Attention "jailbroken" iPhone owners: Touch Arcade reports that it's now perfectly okay to Bonk your wunderphone without having to worry about its purty glass screen cracking. Emulator author ZodTTD (shall we kneel before him?) has ported the nifty TurboGrafx-16 emu, Temper, to iPhone as – wait for it – temper4iphone.

Temper was originally developed for the South Korean GamePark 2X handheld and ran ROM- and CD-Based titles designed for NEC's 16-bit system, which was a smash in Japan (as the PC-Engine) but enjoyed modest success in the West under its Turbo-fied moniker. As you can see from the embedded video, the emu is already plenty impressive. Unlike its GP2X counterpart, there's no support (yet) for CD-based game images, but compatibility with TG-16 ROMs (if you don't own the game, don't download em, 'kay?) is said to be high. Like previous emulators ported to iPhone, the retro console's controls are recreated on the touch screen.

Apple is expected to launch its "2.0" refresh of the iPhone along with the iPhone App Store in just a couple of weeks, and we'd be jazzed to see a proper Virtual Console-esque suite of "sanctioned" emulators offered for download via the service.

[Via TUAW]

This time, the focus is on the games that made the system so awesome. And also Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. Categorized by, among other criteria, storage format and by whether each is an arcade port or an original game, this list of "Games that Defined the Turbografx-16" covers a lot of the best games for the system. There's quite a bit of stuff on the list, like Alien Crush and Blazing Lazers, for you to go buy on the VC now, and other stuff like Devil's Crush that will ensure that the VC will be providing us with rich, flavorful content for quite some time.

We knew it was coming, since it's been released in Japan, but the ESRB's ratings page has provided further confirmation that Air Zonk is on the way. Bonk fans and shooter fans alike (that had better include everybody) would do well to check out this adorable horizontal shmup starring the "punkic cyborg" descendent of the original Turbografx-16 mascot. Appropriately, Zonk was the mascot for the Turbo Duo, which was a later TG16 variation that included built-in CD hardware.

[Via Siliconera]

We don't know exactly what part Atlus played in the development of the Turbografx-16 mascot game, but their name is totally on the title screen, so we're totally making the suggestion to you! Should you happen to attend this year's Anime Expo event in Long Beach, California, you can take part in an Atlus costume contest! As Bonk, obviously!

The company will hand out mysterious prizes to the person with the best costume based on an Atlus character. The convention runs from June 29th to July 2nd, so you'd better start sewing that singlet! All of the Bonks, and other attendees, will also get a chance to see upcoming games at a panel discussion on Sunday, July 1st.

You could go as the doctor guy from Trauma Center, or even, we guess, a character from a game that's not on the Wii, but trust us on this one. Giant-headed caveman trumps anime doctor every time.

[Via GayGamer]

A listing from the computer system at Hollywood Video hints at the possibility of a new Bonk game coming to the Wii at a budget price of $14.99. The release is most likely a port of a previous Bonk game (or a collection of them). However, the Virtual Console has already enjoyed two Bonk releases (with a third, Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure, confirmed for the future), so maybe Hudson saw the demand for the big-headed caveman and whipped up something special for Wii owners? Then again, it could be a belated Y2K computer prank, in which case we'll be in the cellar eating canned food for the rest of the week. Just in case.

[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

This picture of a Hollywood Video listing teases us with the delightful possibility of a new Bonk game on the Wii, at a $14.99 price point. It's highly doubtful that it would just be a retail release of the $6 Virtual Console game, so this could potentially be something new! Or at least something new to us. Some possibilities:

1. It's a Wii port of the Gamecube remake, which was never released in the US, and is apparently quite good. It's something that certain Wii Fanboy bloggers have been pining for over the last few years.
   
2. It's a console release of the Bonk's Return cell phone game.
3. It's an original game! For $15 somehow!
4. It's a trick! Get an axe.

We wouldn't mind any of the three possibilities that result in a game being released. We love Bonk and would be thrilled with a new Bonk release, much like a pithecanthropus computerurus would be thrilled by delicious meat popping out of a giant squashed flower.

Check out Joystiq reader Albert Art's latest creation: a Bonk figuring using a do-it-yourself Munny custom vinyl toy kit. You might remember Munny from an incident involving Epic and a Gears of War doll. We love the meat weapon accessory. Check out the highlights for this weekend:

Joystiquery
Japanese hardware sales, May 28 - Jun. 3: Custom excuse edition
Podcast Rodeo for June 10: There's A Tear in My Ear
This is madness! This is Pac-Man 2!
Today's Little Mac-iest video: Punch-Out!! trailer
Today's most transformed video: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Today's saddest video: Breakin' up with Crackdown
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: afterlife edition

News
Church of England threatens Sony with lawsuit
Kane & Lynch gets new, mullet-rich trailer
Halo 3 beta goes to a happier place
New games this week: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree edition
Virtual Console adds Sonic 2, Golden Axe 2 and Lode Runner 1
Sony officially announces The Agency for PC and PS3
EA's Boogie-bundled Wii microphone pictured
id Software debuts new engine at Apple conference
MS knows console price sweet spot, they aren't going there
Sony vs. Church of England, meanwhile CNN has field day
Talismoon tiltBoard 360 mod gets major upgrade
Electronic Arts to bring "games" to Mac
Concept art for new Warren Spector game
Disney to triple spending on game development
Prince of Persia Classic confirmed for XBLA this week
Omega Five, not another Harvest Moon

