Line #11 VideoGame/PunkySkunk


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3	''Punky Skunk'' (also known as ''Cooly Skunk'' in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}) is a Platform/PlayStation game originally developed and planned to be released on the Platform/{{SNES}}, but it was decided that it would released on the [=PlayStation=] instead because at the time, the [=PlayStation=] had been out for a while and the SNES era was on its last legs. However, the prototype for the SNES version was eventually dumped in 2020. The [=PlayStation=] version was released in Japan in November of 1996. The game was eventually released in the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates, but it wasn't released until February of 1998, a year and a few months after its original release. Since it was released when most games were coming out in 3D, many people didn't think much of this game since SideView games were becoming far less common. Because of that, it's seen as a CultClassic by a handful of people.
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5	As the title says, you play as Punky, a skunk that wants to stop Badler, a wolf and his crew, the BB Brigade, from destroying his island home. Kelly, a rabbit, and Nash, who is also a skunk, ensure Punky that they will help in any way they can. After you clear the first island, Commander Chew, TheDragon to Badler, kidnaps Nash because he's been making gadgets to aid Punky in his quest. After he is kidnapped, Kelly informs Punky, who was looking for Nash, that he was captured and that he's been taken to one of the many islands. So it's up to him to find Nash and rescue him from Badler and Commander Chew.
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7	!!''Punky Skunk'' provides examples of:
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9	* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Kelly is a pink rabbit.
10	* ArmiesAreEvil: The BB Brigade, which is helping Badler tear apart the islands and extend his empire.
11	* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Punky, the Chews, and Badler spend the last stages of the game in outer space.
12	* BigBad: Badler who is the leader of the BB Brigade. But although he is mentioned at the beginning of the game, you do not encounter him until the end as the FinalBoss.
13	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: On the last island, Punky learns that Nash has been controlled by a machine made by Badler and Nash uses his latest invention to try to defeat Punky. Once Nash has been defeated, the machine will be destroyed and Nash will go back to his old self.
14	* {{CharacterCatchphrase}}: Whenever Punky gets an extra life, either by collecting 100 stars or finding one, or when he switches his gear, he'll always say ''I've got it!''.
15	* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: The enemies are all the standard Chews, who simply wear different costumes to gain different abilities.
16	* TheDragon: Commander Chew is this to Badler. At the end of every island he will challenge Punky in some way to stop him.
17	* EyepatchOfPower: Badler wears one over his right eye to signify that he's a bad guy.
18	* FairPlayVillain: Commander Chew engages you in competitions in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th boss fights with him.
19	* FightingYourFriend: Punky has to fight a mind controlled Nash.
20	* FinalBoss: Badler.
21	* {{Fireballs}}: The jetpack allows you to shoot fireballs.
22	* FixedScrollingLevel: Rollar skate levels have this as their thing.
23	* {{Flight}}: Punky can fly with the jetpack he gets in the last stages of the game. Badler also turns out to be capable of natural flight.
24	* GeneralRipper: Commander Chew.
25	* GlassCannon: The chews, the enemies you encounter on every stage, can be taken out with one attack by Punky. But as you progress through the game, they will be harder to kill as they will be different versions to stop you that are more difficult to defeat than their normal form.
26	* GoombaStomp: Subverted in Punky's normal form, as he takes damage from jumping on enemies. He can only defeat enemies by jumping with power ups.
27	* InexplicablyAwesome: No explanation is given for why Badler can fly and shoot lightning.
28	* InvincibilityPowerUp: The Snowboard makes Punky invincible when going at full speed.
29	* KidHero: Punky and his friends are said by Badler to be kids.
30	* MiniBoss: Commander Chew acts as this in his final fight, being much easier to defeat than in his other encounters and coming immediately before the level's true boss, Badler.
31	* NeverSayDie: When a brainwashed Nash fights Punky, Nash says he will "destroy" Punky. Averted toward the end of the game.
32	* PsychoElectro: Badler can attack with lightning.
33	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Commander Chew is a heck of a lot tougher than the rank and file Chews.
34	* RedIsHeroic: Punky wears a red jumpsuit and is the hero.
35	* SavageWolves: Badler is an evil wolf.
36	* SideView: The game is a 2D platformer that was released on the original [=PlayStation=]. Since most games that came out around its time in 1998 in the United States were in 3D, it was criticized for being this and it's overlooked by many.
37	* SmellySkunk: One of the very few, if not the only video game that not only plays this trope straight, but has a skunk as the protagonist as well. This trope is played straight as whenever Punky is in his normal mode, he will use his spray to attack enemies.
38	* SpinAttack: Badler does this during the FinalBoss.
39	* TheHeavy: While Badler is the BigBad, Commander Chew is the one Punky contends with most often with Badler never showing up until the FinalBoss battle.
40	* TotallyRadical: This is what the game was trying to pass itself as, while doing things with Punky that would be seen as this like roller skating, snowboard and paragliding. Even the boss fights against Commander Chew count as they all revolve around sports instead of actual fighting like most games. Downplayed somewhat, as despite that and his name, Punky's personality is fairly normal compared to a lot of characters from this idea.
41	* TurnsRed: During the FinalBoss, Badler, after seemingly being defeated, inflates himself like a balloon and becomes much more dangerous.
42	* VentPhysics: The game has visible air currents which Punky can ride by using the Paraglider.
43	* VerbalTic: Every time Punky jumps, he will always make a ''yea'' sound. Considering the amount of platforming, you will hear it a lot.
44	* YouMeddlingKids: [[spoiler:Badler]] invokes this near the end.

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