Bonanza Bros

Kharn 2020-03-02
(6/10)
Voted 6 here as it's not the best port, but it can still be a lot of fun.

The music isn't going to blow anyone away and can be quite abrasive at times. The graphics are decent, but don't quite have the same charm or the original or even the other ports. There is also quite a bit of sprite flicker too, which can be really jarring.

The controls are where it really suffers in comparison to other versions. It;s reliance on the one button means it is used for shooting and jumping (tapping and holding respectively). I makes for some awkward and needlessly difficult manouvering that isn't there in other versions. Still a lot of fun regardless and worth a bash if you haven't played it.
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Dottor_Psycho 2016-11-22
(7/10)
The arcade source was not terribly hard to convert in the first place yet the Amiga version of Bonanza Bros is not really pixel perfect in any respect. Said that, it retains very much of the recognisable features and playability it had in the arcades. Even controls, that should have taken advantage of multiple buttons and don't, well, they somehow work. A pretty decent conversion of a nice game (7/10).
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Deist 2016-11-02
As pointed out before: why is this game any good? Thank Synergy and Twilight for it! Why couldn't it be even better? Tiertex was also involved (at night mostly, coming to destroy and break with their incapable hands and inept brains what the other 2 dev teams had done right during the day).
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Kukibari 2011-08-05
(7/10)
Very fun to play with 2 players! Controls were not all that, but it was fun...
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TurricanX 2011-01-05
(7/10)
Great fun and interesting gameplay (especially in 2 player) and I always loved the graphics in this one. The character design in particular is very cool and reminds me of a robot version of The Blues Brothers.
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sonus03 2008-03-16
You've got to play this in two player! It's just wrong to play it on your own. My dad's friend used to let us play this on his Amiga whenever we went to see him and me and my little brother would play it all night! A brilliant game, quite comical and lots of fun - even today!
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tokyoracer 2007-10-08
(10/10)
A wired but fun, well-made multiplayer game made by Sega. Nice one!
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LordCrass 2005-10-10
(8/10)
What's this? A decent arcade conversion from Tiertex!? Well, maybe Synergy and Twilight did most of the work then...

This is a fun one.
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DeAdLy_cOoKiE 2005-06-24
(7/10)
Interesting game, I like the graphics.
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raven 2005-05-03
(9/10)
Off-kilter game, decent MegaDrive conversion, under-rated.
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Maff Rignall 2004-12-13
(8/10)
A very obscure game, but great fun with two people. It's sort of a platform game... But it isn't, and it's sort of an arcade adventure... But it isn't, and it's sort of a shoot 'em up... But it isn't. The idea is to go through a bunch of mansions and museums stealing things, while not been seen or caught by the security guards.

The split screen is great - you can assign different parts of the mansion to each player and split up to cover more ground, or you can stick together to cover each other. It's fantastic fun, only ruined by being easy to finish, and a few minor bugs.

Also of note are the graphics which, while not technically amazing, are incredibly unique and distinct, and give the game a feel all of it's own (admittedly, a very 'late eighties' feel :-) ).

I never played the arcade original, but this conversion is so good I suspect I'll never have to. 8/10.
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