macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mrboomlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install mrboom with Homebrew, apt, zypper
Eight player Bomberman clone. Version 5.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mrboomDebian stable package indexes · mrboom · source: deb.debian.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mrboomopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mrboom · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Eight player Bomberman clone
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mrboom
history
Project history and usage
Mr.Boom is an eight-player Bomberman-style game whose package-manager form comes from the RetroArch/Libretro and SDL port. The old project site presents the DOS/Windows-era game as an IPX-compatible Bomberman clone supporting up to eight simultaneous players, while the modern GitHub repository describes the libretro/SDL version as converted from DOS assembly using asm2c.
Project history
The libretro port moved Mr.Boom into the RetroArch core ecosystem and made it portable across many targets. The repository lists Android, Linux, macOS, Nintendo GameCube, Switch, Wii, Raspberry Pi, PlayStation 2/3/Portable, Windows, Xbox, and Xbox 360 among supported RetroArch platforms, with standalone SDL1.2 and SDL2 builds also available. Gameplay features called out by the sources include netplay, AI bots, pushing bombs, remote controls, kangaroo riding, monsters, team modes, and up to eight players.
How it is used
Its adoption context is retro-gaming packaging rather than application infrastructure. Libretro's documentation treats Mr.Boom as a game/scripting-engine core: it can be loaded directly without content files, supports save states, rewind, netplay, controllers, and RetroPad input mappings. Homebrew and Linux distribution packages expose the standalone mrboom executable for users who want the game outside RetroArch, while the upstream repository remains centered on the libretro core and SDL builds.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mrboom | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version5.5
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Javanaise/mrboom-libretro
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Javanaise/mrboom-libretronone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mrboom |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mrboom |
| Homepage | https://mrboom.mumblecore.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Javanaise/mrboom-libretro |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.libretro.com/library/mr_boom |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Javanaise/mrboom-libretro/releases/download/5.5/MrBoom-src-5.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T13:13:43+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libmodplug, minizip, sdl2-compat, sdl2_mixer |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mrboom |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
mrboom 5.5+ds-1
8 player Bomberman
sudo apt install mrboom- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mrboom
Ubuntu apt95%
mrboom 5.4+ds-1build2
8 player Bomberman
sudo apt install mrboom- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mrboom
zypper95%
mrboom 5.5-1.6
A Bomberman clone
https://github.com/Javanaise/mrboom-libretro
sudo zypper install mrboom- License: MIT
- Category: Amusements/Games/Action/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mrboom
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mrboom
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment