Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
{{Short description|1993 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
|image = TurboGrafx-16 Bonk 3 - Bonk's Big Adventure cover art.png
|developer = A.I Co., Ltd.
|publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Hudson Soft}}{{vgrelease|NA|Turbo Technologies}}
|genre = Platform
|series = Bonk
|released = TurboGrafx-16{{vgrelease|JP|April 2, 1993|NA|August 1993}} TurboDuo Super CD{{vgrelease|NA|December 1994}}
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = TurboGrafx-16, TurboDuo
}}
{{nihongo|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.
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
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/TurboGrafx/BONK-III-Bonk-s-Big-Adventure-276489.html|title = BONK™ III Bonk's Big Adventure}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/Vsg4Wi0juGziEJm1Hm-llF9_Wn4aUnCO|title = Nintendo - Official Site - Video Game Consoles, Games - Nintendo - Official Site}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0555npjj30017_00pcgenjin3000jh17.html|title = Pc原人3 | ソフトウェアカタログ | プレイステーション® オフィシャルサイト}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000007966|title=PC原人3 | Wii U | 任天堂}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/games/detail/bonk-3-bonks-big-adventure-wii-u|title = BONK 3 Bonk's Big Adventure for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 77.25%{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/tg16/588910-bonk-3-bonks-big-adventure/index.html|title=Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure for TurboGrafx-16|work=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|year=2013|access-date=2025-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110050303/http://www.gamerankings.com/tg16/588910-bonk-3-bonks-big-adventure/index.html|archive-date=2013-01-10|url-status=dead}}
| EuroG = 6/10{{cite web|last=Whitehead|first=Dan|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-virtualconsole-310807|title=Virtual Console Roundup: Bonk 3 and Vegas Stakes|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|date=September 3, 2007|access-date=2025-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521003625/https://www.eurogamer.net/r-virtualconsole-310807|archive-date=2022-05-21|url-status=live}}
| Fam = 27/40{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/famitsu-0225/page/42/mode/1up|title=NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: PC原人3 (PCエンジンHuカード)|magazine=Famitsu|issue=225|publisher=ASCII Corporation|date=April 9, 1993|page=42|language=ja}} ([http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=4639 Transcription] by Famitsu.com. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112054706/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=4639|date=2015-01-12}}).
| GMaster = 86%{{cite magazine|last=Price|first=Adrian|title=Reviews (PC Engine Duo): PC Kid 3|magazine=GamesMaster|issue=7|publisher=Future Publishing|date=July 1993|page=69}}
| GSpot = 6.5/10{{cite web|last=Provo|first=Frank|url=http://www.gamespot.com/bonk-3-bonks-big-adventure/reviews/bonk-3-bonks-big-adventure-review-6178313/|title=Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure Review|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=September 6, 2007|access-date=2025-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110052948/http://www.gamespot.com/bonk-3-bonks-big-adventure/reviews/bonk-3-bonks-big-adventure-review-6178313/|archive-date=2013-01-10|url-status=dead}}
| GPCE = 86/100{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/gekkan-pc-engine-issue-56-may-1993/Gekkan%20PC%20Engine%20-%20Issue%2056%20-%20May%201993/page/n148/mode/1up|title=New Review Daisakusen! PC原人3|magazine={{ill|Gekkan PC Engine|lt=Gekkan PC Engine|ja|月刊PCエンジン}}|volume=5|issue=5|publisher=Shogakukan|date=May 1993|page=153|language=ja}}
| IGN = 7.5/10{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Lucas M.|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/829/829947p1.html|title=Bonk III: Bonk's Big Adventure (Virtual Console) Review|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment|date=October 25, 2007|access-date=2025-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027120207/http://wii.ign.com/articles/829/829947p1.html|archive-date=2007-10-27|url-status=dead}}
| JXV = 16/20{{cite web|author=Hyiga|url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/793417/pc-kid-3-bonk-3-bonk-s-big-adventure.htm|title=Test de PC Kid 3 sur PC ENG par jeuxvideo.com|work=Jeuxvideo.com|publisher=Webedia|date=March 4, 2018|access-date=2024-03-30|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304180550/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/793417/pc-kid-3-bonk-3-bonk-s-big-adventure.htm|archive-date=2018-03-04|url-status=live}}
| JP = 93%{{cite magazine|last1=Hellot|first1=Grégoire|last2=Morisse|first2=Jean-François|url=https://archive.org/details/joypad-021-juin-1993/page/108/mode/2up|title=Nec/Pc Engine: PC Kid 3|magazine={{ill|Joypad (magazine)|lt=Joypad|fr|Joypad (magazine)}}|issue=21|publisher=Hachette Disney Presse|date=June 1993|pages=108–109|language=fr}}
