History VideoGame / BonanzaBros

''Bonanza Bros.'' is a [[StealthBasedGame Stealth Based]] RunAndGun game released in 1990 by {{Creator/Sega}}. Originally produced for arcades, it later saw a slew of home ports, including the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis/Mega Drive]], [[UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem Master System]], [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine CD]], and [[UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum various]] [[UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 home]] [[UsefulNotes/Commodore64 computers]]. The game is notable for taking the cops-and-robbers formula and flipping it on its head; here, the players ''are'' the robbers.

In 1993, the character style of ''Bonanza Bros.'' would be put to use in the ''Puzzle & Action'' series, a spin-off of sorts that consisted of wacky [[MinigameGame mini-game compilations]] with nods to pop culture and other Sega titles. Fittingly, the first game in that series, ''Tant-R'', was packaged with ''Bonanza Bros.'' in Volume 6 of the Sega Ages 2500 series on UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. It’s also been confirmed that both ''Bonanza Bros.'' and ''Ichidant-R'' will be appearing together on the upcoming [[https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/mega-drive-mini-2-games-list-every-genesis-and-mega-cd-game-announced Mega Drive Mini 2]].

** As of ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', this has been retconned, so now they are internationally considered [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonists]].

* DubInducedPlothole: In the international version, the boys are still sent to prison when they get a Game Over, even though here, they're helping the police recover evidence. However, it may have something to do with their status as retired criminals in this version -- not having to serve their sentences if they succeed, and vice versa.

* MechaMooks: The Master System version features unique orange robot enemies exclusive to the Laboratory stage. They’re [[InvincibleMinorMinion indestructible]], but you can easily outrun or hop over them.

-->''"I'm Mobo. Who the hell are you?"''
-->''"I'm Robo. Who the hell are '''you?'''"''

* ScarfOfAssKicking: In all versions of the game, Mobo and Robo both wear snazzy white scarves.

** In ''{{VideoGame/Shenmue}}'' & ''VideoGame/ShenmueII'', there are three capsule toys based on the game you can collect; Robo slipping on a banana peel, Mobo with a bag of stuff, and the Bros. together holding their guns.

* BashBrothers: Although they tend to assist in stealth more than fighting, in Co-Op, expect the Bros. to be doing double damage.

* MeaningfulName: The city of Badville, the crime-infested city where the game takes place. The Ultimate Genesis Collection description of the game even [[LampshadeHanging points out]] the unfortunate name.

* TimedMission: Every stage has a three-minute time limit. If it runs out, a life is lost and the stage is reset. Using a continue will reset the timer, but not the stage itself, allowing you to continue where you left off. A point bonus is rewarded for the amount of time remaining upon stage completion.

* BonusStage: The Master System version has a bonus stage where the objective is collecting bags of money without being seen by the crosshairs. The player character can hide to avoid them, but there is a 20-second time limit.

* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Robo's red, Mobo's blue.

* OneHitPointWonder: Robo and Mobo can only take a single hit.

* TimedMission: There's a 3-minute timer. Running it out costs a life and resets the stage. Losing a life doesn't reset the timer. If you use a continue, the timer is reset but the stage is not. There's a bonus for time remaining upon completing a stage.

* DubNameChange: The brothers are known as Mike and Spike in some international versions. Later retconned in ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', where they're referred to by their original names.

* FatAndSkinny: In external materials, Mobo and Robo are often depicted this way. Robo's taller and thinner, whilst Mobo is shorter and fatter.

''Bonanza Bros.'' is a PlatformGame by Creator/{{Sega}}, released in 1990. In an interesting twist, instead of trying to stop criminals, [[VillainProtagonist the player characters]] ''[[VillainProtagonist are]]'' [[VillainProtagonist criminals]].

The premise of the game is simple. Each stage begins with the robbers, named Robo and Mobo (or Mike and Spike in some of the international versions), looking at a projector screen. Once getting an overview of their target, they break in and rob the place blind. However, each building is armed with security officers ready to arrest them. If they are caught, or take too long, the brothers are sent up the river.

