Bonkers (SNES video game)

Three of Toontown's most precious treasures, the Sorcerer's Hat (from Fantasia), the Mermaid's Voice (The Little Mermaid), and the Magic Lamp (Aladdin), are stolen. After a car accident Lucky Piquel is hospitalized and as such, Bonkers D. Bobcat has to resolve this case alone.

After traveling through places like Wackytoon Studios and the city of Hollywood and facing old enemies like The Collector and Pops Clock, Bonkers manages to recover all the treasures thus concluding the game.

Bonkers is a side-scrolling platform game. As police officer Bonkers D. Bobcat, the player must apprehend a thief who has stolen three precious treasures from the cartoon museum which were: the Sorcerer's Hat, the Mermaid's Voice, and the Magic Lamp. The player has several abilities, including a speed dash, which is used to break through obstacles. To stop enemies, the player can throw bombs at them, jump on their heads, or perform a speed dash. The game has six levels set across Hollywood, including a mansion, downtown, an ocean liner, a sewer, and a movie studio with Old West and science-fiction sets. Boss enemies must be battled at the end of each level.

There are various objects throughout the game, such as balloons and shields. The player can acquire items by popping balloons open and can carry more bombs for every 10 shields collected. Donuts and cakes restore the player's health meter, and hearts can be collected to expand the meter.

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Bonkers received praise for its graphics. GamePro called the game "a great first challenge for novice players".{{cite magazine|title=ProReview: Bonkers|magazine=GamePro|issue=64|publisher=IDG|date=November 1994|page=164}} Electronic Gaming Monthly praised the sound, but considered the gameplay too easy.{{cite magazine |date=October 1994 |title=Review Crew |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |location=United States |issue=63 |page=32, 182}}

Paul Dame of Windsor Star wrote that Bonkers would be at the top of his "list of games that really suck" if not for the fact that it "was made as a kids' game". He went on to write that the game's primary problem "is it is way too slow. When you get hit, it takes three to four seconds for him to recover. It may not seem like a lot but, when you're trying to play, it seems like a really longtime".{{cite news |last=Dame |first=Paul |title=Toughman bonkers over contest, ecstatic about magic hockey, too |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/504297991/ |work=Windsor Star |date=April 27, 1995 |location=Canada |access-date=September 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}} Joe Blenkle of Orangevale News considered it "one of the most enjoyable" games from Capcom "in quite some time", calling it equally fun for adults and children.{{cite news |last=Blenkle |first=Joe |title=You'll go Bonkers over this game from Capcom |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/387230653/ |work=Orangevale News |date=June 28, 1995 |access-date=September 3, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}

In 2018, Hardcore Gaming 101 called it "a game that came and went without making much of an impact on anything", writing further, "It existed, and it was a decent use of the license, but there's so many other, better games of its type".{{cite web |title=Bonkers (SNES) |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/bonkers-snes/ |website=Hardcore Gaming 101 |access-date=September 3, 2022 |date=March 22, 2018}}

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• [https://www.mobygames.com/game/disneys-bonkers Bonkers] at MobyGames

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