{{Short description|1995 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = Super Bomberman 3 |image = SNES Super Bomberman 3 cover art.jpg |caption = European cover art |developer = Hudson Soft |publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Hudson Soft|EU|Virgin Interactive Entertainment}} |director = Shigeki Fujiwara |designer = Tatsumitsu Watanabe |programmer = Hikaru Aoyama<br />Ryuichi Masuda<br />Satoshi Mikami |artist = Naoto Yoshimi<br />Shoji Mizuno |composer = Jun Chikuma<br />Keita Hoshi |series = ''Bomberman'' |platforms = Super Nintendo Entertainment System |released = {{vgrelease|JP|28 April 1995<ref name="Famsb3"/>|EU|October 1995<ref name="SPower36">{{cite magazine|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Super%20Power/superpower_numero36/SuPow%20n%C2%B036%20-%20Page%20032%20%28Octobre%201995%29.jpg|title=News Previews International: Sorties À Venir - Super Nintendo|magazine=Super Power|issue=36|publisher=SUMO Éditions|date=October 1995|page=32|lang=fr}}</ref>}} |genre = Action, maze, party |modes = Single-player, multiplayer }}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Super Bomberman 3'''''|スーパーボンバーマン3|Sūpā Bonbāman Surī|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. It is the third installment in the ''Super Bomberman'' series, and the third ''Bomberman'' game to be released for the system. Up to five players can play at the same time. The game was released in Japan and the PAL region, but not in North America due to the closure of Hudson Soft USA.

== Gameplay == {{multiple image |align = left |direction = vertical |image1 = SNES Super Bomberman 3 (Normal Game).png |image2 = SNES Super Bomberman 3 (Battle Game).png |caption2 = '''Top:''' Story mode gameplay.<br/>'''Bottom:''' Multiplayer battle mode. }} This game scales back a lot of gameplay additions made in ''Bomberman '94'' and ''Super Bomberman 2'' and returns to the classic formula. As for multiplayer, the game adds a lot over the previous game by adding more characters, each representing a country of Earth (including one of the villains, Pretty Bomber, as France, which marks her first appearance as a non-enemy character). There are also new cutscenes for the Story mode, which centers around the resurrection of the Five Dastardly Bombers who were previously defeated in ''Super Bomberman 2'', as White Bomber and Black Bomber adventure across various element themed stars in which the Five are causing havoc, under the rule of their creator, Bagular.

The overall animation graphics changed with the third installment; unlike ''Super Bomberman'' and ''Super Bomberman 2'', the third sequel's graphics were simplified, which look similar to the graphics of the ''Bomberman'' games for the PC Engine, and most of the music in the game are remixed versions of previous older ''Bomberman'' soundtracks. ''Super Bomberman 3'' was notably the first installment in the series that allowed for up to five players in Battle Mode, as the first two installments only allowed up to four.

==Plot== One night, Bagular enters a junkyard inside of his UFO. He finds the bodies of the five Dastardly Bombers, and then sucks them into his UFO. Upon doing that, he sets all five on tables, and begins working on reviving them! Upon hearing this, White Bomber and Black Bomber set out to stop the five Dastardly Bombers, and ultimately defeat Bagular himself. The two set out to save the day once again!

== Development and release == ''Super Bomberman 3'' was developed by a different team than the previous games'; only two staff members were shared between the development teams for ''Super Bomberman 3'' and ''Bomberman '94''. The game was released in 1995; it would not be released in North America due to the shutdown of Hudson Soft in North America.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The game was re-released in 2026 as part of the ''Super Bomberman Collection'' compilation.<ref>{{cite web | last=Romano | first=Sal | title=Super Bomberman Collection announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC; now available | website=Gematsu | date=February 5, 2026 | url=https://www.gematsu.com/2026/02/super-bomberman-collection-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-switch-2-switch-and-pc-now-available | access-date=February 6, 2026}}</ref>

