BC Kid

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BC Kid
Original title PC 原人
transcription PC Genjin
developer Atlus
Red Company
Publisher Hudson Soft
First title BC Kid (1989)
Last title Super BC Kid (1994)
Platform (s) Amiga , Game Boy , NES , PC Engine , PlayStation 3 , PSP , Wii
Genre (s) Jump 'n' run

BC Kid (in the United States largely under the title Bonk and Bonk's Adventure known) is part of a popular, especially in the 1990s 2D - Jump 'n' Run - video game series. Originally for the PC Engine Company NEC appeared, it was for various home computers converted.

The games have different titles depending on the country and platform for which they were developed. Common names include a. PC-Genjin , GB-Kid and FC-Kid .

Publications

In Germany, the first part of the series BC Kid or Bonk's Adventure is known almost exclusively . However, there were two separate sequels, namely Bonk's Revenge and Bonk 3 .

BC Kid was developed and published between 1990 and 1994 for various home computers, game consoles and as a slot machine game (both in turn, by different companies for each platform ).

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In addition, a downloadable implementation for the Wii console was released in 2006 , which is identical to the PC engine version.

Gameplay

The namesake is also the protagonist , who is a toddler with an oversized skull and protruding row of teeth. The setting of the game is in a prehistoric world with humanoids and dinosaurs , similar to the cartoon series Flintstones . All three parts are very similar in terms of gameplay and are reminiscent of genre colleagues from that time (such as the Super Mario Bros. series). The two standard actions, jumping and kinking, can also be performed during the run.

Bonk's Revenge

The level of difficulty has increased a bit, but otherwise not much has changed in terms of gameplay compared to the first part. Only the number of bonus levels far exceeds that of the predecessor. You now fight your way through a comic land controlled by the chikkun (monsters who wear eggshells as helmets).

Bonk 3

The third and last part of the series shows some new features, including a multiplayer mode and some "power-ups", e.g. B. temporarily change the size of the hero or make him invincible. The last-mentioned changes in particular can be found in the previously released Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2 .

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