BODY: Some secrets are meant to stay buried. Others get posted straight to the official account. Konami Digital Entertainment has done the latter, using the Super Bomberman Collection's official X (formerly Twitter) presence to reveal that the compilation hides a secret command—and then showing fans exactly how to input it.
The Super Bomberman Collection bundles the beloved Super Famicom-era entries into a single package for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC. For a series that defined four-player couch chaos in the 1990s, the collection is a straight shot of nostalgia for players who grew up dropping bombs on friends and siblings.
Hidden commands were a staple of the era, and Bomberman was no exception. Original Super Bomberman releases were famous for tucked-away inputs that unlocked features like expanded battle options or extra settings—the kind of knowledge that once passed between kids by word of mouth or dog-eared strategy magazines. By preserving and publicizing one of these commands, Konami is keeping that folklore alive rather than letting it fade with the cartridges.
The move also fits a broader marketing playbook: rather than gatekeep the discovery, the publisher is turning the reveal itself into engagement, inviting players to fire up the game and try the input for themselves.
The insider take
From Tokyo, this is classic Konami fan-service. The company knows its heritage titles sell on memory as much as mechanics, and Japanese gaming culture treats the ura-waza—"hidden techniques"—as sacred trivia, right alongside the legendary Konami Code. Broadcasting a secret command via official social media is a low-cost, high-affection way to remind lapsed fans that these games still have surprises, and to signal that the collection respects the quirks of the originals rather than sanding them smooth. It's a small gesture, but for the Bomberman faithful, it lands.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).