== Reception == {{Video game reviews |Fam = 28/40<ref name="Famsb3">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/801/reviews/|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: スーパーボンバーマン3|magazine=Famitsu|issue=335|publisher=ASCII Corporation|date=12–19 May 1995|page=29|lang=ja}}</ref> |GMaster = 93%<ref name="GMastersb3">{{cite magazine|last=Wilton|first=Pete|title=Reviews - Super Bomberman 3|magazine=GamesMaster|issue=35|publisher=Future Publishing|date=November 1995|pages=54–55}}</ref> |rev1 = ''Consoles +'' |rev1Score = 85%<ref name="C+sb3">{{cite magazine|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero045/Consoles+%20045%20-%20Page%20160%20(1995-07).jpg|title=Speedy Gonzatest - Super Bomberman 3|magazine=Consoles +|issue=45|publisher=M.E.R.7|date=July 1995|page=160|lang=fr|access-date=2020-08-07|archive-date=2013-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204213321/http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero045/Consoles+%20045%20-%20Page%20160%20(1995-07).jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev2 = ''Fun Generation'' |rev2Score = 8/10<ref name="FGsb3">{{cite magazine|last1=Weidner|first1=Martin|last2=Appel|first2=Markus|url=https://www.ninretro.de/img/scans/snes/Super_Bomberman_3_FG_6-95.jpg|title=Spiele Tests: Super Bomberman 3|magazine=Fun Generation|issue=1|publisher=CyPress|date=June 1995|page=50|lang=de}}</ref> |rev3 = ''Joypad'' |rev3Score = 84%<ref name="Jpad1sb3">{{cite magazine|last=Prézeau|first=Olivier|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=84&num=1809&album=oui|title=Test - Super Bomberman 3|magazine=Joypad|issue=43|publisher=Yellow Media|date=June 1995|pages=24–25|lang=fr}}</ref><br />91%<ref name="Jpad2sb3">{{cite magazine|last=Prézeau|first=Olivier|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joypad/joypad_numero047/Joypad%20047%20-%20Page%20042%20%281995-11%29.jpg|title=Le Zapping des Tests - Super Bomberman 3|magazine=Joypad|issue=47|publisher=Yellow Media|date=November 1995|page=42|lang=fr}}</ref> |rev4 = ''Gameplanet'' |rev4Score = 3.5/5<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/-/564897-/index.html|title=Super Bomberman 3 for Super Nintendo|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=2019|access-date=2020-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827131008/https://www.gamerankings.com/-/564897-/index.html|archive-date=2019-08-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> |rev5 = ''MAN!AC'' |rev5Score = 86%<ref name="M!sb3">{{cite magazine|last=Bannert|first=Robert|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N025.1995.11#page/n63/mode/1up|title=Spiele-Tests: Super Bomberman 3|magazine=MAN!AC|issue=25|publisher=Cybermedia|date=November 1995|page=64|lang=de}}</ref> |rev6 = ''Mega Fun'' |rev6Score = 84%<ref name="MFsb3">{{cite magazine|last=Appel|first=Markus|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=21264|title=Super Bomberman 3: Hudsons bombiges Sprites ist nach langërer Wartezeit wieder hochexplosiv auf dem SNES|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=34|publisher=Mega Fun|date=July 1995|page=76|lang=de}}</ref> |rev7 = ''Nintendo Magazine System'' |rev7Score = 91/100<ref name="NMSsb3">{{cite magazine|last1=Davies|first1=Paul|last2=McVittie|first2=Andy|url=https://archive.org/stream/nintendo-magazine-system-uk-36-september-1995#page/34/mode/2up|title=Review - Super Bomber Man 3|magazine=Nintendo Magazine System|issue=36|publisher=EMAP|date=September 1995|pages=34–37}}</ref> |rev8 = ''Play Time'' |rev8Score = 85/100<ref name="PTsb3">{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Ulf|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3APlayTime_DE_1995-0809.pdf&page=100|title=Sprengkommando - Super Bomberman 3|magazine=Play Time|issue=50|publisher=Computec Media Group|date=August–September 1995|pages=100–103|lang=de}}</ref> |rev9 = ''Player One'' |rev9Score = 90%<ref name="POsb3">{{cite magazine|author=Caliméro|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=32&num=1922&album=oui|title=Tests: Super Bomberman|magazine=Player One|issue=59|publisher=Média Système Édition|date=December 1995|pages=128–129|lang=fr|access-date=2020-08-07|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005254/http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=32&num=1922&album=oui|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev10 = ''Superjuegos'' |rev10Score = 92/100<ref name="SJsb3">{{cite magazine|last=Sol|first=Bruno|url=https://archive.org/stream/Superjuegos_040#page/n45/mode/2up|title=Super Bomberman 3 - Una Saga Explosiva|magazine=Superjuegos|issue=40|publisher=Grupo Zeta|date=August 1995|pages=46–48|lang=es}}</ref> |rev11 = ''Total!'' |rev11Score = 2+ (B+)<ref name="T!sb3">{{cite magazine|last=Hartwig|first=Klaus-Dieter|url=https://total.bee-ware.ch/tests/snes/snes_SuperBomberman3.jpg|title=Test: Super Bomberman 3|magazine=Total!|issue=30|publisher=X-Plain-Verlag|date=November 1995|pages=20–21|lang=de}}</ref> |rev12 = ''Ultra Player'' |rev12Score = 5/6<ref name="UltraPlayersb3">{{cite magazine|title=Selection: Super Bomberman 3|magazine=Ultra Player|issue=32|publisher=Média Système Édition|date=November–December 1995|pages=62–65|lang=fr}}</ref> |rev13 = ''Video Games'' |rev13Score = 82%<ref name="VGsb3">{{cite magazine|last=Schaedle|first=Wolfgang|url=https://www.ninretro.de/img/scans/snes/Super_Bomberman_3_VG_9-95.jpg|title=Tierisch - Bomberman 3|magazine=Video Games|issue=46|publisher=Future-Verlag|date=September 1995|page=112|lang=de}}</ref> }} On release, ''Famitsu'' scored the game a 28 out of 40.<ref name="Famsb3"/> The game sold over 612,000 copies in Japan alone.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020822155020/http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/1995.htm. [1995 Consumer Game Software Sales]|archive-date= August 22, 2002 |access-date= February 19, 2023. </ref> In November 1997, in its 60th monthly issue, ''Nintendo Acción'' listed it as the 22nd best game they had ever reviewed.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Accion_060/page/n93/mode/2up|title=60 juegos que no olvidarás|language=es|magazine=Nintendo Acción|issue=60|page=94}}</ref>

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== Notes == {{Notelist}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020083205/http://www.hudson.co.jp:80/gamenavi/gamedb/index.cgi?mode=info&f=SuperBomberman3 Super Bomberman 3 - Hudson Game Navi] at Hudson Soft (Japanese) on Wayback Machine * [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/564897-super-bomberman-3 ''Super Bomberman 3''] at GameFAQs * [https://www.giantbomb.com/super-bomberman-3/3030-7190/ ''Super Bomberman 3''] at Giant Bomb * [https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/super-bomberman-3 ''Super Bomberman 3''] at MobyGames

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