The second version, called Bomberman Kart DX was released in 2004 only in Japan.

[2] All power-ups are scattered around the track, including bombs, rockets (homing or wall bouncing ones) and boosts.

[2] Bomberman Kart DX is a redesigned version with improved graphics, new tracks, new racing modes and extras: manga artworks, a customizable traditional 4-player bomberman game and a 2-player co-op dungeon crawling adventure.

The DX version removed the 4-player GP racing option and local multiplayer in this mode is now limited to 2 players.

It also features downloadable content expansion packs adding more races (the PS2 HDD and Network Adaptor are required).