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Bomberman Hero Receives an OFFICIAL Vinyl!

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So, we've received quite an exciting announcement more recently.  I'm guessing the NES Bomberman 1 and 2 vinyls by producer Ship to PhonoCo must've sold quite well because, and completely out of nowhere, Konami actually shows us once again that they SORT OF care about legacy titles that aren't the NES ones. For some context, earlier this year, Konami and Jun Chikuma put out a vinyl containing the entirety of the 2 NES titles' soundtracks on Vinyl with some very neat visuals, including animated sprites on the disc, as well as a nice fusion between the Japanese and US styles present on the cover. While I feel this was a good direction, in addition to a whole music video featured in the Apple-exclusive rhythm game, Amazing Bomberman, dedicated to recalling the events of said first NES title, Super Bomberman and the ambitious sequel, the release was kind of menial in that it featured no composer commentary or any extra goodies that celebrate both the series and it's