Exactly. 4 had those silly animals, people with powers, ect. People rely on that stuff therefore taking skill away. 1 and 2 were the best.
The only thing I didn’t like about 2 was that the Bomb throws auto-aimed. That too, took skill away from the game. That and the fact that you could throw the bombs really fast in succession.
For the rest, here is some video of the action. I am white Bomberman in both of these videos.
For those who don’t know how to watch the movies
Put the files in your Zsnes folder and then to watch, load up a game then hit Esc, then go to Misc > Movie Opt. Select 1 and then press Play. For the 2nd movie you want to Select 2.