Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Now You Can Bonk On Your Gamecube

Posted by simoniker on from the just-bc-kidding dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to a Gamepro article announcing Gamecube remakes of classic HudsonSoft games, including Bonk's Adventure (BC Kid) and Adventure Island. According to the article, "Bonk and Adventure Island are the latest in Hudson's new Japan-only GC budget library. The series is set to debut in Japan on July 10 with the release of two games: Star Soldier and Cubic Lode Runner." Sadly, there's no news on US release dates yet.

5 of 32 comments (clear)

  1. Thanks, Slash by limekiller4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Look, she already wants to do it on the couch, the bathroom floor and the stove. LEAVE MY GAMECUBE OUT OF IT!

    --
    My .02,
    Limekiller
  2. US Release by gmhowell · · Score: 2, Informative

    Go back and reread the link. There is info on US releases: there won't be any. This is part of Hudson's value line that is only to be released in Japan.

    Glad to see the new editor is just as illiterate as the old ones.

    (Moderators, yes, one for informative, one for interesting, one for flamebait, and one for troll would be correct. Since that all evens out, go mod something else)

    --
    Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
    1. Re:US Release by simoniker · · Score: 2, Informative

      Depends on how you read the phrase 'Japan-only', surely? I took it to mean that they're currently only being released in Japan, but that doesn't mean to say a US publisher wouldn't pick it up somewhere down the line (like, say, Conspiracy has been doing with some of the Takara games recently.)

      But thanks for the polite reply pointing out my deficiencies, anyhow :)

  3. Turbo Express by swat_r2 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When I was 12 I lusted after the Turbo Express handheld TG-16, which I believe was the first handheld with equivalant power of the home console. It was insanely priced (around $300 back then) and with my Paperboy budget is was waaaay out of reach.

    I remember those good old days, with the TG16 and Genesis out before the Super Nintendo, the console wars back then were impressive and sadly the TG-16 couldn't handle competition from Sega and Nintendo.

    Remember Splatterhouse? Next to Bonk that was one of the games I couldn't wait to get my hands on. Even though I've played the the TG-16 on my Xbox thanks to Hugo, it's just not the same. Ask most hardcore gamers about the TG-16 and they get a fond glint in their eye, ask everyone else and get a blank stare.

    /looks on Ebay for cherry TurboExpress

  4. for the importers among us by p3t3 · · Score: 3, Informative

    you can pre-order the imports of these from www.kicks-hobby.com for $30 each. they also have some smallish pics of the cover art you might want to check out even if you dont do the import thing.

    -p3t3