You know whats weird? Well maybe not weird, but I actually dont even use the BIG sized Bonk in the game. Does it even have a purpose? I know the small size Bonk has to be used in certain places, but the big one seems to just be added for the hell of it. Kinda like the big world in Super Mario 3. I believe it was world 4 if I am not mistaken.
Anyhow, thanks for some insight on why the game may or may not reset back to the bios. I wanted to make sure there wasn't anything wrong on my end. Kinda figured there wasn't since it was the only CD game I have ever had do it on my system.