Super Bonk, what are our thoughts?

[lukester]

TANGENT: I love Bonk-as-crab... does anyone know what SFC games include Bonk-as-crab? I was recently playing Bonk 3 w/ my twins and I just friggin' loved their reaction to Bonk getting pummeled by huge stone blocks.

Esty, in Super Bonk 2 you can turn into a worm, but it's pretty useless. You can fart gas though.

If you get squished sideways in a certain level you turn into a penguin. Makes you skinnier.

Getting under cracks involves a running slide, or the red candy (on two or so levels)

[Dicer]

OK Super Bonk 2 is pretty awesome...we need a port.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Super Bonk uses the crab, though IIRC, you mainly see it for the shmup bonus level.  There is at least one level late in the game where I think you do have to use the crab a lot.

[esteban]

Super Bonk uses the crab, though IIRC, you mainly see it for the shmup bonus level.  There is at least one level late in the game where I think you do have to use the crab a lot.

Ok, I'll have to investigate this. Thanks for steering me in the right direction.

TANGENT: I love Bonk-as-crab... does anyone know what SFC games include Bonk-as-crab? I was recently playing Bonk 3 w/ my twins and I just friggin' loved their reaction to Bonk getting pummeled by huge stone blocks.

Esty, in Super Bonk 2 you can turn into a worm, but it's pretty useless. You can fart gas though.

If you get squished sideways in a certain level you turn into a penguin. Makes you skinnier.

Getting under cracks involves a running slide, or the red candy (on two or so levels)

Awesome! I haven't played this game in....15 years? I thought I had played it more recently, but I definitely was conflating it with Super Bonk.

IN FACT, I suspect that I have unfairly held a "meh" view of Super Bonk 2 because I had confused the two SFC games.

[ParanoiaDragon]

The only thing I can really complain about in Super Bonk 2, is the checkpoint system.  All other Bonk games have Bonk respawn.  It makes it more difficult, for better or worse.  Bonk 3 was waaaaaaaaaaay too easy, so challenge is welcome.  Still, I found the final boss of Super Bonk 2 frusterating because of not respawning.  That's one thing I'd change if we brought it to the Turbob.

[lukester]

The only thing I can really complain about in Super Bonk 2, is the checkpoint system.  All other Bonk games have Bonk respawn.  It makes it more difficult, for better or worse.  Bonk 3 was waaaaaaaaaaay too easy, so challenge is welcome.  Still, I found the final boss of Super Bonk 2 frusterating because of not respawning.  That's one thing I'd change if we brought it to the Turbob.

I like the checkpoint system. It's a nice change of pace and the game is still pretty easy overall.
Bonk 1's final boss I feel is much, much harder and that's with respawning.

I'd say Super bonk 2 is more challenging, solely because of the pits, and it's harder to get heart pieces. But don't forget, it's the only Bonk with a password system.

Honestly, my only real complaint with Super bonk 2 is the repetitive Castle levels. But in the end, it really feels like a proper Bonk 3.