▁The ▁e ighth ▁stage ▁of ▁each ▁world ▁is ▁a ▁b oss ▁battle . ▁The ▁game ▁diff ers ▁from ▁previous ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁stages ▁are ▁more ▁interactive , ▁with ▁devices ▁such ▁as ▁convey or ▁bel ts ▁and ▁tele por ters ▁appearing ▁in ▁certain ▁areas . ▁This ▁mode ▁util izes ▁a ▁password ▁system ▁or ▁there ▁is ▁limited ▁save ▁memory ▁if ▁the ▁player ▁in ▁question ▁wants ▁to ▁save . ▁ ▁Multi player ▁The ▁multi player ▁mode ▁allows ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁players ▁to ▁comp ete ▁against ▁one ▁another ▁in ▁a ▁tim ed ▁death match . ▁Each ▁player ▁attempts ▁to ▁collect ▁power - ups ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁compet ing ▁players ▁while ▁stay ing ▁alive . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁Bom ber man ▁alive ▁wins ▁the ▁round . ▁Un like ▁the ▁single ▁player ▁game , ▁some ▁blocks ▁contain ▁sk ull s ▁instead ▁of ▁power - ups . ▁These ▁are ▁det r iment al ▁if ▁picked ▁up . ▁There ▁are ▁multiple ▁stages ▁to ▁choose ▁from ▁in ▁this ▁mode , ▁with ▁each ▁having ▁its ▁own ▁theme ▁and ▁g imm ick . ▁ ▁The ▁Virtual ▁Console ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁supports ▁only ▁ 4 ▁players ▁using ▁W ii ▁Rem otes . ▁The ▁ 5 - player ▁mode ▁can ▁be ▁activ ated ▁by ▁holding ▁the ▁R ▁button ▁on ▁an ▁attached ▁Game C ube ▁controller ▁while ▁starting ▁the ▁game ▁from ▁the ▁W ii ▁menu . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Bom ber man ▁' 9 3 ▁was ▁awarded ▁Best ▁Tur bo G raf x - 1 6 ▁Game ▁of ▁ 1