| MF = 83/100{{cite magazine|last1=Weidner|first1=Martin|last2=Hellert|first2=Stefan|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:MegaFun_DE_1993-06.pdf&page=86|title=Test Turbo Duo: Bonk 3|magazine={{ill|Mega Fun|lt=Mega Fun|de|Mega Fun}}|issue=9|publisher=Computec|date=June 1993|page=102|language=de}}
| NLife = 8/10{{cite web|last=Van Duyn|first=Marcel|url=http://vc.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/08/bonk_3_bonks_big_adventure_virtual_console|title=Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (Virtual Console / TG-16) Review|work=Nintendo Life|publisher=Nlife Ltd|date=August 31, 2007|access-date=2025-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414135930/http://vc.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/08/bonk_3_bonks_big_adventure_virtual_console|archive-date=2009-04-14|url-status=dead}}
| ONM = 89%{{cite web|last=East|first=Tom|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/2528/reviews/bonk-iii-bonks-big-adventure-review/|title=Bonk III: Bonk's Big Adventure Review (Format: Virtual Console)|work=Official Nintendo Magazine|publisher=Future plc|date=January 10, 2008|access-date=2025-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007235220/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/2528/reviews/bonk-iii-bonks-big-adventure-review/|archive-date=2014-10-07|url-status=dead}}
| VGS = 86%{{cite magazine|last=Knauf|first=Andreas|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1993-06/page/40/mode/1up|title=PC/Engine Warpzone: Bonk 3|magazine={{ill|Video Games (German magazine)|lt=Video Games|de|Video Games}}|issue=19|publisher=Markt & Technik|date=June 1993|pages=40|language=de}}
84%{{cite magazine|last1=Gunia|first1=Daniel|last2=Sauer|first2=Dirk|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1999-03/page/36/mode/1up|title=PC Engine Special - Die Perlen der Engine-Welt: Platz 4: Bonk 3 — Bonk's Big Adventure|magazine={{ill|Video Games (German magazine)|lt=Video Games|de|Video Games}}|issue=88|publisher=WEKA Consumer Medien|date=March 1999|page=36|language=de}}
| VGCE = 8/10{{cite magazine|last=Walker|first=Brent|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-computer-entertainment-august-1993/page/n63/mode/1up |title=Video-Game Reviews: Bonk III: The Adventures of Bonk|magazine=VideoGames & Computer Entertainment|issue=55|publisher=Larry Flynt Publications|date=August 1993|page=64}}
| rev1 = Go! Hand-Held Video Games
| rev1Score = 92/100{{cite magazine|last1=Rand|first1=Paul|last2=Anglin|first2=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_and_Video_Games_Go_Magazine_21/page/22/mode/2up|title=Review: PC Kid 3|magazine=Go! Hand-Held Video Games|type=supplement|issue=21|publisher=EMAP|date=July 1993|pages=22–23}}
| rev2 = Megablast
| rev3 = Play Time
| rev3Score = 85%{{cite magazine|last=Reischmann|first=Robert|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3APlayTime_DE_1993-07.pdf&page=118|title=Turbo Duo: Bonk 3|magazine={{ill|Play Time (magazine)|lt=Play Time|de|Play Time}}|issue=25|publisher=Computec|date=July 1993|page= |pages=134–135|language=de}}
| rev4 = VideoGames
| rev4Score = 8/10{{cite magazine|last=Constant|first=Nikos|url=https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_67_August_1994/page/n75/mode/1up|title=Reviews: Bonk III CD|magazine=VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine|issue=67|publisher=Larry Flynt Publications|date=August 1994|page=76}}
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Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure garnered generally favorable reception from critics,{{cite magazine|author=Linoleum Blownapart|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_048_July_1993/page/n104/mode/1up|title=TurboChip ProReview: Bonk 3|magazine=GamePro|issue=48|publisher=IDG|date=July 1993|pages=112–113}} holding a rating of 77.25% based on four reviews according to review aggregator GameRankings. 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.{{cite magazine|title=PC Engine All Catalog '93 10月号特別付録|magazine=PC Engine Fan|volume=6|issue=10|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|date=October 1, 1993|page=25|language=ja}} 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.{{cite magazine|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last3=Alessi|first3=Martin|last4=Williams|first4=Ken|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_47/page/n37/mode/1up|title=Review Crew: Bonk 3 (Duo)|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=47|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=June 1993|page=36}} 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.{{cite magazine|author=Manny LaMancha|url=https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_061_August_1994/page/n95/mode/1up|title=ProReview - Duo: Bonk III Bonk's Big Adventure|magazine=GamePro|issue=61|publisher=IDG|date=August 1994|page=94}}
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References
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External links
- [http://bonkzonk.com/ The Bonk Compendium] (covering all games and references to Bonk)
{{Bonk series}}
Category:Cooperative video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Turbo Technologies games
Category:Video games developed in Japan