source: wikidata1989 computer and video game
source: wikipedia_enBonk's Adventure, known as PC Genjin in Japan, PC Kid and B.C. Kid in Europe, is a scrolling platform game for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 released in 1989 in Japan by Hudson Soft and 1990 in North America by NEC.
Red Company designed the original PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 version and created its characters whereas Atlus handled most of the game's development, with A.I being responsible of the background details. Hudson Soft supervised and provided the work. Red Company and A.I Company would each later be involved in the development of separate ports for the Game Boy and NES respectively, both of which were published by Hudson Soft.
The Japanese title PC Genjin is a play on the system's original name, PC Engine, with the European title PC Kid similarly referencing the system's name. The first game in the Bonk series, it was followed by two more games for the TurboGrafx-16 before branching out to other platforms.
Bonk's Adventure was ported to the NES and Amiga, as well as being released as a coin-operated arcade game, under different titles (FC Genjin and BC Genjin in Japan, and BC Kid in Europe). A different platformer with the same name, characters and gameplay appeared on the Ga
