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Aw, man! That really sucks! I don't even want to play it now...








kabuki_danjiro <no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> The PC Genjin/Bonk arcade game is finally playable with the
current
> revision of MAME.
>
> The game is pretty crappy though.
>
> You can't spin through the air, you can't jump up underneath
enemies
> to bonk them and the rest of the gameplay is slightly different
> (yellow flowers automatically spring you high).
>
> Even still, it could be a decent game like this. But instead,
there
> are a bunch of mini levels and you pick any one you want to play.
>
> After 'beating' any 3 'levels' you get to pick a Boss to fight.
>
> The Bosses and levels are more cheap than challenging because of
the
> handicapped gameplay.
>
> The game isn't much more colorful or detailed than the home
versions
> and there is basically just 1 moving background.
>
> Also, the bonk sound is the exact same as the turtle
kicking/killing
> sound from Super Mario World.
>
> Its still cool to finally play it after all these years.
>
> But I don't think that I would've been too impressed if it had
come
> out back in the day.