Re: [NEC_Avenue] Bonk lives!!
I should be getting my copy in a couple weeks! I can't wait! I want to pick up Adventure Island as well, but, I gotta stop spenind money, so, I'll just have to wait for it to come out here(which it probably won't) or drop in price. I did get Star Soldier for Gamecube, it's very nice! BTW, nobody replied to the fact that we are getting Ys 6 in the US! Am I the only one that cares about Ys anymore?? --- Victor Villano <xxxxxx@yahoo.com> wrote: > I wonder if any other people in here have had the > chance to play the > newest Bonk game? I played it yesterday and was > pleasantly > surprised! It was pretty good, and Hudson seems to > have taken alot > of care with this latest version of Bonk. Of course > it is in > Japanese, so I don't understand everything that the > game is capable > of doing, but hopefully, some others have played it > and can offer > some advice. I got as far as the underground > pyramids, and I can't > seem to get past this stage, even after killing > everything, going to > all of the secret rooms, and have 10 lives and > 113,000 points. I > can't remember this stage in the original game. It > is worth getting > if only for the restylized characters, and reved up > tunes. All of the > original music and characters are there, but kinda > modernized, and > the result was actually pretty good, and I was > skeptical to say the > least. Any fan of the original Bonk's Adventure must > have a copy of > this, if only for a trip back to 1989 and their > first TG-16 > experience! Some details of the game, and > differences: > > Bonk blasts out of the sun towards Bonk Island and > crashes like a pre- > historic meteor in the opening sequence. > > Bonk can move and jump, head-butt, spin, etc. pretty > much like the > original game, but of course I had to get used to > doing the moves on > the PS2 controller, which is laid out differently > than the Turbo Pad. > One of the main differences here is that Bonk jumps > higher and longer > by just holding down the jump button a little > longer, in certain > situations, whereas in the original Bonk would have > to chew his way > up, or find a flower sprung floret, and he does this > in the new > version as well, but less. > > When Bonk eats the big meat, he shoots off laser > beams of flames, and > destroys everything he touches just like before, but > as the time runs > out, he turns into a monkey! Also he turns into the > monkey if he eats > the small meat. > > The bosses are the same ones... but different! I > really had a good > laugh upon seeing the updated bosses! > > The backgrounds and scenery are really cool too, > they are very much > the same as before, but it's kind of like being in a > Hallmark card > now with alot of cool texturing effects added. > > The music is where this game really shines. They > took many of the > annoying MIDI tunes and jazzed them up, so they > actually aren't > annoying anymore but kinda fun to liten too while > your playing. > > Bonk actually speaks in this version too when he > loses all of his > heart lives, and is a little more animated, dancing > around and stuff. > > For those that are interested in getting a copy of > this game, > National Console Support is where I got mine, but > probably any import > shop will have this one. > > --Vic > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > NEC Avenue does not support the selling or trading > of CD-R's! > NEC Avenue is a Yahoo! Group of NEC Home Electronics > enthusiasts. > Members are kindly asked to create a detailed user > profile (gaming > related info.) and if buying or selling to add > themselves to the > NEC Avenue feedback form in the database. > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/H5QolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> NEC Avenue does not support the selling or trading of CD-R's! NEC Avenue is a Yahoo! Group of NEC Home Electronics enthusiasts. Members are kindly asked to create a detailed user profile (gaming related info.) and if buying or selling to add themselves to the NEC Avenue feedback form in the database. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/