This is a good sequel to a very bad game called T&C Surf Designs. T&C Thrilla's Surfari is a platformer which lets you navigate the levels either with a Skateboard or a Surfboard, depending on the level. There are also shark riding levels where you gain the ability to shoot but these levels are usually very hard.

The game is actually made by a Surf Board company located in Hawaii which are still around today. It was common for companies in the late 80s and early 90s to create games based on their company as an advertisement - T&C Thrilla's Surfari is by far one of the better games that fall into this category though.

The game and environments have a Jungle / Hawian theme with the storyline taking place in Africa. You’ll have plenty of obstacles to avoid as you go through the levels such as Giraffes, Frogs, men throwing spears, bugs, various fish, etc. Boss battles give you the ability to throw coconuts but these level are tough so it’s advised that you collect as many coconuts and bananas as you can on the levels. Coconuts let you play a shell game at the end of each stage to earn extra lives so for each coconut you have, you get 1 shot at it and you have 1 out of 3 odds of winning a free life. Bananas increase your health meter by 1. There are secret level teleports which are hard to find but if you do, you should decide for yourself if they’re worth taking because than you’ll miss out on bananas and coconuts which could make future boss battles even tougher.

Graphics: 8
Sometimes the environments seem a little cluttered since you have a lot of jungle plants and stuff everywhere but I think that adds to the game in a positive way since the jungle is cluttered in the same way. Cutscenes are filled with nice illustrations.

Sound: 8
Lots of music which helps set the mood of the story.

Replay Value: 5
Although a great game, the replay value is that high.

Story: 9
This game has a lot of story to it not only at the beginning but after each world and it’s all complimented with nice pictures which makes the story worth following. The story line is kind of a typical storyline you’d find in a game, especially of this era – Thrilla (a gorilla btw) has a girlfriend named Barbi Bikini (a human btw) and she gets kidnapped by Wazula and you’re goal is to rescue her.

Difficulty: 8
A very tough game, one of the tougher games. I’ve been playing this game for 15+ years now (although only a few hours a year) and I still haven’t passed world 5 and there’s 7 worlds total (each with 5 levels).

Wow, 15+ years with a few hours per year? That must be a record...

Nice review, I enjoyed reading this - After reading this, I placed T&C Thrilla's Surfari on my briefly long list of what-to-play-next RGR games. 
I don't usually play surfing games, except for that one time when I played Tony Hawk's Underground DS. 
It sounds like a hard game to defeat, I hope you'll eventually beat it. Haha.

Snowdeath : I'd actually be surprised if you did like it because this is a game that very few people seem enjoy.  But for the people who do like it usually love it and the reason is probably because they grew up playing the game and have memories linked with the game.  But it'll be good to get a fresh opinion of the game by someone who has never played it.

Oh, really? Yeah, you'll get a fresh opinion... However, since this is technically already reviewed, I'll post my opinion on this thread.

I'm not playing any RGR games right now... I'll check it out now. =P

Definately a great game to play, I enjoyed playing this...you should do more reviews often david