Famicom Bonk = Horrible

[KingDrool]

I finally played the Famicom version of Bonk's Adventure (FC Kid) the other day, and sweet lord was it bad.  From the graphics to the sound to the hideous control, this game is utter blasphemy in the face of my all-time favorite game.  

Anyone ever play this pile of crap?

[Keranu]

Is the Famicom the same as the American release for NES? I've played the NES one and I didn't think it was so bad, thought it was pretty decent actually, just not as good as the original. It was kind of whacked though since the level order was all screwed up along with being easier and the whole game in general being not as good, but it wasn't bad for a NES port.

[TR0N]

I finally played the Famicom version of Bonk's Adventure (FC Kid) the other day, and sweet lord was it bad.  From the graphics to the sound to the hideous control, this game is utter blasphemy in the face of my all-time favorite game.  

Anyone ever play this pile of crap?

Damn thanks for the reminder then.

Ever since i started collecting, Famicom carts i did wounder if bonk on it was good.

[Ninja Spirit]

Yeah I have Bonk's Adventure on NES. To tell you the truth I kinda liked it a bit. With the limited use of 4 channels on the system, I liked the 8-bit arrangement of the title screen music from TG16 Bonk.

[akamichi]

I thought FC Bonk was decent considering the hardware.  However, I never played the TG/PCE version that much.  I was more disappointed that Bonk was released on other systems.  Seemed that SFC and MD got the best of the PCE games/franchises while the PCE hardly got anything in return.

[Black Tiger]

I thought FC Bonk was decent considering the hardware.  However, I never played the TG/PCE version that much.  I was more disappointed that Bonk was released on other systems.  Seemed that SFC and MD got the best of the PCE games/franchises while the PCE hardly got anything in return.

The PCE did get a bunch of Sega(arcade) ports, even if most weren't great ports.

[Black Tiger]

I finally played the Famicom version of Bonk's Adventure (FC Kid) the other day, and sweet lord was it bad.  From the graphics to the sound to the hideous control, this game is utter blasphemy in the face of my all-time favorite game.  

Anyone ever play this pile of crap?

Its been a long time, I haven't tried it since it first came out, but at the time I thought that the NES version of Bonk was really good for an NES port. I've never liked the SFC Bonks though and the arcade game is too Mega Man-arcadey, no-real levels-y.

[Ninja Spirit]

game is too Mega Man-arcadey, no-real levels-y

lol

[esteban]

OK, who wants to sell me NES / Famicon / SNES /  Bonk games?

[GUTS]

I have the Gameboy version of Bonk's Adventure and it's pretty tight as far as GB games go.  I used to have the NES version and thought it was decent, but the best non-Turbo Bonk game would have to be the Japanese Super Bonk 2.  The first was pretty good too, just too easy (like all of them, but it was SUPER easy).

[akamichi]

The PCE did get a bunch of Sega(arcade) ports, even if most weren't great ports.

True, there are a number of arcade ports on the PCE.  However, what about original games from each system?  MD got Cosmic Fantasy, LoT, GoT, sequels to splatterhouse (and not even the original... huh??), dungeon explorer, Lodoss, and others I don't even remember now.  Did PCE get anything that was orginally on MD or SFC?  Honestly, I don't know but it seems that franchises that started on PCE jumped ship to MD and SFC rather than the other way around.

Maybe I'm just bitter.  No, I AM bitter.

Recently, I've been researching different versions of the same games to see what the differences are.  Re-reading Aaron's LoT comparsion page and reading about Snatcher here sparked my interest in the subject.

[Keranu]

However, what about original games from each system?  MD got Cosmic Fantasy, LoT, GoT, sequels to splatterhouse (and not even the original... huh??),

Since when did MD get GoT ? Anyways, yeah I agree with you here, it does kind of suck that other consoles just stole a bunch of Turbo franchises. Another interesting thing to mention is how PCE got lots of PC88/98 ports.

[Dark Fact]

Is the Famicom version really that bad? I've seen it posted around in emulation communities but I've never really got around to trying it out.  Maybe I ought to see whether it really is that bad!  

[Ninja Spirit]

Someone mentioned PC Engine Sega ports earlier, Shinobi is a great port but the sad part is that is missing a stage.

[Keranu]

I am quite fond of the PCE Sega arcade ports actually. I thought it did a really great job on After Burner II, a good job on Out Run, Thunder Blade, Columns, and I though they even did a good job on porting Space Harrier, though some may disagree. All the other ports I didn't mention were good too from what I remember. I personally thought they were mostly better home conversions than others at the time.