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I dunno, it almost looks like a Jetters story spinoff rather than the Bomberman/Max storyline (which collided with the original Bomberman storyline in Bomberman Story). Err.... uh....   so.... many.... tie-ins....

That's what I was thinking too - it has a Jetters vibe, except that the characters are different, the name of the team is different, and Bomberman actually leads the team this time around. If you listen to the Japanese V.O. in the trailer, they call him Shirobon, so that could also be an indicator of...something.  

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I cannot remember, is bomberman 5 available for download for emulators?

Um.... EVERYTHING is available for download on emulators.... that's why it's illegal.... >_>

They've.....always called him Shirobon.....haven't they?

Yes they have. Shirobon means "White Bomber", just as Kurobon means "Black Bomber" and so on and so forth.

Good timing for this, as I just got my DS Friday, joining the human race. If you want a good sample of what to expect from Bomberman Story DS grab the European rom of it. I have it on my DS now and yes, it is a mixture of interesting and odd. The supporting characters added are these animal people. It makes me think that Dr. Ein sent Shiro into a furry convention or some crazy space station where you have to be an anime cosplayer to maintain rank. Nothing against either furries or cosplayers, naturally. Just a bit odd to see Ein, "Cheerful White" as he is called in the European title, and then these animal headed people.

I have only played it a little bit, passing some training and starting my first board. Of course your teammate, some chick, gets kidnapped immediately by some bomber. Hooray for plot. ;) I think I will enjoy the game to be honest, as I liked the GBA version. I played it a ton on the emulator before I even had a way to play it on the real console.

As for this golden Bomberman cart, as a collector of bomberman and other trinkets, I would not buy it loose like this. That's just me, of course. I would like to think I have seen a box for this thing but who knows, maybe not? I collect for the packaging and artwork as much as the cart or disc containing a game. I haven't yet bought 5 because I'm cheap, and use the savings to buy even more games. This past month instead of getting anything expensive I bought PS2 Bomberman Hardball (PAL, complete), GB Wario Blast (book and cart), Famicom Bomberman 2 (complete), N-Gage Bomberman (complete), and GB Bomberman GB (US, complete, to replace the copy I sold) all for cheap. I spent more on shipping for some of this than the games themselves.  

My wife would kill me if I dropped $150 on a loose cart like this. There was a piggy bank for $150 I would have loved to have, and months ago there was even a Bomberman slot machine on eBay. I was so tempted... lol

For now, I'll stick with the roms for 5, the regular version, illegal as they are, and will buy it off someone when I find a price I like or when I get weak and settle for $50-$60 complete. I should probably put that gold cart rom on my card though, as it could be interesting on the DS and I don't remember what these opened up boards look like. I am loving the NES and SNES emus on it, though the support for SNES games saddens me as of yet.   Maybe in 5 years I will be able to play everything I want to.  

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I do not have an N-Gage to play it but can scan the manual for you. :)

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That would be cool  

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I bought this exact cart from this exact link 11 years ago. I basically created an account here just for this thread. Any ideas of a realistic value? I see them listed for 300 plus on ebay but I can't find evidence of a sold one.

I can't speak on the price, but I want to ask: would you mind taking a high quality photo of the cart for us before you sell it? I'd like to add it to the manuals collection I was making some time ago.