ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ pɹˈuːf ʌv ðɪs ɪz ɐ mˌæɡɐzˈiːn ˈɛntɹi ʌv nˈɛkst dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən vˈɑːljuːm θɹˈiː, ˈɪʃuː twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dˈɑːkjuːməntɪŋ dɪvˈɛləpmənt, ɪnwˌɪtʃ mˌʌltɪpəl ˈɜːli ˌænɪmˈeɪʃənz ɑːɹ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ bˈɑːmɚmən jˈuːzɪŋ wʌt sˈiːmz təbi ɐ flˈɪp fˈoʊn, plˈeɪɪŋ wɪð wʌt ɐpˈɪɹz təbi ɐ jˈoʊjˈoʊ, ænd stˈændɪŋ.
The only remaining proof of this is a magazine entry of NEXT Generation (volume three, issue 27) documenting development, in which multiple early animations are included, (including Bomberman using what seems to be a flip phone, playing with what appears to be a Yo-yo, and standing.)