Episode 104 – Bonk’s Adventure (1990)

This week in Your Parents Basement, we are using our heads! From 1990, we’re playing Bonk’s Adventure by Red Company, Hudson Soft and Atlus for the TurboGrafx-16. We’re joined by special guest Pippenz! NOTE: There is one prominent swear in this week’s episode, and its totally worth it.

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TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 – Intro, which features the repetitive stage one theme from Bonk’s Adventure.
• 32:00 – It’s a special cameo from Friend of the Show Cosmo!
• 36:00 – Voicemail! Another celebrity friend calls in. Who would win in Street Fighter 2?
• 41:00 – Emails! A friend communicates to us from beyond the grave.
• 55:00 – Ask the Sweet Boys!
• 1:01:30 – Snifferoo. We’ll be going into our third year, and there’s only one appropriate game to play for that.

SHOW NOTES

– According to Price Charting, Bonk’s Adventure is reasonably priced – about $30 for the TurboGrafx-16 cart, and $38 for the sequel. However, the third game is $202.50, and the NES port is also rare, costing $500 to $1,000, depending on whether you want the box and manual too. Even the Game Boy ports are $16 to $31. Yikes.