Chō Genjin 2 was the sixth Super Famicart I imported from Japan back when I started importing SFC games in 2012 (not having played the first Chō Genjin until recently this Summer, but I did enjoy Bonk’s Adventure and Bonk’s Revenge when I played them on the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console back in 2007). When I first played this game I liked it a lot, and I still think it’s the best game in the series; the gameplay was good (slippery as it could be sometimes), and I liked the new power-ups you got (such as being a lizard). I liked the visual-style for the game (especially the dark graveyard stage), and the mini-games and boss fights were fun; the map screen and passwords were also nice implementations (given the previous entries didn’t have them). =)

Conversely speaking, I felt that Chō Genjin (the first Super Bonk) was not just the weakest game in the series but of the Red Company titles I played on the Nintendo 16-bit (the others being Chō Genjin 2, The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang, and the latter’s spinoff Super Naxat Open: Golf de Shōbu da! Dorabotchan–fun golf title, by the way) it also was the weakest. It’s not that I felt that it was bad (at best I thought it was okay) but compared to what I had played I felt it had paled in comparison. I do agree it left a lot to be desired, but look on the bright side: it could’ve been worse.

Months ago Konami (the current license-holder) released three TurboGrafx-16 games on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console in America and Europe: Bonk’s Adventure, R-Type, and New Adventure Island. I thought maybe there were going to be more coming our way (I never played Bonk III, though I hear mixed things about it I have wanted to try it) but it didn’t turn out to be the case. Maybe in time it will change, I don’t know; for the time being at least I can play most of the entries in this series.

I’m sorry, I’m rambling. Keep up the good work! =)