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Bomb Bag

For the box of twelve, see Bomb Box.

The Bomb Bag is an item in Spelunky Classic that adds 3 to the player's count when he takes it; shops sell it from $2,500.

A Bomb Bag isn't kept: taking one adds its 3 bombs to the count beside the bomb icon at the top of the screen, and the bag is gone (Bombs and ropes has how the count works). The General Store, the Bomb Shop and the Weapon Shop sell it, and Crates hold it more often than anything but a Rope Pile.

Effect

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Replays it in the game, where you can take over.Replays it in the game, to pause and scrub.
Bombs and ropes picked up. The player walks over a bomb bag, a rope pile and a bomb box, and his counts at the top of the screen go from 4 bombs and 4 ropes to 19 and 7. He throws a bomb ahead, walks back and throws a rope up, and each takes one from its count.

A free Bomb Bag is taken as soon as the player touches it, unless he's dead or stunned or the bag is inside a block: his bombs go up by 3, a flashing "+BOMB" rises from where the bag was, and the message "YOU GOT 3 MORE BOMBS!" shows [1]. Paying for one, or carrying one out of its shop, does the same [4]. A count above 99 is cut back to 99 at the start of his next step [5]. In the clip, the player walks over a Bomb Bag, a Rope Pile and a Bomb Box, and his bombs go from 4 to 7 at the bag [6].

Replays it in the game, where you can take over.Replays it in the game, to pause and scrub.
Buying bombs in a Bomb Shop. The player walks into a Bomb Shop on level 2 and its shopkeeper welcomes him. He picks up a bag of three bombs for $2500 and pays, and his bombs go from 4 to 7.

One for sale is picked up as any ware is, and stays in the player's hands: the Shopkeeper names it "A BAG OF 3 BOMBS" and its price, and the pay key buys it [7] [8]. In the second clip, the player picks one up in a Bomb Shop on level 2, pays $2,500, and his bombs go from 4 to 7 [9].

Obtaining

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SourceChance
General Store1 in 3 for each ware, once the rolls for a Mattock, Climbing Gloves and a Compass fail[10]
Bomb Shop3 in 5 for each ware, or 3 in 4 once the level has a Paste[11]
Weapon Shop1 in 4 for each try, once the rolls before it fail, and every ware whose twenty tries find no weapon the level hasn't got[12]
A Crate1 in 2, once every other item's roll, from a Jetpack's 1 in 500 to a Parachute's 1 in 10, fails[13]
The Tutorial's CrateAlways[3]

Each shop adds 10% of the base price for each level past the second [14]. Shops are made from level 2 on [15], and level 16, Olmec's Lair, has none:

Area1st level2nd level3rd level4th level
The Mines—$2,500$2,750$3,000
The Jungle$3,250$3,500$3,750$4,000
The Ice Caves$4,250$4,500$4,750$5,000
The Temple$5,250$5,500$5,750—

A Crate's item appears where the player stands as he opens it, so a Bomb Bag out of one is taken at once [16]. Bomb Bags aren't among the items buried in blocks, the Dice House's prizes or Kali's gifts [17] [18]. In custom levels, it's the level editor's tile . [19].

Carrying one out of a shop without paying adds its bombs and angers the Shopkeeper, as with any ware (General Store) [20].

Interactions

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  • Bombs. An explosion throws a Bomb Bag aside, as it does most items, and knocks one out of the player's hands [21]. The bag's bombs don't go off.
  • Being stunned. A stunned player doesn't take a bag he's lying on until he gets up [22].

Tips

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  • Near the cap, a bag adds what it can: at 97 bombs, one takes the count to 99, and the third bomb is lost.

FAQ

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How many bombs are in a Bomb Bag in Spelunky Classic?

3. The pickup message says "YOU GOT 3 MORE BOMBS!", and the count can't go past 99. A Bomb Box holds 12.

How much does a Bomb Bag cost in Spelunky Classic?

$2,500 on level 2, the first with shops, and 10% of that more on each level after it, up to $5,750 on level 15. General Stores, Bomb Shops and Weapon Shops sell it.

Where do you find Bomb Bags in Spelunky Classic?

In shops, and in Crates: once every rarer item's roll fails, a Crate holds a Bomb Bag or a Rope Pile at even odds. The Crate in the Tutorial always holds one.

Do you have to carry a Bomb Bag in Spelunky Classic?

No. A free one is used up as soon as the player touches it, adding its bombs to his count; only one for sale stays in his hands until he pays for it or carries it out of the shop.

See also

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Damages

References

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  1. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:2020-2034
  2. objects/oBombBag/create.gml:6
  3. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:616
  4. scripts/scrStealItem.gml:68-79
  5. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:10-11
  6. Clip bombs-and-ropes/pickups
  7. objects/oBombBag/create.gml:6-8
  8. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:1359-1389
  9. Clip bomb-shop/buy
  10. scripts/scrShopItemsGen.gml:156-176
  11. scripts/scrShopItemsGen.gml:24-35
  12. scripts/scrShopItemsGen.gml:36-67
  13. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:617-636
  14. scripts/scrShopItemsGen.gml:179-191
  15. scripts/scrLevelGen.gml:240
  16. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:612-616
  17. scripts/scrGenerateItem.gml:47-89
  18. scripts/scrGetFavorMsg.gml:85-105
  19. scripts/scrCreateTileObj.gml:297-302
  20. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:541-557
  21. objects/oExplosion/collision_oItem.gml:30-46
  22. objects/oPlayer1/step.gml:2020

Source code

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