The game premiered as an arcade game, but was later ported to other consoles. The UsefulNotes/MegaDrive version has been bundled in many compilations, as well as downloadable on the Virtual Console. A spin-off series of sorts was later created, called ''Puzzle & Action'', which featured characters in the same graphical style of ''Bonanza Bros.'' engaging in various mini-games.

The brothers made a surprise appearance in ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', driving a black getaway car. The duo appear as statues in the game's sequel, ''Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed''.

* FloatingLimbs: The feet aren't drawn as attached - dogs

* ShoutOut: The Comet Museum stage is ''full'' of references to other Sega games of the time as paintings. It has, among others:
** The title screen from ''[[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} The Revenge of Shinobi]]''.
** One of the transformation scenes from ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast''.
** Opa-Opa from ''VideoGame/FantasyZone''.
** The title screen from ''VideoGame/SwordOfVermilion''.
** The skeleton from the character select screen in ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe''.
** A group of blocks from ''VideoGame/{{Columns}}''.
** Zana Keene (in helmet) and her ship from ''Arrow Flash''.

* BagOfSpilling: Whenever Mobo or Robo lose a life, they'll drop all the treasures that they were carrying around the spot where they got hit, meaning that they'll have to return to where it happened in order to get their stuff back.

* ShoutOut: The Comet Museum stage is ''full'' of references to other Sega games of the time as paintings. It has, among others:

''Bonanza Bros.'' is a PlatformGame by Creator/{{Sega}}, released in 1990. In an interesting twist, instead of trying to stop criminals, [[VillainProtagonist the player characters]] '' [[VillainProtagonist are]]'' [[VillainProtagonist criminals]].

!! Tropes found in this game include:

The game premiered as an arcade game, but was later ported to other consoles. The UsefulNotes/MegaDrive version has been bundled in many compilations, as well as downloadable on the Virtual Console. Two spin-offs of the game were created, both labeled "Puzzle & Action". As their name suggests, they both were puzzle games.

!! Tropes found in this game include
* AttackItsWeakPoint: The riot shield guards can only be shot in the back and side, or slammed with doors.

''Bonanza Bros.'' is a PlatformGame by Creator/{{Sega}}, released in 1990. In an interesting twist, instead of trying to stop criminals, [[VillainProtagonist the player characters ''are'' criminals]].

* BadassBoast: In the original Japanese flyers for the game, there's a quote from the brothers--

* ContinuityNod: The duo's bio in ''All-Stars Racing'' says they like solving puzzles, referring to the Puzzle & Action games.

* TheDoorSlamsYou: An easy way to stop a guard...or for a guard to stop you.
* DubInducedPlothole: In the international version, the boys are still sent to prison when they get a Game Over, even though here, they're helping the police recover evidence. However, it may have something to do with their status as retired criminals in this version-- not having to serve their sentences if they succeed, and vice versa.

* EvilLaugh: Whenever they get some treasure. Doubles as a SignatureLaugh--

* PrecisionFStrike: On the front covers of some of the home versions, you get this bit of dialogue from the brothers. Nothing too major for today's standards, but back then--

* RetiredBadass: In the international versions of the game, Mobo and Robo are both retired former criminals, who have been brought out of retirement by the Police Chief of Badville in order to put their experience as burglars to good use.

* SunglassesAtNight: Even in the night-time stages, the duo both wear fancy sunglasses. It's lampshaded in one of the flyers for the U.S. Gold home conversions of the game--

* VillainsOutShopping: [[http://www.atarimania.com/st/boxes/hi_res/bonanza_bros_us_gold_d7_2.jpg Some of the posters]] for the game depict the boys doing various things outside of their usual burglary-- including attending a football game, watching TV, playing golf, riding skateboards, and reading newspapers.

