ðə ɡˈeɪm ɪz ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl ɪnðə bˈɑːmɚmən sˈɪɹiz, æz ɪt wʌz əfˈɪʃəli lˈaɪsənst fɹʌm hˈʌdsən sˈɔft ænd dɪvˈɛləpt baɪ ˌɪntɚplˈeɪ pɹədˈʌkʃənz, ɐ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ bˈeɪst ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
The game is relatively unusual in the Bomberman series, as it was officially licensed from Hudson Soft and developed by Interplay Productions, a studio based in the United States.