgogo1517 yes but any of the dlc was Bomberman characters, only other Konami property, while bomber girl besides also putting other Konami properties they mostly put Bomberman char

[@ThatOneKaiju_]

Thank you for showing some love to Bomberman Wars! It's incredible underrated, but a unique spin on tactics RPGs with Bomberman to boot. It's not perfect, but it's experimental and I think it does a great job mixing the genres.

[@bananabike279]

Out of any of the spin-off ever made, this one is hands down of the most creative ones ever!

[@lambdacore3246]

I really like this video, had no clue it existed despite being subscribed until your Mario 64 DS video got notified though

[@JoaoSilva-nx7ql]

I really hate that this video got only 25k views. It’s a great video and really underrated.

[@bebopknux5857]

Never even saw that this video was around until i stumbled back onto your channel, a real shame i missed out as I can really tell all the effort you put into showing such an obscure game which really should get a sequel as imo it's kind of spin on the turn based genre is really cool.

[@timthornton759]

I would honestly love you to cover more bomberman, I love videos like this.

[@silentbob4343]

The algorithm totally screwed you here because i am on KZbin all the time and I’m subscribed and this is exactly the content I want to see lol

[@zacharylandrum4789]

You say the words Fire Emblem and you have my attention, even if just for a comparison.

[@DustailReverse]

Came back to watch this one and I’m very happy to learn about such a cool game idea. Thank you for covering this and putting so much time and passion into this one. Was a fun watch.

[@BomberDuck]

Man this really makes me want to watch more Bomberman content from you, especially if you focus on the often overlooked single player modes

[@magicalcapi9148]

What a gem! Thank you spotlighting this game Hawk!

[@roofrack21]

im here to watch to encourage you to do videos on things you care about vs the most popular games. Loved the video

[@billcook4768]

Who’s here out of guilt after watching the SMB64DS video?

[@PikaTyler_]

i was not expecting this game to be nearly as fun as it is, thanks for introducing it to a bunch of new eyeballs, its a gem!

[@pho3144]

The boss with the voice clip that was shown off in the video, I think that's the guy that voiced Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho, his voice is so familiar

[@seetz8054]

So great to see a silok video, always makes my day

[@lifeonleo1074]

Giving this video some love after the Mario64 DS video.

[@noonesjedi8018]

That's why I'm here.

[@Jann75]

@@noonesjedi8018 That's why I'm here.

[@noonesjedi8018]

This is the way

[@marksrecroom]

this is super cool, i gotta check this game out!! had no idea that this existed!

[@Fenyx_Birb]

I always appreciated games like these Obscure little games that have a surprisingly great idea that would really benefit from more development time and a bigger budget. This game is just creative in every regard.

[@NikeKolder]

I loved this game. I had a Japanese version and had no idea what some of the options did. Literally had to try and see what it did, and then remember or write it down for the future. Literally found out a couple of abilities just now watching this video lol. The final boss was so frustrating, but i beat him and was so proud :)) i still remember some voices and phrases, but still have no clue if they meant anything. Thanks for the review. Good memories :)

[@fernandom.barreto2729]

You have no idea how happy I am seeing this video. I'm a huge fan of tactics games, and I completely FORGOT that Bomberman Wars was my first on the genre. Great game, good and fun memories... Thank you for the awesome video.

[@DeconVO]

More people should watch this, you make great videos

[@bradseidl1966]

Gotta say not only was the title intriguing (a good clickbait title imo) this was a very great video and this looks like a fun little game

[@Smauritsius]

Okay you got me to watch this video as well and I'm glad you did!

[@b_e_p_i_s_m_a_n6212]

Came here after your SM64DS video hinted at this video not doing well; just wanted to say this video is really well put-together, and I love it when people cover more obscure games, especially from the PS1/Saturn era, when the industry as a whole was going through it's whole wild west phase. Might slap the fan-translation on my hacked 3DS and play through the game myself some time. As another creator online (under a different alias), I can kinda relate to original/obscure stuff you're passionate about tanking compared to works that cover more mainstream series (especially if its a source of income). Don't give up on covering these sorts of games, though, I'd love to see more.

[@TheOofaloofa]

I would love to see a Vs mode of this. I wonder what the competitive scene would be like for this game if that ever happened…

[@PhriekshoTV]

I fucking love Bomberman. It makes sense that the narrative is light, though, since every Bomberman is canon because the creator stated he was just meant to be whatever the person wants him to lmao A true everyman

[@AjayESharma]

you called me out for notwatching this video, so here I am

[@Bluefire397]

I love the graphical style of this game especially those FMVs

[@wingbeltcreations5455]

I watched this when it came out and for some reason didn't leave a comment, but this game looks really neat. I've never played a Bomberman game, nor a tactics game, and I suck at chess, but it seems really fun and interesting. Almost like a decent introduction to all three. The OHKO mechanic really makes it easier to understand.

