Games
Bonk's Adventure (PC Genjin) was the first game starring Bonk and was released for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1990. A variation of the TG-16 original eventually appeared on the NES with fewer colors and reduced graphic quality. Another variation was released for the Amiga under the name BC Kid. A completely new game, with 2 player co-op, was released for the arcades, while another new game utilizing the same name was released for the Game Boy. A remake of the original was released in Japan many years later on the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube.
Bonk's Revenge (PC Genjin 2) was released for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991, while a completely different game using the same name made it to the Game Boy.
Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure (PC Genjin 3) was released for the TurboGrafx-16 as 2 versions in 1993: a TurboChip (cartridge) version and a Super CD-ROM version, the latter of which featured an updated redbook audio soundtrack.
Super Bonk (Chō Genjin, Super B.C. Kid), was the 4th game in the series and was released for the Super NES in 1994. It was the first console entry in the Bonk series not to see a release on the TurboGrafx-16 platform. Super Bonk was later re-released for Nintendo's Virtual Console in Japan on November 16, 2010, the PAL region on December 10, 2010 and in North America on April 4, 2011.
Chō Genjin 2 was the 5th and final console game in the series. It was the follow-up to Super Bonk, and was released in 1995 only in Japan on the Super Famicom (Super NES). Chō Genjin 2 is commonly referred to as "Super Bonk 2" in English-speaking countries.
GB Genjin Land: Viva! Chikkun Kingdom was a collection of mini games starring Bonk, released for the Game Boy.
Genjin Collection, a collection of the 3 Game Boy titles, was released for the Game Boy.
RPG Genjin was planned for the PC Engine, but was never released.
Bonk's Return, a Bonk game released for Mobile phones, plays a lot like the first two Bonk games but offers very little diversity in the level design.
The TurboGrafx-16 version of Bonk's Adventure was released for the Virtual Console service at its launch on November 21, 2006. Bonk's Revenge was released on April 16, 2007 and Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure was released on September 3, 2007 in the United States.
A new Bonk game, Bonk: Brink of Extinction, had been announced for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and WiiWare. The title was expected to arrive sometime in 2011 and would have included cooperative play but it was canceled.
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