Bonk 3 Hu-card or Bonk 3 CD?

[nat]

Just the other day I saw a seller selling a "L@@K complete LIKE NEW RARE" (his words, not mine) Chew Man Fu for a Buy-It-Now of $70 OBO. Thinking I'd stumbled across some rare promo-only edition, I eagerly viewed his listing only to find out it... was... the... regular version....

So I sent him an offer of $20 with the attached message "This game is not rare."

He countered with "Are you stupid? This is the only copy on eBay, this game is RARE!" and a counteroffer of $65.

See, I never really intended to buy it, since I knew there was a -45% chance he'd accept my offer if he was actually expecting a ballpark of $70 for a low-profile, high print-run title like Chew Man Fu. But every time I see shit like this, I feel like I have do SOMETHING constructive as opposed to simply bitching about it. If pointing out the sad truth to these pathetic ball lickers is all I can do, then so be it.

I haven't bought a Turbo game on eBay in like 2 years because of this sort of thing. Since the real (post-TTi) TZD shut down in December of '07, this epidemic has really flourished out of control. They may not have sold a shit ton of games, but they really put an effective cap on this stuff. I barely glance at eBay for Turbo stuff these days, maybe once a month or so, and it's exponentially worse every time whereas between '01 and '07 it kind of hit an effective plateau thanks to TZD's pricing standard.

Just back in '05 or so, a US Bonk 3 cart would fetch around $80 or so w/ manual, and back then, we thought THAT was pretty bogus. Now people are gleefully shelling out multiple Benjamins for it without thinking twice.

[quoth09]

if u go with the import hucard u can save alot on buying Bonk 3.....

Also, keep in mind the game is unedited in Japan, as the US has fear of teh gay connotations. The only real extra you get with the US CD is CD audio, and trust me, it's not that impressive. I will stick to my JP HuCard, k thx.

[Necromancer]

See, I never really intended to buy it, since I knew there was a -45% chance he'd accept my offer if he was actually expecting a ballpark of $70 for a low-profile, high print-run title like Chew Man Fu. But every time I see shit like this, I feel like I have do SOMETHING constructive as opposed to simply bitching about it. If pointing out the sad truth to these pathetic ball lickers is all I can do, then so be it.

Hey, this is fun.  I took my turn laughing at the scrotum sucker:

We're sorry, but reynoso738 has declined your Best Offer for US $15.00.

My attached message:

There are multiple current listings for this title, so it is far from legitimately rare.

P.S. - You should try cleaning your keyboard (or purchase a new one), as your current keyboard seems to have a malfunctioning 'Caps Lock' key.

[Vecanti]

To give the CD version some credit, there is a really fun hidden two player mode.

Anybody know how to access the mini-games on the CD version of Bonk III?  I've seen screen shots of the Volleyball game, but don't know how to access these.

Thanks!

[Necromancer]

Anybody know how to access the mini-games on the CD version of Bonk III?  I've seen screen shots of the Volleyball game, but don't know how to access these.

In each level, there's a "vs" door that'll let you play 'em.  I don't remember if there's an option on the title screen to access them directly, but I can check my copy this weekend (it's been too long since I've played it anyway).

[Vecanti]

Anybody know how to access the mini-games on the CD version of Bonk III?  I've seen screen shots of the Volleyball game, but don't know how to access these.

In each level, there's a "vs" door that'll let you play 'em.  I don't remember if there's an option on the title screen to access them directly, but I can check my copy this weekend (it's been too long since I've played it anyway).

OK, I found it by going to it from the hidden option screen.   Just in case anybody comes looking in the future:

TO get to the Cheat mode screen, highlight 'Quit' at Mode Selection and hold Down & Left, I + II and press Run.

Where it says ROUND=  choose "DOCH" and that will get you to the VS screen where you can choose the mini-games.

[TheClash603]

I refuse to pick the douche option.

[Vecanti]

I refuse to pick the douche option.

But you'll feel so much cleaner!  And dogs won't be sniffing at your croch!!  ;-)

[offsidewing]

Bonk 3 HuCard FTW!  I have the SCD and would like to re-acquire the HuCard.  THe music is so loud on the SCD version that it swallows the rest of the gameplay.  The vs games are kind of weak...

[nat]

What offsidewing said. The CD version is technically flawed in many ways. The HuCard is superior IMHO.

You can see my expanded review here.