The Cancelled Bonk (Ultra Genjin) for N64 (Patreon)
Published:
2018-09-06 10:44:02
Imported:
2020-03
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Bonk (also known as “PC Genjin” in Japan and “BC Kid” in Europe) is the name of the main character in a series of platforming games that was started on the PC Engine in 1990 when the first title, Bonk’s Adventure, was developed by Hudson. Bonk soon became the mascot of Hudson in an 8/16-bit market filled with mascot-platformers (Mario, Sonic, etc.) and they released a few sequels for PC Engine and Super Famicom. What most gamers do not know is that in 1995 Hudson in cooperation with A.I Studio were also planning a new, exclusive Bonk game for the Ultra 64, tentatively titled “Ultra Genjin”, that would have been the first 3D Bonk game to be released: https://www.unseen64.net/2018/09/06/bonk64-ultra-genjin-n64-cancelled/