After traveling through places like Wackytoon Studios and the city of Hollywood and facing old enemies like The Collector and Pops Clock, Bonkers manages to recover all the treasures thus concluding the game.

As police officer Bonkers D. Bobcat, the player must apprehend a thief who has stolen three precious treasures from the cartoon museum which were: the Sorcerer's Hat, the Mermaid's Voice, and the Magic Lamp.

To stop enemies, the player can throw bombs at them, jump on their heads, or perform a speed dash.

The player can acquire items by popping balloons open and can carry more bombs for every 10 shields collected.

[10] Joe Blenkle of Orangevale News considered it "one of the most enjoyable" games from Capcom "in quite some time", calling it equally fun for adults and children.