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Bonk's Adventure
TurboGrafx-16 · Released December 15, 1989 · Developed by Atlus · Published by Konami
★ 63Total 63Single player
PlatformActionFantasy
Loose
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Summary
Bonk's Adventure was developed by Red Company and Atlus and released on the TurboGrafx-16 in 1989 before being ported to the NES, Game Boy and Amiga. It is a 2D platform game that became quite popular, with subsequent remakes and sequels spawning from the game. It was later included in Nintendo's Virtual Console service as well as the PlayStation Store.
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Details
IGDB Rating
63.09 / 100
19 ratings
Total Rating
63.09 / 100
19 (user + critic)
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action · Fantasy
Developer
Atlus
Also known as
PALB.C. KidEuropean Title
JapanPC Genjin Japanese title - romanization
AliasFC GenjinAlternative title
Release history (11 entries)
| Date | Platform | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1989 | TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine | — |
| Dec 31, 1992 | Amiga | — |
| Nov 21, 2006 | Wii | — |
| Dec 2, 2006 | Wii | — |
| Dec 8, 2006 | Wii | — |
| Jul 6, 2007 | Wii | — |
| Jun 2, 2011 | PlayStation Portable | — |
| Jun 2, 2011 | PlayStation 3 | — |
| Dec 25, 2013 | Wii U | — |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Wii U | — |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Wii U | — |
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Storyline
Bonk, the title character, is a caveboy who battles various prehistoric creatures by "bonking" them with his large and invincible forehead. Bonk must rescue the Princess Za, who has been kidnapped by King Drool, the main villain of the game.
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Remakes
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