Rumors & Speculation
Rumors: PaRappa 3 to PS3, Silent Hill 5 has US developer

Culture & Community
South Park's Kenny takes Mii form, is killed
Final Fantasy anniversary bash in SF on 26 June
Reasons to own a PSP, and there's 60 of 'em
Xfire Debate Club debates the console war (defense forces, UNITE!)
iTunes on the Wii for free, whee!
Great moments in game ad cheese
Introducing PlayStation.Blog, Sony's official blog
Capcom CPS-3 arcade board finally cracked
Ex-Nintendo chairman now Japan's third wealthiest
Halo 2, Shadowrun made playable on XP
The Texas game development finance provisos

Australia never got an official release of the NEC Turbografx-16 system, so they never got the chance to ignore classics like Bonk's Adventure and Alien Crush like we did here in the States.

Hudson, proving that they are good people, are going to start releasing Turbografx games on the Virtual Console in Australia, starting this July. They plan to release more than 60 games this year, which is 36 more than are currently available in the US. That indicates that not only will Australia be completely caught up with us, but that we'll all get a bunch more TG16 games this year!

Does this mean that we'll get MSX games in the US? Please?

This Wednesday, Wii owners lucky enough to have access to the awesome Japanese Virtual Console will be able to download Hudson's Air Zonk, the future-Bonk cute 'em up for the Turbografx-16. Also from Hudson, Challenger for the Famicom, which we hadn't really heard of! And in a shocking turn of events, Japan is just now getting Bravoman. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

The last item on the list is Sega's Kid Chameleon for the Genesis, which, in addition to being a fun platformer with a lot of mask-based personas and abilities, is a great argument for the Virtual Console's save system.

We've previously seen Afterburner and Lemmings re-tooled, to make them suitable for our favorite portable. While both of those titles are enjoyable, there is still a ton of gold to be mined from the past, then reshaped into something grand and new. With that in mind, I thought it we'd do a public service, and remind publishers of some of those titles. Here they are in no particular order:

• Bionic Commando
• Contra
• Lunar
• Streets of Rage
• Splatter House
• Bonk
• Strider
• Double Dribble
• Golden Axe
• Shinobi
• Out of this World
• Zombie Ate My Neighbors

Those are a few of the titles we'd like to see. But what does our opinion matter? Let us know what games we missed, or what classics you'd like to see resurrected on the PSP.

Today's Virtual Console releases all have one thing in common: a love for violence to the head. Whether it be Bonk using his noggin as a weapon, Mac delivering that eleventh uppercut to Glass Joe or Akira Yuki landing three extra backfists on the nose of his opponent, these releases are sure to spark violent tendencies in children under the age of two and one-third.

Punch Out!, already out in Europe, is Nintendo's entrant for today's triumvirate of releases. The full serving, available on US Virtual Consoles at 9 a.m. PT, includes:

• Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES, 1 player, 500 points)
• Bonk's Revenge (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, 600 points)
  
• Virtua Fighter 2 (Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 points)
  

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Sure, we knew the game would be coming, but we had no idea as far as what date it would arrive. Well, it turns out Hudson is kind of heart, as their Virtual Console section of their website details Bonk's Revenge as being released this Monday. Now, we've had VC updates in the past where we were only given one game, so let's hope that Bonk's second adventure isn't left all alone this Monday.

Anyone interested in downloading this game?

See also: Wil Wheaton loves the VC

[Via digg]

Update: Neglected a word in the post. All is fixed. Thanks, Dan Russell!

Update 2: Wow, talk about dropping the ball. I updated the post and didn't even fix it! It has been corrected now.

We're jealous of the Japanese Virtual Console selection already. It's even worse now that we've seen the newly-announced games for April. There is some really great stuff coming out next month-- at least it means there's a chance we'll get it at some point. The new games include awesome selections like Final Fight (SNES), Puyo Puyo Tsuu (Genesis), Punch-Out!! (NES), and Star Fox 64 (N64). Really, the whole list is packed with awesomeness.

Of special interest to us: Ninja Gaiden (NES), which we pretty much don't need to say anything about, because who hasn't played Ninja Gaiden, and Air Zonk, the futuristic Bonk spinoff that exemplifies the term "cute-'em-up".

Hudson Soft is giving Wii owners its second dose of Bonk with Bonk's Revenge. The Turbo-Grafx 16 platformer is due sometime next month on the Virtual Console, according to the publisher's official list. Also on the list for next month are Dragon's Curse, Bravoman, Battle Lode Runner and Shockman. Bravoman stands as only the second TurboGrafx-16 game from Namco Bandai, and only the fourth title not distributed by Hudson Soft.

The first title to be released, Dragon's Curse, is scheduled for next Monday, April 2. All titles will be priced the usual 600 Wii Points for purchase. Also known for next month are three from Sega, including a 2-dimensional Virtua Fighter 2. No word on what classic titles, if any, Nintendo will release in April.