There are also 10 playable characters in Battle Mode, nine of which are bosses in Normal Mode.Īn evil Bomber named Emperor Terrorin who has the power of time itself has freed various criminal Bombers from their prison cells in orbit around Planet Bomber. If you enter in password menu (Options → Password) 0413, the maps in battle mode will change. These points can be used to equip the power-up items from the single-player game. A create-a-character mode, which is unique to Super Bomberman 5, lets players choose their character and color and allows them a number of points. In multiplayer, there are nine characters to choose from, and over 10 maps to play on (though the extra three maps in the gold version can be unlocked in the normal cart as well). When completing 200% of the map, a new password is given.
After finishing 100%, the game map is reset, which allows player to finish the maps 200%. There are two endings available, depending on where you face the final boss. Depending on your path, you can accumulate 100% of completion. These phases are all based on the four previous Super Bomberman games for the Super Famicom, containing remixed music and the same sprites of the game, and the fifth phase is completely new. The single-player portion of Super Bomberman 5 is nonlinear, giving players a choice of which level they'd like to complete next.