bonkzonkmcgonk
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Post by bonkzonkmcgonk on Oct 16, 2021 16:09:05 GMT
There was a Bonk RPG that was mysteriously cancelled. It was featured in a magazine around 1990. Has anyone heard about this game and have information about it?
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Post by turboxray on Oct 16, 2021 16:37:26 GMT
I was really disappointed this never came out. Also disappointed no fan made versions of this came out either haha.
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Post by dshadoff on Oct 16, 2021 17:20:25 GMT
Yes, but RPGs are very text-intensive... and Bonk can't read or speak...
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Post by gredler on Oct 16, 2021 19:34:11 GMT
I was really disappointed this never came out. Also disappointed no fan made versions of this came out either haha. I agree, and personally would love to work on a RPG, turn based or action, on the system. The whole Konami owned IP thing makes me feel hesitant to take it anywhere seriously, though the way they treat their IP should nullify my concern. Yes, but RPGs are very text-intensive... and Bonk can't read or speak... Silent protagonists in RPGs are so common, I think a minimalist approach to dialog could make it funny and enjoyable in some regards. It would certainly make writing for the game easier! 😀 I would love to see screenshots or any info, I've heard of it for years but don't remember actually seeing anything.
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Post by dshadoff on Oct 16, 2021 19:46:55 GMT
My post was meant as a joke. I would have loved to have seen this too, but later I heard that it was never seriously under devlopment, and those pics were just mock-ups.
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Post by turboxray on Oct 16, 2021 19:52:00 GMT
Bonk speaks! It's just cave speak
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Post by pokun on Oct 16, 2021 21:31:21 GMT
Ever played Live A Live for Super Famicom? The stone age chapter doesn't have a single piece of text dialog despite the game having about as much story as the other chapters. It's just everything is done with gestures and grunts, it's hilarious! I imagine a Bonk RPG could look something like that.
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Post by dshadoff on Oct 16, 2021 21:45:49 GMT
I was just thinking it would be funny if there was an RPG menu of actions, and it was all in cavespeak... the Japanese players would see it as Americans see Japanese RPGs.
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Post by gredler on Oct 16, 2021 22:31:56 GMT
My post was meant as a joke. I would have loved to have seen this too, but later I heard that it was never seriously under devlopment, and those pics were just mock-ups. I figured it was a joke buy thought it's be fun to hypothesize what prehistoric dialog in a rpg could be hahah fun to fantasize about
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bonkzonkmcgonk
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Post by bonkzonkmcgonk on Oct 16, 2021 22:57:21 GMT
There are images of the Bonk RPG: www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/bonk-jenjin-rpg-pc-engine-cancelled/Looks kind of like Mother / Earthbound. Bonk walking around and talking to his dinosaur friends. Also there's a skull cave that maybe he would go into to fight monsters. The bottom left photo looks like you would play other characters, or that maybe Bonk would transform into a dinosaur. Very interesting stuff. Maybe someone on this board knows more about this mysterious game, I'd love to hear it.
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Post by ccovell on Oct 16, 2021 23:05:11 GMT
(Don't tell the guys at unseen64, though; they'll rip off even more pics from my site!)
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bonkzonkmcgonk
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Post by bonkzonkmcgonk on Oct 16, 2021 23:09:38 GMT
(Don't tell the guys at unseen64, though; they'll rip off even more pics from my site!) That's really cool man. If anyone knows Japanese, I'd love to see a translation of that article.
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Gaijin D
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Post by Gaijin D on Oct 17, 2021 1:54:19 GMT
There are images of the Bonk RPG: www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/bonk-jenjin-rpg-pc-engine-cancelled/Looks kind of like Mother / Earthbound. Bonk walking around and talking to his dinosaur friends. Also there's a skull cave that maybe he would go into to fight monsters. The bottom left photo looks like you would play other characters, or that maybe Bonk would transform into a dinosaur. Very interesting stuff. Maybe someone on this board knows more about this mysterious game, I'd love to hear it. Unfortunately, what Dshadoff said earlier is correct. Those are mock-ups made by the magazine, and no actual development was ever done. This was confirmed in an interview in volume two The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. Here's the relevant text: Had to screenshot it since Amazon's web reader wouldn't let me copy and paste.
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bonkzonkmcgonk
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Fave PCE RPG: Legend of Valkyrie
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Post by bonkzonkmcgonk on Oct 17, 2021 2:54:34 GMT
That is disappointing but not surprising. Maybe it was an April fools joke. EGM used to do that all the time back in the day. Like when they said Sheng Long was in Street Fighter 2 as a secret character.
Still a great idea for a game though. Maybe it can be made for real someday.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2021 14:33:22 GMT
On their website, Konami does say fan games are alright. They just have to be non-commercial and, I think, give credit. I recall seeing not too long ago Konami giving fans/aspiring developers in Japan an opportunity to work with their old IPs, but I can't recall where I saw that.
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