[@cb8655]

I love that you used Bomberman Jetters anime music at the beginning (specifically Shout’s Off Time) that isn’t the f***ing Seinfeld theme in its soundtrack. You’re the best man!

[@JonathanFaleri]

I played a game on the Wii called Super Bomberman Land, and this made me want to play it again. It has a weird story mode that doesnt have anything to do with bomberman from what I remember.

[@MateusDrake]

I loved my Saturn, I love TTRPG's and I like Bomberman a lot. Had no idea this game existed. I will try to play it somehow. Excellent video.

[@Diwasho]

The Thief wasn't mentioned in the unit explanation section. I was wondering about this one the most (well, second most after the cleric, in a game of 1-hit kills the role of cleric had to be the most non-traditional one) because it didn't seem like in this game units hold any items that thieves could steal like in typical SRPGs.

[@egon3705]

they're just 3 move 1 range no special so reverse witch

[@Cycopather]

Konami's been pretty good in the last few years about classic game re-releases. I don't think they've done many releases of games that weren't localized previously, but I wouldn't be completely devoid of hope!

[@CinnamonOwO]

Usually the Wars spinoff is based on Nintendo's Wars Series, like Dragon Quest Wars which was made by Intelligent Systems, the people who made Advance Wars

[@kebedakirb]

Yo! tysm for talking about bomberman! Not enough people online talk about this franchise lol

[@Boomshockalocka007]

I dont comment often on youtube videos but damn was this an entertaining video. Super Bomberman 2 for the SNES was my first video game ever...so Bomberman has a special place in my heart. I had NEVER heard of this game! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to make this video great. Your passion for video games is shining bright! Im now a fan.

[@clipsfan1996]

This game is honestly really interesting, thanks for mentioning this video on your most recent one lol. I might try to nab a copy

[@mootneyvlogs6677]

6:00 disgaea kinda has that type of movement actually

[@megasoniczxx]

Definitely have to give this one a shot at some point, after playing bomberman fantasy race I get insanely interested in whatever else the series did back then as that game was also pretty unique and quirky with how it handled the racing mechanics.

[@RyanBeardy]

Never heard of this game. Really cool of you to do a video about it!

[@ieToastie]

Yea, I’m totally going to play this. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! If I may ask, how did you come across this game in the first place?

[@FrenchRarity]

This game kind of reminds me of _Into The Breach_ (it has quite a similar concept) and I must say I really want to try it out now. Looks very fun! ... Yes, I did come here because of the Super Mario 64 DS video.

[@stllr_]

the algorithm recommended me the sm64ds video, you talked about this one in it, i came here because i found the subject matter far more interesting. funny how nature does that

[@CaswellLoo]

Only watched cuz you said it didn't do well, so I immediately paused that video and came here, good video, did not expect to be interested in bomber man stuff

[@ElPibeQueSalioDelBasurero]

hudson certainly went all out with saturn when it comes to big-headed bomber games what a great time to be a bomberman fan Sorry for my poor English, I used Google Translator to write this 😅😅 anyway Great video

[@FantasyJared]

This was such a charming video! :) Love your work, Hawk!

[@waywardlaser]

The music in this game sounds a lot like the Back to the Future score

[@RufioTheThird]

This video deserved so much better, seriously. Cooked with this niece subject

[@nero_gb]

hands down, one of the best bomber games. top 10 material in my opinion

[@setsers1]

I LOVE Bomberman.

[@protocetid]

I miss how Bomberman single player modes used to be more than the classic grid based gameplay

[@Haganeren]

Very interesting video ! It's a fascinating subject those "T-RPG spin off". I know that R-Type did some too... And even Parodius ! I suppose T-RPG are cheap enough to make so that they felt compelled to do it at that time but it's interesting how they wrap the classic rules of that genre to fit their intellectual property.

[@NostalJackMusic]

This looks AWESOME! I’d love to play it!

[@tophat9462]

Very Scott the Woz with the carpet :)

[@vectoralex528]

Thank you very much for this video, I love Bomberman Wars so much that I always miss it and I want it to be able to be played with more players and for there to be more game variations. I know Bomberman belongs to Konami But I'm developing a bomberman wars game. It's a big project but I know I can do something.

