Bonk 3 Hu-card or Bonk 3 CD?

[cho_aniki]

   Are Bonk 3 Hu-card and Bonk 3 Cd exactly the same game?  Which one do you blokes recommend?  What exactly is the versus mode on the Cd version of the game?

[Joe Redifer]

The vs mode is exactly like Street Fighter 2 in every single way, only 100% different in each aspect.

I think the HuCard version's tunes sound better to me.

[grahf]

I got the hucard, simply because it wont break if I scratch it. Im partial to hucards though.

[Turbo D]

I'd say go pick up the hucard. If you are rich and have 250 to throw down on the table, get the cd version.

[GUTS]

The cd version is much cheaper now, I paid around $70 for mine on ebay complete.  I wish I would have bought the hucard version instead though, there are too many black screen loading pauses, it gets irritating, I like my Conk with no load times and chip tunes.  I only bought the CD version because I thought it was the hucard that went for big bucks.

[nodtveidt]

I personally think the hucard version is better. The CD version is missing some animations.

[nat]

Here's another vote for the HuCard. Overall, the music on the HuCard isn't as good as the first two games. But there is a lot of music that really shines and some songs that really really kick ass.

The music on the HuCard for level 6-3 is probably my favorite song from any Bonk game, ever. I also really enjoy the music in the jungle levels.

I've never played the CD version, but I have heard the CD sound track and I can tell you it's not as good as the HuCard.

there are too many black screen loading pauses, it gets irritating, I like my Bonk with no load times and chip tunes. 

What he said.

[ParanoiaDragon]

I love the cd soundtrack, however, none of it, or atleast most of it, is not in the typical Bonk style, which is why I've thought about remaking all the music myself, with congo's & all.

[Kaminari]

I'm not a fan of the CD soundtrack (although made by T's Music). Even worse, it's lacking some tunes, which makes it very repetitive compared to the PSG chippies. And loading times are painful when you're used to the HuCard. I think there's a reason why the CD version wasn't released in Japan.

[kid_rondeau]

I only have the CD, but plan on getting the chip eventually. I think the boss music is really catchy! (Well, there are two different boss musics...I'm talking about the one for bosses 1 and 2.)
For people who have heard both: do you think it sounds better on chip or CD?

[Joe Redifer]

The only crappy thing about the HuCard is that it doesn't come in a jewel case.  It came out at a time when NEC hated Americans with an extreme passion and well as having contempt for all videogamedom.  That's right... it's released in a cheap cardboard box, with only a crappy plastic tray inside to hold the abrasive slipcover that they started using.  The CD at least gets a jewel case (surprising that it wasn't just a cardboard slip case knowing how much NEC hated quality at the time).

[nat]

That's true. Upon receiving my first game this way back in '92, I immediately started buying empty generic CD jewel cases at my local CD store for $0.25 a piece and punching out the little teeth inside that would hold a CD.

I also started scanning the back of the cardboard boxes and then printing them out to use as back inserts for the generic jewel cases.

[Joe Redifer]

That's a good idea, though nowadays just buy 900 copies of Vigilante at $1 each and you'll have all of the HuCases you'll ever need!  Then just buy some sticky printer paper to print the spine labels on.

[ParanoiaDragon]

That's true. Upon receiving my first game this way back in '92, I immediately started buying empty generic CD jewel cases at my local CD store for $0.25 a piece and punching out the little teeth inside that would hold a CD.

I also started scanning the back of the cardboard boxes and then printing them out to use as back inserts for the generic jewel cases.

Cool, I've been doing the same thing for years!  I also do that with 3Do & PS1 games that are in the bigger cases, as well as all my Saturn games!

[Keranu]

To give the CD version some credit, there is a really fun hidden two player mode. I forget how to access it exactly, but if you scroll all the way over the right of some level, I believe there is a flower that will take you to this special mode where you can play three (?) different mini games with two players and they're quite fun if I recall. Also I really like the CD soundtrack, maybe not as much as the chiptunes, but it's still some good stuff.

On the other hand, I believe there was a glitch in the CD version that if you ate the big meat and tried turning into the maximum pissed off Bonk, it would still display his normal sprite.