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Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure

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Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (PC-原人3, PC-Genjin 3) is an action video game released for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1993, the third game in the Bonk video game series.

Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
Developer(s)A.I Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s)
  • NA: Turbo Technologies
SeriesBonk
Platform(s)TurboGrafx-16, TurboDuo
ReleaseTurboGrafx-16
  • JP: April 2, 1993
  • NA: August 1993
TurboDuo Super CD
  • NA: December 1994
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure brought the series many new gameplay elements, including candies that made the player shrink and grow, and cooperative multiplayer. The story is similar to that of the other Bonk games, putting the player character up against Evil King Drool and many new enemies in the Dinosaur Kingdom.

Release

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The game was rereleased for the TurboDuo in 1994, with a new cover illustration by Marc Ericksen. Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure was the last North American HuCard and Super CD game released for the TurboGrafx-16. It was released for the Wii Virtual Console in Europe on August 31, 2007, and in North America on September 3.[1][2] It was also released in Japan on the PlayStation Store on January 20, 2010, and on the Wii U Virtual Console June 25, 2014, the latter receiving a North American release on June 29, 2017.[3][4][5]

Reception

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Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure garnered generally favorable reception from critics,[26] holding a rating of 77.25% based on four reviews according to review aggregator GameRankings.[6] The game it received a score of 23.27 out of 30 in a 1993 readers' poll conducted by PC Engine Fan, ranking among PC Engine titles at the number 71 spot.[27] Electronic Gaming Monthly's four editors praised the co-op mode, attractive cartoonish graphics, and quirky audio, but felt that it offered little new content to the Bonk series.[28] Reviewing the TurboDuo version, GamePro's Manny LaMancha praised Bonk's variety of abilities, the cartoony graphics, and the CD audio, but criticized the pacing and controls and stated that it offers too little new content to be worthwhile to gamers who had already played the cartridge version.[29]

References

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  6. ^ a b "Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure for TurboGrafx-16". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  7. ^ Souibgui, Sami; Hermellin, François (May 1993). "PC Engine Review: PC Kid 3". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 20. EM-Images SA. pp. 90–92.
  8. ^ Whitehead, Dan (September 3, 2007). "Virtual Console Roundup: Bonk 3 and Vegas Stakes". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  9. ^ "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: PC原人3 (PCエンジンHuカード)". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 225. ASCII Corporation. April 9, 1993. p. 42. (Transcription by Famitsu.com. Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine).
  10. ^ Price, Adrian (July 1993). "Reviews (PC Engine Duo): PC Kid 3". GamesMaster. No. 7. Future Publishing. p. 69.
  11. ^ Provo, Frank (September 6, 2007). "Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  12. ^ "New Review Daisakusen! PC原人3". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 5, no. 5. Shogakukan. May 1993. p. 153.
  13. ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (October 25, 2007). "Bonk III: Bonk's Big Adventure (Virtual Console) Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  14. ^ Hyiga (March 4, 2018). "Test de PC Kid 3 sur PC ENG par jeuxvideo.com". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
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  16. ^ Weidner, Martin; Hellert, Stefan (June 1993). "Test Turbo Duo: Bonk 3". Mega Fun [de] (in German). No. 9. Computec. p. 102.
  17. ^ Van Duyn, Marcel (August 31, 2007). "Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (Virtual Console / TG-16) Review". Nintendo Life. Nlife Ltd. Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  18. ^ East, Tom (January 10, 2008). "Bonk III: Bonk's Big Adventure Review (Format: Virtual Console)". Official Nintendo Magazine. Future plc. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  19. ^ Knauf, Andreas (June 1993). "PC/Engine Warpzone: Bonk 3". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 19. Markt & Technik. p. 40.
  20. ^ Gunia, Daniel; Sauer, Dirk (March 1999). "PC Engine Special - Die Perlen der Engine-Welt: Platz 4: Bonk 3 — Bonk's Big Adventure". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 88. WEKA Consumer Medien. p. 36.
  21. ^ Walker, Brent (August 1993). "Video-Game Reviews: Bonk III: The Adventures of Bonk". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. No. 55. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 64.
  22. ^ Rand, Paul; Anglin, Paul (July 1993). "Review: PC Kid 3". Go! Hand-Held Video Games (supplement). No. 21. EMAP. pp. 22–23.
  23. ^ Magenauer, Max (1993). "NEC – PC Engine: Bonk 3 — Bonk's Big Adventure". Megablast (in German). No. 2. Joker-Verlag. p. 73.
  24. ^ Reischmann, Robert (July 1993). "Turbo Duo: Bonk 3". Play Time [de] (in German). No. 25. Computec. pp. 134–135.
  25. ^ Constant, Nikos (August 1994). "Reviews: Bonk III CD". VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine. No. 67. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 76.
  26. ^ Linoleum Blownapart (July 1993). "TurboChip ProReview: Bonk 3". GamePro. No. 48. IDG. pp. 112–113.
  27. ^ "PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録". PC Engine Fan (in Japanese). Vol. 6, no. 10. Tokuma Shoten. October 1, 1993. p. 25.
  28. ^ Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Williams, Ken (June 1993). "Review Crew: Bonk 3 (Duo)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 47. Sendai Publishing. p. 36.
  29. ^ Manny LaMancha (August 1994). "ProReview - Duo: Bonk III Bonk's Big Adventure". GamePro. No. 61. IDG. p. 94.
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