Bomba
- Action
- Mouse avoider
Mouse
Flash
HTML5
Bomba is a mouse avoider that Nitrome released on November 3, 2008. The player's goal is to guide the character using the mouse, and reach all the designated stars without touching the walls or any moving objects. An HTML5 port was released between June 10th and September 11th, 2021[1].
Controls[edit | edit source]
Move - Move character- Space - Allows player to let go of Bomba and move the mouse freely around. The game states that it should be used in case the player's or wrist becomes tired.
Click mouse - Drop bombs, if the character is holding a bomb
Levels[edit | edit source]
- If you need any help, refer to any of the various hints scattered through-out the levels.
- Level one sign
There are thirty levels in the game Bomba.
Level 1[edit | edit source]
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- Remember, touching ANYTHING will lead to loosing a life!
- Level one sign
This course just requires the player to light up all stars while avoiding four rotating gears and the walls.
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Level 2[edit | edit source]
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This course is the first to have enemies and moss both of which need to be destroyed with bombs. After the moss is destroyed (it doesn't matter if the enemy is killed or not), the player can head to the stars. If moss is touched, Bomba will also loose a life.
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Level 3[edit | edit source]
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This course is the first to have water, which will drown Bomba if it stays in too long. This course also has big bombs, which are much larger and cause a larger blast. The big bombs can cause Bomba to loose a life, if the player isn't careful.
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Level 4[edit | edit source]
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This level features, not only moving gears, but moving boxes as well. The boxes will only move up to down, and can crush Bomba.
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Level 5[edit | edit source]
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On this level, the player is introduced to the flame power-up. It is used to burn the player's way through the moss, to the star.
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Level 6[edit | edit source]
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On this level Bomba must use the flame power-up to break its way through all of the moss, without bumping into walls.
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Level 7[edit | edit source]
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- Remember, bombs, all bombs, will float in water.
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On level 7 the player first must use the flame power-up to get through the moss, then they must get a bomb and destroy the moss at the top of the water, while avoiding the deadly fish.
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Level 8[edit | edit source]
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On this level, Bomba is introduced to flying bombs. There are four gears on the corners too. The player has break the moss with the flying bombs, without hitting the deadly purple bugs.
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Level 9[edit | edit source]
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In this level, there are bombs in moss that explode when neared.
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Level 10[edit | edit source]
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Force fields are introduced in this level. Bombs must be used to bomb the player's way through the level without hitting the force fields. A deadly gear is also found in this level. Bombs aren't affected by forcefields, though.
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Level 11[edit | edit source]
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Time bombs are introduced. This level requires agility and speed, as the player has to move fast as to not die n the explosion of the time bomb, and agile as to not bump into walls.
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Level 12[edit | edit source]
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A circle must be guided to the bottom of a designated area, where more than one circle has to be moved to get all stars.
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Level 13[edit | edit source]
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Many spiders and a single worm moss creatures are the foes of level 13. All stars must be obtained, then enough bombs to destroy the moss at the bottom of the level.
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Level 14[edit | edit source]
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Bomba must use the bombs to blow up the creatures that increase and decrease in size.
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Level 15[edit | edit source]
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The player must go down a narrow chute and avoid walls on all four sides. After obtaining the bombs, the player should go up that same tube and destroy the moss whilst avoiding gears and disks.
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Level 16[edit | edit source]
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This level is submerged mostly in water. The player - like in level 11 -, has to be agile and quick.
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Level 17[edit | edit source]
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A trio of flying pink bugs and a spider are the only enemies in this level. Flying bombs have to be used to push through a force field, then go up the zip line to the last star.
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Level 18[edit | edit source]
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Long worms move around this level. Stars have to be lit up whilst avoiding these long terrors.
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Level 19[edit | edit source]
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Level 20[edit | edit source]
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Level 21[edit | edit source]
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Level 22[edit | edit source]
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Level 23[edit | edit source]
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Level 24[edit | edit source]
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Level 25[edit | edit source]
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Level 26[edit | edit source]
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Level 27[edit | edit source]
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Level 28[edit | edit source]
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Level gallery[edit | edit source]
Level ten of Bomba
Bomba level eleven
Level Completed message
Ending[edit | edit source]
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The ending of Bomba is covered with lots of clumps of moss. When the player moves their cursor above the moss, it explodes. When all of the moss is exploded, the ending screen is fully revealed.
Enemies[edit | edit source]
Enemies in Bomba include:
Pickups[edit | edit source]
Pickups include:
Hazards[edit | edit source]
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- Wall - The player explodes when contact is made.
- Water - The player drowns, if he/she is in it for too long. Furthermore, moss and bombs float upwards in water.
- Gears - Gears rotate all the time, as such, the player has to be careful as to not hit the gears when passing them
- Boxes - The player can enter some boxes, although there is usually very little space in a box.
- Force fields - Bomba cannot pass a force field, but bombs can
Credits[edit | edit source]
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Unused content[edit | edit source]
Images[edit | edit source]
An image of a screen exists that has the look of a regular Bomba screen, only it has the words "hello there" and underneath that "da da da". This is presumably a test for displaying text.
The screen
Scripts[edit | edit source]
Present in the game are unused Action Script scripts, all of which call upon removed images from the game. All of them have the prefix "Test" and the suffix "MC", between these words being what the script is.
The scripts TestBoulderMC, TestHitMC, and TestMonsterMC exist, from their name, they were all created early in development and were meant to test certain functions in the game; TestHitMC likely testing either a hazard or something colliding with something else, TestMonsterMC either testing an enemy or a hazard (although enemy is more likely; many scripts in the final game that have the suffix "Monster" are scripts relating to enemies), and TestBoulderMC likely testing a projectile, bomb, or hazard.
TestBoulderMC is unusual in that it is the only script in the game that has the word "Boulder" in its name, and does not have a word between the prefix (Test) and suffix (MC) that is used by other scripts. This may suggest that Bomba may have been a different game during development; alternatively, "Boulder" may refer to the shape of Bombs, which would mean that TestBoulderMC is an early test for how bombs would work.
Below is each script's source, raw, and P-code. Click [show] to open the collapsible box.
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Source codepackage
{
import flash.display.*;
dynamic public class TestBoulderMC extends MovieClip
{
public function TestBoulderMC()
{
return;
}// end function
}
}
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Source codepackage
{
import flash.display.*;
dynamic public class TestHitMC extends MovieClip
{
public function TestHitMC()
{
return;
}// end function
}
}
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Source codepackage
{
import flash.display.*;
dynamic public class TestMonsterMC extends MovieClip
{
public function TestMonsterMC()
{
return;
}// end function
}
}
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Glitches[edit | edit source]
- In the HTML5 version of the game, the purple spokes on the conveyor belts are not rendered correctly, and will distort in shape and shift in position, not accurately representing their collision detection.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- "Bomba" is the word "bomb" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish.
References[edit | edit source]
| v • d • eBomba | |
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| General | Bomba • Bomba (character) |
| Enemies | Purple bugs • Spiders • Moss creatures • Fish |
| Hazards | Cannons • Water • Force fields |
| Interactive objects | Stars • Bombs • Moss • Flame pickups |