History VideoGame / Bonk

'''Bonk''', known as '''PC-Genjin''' in Japan and '''BC Kid''' in Europe, started life as a comic series in a magazine promoting Creator/HudsonSoft's PCEngine (or the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, as it was sold in North America). Many people liked the comic so much, Hudson decided to make a game based off it and even made Bonk the mascot for the system. The games follow the story of a [[SuperDeformed big headed]] caveman named Bonk as he protects his land from the evil King Drool.

** This was played with in the ports, with his name becoming FC Genjin on the Famicom, and GB Genjin on the GameBoy.

* SwallowedWhole: Recurring in the series, Bonk always ends up inside an enormous dinosaur at some point.

'''Bonk''', known as '''PC-Genjin''' in Japan and '''BC Kid''' in Europe, started life as a comic series in a magazine promoting HudsonSoft's PCEngine (or the TurboGrafx16, as it was sold in North America). Many people liked the comic so much, Hudson decided to make a game based off it and even made Bonk the mascot for the system. The games follow the story of a [[SuperDeformed big headed]] caveman named Bonk as he protects his land from the evil King Drool.

** ''Super Bonk 2'' perhaps has the strangest of all the Womb Levels in the series. The blue pterodactyl that eats you leads to a short bonus room with slots inside it's stomach, before you exit.

* CaptainErsatz: Bonk resembles Krillin from the ''DragonBall'' series, especially in the 2003 remake. The mobile phone game and the cancelled ''Brink of Extinction'' redesigned Bonk, primarily his eyes, to lessen the similarities.

'''Bonk''', known as '''PC-Genjin''' in Japan and '''BC Kid''' in Europe, started life as a comic series in a magazine promoting HudsonSoft's PCEngine (alias TurboGrafx16). Many people liked the comic so much, Hudson decided to make a game based off it and even made Bonk the mascot for the system. The games follow the story of a [[SuperDeformed big headed]] caveman named Bonk as he protects his land from the evil King Drool.

The next major title of the series came on the SuperNintendo. Called ''Super Bonk'' (''Chō Genjin'' in Japan, ''Super BC Kid'' in Europe), it followed Bonk's attempt to return to the past after King Drool sent him to the future.

* UpdatedRerelease: A remake of the first game was released for the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] and PlayStation 2 in 2003. In addition to an ArtShift, the levels are overall shorter, the bosses are completely different, [[GottaCatchThemAll and the fruit have been made collectables, in addition to the new golden wheels.]]

** However, ''Super Bonk'' has both forms of Womb Levels, the second half of Round 2 is inside a giant T-Rex. Appropriately, it is larger than Bonk.

This has nothing to do with the "catchphrase" of the Scout from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.

* CoOpMultiplayer: ''Bonk 3'' and the arcade game had another player play as a PaletteSwap of Bonk.

* ReformulatedGame: The GameBoy and {{Arcade}} versions of Bonk's Adventure are not ports of the original game, but are in fact completely different games with unique levels and bosses.

* PurposefullyOverpowered: After eating two pieces of meat or one huge chunk, Bonk gains brief invincibility, can do twice as much damage, and headbutting the ground damages all enemies on screen, including bosses! Would be a GameBreaker if the power-up wasn't timed, lasting only 30 seconds at best. It also gets downgraded or is lost entirely if Bonk takes damage.

* LetsPlay: Done by NakaTeleeli, who played all the major Bonk games, including ''Super Bonk 2'', the 2003 Japanese remake of the first game, and even one of the Game Boy titles.

* UpdatedRerelease: A remake of the first game was released for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in 2003. In addition to an ArtShift, the levels are overall shorter, the bosses are completely different, [[GottaCatchThemAll and the fruit have been made collectables, in addition to the new golden wheels.]]

* OddballInTheSeries: Super Genjin 2 (Super Bonk 2). The game is completely linear level structure, and there are numerous design choices that may alienate those familiar with the series: Insta-death BottomlessPits (When prior Bonk games had ''none''), ''Checkpoints'' (Where Bonk can be instantly revived upon dying in previous games, thus eliminating the need for checkpoints), and lots of Meat-based Power ups, many of which [[PowerUpLetdown aren't designed well or just not very useful]]. You could say Super Bonk 2 was an initial concept for a ''Mario'' title, but then the developers decided to turn it into a ''Bonk'' title instead. Needless to say, Super Bonk 2 got NoExportForYou and sent the franchise into dormancy for while.

* FreewareGame: The Amiga port of ''B.C. Kid'', developed by Factor 5, is available for download at the company's website. It requires an Amiga UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}}, however.

* FreewareGame: The Amiga port of ''B.C. Kid'', developed by Factor 5, is available for download at the company's website. It requires an Amiga {{Emulator}} however.

** It's unclear if this was the case with BOF or if it was just ArtEvolution. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWxocTEU-LI&feature=related Leaked gameplay footage]] showed the original Bonk sprite was used as a save icon, in addition to a map icon.

** LetsPlay: Done by NakaTeleeli, who played all the major Bonk games, including ''Super Bonk 2'', the 2003 Japanese remake of the first game, and even one of the Game Boy titles.

* UpdatedRerelease: A remake of the first game was released for the GameCube ans PlayStation 2 in 2003. In addition to an ArtShift, the levels are overall shorter, the bosses are completely different, [[GottaCatchThemAll and the fruit have been made collectables, in addition to the new golden wheels.]]

** All of Bonk's seemingly random transformations make ''some'' sense in Japanese, as they are similar puns or cultural references, [[LostInTranslation but these names were either changed or not mentioned at all in localization, leaving some to wonder why Bonk is now a chicken.]] PC Enjin ("Ape-man" Bonk's first level of transformation from the first game), PC Henjin ("Weirdo" Bonk's second level of transformation from the first game), PC Bijin ("Beautiful Man" and Bonk's GenderBender or DistaffCounterpart depending on the game), PC Funjin ("Eruption Man", the form where Bonk spurts angry explosions from his noggin), PC Ganjin ("Rock Man", Where Bonk's head becomes a rock), PC Sakebujin ([[MakeMeWannaShout "Shout Man"]]), Golgo Genjin (as in Manga/Golgo13 - Bonk's initial transformation in Super Bonk).

** All of Bonk's seemingly random transformations make ''some'' sense in Japanese, as they are similar puns or cultural references, [[LostInTranslation but these names were either changed or not mentioned at all in localization, leaving some to wonder why Bonk is now a chicken.]] PC Enjin ("Ape-man" Bonk's first level of transformation from the first game), PC Henjin ("Weirdo" Bonk's second level of transformation from the first game), PC Bijin ("Beautiful Man" and Bonk's GenderBender or DistaffCounterpart depending on the game), PC Funjin ("Eruption Man", the form where Bonk spurts angry explosions from his noggin), PC Ganjin ("Rock Man", Where Bonk's head becomes a rock), PC Sakebujin ([[MakeMeWannaShout "Shout Man"]]), Golgo Genjin (as in Golgo13 - Bonk's initial transformation in Super Bonk).