[@RufioTheThird]

Where can I follow you to see future development of this game you're working on?

[@vectoralex528]

@@RufioTheThird Hello, I am currently no longer working on the project, but it was a game that was going to be created for ROBLOX. I will still continue working on it but I don't know if I will ever finish it.

[@RufioTheThird]

@@vectoralex528 Ah, alright! Shame it will most likely be put in development limbo, if not permanently canned, but tactics games must be so complicated to create. Especially on Roblox. I greatly appreciate the fact it is still in development and was worked on to begin with

[@EduSolsa]

Being so short, it's a good game for challenge runs

[@RifeXD]

I can only recommend checking out Blast Tactics, the cancelled board game that became a free TTS mod. It's pretty similar to this.

[@flightlesschicken7769]

I just now saw you uploaded this. Thanks KZbin…

[@Paper_Sunset]

5:44 “never herd of a tactics game that uses movement like this” chess uses this movement system (the knights being the exception) my dude and this game seems hella inspired by it

[@silokhawk]

People just call chess, "chess". In a video game video, if someone mentions "other tactics games," as to say, in relevance to the one currently being reviewed, and you put all context aside to assume they're talking about tabletop games for some reason, then idk what to tell you.

[@johnjohnson1351]

@@silokhawk Game is a game.

[@rodneyluck5952]

New Silokhawk Video! WOOOOO

[@jordanfrater9524]

Had no idea this game existed looks interesting and great video Silok 😊

[@Kittenfox_55]

I really wished more Bomberman games were on Steam.

[@luckybeast1234]

actually this is a sequel to one of the Bomberman GB games and a prequel to Bomberman World

[@builderbosc]

dammit algorythym this vid slaps why didnt you reccomend to me

[@The-Crystal-Warrior]

I did not know that there was a bomberman turn based rpg

[@blakem2902]

this is a really great video.

[@magicalcapi9148]

Bomberman really has done everything, I would dare to say, that he may rival Mario in spinoffs in quantity and quality (comparing to other IPs). Too bad that Bomberman never really exploded (ahhhh) in popularity. Maybe the slow and more thoughtful gameplay isn't for everybody, which is a shame. Many companies have been trying to replicate the Bomberman formula, but weirdly enough, Bomberman design seems to fit so perfectly with the gameplay, that it is difficult to imagine anything else. We can only hope for some good spiritual successor... I wish...

[@dylan.t180]

Have never hared of this game thanks for the review

[@GeneralFatman27]

I came here to help you pay your rent, but this game actually looks really interesting. It's always a shame when something completely unique gets forgotten by time.

[@Lukz243]

I haven't tried Bomberman but it seems fun

[@bryanblack8089]

Who Long Until Jackbox 7 And 8

[@RetroRulzMyTown]

Honestly I played this around 2 years ago and hated it for how slow it felt, but watching this video is making me wonder if I just misunderstood it. Maybe I'll give it another shot. I honestly just wish there could've been a tutorial like the video here.

[@Jann75]

i like how this video got so little views, I was able to literally read every comment it has.

[@antonerds]

Loved the video, sad it didn't get te deserved attention

[@amine423]

I care about Bomberman.. screw you Kermit.

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

Here, I'll watch your bomberman video. happy?

[@Joy_ffa1bd]

this gives me hella yugioh duelists of the roses vibes (if you like spinoffs that turn games into tactics games, i would kill for a video on dotr)

[@Joy_ffa1bd]

glad i watched this, im playin the hell out of this

[@erans0889]

"HONEY WAKE UP a new SilokHawk video!"

[@milk4you1200]

great video

[@Trollzord]

Actually this would be final fantasy tactics then fire emblem

[@dee7352]

The title likely mentioned fire emblem to generate more clicks, i mean silok even features gameplay of tactics in the video

[@DARS_04]

We must help the video, quick comments pronto!

[@dyll_pyckle]

Hell yeah this game sounds extremely dope. How’d you even come onto it??

[@SmokePudding]

we WILL be watching edit: we have watched. great video

[@Nathan-rb3qp]

The reason this game seems rushed was because it was made solely as a prequel game to Bomberman World. That's why a lot of assets are reused.

[@CinnaSwirls]

I came here after hearing about a bomberman video that not enough people watched. Is this the one you spoke of?

[@spacemushroom830]

Request to cover bomberman generations for gamecube

[@datboi8830]

Bomberman Wars is a continuation of Pocket Bomberman And Bomberman World PS1 is a continuation of Wars