Another simple yet attractive item was a Hudson Bee logo fan. Now there are a fair amount of game themed fans about, but this was the first to actually draw me in.
Bomberman is one of the more well known and successful Hudson franchises. So it's no surprise that there's quite a bit of Bomberman branded items and memorabilia. From pachislot machines to candy, you can find the little guy on a wide variety of things.
One item item that I found very surprising was a Bomberman themed gym bag. First time for me to see one and have not seen one since. I would say that it's safe to say that such an item is quite rare or hard to find.
In terms of items a bit more common, old vinyl record soundtracks and some Hudson VHS tapes.
All of the items list so far have been things I have come across and acquired in the past. A few weeks ago I went on my usual scan of Hudson gear and came across a couple interesting auctions. Two of them had some interesting bundles of Hudson and or Bomberman items. From the auctions pictures and description it looked like one or two nice items, but mostly common looking things like notebooks, a plush, mousepad, etc. The opening bid seemed reasonable and it did not look like anyone else was bidding, so I went ahead a bit. When the items arrived, I was pretty pleasantly surprised to find what was actually in some of those bundles.
Upon closer inspection, one item that looked like just another controller multi-tap or A/V selector was actually a pair of Bomberman themed binoculars! Flip a clip to open the collapsible unit with a dial in the middle to adjust focus.
Another big score in the grab bag was a rare Hudson coin / token from the 8-bit famicom era. Original Hudson Bee logo fist to the air on one side and the markings "Famicom World" on the other. I do collect game and arcade tokens from Japan, so this was a very nice surprise.
The rarities, didn't stop... yet another big score came in the form of a Hudson belt bag. Still in fairly good condition after all these years.
In terms of "cutesy" stuff, a small child's plastic Bomberman mask was in the mix too. Tiny little vertical slits for eye holes. Can't be very comfortable!
A bulk of the other items were fairly standard stuff you find with a Hudson or Bomberman logo. Notebooks, CDs, pencil case sets, pencil boards, plushies, mousepad and games.
A wee bit more unique, a very large official Bomberman themed coin bank. Appears to be made out of hard vinyl or plastic. Really neat display piece.
How about a Bomberman (B-Daman) themed board game? Complete with little figures as play pieces.
I saved the best for last and the main point of this post. While all the other surprises were quite nice, this one I discovered was by far the most shocking and most pleasing. Once again the auction title, description and pictures made no mention of this. What appeared to just be another somewhat common Bomberman notebook stored a very special surprise inside... a signature of the infamous Mr. Hudson a.k.a Mr. Adventure Island himself Takahashi Meijin!! Signed and dated in the same month and year as the release of CD Denjin (Air Zonk) for the PC-Engine for you trivia junkies.
