<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
horizontally	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
released	O
for	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
image	O
via	O
a	O
modern	O
,	O
punkish	O
character	O
called	O
Zonk	O
,	O
who	O
bears	O
a	O
purposeful	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
caveman	B-Algorithm
mascot	O
,	O
Bonk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Red	O
Company	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Bonk	O
series	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
Gate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thunder	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
features	O
King	O
Drool	O
,	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Bonk	O
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
in	O
1993	O
called	O
Super	B-Application
Air	I-Application
Zonk	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rockabilly-Paradise	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TurboDuo	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
re-imagination	O
of	O
the	O
Bonk	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
takes	O
on	O
the	O
distinct	O
visual	O
style	O
that	O
is	O
sometimes	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
cute	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
friend	O
initially	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
Gradius-style	O
support	O
which	O
follows	O
Zonk	O
around	O
shooting	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
Game	O
of	O
1992	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
is	O
often	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
game	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
received	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
in	O
1993	O
named	O
Super	B-Application
Air	I-Application
Zonk	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rockabilly-Paradise	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
CD	O
Denjin	O
Rockabilly	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
SuperCD	B-General_Concept
format	O
and	O
requires	O
the	O
Super	O
System	O
Card	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
first-generation	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
May	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
July	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
