Bink

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Bink
Bink
Species Sailor
Kong (originally)
First appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017)

Bink is a sailor that appears in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and its 3DS remake, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions. Mario and Luigi have to complete his Barrel minigame to get a Membership Card to gain access to the bunker of the S.S. Chuckola, where a sailor that holds a piece of the Beanstar is at. Mario and Luigi cannot replay this minigame until they get to the Little Fungitown arcade, where Bink also reappears. In the mandatory play of Bink's Barrel minigame, Mario and Luigi must match five barrels in a row ten times to win.

Screenshot of Bink in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
Bink in Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions

In the original game, Bink resembles a skeletal Kong, particularly Donkey Kong. He also throws the barrels onto the board in his minigame, which is a reference to Donkey Kong, and eats bananas when he is bored. In the 3DS remake, Bink uses the same character model as the rest of the sailors, a drastic change to his appearance compared to the original version.

In the data for the E3 2003 demo of the original game, early sprites of Bink can be found; these sprites depict him as almost identical to Donkey Kong, the only difference being the addition of a gray hat and shirt.[1]

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ビィンキー
Bīnkī
Binkey; a play on "Donkey"

Chinese (simplified) 兵克
Bīngkè
Bink

French Binquie
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German Bink
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Italian Binki
Same as the Japanese name

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marionova, RETIRE, sage_of_mirrors, Ashe (October 24, 2023). Mario & Luigi - ROM Document. Internet Archive. Retrieved October 24, 2023.