Glitched stages in Bomberman (NES)

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The title card for stage ☆0 (120).

In Bomberman for the NES/Famicom, despite the fact that the game is meant to end after the 50th stage, due to an imperfect password system, it is possible for players to input incorrect passwords and reach other glitched stages.[1] The glitched stages run from stage 51 to stage 255. However, stages 51, 76, 77,96-103, 128, 179, 204, 205, and 224-231 are considered unplayable. In stages 120 through 129, the stage title is scrambled. Counting the normal 50 stages, there are 232 total playable stages in the game.[2]

It is notable that, while some stages have an ordinary number of soft blocks, many have a scattered few. Also, both the soft block containing a power-up and the one containing the exit are displayed as a frame of a destroyed soft block. Power-ups in these stages tend to appear as other graphics, often with an improper palette.

Passwords

The following table includes a list of stages and the passwords needed to reach them. This list, including the names given to each stage, comes from Bomberman Maniax.[2]

Stage Password Stage Password
52 BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGGCL □4 (154) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFAHC
53 BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLCGL □5 (155) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCNJC
54 BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHFLL □6 (156) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGJNC
55 BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJAHL □7 (157) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLHAC
56 BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNNJL □8 (158) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHLFC
57 BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAJNL □9 (159) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJGCC
58 BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFHAL ⏵0 (160) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNPPG
59 BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCLFL ⏵1 (161) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHAKEG
60 BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGGCL ⏵2 (162) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFOBG
61 BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLCGL ⏵3 (163) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCIMG
62 BOGKPCCPPCMNIHBAHFLL ⏵4 (164) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGDDG
63 BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJAHL ⏵5 (165) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLMIG
64 BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNIMH ⏵6 (166) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHBOG
65 BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHADDH ⏵7 (167) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJEKG
66 BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFMIH ⏵8 (168) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNPPG
67 BOMNIHMNIHLOBAKGCBOH ⏵9 (169) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAKEG
68 BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGEKH A0 (170) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFOBG
69 BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLPPH A1 (171) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCIMG
70 BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHKEH A2 (172) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGDDG
71 BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJOBH A3 (173) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLMIG
72 BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNIMH A4 (174) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHBOG
73 BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHADDH A5 (175) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJEKG
74 BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFMIH A6 (176) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNGCL
75 BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCBOH A7 (177) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHACGL
78 BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHKEH A8 (178) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFELL
79 BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJOBH B0 (180) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGNJL
80 BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNAHJ B1 (181) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLJNL
81 BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHANJJ B2 (182) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHHAL
82 BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFJNJ B3 (183) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJLFL
83 BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCHAJ B4 (184) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNGCL
84 BOJDOLABOLHIMMPCGLFJ B5 (185) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHACGL
85 BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLGCJ B6 (186) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFFLL
86 BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHCGJ B7 (187) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCAHL
87 BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJFLJ B8 (188) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGNJL
88 BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNAHJ B9 (189) BOPCKFEKGJDDJEFLJNL
89 BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHANJJ C0 (190) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHHAL
90 BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFJNJ C1 (191) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJLFL
91 BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCHAJ C2 (192) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNEKH
92 BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGLFJ C3 (193) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHAPPH
93 BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLGCJ C4 (194) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFKEH
94 BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHCGJ C5 (195) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCOBH
95 BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJFLJ C6 (196) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGIMH
˽4 (104) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNOBN C7 (197) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLDDH
˽5 (105) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAIMN C8 (198) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHMIH
˽6 (106) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFDDN C9 (199) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJBOH
˽7 (107) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCMIN D0 (200) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNEKH
˽8 (108) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGBON D1 (201) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAPPH
˽9 (109) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLEKN D2 (202) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFKEH
■0 (110) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHPPN D3 (203) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCOBH
■1 (111) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJKEN D6 (206) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHMIH
■2 (112) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNFLA D7 (207) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJBOH
■3 (113) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHAAHA D8 (208) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNLFJ
■4 (114) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFNJA D9 (209) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHAGCJ
■5 (115) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCJNA E0 (210) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFCGJ
■6 (116) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGHAA E1 (211) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCFLJ
■7 (117) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLLFA E2 (212) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGAHJ
■8 (118) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHGCA E3 (213) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLNJJ
■9 (119) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJCGA E4 (214) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHJNJ
☆0 (120) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNFLA E5 (215) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJHAJ
☆1 (121) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAAHA E6 (216) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNLFJ
☆2 (122) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFNJA E7 (217) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAGCJ
☆3 (123) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCIMG E8 (218) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFCGJ
☆4 (124) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGHAA E9 (219) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCFLJ
☆5 (125) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLLFA F0 (220) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPOGAHJ
☆6 (126) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHGCA F1 (221) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLNJJ
☆7 (127) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJCGA F2 (222) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHJNJ
☆9 (129) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHAOBF F3 (223) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJHAJ
□0 (130) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFIMF G2 (232) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNBON
□1 (131) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCDDF G3 (233) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAEKN
□2 (132) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGMIF G4 (234) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFPPN
□3 (133) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLBOF G5 (235) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCKEN
□4 (134) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHEKF G6 (236) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGOBN
□5 (134) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJPPF G7 (237) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLIMN
□6 (136) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNKEF G8 (328) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHABHDDN
□7 (137) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAOBF G9 (239) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJMIN
□8 (138) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFIMF H0 (240) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNHAA
□9 (139) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCDDF H1 (241) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHALFA
□0 (140) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGMIF H2 (242) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFGCA
□1 (141) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLBOF H3 (243) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCCGA
□2 (142) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHPAHEKF H4 (244) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGFLA
□3 (143) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJPPF H5 (245) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLAHA
□4 (144) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNCGC H6 (246) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHNJA
□5 (145) BOBAMNHIMNCPPCIHAFLC H7 (247) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJJNA
□6 (146) BOHIDJJDDJGKEFOLFAHC H8 (248) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNHAA
□7 (147) BOMNIHNMIHLOBAKGCNJC H9 (249) BOOLMHIMNCPPCIHALFA
□8 (148) BOJDOLABOLHIMNPCGJNC |0 (250) BOFEDJJDDJGKEFOLFGCA
□9 (149) BODJKGFEKGJDDJEFLHAC |1 (251) BOKGIHNMIHLOBAKGCCGA
□0 (150) BONMPCCPPCNMIHBAHLFC |2 (252) BOCPOLABOLHIMNPCGFLA
□1 (151) BOIHEFGKEFABOLMNJGCC |3 (253) BOPCKGFEKGJDDJEFLAHA
□2 (152) BOABBALOBAFEKGDJNCGC |4 (254) BOGKPCCPPCNMIHBAHNJA
□3 (153) BOOLMNHIMNCPPCIHAFLC |5 (255) BOEFEFGKEFABOLMNJJNA

Special Stages

Bomberman faces an unbelievable challenge in U8 Stage, a stage with few soft blocks, tough enemies, and no starting power-ups.

There are also three stages that lie outside of the "ordinary" 255. These stages can be accessed with passwords as well.

Stage Password
Hidden 0 Stage 1 (隠れ0面その1 kakure 0-men sono 1) BABABABABABABABABABA
Hidden 0 Stage 2 (隠れ0面その2 kakure 0-men sono 2) BOLOBALOBAFEKGDJNPPG
U8 Stage (U8面 U8-men) BOCPOLGKELHIMNPCGBOH

References

  1. Super Bomberman Hudson Official Guidebook. Shogakukan, 1993, pp. 104-107.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bomberman Maniax, Shogakukan, 1995, pp. 127-128.