''Bonanza Bros.'' is a PlatformGame by Creator/{{Sega}}, released in 1990. In an interesting twist, instead of trying to stop criminals, the player characters ''are'' criminals.

The premise of the game is simple. Each stage begins with the robbers, named Robo and Mobo (or Mike and Spike in some of the International versions), looking at a projector screen. Once getting an overview of their target, they break in and rob the place blind. However, each building is armed with security officers ready to arrest them. If they are caught, or take too long, the brothers are sent up the river.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The riot shield guards can only be shot in the back or slammed with doors.

* DubInducedPlothole: In the U.S. version, the boys are still sent to prison when they get a Game Over, even though here, they're helping the police recover evidence. However, it may have something to do with their status as retired criminals in this version-- not having to serve their sentences if they succeed, and vice versa.

* FatAndSkinny: In external materials, Mobo and Robo are often depicted this way. Mobo's taller and thinner, whilst Robo is shorter and fatter.

The brothers made a surprise appearance in ''[[SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', driving a black getaway car. The duo appear as statues in the game's sequel, ''Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed''.

** As of ''[[SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', this has been retconned, so now they are internationally considered [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonists]].

* DubNameChange: The brothers are known as Mike and Spike in some international versions. Later retconned in ''[[SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', where they're referred to by their original names.

* {{Villain Protagonist}}s: As seen in their original Japanese backstory and the SegaSuperstars bio, Robo and Mobo are professional burglars. Averted in the U.S. versions, where they're reformed villains who are hired by the Badville Chief of Police to recover evidence from crime scenes and various crooked businesses and institutions.

* BagOfSpilling: Whenever Mobo or Robo lose a life, they'll drop all the treasures that they were carrying around the spot where they got hit, meaning that they'll have to return to the spot where it happened to get their stuff back.

* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Robo's red, Mobo's blue.

* MeaningfulName: The city of Badville, where this game takes place. The Ultimate Genesis Collection description of the game even [[LampshadeHanging points out]] the unfortunate name.

* BashBrothers: Although they tend to assist in stealth more than fighting, in Co-Op, expect the Bros. to be doing double damage.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Outside Japan, the Bros. are not criminals. The police chief of Badville, a city plagued with high crime, hires the brothers to help him. Their job is to test his security forces, as well as recover evidence.

* DubInducedPlothole: In the U.S. version, the boys are still sent to prison when they get a Game Over, even though here, they're helping the police recover evidence.

* EvilLaugh: When they get some treasure. Doubles as a SignatureLaugh--

* SunglassesAtNight: Even in the night-time stages, the duo both wear fancy sunglasses.
* {{Villain Protagonist}}s: As seen in their original Japanese backstory and the SegaSuperstars bio, Robo and Mobo are professional burglars. Averted in the U.S. versions, where they're hired to recover evidence from crime scenes and various crooked businesses and institutions.

[[caption-width-right:200:Eh ha ha!]]

The premise of the game is simple. Each stage begins with the robbers, named Robo and Mobo, looking at a projector screen. Once getting an overview of their target, they break in and rob the place blind. However, each building is armed with security officers ready to arrest them. If they are caught, or take too long, the brothers are sent up the river.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The riot shield guards can only be shot in the back.

* TheDoorSlamsYou: An easy way to stop a guard or for a guard to stop you.
* DubInducedPlothole: In the U.S. version, the boys are still sent to prison, even though they're helping the police.
* EvilLaugh: When they get some treasure.

* {{Villain Protagonist}}s: According to the SegaSuperstars bio.

The game premiered as an arcade game, but was later ported to other consoles. The MegaDrive version has been bundled in many compilations, as well as downloadable on the Virtual Console. Two spin-offs of the game were created, both labeled "Puzzle & Action". As their name suggests, they both were puzzle games.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/210-1_7109.jpg
[[caption-width:200:Eh ha ha!]]

* CoversAlwaysLie: Despite the artwork above, in-game Robo and Mobo are clearly robots.