Another game rescued
Bombs And Bugs is a multiplayer Bomberman, developed by Stefan Eilert of Awkward Software. Supporting two or three players, it has superb power-ups and the most vibrant and jazzy graphics. Although the game was never released, it has been saved and sent to Atarimania for safekeeping as of today. 🥳
This game is an exciting, frantic Bomberman-style blast of multiplayer fun that’s all about outsmarting your opponents in tight maze arenas. We are a battle bug, dropping bombs to destroy walls, uncover power-ups, and trap rival players, to be the last survivor. Simple stuff, but stupidly chaotic! Its colourful presentation and explosive gameplay make it a brilliant "party game". So gather around the ST like it's 1993.
Sadly, there’s no single-player support, which I miss as a lone gamer 90% of the time. My video shows my gameplay against our 8-year-old daughter. She said, "It's freaky and very silly". I think she's right!!
- Download this previously unknown game from Atarimania.
- Check out the Awkward Software website.
Looks like a really nice implementation! Although nothing can beat Dynabusters+ on the STE, that was completely nuts. :-)
ReplyDeleteAlso startled me to recognise the generic SFX built into STOS after all these years! (will have to look it up but I think "boom" was the pre-set name for the explosion sound.)
Ha! That's pretty cool, I hope you take a look. Let me know what magic gets made:)
Deletebtw, Dynabusters is ace, another game me and my daughter loves. Coming to the Crypt "one day soon" (I'm slowwwww)