Saboten Bombers

Saboten Bombers (サボテンボンバーズ in Japan) is an arcade game developed by NMK in 1992. The genre of this game is an action game.

Gameplay
In this game, you control "Wanpi" and "Tsuupi" (1P and 2P), humanoid cacti, and throw bombs to exterminate bad cacti and pests. 2 players can play at the same time.

Every 5 stages, the "wampi" and "tsupi" can play against each other, and every 10 stages, a boss appears. Infinite loop of 100 stages in total.

Among NMK's many hard-hitting shooting games, this game has many core fans as a unique title with cute characters, similar to "Butasan".

The game is controlled by a single 8-way lever, the jump button, and the bomb button. Pressing the bomb button allows you to throw a bomb while bouncing it (you can also crouch down and place the bomb on the spot).

Touching an enemy does not cause a loss of a life (except for bosses) and can also be pressed. It is a loss of a life if you are caught in the explosion of a bomb used by yourself or an enemy.

The bomb bounces and engulfs both friend and foe alike, and explodes when it has bounced a specified number of times. Characters caught in the explosion are blown away. If you are caught in a bomb explosion, you can escape by pressing the jump button. Some enemies cannot be engulfed by a single bomb, but can be engulfed by hitting them with multiple bombs. The score multiplier increases when multiple characters are engulfed. It is dangerous to throw bombs recklessly, because bombs will bounce in the opposite direction when they hit bombs thrown by allies or enemies.

When a stage is cleared, players earn bonus points for the number of items obtained and time remaining, as well as extra points that vary depending on the number of bombs thrown (looped after a certain number of times). From defeated enemies come items such as flowers, vegetables, and cakes. Collecting the items will give you bonus points, bomb power-ups, speed-ups, extensions, and other effects.