That's it, no more Bomberman for the fiance, I am taking my Duo back and sitting down to some Dungeon Explorer.
Edit:
This was with the Fighter. I leveled the attack two times then the agility two times and then I just dumped everything into the purple one... stamina until I was at around 400hp then I went back to adding to attack. I think there was one place in the game I couldn't reach something because I didn't have the agility to pass or push against the force pushing against me. Speed does help a lot especially for boss battles but it's not required. I prefer higher health and lining up my shots quickly vs trying to run around.
Ok, after I woke up last night I sat down with a beer or two... Popped in some Dungeon Explorer. After continuing from my passwords three times I finally reached the end screen. The game is harder than I remember. But I think I am just very rusty as it's been almost 15-20yrs since I have actually played it. I remember running through this game without ever dying... Oh well just takes a bit more practice to get back to that level of play.
Oh.. side note I obviously freed the princess and got her code but I couldn't remember how to get the Hermit in the house east of the starting castle. Were there any other hidden characters in this game or just those two? I know Dungeon Explorer 2 had a lot more hidden characters that I am pretty sure I never found.