the very best of bomberman?

[CosMind]

so, what would you say is the very best of the best bomberman games on pce?  first and foremost, which has the very tightest and responsive controls?  i know they're relatively close to one another, but there must be some subtle difference tucked away in one of them that puts it on the ace.  outside of control, as an overall package, which is the very best?

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Bomberman '94 is definitely the best of the three (no point in counting the taikenbans seperately).  Its levels are less rigidly laid out, its backgrounds are more detailed, and the kangaroos add an extra dimension to the game play.  Its multi-player mode also offers more than the previous two games, in that it includes the aforementioned kangaroos (but not on all maps), allows team play, and lets you customize your character (pointless waste of time in my book, but some people value such shenanigans).

[Tatsujin]

Bomberman '93 is ma fav!

- best and driving BGM from part one
- not to much over-item'd
- still kept simple as BM should be, but with all the necessary items (e.g. bomb kicker..).

for multi player definitely BM'93
for single player probably BM'94

[CrackTiger]

Bomberman '93 is ma fav!

- best and driving BGM from part one
- not to much over-item'd
- still kept simple as BM should be, but with all the necessary items (e.g. bomb kicker..).

for multi player definitely BM'93
for single player probably BM'94

This is how I feel, but I haven't played any human vs human battle mode in BM'94 yet and it's been a long time since I completed the BM'93 story mode. If I had gotten to play BM'94 back in the day, it might've become my favorite, but since I didn't I'm still hooked on BM'93.

[TurboXray]

Bomberman '94 without a doubt. BM '93 was cool, but '94 just really improves upon it. That said, Saturn Bomberman (got a US release too) is awesome. That and '94 are my favorite 2D bomberman games.

[TR0N]

Bomberman 94 then follow by 93.

[CosMind]

gracias, all.
that's definitely the info that i needed

[Otaking]

I thought BM 94 was the best of the three 

[Sinistron]

I'd say 93 is the best- the kangaroos in 94 kind of slow down a multiplayer battle- and make it a little too silly.

[Digi.k]

93' simply because of the music.

followed by 94 then the original bomberman

[Tatsujin]

your two last guys are right!